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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Mayhem (ranked 5037 p4p, 469 weight class) and Evgeni Rasputin (ranked 6961 p4p, 522 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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236 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bryan Mayhem!
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, Evgeni Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin darts in and clinches Mayhem up against the cage.
Mayhem can't find room to land a body shot as Rasputin controls the action.
Rasputin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rasputin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mayhem lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rasputin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rasputin working aggressively here.
A short right from Rasputin.
Mayhem lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rasputin backwards.
Mayhem takes a shot to the head.
Rasputin swings wildly with an uppercut but Mayhem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rasputin tries to work over Mayhem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mayhem.
Rasputin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mayhem definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rasputin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mayhem backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rasputin.
Rasputin tries a body shot but Mayhem blocks it.
Rasputin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rasputin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rasputin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mayhem blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mayhem creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mayhem lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rasputin or not.
A head punch on the inside from Rasputin fails to land.
Rasputin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rasputin misses with some punches.
Rasputin misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Rasputin.
Mayhem blocks an uppercut.
Rasputin throws a punch but it's blocked by Mayhem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Mayhem.
It looks like Evgeni Rasputin has been cut.
Mayhem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mayhem blocking some punches.
Rasputin prevents a body shot from Mayhem.
Rasputin misses with the head strike.
Rasputin has a couple of punches blocked by Mayhem.
Rasputin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayhem blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rasputin has a couple of punches blocked by Mayhem.
Rasputin working aggressively here.
Rasputin scores with a shot to the side of Mayhem's head.
Rasputin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rasputin lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rasputin.
Mayhem blocking some punches.
Mayhem can't find room to land a body shot as Rasputin controls the action.
Rasputin throws a punch but it's blocked by Mayhem.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rasputin.
Mayhem lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rasputin or not.
Rasputin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mayhem lands with a light punch inside.
Rasputin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mayhem blocking some punches.
Rasputin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rasputin tries a body shot but Mayhem blocks it.
Rasputin throws a punch but it's blocked by Mayhem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin swings wildly with an uppercut but Mayhem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mayhem blocks a body shot from Rasputin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mayhem.
A head punch on the inside from Rasputin fails to land.
Rasputin misses with a punch on the inside.
Rasputin swings wildly with an uppercut but Mayhem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rasputin tries to throw a body punch but Mayhem avoids it by throwing Rasputin back against the cage.
Rasputin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rasputin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rasputin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rasputin working aggressively here.
Rasputin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rasputin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evgeni Rasputin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evgeni Rasputin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rasputin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mayhem counters with a straight right hand.
Rasputin throws a combination that misses
and Mayhem counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rasputin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mayhem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rasputin tries to close the distance and clinch but Mayhem swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mayhem closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rasputin throws a lazy uppercut
and Mayhem counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasputin forces Mayhem back against the cage and clinches.
Mayhem misses with the head strike.
Rasputin tries to work over Mayhem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rasputin lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mayhem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rasputin swings wildly with an uppercut but Mayhem uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Rasputin fails to land.
Rasputin can't find room to land a body shot as Mayhem controls the action.
Rasputin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mayhem blocks an uppercut.
Mayhem lands a body shot.
Rasputin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rasputin has a couple of punches blocked by Mayhem.
Rasputin scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Rasputin fails to land.
Mayhem blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Evgeni Rasputin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rasputin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mayhem backwards.
Rasputin throws a head punch that misses.
Rasputin can't find room to land a body shot as Mayhem controls the action.
Rasputin misses with a punch to the body.
Mayhem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mayhem prevents a body shot from Rasputin.
Rasputin tries to work over Mayhem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rasputin working aggressively here.
Mayhem blocks a body shot from Rasputin.
Rasputin tries to work over Mayhem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mayhem misses with some punches.
Rasputin tries to work over Mayhem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rasputin tries to throw a body punch but Mayhem avoids it by throwing Rasputin back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rasputin blocks a body shot from Mayhem.
Rasputin swings wildly with an uppercut but Mayhem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rasputin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Rasputin on the inside.
Rasputin lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rasputin.
Rasputin blocks an uppercut.
Rasputin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rasputin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rasputin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rasputin misses with a punch to the body.
Rasputin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mayhem backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mayhem backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rasputin blocking some punches.
Mayhem gets through Rasputin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rasputin scores with a shoulder strike.
Rasputin lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rasputin.
A short left from Rasputin.
Mayhem blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mayhem working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rasputin misses with the head strike.
Mayhem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mayhem tries a body shot but Rasputin blocks it.
Rasputin throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evgeni Rasputin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Evgeni Rasputin's cut.
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!
Mayhem has closed the distance and engaged Rasputin in a clinch.
Mayhem blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mayhem.
Rasputin misses with a body punch.
Rasputin struggles to land a body shot inside as Mayhem controls his hands.
Mayhem struggles to land a body shot inside as Rasputin controls his hands.
Rasputin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rasputin misses with a punch on the inside.
Rasputin misses with the head strike.
Rasputin digs a right hand underneath Mayhem's ribcage. Mayhem let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rasputin.
A left hand lands to the body for Rasputin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Rasputin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rasputin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin lands with a light punch inside.
Rasputin has a couple of punches blocked by Mayhem.
Rasputin tries a body shot but Mayhem blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Rasputin fails to land.
Rasputin tries to throw a body punch but Mayhem avoids it by throwing Rasputin back against the cage.
Rasputin scores with a shot to the side of Mayhem's head.
Rasputin swings wildly with an uppercut but Mayhem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mayhem tries to throw a body punch but Rasputin avoids it by throwing Mayhem back against the cage.
Rasputin misses with some punches.
Rasputin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rasputin scores with a hook to the body.
Rasputin blocking some punches.
Mayhem blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rasputin has a couple of punches blocked by Mayhem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem blocks an uppercut.
Rasputin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mayhem's elbow.
Mayhem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rasputin working aggressively here.
Rasputin throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Rasputin - that landed with a thud.
Rasputin misses with a punch to the body.
Rasputin struggles to land a body shot inside as Mayhem controls his hands.
Rasputin misses with some punches.
Rasputin working aggressively here.
Mayhem is leaning against Rasputin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rasputin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rasputin misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin misses with a body punch.
Mayhem blocks a body shot from Rasputin.
A short uppercut from Rasputin.
Mayhem working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Rasputin.
Rasputin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mayhem blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Evgeni Rasputin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mayhem misses with a body punch.
Rasputin throws a punch but it's blocked by Mayhem.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rasputin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin working aggressively here.
Mayhem blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rasputin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mayhem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rasputin's elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rasputin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bryan Mayhem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mayhem struggles to land a body shot inside as Rasputin controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evgeni Rasputin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rasputin 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 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evgeni Rasputin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yanji Klushinwa (ranked 4538 p4p, 482 weight class) and Daniel Ferri (ranked 5367 p4p, 522 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yanji Klushinwa!
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, Daniel Ferri!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferri moves into the clinch.
Ferri jumps into guard, dragging Klushinwa to the mat.
Ferri had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Klushinwa defends it easily.
Ferri is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Klushinwa frees his head nicely. Oh but Ferri has switched to an armbar! Klushinwa is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Daniel Ferri!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sultan Yusupov (ranked 2344 p4p, 320 weight class) and Chris Robertson (ranked 3810 p4p, 469 weight class). Chris Robertson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sultan Yusupov!
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, Chris Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yusupov clinches.
Yusupov is trying to pull guard but Robertson has him pressed against the cage.
Yusupov jumps guard but Robertson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Yusupov manages to pull guard.
Yusupov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Robertson is aware though and is defending well.
Yusupov working for a triangle but Robertson defends it easily.
Robertson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yusupov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Robertson defends it easily.
Robertson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robertson stands up from Yusupov's guard - Robertson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Yusupov moves in looking to clinch but Robertson pushes him off.
Robertson throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson gets a takedown into half guard.
Robertson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yusupov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Yusupov is looking to improve his position.
Yusupov manages to get to full guard.
Yusupov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Robertson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Robertson has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Temp Spar Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yusupov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Robertson defends it easily.
Yusupov has his foot on Robertson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Robertson works his way back into a safe position though.
Yusupov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yusupov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yusupov has a closed guard, preventing Robertson from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson stands up and waves to Yusupov to follow him.
Robertson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Yusupov to the ground. Robertson is now in Yusupov's guard.
Robertson is posturing up here but Yusupov has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Robertson tries to roll out but it's too tight and Robertson has to tap! Slick submission there by Yusupov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sultan Yusupov!
During a confident post fight interview, Sultan Yusupov 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 Carmine Carsara (ranked 4778 p4p, 537 weight class) and Mike Potter (ranked 8174 p4p, 649 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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, Carmine Carsara!
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, Mike Potter!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Potter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Carsara enables Potter to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Carsara manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Potter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carsara keeping full guard, as Potter tries to pass.
Carsara knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Potter on the ground.
Potter is looking to work some ground and pound but Carsara has wrist control.
Carsara keeping moving, preventing Potter from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Carsara is looking to stand up but Potter isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter stands up over Carsara, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Potter stands up over Carsara, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Potter wants to control from the top but Carsara keeps moving.
Carsara definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Potter might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Carsara haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Carsara is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Potter is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Carsara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Potter.
Potter throws a head kick that misses.
Potter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carsara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Carsara was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Potter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Carsara was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Potter fails to land with a series of punches.
Potter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carsara moves away.
Carsara seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Potter misses with a straight right.
Carsara ducks under a wild hook from Potter.
Potter looking to score a takedown here. Carsara is defending well but Potter drives through and ends up in Carsara's guard.
Potter landing with the ground and pound.
Potter stops Carsara from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carsara trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Potter with a nice head shot there.
Potter landing some decent shots from guard.
Potter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Potter wants to control from the top but Carsara keeps moving.
Potter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Potter is looking to work some ground and pound but Carsara has wrist control.
Potter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Carsara on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carsara tries to get out of the position.
Potter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Carsara throws a nice looking combination but Potter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carsara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Potter.
A left and a right from Potter both land. Nice combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Potter throws a head kick that misses.
Carsara looks to land a combination but Potter avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Potter dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Potter throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Carsara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Potter throws a hook but Carsara avoids it easily.
It looked like Carsara was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Potter.
Carsara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Potter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carsara tries to bum rush Potter with a series of wild strikes but Potter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Potter tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Potter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carsara moves away.
Potter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carsara moves away.
Potter looks to land a combination but Carsara avoids it well.
Carsara is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potter swings widly with a right hand
and Carsara counters with a three punch combo that has Potter backing up. Potter nods at Carsara to acknowledge the strikes.
Carsara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A combination from Potter does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carsara lands a lovely overhand right.
Carsara blocks a head kick by Potter.
Potter misses with a shot to the body
and Carsara counters with a stiff right hand.
Carmine Carsara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carsara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Potter.
Potter misses with a hook. Carsara ducked under it nicely.
Carsara appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Carsara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carsara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Potter.
Potter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carsara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carsara slips under a jab from Potter.
Potter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carsara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carsara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Potter shoots in looking for a takedown. Carsara tries to sprawl out of it but Potter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carsara manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Potter goes for a double leg but Carsara avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Carsara continues to drive forward.
A shot to the liver by Potter. Beautiful body shot.
Potter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Potter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Carsara counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potter misses the body punch
and Carsara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter misses with a body shot.
Potter misses with a body shot.
Carsara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Potter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Carsara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Potter's corner calls for a 1-2. Potter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Potter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carsara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Potter throws a head kick that misses
and Carsara counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Potter thinking.
Mike Potter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potter tries to bum rush Carsara with a series of wild strikes but Carsara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Potter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carsara counters with a crisp one two that drops Potter! Carsara thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Potter to his feet! Potter is in big trouble!
Potter is rocked!
Potter is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter misses with an uppercut. Carsara saw that one coming.
Potter is still on wobbly legs! Can Carsara finish him?
Potter misses with an uppercut
and Potter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carsara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Potter looks to score with a jab to the body but Carsara is just out of range.
Carsara appears to be looking for a big counter.
Potter seems to have recovered his senses.
Carsara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Carsara.
Potter tries a head kick but it misses.
Potter shoots for a takedown but Carsara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Carmine Carsara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Potter.
Potter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Carmine Carsara will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Carsara throws a right and a left that Potter avoids nicely.
Potter with the counter takedown but Carsara avoids it easily.
Potter throws an overhand right that lands on Carsara's shoulder, as Carsara tries to avoid the shot.
Carsara feints with a jab and clips Potter right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Potter is sent crashing into the canvas and Carsara leaps in for the kill! Potter tries to get to his feet but Carsara is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Potter is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carmine Carsara!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Carmine Carsara made sure he mentioned VENUM MMA WEAR, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saimon Cassel (ranked 6396 p4p, 503 weight class) and Tongchai Tor Silachai (ranked 5397 p4p, 477 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Saimon Cassel!
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, Tongchai Tor Silachai!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tor Silachai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cassel.
Cassel throws a nice looking combination but Tor Silachai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tor Silachai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cassel swinging wildly here.
Cassel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tor Silachai dodges the punch combination from Cassel.
Tor Silachai lands a nice shot to the body.
Tor Silachai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tor Silachai gets a clinch.
Tor Silachai is leaning against Cassel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cassel swings wildly with an uppercut but Tor Silachai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cassel misses with the head strike.
Tor Silachai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tor Silachai digs a right hand into Cassel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cassel's gas tank.
Cassel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cassel tries to circle away but Tor Silachai has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tor Silachai prevents Cassel from breaking the clinch.
Cassel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tor Silachai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cassel has a couple of punches blocked by Tor Silachai.
Cassel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cassel has had enough of the clinch but Tor Silachai keeps him there for the moment.
Cassel blocks a body shot from Tor Silachai.
Cassel tries to break the clinch but Tor Silachai is controlling the position.
A body shot lands from Tor Silachai.
Cassel working aggressively here.
Cassel wants to break free but Tor Silachai has control.
Cassel is trying to force a seperation but Tor Silachai has the dominant position.
Tor Silachai presses Cassel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tor Silachai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Tor Silachai.
Tor Silachai tries to throw a body punch but Cassel avoids it by throwing Tor Silachai back against the cage.
Cassel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tor Silachai lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cassel is breathing heavily.
Tor Silachai presses Cassel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tor Silachai works on Cassel's body with a couple of short punches.
Cassel working hard to break the clinch.
Tor Silachai scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Tor Silachai.
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!
Tor Silachai scores with a hook to the body.
Cassel is looking to break free of the clinch but Tor Silachai has double underhooks.
Tor Silachai lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Tor Silachai.
Nice body punch from Tor Silachai.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tor Silachai.
Good body shot from Tor Silachai.
A right hand to the body from Tor Silachai.
Tor Silachai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tor Silachai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tor Silachai lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tor Silachai works on Cassel's body with a couple of short punches.
Tor Silachai lands a body punch.
Tor Silachai lands a nice shot to the body.
Tor Silachai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cassels head.
Tor Silachai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saimon Cassel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tor Silachai forces Cassel back against the cage and clinches.
Tor Silachai scores with a hook to the body.
Tor Silachai lands a shot to the body.
Tor Silachai lands a nice shot to the body.
Tor Silachai cracks Cassel with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Tor Silachai - that landed with a thud.
Tor Silachai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tor Silachai lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tor Silachai.
Tor Silachai lands a body shot.
Tor Silachai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tor Silachai lands a hook that snaps the head of Cassel backwards.
Tor Silachai lands a hook that snaps the head of Cassel backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Tor Silachai.
Tor Silachai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tor Silachai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cassels head.
Tor Silachai works on Cassel's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tor Silachai digs a right hand underneath Cassel's ribcage. Cassel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tor Silachai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Tor Silachai.
Tor Silachai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tor Silachai pushes Cassel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tor Silachai digs a right hand underneath Cassel's ribcage. Cassel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Tor Silachai.
Tor Silachai digs a right hand into Cassel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cassel's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tor Silachai.
A body shot lands from Tor Silachai.
Cassel takes a shot to the head.
Tor Silachai lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Tor Silachai.
Tor Silachai lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tor Silachai scores with a shoulder strike.
Tor Silachai lands a body shot.
Tor Silachai lands a left hand.
Tor Silachai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tor Silachai lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tongchai Tor Silachai dominated that round.
That's time! Cassel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice body punch from Tor Silachai.
Tor Silachai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tor Silachai cracks a nice hook into Cassel's ribs.
Tor Silachai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tor Silachai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cassel backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tor Silachai.
Tor Silachai lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Tor Silachai.
Tor Silachai presses Cassel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tor Silachai presses Cassel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tor Silachai pushes Cassel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tor Silachai.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A body shot lands from Tor Silachai.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tor Silachai lands a body shot.
Tor Silachai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cassel or not.
Come on Tor Silachai - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tor Silachai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cassel backwards.
Tor Silachai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Tor Silachai.
Tor Silachai pushes Cassel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Tor Silachai.
Tor Silachai is working Cassel over against the cage.
Tor Silachai lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Tor Silachai.
A left hand lands to the body for Tor Silachai.
Tor Silachai digs a right hand into Cassel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cassel's gas tank.
Tor Silachai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cassel.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tor Silachai.
Tor Silachai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tor Silachai lands a left hand.
Tor Silachai lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Tor Silachai.
Tor Silachai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Tor Silachai.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tor Silachai lands a body punch.
Tor Silachai digs a right hand underneath Cassel's ribcage. Cassel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tor Silachai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cassel backwards.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tor Silachai. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Tor Silachai scores with a shot to the side of Cassel's head.
Tor Silachai is leaning against Cassel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Tor Silachai.
A short body shot lands from Tor Silachai as the two fighters clinch.
Tor Silachai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cassel backwards.
A right hand to the body from Tor Silachai.
Tor Silachai scores with a hook to the body.
Cassel is trying to break the clinch but Tor Silachai is controlling him.
A left hand lands to the body for Tor Silachai.
Tor Silachai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cassel backwards.
Tor Silachai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Tor Silachai.
A hook to the body from Tor Silachai.
Tor Silachai lands a nice shot to the body.
Tor Silachai scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Tor Silachai.
Tor Silachai lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Tor Silachai - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tor Silachai works on Cassel's body with a couple of short punches.
Tor Silachai digs a right hand underneath Cassel's ribcage. Cassel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tor Silachai lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tor Silachai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cassel or not.
Tor Silachai digs a right hand underneath Cassel's ribcage. Cassel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tor Silachai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Tor Silachai.
Tor Silachai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tor Silachai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tor Silachai scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Tor Silachai.
Tor Silachai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tor Silachai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tor Silachai lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Tor Silachai.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Tor Silachai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tor Silachai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cassel.
Tor Silachai digs a right hand underneath Cassel's ribcage. Cassel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Tor Silachai on the inside.
Tor Silachai lands a nice shot to the body.
Tor Silachai works on Cassel's body with a couple of short punches.
Tor Silachai works on Cassel's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Tor Silachai - that landed with a thud.
Tor Silachai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Tor Silachai.
Tor Silachai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Tor Silachai.
Tor Silachai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cassels head.
Tongchai Tor Silachai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Tor Silachai - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Tor Silachai.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tor Silachai lands a body shot.
Tor Silachai scores with a hook to the body.
Tor Silachai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tor Silachai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tongchai Tor Silachai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cassel misses with an uppercut.
Tor Silachai connects with a single shot there.
Cassel is rocked!
Cassel cracks Tor Silachai with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oh Cassel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cassel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sloppy strikes from Tor Silachai. Those never looked like landing.
Cassel seems to have got his legs back now.
Tor Silachai moves into the clinch successfully.
A short left from Tor Silachai.
Tor Silachai lands a nice shot to the body.
Tor Silachai digs a right hand underneath Cassel's ribcage. Cassel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tor Silachai lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Tor Silachai as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Tor Silachai.
Tor Silachai is leaning against Cassel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tor Silachai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tor Silachai scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tor Silachai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cassel's efforts to push away.
Tor Silachai pushes Cassel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Tor Silachai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Tor Silachai - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Tor Silachai.
Tor Silachai lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tor Silachai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tor Silachai dips a shoulder and cracks Cassel with a mighty uppercut! Cassel falls back against the cage and Tor Silachai unloads with a barrage of strikes! Cassel is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Tor Silachai screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tongchai Tor Silachai!
A very excited looking Tongchai Tor Silachai 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Seinfeld (ranked 2972 p4p, 322 weight class) and Leonardo Saggioro (ranked 5979 p4p, 491 weight class). Leonardo Saggioro has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gerald Seinfeld's chin.
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240 lbs
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gerald Seinfeld!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leonardo Saggioro!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seinfeld lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Leonardo Saggioro has been cut.
Seinfeld misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Saggioro drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Saggioro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Seinfeld is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Saggioro off and has taken his back!
Saggioro looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Saggioro is in bad spot here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saggioro keeps trying to improve his position.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Seinfeld. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Seinfeld is looking for the choke from the back position but Saggioro is controlling his hands well.
Saggioro breaks Seinfeld's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Saggioro drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Saggioro jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Seinfeld is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saggioro content to stall in guard here.
Saggioro slips nicely into half guard.
Saggioro seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Seinfeld tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seinfeld missing with punches from the bottom.
Saggioro is keen to just control but Seinfeld is a slippery customer.
Seinfeld tries to roll over but Saggioro keeps him under control.
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.
Saggioro trying to control the action but Seinfeld is working from the bottom.
Seinfeld misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Seinfeld is looking to improve his position.
Saggioro with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Seinfeld is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Seinfeld manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Saggioro slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Saggioro advances position into side control!
Seinfeld tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Saggioro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Saggioro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Seinfeld keeps working.
Seinfeld is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saggioro trying to control the position but Seinfeld is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saggioro is working to tighten his grip on Seinfeld's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Seinfeld has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Saggioro is really squeezing tight and eventually Seinfeld passes out! Saggioro breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Leonardo Saggioro!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Jones (ranked 2717 p4p, 291 weight class) and Ball Licker (ranked 2893 p4p, 310 weight class). 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ball Licker!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Licker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Licker.
Licker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Ball Licker has been cut.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Licker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Licker is rocked!
Licker has his takedown stuffed
and Jones counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Licker badly! He tries to strike back but Jones puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Licker out cold! Oh man, Licker will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Jones!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mister Tea (ranked 3073 p4p, 331 weight class) and Ezekiel Oleynik (ranked 3157 p4p, 339 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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225 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mister Tea!
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, Ezekiel Oleynik!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Tea. That snapped Oleynik's head back.
Oleynik pushes Tea up against the cage in a clinch.
Oleynik jumps guard but Tea turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Oleynik jumps into guard, dragging Tea to the mat.
Oleynik looking to control.
Tea pushing down on Oleynik's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Oleynik makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Oleynik.
Tea trying to control but Oleynik is working from the bottom.
Tea is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Oleynik looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oleynik pushes a forearm under Tea's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Tea is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ezekiel Oleynik!
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FIGHT
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lawrence (ranked 1173 p4p, 141 weight class) and Tracy Minaj (ranked 3156 p4p, 334 weight class). Lawrence comes to the cage accompanied by Defeat Does Not Exist In This Dojo, Does It?. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Lawrence!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tracy Minaj!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minaj misses with a straight left.
Lawrence scores with a jab to the head.
Minaj takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Minaj looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Minaj throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Minaj on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Minaj blocks a jab.
Minaj tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Minaj blocks a jab.
Lawrence jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lawrence definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Minaj uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawrence.
Minaj lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minaj shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lawrence pinned against the cage. Lawrence gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It looked like Lawrence wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lawrence misses the shot to the body.
Lawrence tries a head kick but it misses.
Minaj throws out a counter right but Lawrence avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence missing with a left hand there. Minaj was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Minaj tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Minaj pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Minaj takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Minaj tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawrence was well out of range. Poor timing from Minaj.
Minaj shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lawrence is looking to clinch but Minaj is avoiding it.
Lawrence walks into a left hand.
Lawrence works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Minaj fails with the takedown.
Lawrence falls off balance throwing a combination
and Minaj counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lawrence won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawrence is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minaj tries to score with some ground and pound. Lawrence controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Minaj throws an elbow but Lawrence slips to the side and avoids it well.
Minaj working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
An elbow from Minaj crashes against the mat.
Minaj landing strikes.
Minaj throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Minaj postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Minaj postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Minaj throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Minaj misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Minaj is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lawrence is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lawrence takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minaj postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lawrence avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Minaj.
An elbow from Minaj crashes against the mat.
Minaj working the ground and pound but Lawrence is defending the strikes.
Minaj looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lawrence is avoiding damage well.
Minaj misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minaj throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Minaj.
Lawrence is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Minaj fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Minaj crashes against the mat.
Lawrence dodges the ground and pound from Minaj.
Minaj cracks Lawrence with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Minaj throws a strike aimed at the side of Lawrence's head but Lawrence avoids it well.
Minaj throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lawrence on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lawrence tries to get out of the position.
Lawrence is breathing heavily.
Minaj landing strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Minaj.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A control attempt from Lawrence but he's now mounted!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Minaj is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lawrence can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minaj landing strikes from the mount and Lawrence is in trouble!
Lawrence knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Minaj on the ground.
Minaj sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tracy Minaj dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Minaj shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lawrence napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Minaj cracks Lawrence with a big elbow.
Minaj lands an elbow.
Lawrence avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Minaj.
Minaj tries to score with some ground and pound. Lawrence controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Minaj has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Minaj working the ground and pound.
Minaj working the ground and pound from side control.
An elbow from Minaj crashes against the mat.
Minaj in side control, throwing shots but Lawrence defends.
Minaj sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lawrence is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Minaj connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lawrence some visible discomfort.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minaj works to advance to full mount. Lawrence defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence taking shots to the head.
Minaj lands a heavy elbow.
Lawrence wants to hold on but Minaj pushes him away.
Minaj looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Minaj landing strikes from the mount.
Minaj connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Minaj lands a nice shot to the head.
Minaj connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawrence tries to reverse the position but Minaj maintains control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Minaj raining down hammerfists from mount.
Minaj has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Minaj in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Minaj sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minaj fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Minaj unloading with bombs!
Minaj postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lawrence looks a forlorn figure.
Lawrence is rocked!
A big strike lands for Minaj! That's really hurt Lawrence and he's turned his back - Minaj keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Minaj jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tracy Minaj!
Tracy Minaj is the new welterweight champion!
Tracy Minaj decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Johnny Lawrence had this to say: 'Hey Johnny! You're a cream puff!'.
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FIGHT
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