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SPARTA 3: J. Luna vs. Umbebe PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duke Blackbeard (ranked 5378 p4p, 485 weight class) and Shinya Aoki (ranked 7117 p4p, 545 weight class). Blackbeard's entrance music is Remember The Name. A fine choice. Duke Blackbeard is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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176 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, Duke Blackbeard!
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, Shinya Aoki!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackbeard throws a body punch but Aoki moves out of range.
Aoki walks into a left hand.
Aoki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackbeard was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Aoki throws a body shot but no joy.
Blackbeard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Decent striking displayed by Blackbeard there.
Blackbeard connects with a right hand. Aoki shakes it off.
Blackbeard connects with a right hand. Aoki shakes it off.
Aoki is rocked!
Blackbeard sends Aoki crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Blackbeard is motioning to the referee to let Aoki up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Aoki is still on wobbly legs! Can Blackbeard finish him?
Aoki's coach down at Temp Spar Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Aoki's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aoki tries for a takedown but Blackbeard circles away easily
and Blackbeard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aoki thinking.
Blackbeard drops Aoki with a straight right hand, right on the button! Blackbeard follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duke Blackbeard!
Our winner, Duke Blackbeard, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Apidej Sit Hirun (ranked 5249 p4p, 196 weight class) and Nick Gracie Jr (ranked 5288 p4p, 198 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 bantamweight 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, Apidej Sit Hirun!
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, Nick Gracie Jr!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sit Hirun instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sit Hirun presses Gracie Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Sit Hirun as the two fighters clinch.
Sit Hirun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sit Hirun scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gracie Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Sit Hirun counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Nick Gracie Jr has been cut.
Gracie Jr swings for the body but Sit Hirun moves out of range.
Sit Hirun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie Jr.
And Gracie Jr tries to counter it with a takedown but Sit Hirun pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sit Hirun with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice cross by Sit Hirun.
Sit Hirun connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gracie Jr's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sit Hirun throws a shot to the body.
Apidej Sit Hirun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie Jr missing with a left hand there. Sit Hirun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sit Hirun lands a jab to the nose.
Gracie Jr misses with a looping right.
Sit Hirun just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie Jr. Sit Hirun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sit Hirun is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sit Hirun misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sit Hirun scores with a jab.
Sit Hirun connects with a right hand. Gracie Jr shakes it off.
Gracie Jr is rocked!
Gracie Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie Jr loads up on a big right hand but Sit Hirun slips the punch.
Apidej Sit Hirun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sit Hirun lands a left and a right that send Gracie Jr crashing to the mat, dazed. Sit Hirun thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Gracie Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Sit Hirun finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Gracie Jr misses.
Sit Hirun feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gracie Jr sprawling to the canvas! Gracie Jr rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sit Hirun finish him?!
BOOM! Sit Hirun lands a beautiful left hook that drops Gracie Jr. Gracie Jr tries to recover but Sit Hirun is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Gracie Jr lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Apidej Sit Hirun!
After the fight, Apidej Sit Hirun was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piet Smit (ranked 4799 p4p, 525 weight class) and Perry Fortin (ranked 6971 p4p, 608 weight class). Smit kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Baby Got Back. Piet Smit has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Piet Smit!
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, Perry Fortin!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Fortin.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smit.
Smit gets a clinch.
Smit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smit is looking to take this one to the mat.
Fortin pulls Smit into guard.
Fortin working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smit won't allow Fortin to sweep him here.
Smit definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Smit drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Fortin dives on top into guard.
Smit throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fortin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smit has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Fortin doesn't defend quickly enough and Smit has managed to lock this one up! Can Fortin escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Smit on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Piet Smit!
A relieved looking Piet Smit 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Hewitt (ranked 4457 p4p, 481 weight class) and Put Lorlek (ranked 5253 p4p, 518 weight class). Jason Hewitt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Put Lorlek's chin.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Hewitt!
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, Put Lorlek!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Lorlek.
Hewitt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lorlek jabs Hewitt right on the nose. Hewitt blinks but takes it well.
Hewitt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hewitt darts in looking for a takedown but Lorlek gets double underhooks and turns Hewitt into the cage.
Lorlek lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hewitt fails with the takedown.
Lorlek throws out a counter right but Hewitt avoids it with no problem.
Lorlek scores with a jab. Hewitt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lorlek lands a left and a right that send Hewitt crashing to the mat, dazed. Lorlek thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lorlek feints with a jab and clips Hewitt right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Hewitt is sent crashing into the canvas and Lorlek leaps in for the kill! Hewitt tries to get to his feet but Lorlek is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Hewitt is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Put Lorlek!
Put Lorlek decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takanori Gomi (ranked 4507 p4p, 486 weight class) and Brook Whitebeard (ranked 5387 p4p, 524 weight class). Whitebeard has chosen Remember The Name as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Brook Whitebeard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Takanori Gomi!
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, Brook Whitebeard!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whitebeard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Whitebeard cracks Gomi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Takanori Gomi has been cut.
Gomi slips a jab and a cross from Whitebeard.
Whitebeard throws out a powerful jab.
Nice body punch from Whitebeard.
Gomi cracks a nice hook into Whitebeard's ribs.
A jab lands there for Whitebeard.
Gomi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gomi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Whitebeard scores with a counter punch that sends Gomi to the canvas! Whitebeard smells blood - he's punishing Gomi with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Gomi has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brook Whitebeard!
A victorious Brook Whitebeard thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Korban Ellison (ranked 3863 p4p, 163 weight class) and Andres Bonifacio (ranked 5350 p4p, 199 weight class). Bonifacio has chosen Noypi by Bamboo as his entrance music. Andres Bonifacio is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Korban Ellison!
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, Andres Bonifacio!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bonifacio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Bonifacio.
Ellison wants a takedown.
Bonifacio lands an uppercut.
Ellison prevents a body shot from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bonifacio gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ellison to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bonifacio pulls Ellison in close to his closed guard and prevents Ellison from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellison stands up and waves to Bonifacio to follow him.
Korban Ellison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellison tries to clinch
and Bonifacio counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonifacio manages to avoid it.
Bonifacio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bonifacio scores with a shot to the body.
Bonifacio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ellison dives in and grabs Bonifacio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bonifacio pushes down on Ellison's head and hops out.
Ellison shoots in but Bonifacio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Korban Ellison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellison goes for a double leg but Bonifacio avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bonifacio continues to drive forward.
Ellison tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bonifacio swivels and escapes.
Ellison has been working on his balance at Temp Spar Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Bonifacio.
Ellison closes the distance and clinches up with Bonifacio, looking for a takedown. Ellison pushes Bonifacio against the cage but Bonifacio circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bonifacio scores with a shot to the body.
Bonifacio lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellison dives in for a single leg takedown but Bonifacio sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bonifacio lands a nice hook to Ellison's body. Ellison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonifacio works Ellison's body with a nice hook.
Bonifacio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bonifacio scores with a body shot.
Bonifacio lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bonifacio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ellison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bonifacio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ellison is breathing heavily.
Bonifacio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ellison.
Ellison throws a sloppy head kick and Bonifacio moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellison on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ellison fails with the takedown
and Bonifacio counters with a nice body shot.
Ellison with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bonifacio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ellison thinking.
Bonifacio scores with a nice strike.
Ellison with a poor takedown
and Bonifacio counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bonifacio scores with a nice right hand.
Ellison gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bonifacio lands a nice hook to Ellison's body. Ellison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bonifacio connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonifacio circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ellison.
A nice side step and Bonifacio releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bonifacio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ellison is looking to land body kicks.
Ellison misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bonifacio scores with a hook to the body. Ellison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bonifacio looks to land a combination. Ellison sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ellison is rocked!
Bonifacio steps in with a hook that catches Ellison right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Bonifacio follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Ellison looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andres Bonifacio!
During a confident post fight interview, Andres Bonifacio 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 3452 p4p, 357 weight class) and Derek The Congo Nightmare (ranked 4509 p4p, 449 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Georges St Pierre!
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, Derek The Congo Nightmare!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Congo Nightmare.
The Congo Nightmare feints and as St Pierre raises his hands in defense, The Congo Nightmare changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The Congo Nightmare controlling from the top position.
The Congo Nightmare wants to pass the guard but St Pierre is keeping the position.
St Pierre manages to escape and get back to his feet.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Congo Nightmare.
The Congo Nightmare fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
St Pierre lands a nice hook to The Congo Nightmare's body. The Congo Nightmare takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
St Pierre connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Congo Nightmare manages to avoid it.
St Pierre cracks The Congo Nightmare with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
St Pierre stuffs the takedown.
St Pierre takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The Congo Nightmare fails to land the takedown.
Georges St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek The Congo Nightmare.
The Congo Nightmare fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
St Pierre connects with a solid leg kick.
St Pierre thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on The Congo Nightmare if he has to take too many more of those.
The Congo Nightmare looks winded!
A kick lands to the mid section there for St Pierre.
St Pierre thumps The Congo Nightmare with a low kick.
St Pierre bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops The Congo Nightmare! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
The Congo Nightmare is rocked!
It looks like Derek The Congo Nightmare has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Congo Nightmare looking for a guillotine here but St Pierre defends easily.
The Congo Nightmare is still in real trouble! Can St Pierre finish him?
St Pierre stays in close to The Congo Nightmare's body and controls the position.
The Congo Nightmare seems to have recovered his senses.
The Congo Nightmare keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
St Pierre stands up from The Congo Nightmare's guard - St Pierre perhaps looking for a knockout.
St Pierre avoids the head kick by The Congo Nightmare.
The Congo Nightmare closes this distance looking for a takedown but St Pierre circles away.
St Pierre throws a powerful right kick. The Congo Nightmare tried to block low but the kick was high! The Congo Nightmare was taken right off of his feet! St Pierre jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Georges St Pierre!
A victorious Georges St Pierre thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lapu Lapu (ranked 3572 p4p, 281 weight class) and Shawn Arteezy (ranked 3600 p4p, 283 weight class). Lapu comes to the cage accompanied by Noypi by Bamboo. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Counter fighter
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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, Lapu Lapu!
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, Shawn Arteezy!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arteezy takes one on the button.
Lapu seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Arteezy throws a body punch but Lapu moves out of range.
Lapu throws a body shot but no joy.
Arteezy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lapu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arteezy. Lapu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arteezy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lapu moves away from the strike by Arteezy.
Arteezy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lapu jabs Arteezy right on the nose. Arteezy blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapu steps in with a hook that catches Arteezy right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Lapu follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Arteezy looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lapu Lapu!
Lapu Lapu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyo Yodachai (ranked 3049 p4p, 341 weight class) and Floyd Mayweather (ranked 3612 p4p, 400 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kyo Yodachai!
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, Floyd Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yodachai slips under a jab.
Yodachai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mayweather throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Mayweather looks to move away, Yodachai throws a big counter combo but Mayweather just gets out of the way.
Yodachai tries to clinch but Mayweather is having none of it.
Yodachai is looking to clinch but Mayweather is avoiding it.
Mayweather doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mayweather works Yodachai's body with a nice hook.
Mayweather scores with a nice strike.
Mayweather lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mayweather scores with a jab. Yodachai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mayweather just misses with a punch to the body.
Mayweather swats away the attempt to clinch by Yodachai.
Mayweather uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yodachai has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yodachai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mayweather manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like Mayweather was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mayweather misses with a hook.
Yodachai looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Yodachai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice uppercut lands for Mayweather. That snapped Yodachai's head back.
Mayweather thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yodachai appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mayweather!
Yodachai is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Yodachai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oh Yodachai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Mayweather! Yodachai is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Floyd Mayweather!
A less than humble Floyd Mayweather misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Luna (ranked 2181 p4p, 251 weight class) and Mufaza Umbebe (ranked 2958 p4p, 335 weight class). Luna comes to the cage accompanied by Noypi by Bamboo. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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, Juan Luna!
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, Mufaza Umbebe!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luna misses the shot to the body.
Umbebe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Luna misses with a two punch combination.
Umbebe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luna seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Umbebe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luna swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Umbebe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Luna connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Umbebe scrambles back to his feet.
Umbebe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luna swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Umbebe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Umbebe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luna misses with a wild body shot.
Luna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Umbebe was well out of range. Poor timing from Luna.
Umbebe lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Umbebe misses with a kick to the body
and Umbebe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umbebe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Umbebe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Umbebe tries to clinch but Luna moves away
and Luna counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Umbebe wants to clinch up but Luna keeps it at a distance.
Luna moves out of range of the body kick.
Luna throws a looping overhand right but Umbebe ducks down to avoid it.
Luna cracks a nice hook into Umbebe's ribs.
Luna is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Umbebe.
Umbebe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Juan Luna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Umbebe tries to clinch but Luna is having none of it.
Luna was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Umbebe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umbebe tries to clinch up.
Umbebe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Luna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luna is looking to counter punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Umbebe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Luna connects with a single shot there.
Umbebe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Umbebe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Umbebe moves to clinch but Luna breaks away
and Luna counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Umbebe thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umbebe misses with a takedown attempt - Luna sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Luna swats away the attempt to clinch by Umbebe.
Luna fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Umbebe on the side of the head.
Luna lands a nice hook to Umbebe's body. Umbebe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Luna cracks a nice hook into Umbebe's ribs.
Umbebe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Luna manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luna connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Umbebe darts in trying to clinch
and Luna counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umbebe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Luna counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Luna jabs Umbebe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Umbebe fails in his attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Luna misses its target.
Umbebe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luna swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Umbebe wants to clinch up but Luna keeps it at a distance.
A quick step to the side and Luna tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luna waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Umbebe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Luna dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Luna circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luna throws out a loose jab but Umbebe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Umbebe doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Luna with a hook.
Umbebe moves to clinch but Luna breaks away
and Luna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Umbebe slips under a jab.
Umbebe tries to clinch but Luna moves away
and Luna counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Umbebe thinking.
Umbebe is looking to clinch but Luna is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umbebe tries to clinch there but Luna circles away.
Luna swats away the attempt to clinch by Umbebe.
Luna appears to be looking for a big counter.
Umbebe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umbebe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Luna manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luna jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Umbebe raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Luna avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Umbebe wants to clinch but Luna slips to the side
letting Luna counter with a right hand.
Luna is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Umbebe can do to turn this around?
Umbebe tries to clinch up.
A quick step to the side and Luna tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luna changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Luna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Luna throws a big shot that misses.
Umbebe is looking to clinch but Luna is avoiding it.
Umbebe fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umbebe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mufaza Umbebe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Umbebe avoids the body shot from Luna.
Umbebe tries to clinch up but Luna circles away and keeps his distance.
Luna is looking to counter punch.
Luna looks to throw the jab but Umbebe is out of range.
Luna avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Luna was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Umbebe.
Umbebe darts in trying to clinch
and Luna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Umbebe tries to clinch but Luna moves out of range.
Umbebe is looking to clinch but Luna is avoiding it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Umbebe might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Luna has got the better of the exchanges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Luna checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Luna cracks a nice hook into Umbebe's ribs.
Umbebe tries to clinch but Luna moves away
and Luna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Luna throws a lazy right hand but Umbebe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Umbebe drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Luna defends it well.
Umbebe ducks under a wild hook from Luna.
Juan Luna is winning the standup battle so far.
Umbebe doesn't manage to clinch there - Luna circles away.
Luna went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Luna fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Luna punishes Umbebe's body with a nice straight punch.
Umbebe tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Luna to counter with a crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Luna.
Luna circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luna misses with a straight right.
Umbebe tries to close the distance and clinch but Luna swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Luna misses the target.
Luna connects with a right hand. Umbebe shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Umbebe shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice shot by Luna.
Luna swats away the attempt to clinch by Umbebe.
A little feinted left hand from Luna on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Umbebe doesn't manage to clinch there - Luna circles away.
Umbebe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Umbebe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luna.
Umbebe replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Luna blocks it well.
Luna lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Luna.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Luna dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Umbebe wants to clinch up but Luna keeps it at a distance.
A quick step to the side and Luna tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Umbebe tries to clinch
and Luna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Umbebe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Luna was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Umbebe.
Umbebe tries to clinch
and Luna counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Luna connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice shot by Luna.
Umbebe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luna works Umbebe's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umbebe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Luna manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Umbebe tries to clinch up but Luna circles away and keeps his distance.
Umbebe tries to clinch up
and Luna counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luna jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Umbebe misses with a takedown
and Luna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Luna. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circling - Luna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Umbebe doesn't manage to clinch there - Luna circles away.
Luna is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Luna scores with a punch to the head.
Umbebe is looking to clinch but Luna is avoiding it.
Luna swats away the attempt to clinch by Umbebe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Luna darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Umbebe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Luna makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A swing and a miss from Luna.
Umbebe defending well as Luna loads up on a big left hand.
Luna throws a big shot that misses.
Umbebe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Luna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Umbebe closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Luna to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Umbebe moves away.
Luna catches Umbebe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Umbebe moves away from the strike by Luna.
The fight stays on the outside here - Umbebe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Umbebe tries to close the distance and clinch but Luna swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Umbebe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Umbebe closes the distance and clinches up with Luna, looking for a takedown. Umbebe pushes Luna against the cage but Luna circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Umbebe ducks under a wild hook from Luna.
Umbebe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Luna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luna was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Juan Luna is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umbebe slips a jab from Luna.
Luna lands a right hook to the body.
Luna lands a nice hook to Umbebe's body. Umbebe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Umbebe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Luna to score with a decent uppercut.
Umbebe moves in looking to clinch but Luna pushes him off.
Umbebe tries to clinch up
letting Luna counter with a right hand.
Mufaza Umbebe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luna stuns Umbebe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Luna there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Umbebe throws a right hand that misses
and Luna counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Luna showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Luna 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:24
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:24
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Luna!
Juan Luna seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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