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IFA - Smackdown PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Splinter Yoshi (ranked 2260 p4p, 312 weight class) and Daniel Gordon (ranked 6857 p4p, 609 weight class). Gordon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Heartless kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Daniel Gordon enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Splinter Yoshi!
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, Daniel Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon misses with a hook
and Yoshi counters with a nice leg kick.
Gordon throws out a loose jab but Yoshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gordon throws a lazy uppercut
and Yoshi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yoshi connects with an inside leg kick.
Yoshi slips a jab from Gordon.
Gordon loads up on a big right hand but Yoshi slips the punch.
Gordon misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gordon throws a right hand that misses
and Yoshi counters with an outside leg kick.
Yoshi connects with a leg kick. Gordon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yoshi, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon loads up on a big right hand but Yoshi slips the punch.
Yoshi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gordon throws out a loose jab but Yoshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gordon scores with a jab to the head.
Gordon misses with an uppercut
and Yoshi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshi missing with a left hand there. Gordon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gordon will feel that in the morning.
Daniel Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gordon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gordon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yoshi. That's going to slow Gordon down.
Yoshi cracks the inside of Gordon's front leg.
Yoshi connects with an inside leg kick.
Yoshi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yoshi dodges the punch combination from Gordon.
Yoshi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yoshi.
Gordon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yoshi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gordon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yoshi counters with an inside leg kick.
Gordon misses with a double jab
and Yoshi counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
Gordon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gordon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yoshi.
Gordon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yoshi has managed to clinch.
Gordon working hard to break the clinch.
Yoshi keeps control of Gordon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yoshi wants a takedown but no success here.
Gordon avoiding damage as Yoshi throws knees to the body.
Yoshi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gordon prevents it.
Gordon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gordon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yoshi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Splinter Yoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A frustrated look appears on Gordon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Gordon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yoshi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gordon looks winded!
Gordon working hard to break the clinch.
Yoshi has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gordon regains guard immediately.
Yoshi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Yoshi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Yoshi forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gordon defends it well.
Yoshi is working for a submission of some sort.
Yoshi seems to be working for a kimura but Gordon defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Splinter Yoshi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yoshi throws a leg kick which misses Gordon's front leg but catches the back leg as Gordon tries to avoid it.
Yoshi lands a leg kick that knocks Gordon off balance momentarily.
Yoshi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gordon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yoshi counters with a leg kick.
Gordon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yoshi.
Gordon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yoshi counters with a good low kick that Gordon was not able to check.
Gordon throws a right hand that Yoshi ducks under and follows up with a left that Yoshi also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yoshi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gordon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gordon misses with a combination
and Yoshi counters with a good low kick that Gordon was not able to check.
Gordon throws an off balance right hand
and Yoshi counters with a thumping low kick.
Yoshi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gordon throws a poor cross that misses
and Yoshi counters with a leg kick.
Gordon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yoshi counters with a low kick, right behind Gordon 's knee.
Yoshi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gordon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yoshi.
Gordon misses with a hook
and Yoshi counters with a thumping low kick.
Yoshi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yoshi is looking to slow Gordon down with leg kicks.
Gordon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gordon swings widly with a right hand
and Yoshi counters with a thumping low kick.
Yoshi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gordon throws a poor cross that misses
and Yoshi counters with a thumping low kick.
Yoshi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshi lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Gordon misses.
Gordon misses with a lunging right hand
and Yoshi counters with a good low kick that Gordon was not able to check.
Gordon is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Yoshi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yoshi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yoshi connects with a leg kick. Gordon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yoshi lands a leg kick that knocks Gordon off balance momentarily.
Gordon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yoshi.
Yoshi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gordon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yoshi scores with a leg kick.
Gordon throws a right hand that misses
and Yoshi counters with an outside leg kick.
Yoshi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gordon. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Yoshi.
Yoshi throws a leg kick which misses Gordon's front leg but catches the back leg as Gordon tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon throws a big shot that misses.
Gordon misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yoshi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gordon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yoshi.
Gordon throws a poor cross that misses
and Yoshi counters with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yoshi.
Yoshi throws a head kick that half lands.
Yoshi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gordon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yoshi counters with a low kick, right behind Gordon 's knee.
Yoshi connects with a solid leg kick.
Yoshi lands a high kick!
A shot to the body from Gordon misses
and Yoshi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gordon misses with a right hand
and Yoshi counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi slips under a jab.
It looked like Yoshi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yoshi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gordon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yoshi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yoshi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gordon can do to turn this around?
A solid leg kick lands there for Yoshi.
Yoshi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yoshi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gordon throws a combination that misses
and Yoshi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Yoshi connects with an inside leg kick.
Gordon throws a poor cross that misses
and Yoshi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gordon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yoshi can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gordon misses with an uppercut
and Yoshi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gordon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yoshi counters by moving into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yoshi.
Yoshi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Splinter Yoshi dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Yoshi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Splinter Yoshi is winning the standup battle so far.
Gordon misses with a lunging right hand
and Yoshi counters with a good low kick that Gordon was not able to check.
Yoshi defending well as Gordon loads up on a big left hand.
Yoshi tried to counter with a leg kick but Gordon avoided it.
Yoshi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gordon throws out a loose jab but Yoshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gordon misses with a body punch
and Yoshi counters with an inside leg kick.
Yoshi scoring well with a low kick there.
Gordon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yoshi.
Crunch! Yoshi slams his shin into Gordon's torso.
Yoshi throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gordon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yoshi!
Gordon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yoshi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gordon has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yoshi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon throws a lazy uppercut
and Yoshi counters by clinching up.
Yoshi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshi is looking for a takedown.
Yoshi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gordon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yoshi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gordon prevents it.
Gordon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yoshi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Splinter Yoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gordon is looking to break free of the clinch but Yoshi has double underhooks.
Yoshi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gordon prevents it.
Yoshi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gordon managing to block the knees to the body from Yoshi.
Yoshi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yoshi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Daniel Gordon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi tries to land knees in the clinch but Gordon avoids the damage to the body.
Gordon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yoshi.
Gordon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gordon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gordon tries to break the clinch but Yoshi is controlling the position.
Gordon takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Daniel Gordon has been cut.
Gordon is pressed up against the cage. Yoshi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gordon down to the mat. Gordon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yoshi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gordon.
Yoshi connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yoshi. That's going to slow Gordon down.
Yoshi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gordon misses with a lunging right hand
and Yoshi counters with a good low kick that Gordon was not able to check.
Yoshi throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gordon throws a lazy uppercut
and Yoshi counters with a good low kick that Gordon was not able to check.
Yoshi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gordon slips under a jab from Yoshi.
Gordon throws a poor cross that misses
and Yoshi counters with a nice leg kick.
Yoshi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yoshi.
Yoshi scoring well with a low kick there.
Gordon misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gordon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Crunch! Yoshi slams his shin into Gordon's torso.
Yoshi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gordon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yoshi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yoshi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gordon misses with a lunging right hand
and Yoshi counters with a good low kick that Gordon was not able to check.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yoshi.
Yoshi scores with a leg kick.
Yoshi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gordon misses with an uppercut
and Yoshi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gordon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yoshi.
Yoshi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yoshi throws a nice head kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Yoshi.
Gordon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yoshi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Splinter Yoshi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yoshi 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:25
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Splinter Yoshi!
Splinter Yoshi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between White Death (ranked 4410 p4p, 456 weight class) and Brevan Mink (ranked 7423 p4p, 541 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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265 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, White Death!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brevan Mink!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mink thows a left - swing and a miss!
Death misses with an uppercut. Mink saw that one coming.
Mink looks to throw the jab but Death is out of range.
Mink takes a swing at Death's ribcage but misses.
Death throwing a counter right hand but Mink manages to avoid it.
Mink throws a sloppy body shot
letting Death counter with a right hand.
It looks like Brevan Mink has been cut.
Death could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mink misses with a lunging right hand
and Death makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mink lands with a hook. Death tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mink misses with a hook.
Mink looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mink displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Death throws out the jab.
A big left from Mink misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Death misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Death misses with a wild body shot.
Mink cracks Death with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mink misses with a hook to the body
and Death counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mink misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mink misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Death looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mink uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Death.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mink throws a hook to the side of Death's head but Death sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mink misses with an uppercut. Death saw that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Death, as that shot connected.
A jab from Mink misses.
Death misses with a hook.
Mink throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Death rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Mink to counter with a crisp jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Death.
Mink connects with the punch.
Death scores with a jab.
Death loads up on a big right hand but Mink slips the punch.
Mink swinging wildly here.
Good shot there by Death.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Death throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mink sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mink swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mink takes one on the button.
Death needs to keep his hands up - Mink had a free shot at his head there.
Mink uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Death has time to react.
Death misses with a hook.
Death throws a body punch but Mink moves out of range.
Death lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mink misses with a looping right.
Mink fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Death on the side of the head.
Mink doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Death fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mink on the side of the head.
Mink throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Death counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mink moves out of range as Death strikes.
Death scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mink in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mink ducks under a wild hook from Death.
Death ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mink moves away.
Death lands a jab to the head.
Mink throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mink uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Death.
Mink looks to throw the jab but Death is out of range.
Death takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Death misses with an uppercut
and Mink counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Death is rocked!
Mink connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Death out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brevan Mink!
Brevan Mink thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino (ranked 4387 p4p, 450 weight class) and Zabit Sharipov (ranked 2431 p4p, 285 weight class). Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zabit Sharipov's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zabit Sharipov!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharipov misses with an uppercut
and Da Urbino counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sharipov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Da Urbino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Da Urbino is looking to land body kicks.
Da Urbino misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Da Urbino.
Sharipov loads up on a big right hand but Da Urbino slips the punch.
Da Urbino throws out a leg kick but Sharipov moves out of range and Da Urbino only half commits.
Da Urbino swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharipov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharipov pushes Da Urbino up against the cage in a clinch.
Da Urbino misses with the head strike.
Da Urbino tries to land knees in the clinch but Sharipov avoids the damage to the body.
Da Urbino has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A hook to the body from Sharipov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharipov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sharipov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Da Urbino drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sharipov stalling against the cage.
Da Urbino drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sharipov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Da Urbino is trying to break free.
Sharipov lands an uppercut.
Da Urbino wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sharipov has Da Urbino pushed against the cage.
Sharipov misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Urbino has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sharipov lands with a short shot to the head.
Da Urbino using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sharipov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Da Urbino stalling in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Sharipov.
Still in the clinch, Sharipov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sharipov avoids a wild elbow strike from Da Urbino.
A body shot lands from Sharipov.
Da Urbino tries to land knees in the clinch but Sharipov avoids the damage to the body.
Da Urbino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sharipov is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Sharipov.
Sharipov has Da Urbino pressed against the cage.
A short right from Sharipov on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Da Urbino obliges.
Da Urbino tries for a takedown but Sharipov manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sharipov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sharipov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Sharipov.
Sharipov stalls.
Sharipov digs a right hand underneath Da Urbino's ribcage. Da Urbino let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sharipov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sharipov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Da Urbino misses with a knee to the head.
Da Urbino throws an elbow but it misses.
Sharipov gets through Da Urbino's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Da Urbino tries for a takedown but Sharipov manages to get underhooks.
Da Urbino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Sharipov.
Sharipov tries to throw a body punch but Da Urbino avoids it by throwing Sharipov back against the cage.
Da Urbino trying to land knees to the body.
Da Urbino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sharipov is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Urbino connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Zabit Sharipov has been cut.
Da Urbino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sharipov avoids it.
Sharipov pushes Da Urbino back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Da Urbino tries for a takedown but Sharipov manages to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Sharipov fails to land.
Da Urbino's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sharipov gets underhooks to prevent Da Urbino's takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharipov managing to block the knees to the body from Da Urbino.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sharipov.
Sharipov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sharipov cracks Da Urbino with a nice body shot.
Sharipov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Da Urbino backwards.
Da Urbino with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sharipov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sharipov scores with a shoulder strike.
Sharipov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sharipov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Da Urbino wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zabit Sharipov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zabit Sharipov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Da Urbino finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Da Urbino staying out of range there.
Sharipov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Da Urbino.
Sharipov tries to clinch there but Da Urbino circles away.
Sharipov rushes Da Urbino and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Da Urbino is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sharipov stalling in the clinch.
Sharipov avoiding damage as Da Urbino throws knees to the body.
Sharipov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sharipov misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharipov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sharipov.
Da Urbino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Da Urbino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharipov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Da Urbino blocks a jab.
Sharipov moves out of range of the body kick.
Da Urbino slips under a jab.
Sharipov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Da Urbino fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sharipov just manages to avoid it.
Sharipov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Da Urbino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Da Urbino wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sharipov misses with a left hand
and Da Urbino counters with an outside leg kick.
Sharipov checks a low kick from Da Urbino.
Sharipov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sharipov misses with an uppercut
and Da Urbino counters with a nice leg kick.
Sharipov misses with a right hand
and Da Urbino holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Sharipov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Urbino tries to land a knee to the head but Sharipov blocks with his arms.
Sharipov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sharipov avoiding damage as Da Urbino throws knees to the body.
Sharipov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Sharipov on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Urbino misses with a knee strike.
Sharipov just leaning against Da Urbino, taking a breather.
Sharipov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sharipov continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Sharipov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sharipov tries to work over Da Urbino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Da Urbino is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sharipov is defending well.
Sharipov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sharipov lands with a light punch inside.
Sharipov pushes Da Urbino back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sharipov.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sharipov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharipov leaning against his opponent.
Sharipov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sharipov managing to block the knees to the body from Da Urbino.
Sharipov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Da Urbino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sharipov.
Da Urbino trying to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Sharipov.
Da Urbino tries to land knees in the clinch but Sharipov avoids the damage to the body.
A short body shot lands from Sharipov as the two fighters clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sharipov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sharipov looking to stall.
Da Urbino drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sharipov pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good exchange - Sharipov coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Urbino finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Sharipov.
Da Urbino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sharipov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Da Urbino.
Sharipov moves into the clinch.
Da Urbino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sharipov is defending well for now.
Da Urbino wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sharipov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sharipov tries to throw a body punch but Da Urbino avoids it by throwing Sharipov back against the cage.
Sharipov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Da Urbino looking for a takedown.
Sharipov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Da Urbino goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sharipov prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zabit Sharipov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zabit Sharipov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Da Urbino throws out a leg kick but Sharipov moves out of range and Da Urbino only half commits.
Da Urbino keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Da Urbino.
Sharipov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Da Urbino quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Sharipov moves into the clinch.
Sharipov is leaning against Da Urbino and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sharipov avoiding damage as Da Urbino throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sharipov fails to land.
Da Urbino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sharipov misses with a left hand
and Da Urbino counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Urbino defending well as Sharipov loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Sharipov misses.
Da Urbino seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sharipov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Da Urbino takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sharipov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Urbino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharipov.
Sharipov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Da Urbino working hard to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Da Urbino as Sharipov tries to tie him up.
Sharipov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Da Urbino wants to break free but Sharipov has control.
Sharipov stalling against the cage.
Da Urbino is working for takedown but Sharipov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Da Urbino missing with knees to the body.
Sharipov stalling the fight.
Sharipov managing to block the knees to the body from Da Urbino.
Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharipov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sharipov avoiding damage as Da Urbino throws knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sharipov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sharipov is trying to stall.
Sharipov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Zabit Sharipov.
Sharipov misses with a looping right.
Sharipov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Da Urbino.
Da Urbino throws a low kick, looking for Sharipov's leg but Sharipov calmly moves out of range.
Da Urbino attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sharipov tries to clinch up.
Da Urbino tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino is winning the standup battle so far.
Sharipov throws a poor cross that misses
and Da Urbino counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Urbino wants to land a leg kick but Sharipov is out of range.
Sharipov throws a shot from downtown. Da Urbino moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sharipov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Da Urbino throws a wild body kick that Sharipov sees coming a mile off.
Da Urbino scores with a nice body kick.
Sharipov connects with a jab.
Sharipov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Da Urbino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sharipov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sharipov misses with a body shot.
Da Urbino looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Da Urbino throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Urbino loads up on a big right hand but Sharipov slips the punch.
Da Urbino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sharipov.
Da Urbino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharipov.
Da Urbino walks into a straight right hand from Sharipov.
Da Urbino throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sharipov.
A solid body kick from Da Urbino.
Da Urbino takes one to the side of the head.
Zabit Sharipov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sharipov misses with a hook to the body
and Da Urbino counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sharipov's knee momentarily.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sharipov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Da Urbino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed right hand from Sharipov misses the target.
Da Urbino throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sharipov.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zabit Sharipov.
I've got Sharipov 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zabit Sharipov!
After winning the bout, Zabit Sharipov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Laws (ranked 4418 p4p, 457 weight class) and Barry Buchanan (ranked 6942 p4p, 533 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Barry Buchanan was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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266 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rick Laws!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Barry Buchanan!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laws looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Buchanan is fending him off so far but Laws persists. Nope, Buchanan circles away and we're back to standing.
Laws doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Buchanan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laws shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Buchanan to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Laws. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laws gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Buchanan counters with a big right hand! Oh Laws is in trouble here! Buchanan follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barry Buchanan!
A very excited looking Barry Buchanan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between JT Smith (ranked 3167 p4p, 418 weight class) and Kofi Peel (ranked 6269 p4p, 591 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Im your boogie man. Smith has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Kofi Peel 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, JT Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kofi Peel!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peel lands with a good body shot.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Peel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Peel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Peel sends Smith crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Peel is motioning to the referee to let Smith up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Smith is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Peel gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Smith is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kofi Peel!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Hume (ranked 2317 p4p, 315 weight class) and Phil Coleman (ranked 2238 p4p, 309 weight class). Desmond Hume could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Phil Coleman's chin.
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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, Desmond Hume!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Phil Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hume throws a body punch but Coleman moves out of range.
Coleman staying out of range there.
Coleman's coach down at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Coleman's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A jab from Hume misses.
Desmond Hume seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Hume with that takedown attempt.
Coleman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Coleman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hume lands a nice shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Hume there.
Coleman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hume shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Coleman pinned against the cage. Coleman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hume shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Coleman pinned against the cage. Coleman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Desmond Hume. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hume stuffs the takedown.
Coleman cracks Hume with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hume has been working on his balance at Temp Spar Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Coleman.
Hume fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Good exchange - Coleman coming out on top.
Hume is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coleman.
Hume throws a lazy uppercut
and Coleman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Hume keeps moving.
Hume is trying to keep Coleman in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hume wants to improve his position but instead Coleman has moved into half guard.
Coleman slips a nice elbow through Hume's hands, connecting with Hume's forehead.
Coleman prevents Hume from improving his position.
Coleman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Coleman.
Hume wants to control the action here but instead Coleman manages to pass to full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coleman breaks from Hume's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hume is bucking up trying to escape but Coleman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hume is in all sorts of trouble here.
The referee warns Hume that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Coleman controlling the position easily from mount.
Coleman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Coleman tries to control but Hume wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Coleman prevents Hume from getting the reversal.
Coleman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hume slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hume on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hume tries to get out of the position.
Nice strikes from Coleman there.
Hume trying to control but Coleman postures up.
Hume wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Coleman dominated that round.
That's time! Hume's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No luck for Hume with that takedown attempt.
Coleman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hume.
Coleman slips a straight right by Hume.
Coleman feints the counter takedown.
Hume darts in looking for a takedown but Coleman gets double underhooks and turns Hume into the cage.
Coleman has Hume up against the cage in a clinch.
Coleman lands a nice uppercut.
Coleman has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hume clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Hume looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hume is covering up but some of the strikes from Coleman are getting through and doing damage.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Coleman.
Hume looking very determined here, making life difficult for Coleman.
Coleman scores with punches from the back.
Coleman tries to keep control of the position but Hume is staying busy.
Coleman is hanging on to Hume's back as he tries to escape.
Hume is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hume is covering up but some of the strikes from Coleman are getting through and doing damage.
Coleman trying to control momentarily.
Hume is covering up but some of the strikes from Coleman are getting through and doing damage.
Phil Coleman has got the better of the ground game so far.
You can see the frustration on Hume's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Coleman has good solid back control here.
Coleman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hume rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman working over Hume with some ground and pound. Hume looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hume taking some punishment here, with Coleman in his half guard.
Hume is looking to improve his position.
Hume is looking to control Coleman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hume avoid being mounted?
Coleman wants to take a breather but Hume is having none of it.
Hume is looking to improve his position.
Hume moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
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.
Coleman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hume looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Coleman trying to control but Hume is working from the bottom.
Coleman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Hume keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Coleman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hume misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Hume.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Coleman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Coleman slaps away a takedown attempt from Hume, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Coleman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hume manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hume has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Coleman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hume has an active guard here but Coleman has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman winds up and cracks Hume with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Coleman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Coleman throwing shots but Hume is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Coleman lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Coleman lands a nice short elbow.
Coleman working the head and body with strikes.
Hume is trying to control but Coleman manages to pass to mount!
Hume is desperately trying to improve his position but Coleman has a good base and remains in mount.
Coleman controlling his opponent.
Coleman landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hume looks a forlorn figure.
Coleman avoids the attempt from Hume to control.
Hume taking shots to the head.
Coleman wants to control the pace but Hume is squirming around nicely.
Coleman prevents Hume from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Coleman.
Coleman tries to control but Hume wriggling away.
BOOM! Coleman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hume is looking to get to half guard.
Coleman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hume is desperately trying to improve his position but Coleman has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hume hang on?
Hume is rocked!
Coleman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oh Hume is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hume is trying to escape the mount.
The referee warns Hume that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hume seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coleman working Hume over with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Coleman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Coleman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Coleman!
Phil Coleman decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Downwith Drago (ranked 1636 p4p, 210 weight class) and Mike Redeaux (ranked 2780 p4p, 325 weight class). Mike Redeaux is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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230 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Downwith Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Redeaux!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago drives through with a takedown into guard.
Drago landing some decent shots from guard.
Redeaux wants to get back to his feet but Drago is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Redeaux is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Drago landing some decent shots from guard.
Drago controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Drago content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Redeaux's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drago lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Redeaux is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redeaux has momentary wrist control but Drago slips an elbow through the middle.
Redeaux is still in real trouble! Can Drago finish him?
Drago postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Redeaux's head off the mat! Redeaux is out! He's out! Drago jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Downwith Drago!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Litill Bjornsson (ranked 478 p4p, 58 weight class) and Daryl Orozco (ranked 2476 p4p, 291 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Litill Bjornsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daryl Orozco!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornsson punishes Orozco's body with a nice straight punch.
Orozco will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Orozco fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bjornsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bjornsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bjornsson wants to clinch up but Orozco keeps it at a distance.
Bjornsson throws a big shot that misses.
Bjornsson scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Orozco is predictable there
and Bjornsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bjornsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orozco moves away.
Bjornsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bjornsson feints a jab promting Orozco to slip. Bjornsson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Orozco slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orozco walks into a straight right hand from Bjornsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bjornsson, as that shot connected.
Bjornsson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nice uppercut there from Bjornsson.
Orozco is rocked!
Bjornsson drops Orozco with a straight right hand, right on the button! Bjornsson 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 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Litill Bjornsson!
Litill Bjornsson retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Litill Bjornsson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luther Jackson (ranked 499 p4p, 60 weight class) and Sake Chu (ranked 2987 p4p, 353 weight class). Chu has chosen Daughtry - Renegade as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luther Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sake Chu!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Chu quickly recovers to half guard.
Chu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chu is trying to control but can't.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson drops an elbow to the side of Chu's head.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chu works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chu looking to control.
Jackson stands and throws Chu's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jackson wants to control but Chu is keeping him busy.
Jackson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chu is avoiding damage well.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chu keeps working.
Chu is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu wants to control but Jackson postures up.
Jackson wants to control but Chu is keeping him busy.
Jackson 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.
Chu struggling a bit here.
Jackson advances nicely into full mount.
Jackson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Jackson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jackson working for a submission but Chu is keeping him at bay.
Jackson breaks from Chu's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jackson looking to control but Chu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chu is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jackson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jackson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working Chu over with strikes here.
Chu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Chu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jackson looking to finish Chu with some ground and pound. This is bad for Chu!
Chu blocking the ground and pound.
Jackson with shots to the head and body - Chu looks very uncomfortable down there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chu is looking to improve his position but Jackson isn't that keen on the idea.
Jackson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Chu is looking to get to half guard.
Jackson avoids the attempt from Chu to control.
Jackson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chu hang on?
Chu is in a horrible position here. Jackson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Chu is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Chu can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The referee warns Chu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jackson content just to control the position here.
Jackson prevents Chu from getting the reversal.
Chu is in a horrible position here. Jackson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Chu defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jackson.
Jackson lands a big shot there that rocks Chu but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chu is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Jackson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chu?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chu can't escape the position.
Jackson looking to finish Chu with some ground and pound. This is bad for Chu!
Jackson lands a big elbow.
Chu is rocked!
Jackson looking to control but Chu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chu is still in real trouble! Can Jackson finish him?
Chu seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson controlling from mount.
Jackson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jackson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jackson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jackson punching from mount but Chu doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson prevents Chu from getting the reversal.
Jackson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chu is looking to escape.
Jackson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Chu.
Chu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sake Chu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Chu.
Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Chu in a clinch.
Jackson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Chu clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Can Chu hold on?! Jackson is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Jackson has the hooks in. Chu is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Jackson throwing sloppy strikes.
Jackson has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Chu has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chu tries to escape but Jackson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Jackson. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Chu is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Chu fending off the submission attempt from Jackson.
A lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Jackson is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Chu won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Jackson off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Luther Jackson!
Luther Jackson retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Luther Jackson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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