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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clay Kessel (ranked 7004 p4p, 563 weight class) and Android Twenty One (ranked 7105 p4p, 567 weight class). Clay Kessel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Android Twenty One 's chin.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Clay Kessel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Android Twenty One !
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twenty One pushes Kessel up against the cage in a clinch.
Twenty One misses with a knee to the head.
Twenty One doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Twenty One tries to land a knee to the head but Kessel blocks with his arms.
Twenty One landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Twenty One throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kessel blocks it with crossed arms.
Kessel avoiding damage as Twenty One throws knees to the body.
Twenty One throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kessel blocks it with crossed arms.
Kessel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Twenty One working Kessel over with knees to the body.
Twenty One tries to land a knee to the head but Kessel blocks with his arms.
Twenty One missing with knees to the body.
Twenty One tries to land a knee to the head but Kessel blocks with his arms.
Kessel successfully pulls guard.
Twenty One got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kessel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Twenty One has managed to get both his arms back between Kessel's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kessel managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Twenty One accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kessel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kessel pushes Twenty One off and gets back to his feet.
Twenty One wants to clinch.
Kessel is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Twenty One .
Kessel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kessel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Twenty One looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kessel swats away the attempt to clinch by Twenty One .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twenty One tries to clinch but Kessel moves out of range.
Twenty One darts in trying to clinch
and Kessel counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kessel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Twenty One works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Twenty One looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kessel gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
We've been told by Kessel's head coaches at ELITE Island Gym - All Elite Coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Twenty One tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kessel attempts a counter takedown but Twenty One avoids it well and moves away.
Twenty One wants to clinch
and Kessel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
Twenty One looks to clinch
so Kessel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Twenty One is looking to stand back up but Kessel counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Twenty One .
Kessel performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessel stands up from half guard.
Kessel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Twenty One . That did some damage!
Twenty One tries to clinch up.
Twenty One tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Twenty One tries to clinch up.
Twenty One doesn't manage to clinch there - Kessel circles away.
Kessel went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Twenty One doesn't manage to clinch there - Kessel circles away.
Kessel drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kessel won't allow Twenty One to sweep him here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Twenty One working for a triangle but Kessel defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kessel preventing the sweep.
Twenty One keeping moving, preventing Kessel from controlling successfully.
Kessel gets to his feet. Twenty One looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Twenty One tries to clinch up.
Kessel is looking to counter the offense by Twenty One and move into the clinch.
Twenty One tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kessel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kessel swats away the attempt to clinch by Twenty One .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Kessel dominated that round.
That's time! Kessel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kessel swats away the attempt to clinch by Twenty One .
Twenty One tries to clinch but Kessel moves away
and Kessel counters with a left to the body.
Twenty One is looking to clinch but Kessel is avoiding it.
Kessel throws a head kick that misses.
Kessel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kessel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've been informed that Twenty One has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kessel moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kessel wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Twenty One , who protects the arm well.
Kessel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Twenty One can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Twenty One is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessel is looking to take a break and control but Twenty One is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Twenty One is trying to escape the position but Kessel is controlling the position.
Kessel trying to control the action but Twenty One is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Twenty One tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kessel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee asks Kessel politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kessel prefers to stall for the moment though.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kessel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Twenty One tries to clinch but Kessel moves out of range.
Twenty One is looking to clinch but Kessel is avoiding it.
Android Twenty One is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Twenty One tries to clinch up.
Twenty One takes the fight into the clinch.
Twenty One tries a knee to the head but Kessel blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kessel - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Twenty One looking to throw knees to the head but Kessel is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twenty One prevents a takedown attempt there.
Twenty One misses with a knee to the head.
Kessel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Twenty One throws a knee to the head but misses.
Twenty One tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Twenty One connects with a knee to the head.
Twenty One with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Twenty One tries a body shot but Kessel blocks it.
Twenty One tries to throw a body punch but Kessel avoids it by throwing Twenty One back against the cage.
Kessel tries to pull guard but Twenty One forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Android Twenty One seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Twenty One throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kessel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clay Kessel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kessel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kessel counters with a shoot takedown. Twenty One fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kessel forces his way into half guard.
Twenty One is refusing to be controlled, as Kessel sits in half guard.
Twenty One tries to kick Kessel off but Kessel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kessel looks to land a strike but Twenty One avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kessel tries to free his leg and advance position but Twenty One is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Twenty One is trying to hold Kessel in close to prevent damage but Kessel has managed to pass into half guard.
Kessel is trying to control the action in half guard but Twenty One is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Clay Kessel will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kessel closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Twenty One is trying to escape back to his feet but Kessel uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Twenty One is letting Kessel control him for a moment.
Kessel working the ground and pound.
Kessel decides to stand back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Twenty One wants to clinch up but Kessel keeps it at a distance.
Twenty One tries to clinch up but Kessel circles away and keeps his distance.
Kessel keeps the fight on the outside.
Kessel swats away the attempt to clinch by Twenty One .
Kessel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Twenty One circles away quickly and effectively.
Twenty One tries to counter with a clinch but Kessel shakes him off and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twenty One is looking to clinch but Kessel is avoiding it.
Kessel closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Twenty One quickly recovers to half guard.
Twenty One tries to roll over but Kessel keeps him under control.
Kessel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kessel stalling.
Kessel is trying to control the action in half guard but Twenty One is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessel content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Twenty One wants to control but Kessel is keeping busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Twenty One has closed the distance and engaged Kessel in a clinch.
Twenty One misses with a knee strike.
Kessel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kessel dodges an elbow strike from Twenty One .
Twenty One crunches a lovely knee into Kessel's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Twenty One using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Twenty One with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Twenty One tries a knee to the head but Kessel blocks it.
Twenty One looking to throw knees to the head but Kessel is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessel is looking to break free of the clinch but Twenty One has double underhooks.
Twenty One tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kessel tries to pull guard but Twenty One holds him up against the cage and eventually Kessel drops back down to his feet.
Twenty One utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Twenty One throws an elbow but it misses.
Twenty One looking to throw knees to the head but Kessel is blocking nicely.
Twenty One landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Twenty One landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Twenty One looking to throw knees to the head but Kessel is blocking nicely.
Twenty One connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kessel's face.
Twenty One tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Twenty One .
Twenty One tries a knee to the head but Kessel blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twenty One throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kessel blocks it with crossed arms.
Stalling in the clinch from Kessel.
Kessel ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kessel no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Twenty One wants to control from the top but Kessel keeps moving.
Twenty One stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kessel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kessel has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Android Twenty One has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kessel throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Android Twenty One comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kessel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clay Kessel!
A very excited looking Clay Kessel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Island Prince (ranked 5618 p4p, 553 weight class) and Taco Stiffy (ranked 5984 p4p, 496 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Taco Stiffy!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stiffy moves into the clinch.
Prince is trying to pull guard but Stiffy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Prince jumps guard but Stiffy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Stiffy pushes off an throws an elbow but Prince leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stiffy.
Stiffy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stiffy misses with an elbow strike.
Prince is trying to pull guard but Stiffy has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Island Prince. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prince blocks an elbow strike from Stiffy.
Stiffy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stiffy lands a damaging elbow.
Stiffy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stiffy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stiffy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prince's elbow.
Prince jumps guard and drags Stiffy to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Stiffy has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Prince to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Stiffy is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Prince pulls down on the head and he's put Stiffy to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Island Prince!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Carter (ranked 5653 p4p, 499 weight class) and Faffa Ferreira (ranked 5617 p4p, 497 weight class). Ferreira is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Daddy Cool. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Faffa Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ferreira scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ferreira slips a jab and a cross from Carter.
Ferreira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ferreira.
Carter with a jab.
Carter throws a sloppy body shot
and Ferreira counters with a thumping low kick.
Ferreira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Carter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Faffa Ferreira has been cut.
Carter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter misses with an uppercut
and Ferreira counters with a leg kick.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferreira moves away.
A jab lands there for Carter.
Ferreira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carter avoids it really well and circles away.
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferreira steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Ferreira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Carter is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Carter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carter dips to his left and cracks Ferreira with an uppercut!
Ferreira is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Ferreira flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Ferreira is out cold! Carter holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Carter!
Faffa Ferreira was interviewed post fight and said 'I have a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ball Licker (ranked 5360 p4p, 486 weight class) and Tracy Minaj (ranked 5328 p4p, 482 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ball Licker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tracy Minaj!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minaj lunges at Licker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Licker's hand.
Minaj throws a shot from downtown. Licker moves away and avoids it.
As Minaj tries to get set, Licker tries to push him back and clinch up but Minaj manages to avoid the attempt.
Licker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jab by Minaj.
Minaj lands a nice shot that snaps Licker's head back.
Minaj lands with a cross.
Minaj throws out a powerful jab.
Minaj ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Licker moves away.
Licker gets tackled into the cage by Minaj. Minaj maintains the clinch.
Licker blocking some punches.
Minaj lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Minaj.
Licker prevents a body shot from Minaj.
The referee is keeping an eye on Licker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Minaj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Minaj can't find room to land a body shot as Licker controls the action.
Minaj misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Licker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Licker works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Licker seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Licker seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Minaj for as long as he can get away with.
Minaj wants to sweep here but Licker controlling him for the moment.
Licker decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Minaj, up you get!
Tracy Minaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Licker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Minaj avoids it really well and circles away.
Minaj cracks Licker with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minaj looks to land a left hand but Licker moved out of range nicely.
Licker drops his hands momentarily and Minaj takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Licker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Licker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Minaj throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Licker shoots in and gets a takedown into Minaj's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Licker sitting in guard here, content to control.
Licker's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Licker tries to free his leg and advance position but Minaj is retaining full guard.
Licker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minaj keeping full guard, as Licker tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minaj is looking to sweep but instead, Licker has passed into half guard.
Minaj tries to get to full guard but Licker has control of the leg.
Licker gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Minaj has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Licker goes for a double leg but Minaj avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Minaj continues to drive forward.
Tracy Minaj is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Minaj scores with a jab. Licker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Minaj throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Licker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Minaj lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Licker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Minaj as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ball Licker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minaj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Licker.
Minaj tries to clinch up but Licker circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minaj lands with an uppercut that bounces Licker off the cage and back into range.
Minaj throws a right and a left that both miss.
Minaj lands a glancing blow to the side of Licker's head.
Licker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Licker seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Minaj is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Licker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Licker connects with a couple of short punches.
Licker stands up and waves to Minaj to follow him.
Licker has Minaj up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tracy Minaj dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Licker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Minaj but Minaj pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Minaj! But no joy.
Tracy Minaj seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Minaj cracks Licker with an open hand slap.
Minaj tries to clinch up.
Minaj tries to keep at a distance but Licker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Licker jumps into guard, dragging Minaj to the mat.
Minaj stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Licker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Licker wants to stand and escape but Minaj is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minaj postures up in Licker's guard and throws a big left but Licker blocks it.
Minaj postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Licker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Minaj.
Licker striking off his back but it's not causing Minaj any problems.
Licker will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Licker has Minaj pulled in close to control his posture.
Licker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Minaj keeping moving, preventing Licker from controlling successfully.
Minaj wants to stand but Licker is controlling the position.
Licker passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Licker tries to move into full mount but can't pass Minaj's legs.
Minaj is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Licker is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Licker works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Minaj has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Minaj is looking to reverse the position.
Licker slows the pace down.
Minaj is trying to control Licker's posture but Licker avoids it.
Minaj misses with a strike from the bottom.
Minaj is looking to reverse the position.
Licker scores with a couple of short elbows.
Licker thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Licker decides to stand back up.
Licker clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Licker pulls guard effortlessly.
Minaj got a little sloppy there for a moment and Licker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Minaj has managed to get both his arms back between Licker's legs - danger averted.
Licker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Minaj can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Licker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Licker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Minaj defends well.
Minaj postures up.
Minaj throws a strike but Licker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Minaj is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minaj keeps trying to improve his position.
Licker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Minaj is trying to control the position but Licker postures up.
Licker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Licker continues to stall.
Ball Licker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Licker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Licker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ball Licker dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Licker dives in for a single leg takedown but Minaj sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A nice side step and Minaj releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Minaj scores with a nice right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Licker.
Licker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Minaj pinned against the cage. Minaj gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ball Licker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Licker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice jab there from Minaj.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minaj's corner calls for a 1-2. Minaj obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Licker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Minaj slips under a jab from Licker.
Licker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Minaj tries to clinch there but Licker circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Licker drives through and clinches with Minaj against the cage.
Minaj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Licker successfully pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Licker is on top in guard.
Minaj looking for a sweep. Not yet Minaj, not yet.
Minaj is trying to keep Licker in close.
Licker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Licker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Minaj is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minaj is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are battling for position here. Licker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Minaj stands up over Licker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Licker looking to control.
Minaj with a flurry of punches that miss.
Minaj tries to free his leg and advance position but Licker is retaining full guard.
Licker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Minaj controls the pace.
Licker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Minaj is controlling him.
Licker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Minaj missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minaj lands a couple of digs.
Minaj throws a big elbow that misses.
Licker pulls Minaj in close to his closed guard and prevents Minaj from doing any damage or advancing position.
Minaj postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Licker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Minaj connects with a good right hand that stumbles Licker. Licker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Licker tries to close the distance and clinch but Minaj swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It seemed like Minaj was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Minaj slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Licker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Minaj avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minaj paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Licker rushes Minaj and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Licker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Licker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Minaj pulls his leg out and moves away.
Minaj connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Licker's hands.
Minaj scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Licker.
Licker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Minaj keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Licker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Licker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tracy Minaj comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Minaj has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tracy Minaj!
An out of breath Tracy Minaj 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Azambuja (ranked 7278 p4p, 574 weight class) and Sam Samuelson (ranked 4585 p4p, 436 weight class). Sam Samuelson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucas Azambuja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sam Samuelson!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samuelson throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Azambuja to counter with a crisp jab.
Azambuja lands a nice looking body shot.
Samuelson misses with a takedown
and Azambuja counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Samuelson thinking.
Samuelson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Azambuja connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Samuelson scrambles back to his feet.
Samuelson tries to land a leg kick but Azambuja saw it coming and moves away.
Samuelson looks to land a body kick but Azambuja moved away.
Samuelson shoots and misses
enabling Azambuja to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azambuja lands a nice shot to the body.
Azambuja cracks Samuelson with a good jab.
Azambuja rushes Samuelson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azambuja lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Samuelson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Azambuja just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lucas Azambuja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Samuelson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Azambuja as the two fighters clinch.
Samuelson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Azambuja just stands there and leans against the cage.
Samuelson fails to pull guard.
Azambuja scores with a nice hook to the head.
Azambuja breaks the clinch.
Samuelson misses with a takedown attempt
and Azambuja makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jab, jab by Azambuja - just one landing.
Samuelson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Azambuja counters with a straight right hand.
Azambuja thuds a left hand into Samuelson's body.
Samuelson misses with a takedown attempt
and Azambuja counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Samuelson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Samuelson fails with the takedown
and Azambuja counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Azambuja is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Samuelson looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Azambuja connects with the punch.
Azambuja connects with a right hand. Samuelson shakes it off.
Samuelson tries for a takedown but Azambuja circles away easily
letting Azambuja counter with a right hand.
Azambuja throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Samuelson on the side of the head.
Samuelson gets tackled into the cage by Azambuja. Azambuja maintains the clinch.
Samuelson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Azambuja softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Samuelson tries to pull guard but Azambuja forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Samuelson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Good body shot from Azambuja.
Azambuja breaks the clinch.
Samuelson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Azambuja counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azambuja lands with an overhand left.
Samuelson misses with a takedown attempt
and Azambuja counters with a nice body shot.
Samuelson gets tackled into the cage by Azambuja. Azambuja maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Azambuja - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Azambuja as the two fighters clinch.
Azambuja lands with a left to the head.
Azambuja is leaning against Samuelson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Azambuja throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Azambuja gets through Samuelson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Azambuja's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Azambuja clobbers Samuelson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Azambuja lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Samuelson can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Azambuja and Samuelson drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Azambuja.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas Azambuja!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Johnson (ranked 4586 p4p, 446 weight class) and Mikael Garcia (ranked 6984 p4p, 545 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mikael Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Johnson passes into half guard.
Garcia is defending against the submission attempts here by Johnson.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Garcia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Garcia is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). John Johnson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deliruim Bipolar (ranked 7184 p4p, 556 weight class) and Ivan Blood (ranked 3885 p4p, 394 weight class). Ivan Blood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Deliruim Bipolar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Blood!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood lands with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Blood.
Blood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blood lands a slapping body shot.
Blood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bipolar's hands.
Good standup being displayed there by Blood as he connects with a hook.
Blood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bipolar tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Blood manages to circle out of the way.
Blood digs a good hook to Bipolar's body.
Blood throws a body punch but Bipolar moves out of range.
Bipolar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bipolar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Blood makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bipolar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blood.
Bipolar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blood scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bipolar in his tracks.
Blood is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bipolar rather than just go for the knockout.
Blood connects with a body shot that sends Bipolar's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bipolar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Blood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bipolar.
Blood jabs at Bipolar's body.
Blood has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ivan Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blood drops his shoulder and cracks Bipolar with a huge uppercut! Bipolar goes down! Can Blood finish him?
Bipolar is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood prevents Bipolar from getting back to his feet.
Oh Bipolar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bipolar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blood.
Bipolar seems to have got his legs back now.
Blood throws a strike but Bipolar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bipolar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Blood is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bipolar looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blood can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bipolar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Blood is proving hard to escape from.
Bipolar postures up.
Bipolar is fighting to break Blood's control of his arms but Blood is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Blood looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bipolar puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blood is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blood controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Blood is looking to improve his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bipolar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Blood 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.
Bipolar defending well as Blood loads up on a big left hand.
Bipolar wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blood, as that shot connected.
Blood throws a hook to the side of Bipolar's head but Bipolar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Blood.
Blood works Bipolar's body with a nice hook.
Blood misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood misses with a straight right.
Bipolar tries to counter by clinching up but Blood breaks away and moves out of range.
Blood stuns Bipolar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blood connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood misses with a body shot.
Bipolar is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Blood.
Bipolar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bipolar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bipolar walks into a left hand.
Bipolar is looking to clinch but Blood is avoiding it.
Blood with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood works Bipolar's body with a nice hook.
Blood throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bipolar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blood jabs at Bipolar's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blood scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bipolar in his tracks.
Blood darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bipolar seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Blood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bipolar at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood lands a nice hook to Bipolar's body. Bipolar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bipolar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bipolar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blood cracks Bipolar with an uppercut from hell and Bipolar crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Blood's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blood is looking to work some ground and pound but Bipolar has wrist control.
Blood trying to control but Bipolar is working from the bottom.
Bipolar is working an open guard so Blood takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood jabs Bipolar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blood ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blood drops Bipolar with a left right combo! Blood follows him down to the ground into side control.
The ground and pound from Blood seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ground and pound from Blood seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Blood tries to score with some ground and pound. Bipolar controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Blood in side control, throwing shots but Bipolar defends.
Blood wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bipolar keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Blood 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Blood lands a jab to Bipolar's midsection.
Blood thuds a left hand into Bipolar's body.
Blood scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blood scores with a hook to the body. Bipolar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blood steps into range and cracks Bipolar with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Bipolar flops backwards and Blood dives into his guard looking to finish!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bipolar is working an open guard so Blood takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Blood misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood lands a big shot that drops Bipolar! Can he finish him?
Blood postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blood throws an elbow that misses. Bipolar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blood's guard. Nice move by Bipolar!
Blood seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood trying to control the position.
Blood is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bipolar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood wants to sweep but no luck.
Blood is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ivan Blood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bipolar decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Blood, up you get!
Blood stalks Bipolar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bipolar's face. Bipolar staggers backwards, shaken.
Bipolar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blood lands a nice shot that snaps Bipolar's head back.
Blood throws a shot to the body.
Blood lands a nice shot to the body.
Blood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blood lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bipolar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Blood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blood has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 24:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Blood!
Our winner, Ivan Blood, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Seinfeld (ranked 4191 p4p, 403 weight class) and Japi Tantor (ranked 5529 p4p, 477 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
255 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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208 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gerald Seinfeld!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Japi Tantor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Tantor.
Tantor stuffs the takedown.
We've been hearing reports that Seinfeld has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Seinfeld throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donk. Tantor catches Seinfeld right on the button with a cross.
Tantor cracks Seinfeld with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tantor punishes Seinfeld's body with a nice straight punch.
Seinfeld on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tantor sizes up Seinfeld with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Seinfeld takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tantor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Seinfeld's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tantor lands a nice shot that snaps Seinfeld's head back.
Seinfeld is rocked!
Tantor stuffs the takedown attempt from Seinfeld. Seinfeld gets slowly back to his feet.
Oh Seinfeld is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Seinfeld tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tantor swivels and escapes.
Seinfeld seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerald Seinfeld. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tantor throws out a powerful jab.
Seinfeld looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tantor is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Seinfeld flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Seinfeld is out cold! Tantor holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Japi Tantor!
An out of breath Japi Tantor 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Android Gogeta (ranked 3420 p4p, 443 weight class) and Chris Robertson (ranked 5540 p4p, 574 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Android Gogeta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chris Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson thumps Gogeta with a low kick.
Robertson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gogeta holding on.
Robertson wants to stand but Gogeta has his arm trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Gogeta's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gogeta manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robertson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Robertson controlling the action here.
Gogeta tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Robertson manages to move to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gogeta is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gogeta could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Robertson controlling the pace for now.
Gogeta regains half guard.
Gogeta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Robertson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gogeta is holding on to half guard well.
Robertson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gogeta. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gogeta tries to roll over but Robertson keeps him under control.
Robertson wants to free his trapped foot but Gogeta is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gogeta manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gogeta is trying to keep Robertson in close.
Gogeta looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Robertson preventing the sweep.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson closes the distance and clinches.
Robertson breaks from the clinch.
Robertson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gogeta tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Robertson is in Gogeta's guard.
Gogeta is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gogeta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gogeta might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gogeta has control of Robertson's left arm, preventing Robertson from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson looking to sit in guard and control but Gogeta gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gogeta won't allow Robertson to get back to his feet.
Robertson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Robertson is looking to stand back up but Gogeta counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Robertson.
Gogeta landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gogeta lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gogeta works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Robertson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gogeta has closed the distance and engaged Robertson in a clinch.
Gogeta drops down looking for an ankle pick but Robertson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gogeta tries to clinch up but Robertson circles away and keeps his distance.
Gogeta on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gogeta wants to clinch up but Robertson keeps it at a distance.
Robertson is looking for the big counter here.
Robertson moves into the clinch successfully.
Gogeta drops down looking for an ankle pick but Robertson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gogeta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Robertson is fending him off so far but Gogeta persists. Nope, Robertson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Android Gogeta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gogeta throws a sloppy head kick
and Robertson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Robertson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gogeta.
Robertson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Gogeta to get to his feet.
Chris Robertson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robertson works over Gogeta's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Android Gogeta has been cut.
Android Gogeta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gogeta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Robertson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Robertson has closed the distance and engaged Gogeta in a clinch.
The referee calls for Robertson to work.
Robertson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gogeta shoots for a takedown but Robertson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gogeta tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Robertson swivels and escapes.
Robertson throws a head kick that Gogeta semi-blocks.
Gogeta forces Robertson back against the cage and clinches.
Robertson breaks from the clinch.
Gogeta on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robertson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gogeta tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Robertson swivels and escapes.
Robertson looks to land a combination. Gogeta sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robertson fails with the takedown
and Gogeta counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gogeta is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Robertson keeping moving, preventing Gogeta from controlling successfully.
Robertson working a defensive guard here.
Gogeta works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gogeta drops an elbow to the side of Robertson's head.
Robertson trying to control from the bottom.
Gogeta is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Robertson is refusing to be controlled, as Gogeta sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Robertson pushes Gogeta off looking to stand but Gogeta dives back in and keeps control.
Gogeta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robertson keeps working.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gogeta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gogeta shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gogeta showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gogeta is keen to just control but Robertson is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Robertson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Android Gogeta's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Robertson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gogeta is looking to improve his position.
Gogeta trying to control but Robertson postures up.
Gogeta moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gogeta looking for a sweep. Not yet Gogeta, not yet.
Robertson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gogeta's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gogeta wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Robertson stands and steps away. Gogeta gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Chris Robertson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robertson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robertson lands a head kick. Gogeta smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Robertson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gogeta tries to clinch up.
Robertson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Robertson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Robertson as Gogeta shoots in.
Robertson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Robertson lands with a nice combination. Gogeta backs away looking to recover.
Gogeta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robertson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gogeta.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robertson dives in and scores a takedown into Gogeta's guard.
Gogeta is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gogeta is trying to control the position but Robertson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gogeta bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Robertson's guard.
Gogeta stopping the sweep attempt from Robertson.
Gogeta is pushing down on Robertson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Robertson is fighting to maintain full guard but Gogeta has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gogeta prevents Robertson from standing back up.
Still in half guard, Gogeta seems content to control.
Gogeta stops Robertson from getting back to his feet.
Robertson is trying is best to control the position here.
Gogeta is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gogeta lands a nice shot to the head.
Gogeta trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gogeta putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Robertson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Android Gogeta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Robertson tries to hold on but Gogeta pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Robertson is squirming around, avoiding Gogeta's attempts to control the action.
Gogeta pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chris Robertson.
I've got Robertson 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Robertson!
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