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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Swift (ranked 23844 p4p, 824 weight class) and Jerry Berry (ranked 4796 p4p, 605 weight class). Jerry Berry told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Swift!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jerry Berry!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Berry fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Berry misses with the ground and pound.
Berry in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Swift knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Berry on the ground.
Swift wants to get back to his feet but Berry is dominant here and he's now got Swift's back!
Berry punishes Swift with strikes from the back mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swift trying to get back to his feet but Berry is in full control for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swift is covering up but some of the strikes from Berry are getting through and doing damage.
Berry lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Swift is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Berry is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Swift. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Berry lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Swift hold on?!
Swift takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Swift grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Berry controlling the position well here. Swift rolled but Berry kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Berry's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Berry is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Swift has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Berry has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Swift taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Berry doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jerry Berry!
In his post fight interview, Jerry Berry 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Future Goat (ranked 7015 p4p, 592 weight class) and Greg House (ranked 6170 p4p, 558 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Future Goat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Greg House!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by House.
Goat misses with a right hand
and Goat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goat misses with a right hand
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Future Goat has been cut.
Goat misses with a wild body shot.
Future Goat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goat looks to throw the jab but House is out of range.
House tries to clinch up.
Goat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract House.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goat. House does a little dance to reset his feet.
House moves out of range as Goat strikes.
House moves out of range as Goat strikes.
Goat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Goat misses the target.
Goat throws a body shot but no joy.
Goat moves out of range as House strikes.
Goat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from House.
House scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House throws a jab but it's blocked by Goat.
Goat throws a body punch but House moves out of range.
House listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
House uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goat.
A swing and a miss from Goat.
Goat misses with a hook
and House counters with a stiff right hand.
Goat connects with a body shot.
Goat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from House.
Goat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from House.
House slips a straight right by Goat.
House fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goat manages to avoid it.
Goat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Goat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. House sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Goat misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goat just misses with a punch to the body.
House steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goat.
Goat looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
House uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goat.
Goat misses the body punch
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
House moves out of range as Goat strikes.
House tries to clinch but Goat moves out of range.
Goat tries to counter by clinching up but House breaks away and moves out of range.
Goat scores with a body shot.
Goat misses with a double jab.
House misses with a hook
and Goat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Goat throws a right hand that misses
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. House sees it coming and avoids it easily.
House throws out a counter right but Goat avoids it with no problem.
Goat throws a poor cross that misses
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donk. House catches Goat right on the button with a cross.
Goat is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as House blocks the low kick.
House fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Goat to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Goat looks to clinch but House throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Goat taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Greg House!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between LeRoy Brown (ranked 4551 p4p, 580 weight class) and Rei Francisco (ranked 3539 p4p, 481 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Bad Leroy Brown. LeRoy Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
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210 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, LeRoy Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rei Francisco!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francisco looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown scores with a shot to the body.
Francisco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Francisco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Francisco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown throws a hook but Francisco blocks it.
Francisco is looking for the big counter here.
Brown fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Francisco throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Francisco looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brown has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Francisco finds it's way round the side to connect with Brown's head.
Francisco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Francisco.
Rei Francisco 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!
Francisco misses with a leg kick
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Francisco throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Francisco misses with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Francisco. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Francisco.
Francisco lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francisco listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Francisco scores with a shot to the body.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Francisco with a hook.
It looks like LeRoy Brown has been cut.
Francisco swinging wildly here.
Francisco cracks a nice hook into Brown's ribs.
Francisco throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Francisco cracks Brown with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Francisco has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Brown to stand back up!
Brown is rocked!
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!
Francisco connects with a superb combination that knocks Brown out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Francisco before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Brown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rei Francisco!
Rei Francisco thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Turbano (ranked 2500 p4p, 275 weight class) and Rob Hammond (ranked 3067 p4p, 319 weight class). Thomas Turbano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thomas Turbano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rob Hammond!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammond throws a good cross that connects.
Turbano misses with a wild body shot.
Hammond swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hammond slips a straight right by Turbano.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hammond! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Hammond misses the target.
Turbano misses with a looping left.
Hammond takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Turbano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hammond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turbano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hammond.
Hammond lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turbano. Hammond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hammond defending well as Turbano loads up on a big left hand.
Turbano lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turbano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Hammond counter with a right hand.
We've been told by Turbano's head coaches at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hammond jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A lazy left from Turbano finds it's target.
Hammond thuds a left hand into Turbano's body.
Hammond on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammond throws a lazy uppercut
letting Turbano counter with a right hand.
Turbano rushes Hammond and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Turbano lands a nice shot to the body.
Hammond wants to get back to striking at distance but Turbano won't allow it.
Turbano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Turbano throws a head punch that misses.
Hammond escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turbano throws a shot from downtown. Hammond moves away and avoids it.
Hammond throws a hook to the side of Turbano's head but Turbano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turbano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hammond tries to bum rush Turbano with a series of wild strikes but Turbano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Turbano was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hammond.
Turbano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hammond lands a right hook to the body.
Turbano misses with a hook. Hammond ducked under it nicely.
Turbano lands a jab to Hammond's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turbano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hammond.
Turbano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammond was well out of range. Poor timing from Turbano.
A little jabbing left from Hammond on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turbano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hammond.
Hammond throws a jab when Turbano was well out of range.
Hammond misses with a body punch
and Hammond takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hammond lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hammond throws a body shot but no joy.
Hammond throws a hook to the side of Turbano's head but Turbano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turbano just misses with a punch to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Hammond misses.
Turbano throws a series of punches but Hammond moves out of range.
Turbano slips under a jab.
Turbano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Turbano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hammond under the eye.
Rob Hammond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Turbano.
Turbano throws a right and a left that Hammond avoids nicely.
Turbano moves into the clinch.
Turbano misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammond is trying to force a seperation but Turbano has the dominant position.
Hammond's coach down at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hammond's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Turbano fails to land.
Turbano keeps control of Hammond as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hammond.
Hammond is trying to break the clinch but Turbano has him pressed against the cage.
Hammond wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Turbano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Hammond's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Turbano misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Turbano.
Turbano scores with a shot to the side of Hammond's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turbano.
Turbano keeps control of Hammond as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hammond is looking to break free of the clinch but Turbano has double underhooks.
Hammond has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hammond wants to break the clinch but can't.
Turbano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hammond.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hammond.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turbano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hammond is looking to break free of the clinch but Turbano has double underhooks.
Turbano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hammond breaks from the clinch.
Turbano throws a shot from downtown. Hammond moves away and avoids it.
Turbano paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Turbano dips to his left and cracks Hammond with an uppercut!
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!
Turbano lands with a hook. Hammond tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hammond looks to land a right hand but Turbano moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hammond misses the target.
Turbano throws the left hand but Hammond avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Hammond was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hammond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turbano.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammond throws a hook but Turbano blocks it.
Hammond misses with a straight right.
Jab from Hammond.
Turbano misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Turbano dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hammond wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Hammond's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hammond blocks an uppercut.
Turbano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Turbano pushes Hammond back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turbano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hammond can do to turn this around?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turbano.
Hammond has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Turbano has Hammond pressed against the cage, preventing Hammond from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Turbano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turbano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turbano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turbano tries to work over Hammond's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turbano tries to throw a body punch but Hammond avoids it by throwing Turbano back against the cage.
Turbano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turbano lands with a right to the head.
Turbano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turbano scores with a hook to the body.
Turbano misses with the head strike.
Hammond tries to break the clinch but Turbano is controlling the position.
Thomas Turbano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hammond wants to get back to striking at distance but Turbano won't allow it.
Hammond tries to break free but Turbano pushes him back against the cage.
Turbano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hammond blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turbano scores with a hook to the body.
Hammond manages to break the clinch.
Hammond misses with a shot to the body
and Turbano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hammond misses with a lunging right hand
and Turbano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turbano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Turbano lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Turbano.
Turbano lands a left hand.
Hammond is rocked!
Hammond is trying to break the clinch but Turbano is controlling him.
Hammond is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turbano.
Hammond is still on wobbly legs! Can Turbano finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Turbano.
Hammond is trying to break the clinch but Turbano is controlling him.
Hammond blocks a body shot from Turbano.
Turbano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hammonds head.
Hammond blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hammond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hammond throws a poor cross that misses
and Turbano counters with a nice right hand that sends Hammond toppling to the canvas! Hammond scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Turbano finish him?!
Turbano closes the distance and pushes Hammond back into the cage.
Hammond can't break the clinch.
Turbano throws a head punch that misses.
Turbano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hammond has had enough of the clinch but Turbano keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Hammond's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hammond seems to have recovered his senses.
Turbano pushes Hammond back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hammond wants to get back to striking at distance but Turbano won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turbano misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hammond's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hammond tries to break free but Turbano pushes him back against the cage.
Hammond manages to break the clinch.
Hammond throws a hook to the side of Turbano's head but Turbano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turbano lands a jab-cross combination.
Turbano fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Turbano tests Hammond's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Hammond misses.
Hammond misses with a straight right.
Hammond gets tackled into the cage by Turbano. Turbano maintains the clinch.
Turbano has a couple of punches blocked by Hammond.
Hammond blocks a body shot from Turbano.
Hammond blocks a body shot from Turbano.
A hook to the body from Turbano.
Hammond is trying to break the clinch but Turbano has him pressed against the cage.
Turbano presses Hammond against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turbano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turbano digs a right hand into Hammond's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hammond's gas tank.
Hammond can't break the clinch.
Turbano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hammond's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Turbano digs a right hand underneath Hammond's ribcage. Hammond let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Turbano lands a shot to the body.
Hammond is breathing heavily.
Turbano pushes Hammond back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turbano lands a left hand.
Turbano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hammond.
Turbano pushes Hammond back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turbano prevents Hammond from breaking the clinch.
Turbano throws a punch but it's blocked by Hammond.
Turbano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turbano lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammond wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hammond prevents a body shot from Turbano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Turbano dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hammond gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turbano.
Hammond lands an overhand right.
A big right from Hammond misses.
Turbano misses with a left hand
and Hammond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turbano moves out of range of the strikes.
Turbano was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Turbano swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hammond.
Turbano misses with a wild body shot.
Turbano lands an overhand right.
Turbano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Turbano misses with a hook. Hammond ducked under it nicely.
Hammond moves forwards but Turbano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hammond has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turbano slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Turbano misses.
Hammond throws a shot from downtown. Turbano moves away and avoids it.
Turbano went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Turbano scores with a shot to the body.
Turbano jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turbano has closed the distance and engaged Hammond in a clinch.
Turbano misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hammond.
Turbano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hammond tries to break free but Turbano pushes him back against the cage.
Turbano keeps control of Hammond as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hammond is looking to break free of the clinch but Turbano has double underhooks.
Turbano lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Turbano fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Turbano.
Turbano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hammond breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turbano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turbano misses the shot to the body.
Hammond throws out a counter right but Turbano avoids it with no problem.
Hammond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Turbano misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammond misses with a left hand
and Turbano counters with a left to the body.
Turbano misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Turbano.
Turbano works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammond misses with an uppercut.
Hammond tries to keep at a distance but Turbano has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hammond working hard to break the clinch.
Hammond wants to get back to striking at distance but Turbano won't allow it.
Hammond wants to get back to striking at distance but Turbano won't allow it.
Turbano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hammond backwards.
A short right from Turbano.
Hammond is trying to break the clinch but Turbano is controlling him.
Turbano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Turbano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Turbano lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turbano lands a shoulder strike.
Hammond tries to break the clinch but Turbano is controlling the position.
Turbano keeps control of Hammond as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Turbano prevents Hammond from breaking the clinch.
Hammond's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hammond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turbano.
Turbano throws a body punch but Hammond moves out of range.
Turbano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hammond finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Turbano's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Hammond falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Turbano!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Romulo Nascimento (ranked 1460 p4p, 178 weight class) and Hal Jordan (ranked 870 p4p, 106 weight class). Romulo Nascimento has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
191 lbs
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190 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Romulo Nascimento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hal Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Jordan.
Jordan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jordan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jordan throws a lazy uppercut
and Nascimento counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nascimento looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan keeping moving, preventing Nascimento from controlling successfully.
Nascimento sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jordan is trying to control Nascimento's posture but Nascimento avoids it.
Nascimento has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The referee asks Nascimento politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Nascimento prefers to stall for the moment though.
Nascimento is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Jordan looks calm but he's in trouble here. Nascimento gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Jordan is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Nascimento lets go of the hold and Jordan can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Romulo Nascimento!
After the fight, Romulo Nascimento 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 Rex Butt (ranked 998 p4p, 158 weight class) and Young Lad (ranked 1272 p4p, 200 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Young Lad was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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210 lbs
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220 lbs
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rex Butt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Young Lad!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Butt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Butt misses.
Lad looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Butt slips under a jab.
Butt moves out of range as Lad strikes.
Butt missing with a left hand there. Lad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Butt scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lad misses with an uppercut. Butt saw that one coming.
Butt throws out a loose jab but Lad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lad clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lad.
Lad prevents a body shot from Butt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Butt.
Lad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Butt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lad backwards.
A short uppercut from Butt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Butt.
Lad misses with a punch on the inside.
Butt can't find room to land a body shot as Lad controls the action.
Lad takes a shot to the head.
Butt throws a head punch that misses.
Butt throws a punch but it's blocked by Lad.
A head punch on the inside from Butt fails to land.
Butt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lad lands with a light punch inside.
Lad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lad prevents a body shot from Butt.
Lad digs a right hand into Butt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Butt's gas tank.
Lad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Butt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Butt can't find room to land a body shot as Lad controls the action.
Lad misses with a body punch.
Butt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Butt misses with a punch on the inside.
Butt misses with some punches.
Butt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lad blocks an uppercut.
Butt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lad works on Butt's body with a couple of short punches.
Butt misses with a punch on the inside.
Lad misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butt misses with some punches.
Butt misses with a punch on the inside.
Butt working aggressively here.
Butt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Butt lands with a short shot to the head.
Butt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Butt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Butt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lad gets through Butt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lad throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lad.
Lad lands a left hand.
It looks like Rex Butt has been cut.
Lad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lad works on Butt's body with a couple of short punches.
Butt struggles to land a body shot inside as Lad controls his hands.
Butt misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lad struggles to land a body shot inside as Butt controls his hands.
Butt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Butt.
Butt blocking some punches.
Butt lands a nice shot to the body.
Butt struggles to land a body shot inside as Lad controls his hands.
Butt can't break the clinch.
Lad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lad presses Butt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Butt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Butt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Butt misses with a body punch.
Butt can't find room to land a body shot as Lad controls the action.
Nice body punch from Lad.
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 Rex Butt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rex Butt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Butt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lad lands with a straight right. Butt didn't see that one coming.
Lad darts in and clinches Butt up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Lad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Butt scores with a shot to the side of Lad's head.
A head punch on the inside from Butt fails to land.
A short uppercut from Butt.
Butt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lad pushes Butt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Butt is rocked!
Butt blocking some punches.
Oh Butt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short left from Butt.
Butt misses with the head strike.
Lad scores with a shot to the side of Butt's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lad presses Butt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Butt fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lad gets through Butt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lad pushes Butt against the cage. Lad is working some dirty boxing. Lad pushes off with a quick right hook! Butt goes down! Butt tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Lad moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Young Lad!
Young Lad decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lauro Turturro (ranked 390 p4p, 63 weight class) and Rod Huricane (ranked 1496 p4p, 233 weight class). Rod Huricane told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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208 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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200 lbs
7 - 5 - 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lauro Turturro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rod Huricane!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Huricane finds it's way through Turturro's defenses.
Turturro shoots and misses
and Huricane counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Turturro has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Huricane is trying to keep an underhook but Turturro manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Turturro uses his free foot to push down on Huricane's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Huricane.
Turturro looking for a guillotine from mount but Huricane is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huricane tries to hold on but Turturro pushes him away.
Turturro quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Turturro but it's paid off an Huricane is forced to tap! Nice work by Turturro.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lauro Turturro!
Lauro Turturro 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rei Bourke (ranked 463 p4p, 54 weight class) and Ruben Nevez (ranked 689 p4p, 85 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
146 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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155 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Granite chin |
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rei Bourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ruben Nevez!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourke throws a body shot but no joy.
Bourke throws a sloppy body shot
and Nevez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nevez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bourke moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nevez lands a right hook to the body.
Bourke throws an overhand right that lands on Nevez's shoulder, as Nevez tries to avoid the shot.
We've been informed that Nevez 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.
Bourke looks to land a combination but Nevez avoids it well.
Bourke looks to score with a jab to the body but Nevez is just out of range.
Nevez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bourke.
Nevez misses with a hook.
Nevez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bourke.
Nevez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nevez lands a glancing blow to the side of Bourke's head.
Bourke scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bourke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Ruben Nevez has been cut.
Bourke throws a body punch but Nevez moves out of range.
Nevez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nevez.
Nevez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bourke throws out a loose jab but Nevez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bourke swings for the body but Nevez moves out of range.
Nevez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Bourke misses.
Nevez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nevez slips under a jab from Bourke.
Nevez lands a slapping body shot.
Bourke swings widly with a right hand
and Nevez counters by clinching up.
A short right from Bourke.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bourke.
Bourke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bourke throws a punch but it's blocked by Nevez.
Bourke works on Nevez's body with a couple of short punches.
Nevez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bourke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nevez backwards.
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!
Nevez digs a right hand into Bourke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bourke's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Nevez.
Bourke looking to stall.
Bourke presses Nevez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nevez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bourke is working Nevez over against the cage.
Nevez misses with the head strike.
Nevez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bourke blocking some punches.
Bourke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bourke throws a shot from downtown. Nevez moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Bourke.
Nevez misses with a body punch
and Bourke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bourke loads up on a big right hand but Nevez slips the punch.
Bourke seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bourke throws a hook to the side of Nevez's head but Nevez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bourke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nevez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nevez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bourke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourke throws a looping overhand right but Nevez ducks down to avoid it.
Nevez misses with the combination.
Nevez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bourke under the eye.
Nevez throws out a powerful jab.
Nevez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bourke.
Nevez blocks a jab.
Bourke lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nevez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nevez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bourke.
Bourke lands the left hand.
Nevez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
Bourke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bourke catches Nevez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevez moves out of range as Bourke strikes.
Nevez tries to counter with a clinch but Bourke shakes him off and moves away.
Nevez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Nevez does it's job there.
Bourke throws a poor cross that misses
and Nevez counters with a nice uppercut.
Bourke throws a hook but Nevez avoids it easily.
Bourke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nevez misses with a hook. Bourke ducked under it nicely.
Nevez throws a lazy right hand but Bourke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bourke misses with a lunging right hand
and Nevez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bourke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nevez.
Nevez works Bourke's body with a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nevez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bourke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bourke ducks under a wild hook from Nevez.
Bourke jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ruben Nevez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ruben Nevez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bourke slips a straight right by Nevez.
A left lands for Nevez.
Nevez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bourke.
Bourke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nevez.
Nevez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bourke throws out the jab.
Nevez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bourke throws out the jab.
It seemed like Nevez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bourke lands with a straight right. Nevez didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circling - Bourke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bourke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nevez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nevez loads up on a big right hand but Bourke slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nevez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bourke throws a combination. Nevez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bourke. Nevez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rei Bourke is winning the standup battle so far.
Nevez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nevez is rocked!
Nevez leaves his chin hanging out and Bourke seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Nevez crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rei Bourke!
Rei Bourke decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Chaos (ranked 330 p4p, 48 weight class) and Steve Butabi (ranked 195 p4p, 32 weight class). Chaos's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cannibal Corpse - Hammer Smashed Face. Butabi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Make That Money kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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19
180 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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20
180 lbs
12 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Max Chaos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Butabi!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Chaos working over Butabi with some ground and pound. Butabi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chaos is looking to advance position but Butabi won't allow it.
Chaos is thwarting Butabi's attempts to control the position.
Chaos wants to take a breather but Butabi is having none of it.
We've been hearing good reports from Chaos'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.
Chaos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Butabi defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butabi taking some punishment here, with Chaos in his half guard.
Chaos wants to take a breather but Butabi is having none of it.
Chaos is thwarting Butabi's attempts to control the position.
Chaos prevents Butabi from improving his position.
Butabi is looking to control Chaos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Butabi avoid being mounted?
Butabi has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos trying to control from half guard but Butabi is working away.
Butabi tries to get to full guard but Chaos has control of the leg.
Butabi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Butabi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chaos.
Chaos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chaos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Butabi's head.
Chaos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Butabi trying to control from the bottom.
Chaos is trying to control. Butabi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chaos is looking to advance position but Butabi won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos throwing shots but Butabi is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Butabi looking for submissions off his back.
Chaos lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Butabi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Butabi trying to keep a closed guard but Chaos is proving a slippery customer.
Chaos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Butabi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Butabi has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Chaos has passed into side control.
Butabi keeps Chaos under control for a moment.
Chaos landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos controls the position.
Check out the look on Chaos's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Butabi prevents Chaos from improving position.
Chaos lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Butabi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chaos scoring with punches and elbows.
Chaos scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Butabi to see if he's OK.
Chaos looks up at the clock and then as Butabi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Chaos smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Butabi wants to control but Chaos postures up.
Chaos is putting a hurting on Butabi here, landing some big shots from side control.
Chaos tries to move to mount but Butabi blocks the move with his legs.
Butabi is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Butabi!
Butabi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Chaos scoring with strikes but Butabi is staying in there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaos breaks from Butabi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Chaos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Chaos raining down hammerfists from mount.
Chaos wants to control the pace but Butabi is squirming around nicely.
A nice elbow there by Chaos.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Butabi just holding on.
Chaos wants to control the pace but Butabi is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Chaos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chaos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chaos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Butabi as he jumps to the side.
Chaos fails with the takedown.
Chaos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Butabi to the mat! Butabi manages to get full guard.
Butabi looking to control.
Chaos cracks Butabi with a solid left hand.
Butabi looking for a guillotine here but Chaos defends easily.
Butabi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chaos defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butabi has his foot on Chaos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chaos works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Butabi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Butabi keeping moving, preventing Chaos from controlling successfully.
Butabi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chaos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Butabi wants to sweep here but Chaos controlling him for the moment.
Butabi keeping moving, preventing Chaos from controlling successfully.
Chaos wants to pass the guard but Butabi is keeping the position.
Butabi looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Butabi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chaos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chaos wants to pass the guard but Butabi is keeping the position.
Butabi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chaos distracts Butabi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chaos trying to control but Butabi is working from the bottom.
Chaos throws a big elbow that misses.
Max Chaos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chaos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Chaos is looking for a kimura but Butabi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Chaos to get the leverage.
Butabi wants to improve his position but Chaos is controlling well.
Chaos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos wants to control but Butabi is keeping him busy.
Chaos works his way into side control.
Butabi tries to improve position but can't.
Chaos tries for a kimura but Butabi is defending well.
Chaos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Butabi parries the strikes from Chaos easily there. Chaos is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Butabi to escape.
The strikes coming from Chaos are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butabi is not content to let Chaos control the position.
Chaos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Butabi can do to turn this around?
Butabi is trying to improve his position.
Chaos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Butabi keeps working.
Chaos lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Butabi is trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chaos working away.
Chaos is putting a hurting on Butabi here, landing some big shots from side control.
Butabi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Chaos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Chaos dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Butabi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Butabi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chaos was well out of range. Poor timing from Butabi.
Chaos just misses with a punch to the body.
Chaos fails with the takedown.
Chaos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Butabi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chaos won't allow Butabi to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaos throwing strikes but missing.
Chaos trying to control but Butabi is working from the bottom.
Butabi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chaos is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butabi has his foot on Chaos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chaos works his way back into a safe position though.
Chaos wants to control from the top but Butabi keeps moving.
Chaos passes into half guard.
Butabi tries to get to full guard but Chaos has control of the leg.
Chaos is working for a kimura but Butabi is defending it quite comfortably.
Chaos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Butabi is just riding it out for now. Chaos eventually gives up the hold.
Chaos passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butabi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chaos with the ground and pound from mount.
Butabi can't escape the position.
Chaos tries to control but Butabi wriggling away.
Chaos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Butabi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos raining down hammerfists from mount.
Chaos wants to control the pace but Butabi is squirming around nicely.
Chaos is landing with some decent strikes but Butabi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Chaos landing strikes from the mount and Butabi is in trouble!
Butabi is looking to get to half guard.
Butabi tries to hold on but Chaos postures up.
Chaos with the ground and pound from mount.
Chaos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Butabi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Chaos avoids the attempt from Butabi to control.
Butabi is squirming around, avoiding Chaos's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butabi is bucking up trying to escape but Chaos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chaos landing punches.
Chaos looking to control but Butabi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chaos lands a couple of good shots and Butabi has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Chaos is looking to control Butabi but Butabi is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Chaos doesn't have the hooks in and Butabi manages to turn into his guard.
Chaos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Butabi defends it easily.
Butabi sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Chaos clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chaos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Butabi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chaos.
Butabi lands a lovely overhand right.
Chaos shoots in and drives through. Butabi sprawls well.
Chaos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chaos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Butabi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Chaos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut there from Butabi.
Butabi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Butabi doesn't manage to clinch there - Chaos circles away.
Chaos fails to land with a series of punches.
Max Chaos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Butabi tries to avoid it but Chaos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Butabi to the ground. Butabi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Butabi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Butabi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Butabi did well to prevent Chaos getting side control.
Chaos looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Butabi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos wants to free his trapped foot but Butabi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Butabi is looking to improve his position.
Chaos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Butabi sees it coming and defends easily.
Chaos tries to pass to full mount but Butabi defends it.
Butabi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chaos pulls his head out easily.
Butabi tries to get to full guard but Chaos has control of the leg.
Chaos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Butabi keeps working.
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.
Butabi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Butabi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chaos is working away from the top position though.
Butabi is in trouble now - Chaos has advanced to mount!
Chaos breaks from Butabi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Butabi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chaos working the ground and pound effectively.
Chaos controlling from the full mount.
Chaos avoids the attempt from Butabi to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos raining down shots from the mount!
BOOM! Chaos connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Butabi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Chaos wants to control the pace but Butabi is squirming around nicely.
Chaos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Butabi's face.
Butabi tries to hold on but Chaos pushes him away.
Butabi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Butabi postures up in Chaos's guard and throws a big left but Chaos blocks it.
Butabi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos has his feet on Butabi's thighs here. He's pushed Butabi off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Butabi screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Max Chaos!
Max Chaos retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Max Chaos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Azevedo Souza (ranked 144 p4p, 19 weight class) and Chief Bull (ranked 284 p4p, 37 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gabriel Azevedo Souza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chief Bull!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azevedo Souza connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bull. Bull circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bull misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Azevedo Souza counters with a left to the body.
Bull throws a predictable looking body shot
and Azevedo Souza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Azevedo Souza slips under a jab.
Bull closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Azevedo Souza's guard.
Bull stopping the sweep attempt from Azevedo Souza.
Bull throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bull stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Azevedo Souza throws up his legs and catches Bull in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Bull tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Azevedo Souza! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Gabriel Azevedo Souza!
Gabriel Azevedo Souza retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Gabriel Azevedo Souza 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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