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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaquille ONeal (ranked 5517 p4p, 179 weight class) and Musa Kendali (ranked 5654 p4p, 182 weight class). Kendali has chosen Senegal National Anthem as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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290 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shaquille ONeal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Musa Kendali!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ONeal misses with a wild combination.
Kendali keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Shaquille ONeal has been cut.
Kendali throws a left and a right that both miss
and ONeal counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kendali! ONeal lets Kendali back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Musa Kendali has been cut.
Kendali throws a shot from downtown. ONeal moves away and avoids it.
Kendali misses with a hook
and ONeal counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Kendali badly! He tries to strike back but ONeal puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Kendali out cold! Oh man, Kendali will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shaquille ONeal!
After the fight, Shaquille ONeal was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maunu Tua (ranked 4112 p4p, 530 weight class) and Paul Daniels (ranked 7195 p4p, 685 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maunu Tua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua scores with a jab to the head.
Daniels slips under a jab from Tua.
Daniels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Daniels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tua seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Daniels closes the distance but Tua moves to the side
enabling Tua to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Tua. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tua.
Daniels gets the takedown into side control.
Tua is trying to improve his position.
Tua is working hard here to advance position.
Daniels in side control, throwing shots but Tua defends.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tua can't do much from the bottom here.
Daniels tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels is looking to take a break and control but Tua is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tua is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Daniels wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tua, who protects the arm well.
Tua stops Daniels from passing to mount.
Tua knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Daniels on the ground.
Tua tries to bench press Daniels off him but Daniels keeps the position.
Daniels throwing strikes but Tua manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Daniels can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua tries to advance to mount but Daniels denies him.
Tua working the head and body with strikes.
Tua is working Daniels over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tua tries to move to mount but Daniels blocks the move with his legs.
Daniels struggling a bit here.
Daniels is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tua throws a strike but Daniels avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Daniels looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tua won't allow Daniels to get back to his feet.
Tua scoring with some ground and pound.
Daniels is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tua landing with the ground and pound.
Tua stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Daniels swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Daniels utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Daniels looking to control.
Tua has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tua looking to pass the guard.
Daniels is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tua jabs at Daniels's body.
A head kick misses from Daniels.
An attempted straight right counter from Tua misses the target.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Daniels.
Daniels thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Daniels tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Daniels tries to move to mount but Tua blocks the move with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Maunu Tua will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Daniels tries to clinch up
and Tua counters with a straight right hand.
Daniels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daniels wants to clinch but Tua slips to the side
and Tua counters with a stiff right hand.
Paul Daniels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daniels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paul Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels tries to clinch there but Tua circles away.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch but Tua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua loads up on a big right hand but Daniels slips the punch.
Daniels tries to clinch up.
Daniels is looking to clinch but Tua is avoiding it.
Tua connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua scores with a crisp jab that stopped Daniels in his tracks.
Tua throws an overhand right that lands on Daniels's shoulder, as Daniels tries to avoid the shot.
Daniels wants to clinch.
Daniels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daniels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daniels can do to turn this around?
Daniels is looking to clinch but Tua is avoiding it.
Daniels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tua was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tua keeps the fight on the outside.
Daniels defending well as Tua loads up on a big left hand.
Tua misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a kick to the body.
Daniels tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Tua counter with a right hand.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch but Tua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Tua misses the target.
Tua lands a jab to the head.
Daniels darts in trying to clinch
and Tua counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniels.
Daniels tries to clinch up.
Tua throwing a counter right hand but Daniels manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tua sets himself, and Daniels steps forward looking for the clinch! Tua avoids it this time.
Tua looking to score a takedown here. Daniels is defending well but Tua drives through and ends up in Daniels's guard.
Daniels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tua looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tua trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Daniels manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Tua looking for a sweep. Not yet Tua, not yet.
Paul Daniels has got the better of the ground game so far.
Daniels looking to pass the guard.
Daniels trying to control but Tua is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tua avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tua trying to control the position here.
Daniels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Daniels advances position into side control!
Tua manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tua preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Tua is staying active underneath Daniels, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maunu Tua dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Daniels tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daniels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daniels gets a takedown into half guard.
Tua gets back to full guard.
Daniels preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tua might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Daniels loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tua looking for a sweep. Not yet Tua, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua wants to improve his position but instead Daniels has moved into half guard.
Daniels thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tua's head.
Daniels passes to full mount!
Daniels thowing shots but they're missing.
Daniels wants to control the pace but Tua is squirming around nicely.
Tua blocking the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels punching from mount but Tua doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Daniels working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Tua looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Daniels! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Paul Daniels!
After winning the bout, Paul Daniels thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Thomm (ranked 3702 p4p, 486 weight class) and Jay Doom (ranked 3807 p4p, 498 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom Thomm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jay Doom!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doom is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Thomm thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thomm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Doom.
Doom is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Thomm throws a poor cross that misses
and Doom counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Thomm!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomm tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doom is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Thomm has escaped the position, nice work there.
Thomm wants to control but Doom postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom controls the position from side control.
Thomm tries to bench press Doom off him but Doom keeps the position.
Thomm is being controlled here.
Doom in side control lands a decent elbow.
Doom scoring with punches and elbows.
Doom cracks Thomm with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Doom working the ground and pound.
Doom in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomm tries to bench press Doom off him but Doom keeps the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Thomm's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Thomm is working hard here to advance position.
Doom lands a nice forearm strike.
Check out the look on Doom's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Doom scoring with punches from side control.
Thomm manages to get back to half guard.
Thomm looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Thomm is breathing heavily.
Thomm tries to roll over but Doom keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom controlling the pace.
Doom working Thomm over with strikes.
Thomm wants to get back to full guard but Doom has mounted him!
Doom fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Doom in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Doom with good strikes from the mount here!
Thomm is squirming around, avoiding Doom's attempts to control the action.
Doom looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doom scoring with strikes but Thomm is staying in there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doom controlling the pace for now.
Thomm is looking to improve his position but Doom isn't that keen on the idea.
Doom lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Thomm hang on?
Thomm is rocked!
Doom lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Thomm hang on?
Oh Thomm is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doom raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Doom dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thomm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doom.
Doom drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Thomm defends it well.
Thomm seems to have got his legs back now.
Thomm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doom.
Thomm misses with a looping left.
Thomm gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Doom to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Doom tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomm is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doom passes into half guard.
Thomm has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Doom is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom is working for a kimura but Thomm is defending it quite comfortably.
Thomm is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thomm gets back to full guard.
Thomm isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Doom stacks Thomm on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Doom!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Doom lands a few punches from side control.
Jay Doom has got the better of the ground game so far.
Doom goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Thomm has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Doom but great work by Thomm.
Thomm working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Doom holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Doom is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomm misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Thomm.
An elbow from Thomm crashes against the mat.
Thomm grinds an elbow into Doom's temple.
Doom manages to get back to half guard.
Doom gets back to full guard.
Thomm won't allow Doom to sweep him here.
Thomm throwing strikes from guard but Doom blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomm is fighting to break Doom's control of his arms but Doom is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Doom looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Doom wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Doom keeping moving, preventing Thomm from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Doom trying to control the position here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jay Doom will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A swing and a miss from Thomm.
Thomm throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Doom counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Thomm has an active guard here but Doom has managed to pass into half guard.
Doom is trying to work for a kimura but Thomm is defending well.
Doom lands with a punch from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ground and pound from Doom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom is trying to control the action in half guard but Thomm is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Doom is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Doom connects with a nice short shot to Thomm's temple.
Thomm is defending against the submission attempts here by Doom.
Doom scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thomm on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tom Thomm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nice strikes from Doom there.
Thomm tries to get to full guard but Doom has control of the leg.
Doom looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Doom is looking to advance position but Thomm won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom trying to control the action but Thomm is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Thomm throws the left hand but Doom avoids the punch easily.
Thomm misses with a right hand
and Doom counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Doom.
Thomm trying to keep a closed guard but Doom is proving a slippery customer.
Thomm is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doom lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomm can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Doom controls the pace.
Doom passes Thomm's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Thomm is looking to get back to full guard here but Doom has managed to pass to side control instead.
Doom lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Thomm down.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thomm takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Doom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Doom winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Doom!
After the fight, Jay Doom was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enoch Rubio (ranked 3605 p4p, 134 weight class) and George Fredericks (ranked 3790 p4p, 137 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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298 lbs
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284 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Enoch Rubio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, George Fredericks!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredericks shoots in looking for a takedown. Rubio tries to sprawl out of it but Fredericks keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rubio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rubio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fredericks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rubio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fredericks tries for a takedown but Rubio circles away easily
and Rubio counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rubio.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rubio.
It looks like George Fredericks has been cut.
Rubio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rubio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fredericks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fredericks looks winded!
Rubio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rubio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up George Fredericks's cut even more.
Come on Rubio - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rubio is pushing Fredericks up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rubio is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Enoch Rubio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Fredericks.
Rubio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubio lands a damaging elbow.
George Fredericks's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at George Fredericks's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Enoch Rubio!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Young Lad (ranked 1656 p4p, 233 weight class) and Rei Francisco (ranked 3627 p4p, 480 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
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210 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Young Lad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rei Francisco!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francisco's corner calls for a 1-2. Francisco obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Francisco misses with a lunging right hand
and Lad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Francisco throws a right hand that misses
and Lad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lad definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Francisco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A quick step to the side and Lad tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Francisco misses.
Francisco throws a hook to the side of Lad's head but Lad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lad defending well as Francisco loads up on a big left hand.
Francisco misses with a left hand
and Lad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Francisco misses the body punch
and Lad counters with a straight right hand.
Francisco thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Francisco tries to get set, Lad tries to push him back and clinch up but Francisco manages to avoid the attempt.
Francisco misses with a body shot.
Lad is looking to counter the offense by Francisco and move into the clinch.
Francisco throws a combination that misses
and Lad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Francisco misses with a right hand
and Lad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lad with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Francisco to score with a decent uppercut.
Francisco throws a shot to the body.
Francisco misses with an uppercut
and Lad counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francisco jabs at Lad's body.
Francisco lands a nice looking body shot.
A big right from Francisco misses.
Lad wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rei Francisco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Francisco misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Francisco. Lad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Francisco throws a combination that misses
and Lad counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Francisco thinking.
Francisco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lad tries to counter by clinching up but Francisco breaks away and moves out of range.
Francisco looks to land a left hand but Lad moved out of range nicely.
Lad is looking to counter punch.
Lad throws a hook but Francisco blocks it.
Francisco throws a looping overhand right but Lad ducks down to avoid it.
We've been informed that Francisco has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Francisco misses with a few strikes there.
As Francisco tries to get set, Lad tries to push him back and clinch up but Francisco manages to avoid the attempt.
The fighters circling - Francisco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francisco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Francisco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Francisco throws a poor cross that misses
and Lad holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Francisco tries a body shot but Lad blocks it.
A short right from Lad on the inside.
Good body shot from Lad.
Lad digs a right hand underneath Francisco's ribcage. Francisco let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Francisco.
Francisco tries to work over Lad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Francisco tries to break the clinch but Lad is controlling the position.
Francisco can't find room to land a body shot as Lad controls the action.
Francisco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Francisco is trying to push Lad away but Lad has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Francisco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco tries to break free but Lad pushes him back against the cage.
Francisco misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Francisco.
Lad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Francisco's elbow.
Francisco can't find room to land a body shot as Lad controls the action.
Francisco misses with a punch to the body.
Lad lands with a right to the head.
Lad lands a left hand.
Francisco is rocked!
Francisco can't break the clinch.
Francisco is still on wobbly legs! Can Lad finish him?
Lad misses with some punches.
Francisco seems to have recovered his senses.
Lad works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Francisco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Francisco has had enough of the clinch but Lad keeps him there for the moment.
Lad lands a body shot.
Lad working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francisco manages to break the clinch.
Lad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Francisco.
Lad seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Francisco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lad.
Francisco misses with a lunging right hand
and Lad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Francisco throws a poor cross that misses
and Lad counters with a nice body shot.
Francisco looks winded!
Francisco misses with a hook
and Lad counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Francisco connects with a body shot.
Francisco misses with a hook to the body
and Lad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Francisco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Francisco misses with a body shot
and Lad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Francisco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lad counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lad moves into range and clinches up with Francisco.
Lad avoiding damage as Francisco throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Lad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Young Lad dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Francisco misses with a body punch
and Lad holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Francisco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lad's elbow.
Young Lad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lad misses with a punch to the body.
Francisco breaks the clinch.
Francisco swings widly with a right hand
and Lad holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Francisco tries to break the clinch but Lad is controlling the position.
Francisco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Francisco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Francisco.
Francisco misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Lad.
Francisco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lad's elbow.
Francisco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Francisco can do to turn this around?
Francisco misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Lad.
Lad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Francisco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lad dips a shoulder and cracks Francisco with a mighty uppercut! Francisco falls back against the cage and Lad unloads with a barrage of strikes! Francisco is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Lad screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Young Lad!
In his post fight interview, Young Lad started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hwai Ja (ranked 1300 p4p, 155 weight class) and Flibberti Gibbet (ranked 1912 p4p, 232 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hwai Ja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Flibberti Gibbet!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibbet lands a slapping body shot.
Gibbet lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ja throws a poor cross that misses
letting Gibbet counter with a right hand.
Gibbet throws out a loose jab but Ja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ja has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches in the buildup to the fight.
Ja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gibbet manages to avoid it.
Ja closes the distance and pushes Gibbet back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ja.
Ja breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gibbet missing with a left hand there. Ja was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gibbet has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ja. Gibbet does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Gibbet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gibbet. Ja shrugs it off though.
Hwai Ja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gibbet misses with a wild body shot.
Ja throws a body punch but Gibbet moves out of range.
Gibbet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ja moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ja swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gibbet flicks out a counter leg kick but Ja steps away.
Ja is looking to clinch.
Ja takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ja misses the jab.
Ja scores with a hook.
Gibbet fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ja.
Ja tries to clinch up but Gibbet circles away and keeps his distance.
Ja takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gibbet connects with a single shot there.
Gibbet throws a shot from downtown. Ja moves away and avoids it.
Ja misses with a hook
enabling Gibbet to counter with a crisp jab.
Ja throws a right hand that misses
and Ja takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ja is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbet throws an uppercut from hell that sends Ja clean off his feet! He's out cold! Gibbet stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Flibberti Gibbet!
Flibberti Gibbet seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Nevez (ranked 1101 p4p, 131 weight class) and Thomas Wid (ranked 1620 p4p, 197 weight class). Wid has chosen YNW Melly - Murder On My MInd as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Ruben Nevez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ruben Nevez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thomas Wid!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Wid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wid closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nevez is trying to stand up here but Wid is controlling him well.
Nevez pushes Wid off but Wid dives into side control.
Nevez pushes Wid away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Wid gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Nevez is letting Wid control him for a moment.
Nevez pushes Wid away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Wid gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Wid takes a little break here. Nevez wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Wid working the head with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nevez trying to remain calm as Wid controls from the top position.
The ground and pound from Wid seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Nevez throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Nevez seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A big left from Wid misses.
Wid throws a hook to the side of Nevez's head but Nevez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wid misses with a hook. Nevez ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wid feints and as Nevez raises his hands in defense, Wid changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wid stands up over Nevez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wid controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nevez wants to stand and escape but Wid is having none of it.
Nevez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wid on the ground.
Wid seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wid has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nevez wants to stand but Wid is controlling the position.
Wid looking to pass the guard.
Wid works over Nevez with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wid lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nevez has momentary wrist control but Wid slips an elbow through the middle.
Nevez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nevez tries to get out of the position.
Wid is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wid's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Wid makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wid lands a couple of digs.
Wid lands a couple of digs.
Wid working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nevez's head.
Wid is standing up over Nevez. Nevez looks to escape but Wid dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wid is putting a hurting on Nevez here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wid scoring with punches from side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wid thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wid is working Nevez over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nevez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Wid asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Wid controls the position.
Nevez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nevez sneaks out the side door and pushes Wid away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wid shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nevez sprawls well. Nevez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wid gets slowly back to his feet.
Nevez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nevez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wid.
Wid walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Thomas Wid has been cut.
Wid's coach down at Island Safe Space was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wid's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nevez rushes Wid and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nevez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nevez lands a right hand.
Nevez gets through Wid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Nevez.
Nevez lands with a short shot to the head.
Wid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nevez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nevez sends Wid crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Nevez is motioning to the referee to let Wid up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wid is rocked!
Nevez throws a pinpoint strike between Wid's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Wid crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Nevez scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ruben Nevez!
Ruben Nevez decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super SuperHeavyWeight (ranked 1444 p4p, 58 weight class) and Rene Duchene (ranked 1854 p4p, 71 weight class). Super SuperHeavyWeight had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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280 lbs
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273 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Super SuperHeavyWeight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rene Duchene!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
SuperHeavyWeight swats away the attempt to clinch by Duchene.
A jab from Duchene misses.
SuperHeavyWeight seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Duchene thuds his right hand into SuperHeavyWeight's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Duchene misses with a double jab
and SuperHeavyWeight counters with a nice uppercut.
Duchene swings widly with a right hand
and Duchene takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Duchene, as that shot connected.
It looks like Super SuperHeavyWeight has been cut.
Duchene connects with a body shot that sends SuperHeavyWeight's belly button to the back.
SuperHeavyWeight definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
SuperHeavyWeight slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duchene tries to close the distance and clinch up but SuperHeavyWeight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duchene. SuperHeavyWeight does a little dance to reset his feet.
SuperHeavyWeight tries to counter by clinching up but Duchene breaks away and moves out of range.
SuperHeavyWeight lands an overhand right.
Duchene catches SuperHeavyWeight with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duchene throws a jab when SuperHeavyWeight was well out of range.
Duchene swings widly with a right hand
and SuperHeavyWeight counters with a straight right hand.
SuperHeavyWeight throws a series of punches but Duchene moves out of range.
SuperHeavyWeight tries to keep at a distance but Duchene has taken the fight into the clinch.
SuperHeavyWeight's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Duchene tries to throw a body punch but SuperHeavyWeight avoids it by throwing Duchene back against the cage.
Duchene blocks a punch to the side of the head.
SuperHeavyWeight gets through Duchene's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That has opened up Rene Duchene's cut even more.
A right hook to the body lands for SuperHeavyWeight.
SuperHeavyWeight lands an uppercut.
Duchene tries to throw a body punch but SuperHeavyWeight avoids it by throwing Duchene back against the cage.
Duchene struggles to land a body shot inside as SuperHeavyWeight controls his hands.
SuperHeavyWeight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from SuperHeavyWeight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for SuperHeavyWeight.
Duchene blocking some punches.
SuperHeavyWeight cracks Duchene with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for SuperHeavyWeight.
A short uppercut from Duchene.
SuperHeavyWeight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
SuperHeavyWeight prevents Duchene from breaking the clinch.
Duchene blocks a body shot from SuperHeavyWeight.
Duchene blocks an uppercut.
SuperHeavyWeight pushes Duchene back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duchene misses with a punch on the inside.
SuperHeavyWeight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Duchene tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
SuperHeavyWeight blocks a body shot from Duchene.
SuperHeavyWeight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The cut above Rene Duchene's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Duchene takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duchene misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Duchene on the inside.
SuperHeavyWeight drops Duchene onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Duchene is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Duchene is rocked!
Rene Duchene's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A head punch blocked on the inside by SuperHeavyWeight.
Duchene is still on wobbly legs! Can SuperHeavyWeight finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by SuperHeavyWeight.
Duchene seems to have recovered his senses.
SuperHeavyWeight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duchene lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
SuperHeavyWeight digs a right hand underneath Duchene's ribcage. Duchene let out a lung full of air as it connected.
SuperHeavyWeight lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rene Duchene's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Super SuperHeavyWeight!
A very excited looking Super SuperHeavyWeight made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Black Guy (ranked 859 p4p, 94 weight class) and UberThor Hammerfall (ranked 1435 p4p, 157 weight class). Guy comes to the cage accompanied by Prince of Bel-Air. Black Guy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to UberThor Hammerfall's chin.
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275 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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260 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Black Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, UberThor Hammerfall!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammerfall staying out of range there.
Hammerfall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Hammerfall counters by moving into the clinch.
Hammerfall swings wildly with an uppercut but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guy is trying to pull guard but Hammerfall turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Guy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hammerfall's elbow.
Hammerfall lands a body punch.
Guy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hammerfall.
Guy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hammerfall's elbow.
Guy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hammerfall's elbow.
Guy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hammerfall has him pressed against the cage.
Hammerfall lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Guy can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy misses with some punches.
Hammerfall tries to throw a body punch but Guy avoids it by throwing Hammerfall back against the cage.
Guy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hammerfall just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hammerfall's coach down at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hammerfall's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hammerfall throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Guy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Black Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammerfall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Guy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guy tries to pull guard but Hammerfall won't allow it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hammerfall.
Guy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Guy tries to pull guard but Hammerfall won't allow it.
Hammerfall gets through Guy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Black Guy has been cut.
Hammerfall lands a hook that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Guy misses with a body punch.
Hammerfall misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfall lands a hook that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Guy tries to circle away but Hammerfall has him pinned against the cage.
Hammerfall tries a body shot but Guy blocks it.
Hammerfall struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Guy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Hammerfall as the two fighters clinch.
Hammerfall blocking some punches.
Guy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hammerfall walks away with a smile on his face. Guy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Guy digs a good body shot into Hammerfall's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hammerfall counters with a straight right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Guy, as that shot connected.
It looks like UberThor Hammerfall has been cut.
Hammerfall moves out of range as Guy strikes.
Guy misses with an uppercut
and Hammerfall counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy prevents a body shot from Hammerfall.
Guy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Guy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hammerfall walks away with a smile on his face. Guy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Guy thuds his right hand into Hammerfall's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Guy throws a jab but it's blocked by Hammerfall.
Guy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hammerfall clinches.
Hammerfall working aggressively here.
Hammerfall blocks a body shot from Guy.
Guy is trying to push Hammerfall away but Hammerfall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hammerfall swings wildly with an uppercut but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guy misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hammerfall walks away with a smile on his face. Guy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hammerfall moves away.
Guy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Guy misses with a straight right.
Hammerfall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Guy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Black Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Guy scores with the left hand. Hammerfall knows he should have avoided that one.
Guy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hammerfall.
Hammerfall throws out a counter right but Guy avoids it with no problem.
Guy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but UberThor Hammerfall will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A swing and a miss from Guy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hammerfall! But no joy.
Guy throws a combination that misses
and Hammerfall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hammerfall has managed to clinch.
Guy blocks an uppercut.
Guy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Guy jumps guard but Hammerfall turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Guy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guy tries to work over Hammerfall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guy tries to work over Hammerfall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hammerfall just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hammerfall has him pressed against the cage.
Guy is trying to break the clinch but Hammerfall is controlling him.
Guy tries to work over Hammerfall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hammerfall lands a body punch in the clinch.
Guy blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfall lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hammerfall.
Guy blocks a body shot from Hammerfall.
Guy misses with a punch to the body.
Hammerfall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Guy is trying to break free.
Hammerfall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guy jumps guard but Hammerfall stands there with Guy around his waist. Guy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Black Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammerfall presses Guy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Guy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hammerfall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Guy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hammerfall blocking some punches.
Guy is trying to pull guard but Hammerfall has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hammerfall's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Hammerfall as the two fighters clinch.
Guy is trying to pull guard but Hammerfall turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hammerfall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Guy throws a punch but it's blocked by Hammerfall.
Guy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hammerfall just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hammerfall misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guy is trying to pull guard but Hammerfall turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Guy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hammerfall's elbow.
Guy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hammerfall smiles and moves away.
Hammerfall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Guy in his tracks.
A telegraphed right hand from Guy misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Guy.
Guy tests Hammerfall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Hammerfall to counter with a crisp jab.
Guy is rocked!
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Hammerfall rattles Guy with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Guy tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Hammerfall dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Guy stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). UberThor Hammerfall!
Our winner, UberThor Hammerfall, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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