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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Conford (ranked 2037 p4p, 249 weight class) and Son Goku (ranked 4098 p4p, 432 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrew Conford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Son Goku!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conford swats away the attempt to clinch by Goku.
Conford has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches in the buildup to the fight.
Goku fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Conford has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Goku uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Conford has time to react.
A combination from Goku does no damage.
Conford throws a good cross that connects.
Conford scores with a body shot.
Goku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Conford lands a jab to Goku's midsection.
Goku throws a left and a right that both miss
and Conford moves into the clinch.
Conford lands a nice shot to the body.
Goku lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Conford.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goku.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conford blocks a body shot from Goku.
Conford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Goku is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Conford blocks an uppercut.
Goku looking to stall.
Goku has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Goku misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Conford.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Conford.
Goku tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Conford blocks a body shot from Goku.
Goku using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Conford has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Conford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gokus head.
Conford prevents a body shot from Goku.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conford blocks an uppercut.
Goku misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Conford.
Goku struggles to land a body shot inside as Conford controls his hands.
Goku swings wildly with an uppercut but Conford uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Conford.
Conford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gokus head.
Goku misses with a hook to the ribs.
Conford blocks a body shot from Goku.
Conford avoiding damage as Goku throws knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Goku takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goku lands an uppercut.
Conford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conford lands a nice uppercut.
Goku is trying to stall.
Still in the clinch, Goku scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Conford on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Goku scores with a nice short uppercut.
Conford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Goku misses with a punch on the inside.
Conford lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Goku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goku is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Conford is defending well for now.
Goku tries to stall but Conford uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Goku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Goku fails to land.
Conford prevents a body shot from Goku.
Conford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goku throws a punch but it's blocked by Conford.
Goku trying to stall but Conford improves his position.
Conford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Goku backwards.
Goku throws a head punch that misses.
Goku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Conford's elbow.
Goku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goku lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Goku breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Conford connects with a good right hand that stumbles Goku. Goku circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Conford on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goku. Goku obviously looking to wear him down.
Goku takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Conford ducks under a wild hook from Goku.
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 Andrew Conford will probably get the nod.
That's time! Conford's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Goku throws a lazy right hand but Conford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Conford was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Conford takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Conford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goku tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Conford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Conford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goku wants to counter with a clinch but Conford pushes him away.
Conford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goku.
Conford slips under a jab.
A quick step to the side and Conford tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goku dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Conford. That did some damage!
Goku swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Son Goku 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.
Jab by Conford.
Conford misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the liver by Conford. Beautiful body shot.
Andrew Conford is winning the standup battle so far.
Goku misses with a combination
and Conford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goku walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Goku tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Conford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Goku swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Conford counter with a right hand.
Goku walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Conford lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Goku at a distance.
Goku tries to clinch but Conford moves out of range.
Goku tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Goku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conford moves into the clinch successfully.
Goku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Conford cracks Goku with a nice body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Conford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goku can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goku throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Conford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Goku obliges.
Conford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Goku has had enough of the clinch but Conford keeps him there for the moment.
Conford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Conford lands with a left to the head.
Goku is struggling to control the position.
Goku working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Conford.
Goku is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Conford is defending well for now.
Conford digs a right hand into Goku's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Goku's gas tank.
Conford lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conford blocks an uppercut.
Goku gets through Conford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Conford lands a nice uppercut.
Conford scores with a hook to the body.
Conford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Conford lands a right hand.
Conford lands an uppercut.
Conford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Conford scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Conford.
A short uppercut from Conford.
Goku is rocked!
Conford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Goku is still on wobbly legs! Can Conford finish him?
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!
Nice body punch from Conford - that landed with a thud.
Conford lands a hook that snaps the head of Goku backwards.
Goku trying to control the position but instead, Conford has worked for underhooks and has pushed Goku into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Conford.
Conford effectively controlling the action here.
Goku seems to have recovered his senses.
Goku throws a punch but it's blocked by Conford.
Goku pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Goku throws a head punch that misses.
Goku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goku misses with a punch to the body.
Goku struggles to land a body shot inside as Conford controls his hands.
Goku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goku throws a head punch that misses.
Goku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Conford on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Conford dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Goku throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Conford counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Conford leaning his opponent against the cage.
Goku stalling in the clinch but Conford improves position.
Conford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Goku can't find room to land a body shot as Conford controls the action.
Goku tries to stall but Conford uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Conford scores with a hook to the body.
Conford blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conford scores with a hook to the body.
Conford working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conford.
Goku misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Conford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goku trying to stall but Conford improves his position.
Conford lands a shoulder strike.
Goku misses with a punch to the body.
Goku has a couple of punches blocked by Conford.
Still in the clinch, Conford scores with a nice short uppercut.
Goku tries a knee to the head but Conford blocks it.
Conford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Goku pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Conford is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Conford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Goku backwards.
Conford lands a body shot.
Goku takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Conford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Conford throws a big uppercut that drops Goku! More strikes from Conford and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Goku lies dazed against the cage as Conford celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Conford!
Andrew Conford 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshi Kawanabe (ranked 1737 p4p, 174 weight class) and Robert Bruce (ranked 4532 p4p, 334 weight class). Robert Bruce has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hiroshi Kawanabe's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hiroshi Kawanabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawanabe forces Bruce back against the cage and clinches.
Kawanabe is pushing Bruce up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bruce is trying to break free.
Bruce breaks the clinch.
Kawanabe dodges the punch combination from Bruce.
Kawanabe scores with a hook to the body. Bruce takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Kawanabe does it's job there.
Kawanabe lands a nice looking body shot.
Bruce tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kawanabe is looking to counter the offense by Bruce and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Kawanabe finds it's target.
Robert Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kawanabe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruce let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kawanabe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce just misses with a punch to the body.
Kawanabe wants to clinch up but Bruce keeps it at a distance.
Bruce gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bruce takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bruce misses with a looping right.
Kawanabe seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kawanabe ducks under a wild hook from Bruce.
Kawanabe lands a nice hook to Bruce's body. Bruce takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bruce throws a series of punches but Kawanabe avoids them all with ease.
Bruce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kawanabe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kawanabe seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bruce takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bruce pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kawanabe wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bruce wants to slow Kawanabe down by chopping away at his legs.
Kawanabe tries to counter by clinching up but Bruce breaks away and moves out of range.
Bruce looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawanabe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bruce on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Kawanabe.
Bruce tries to work over Kawanabe's front leg with a kick but Kawanabe checks it.
Kawanabe moves forwards but Bruce connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bruce on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kawanabe lands a nice looking body shot.
Bruce swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Bruce, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kawanabe tries to clinch but Bruce is having none of it.
Bruce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kawanabe moves away.
Bruce throws a sloppy head kick and Kawanabe moves out of range easily.
Kawanabe pushes Bruce up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce is trying to break the clinch but Kawanabe is controlling him.
Kawanabe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Bruce is trying to push Kawanabe away but Kawanabe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short body shot lands from Kawanabe as the two fighters clinch.
Kawanabe lands with a short shot to the head.
Bruce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bruce is trying to push Kawanabe away but Kawanabe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right handed body shot lands from Kawanabe.
Kawanabe lands a left hand.
Bruce misses with a punch to the body.
Bruce letting Kawanabe take a breather here.
Kawanabe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Kawanabe lands an uppercut.
Bruce is trying to break the clinch but Kawanabe is controlling him.
Kawanabe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
I was talking to Kawanabe's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kawanabe is working Bruce over against the cage.
Kawanabe is working Bruce over against the cage.
Bruce looks winded!
Kawanabe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kawanabe pushes Bruce back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawanabe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bruce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kawanabe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Kawanabe - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Kawanabe on the inside.
Kawanabe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kawanabe stalling.
Bruce is trying to force a seperation but Kawanabe has the dominant position.
Kawanabe lands a nice shot to the body.
Kawanabe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bruces head.
Kawanabe lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Kawanabe.
Kawanabe keeps control of Bruce as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kawanabe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Kawanabe works on Bruce's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from Kawanabe.
Kawanabe is working Bruce over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Kawanabe.
Kawanabe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kawanabe scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Kawanabe dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kawanabe pushes Bruce up against the cage in a clinch.
Kawanabe works on Bruce's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Kawanabe.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kawanabe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Kawanabe.
Kawanabe effectively controlling the action here.
Kawanabe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bruce can do to turn this around?
Bruce is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kawanabe pushes Bruce back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Kawanabe.
Kawanabe controlling the action here for a moment.
Kawanabe lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawanabe lands a right hand.
A short right from Kawanabe.
Bruce is breathing heavily.
Kawanabe cracks Bruce with a nice body shot.
Kawanabe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawanabe leaning against his opponent.
Kawanabe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawanabe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kawanabe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bruce or not.
Kawanabe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kawanabe lands a shot to the body.
Kawanabe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kawanabe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
A body shot lands from Kawanabe.
Kawanabe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kawanabe lands an uppercut.
Kawanabe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Kawanabe digs a right hand into Bruce's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bruce's gas tank.
Kawanabe avoiding damage.
Kawanabe controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Kawanabe for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Bruce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kawanabe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bruce being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawanabe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kawanabe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bruce misses with the head strike.
Kawanabe lands a hook that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Kawanabe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kawanabe scores with a shoulder strike.
Hiroshi Kawanabe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kawanabe lands a nice shot to the body.
Kawanabe dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kawanabe.
Bruce wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kawanabe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kawanabe lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Kawanabe.
Kawanabe stalling.
Kawanabe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Kawanabe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawanabe lands a nice shot to the body.
Bruce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bruce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kawanabe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kawanabe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Kawanabe.
Kawanabe works on Bruce's body with a couple of short punches.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bruce in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kawanabe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Kawanabe.
Kawanabe has Bruce pressed against the cage.
Kawanabe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bruce.
Kawanabe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kawanabe gets through Bruce's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawanabe taking a breather.
Kawanabe works on Bruce's body with a couple of short punches.
Kawanabe lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawanabe taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kawanabe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kawanabe scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Kawanabe - that landed with a thud.
Kawanabe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kawanabe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kawanabe lands a left hand.
Kawanabe lands with a short shot to the head.
Kawanabe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kawanabe pushes Bruce back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kawanabe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kawanabe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kawanabe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kawanabe.
A body shot lands from Kawanabe.
Kawanabe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kawanabe lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Kawanabe dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bruce takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bruce lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kawanabe closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Kawanabe.
A nice left hand lands by Kawanabe.
Kawanabe lands with a light punch inside.
Bruce throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Kawanabe on the inside.
Kawanabe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kawanabe is stalling here.
Kawanabe blocks a body shot from Bruce.
Kawanabe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kawanabe is working Bruce over against the cage.
Kawanabe makes some space for himself and lands 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!
Bruce takes a shot to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bruce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kawanabe keeps control of Bruce as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawanabe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bruce wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kawanabe works on Bruce's body with a couple of short punches.
Kawanabe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bruce up against the cage.
Bruce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kawanabe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bruce or not.
Kawanabe scores with a hook to the body.
Kawanabe scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Kawanabe.
Kawanabe lands a shoulder strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Kawanabe.
Kawanabe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kawanabe lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce tries to break free but Kawanabe pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Kawanabe on the inside.
A short right from Kawanabe on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawanabe digs a right hand into Bruce's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bruce's gas tank.
Kawanabe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kawanabe lands a right hand.
Kawanabe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bruce is rocked!
Kawanabe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bruce is still on wobbly legs! Can Kawanabe finish him?
Kawanabe lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Kawanabe.
Kawanabe lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kawanabe.
Kawanabe lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Kawanabe.
Kawanabe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kawanabe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kawanabe digs a right hand underneath Bruce's ribcage. Bruce let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kawanabe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kawanabe lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawanabe scores with a shot to the side of Bruce's head.
Kawanabe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Kawanabe scores with a shoulder strike.
Kawanabe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kawanabe.
Kawanabe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right from Kawanabe on the inside.
Kawanabe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kawanabe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bruce being controlled against the cage.
Kawanabe's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kawanabe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bruce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Kawanabe.
Kawanabe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kawanabe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bruce is trying to push Kawanabe away but Kawanabe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kawanabe lands with a light punch inside.
Bruce misses with the head strike.
Kawanabe gets through Bruce's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kawanabe throws a big uppercut that drops Bruce! More strikes from Kawanabe and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Bruce lies dazed against the cage as Kawanabe celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiroshi Kawanabe!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Filip Pavi (ranked 3957 p4p, 435 weight class) and Patrick Henry (ranked 2411 p4p, 286 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Filip Pavi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patrick Henry!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henry misses with an uppercut. Pavi saw that one coming.
We've been informed that Henry 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.
Filip Pavi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry stuns Pavi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Henry just misses with a punch to the body.
Pavi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pavi jabs Henry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pavi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Henry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Henry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Henry throws a hook but Pavi blocks it.
Pavi looks to land a combination but Henry avoids it well.
Pavi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Henry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pavi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches in the buildup to the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pavi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pavi works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry lands with an uppercut that bounces Pavi off the cage and back into range.
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pavi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henry clinches up with Pavi and pushes him back against the cage.
Henry tries a body shot but Pavi blocks it.
Pavi tries to throw a body punch but Henry avoids it by throwing Pavi back against the cage.
Henry digs a right hand into Pavi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pavi's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henry.
Henry stalling the fight.
Pavi has a couple of punches blocked by Henry.
Henry blocks a body shot from Pavi.
Henry holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pavi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henry blocking some punches.
Henry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pavi tries to work over Henry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pavi scores with a shot to the side of Henry's head.
Henry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pavi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pavi tries a body shot but Henry blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pavi fails to land.
The referee calls for Henry to work.
Henry is pushing Pavi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Henry receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pavi throws a punch but it's blocked by Henry.
Henry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Henry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pavi fails to land.
Henry slows down the pace here.
Pavi tries to throw a body punch but Henry avoids it by throwing Pavi back against the cage.
Henry misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Pavi.
Pavi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pavi misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pavi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pavi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pavi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henry misses with a punch on the inside.
Pavi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pavi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pavi working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Henry.
Pavi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henry.
Henry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pavi backwards.
Pavi misses with some punches.
Pavi tries a body shot but Henry blocks it.
Pavi throws a punch but it's blocked by Henry.
Pavi misses with a punch to the body.
Pavi misses with a body punch.
Henry leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Henry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pavi digs a right hand underneath Henry's ribcage. Henry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Henry lands a hook that snaps the head of Pavi backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Pavi fails to land.
Henry lands with a light punch inside.
Pavi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Henry.
Pavi misses with a punch to the body.
Henry takes a shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Henry.
Henry cracks Pavi with a nice body shot.
Pavi misses with a punch on the inside.
Henry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pavi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Henry lands a body punch.
Pavi is breathing heavily.
Henry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pavi backwards.
Henry holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Henry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pavi backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Patrick Henry will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Henry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pavi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henry tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pavi misses with a hook.
Henry looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pavi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henry circles away quickly and effectively.
Henry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pavi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henry.
Henry is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pavi rather than just go for the knockout.
Pavi misses with a hook
and Henry counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pavi working aggressively here.
Pavi tries to throw a body punch but Henry avoids it by throwing Pavi back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Henry scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Henry.
Pavi lands with a right to the head.
Pavi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henry lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Pavi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Henry on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pavi fails to land.
Henry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henry lands a right hand.
Henry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henry.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice left hand lands by Henry.
A bit of stalling here from Henry.
Henry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henry lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Pavi fails to land.
Henry prevents a body shot from Pavi.
Henry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Henry.
Henry works on Pavi's body with a couple of short punches.
Henry stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Henry is leaning against Pavi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henry.
Pavi tries a body shot but Henry blocks it.
A short right from Pavi on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Henry lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henry.
Henry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Henry.
Henry cracks Pavi with a nice body shot.
Henry lands with a light punch inside.
Henry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Henry presses Pavi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Henry lands with a light punch inside.
Henry presses Pavi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Henry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henry lands a nice shot to the body.
Henry holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Good body shot from Henry.
A shot in the inside from Henry.
A bit of stalling here from Henry.
Pavi can't find room to land a body shot as Henry controls the action.
Henry works on Pavi's body with a couple of short punches.
Henry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Henry as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Henry on the inside.
Henry lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pavi blocks a body shot from Henry.
Henry lands a hook that snaps the head of Pavi backwards.
Henry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henry.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Henry takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right from Henry on the inside.
Pavi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pavis head.
Henry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Henry just leaning against Pavi, taking a breather.
Come on Henry - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pavi being controlled against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pavi misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to throw a body punch but Pavi avoids it by throwing Henry back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pavi.
Pavi misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Henry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pavi tries a body shot but Henry blocks it.
Pavi tries a body shot but Henry blocks it.
Pavi misses with a punch to the body.
Henry taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Henry tries to throw a body punch but Pavi avoids it by throwing Henry back against the cage.
Henry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Henry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pavi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henry's elbow.
Henry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry can't find room to land a body shot as Pavi controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Henry.
Pavi throws a head punch that misses.
Henry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pavi backwards.
Henry lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Henry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Henry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henry forces Pavi back against the cage and clinches.
Pavi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henry leaning against his opponent.
Henry tries a body shot but Pavi blocks it.
Henry lands a body punch.
Henry struggles to land a body shot inside as Pavi controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pavi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henry cracks Pavi with a nice body shot.
Henry is leaning against Pavi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Henry lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Henry.
Henry digs a right hand underneath Pavi's ribcage. Pavi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henry.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henry lands with a right to the head.
Henry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pavi misses with a punch to the body.
Henry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Henry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Henry.
Pavi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henry misses with a punch to the body.
Henry lands a shot to the body.
Henry stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pavi working aggressively here.
Henry lands a shot to the body.
Henry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pavi backwards.
Henry is leaning against Pavi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Henry digs a right hand underneath Pavi's ribcage. Pavi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Henry stalling against the cage.
Henry stalling.
Pavi takes a shot to the head.
Pavi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henry can't find room to land a body shot as Pavi controls the action.
Henry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pavi backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavi has a couple of punches blocked by Henry.
Pavi misses with some punches.
Henry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Henry.
Patrick Henry seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Henry misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Henry.
Henry lands a left hand.
Henry gets through Pavi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Henry.
Henry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Henry lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pavi or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Henry.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henry.
Pavi is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Henry.
Henry tries to throw a body punch but Pavi avoids it by throwing Henry back against the cage.
Henry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Henry scores with a shot to the side of Pavi's head.
Oh Pavi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Pavi.
Henry tries to work over Pavi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henry lands a shot to the body.
Pavi seems to have got his legs back now.
A right hook to the body lands for Henry.
Henry lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pavi or not.
Still in the clinch, Henry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henry lands a left hand.
Pavi prevents a body shot from Henry.
Henry tries to work over Pavi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henry.
Henry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pavi working aggressively here.
Henry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Henry.
Henry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pavis head.
Henry lands on the inside 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!
Henry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pavi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henry tries to work over Pavi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henry lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Henry - that landed with a thud.
Henry tries a body shot but Pavi blocks it.
Henry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pavi backwards.
Pavi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pavi misses with a punch on the inside.
Henry lands a hook that snaps the head of Pavi backwards.
Henry stalling.
Henry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Henry misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pavi working aggressively here.
Pavi misses with a punch to the body.
Henry scores with a shot to the side of Pavi's head.
Filip Pavi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patrick Henry is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Henry drops Pavi onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Pavi is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Henry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Henry 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Henry!
An out of breath Patrick Henry 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Oneil (ranked 5113 p4p, 472 weight class) and Xavier Burns (ranked 1868 p4p, 223 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mickey Oneil!
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, Xavier Burns!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oneil misses with an uppercut.
Burns is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Oneil with a body shot.
Oneil misses the shot to the body.
Oneil ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Oneil seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Burns swings for the body but Oneil moves out of range.
Oneil throws a hook to the side of Burns's head but Burns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oneil lands the left hand.
Oneil lands a two punch combo.
Oneil throws out a powerful jab.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Oneil.
Burns takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burns throws a body punch but Oneil moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Burns 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns misses with a body shot.
Oneil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns.
Oneil misses with a hook
and Oneil takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Burns misses.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Oneil misses the target.
Burns throws a good cross that connects.
Burns uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Oneil has time to react.
Oneil misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Burns to counter with a crisp jab.
Oneil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oneil lands a jab.
Burns moves into the clinch successfully.
Burns avoiding damage.
Burns blocking some punches.
Oneil throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burns lands with a light punch inside.
Oneil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oneil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oneil.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oneil has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
Oneil lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oneil.
Oneil lands a body punch in the clinch.
Burns scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burns lands with a light punch inside.
Oneil misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Burns.
Burns looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Burns lands a hook that snaps the head of Oneil backwards.
Oneil blocks a body shot from Burns.
Oneil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Oneil fails to land.
Burns stalling in the clinch.
Oneil has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Oneil.
Burns slips under a jab from Oneil.
Burns misses with an uppercut.
Burns walks into a jab.
Burns missing with a left hand there. Oneil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burns throws a body punch but Oneil moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneil misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burns staying out of range there.
Oneil tries to clinch up
and Burns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oneil.
Burns digs a good hook to Oneil's body.
Oneil looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
Burns instigates a clinch.
Burns slowing the pace effectively.
Oneil misses with a punch to the body.
Oneil stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oneil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oneil backwards.
Burns lands with a short shot to the head.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oneil's elbow.
Oneil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oneil working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Burns manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Burns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oneil lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
A right hand to the body from Burns.
A left hand lands to the body for Burns.
Oneil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Burns.
Burns breaks from the clinch.
Burns has Oneil up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oneil tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Oneil back against the cage.
Oneil throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burns lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Xavier Burns will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oneil scores with a jab.
Oneil uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns.
Burns lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Burns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burns takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mickey Oneil is winning the standup battle so far.
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oneil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
Burns tries to keep at a distance but Oneil has taken the fight into the clinch.
Burns pushes Oneil back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oneil misses with the head strike.
Oneil tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Oneil.
Oneil can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Burns.
Oneil misses with a punch on the inside.
Xavier Burns seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Oneil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burns scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oneil working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneil misses with a punch to the body.
Burns lands a shoulder strike.
Oneil misses with a punch to the body.
Oneil lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oneil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oneil throws a head punch that misses.
Burns stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oneil.
Oneil misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oneil cracks Burns with a good jab.
Burns instigates a clinch.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns is working Oneil over against the cage.
Oneil throws a punch but it's blocked by Burns.
Oneil lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oneil tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Burns misses with an elbow strike.
Burns lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oneil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oneil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow.
Oneil tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oneil throws a head punch that misses.
Burns blocking some punches.
Burns displaying some good clinch control by pressing Oneil up against the cage.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oneil.
Burns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oneil pushes off an throws an elbow but Burns leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns.
Oneil blocks an uppercut.
Oneil lands a shoulder strike.
Oneil lands a shot to the body.
Burns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Burns digs a right hand into Oneil's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oneil's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burns lands an uppercut.
Burns stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Oneil fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burns lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns.
Burns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oneil throws an overhand right that lands on Burns's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
Burns closes the distance and pushes Oneil back into the cage.
Oneil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oneil can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
Burns stalling.
Burns digs a right hand into Oneil's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oneil's gas tank.
Oneil scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burns lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oneil blocks a body shot from Burns.
Oneil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oneil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns misses with a punch to the body.
Burns lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head 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!
A short left from Oneil.
Burns blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Oneil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Burns pushes Oneil back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burns tries to throw a body punch but Oneil avoids it by throwing Burns back against the cage.
Burns lands a nice uppercut.
Oneil misses with a punch to the body.
Burns gets through Oneil's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Burns lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oneil backwards.
Oneil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oneil or not.
A short body shot lands from Burns as the two fighters clinch.
Burns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Oneil on the inside.
Oneil tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Burns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burns lands a nice shot to the body.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Burns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Oneil tests Burns's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burns moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Oneil misses the target.
Oneil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burns throws a jab when Oneil was well out of range.
Oneil takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses.
Burns avoids the body shot from Oneil.
Burns lands the left hand.
Oneil scores with a decent looking hook.
Burns lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Burns clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns cracks Oneil with a nice body shot.
Burns lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oneil backwards.
Burns is working Oneil over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burns lands with a light punch inside.
Nice elbow from Burns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns has Oneil pushed against the cage.
Burns digs a right hand into Oneil's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oneil's gas tank.
Burns stalls.
Burns lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oneil takes a shot to the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Burns in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Burns lands a damaging elbow.
Oneil is rocked!
Burns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burns works on Oneil's body with a couple of short punches.
Burns breaks from the clinch.
Burns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns has managed to clinch.
Burns pushes Oneil back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Burns lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Burns.
Burns lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oneil has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burns stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Burns.
Burns lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burns lands a body punch in the clinch.
Burns lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Burns lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Oneil is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short uppercut from Burns.
Burns lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oneil takes a shot to the head.
Burns throws a big uppercut that drops Oneil! More strikes from Burns and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Oneil lies dazed against the cage as Burns celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xavier Burns!
Xavier Burns 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Knuckles (ranked 1405 p4p, 175 weight class) and Iwo Yaj (ranked 1576 p4p, 196 weight class). Bobby Knuckles could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Iwo Yaj's chin.
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191 lbs
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195 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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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, Bobby Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iwo Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj looks to throw the jab but Knuckles is out of range.
Knuckles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yaj stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yaj connects with a jab.
Knuckles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yaj looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yaj throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Knuckles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yaj darts in trying to clinch
and Knuckles counters with a stiff right hand.
Knuckles bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yaj's head.
Knuckles takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Good shot there by Yaj.
Yaj tries to clinch
and Knuckles counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yaj moves to clinch but Knuckles breaks away
and Knuckles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knuckles scores with a hook to the body. Yaj takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yaj tries to clinch but Knuckles is having none of it.
Knuckles is looking for a counter combo.
Knuckles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles digs a good hook to Yaj's body.
Knuckles misses with a few strikes there.
Yaj drops his hands momentarily and Knuckles takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yaj is looking to clinch but Knuckles is avoiding it.
Yaj throws a sloppy body shot
and Yaj takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yaj fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knuckles, pushing him back against the cage.
Yaj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knuckles.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
Yaj misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yaj lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knuckles lands a right hand.
Knuckles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knuckles.
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!
Yaj scores with a shoulder strike.
Yaj manages to break the clinch.
Yaj gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knuckles.
Knuckles lands a hook that snaps the head of Yaj backwards.
Yaj keeps control of Knuckles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yaj scores with a hook to the body.
Yaj lands with a right to the head.
Yaj lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yaj.
Yaj lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yaj lands a hook that snaps the head of Knuckles backwards.
Knuckles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Yaj.
It looks like Knuckles has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Knuckles tries to bum rush Yaj with a series of wild strikes but Yaj uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yaj rushes Knuckles and presses him up against the cage.
Knuckles blocks a body shot from Yaj.
Knuckles misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Yaj.
Yaj misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yaj lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yaj lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knuckles has had enough of the clinch but Yaj keeps him there for the moment.
Yaj tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yaj misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knuckles.
Yaj misses with a body punch.
Yaj lands a nice shot to the body.
Yaj misses with the head strike.
Knuckles lands a body shot.
Yaj has a couple of punches blocked by Knuckles.
Knuckles misses with a punch on the inside.
Yaj throws a head punch that misses.
Yaj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knuckles is trying to break the clinch but Yaj has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles tries to break the clinch but Yaj is controlling the position.
Yaj lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yaj can't find room to land a body shot as Knuckles controls the action.
Knuckles misses with the head strike.
Yaj lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knuckles.
Knuckles misses with the head strike.
Knuckles misses with the head strike.
Knuckles scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knuckles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knuckles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knuckles is trying to push Yaj away but Yaj has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knuckles breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yaj misses the shot to the body.
Knuckles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Knuckles misses its target.
Yaj ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knuckles moves away.
Knuckles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knuckles 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 Iwo Yaj will probably get the nod.
That's time! Knuckles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yaj moves into the clinch.
Knuckles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knuckles throws a punch but it's blocked by Yaj.
Knuckles has had enough of the clinch but Yaj keeps him there for the moment.
Knuckles misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Yaj scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knuckles.
Yaj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yaj lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yaj misses with a punch on the inside.
Yaj pushes Knuckles back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knuckles stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knuckles misses with the head strike.
Yaj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Knuckles on the inside.
Yaj lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knuckles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yaj swings wildly with an uppercut but Knuckles uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj keeps control of Knuckles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Yaj.
Yaj tries to work over Knuckles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yaj tries to throw a body punch but Knuckles avoids it by throwing Yaj back against the cage.
Yaj lands a left hand.
Knuckles has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Yaj tries a body shot but Knuckles blocks it.
Yaj swings wildly with an uppercut but Knuckles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knuckles is trying to force a seperation but Yaj has the dominant position.
Knuckles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knuckles working aggressively here.
Yaj blocks an uppercut.
Yaj misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knuckles wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yaj has him pressed against the cage.
Knuckles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yaj's elbow.
Knuckles blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knuckles tries to circle away but Yaj has him pinned against the cage.
Yaj throws a head punch that misses.
Yaj lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knuckles.
Yaj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yaj prevents a body shot from Knuckles.
Iwo Yaj seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knuckles working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yaj throws a punch but it's blocked by Knuckles.
Knuckles blocking some punches.
Knuckles blocking some punches.
Knuckles blocks a body shot from Yaj.
Yaj lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knuckles backwards.
Knuckles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yaj lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knuckles backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knuckles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knuckles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yaj lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knuckles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yaj backwards.
Knuckles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yajs head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knuckles.
Yaj lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knuckles backwards.
Knuckles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knuckles is trying to break the clinch but Yaj is controlling him.
Yaj goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knuckles lands an uppercut.
Yaj lands a hook that snaps the head of Knuckles backwards.
Knuckles scores with a shot to the side of Yaj's head.
Yaj lands a shoulder strike.
Yaj blocks an uppercut.
Knuckles tries to break the clinch but Yaj is controlling the position.
Knuckles digs a right hand underneath Yaj's ribcage. Yaj let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yaj working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yaj lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles working hard to break the clinch.
Knuckles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yaj backwards.
Knuckles tries to break free but Yaj pushes him back against the cage.
Yaj misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knuckles working aggressively here.
Yaj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj presses Knuckles against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yaj tries to work over Knuckles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yaj lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knuckles backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Yaj.
A short uppercut from Yaj.
Knuckles blocks an uppercut.
Yaj lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knuckles is rocked!
Yaj tries to work over Knuckles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oh Knuckles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knuckles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knuckles's elbow.
Knuckles struggles to land a body shot inside as Yaj controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iwo Yaj showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Yaj throws an off balance right hand
and Knuckles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knuckles seems to have got his legs back now.
A big left from Yaj misses.
Yaj misses with a wild body shot.
Yaj throws an overhand right that lands on Knuckles's shoulder, as Knuckles tries to avoid the shot.
Bobby Knuckles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yaj tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knuckles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Knuckles.
Knuckles walks into a straight right hand from Yaj.
Knuckles ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yaj tries to clinch up but Knuckles circles away and keeps his distance.
Knuckles paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Knuckles swinging wildly here.
Yaj tries to counter by closing the distance.
Yaj feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Knuckles sprawling to the canvas! Knuckles rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Yaj finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knuckles fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Knuckles throws a wild hook but Yaj just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Knuckles gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Yaj raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iwo Yaj!
A relieved looking Iwo Yaj thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petr Yaj (ranked 1392 p4p, 211 weight class) and Frederich Lawson (ranked 1210 p4p, 189 weight class). Frederich Lawson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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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, Petr Yaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frederich Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yaj moves into the clinch.
Yaj can't find room to land a body shot as Lawson controls the action.
A hook to the body from Yaj.
Lawson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yaj swings wildly with an uppercut but Lawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yaj misses with a punch on the inside.
Lawson can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Yaj.
Lawson prevents a body shot from Yaj.
Yaj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lawson's coach down at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lawson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lawson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
Nice body punch from Yaj - that landed with a thud.
Yaj throws a punch but it's blocked by Lawson.
Lawson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yaj can't find room to land a body shot as Lawson controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yaj.
A frustrated look appears on Lawson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short left from Yaj.
Lawson being controlled against the cage.
Yaj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lawson blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yaj tries to clinch but Lawson is having none of it.
Yaj throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawson feints the counter takedown.
Yaj scores with a jab.
Yaj gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lawson blocking some punches.
Lawson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yaj.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yaj throws a punch but it's blocked by Lawson.
Lawson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yaj pushes Lawson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yaj tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yaj lands with a light punch inside.
Yaj lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lawson backwards.
Lawson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yaj has him pressed against the cage.
Lawson is trying to push Yaj away but Yaj has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
Yaj lands with a left to the head.
Yaj misses with a punch on the inside.
Yaj misses with a body punch.
Yaj working aggressively here.
Yaj definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yaj scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lawson blocks an uppercut.
Yaj misses with a punch to the body.
Lawson tries to break the clinch but Yaj is controlling the position.
Lawson has had enough of the clinch but Yaj keeps him there for the moment.
Yaj tries to throw a body punch but Lawson avoids it by throwing Yaj back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Yaj.
Yaj lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Yaj misses with some punches.
Yaj is leaning against Lawson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yaj working aggressively here.
Lawson breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petr Yaj dominated that round.
That's time! Yaj's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yaj tries to close the distance and clinch but Lawson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lawson throws a counter combo.
Lawson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yaj scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lawson throws a nice looking combination but Yaj bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yaj tries to clinch up.
Lawson misses with a wild combination.
Yaj wants to clinch up but Lawson keeps it at a distance.
A nice side step and Lawson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yaj tries to clinch but Lawson is having none of it.
Lawson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Yaj lands a big right hand that sends Lawson crashing to the mat! Yaj stays standing though and waves Lawson back to his feet!
Lawson 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!
Yaj clinches with his opponent.
Lawson is still on wobbly legs! Can Yaj finish him?
Yaj is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lawson can do to turn this around?
Yaj working aggressively here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Yaj unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Lawson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Yaj is unloading with more strikes now! Lawson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petr Yaj!
An out of breath Petr Yaj 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Rees Mogg (ranked 470 p4p, 56 weight class) and Kaz McStafferson (ranked 892 p4p, 107 weight class). Kaz McStafferson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jacob Rees Mogg!
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, Kaz McStafferson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McStafferson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rees Mogg but Rees Mogg pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McStafferson misses with a takedown attempt
and Rees Mogg counters with a series of strikes. McStafferson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rees Mogg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McStafferson moves away.
McStafferson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McStafferson.
A little feinted left hand from Rees Mogg on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jacob Rees Mogg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaz McStafferson.
McStafferson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rees Mogg sprawls well. Rees Mogg wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McStafferson gets slowly back to his feet.
Rees Mogg swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kaz McStafferson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McStafferson fails with the takedown
letting Rees Mogg counter with a right hand.
Rees Mogg connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McStafferson's hands.
Rees Mogg jabs McStafferson right on the nose. McStafferson blinks but takes it well.
Rees Mogg drops McStafferson with a beautiful combination! McStafferson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rees Mogg is looking for the KO!
McStafferson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rees Mogg moves in close and cracks McStafferson with a massive right hand! McStafferson, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Rees Mogg!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jacob Rees Mogg!
Jacob Rees Mogg retains his middleweight title!
Jacob Rees Mogg thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Har Ambe (ranked 1357 p4p, 139 weight class) and Adam Walker (ranked 1043 p4p, 112 weight class). Ambe comes to the cage accompanied by Rittz - For Real. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Har Ambe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adam Walker !
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Walker does it's job there.
Ambe looks to throw the jab but Walker is out of range.
Ambe clinches.
Walker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ambe working aggressively here.
Ambe blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walker .
Ambe throws a punch but it's blocked by Walker .
Ambe working aggressively here.
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ambe backwards.
Walker blocks an uppercut.
Ambe swings wildly with an uppercut but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ambe's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Walker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walker .
Walker tries to throw a body punch but Ambe avoids it by throwing Walker back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ambe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Walker lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Walker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ambe backwards.
Ambe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ambe.
Ambe has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Ambe is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ambe in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ambe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambe trying to control the action but Walker is working from the bottom.
An elbow from Ambe crashes against the mat.
Ambe is working Walker over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ambe just content to control the position.
Ambe looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Walker is avoiding damage well.
Walker tries to buck Ambe off but Ambe is having none of it.
Ambe scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker trying to control but Ambe flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Ambe misses with an elbow to the head.
Walker trying to control but not successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ambe lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Ambe 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.
Ambe lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Ambe controlling the positon.
Ambe lands a shot to the head.
Ambe connects with a big shot to the side of Walker 's head.
Ambe is landing with strikes. Walker can't take much more of this.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ambe connects with a big shot to the side of Walker 's head.
Ambe throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Walker trying to control the hands but Ambe breaks the grip.
Ambe is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Walker up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ambe lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Walker hold on?!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ambe thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Ambe looking for the RNC.
Ambe has managed to slip his arm under Walker 's chin. This could be all over... yep, Walker is tapping out! Submission win for Ambe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Har Ambe!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Butabi (ranked 380 p4p, 53 weight class) and Boo Yaj (ranked 1187 p4p, 147 weight class). Butabi comes to the cage accompanied by Make That Money. This should be fireworks!
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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
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Butabi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Boo Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj slips under a jab from Butabi.
Butabi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Butabi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Butabi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Butabi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yaj being controlled here, momentarily.
Butabi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj wants to improve his position but instead Butabi has moved into half guard.
Yaj really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Butabi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Butabi in particular looking to stall.
Butabi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butabi thows a huge punch but Yaj dodges it nicely.
Butabi is looking for a kimura but Yaj is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Butabi to get the leverage.
Butabi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yaj is just riding it out for now. Butabi eventually gives up the hold.
Butabi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yaj defends it well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yaj can do anything to dispel that myth.
Butabi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yaj defending well though.
Butabi is taking a breather. Yaj says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butabi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Yaj has managed to free his arm - good work.
Butabi works his foot free and advances to mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Butabi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Butabi misses with a head shot.
Yaj looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Butabi has hold of Yaj's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Yaj manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Butabi unloads with some shots from mount but Yaj bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butabi looking to control but Yaj is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Butabi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Butabi looking to finish with strikes here!
Butabi thowing shots but they're missing.
Yaj wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Butabi.
Butabi thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butabi working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Yaj turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Butabi off and cradles Yaj's limp body as Butabi celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Steve Butabi!
Steve Butabi retains his welterweight title!
Steve Butabi looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Emilioooooooooo'.
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