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ROTI-12 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Hogan (ranked 6009 p4p, 506 weight class) and Daryl Orozco (ranked 25402 p4p, 595 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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164 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Counter fighter
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daryl Orozco!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Orozco counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Orozco prevents Hogan from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orozco with a nice head shot there.
Orozco is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hogan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Orozco landing some decent shots from guard.
Orozco working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogan has momentary wrist control but Orozco slips an elbow through the middle.
Orozco is in close to Hogan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Orozco has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Orozco scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Orozco lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orozco cracks Hogan with a solid left hand.
Hogan wants to stand and escape but Orozco is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orozco lands a couple of digs.
Orozco stands up over Hogan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Orozco landing some decent shots from guard.
Orozco is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Orozco showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Orozco lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Orozco working some strikes from top position.
Orozco scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Orozco is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Orozco distracts Hogan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orozco is in close to Hogan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Orozco distracts Hogan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Orozco is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hogan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Orozco is controlling him.
Orozco postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hogan wants to get back to his feet but Orozco is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Orozco tries to free his leg and advance position but Hogan is retaining full guard.
Orozco content to stall in guard here.
Orozco trying to control but Hogan is working from the bottom.
Orozco makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orozco landing with the ground and pound.
Orozco prevents Hogan from getting back to his feet.
Orozco scoring with punches to the head and body.
Orozco working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Orozco makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hogan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Orozco landing some decent shots from guard.
Orozco keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hogan's head.
Orozco scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hogan is looking to stand up but Orozco isn't so interested in that idea.
Orozco postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orozco is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Orozco scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Orozco won't allow Hogan to get back to his feet.
Orozco landing with the ground and pound.
Orozco landing some decent shots from guard.
Orozco scoring with some ground and pound.
Orozco makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Orozco lands a couple of elbows.
Orozco lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Orozco content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Orozco lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hogan keeping moving, preventing Orozco from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daryl Orozco dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hogan wants to clinch but Orozco slips to the side
and Orozco decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hogan's guard.
Hogan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Orozco landing some decent shots from guard.
Orozco working some strikes from top position.
Hogan wants to get back to his feet but Orozco is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Orozco stands and throws Hogan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Orozco working the body and head with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orozco looks up at the clock and then as Hogan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Orozco smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hogan is trying to get back to his feet.
Hogan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Orozco connects with a decent elbow.
Orozco in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Orozco works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan is pushing Orozco's head away, looking to escape. Orozco manages to hold on to the position though.
Hogan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Orozco connects with a decent elbow.
Orozco controlling from side mount.
Orozco is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hogan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hogan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hogan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Orozco is looking to take a break and control but Hogan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Orozco scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan taking punishment in the form of punches.
Orozco is working Hogan over with some ground and pound from side control.
A lull in the action here as Orozco stalls from top position.
Orozco landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hogan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hogan taking a bit of punishment here - Orozco scoring with strikes.
Orozco works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Orozco landing strikes.
Orozco creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hogan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hogan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan taking a bit of punishment here - Orozco scoring with strikes.
Orozco working the head with strikes.
Hogan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Daryl Orozco has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Orozco grinds an elbow into Hogan's temple.
Hogan is rocked!
Hogan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Oh Hogan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Orozco cracks Hogan with a big elbow.
Orozco working the head with strikes.
Hogan wants to get back to his feet.
Orozco is working Hogan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Orozco scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hogan to see if he's OK.
Orozco working the head with strikes.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Orozco cracks Hogan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Orozco cracks Hogan with a big right hand but Hogan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orozco in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hogan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Orozco lands an elbow.
Orozco scoring with punches and elbows.
Hogan taking punishment in the form of punches.
A big shot lands for Orozco! That's hurt Hogan! Will he recover? Orozco fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daryl Orozco!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between White Death (ranked 4095 p4p, 375 weight class) and Jefferson Aguinaga (ranked 6939 p4p, 485 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
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269 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Counter fighter
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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, White Death!
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, Jefferson Aguinaga!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguinaga walks into a stiff left hand from Death.
It looks like Jefferson Aguinaga has been cut.
Death fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aguinaga looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circling - Death throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aguinaga looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Death slips under a jab from Aguinaga.
Death misses with a looping right.
Death checks a leg kick.
Death lands the left hand.
Aguinaga walks into a left hand.
Death throws a shot from downtown. Aguinaga moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Death misses with an uppercut.
Death swings for the body but Aguinaga moves out of range.
Aguinaga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Death counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aguinaga thinking.
Aguinaga bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Death's head.
It looks like White Death has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguinaga staying out of range there.
Aguinaga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Death.
Aguinaga throws a body shot but no joy.
Death staying out of range there.
Aguinaga slips a jab from Death.
A countering left hand to the body from Aguinaga misses.
Death looks to land a right hand but Aguinaga moved out of range.
Aguinaga misses the shot to the body.
Death looks to throw the jab but Aguinaga is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aguinaga! But no joy.
Death with a nice cross.
Aguinaga jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aguinaga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Death counters with a nice uppercut.
White Death seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaga misses with a straight right.
Death throws a shot from downtown. Aguinaga moves away and avoids it.
Death thows a left - swing and a miss!
Death fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aguinaga on the side of the head.
Death uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aguinaga.
Death checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Death throws a hook but Aguinaga blocks it.
Aguinaga fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Death looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aguinaga has taken the fight to the clinch.
Death blocks a body shot from Aguinaga.
Aguinaga struggles to land a body shot inside as Death controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Aguinaga.
A right hand to the body from Aguinaga.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Death is breathing heavily.
Aguinaga misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aguinaga.
Aguinaga lands a left hand.
Death is rocked!
I was talking to Death's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Aguinaga throws a big uppercut that drops Death! More strikes from Aguinaga and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Death lies dazed against the cage as Aguinaga celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jefferson Aguinaga!
After winning the bout, Jefferson Aguinaga thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jambe De Bois (ranked 4109 p4p, 491 weight class) and Piet Smit (ranked 4180 p4p, 498 weight class). Smit has chosen Baby Got Back as his entrance music. Piet Smit is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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210 lbs
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Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jambe De Bois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Piet Smit!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smit slips under a jab from De Bois.
Smit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Bois.
De Bois swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smit is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Bois sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Bois sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smit fails to land the takedown.
De Bois leaves Smit with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jambe De Bois has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piet Smit.
Smit tries to clinch but De Bois moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smit shoots in looking for a takedown. De Bois tries to sprawl out of it but Smit keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Bois manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
De Bois throws a shot from downtown. Smit moves away and avoids it.
Smit wants to clinch
and De Bois counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Bois working the head and body with strikes.
De Bois lands with a punch from half guard.
De Bois thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smit's head.
De Bois working Smit over with strikes.
De Bois is controlling the pace.
De Bois is thwarting Smit's attempts to control the position.
De Bois definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smit is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but De Bois is staying active.
Smit blocking the ground and pound attempt from De Bois.
De Bois sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smit defending well though.
De Bois not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smit trying to control but De Bois postures up.
Smit avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Bois.
De Bois thows a huge punch but Smit dodges it nicely.
De Bois lands with a punch from half guard.
De Bois landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smit looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
De Bois knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smit on the ground.
De Bois trying to control from half guard but Smit is working away.
Smit looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smit controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smit trying to hold on to De Bois's head to control him but De Bois postures up.
De Bois seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smit does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Smit trying to hold on to De Bois's head to control him but De Bois postures up.
Smit is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but De Bois pulls his head out easily.
Smit holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. De Bois connects with a nice short shot to Smit's temple.
Nice strikes from De Bois there.
De Bois lands with a punch from half guard.
Smit moves into full guard.
De Bois wants to control from the top but Smit keeps moving.
De Bois connects with a couple of short punches.
De Bois working some strikes from top position.
Smit keeping moving, preventing De Bois from controlling successfully.
De Bois trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smit controls De Bois momentarily but De Bois frees himself.
De Bois slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jambe De Bois dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smit tries to clinch up but De Bois circles away and keeps his distance.
Smit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Bois swings for the body but Smit moves out of range.
Smit tries to clinch but De Bois is having none of it.
Smit has De Bois up against the cage in a clinch.
De Bois swings wildly with an uppercut but Smit uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Bois misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Bois is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smit can do to turn this around?
Smit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smit missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Bois.
De Bois tries to throw a body punch but Smit avoids it by throwing De Bois back against the cage.
De Bois tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smit blocks an uppercut.
De Bois misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Bois.
Smit blocking some punches.
Smit blocking some punches.
Smit drops down looking for an ankle pick but De Bois pulls his leg out and moves away.
De Bois uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smit.
Smit misses with a takedown
and De Bois cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smit pushes De Bois up against the cage in a clinch.
Smit blocks a body shot from De Bois.
Smit blocks an uppercut.
De Bois swings wildly with an uppercut but Smit uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Bois taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Bois tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smit's elbow.
De Bois works on Smit's body with a couple of short punches.
Smit is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smit.
A head punch on the inside from De Bois fails to land.
Smit is looking to break free of the clinch but De Bois has double underhooks.
De Bois misses with the head strike.
De Bois swings wildly with an uppercut but Smit uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Bois fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Bois breaks the clinch.
De Bois throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Bois lands with a right hand.
It looks like Piet Smit has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smit wants to clinch up but De Bois keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Bois keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
De Bois throwing a counter right hand but Smit manages to avoid it.
Jambe De Bois has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piet Smit.
Smit tries to clinch up.
Smit tries to clinch up.
De Bois throws a jab when Smit was well out of range.
De Bois looks to land a left hand but Smit moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - De Bois throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Bois ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smit moves away.
Smit gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and De Bois counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Bois misses with a looping left.
Smit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Bois paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from De Bois misses its intended target.
Jambe De Bois is winning the standup battle so far.
Smit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Bois is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smit.
Smit misses with an uppercut.
Smit tries for a takedown but De Bois sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Bois circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from De Bois misses the target.
De Bois punishes Smit's body with a nice straight punch.
Smit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Bois throws a hook but Smit avoids it easily.
Smit wants to clinch up but De Bois keeps it at a distance.
De Bois throwing a counter right hand but Smit manages to avoid it.
Smit tries to clinch up.
De Bois circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Bois appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Smit rushes De Bois and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Bois swings wildly with an uppercut but Smit uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jambe De Bois dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Piet Smit's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Smit takes one to the chin there.
De Bois misses with a looping left.
Smit blocks a jab.
Smit tries to clinch there but De Bois circles away.
De Bois is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
De Bois keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Bois. Smit does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like De Bois wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Piet Smit 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.
Smit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Bois.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smit.
Smit misses with a takedown
so De Bois counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Bois showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
De Bois lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Smit working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De Bois doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De Bois manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
De Bois working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Smit controls De Bois momentarily but De Bois frees himself.
De Bois keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smit's head.
Smit is trying to keep De Bois in close.
Jambe De Bois overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smit is looking for a triangle but De Bois pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Bois missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smit trying to control the position.
Smit working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De Bois doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De Bois manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
De Bois landing some decent shots from guard.
De Bois landing with the ground and pound.
Smit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Bois is working Smit over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Bois stopping the sweep attempt from Smit.
De Bois is in close to Smit's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Smit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Bois working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Smit is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and De Bois defends well.
Smit looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Smit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Bois trying to control the position from guard on top but Smit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Bois is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Smit keeping moving, preventing De Bois from controlling successfully.
De Bois working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
De Bois has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Bois throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Bois got a little sloppy there for a moment and Smit has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Bois has managed to get both his arms back between Smit's legs - danger averted.
Smit keeping moving, preventing De Bois from controlling successfully.
Smit trying to keep a closed guard but De Bois is proving a slippery customer.
Piet Smit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jambe De Bois is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Bois showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jambe De Bois showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Bois has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jambe De Bois!
Jambe De Bois thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Piet Smit was interviewed post fight and said 'Winning is not everything, it is the only thing!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dannis Till (ranked 5490 p4p, 495 weight class) and Ren Askcrew (ranked 4059 p4p, 408 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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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, Dannis Till!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ren Askcrew!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askcrew misses with a low kick as Till jumps back.
Dannis Till seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Askcrew closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Askcrew lands in his opponent's guard.
Askcrew wants to control from the top but Till keeps moving.
Askcrew looking to sit in guard and control but Till gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Our spies down at at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches inform us that Askcrew has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Till won't allow Askcrew to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Till stops Askcrew from standing up.
Till is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Till wants to control from the top but Askcrew keeps moving.
Till has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askcrew is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Till trying to control but Askcrew is working from the bottom.
Till looking to sit in guard and control but Askcrew gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Askcrew throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Till works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Askcrew stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Till swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Till keeping moving, preventing Askcrew from controlling successfully.
Till has his hands on Askcrew's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Askcrew missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Till keeping full guard, as Askcrew tries to pass.
Till has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Askcrew is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Till.
Askcrew tries for a kimura but Till is defending well.
Askcrew working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askcrew decides to stand back up.
Till is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Askcrew drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Till defends it well.
Till closes the distance and clinches.
Askcrew leaning his opponent against the cage.
Askcrew blocks an elbow strike from Till.
Till prevents the takedown attempt.
Askcrew pulls guard effortlessly.
Askcrew working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Till has passed into half guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askcrew tries to get to full guard but Till has control of the leg.
Till trying to mount his opponent but Askcrew defends it.
Askcrew is trying to get back to full guard.
Till works his way into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Till wants to take a breather but Askcrew manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Till.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ren Askcrew dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Askcrew avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Till wants to clinch.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up but Askcrew swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Till wants to clinch up but Askcrew keeps it at a distance.
Askcrew moves into the clinch successfully.
Askcrew blocks the elbow strike.
Till blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Askcrew blocks an elbow strike.
Till pushes off an throws an elbow but Askcrew leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Till pushes off an throws an elbow but Askcrew leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Askcrew has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Till after a bit of a struggle.
Till prevents Askcrew from breaking the clinch.
Till throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Till.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Till pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Till lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Ren Askcrew has been cut.
Askcrew is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Till blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Askcrew has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Till avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Till pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Till gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Askcrew.
Dannis Till has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ren Askcrew.
Askcrew dodges an elbow strike from Till.
Till lands a nice elbow.
Askcrew blocks an elbow strike.
Askcrew working hard to break the clinch.
Askcrew avoids the elbow strike from Till, against the cage.
Till misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askcrew trying to land knees to the body.
Askcrew has Till pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Till manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Askcrew has Till pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Till manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Till prevents a body shot from Askcrew.
Askcrew throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Askcrew wants to break free but Till has control.
Till lands an elbow that stopped Askcrew in his tracks for a moment.
Askcrew wants to get back to striking at distance but Till won't allow it.
Askcrew gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Till regains guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Till looking to control.
Till wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Askcrew trying to control but Till is working from the bottom.
Askcrew gets to his feet. Till looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Till defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Askcrew.
Askcrew looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Till is fending him off so far but Askcrew persists. Nope, Till circles away and we're back to standing.
Till moves into range and clinches up with Askcrew.
A nice left hand lands by Askcrew.
Askcrew tries to throw a body punch but Till avoids it by throwing Askcrew back against the cage.
Till throws an elbow that misses.
Askcrew blocks the elbow strike.
Askcrew tries to score a body lock takedown but Till shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Till just misses with a elbow thrown towards Askcrew's brow.
Askcrew can't break the clinch.
Askcrew has had enough of the clinch but Till keeps him there for the moment.
Askcrew jumps guard but Till stands there with Askcrew around his waist. Askcrew gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Askcrew with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askcrew has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Till avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Till just misses with a elbow thrown towards Askcrew's brow.
Askcrew has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Till after a bit of a struggle.
Askcrew blocks an elbow strike.
Askcrew blocks an elbow strike from Till.
Askcrew swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Askcrew gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Till avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Askcrew.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Till is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Till manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dannis Till dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ren Askcrew's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Askcrew tries a head kick but it misses.
Till moves into the clinch.
Till lands an elbow just above Askcrew 's eye.
Till pushes off an throws an elbow but Askcrew leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Askcrew changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Till fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Askcrew goes for a double leg but Till avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Till continues to drive forward.
Till wants to clinch up but Askcrew keeps it at a distance.
Askcrew shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Till is trying to defend but Askcrew finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Till has his hands clasped together around Askcrew's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askcrew is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Till has managed to free his arm - good work.
Askcrew wants to advance to full mount but Till doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Askcrew wants to control from the top but Till keeps moving.
Till looking to control.
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.
Till looking to control but Askcrew passes into half guard.
Till is not content to let Askcrew control the position.
Till won't allow Askcrew to pass to mount.
Askcrew is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Till is just riding it out for now. Askcrew eventually gives up the hold.
Askcrew thows an elbow strike that misses. Till gets hold of full guard and has managed to get a loose guillotine attempt. Askcrew doesn't seem too bothered but Till quickly shifts his position and has tightened the hold! Askcrew is in big trouble now - he's going a funny colour - he's tapping out! Nice finish there! Askcrew really should have spotted the danger earlier though... either incompetence or over-confidence has resulted in a big L on his record.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dannis Till!
A relieved looking Dannis Till 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Ahr (ranked 3687 p4p, 293 weight class) and Martin Eugen (ranked 4292 p4p, 323 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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152 lbs
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154 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gustav Ahr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Martin Eugen!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eugen throws an overhand right that lands on Ahr's shoulder, as Ahr tries to avoid the shot.
Ahr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Eugen misses the jab.
Ahr throws a sloppy head kick and Eugen moves out of range easily.
Ahr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Eugen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ahr scrambles back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Ahr.
Ahr has his takedown stuffed
and Eugen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No joy there for Eugen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ahr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ahr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eugen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice takedown defense from Eugen. No joy for Ahr on that attempt.
Gustav Ahr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ahr misses with an uppercut.
Eugen stuffs the takedown attempt from Ahr. Ahr gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustav Ahr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A jab from Eugen misses.
Eugen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ahr circles away quickly and effectively.
Ahr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Eugen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ahr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eugen moves away.
Ahr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eugen.
A decent looking cross lands there for Eugen.
Ahr is rocked!
Ahr defending well as Eugen loads up on a big left hand.
Ahr fails to land the takedown.
Ahr wants to clinch.
Eugen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Eugen walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Ahr drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Eugen swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Ahr's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Eugen!
During a confident post fight interview, Martin Eugen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nacho Stiffy (ranked 4144 p4p, 493 weight class) and Rodney Halford (ranked 3664 p4p, 461 weight class). Nacho Stiffy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nacho Stiffy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodney Halford!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stiffy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halford.
No joy there for Stiffy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Halford lands a nice shot to the body.
Halford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Halford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stiffy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stiffy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Halford looks to score with a jab to the body but Stiffy is just out of range.
Halford connects with a leg kick. Stiffy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Halford slips a straight right by Stiffy.
Halford throws the left hand but Stiffy avoids the punch easily.
Halford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stiffy moves away.
Nacho Stiffy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halford shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Rodney Halford has been cut.
Halford lands a nice looking body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stiffy throws a series of punches but Halford moves out of range.
Halford is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stiffy rather than just go for the knockout.
Halford cracks a nice hook into Stiffy's ribs.
Halford thows a body kick. Stiffy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halford looks to land a combination but Stiffy avoids it well.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stiffy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Halford - the referee stops the clock and Stiffy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Halford. Stiffy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Halford thuds his shin into the meat of Stiffy's side.
Stiffy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halford takes a swing at Stiffy's ribcage but misses.
Stiffy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Halford on the side of the head.
Stiffy looks to score with a jab to the body but Halford is just out of range.
Halford throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Stiffy misses with a lunging right hand
and Halford makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stiffy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Halford.
Crunch! Halford slams his shin into Stiffy's torso.
Stiffy is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Halford.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halford scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halford slips under a jab from Stiffy.
Halford looks to score with a jab to the body but Stiffy is just out of range.
It looked like Stiffy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Halford.
Stiffy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Halford counters with a body kick.
Halford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stiffy.
Halford moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Stiffy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Stiffy swings wildly with an uppercut but Halford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stiffy misses with the head strike.
Stiffy tries to break free but Halford pushes him back against the cage.
Halford prevents a body shot from Stiffy.
Halford blocking some punches.
Stiffy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stiffy.
Halford is trying to break the clinch but Stiffy has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halford.
Halford looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiffy keeps control of Halford as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Halford - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Halford wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Halford has had enough of the clinch but Stiffy keeps him there for the moment.
Stiffy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halfords head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stiffy as Halford tries to tie him up.
Halford wants to break free but Stiffy has control.
Halford tries to break free but Stiffy pushes him back against the cage.
Halford blocks an uppercut.
Stiffy prevents Halford from breaking the clinch.
Stiffy tries to throw a body punch but Halford avoids it by throwing Stiffy back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stiffy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stiffy swings wildly with an uppercut but Halford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halford tries to break free but Stiffy pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halford.
Stiffy is trying to break the clinch but Halford has him pressed against the cage.
Stiffy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Stiffy.
Stiffy is trying to break free.
Halford trying to stall but Stiffy improves his position.
Stiffy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halford has Stiffy pressed against the cage, preventing Stiffy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stiffy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Halford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodney Halford's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Halford thuds his shin into the meat of Stiffy's side.
Halford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stiffy misses with a hook
and Halford counters with a nice body shot.
Halford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stiffy.
Stiffy throws a poor cross that misses
and Halford makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rodney Halford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stiffy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Halford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Halford throws a head kick that Stiffy semi-blocks.
Halford throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Halford throws a head kick that Stiffy semi-blocks.
Stiffy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stiffy misses with a body shot.
Halford jabs at Stiffy's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stiffy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Halford - the referee stops the clock and Stiffy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Halford. Stiffy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Stiffy cracks Halford with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Halford closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Halford fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiffy misses with a wild body shot.
Stiffy misses with a right hand
and Halford counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stiffy misses with a right hand
and Halford counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Halford lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stiffy takes a step back to recover.
Stiffy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stiffy misses with a looping left.
Halford pushes Stiffy away with a front kick.
Stiffy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halford.
Stiffy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Halford scores with a spinning back kick!
Halford scores with a push kick.
Halford delivers a nice body kick.
Halford's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stiffy under the eye.
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!
Crunch! Halford slams his shin into Stiffy's torso.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Halford.
Halford works Stiffy's body with a nice hook.
Halford delivers a nice body kick.
Halford throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Halford thows a body kick. Stiffy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Stiffy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Halford lands a nice hook to Stiffy's body. Stiffy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stiffy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Halford scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Halford with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Halford. Stiffy shrugs it off though.
Halford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Stiffy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Halford.
Halford swinging wildly here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halford digs a good hook to Stiffy's body.
A shot to the body from Stiffy misses
and Halford counters with a body kick that stops Stiffy in his tracks momentarily.
A head kick from Halford lands but Stiffy takes it in his stride.
Stiffy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Halford. That one must have hurt.
Halford throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Halford with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Halford delivers a nice body kick.
Halford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stiffy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Halford stuns Stiffy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Halford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Halford thows a body kick. Stiffy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Stiffy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Halford.
Stiffy throws an overhand right that lands on Halford's shoulder, as Halford tries to avoid the shot.
Stiffy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Halford lands a nice hook to Stiffy's body. Stiffy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Halford doesn't manage to clinch there - Stiffy circles away.
Stiffy is looking for a counter combo.
Halford comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Halford finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Halford scores with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stiffy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Halford lands with a nice body kick.
Halford swings for the body but Stiffy moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Halford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rodney Halford's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Halford throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stiffy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Halford takes one to the side of the head.
Halford lands a high kick!
Crunch! Halford slams his shin into Stiffy's torso.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stiffy.
Halford scores with a spinning back kick!
Halford throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stiffy.
Halford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Halford jabs Stiffy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Halford. Stiffy shrugs it off though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Halford - that will leave a mark!
Halford moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stiffy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Halford throws a body punch but Stiffy moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiffy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stiffy duly obliges.
Halford misses the shot to the body.
Stiffy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Halford can pounce on him.
Halford goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Halford scores with a kick to the body.
Halford fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Halford fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stiffy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Halford lands with a nice body punch.
Stiffy misses with a lunging right hand
and Halford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halford misses with a two punch combination.
Stiffy misses with a hook. Halford ducked under it nicely.
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!
Stiffy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halford.
Halford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stiffy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Halford - the referee stops the clock and Stiffy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Halford. Stiffy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Halford swings for the body but Stiffy moves out of range.
Halford misses with a double jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Halford!
Halford bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Halford throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stiffy looks to land a left hand but Halford moved out of range nicely.
Stiffy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Halford moves out of range of the strikes.
Halford is looking to clinch.
Halford looks to land a combination. Stiffy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stiffy loads up on a big right hand but Halford slips the punch.
Halford lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halford thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stiffy if he has to take too many more of those.
Stiffy throws a right hand that misses
and Halford counters with a body kick that stops Stiffy in his tracks momentarily.
Halford with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Halford lands with a kick to the ribs.
Halford with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Halford scores with a kick to the body.
Rodney Halford is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Halford lands a slapping body shot.
Stiffy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Halford.
Stiffy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Halford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stiffy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stiffy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Halford throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Halford throws a nice head kick!
That's four 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!
Halford scores with a head kick. Stiffy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Halford misses with a body kick.
Stiffy throwing a counter right hand but Halford manages to avoid it.
Stiffy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halford at a distance.
Halford misses the shot to the body.
Stiffy with a jab.
Halford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stiffy.
Halford is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Halford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stiffy.
Nacho Stiffy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halford connects with a body shot.
Halford works the jab nicely.
Stiffy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halford throws a body shot but no joy.
Halford connects with a high kick.
Stiffy throws a poor cross that misses
and Halford counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stiffy thinking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodney Halford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Halford 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodney Halford!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between JT Smith (ranked 3005 p4p, 414 weight class) and Giampaolo Turturro (ranked 2969 p4p, 408 weight class). Smith kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Im your boogie man. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, JT Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Giampaolo Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turturro clinches.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Turturro blocks an uppercut.
Turturro tries to pull guard but Smith forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Turturro has him pressed against the cage.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Turturro controls his hands.
Turturro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. Turturro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turturro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turturro slips under a jab from Smith.
Turturro tries to counter with a clinch but Smith shakes him off and moves away.
Turturro darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith throws a leg kick but Turturro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Turturro tries to counter with a clinch but Smith shakes him off and moves away.
Turturro forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turturro's elbow.
Smith is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Turturro can't fight it off and eventually Smith manages to take the fight to the floor. Turturro looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Turturro is retaining full guard.
Smith is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro controlling Smith's posture.
Turturro looking to control.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith trying to control but Turturro is working from the bottom.
Turturro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Turturro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smith is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Smith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smith controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Smith is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Turturro has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Smith is looking to defend but Turturro has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Smith! Turturro pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Smith taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Giampaolo Turturro!
A very excited looking Giampaolo Turturro rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Iti Malia (ranked 2556 p4p, 287 weight class) and Rosco Jones (ranked 3698 p4p, 374 weight class). Iti Malia has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iti Malia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rosco Jones!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malia slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A quick step to the side and Malia tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Malia wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones tries for a takedown but Malia circles away easily
and Malia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Iti Malia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rosco Jones.
Jones with a poor takedown
and Malia counters by moving into the clinch.
Malia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Malia shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short right from Malia.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Malia prevents it.
Jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jones is trying to drag Malia to the mat but Malia just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jones has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Malia after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malia scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Malia prevents it.
Malia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Malia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jones looks winded!
Jones fails to pull guard.
Nice body punch from Malia.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Malia lands a body shot in the clinch.
Malia lands a left hand.
Jones is looking to take this one to the mat.
Malia lands a nice uppercut.
Malia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones is rocked!
Malia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Malia finish him?
Malia lands a big right hand that drops Jones! The killer instinct kicks in and Malia finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Malia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iti Malia!
Iti Malia is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Domenik Panayotov (ranked 2273 p4p, 291 weight class) and Dino Pelayo (ranked 2965 p4p, 315 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Domenik Panayotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dino Pelayo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panayotov misses with a jab to the body
and Pelayo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Panayotov thinking.
Panayotov misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Panayotov.
Pelayo staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Pelayo misses.
Panayotov throws a lazy uppercut
and Pelayo counters with a right hand to the body.
Pelayo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Panayotov blocks a body shot from Pelayo.
Panayotov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Panayotov throws a head punch that misses.
Panayotov scores with a hook to the body.
Panayotov throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pelayo misses with a punch to the body.
Pelayo takes a shot to the head.
Panayotov misses with a punch on the inside.
Pelayo blocking some punches.
Panayotov blocks a body shot from Pelayo.
Panayotov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pelayo blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelayo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Panayotov misses with a punch on the inside.
Panayotov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pelayo backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pelayo.
Pelayo tries to throw a body punch but Panayotov avoids it by throwing Pelayo back against the cage.
Panayotov gets through Pelayo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Panayotov blocks a body shot from Pelayo.
A short body shot lands from Pelayo as the two fighters clinch.
Pelayo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Panayotov.
Panayotov has a couple of punches blocked by Pelayo.
Panayotov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Panayotov cracks Pelayo with a nice body shot.
Panayotov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Panayotov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pelayo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pelayo tries to work over Panayotov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Panayotov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pelayo struggles to land a body shot inside as Panayotov controls his hands.
Pelayo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pelayo blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Pelayo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Panayotov misses with a punch to the body.
Pelayo tries a body shot but Panayotov blocks it.
Panayotov lands with a right to the head.
Panayotov prevents a body shot from Pelayo.
Pelayo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Panayotov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Panayotov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Panayotov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pelayo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Panayotov.
Panayotov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pelayo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Panayotov working aggressively here.
Pelayo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Panayotov.
Panayotov misses with a punch on the inside.
Pelayo tries a body shot but Panayotov blocks it.
Pelayo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Panayotov.
Panayotov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pelayo tries a body shot but Panayotov blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov prevents the takedown attempt.
Panayotov working aggressively here.
Panayotov tries to throw a body punch but Pelayo avoids it by throwing Panayotov back against the cage.
Pelayo tries to throw a body punch but Panayotov avoids it by throwing Pelayo back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Panayotov fails to land.
Pelayo tries to work over Panayotov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Panayotov lands a hook that snaps the head of Pelayo backwards.
Panayotov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Panayotov.
Panayotov has a couple of punches blocked by Pelayo.
Panayotov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Panayotov scores with a shoulder strike.
Panayotov misses with some punches.
Pelayo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pelayo tries a body shot but Panayotov blocks it.
Panayotov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pelayo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pelayo lands a nice shot to the body.
Pelayo tries a body shot but Panayotov blocks it.
Panayotov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pelayo lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panayotov gets through Pelayo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pelayo struggles to land a body shot inside as Panayotov controls his hands.
Pelayo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pelayo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Panayotov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Panayotov throws a head punch that misses.
Pelayo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Panayotov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Panayotov lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pelayo.
Panayotov misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Panayotov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Panayotov lands an uppercut.
Pelayo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pelayo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pelayo has a couple of punches blocked by Panayotov.
Panayotov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pelayo backwards.
Panayotov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pelayo tries to throw a body punch but Panayotov avoids it by throwing Pelayo back against the cage.
Pelayo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Panayotov lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Domenik Panayotov dominated that 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.
Pelayo is looking to clinch.
Panayotov throwing a counter right hand but Pelayo manages to avoid it.
Domenik Panayotov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Panayotov - just one landing.
Panayotov misses with a wild body shot.
Pelayo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pelayo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pelayo moves out of range as Panayotov strikes.
Pelayo tries to clinch but Panayotov is having none of it.
Panayotov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pelayo manages to avoid it.
Pelayo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Panayotov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pelayo can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pelayo moves in looking to clinch but Panayotov pushes him off.
Panayotov misses with a straight right.
Nice jab there from Panayotov.
Pelayo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Panayotov throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Panayotov.
Panayotov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pelayo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Panayotov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Domenik Panayotov is winning the standup battle so far.
Panayotov misses with a body shot.
Panayotov throws a good cross that connects.
Panayotov throws a right hand that misses
and Pelayo counters with a left to the body.
Pelayo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Panayotov.
Pelayo slips a jab from Panayotov.
Pelayo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Panayotov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pelayo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Panayotov thinking.
Pelayo works Panayotov's body with a nice hook.
Pelayo has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Panayotov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Panayotov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pelayo blocks a body shot from Panayotov.
Pelayo is leaning against Panayotov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pelayo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pelayo can't find room to land a body shot as Panayotov controls the action.
Pelayo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Panayotov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pelayo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pelayo misses with a body punch.
Panayotov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pelayo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Pelayo.
Pelayo misses with a body punch.
Pelayo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Panayotov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pelayo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pelayo tries to work over Panayotov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pelayo can't find room to land a body shot as Panayotov controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelayo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Panayotov's elbow.
Panayotov has a couple of punches blocked by Pelayo.
Panayotov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pelayo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Panayotov lands with a light punch inside.
Panayotov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Panayotov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pelayo blocking some punches.
Panayotov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pelayo misses with a punch to the body.
Panayotov working aggressively here.
Pelayo misses with a punch to the body.
Panayotov throws a punch but it's blocked by Pelayo.
Pelayo tries a body shot but Panayotov blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pelayo.
Pelayo misses with a body punch.
Panayotov blocks a body shot from Pelayo.
Pelayo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pelayo tries to work over Panayotov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov blocks a body shot from Pelayo.
Pelayo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Panayotov misses with a punch on the inside.
Domenik Panayotov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pelayo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Panayotov's elbow.
Panayotov swings wildly with an uppercut but Pelayo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pelayo misses with a body punch.
Panayotov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Panayotov has a couple of punches blocked by Pelayo.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pelayo.
Panayotov throws a punch but it's blocked by Pelayo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Panayotov.
Panayotov digs a right hand underneath Pelayo's ribcage. Pelayo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pelayo misses with a punch to the body.
Panayotov swings wildly with an uppercut but Pelayo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pelayo tries to work over Panayotov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Panayotov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pelayo jumps guard but Panayotov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Domenik Panayotov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dino Pelayo.
Panayotov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Domenik Panayotov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Panayotov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pelayo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Panayotov rather than just go for the knockout.
Panayotov throws out a powerful jab.
Panayotov thuds a left hand into Pelayo's body.
Pelayo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Panayotov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Panayotov just misses with a punch to the body.
Panayotov misses with a hook.
Panayotov swats away the attempt to clinch by Pelayo.
Panayotov is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pelayo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Panayotov.
Panayotov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pelayo is looking to clinch.
Pelayo moves out of range as Panayotov strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panayotov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pelayo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Panayotov thinking.
A shot to the body from Panayotov misses
and Pelayo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pelayo avoids the body shot from Panayotov.
Pelayo misses with a shot to the body
and Panayotov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Panayotov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pelayo is looking to clinch.
Panayotov throws the left hand but Pelayo avoids the punch easily.
Pelayo is looking to clinch but Panayotov is avoiding it.
Panayotov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pelayo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Panayotov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice shot lands for Panayotov.
Panayotov misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pelayo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Panayotov with a body shot.
Panayotov throws the left hand but Pelayo avoids the punch easily.
A nice side step and Pelayo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Panayotov misses with a left hand
and Pelayo counters with a right hand to the body.
Panayotov scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pelayo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pelayo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pelayo slips under a jab.
Panayotov misses with a hook
and Pelayo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Panayotov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pelayo.
A big right from Panayotov misses.
Panayotov misses with a hook.
Panayotov misses with a hook
and Pelayo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov misses with a left hand
and Pelayo counters with a right hand to the body.
Panayotov misses with a straight left.
Panayotov loads up on a big right hand but Pelayo slips the punch.
Panayotov misses with a right hand
and Pelayo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pelayo slips under a jab from Panayotov.
Pelayo wants to counter with a clinch but Panayotov pushes him away.
Panayotov jabs at Pelayo's body.
Panayotov misses with a straight right.
Pelayo tries to clinch but Panayotov is having none of it.
Pelayo drops his hands momentarily and Panayotov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pelayo misses with a body punch
and Panayotov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Panayotov misses with an uppercut
and Pelayo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pelayo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelayo moves out of range as Panayotov strikes.
Pelayo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Panayotov was well out of range. Poor timing from Pelayo.
Panayotov loads up on a big right hand but Pelayo slips the punch.
Panayotov moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
Panayotov lunges at Pelayo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pelayo's hand.
Panayotov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pelayo, pushing him back against the cage.
Panayotov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Panayotov throws a punch but it's blocked by Pelayo.
Pelayo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Panayotov cracks Pelayo with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Panayotov.
Panayotov swings wildly with an uppercut but Pelayo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dino Pelayo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pelayo misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Domenik Panayotov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Panayotov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Domenik Panayotov!
Domenik Panayotov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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