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IFA : 14/02 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Krimson (ranked 7751 p4p, 424 weight class) and Pedro Rocha Barros (ranked 2962 p4p, 254 weight class). Krimson comes to the cage accompanied by Landser - 88 Rock N´Roll Band. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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149 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Billy Krimson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pedro Rocha Barros!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krimson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rocha Barros stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rocha Barros bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krimson jabs Rocha Barros right on the nose. Rocha Barros blinks but takes it well.
Krimson misses with a body shot.
Rocha Barros looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Krimson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Krimson misses the target.
Krimson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rocha Barros sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krimson misses the jab.
Krimson misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krimson takes a swing at Rocha Barros's ribcage but misses.
Rocha Barros is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rocha Barros throws a shot from downtown. Krimson moves away and avoids it.
Krimson lands with a hook. Rocha Barros tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Krimson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krimson misses with a wild body shot.
Rocha Barros takes one to the chin there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krimson. Rocha Barros does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rocha Barros wants to counter with a clinch but Krimson pushes him away.
A big right from Krimson misses.
Krimson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Krimson misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krimson. Rocha Barros does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krimson missing with a left hand there. Rocha Barros was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krimson sets himself, and Rocha Barros steps forward looking for the clinch! Krimson avoids it this time.
Krimson looks to score with a jab to the body but Rocha Barros is just out of range.
Rocha Barros takes a jab right on the kisser.
Krimson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rocha Barros.
Rocha Barros throws out a counter right but Krimson avoids it with no problem.
Krimson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rocha Barros doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha Barros moves in looking to clinch but Krimson pushes him off.
Good exchange - Krimson coming out on top.
Rocha Barros dodges the punch combination from Krimson.
Krimson lands a right hook to the body.
Krimson throws a body punch but Rocha Barros moves out of range.
Krimson sets himself, and Rocha Barros steps forward looking for the clinch! Krimson avoids it this time.
Krimson misses with a hook. Rocha Barros ducked under it nicely.
Krimson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krimson misses the shot to the body.
Krimson with a hook.
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!
Krimson looks to score with a jab to the body but Rocha Barros is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krimson lands with a good body shot.
Krimson lands a jab to Rocha Barros's midsection.
A jab from Krimson misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krimson. Rocha Barros does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rocha Barros tries to counter with a clinch but Krimson shakes him off and moves away.
Krimson misses the jab.
Krimson throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot lands for Krimson.
Krimson throws a jab when Rocha Barros was well out of range.
Rocha Barros tries to counter by closing the distance.
Billy Krimson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krimson throws a hook but Rocha Barros blocks it.
Rocha Barros with the counter takedown but Krimson avoids it easily.
Krimson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rocha Barros uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krimson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krimson scores with a three punch combo!
Rocha Barros fails with an attempt to clinch.
Krimson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krimson lands a nice shot to the body.
Krimson scores with a hook to the body. Rocha Barros takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rocha Barros keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krimson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rocha Barros wants to clinch up but Krimson keeps it at a distance.
Krimson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rocha Barros takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Krimson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Rocha Barros on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Krimson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Krimson thuds a left hand into Rocha Barros's body.
Krimson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rocha Barros.
Rocha Barros doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Krimson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rocha Barros.
Krimson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krimson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krimson misses with a straight left.
Krimson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rocha Barros manages to avoid it.
Rocha Barros tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rocha Barros ducks under a wild hook from Krimson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krimson throws a jab when Rocha Barros was well out of range.
Krimson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krimson. Rocha Barros does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rocha Barros tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rocha Barros takes one to the side of the head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rocha Barros might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Krimson has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krimson misses the shot to the body.
Krimson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rocha Barros looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice jab there from Krimson.
Rocha Barros takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Krimson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rocha Barros can do to turn this around?
Krimson tries to bum rush Rocha Barros with a series of wild strikes but Rocha Barros uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rocha Barros tries to counter by closing the distance.
Krimson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Billy Krimson is winning the standup battle so far.
Krimson misses with a looping left.
Krimson looks to score with a jab to the body but Rocha Barros is just out of range.
Rocha Barros closes the distance and pushes Krimson back into the cage.
Krimson tries to break the clinch but Rocha Barros is controlling the position.
Rocha Barros manages to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha Barros manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Krimson manages to get himself to full guard.
Rocha Barros advances position into side control!
Rocha Barros is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Krimson looks calm but he's in trouble here. Rocha Barros gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Krimson is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Rocha Barros lets go of the hold and Krimson can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pedro Rocha Barros!
Pedro Rocha Barros decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Billy Krimson had this to say: 'You all are beneath me!!!!! You dont derseve any more words from a superior being like myself!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Richards (ranked 4111 p4p, 319 weight class) and Gustav Ahr (ranked 2394 p4p, 220 weight class). Gustav Ahr is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gustav Ahr!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Richards is defended easily by Ahr.
A countering left hand to the body from Ahr misses.
Richards fails with the takedown
and Ahr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice left hand lands by Ahr.
Ahr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ahr will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Richards up against the cage.
Ahr is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ahr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahr drops down looking for an ankle pick but Richards pulls his leg out and moves away.
Richards fails with the takedown
and Ahr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ahr is fending him off so far but Richards persists. Nope, Ahr circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards takes the fight into the clinch.
Ahr gets underhooks to prevent Richards's takedown attempt.
Ahr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ahr dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ahr has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Richards is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ahr is trying to trip Richards. He has hold of a leg but Richards is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ahr persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ahr throwing strikes but missing.
Richards might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Richards is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Richards knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ahr on the ground.
Ahr works over Richards with some ground and pound from guard.
Ahr being controlled here momentarily.
Richards trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahr connects with a couple of short punches.
Richards throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Richards throws a couple of heel strikes.
Ahr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Richards is trying to control the position but Ahr postures up.
Ahr chips away with some ground and pound.
Richards on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Richards tries to get out of the position.
Richards keeping full guard, as Ahr tries to pass.
Richards trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richards looking for a sweep. Not yet Richards, not yet.
Ahr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Richards preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ahr working some strikes from top position.
Ahr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ahr preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Richards works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Richards trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ahr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ahr preventing the sweep.
Ahr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Richards looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ahr landing some decent shots from guard.
Richards preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Richards looking for a sweep. Not yet Richards, not yet.
Richards looking to control.
Ahr stopping the sweep attempt from Richards.
Ahr trying to control the position from guard on top but Richards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards controls Ahr momentarily but Ahr frees himself.
Richards definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ahr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ahr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Richards's head.
Richards looking for a sweep. Not yet Richards, not yet.
Ahr chips away with some ground and pound.
Richards is trying to control the position but Ahr postures up.
Ahr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Richards is rocked!
Ahr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Richards's head.
Oh Richards is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ahr arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Richards's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gustav Ahr!
A victorious Gustav Ahr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trash Warmsley (ranked 4523 p4p, 440 weight class) and Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci (ranked 3565 p4p, 375 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Trash Warmsley!
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, Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warmsley lands a high kick!
Trash Warmsley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warmsley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Da Vinci counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Da Vinci.
Knees in the clinch landing for Da Vinci.
Da Vinci misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warmsley.
Warmsley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Da Vinci has him pressed against the cage.
Da Vinci scores a nice knee to the body.
Da Vinci's coach down at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Da Vinci's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Da Vinci lands a nice knee to the body.
Warmsley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Warmsley is breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Da Vinci.
Da Vinci unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Da Vinci lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Vinci is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Da Vinci using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Da Vinci utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Da Vinci escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A good leg kick by Da Vinci.
Da Vinci dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Warmsley. That did some damage!
Da Vinci scoring well with a low kick there.
Warmsley throws an off balance right hand
and Da Vinci makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Da Vinci.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Vinci lands a nice looking body kick.
Warmsley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Warmsley. Those never looked like landing.
Da Vinci connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Warmsley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Da Vinci.
Da Vinci scoring well with a low kick there.
Warmsley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Warmsley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Vinci moves away.
Da Vinci with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Warmsley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Warmsley throws a lazy head kick
and Da Vinci finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Warmsley misses with a combination
and Da Vinci counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Da Vinci.
Warmsley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Warmsley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Da Vinci crunches a lovely knee into Warmsley's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Vinci is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Vinci crunches a lovely knee into Warmsley's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Da Vinci.
Da Vinci landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Warmsley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Da Vinci.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Da Vinci obliges.
Da Vinci breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Warmsley steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Da Vinci. That one must have hurt.
Da Vinci scoring well with a low kick there.
Da Vinci moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Da Vinci, right into the meat.
Warmsley throws a body kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Da Vinci rushes Warmsley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Da Vinci scores a nice knee to the body.
Da Vinci using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Da Vinci using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Da Vinci with a knee to the head.
Da Vinci working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Vinci breaks from the clinch.
Da Vinci lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Da Vinci scores with a kick to the midsection.
Da Vinci lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Da Vinci buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Warmsley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Da Vinci can pounce on him.
Warmsley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Da Vinci counters with an outside leg kick.
Da Vinci lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Warmsley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Da Vinci.
Warmsley avoids the head kick by Da Vinci.
Da Vinci pushes Warmsley away with a front kick.
Warmsley sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Vinci fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Warmsley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Da Vinci fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Warmsley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warmsley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Warmsley tries to clinch up but Da Vinci circles away and keeps his distance.
Da Vinci buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Da Vinci connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body kick there by Da Vinci.
Da Vinci moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Warmsley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Da Vinci counters with a good low kick that Warmsley was not able to check.
Da Vinci scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Da Vinci.
Da Vinci scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Da Vinci.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da Vinci chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from Da Vinci tenderised Warmsley's leg. Warmsley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Warmsley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Warmsley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Warmsley wants to clinch but Da Vinci slips to the side
and Da Vinci counters with a nice leg kick.
Warmsley takes one to the chin there.
Warmsley throws a right and a left that Da Vinci avoids nicely.
Da Vinci has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Da Vinci stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Da Vinci, right into the meat.
Some wild striking there from Warmsley.
Warmsley looks to clinch
and Da Vinci counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Warmsley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Vinci scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Da Vinci throws a quick inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Da Vinci.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Warmsley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
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!
Da Vinci buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warmsley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Da Vinci fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Da Vinci lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Da Vinci chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Da Vinci dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Warmsley. That did some damage!
Warmsley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Warmsley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Da Vinci counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Warmsley throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Da Vinci.
Warmsley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Da Vinci counters with a slapping leg kick.
Da Vinci lands a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Vinci cracks the inside of Warmsley's front leg.
Da Vinci cracks the inside of Warmsley's front leg.
Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Vinci scores with a kick to the midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Da Vinci.
Da Vinci lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Da Vinci looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Warmsley misses with a wild combination.
Trash Warmsley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Da Vinci connects with a leg kick. Warmsley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Da Vinci chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Da Vinci lands with a thumping leg kick.
Da Vinci moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Da Vinci lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Warmsley misses.
Da Vinci throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warmsley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Da Vinci can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Da Vinci there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A punch combination from Warmsley misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Da Vinci, right into the meat.
Da Vinci buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Warmsley fails to land with a series of punches.
Warmsley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Da Vinci. Da Vinci obviously looking to wear him down.
Warmsley will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Da Vinci throws a quick inside leg kick.
Da Vinci lands a nice leg kick that just misses Warmsley's sensitive parts.
No joy there for Warmsley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Warmsley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Warmsley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Warmsley tries a head kick but it misses.
Da Vinci connects with a solid leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Warmsley. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Vinci turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Da Vinci looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Warmsley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Da Vinci. Da Vinci obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body kick there by Da Vinci.
Warmsley throws a sloppy head kick and Da Vinci moves out of range easily.
Da Vinci tries a quick counter leg kick but Warmsley is wise to it.
Good leg kick by Da Vinci there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Da Vinci uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Warmsley.
A slapping leg kick lands for Da Vinci.
Good leg kick by Da Vinci there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Da Vinci is looking to slow Warmsley down with leg kicks.
Warmsley misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warmsley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Warmsley tries to clinch but Da Vinci moves away
and Da Vinci counters with a nice low kick that buckles Warmsley's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sloppy strikes from Warmsley. Those never looked like landing.
Da Vinci feints a counter leg kick.
Warmsley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Da Vinci lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Warmsley wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Warmsley fails to land with a series of punches.
Da Vinci lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Warmsley wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warmsley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Vinci manages to avoid it.
Warmsley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Warmsley throws a sloppy head kick and Da Vinci moves out of range easily.
Da Vinci throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Da Vinci thumps Warmsley with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Vinci thuds his shin into the meat of Warmsley's side.
Warmsley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Da Vinci.
Warmsley is looking to clinch.
Da Vinci misses with a straight left.
Warmsley wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Da Vinci connects with a solid leg kick.
Warmsley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Da Vinci counters by moving into the clinch.
Da Vinci landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Da Vinci using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Da Vinci working Warmsley over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Da Vinci.
Da Vinci lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Da Vinci.
Da Vinci struggles to land a body shot inside as Warmsley controls his hands.
Da Vinci lands a big knee! That's hurt Warmsley! Oh, he's all over the place! Da Vinci lands another knee that sends Warmsley to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci!
During a confident post fight interview, Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino (ranked 4862 p4p, 455 weight class) and Daryl Orozco (ranked 2765 p4p, 311 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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162 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daryl Orozco!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orozco will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Orozco 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.
Da Urbino definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Da Urbino buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Orozco looks for a takedown but Da Urbino sprawls well.
Da Urbino throws a leg kick but Orozco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Da Urbino misses with a low kick.
Orozco fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Urbino throws a leg kick but Orozco checks it.
Da Urbino throws a chopping leg kick but Orozco manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Da Urbino throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orozco misses the shot to the body.
Orozco checks a low kick from Da Urbino.
Orozco is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Orozco has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Da Urbino.
Orozco misses with a lunging right hand
and Da Urbino counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Da Urbino throws a low kick but Orozco moves out of range easily.
Orozco tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Orozco throws a leg kick
and Da Urbino makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Orozco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Da Urbino pinned against the cage. Da Urbino gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Da Urbino appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daryl Orozco.
Orozco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orozco shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Da Urbino wants to control but Orozco is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Urbino actively working from the bottom here.
Da Urbino is trying to maintain the position but Orozco is very close to passing his half guard.
Orozco 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.
Da Urbino keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Orozco lands with a punch from half guard.
Orozco throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Da Urbino avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Orozco.
Da Urbino has his hands clasped together around Orozco's back. He's all about the action.
Orozco slips a nice elbow through Da Urbino's hands, connecting with Da Urbino's forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orozco prevents Da Urbino from improving his position.
Da Urbino keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orozco wants to take a breather but Da Urbino is having none of it.
Da Urbino tries to get to full guard but Orozco has control of the leg.
Orozco throwing shots but Da Urbino is blocking nicely.
Da Urbino has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Orozco is working away from the top position though.
Orozco content to control rather than advance.
Da Urbino is not content to let Orozco control the position.
Orozco working over Da Urbino with some ground and pound. Da Urbino looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Orozco scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Orozco lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Da Urbino avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Orozco.
Da Urbino slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Orozco landing with the ground and pound.
Da Urbino is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Orozco accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Orozco throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Da Urbino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Da Urbino looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Da Urbino holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino will probably get the nod.
That's time! Da Urbino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Da Urbino misses with a leg kick
and Orozco counters with a takedown into side control.
Orozco lands an elbow.
Orozco has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Da Urbino wants to control but Orozco postures up.
Da Urbino is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Orozco cracks Da Urbino with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Da Urbino knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Orozco on the ground.
Da Urbino holds on to Orozco's head and controls the position momentarily.
Orozco in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Da Urbino tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Urbino wants to control but Orozco postures up.
Orozco trying to control the action but Da Urbino is working from the bottom.
Orozco lands a few punches from side control.
Orozco is chipping away with strikes.
Orozco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Da Urbino struggling a bit here.
Da Urbino takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orozco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Da Urbino keeps working.
Orozco landing strikes.
Da Urbino is not content to let Orozco control the position.
You can see the frustration on Da Urbino's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Da Urbino tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Da Urbino is trying to control Orozco's posture but Orozco avoids it.
Orozco lands a decent elbow from side control.
You can see the frustration on Da Urbino's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Da Urbino tries to bench press Orozco off him but Orozco keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Urbino is not content to let Orozco control the position.
Orozco grinds an elbow into Da Urbino's temple.
Daryl Orozco has got the better of the ground game so far.
Orozco throws an elbow but Da Urbino slips to the side and avoids it well.
Da Urbino is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Da Urbino trying to control but Orozco flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Da Urbino trying to control the position but Orozco manages to sink in the hooks.
Da Urbino is trapped and Orozco is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Orozco punches Da Urbino on the ear.
Orozco throwing damaging strikes from the back! Da Urbino could be in trouble here!
Orozco is hanging on to Da Urbino's back as he tries to escape.
Orozco connects with a big shot to the side of Da Urbino's head.
The referee is taking a good look at Da Urbino as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Orozco!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Can Da Urbino hold on?! Orozco is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orozco is not going to allow Da Urbino to sit and survive in this position.
I really don't envy Da Urbino right now.
Orozco lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Orozco is punishing Da Urbino with some ground and pound.
Orozco lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Da Urbino hold on?!
Da Urbino is rocked!
Orozco is looking to control Da Urbino but Da Urbino is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Oh Da Urbino is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Da Urbino grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Orozco scoring with big shots to the body. Da Urbino is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. Da Urbino was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daryl Orozco!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Downwith Drago (ranked 1274 p4p, 165 weight class) and Barry Buchanan (ranked 3633 p4p, 349 weight class). Barry Buchanan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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265 lbs
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266 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
4 - 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Barry Buchanan!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buchanan throws a poor cross that misses
and Drago counters with a nice double leg into side control. Buchanan won't be happy with that.
Drago lands a nice forearm strike.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Buchanan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Drago misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Drago grinds an elbow into Buchanan's temple.
Buchanan struggling a bit here.
Buchanan is being controlled here.
Buchanan struggling a bit here.
Buchanan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Drago just content to control the position.
Buchanan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Drago wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Buchanan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Buchanan wants to get back to full guard.
Drago looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Buchanan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Drago lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Drago throwing shots but Buchanan is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Drago.
Drago throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Buchanan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Drago.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drago is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Drago looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Buchanan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Drago.
Drago is controlling the pace.
Buchanan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Drago scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan tries to roll over but Drago keeps him under control.
Buchanan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Drago is working away from the top position though.
Drago lands with a punch from half guard.
Buchanan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Drago not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drago scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ground and pound from Drago.
Buchanan wants to control but Drago is keeping busy.
Drago is nestled in close to Buchanan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan taking some punishment here, with Drago in his half guard.
Drago looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Buchanan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Buchanan trying to control but Drago postures up.
Drago definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Drago 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.
Drago controlling the action here.
Drago working over Buchanan with some ground and pound. Buchanan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
It looks like Barry Buchanan has been cut.
Drago is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Drago thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Buchanan's head.
Nice strikes from Drago there.
Drago thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Drago landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Drago wants to lay and pray for a moment but Buchanan keeps working.
Drago lands with a punch from half guard.
Drago landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Buchanan moves into full guard.
Drago loads up on a big left hand. Buchanan felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Drago looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Buchanan can't hide his disappointment, as Drago celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Downwith Drago!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Black Caesar (ranked 2898 p4p, 302 weight class) and Mike Redeaux (ranked 3362 p4p, 332 weight class). Mike Redeaux has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Black Caesar's chin.
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279 lbs
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230 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Black Caesar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Redeaux!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caesar clinches with his opponent.
Caesar fails to pull guard.
Redeaux misses with a body punch.
Redeaux tries to work over Caesar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caesar 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.
Redeaux lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caesar backwards.
Redeaux misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Redeaux tries to break free but Caesar pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Redeaux.
Redeaux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caesar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Redeaux to keep the fight standing.
Caesar gets control of Redeaux's arms and successfully pulls guard. Caesar will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Caesar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Caesar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Caesar tries to get out of the position.
Redeaux trying to control the position from guard on top but Caesar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caesar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Redeaux defends well.
Redeaux trying to control the position from guard on top but Caesar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Caesar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Redeaux defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Redeaux doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Caesar is tightening it up a little... Redeaux has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Redeaux reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Redeaux taps out! Nice BJJ there by Caesar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Black Caesar!
Black Caesar was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Coleman (ranked 1540 p4p, 229 weight class) and Splinter Yoshi (ranked 1986 p4p, 281 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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220 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Phil Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Splinter Yoshi!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshi thows a body kick. Coleman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Coleman jabs at Yoshi's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coleman. Yoshi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coleman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yoshi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yoshi motions for Coleman to come forward. Yoshi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshi connects with a leg kick. Coleman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yoshi is looking to score with low kicks.
Coleman closes the distance and clinches.
Yoshi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coleman's elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Coleman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Coleman taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshi landing knees to the head.
It looks like Phil Coleman has been cut.
Coleman tightens his grip and picks Yoshi up, before dumping him to the ground. Yoshi manages to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coleman throwing strikes but missing.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman is working Yoshi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Yoshi working for submissions but it's allowed Coleman to get to half guard.
Coleman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Coleman winds up and cracks Yoshi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yoshi actively working from the bottom here.
Coleman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yoshi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yoshi taking some punishment here, with Coleman in his half guard.
Yoshi is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Yoshi trying to hold on to Coleman's head to control him but Coleman postures up.
Coleman stalling away here and it's allowed Yoshi to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Yoshi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Coleman defends it easily.
Coleman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Yoshi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is in close to Yoshi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman tries to free his leg and advance position but Yoshi is retaining full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yoshi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yoshi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Yoshi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Coleman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Coleman working some strikes from top position.
Coleman works over Yoshi with some ground and pound from guard.
Yoshi trying to keep a closed guard but Coleman is proving a slippery customer.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Yoshi keeps moving.
Coleman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoshi wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Coleman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Yoshi looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Coleman has picked Yoshi up and slammed him! Yoshi can't keep hold of the triangle and Coleman manages to pass to side control!
Coleman working away.
Coleman lands a few punches from side control.
Coleman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yoshi keeps working.
Coleman working the ground and pound from side control.
Coleman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Yoshi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Yoshi is trying to work for a sweep but Coleman has mounted him!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coleman controlling his opponent.
Coleman with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Coleman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phil Coleman'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.
Coleman works Yoshi's body with a nice hook.
Coleman misses with a takedown attempt - Yoshi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Coleman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Coleman misses with a looping left.
Coleman is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Yoshi throws out a leg kick but Coleman moves out of range and Yoshi only half commits.
Yoshi misses with a low kick.
Yoshi throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yoshi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coleman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Coleman slows down the pace here.
Coleman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yoshi can do to turn this around?
Knees to the body from Yoshi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman lands a left hand.
Yoshi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coleman blocks it with crossed arms.
Yoshi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Coleman has a takedown stuffed.
Yoshi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Coleman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshi.
Good work by Coleman as he checks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yoshi.
Coleman closes the distance but Yoshi moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Coleman drives through and clinches with Yoshi against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Coleman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yoshi scores with a knee to the head.
Yoshi tries to land knees in the clinch but Coleman avoids the damage to the body.
Yoshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Coleman avoids it.
Coleman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yoshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Coleman avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Coleman.
Phil Coleman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Coleman works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Coleman scoring with some ground and pound.
Coleman trying to control but Yoshi is working from the bottom.
Coleman postures up and lands a big shot to Yoshi's brow.
Yoshi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Coleman distracts Yoshi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman chips away with some ground and pound.
Phil Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coleman controlling from the top position.
Yoshi keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
Coleman landing some decent shots from guard.
Coleman throws a strike but Yoshi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Coleman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yoshi.
Coleman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Yoshi preventing the sweep.
Coleman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yoshi's guard.
Coleman connects with a couple of short punches.
Yoshi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Coleman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Coleman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yoshi working a defensive guard but Coleman passes into half guard.
Coleman lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Coleman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Phil Coleman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Coleman looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshi is just out of range.
Coleman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Coleman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Coleman tries to clinch up but Yoshi circles away and keeps his distance.
Yoshi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Coleman throws a lazy right hand but Yoshi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coleman throws a hook but Yoshi blocks it.
A big left from Coleman misses.
Coleman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Yoshi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman lands an elbow.
Coleman lands a decent elbow from side control.
Coleman working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshi trying his best to control but Coleman has mounted him.
Coleman trying to control but Yoshi is having none of it.
Coleman scoring with strikes but Yoshi is staying in there.
Coleman is landing with some decent strikes but Yoshi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Coleman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Yoshi?
Coleman unloading with bombs!
Coleman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Coleman punishing his opponent with strikes.
Splinter Yoshi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Yoshi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Coleman lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coleman with a couple of short strikes.
Yoshi is bucking up trying to escape but Coleman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Coleman landing strikes from the mount and Yoshi is in trouble!
Coleman landing strikes from the mount and Yoshi is in trouble!
Coleman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Yoshi is in a horrible position here. Coleman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman working the ground and pound effectively.
Coleman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Coleman landing strikes from the mount and Yoshi is in trouble!
Coleman is landing with some decent strikes but Yoshi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Yoshi is rocked!
Coleman postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Yoshi in real trouble here! The ref calls for Yoshi to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Zabit Sharipov (ranked 2201 p4p, 249 weight class) and Tino Tropper (ranked 2021 p4p, 236 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 lightweight 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, Zabit Sharipov!
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, Tino Tropper!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharipov throws a shot from downtown. Tropper moves away and avoids it.
Tropper shoots in for a takedown but Sharipov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sharipov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sharipov pushes Tropper up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sharipov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sharipov as Tropper tries to tie him up.
Tropper letting Sharipov take a breather here.
Sharipov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Sharipov scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tropper jumps guard but Sharipov stands there with Tropper around his waist. Tropper gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sharipov is pushing Tropper up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sharipov as Tropper tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharipov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Sharipov - that landed with a thud.
Tropper is trying to pull guard but Sharipov has him pressed against the cage.
Zabit Sharipov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tino Tropper.
Tropper trying to control the position but instead, Sharipov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tropper into the cage.
Sharipov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tropper has had enough of the clinch but Sharipov keeps him there for the moment.
Sharipov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tropper.
Stalling in the clinch from Sharipov.
Tropper is trying to maintain a safe position but Sharipov gets an underhook and turns Tropper into the cage.
The referee calls for Sharipov to work.
Sharipov gets through Tropper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tropper is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sharipov is working Tropper over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Sharipov.
Sharipov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sharipov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tropper or not.
Sharipov lands a body shot.
Sharipov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sharipov lands with a light punch inside.
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 quick uppercut on the inside from Sharipov.
Tropper stalling in the clinch but Sharipov improves position.
Sharipov pushes Tropper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sharipov as Tropper tries to tie him up.
Sharipov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharipov lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sharipov lands with a right to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Sharipov.
Sharipov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sharipov gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Sharipov has Tropper pushed against the cage.
Tropper has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sharipov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tropper can turn it around.
Sharipov lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sharipov.
Sharipov stalling the fight.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sharipov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Zabit Sharipov.
Sharipov scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tropper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tropper tries to keep at a distance but Sharipov has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sharipov.
Tropper working hard to break the clinch.
Tropper is trying to stall.
Sharipov scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Sharipov.
Sharipov lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tropper is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tropper is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sharipov to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zabit Sharipov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sharipov swings for the body but Tropper moves out of range.
Sharipov misses with a body shot.
Tropper with the counter takedown but Sharipov avoids it easily.
Sharipov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Tropper misses the target.
As Tropper tries to get set, Sharipov tries to push him back and clinch up but Tropper manages to avoid the attempt.
Tropper throws a lazy right hand but Sharipov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sharipov looks to score with a jab to the body but Tropper is just out of range.
Tropper missing with a left hand there. Sharipov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sharipov misses with a hook
and Tropper counters with a shoot takedown. Sharipov fights it but they end up in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharipov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tropper.
Tropper scoring with some ground and pound.
Tropper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sharipov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tropper sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tropper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sharipov seems keen to control Tropper's posture.
Sharipov working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tropper works over Sharipov with some ground and pound from guard.
Sharipov has momentary wrist control but Tropper slips an elbow through the middle.
Tropper engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sharipov controlling the position.
Sharipov is trying to keep Tropper in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tropper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tropper sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tropper trying to control the position from guard on top but Sharipov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tropper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tropper drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sharipov defends it well.
Tropper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tropper is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sharipov looks to score with a jab to the body but Tropper is just out of range.
Tropper changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tropper misses with a hook.
Sharipov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tropper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharipov wants to clinch up but Tropper keeps it at a distance.
Sharipov staying out of range there.
Sharipov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sharipov misses with a straight right.
Sharipov tries to clinch but Tropper is having none of it.
Sharipov tries to close the distance and clinch but Tropper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tropper circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharipov. Tropper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sharipov moves away from the strike by Tropper.
Tropper misses with a takedown attempt - Sharipov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sharipov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharipov slips under a jab.
Sharipov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tropper defending well as Sharipov loads up on a big left hand.
Tropper swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharipov.
Tropper tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tropper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sharipov.
Sharipov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tropper with the counter takedown but Sharipov avoids it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sharipov misses with a straight right.
Sharipov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tropper.
Sharipov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tropper can do to turn this around?
Tropper throws a jab but it's blocked by Sharipov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tino Tropper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tropper dives in and grabs Sharipov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sharipov pushes down on Tropper's head and hops out.
Sharipov tries to clinch there but Tropper circles away.
Tropper tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tropper throws a shot from downtown. Sharipov moves away and avoids it.
Tropper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tropper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sharipov.
Tropper feints the counter takedown.
Sharipov is looking to clinch.
Tropper slips under a jab.
Tropper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tropper throws out a loose jab but Sharipov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharipov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tropper throws a body punch but Sharipov moves out of range.
Tropper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zabit Sharipov is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharipov misses the shot to the body.
Sharipov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tropper moves away.
Sharipov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tropper.
Sharipov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sharipov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tropper moves away.
Sharipov throws a hook but Tropper blocks it.
Sharipov has Tropper up against the cage in a clinch.
Sharipov scores with a hook to the body.
Sharipov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tropper is trying to pull guard but Sharipov has him pressed against the cage.
Sharipov presses Tropper against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tropper is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sharipov is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharipov works on Tropper's body with a couple of short punches.
Sharipov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sharipov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tropper's efforts to push away.
Sharipov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tropper is looking to control Sharipov's arms but Sharipov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tropper has his back to the cage.
Tropper is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Sharipov has denied him.
Tropper is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sharipov to keep the fight standing.
Zabit Sharipov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tino Tropper.
Sharipov cracks Tropper with a nice body shot.
Sharipov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tropper jumps guard but Sharipov stands there with Tropper around his waist. Tropper gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sharipov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharipov is struggling to control the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sharipov.
Sharipov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tropper is looking to control Sharipov's arms but Sharipov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tropper has his back to the cage.
Tropper is trying to break the clinch but Sharipov is controlling him.
Sharipov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sharipov lands a body punch.
Tropper taking a breather.
Sharipov presses Tropper against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tropper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sharipov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Sharipov.
Sharipov scores with a shoulder strike.
Sharipov lands a hook that snaps the head of Tropper backwards.
Sharipov lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sharipov.
Tropper is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sharipov is keeping busy.
A right hand to the body from Sharipov.
Sharipov stalling in the clinch.
Tropper being controlled against the cage.
Sharipov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sharipov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zabit Sharipov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sharipov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zabit Sharipov!
A relieved looking Zabit Sharipov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tan Zan (ranked 3179 p4p, 344 weight class) and Litill Bjornsson (ranked 379 p4p, 45 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tan Zan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Litill Bjornsson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornsson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A telegraphed right hand from Zan misses the target.
Bjornsson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Zan with a body shot.
Bjornsson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zan scores with a jab.
Bjornsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zan misses the shot to the body.
Zan swings for the body but Bjornsson moves out of range.
Bjornsson throws a hook but Zan avoids it easily.
Bjornsson moves away from the strike by Zan.
Zan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bjornsson manages to avoid it.
Zan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bjornsson ducks under a wild hook from Zan.
Zan throws the left hand but Bjornsson avoids the punch easily.
Zan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bjornsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zan throws a lazy right hand but Bjornsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zan misses the shot to the body.
Bjornsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zan.
Bjornsson throws a hook but Zan avoids it easily.
Zan avoids the body shot from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zan misses with a looping right.
Zan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zan lands a two punch combo.
Bjornsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zan throws out the jab.
Bjornsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bjornsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bjornsson throws a big shot that misses.
Zan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bjornsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Zan lands.
Bjornsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zan.
Zan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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!
Zan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zan misses with a straight right.
Bjornsson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Zan gets tackled into the cage by Bjornsson. Bjornsson maintains the clinch.
Zan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bjornsson blocking some punches.
Zan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bjornsson backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Zan fails to land.
Bjornsson working aggressively here.
Bjornsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zan backwards.
Bjornsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Zan.
Bjornsson blocking some punches.
Zan tries to work over Bjornsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zan throws a head punch that misses.
Bjornsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zan cracks Bjornsson with a nice body shot.
I was talking to Zan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Zan throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zan.
Zan gets through Bjornsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Zan scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bjornsson.
Zan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bjornsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Zan gets an underhook and turns Bjornsson into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zan.
Zan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bjornsson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Zan to keep the fight standing.
Bjornsson has a couple of punches blocked by Zan.
Bjornsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bjornsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Zan.
Zan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Bjornsson.
Zan lands a left hand.
Zan throws a punch but it's blocked by Bjornsson.
Zan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bjornsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bjornsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Zan uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson gets control of Zan's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bjornsson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zan trying to control but Bjornsson is working from the bottom.
Zan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Zan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bjornsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zan trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bjornsson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tan Zan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zan slips under a jab.
Bjornsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Bjornsson throws an off balance right hand
enabling Zan to counter with a crisp jab.
Bjornsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tan Zan is winning the standup battle so far.
Bjornsson walks into a left hand.
Zan misses the jab.
Zan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bjornsson momentarily.
Zan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bjornsson can do to turn this around?
Zan misses with an uppercut. Bjornsson saw that one coming.
Zan just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bjornsson wants to counter the offense by Zan and move into the clinch position.
Bjornsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Bjornsson defending well as Zan loads up on a big left hand.
Zan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bjornsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Zan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bjornsson throws an overhand right that lands on Zan's shoulder, as Zan tries to avoid the shot.
A quick step to the side and Zan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zan to score with a decent uppercut.
Zan misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Bjornsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zan throws an overhand right that lands on Bjornsson's shoulder, as Bjornsson tries to avoid the shot.
Zan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zan throws a body shot but no joy.
Bjornsson wants to counter with a clinch but Zan pushes him away.
Zan swings for the body but Bjornsson moves out of range.
Zan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zan just misses with a punch to the body.
Zan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Zan misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zan misses with a body shot.
Bjornsson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tan Zan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bjornsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zan's head.
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 cross from Bjornsson lands.
Bjornsson misses with a straight left.
Zan moves out of range of the strikes.
Zan misses with a wild body shot.
Zan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A swing and a miss from Zan.
Bjornsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bjornsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Zan to counter with a crisp jab.
Zan misses with a looping left.
Bjornsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zan's hands.
Zan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bjornsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bjornsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zan ducks under a wild hook from Bjornsson.
Zan thuds a left hand into Bjornsson's body.
Zan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bjornsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bjornsson moves away.
A cross from Zan lands.
Bjornsson throws a looping overhand right but Zan ducks down to avoid it.
Zan lands with a nice body punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Zan as he connects with a hook.
Zan stuns Bjornsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zan throws the left hand but Bjornsson avoids the punch easily.
Bjornsson walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zan.
Zan digs a good hook to Bjornsson's body.
A swing and a miss from Zan.
Bjornsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bjornsson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Zan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short right from Zan.
Zan swings wildly with an uppercut but Bjornsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zan throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tan Zan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Decent striking displayed by Zan there.
Bjornsson tries to clinch but Zan is having none of it.
Zan throws an off balance right hand
and Bjornsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bjornsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zan staying out of range there.
Bjornsson avoids the body shot from Zan.
Bjornsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bjornsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zan.
Zan misses with a hook.
Bjornsson walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson throws out a loose jab but Zan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zan looks to land a right hand but Bjornsson moved out of range.
Zan just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bjornsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Zan.
Bjornsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zan.
Zan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zan.
Zan lands with a right hand.
Bjornsson misses the body punch
and Bjornsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson ducks under a wild hook from Zan.
A swing and a miss from Zan.
Bjornsson takes one to the chin there.
Bjornsson looks to land a left hand but Zan moved out of range nicely.
Bjornsson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bjornsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bjornsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bjornsson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bjornsson misses with an uppercut
and Zan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zan throws a lazy uppercut
and Bjornsson counters with a straight right hand.
Bjornsson misses with a lunging right hand
letting Zan counter with a right hand.
Zan lands a nice hook to Bjornsson's body. Bjornsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zan. Bjornsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zan lands with a nice body punch.
Zan takes a swing at Bjornsson's ribcage but misses.
Zan throws a shot from downtown. Bjornsson moves away and avoids it.
Zan connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson misses with a looping right.
Zan connects with a crisp jab.
Zan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zan misses the jab.
Zan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bjornsson wants to counter with a clinch but Zan pushes him away.
Zan defending well as Bjornsson loads up on a big left hand.
Zan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Bjornsson misses its intended target.
Bjornsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zan moves away.
Zan misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zan lands the left hand.
Zan tests Bjornsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zan misses with a hook. Bjornsson ducked under it nicely.
Bjornsson tries to counter with a clinch but Zan shakes him off and moves away.
Bjornsson throws a looping overhand right but Zan ducks down to avoid it.
Bjornsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Zan lands with a straight right. Bjornsson didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zan looks to land a right hand but Bjornsson moved out of range.
Zan scores with a hook to the body. Bjornsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zan moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tan Zan clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Zan. Those never looked like landing.
Bjornsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zan.
Zan throws a hook but Bjornsson avoids it easily.
Bjornsson throws a shot to the body.
Zan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bjornsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zan misses with a lunging right hand
and Bjornsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zan swings widly with a right hand
and Bjornsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Zan slips a jab from Bjornsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zan just misses with a punch to the body.
Zan throws a hook but Bjornsson blocks it.
Bjornsson misses with a left hand
and Zan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson defending well as Zan loads up on a big left hand.
Bjornsson throws out a counter right but Zan avoids it with no problem.
A big left from Zan misses.
Bjornsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zan slips a straight right by Bjornsson.
Zan misses with a right hand
and Bjornsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Zan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bjornsson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bjornsson misses with a hook.
Zan is looking to counter punch.
Bjornsson lands with a hook. Zan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zan swings widly with a right hand
and Bjornsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zan.
Zan moves out of range of the strikes.
Bjornsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zan.
Zan scores with a hook to the body. Bjornsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zan moves out of range of the strikes.
Bjornsson loads up on a big right hand but Zan slips the punch.
Bjornsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Bjornsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zan.
Bjornsson tries to counter with a clinch but Zan shakes him off and moves away.
A big right from Zan misses.
Zan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bjornsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Zan's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zan throws a body shot but no joy.
Bjornsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bjornsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zan moves away.
Zan throws a hook to the side of Bjornsson's head but Bjornsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bjornsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zan looks to score with a jab to the body but Bjornsson is just out of range.
Zan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zan lands with a hook. Bjornsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bjornsson throws a body punch but Zan moves out of range.
Bjornsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zan.
Zan misses with a left hand
enabling Bjornsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Zan throws a lazy uppercut
and Bjornsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Zan throws a right hand that misses
and Bjornsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bjornsson slips a jab from Zan.
Bjornsson wants to counter the offense by Zan and move into the clinch position.
Zan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zan looks to land a combination but Bjornsson avoids it well.
Zan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zan with a nice cross.
Zan moves out of range as Bjornsson strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bjornsson swings for the body but Zan moves out of range.
Zan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zan misses the shot to the body.
Bjornsson tries to counter with a clinch but Zan shakes him off and moves away.
Litill Bjornsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bjornsson throws a big shot that misses.
Bjornsson throws out a loose jab but Zan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bjornsson defending well as Zan loads up on a big left hand.
Zan misses with a wild body shot.
Zan slips under a jab from Bjornsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Litill Bjornsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Bjornsson misses with a straight left.
Zan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bjornsson.
Zan connects with the punch.
Zan misses the jab.
Bjornsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab from Zan.
Bjornsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bjornsson scores with the left hand. Zan knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bjornsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Zan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zan. Bjornsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bjornsson misses the shot to the body.
Zan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zan swings widly with a right hand
and Bjornsson counters with a right hand to the body.
Bjornsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Zan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bjornsson misses with a wild body shot.
Bjornsson slips a jab from Zan.
Zan digs a good body shot into Bjornsson's ribs.
Bjornsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bjornsson throws a looping overhand right but Zan ducks down to avoid it.
Zan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bjornsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bjornsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zan misses with a hook. Bjornsson ducked under it nicely.
Zan misses with an uppercut
and Bjornsson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bjornsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zan.
Zan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bjornsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tan Zan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zan lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bjornsson misses with a body shot.
Zan clobbers Bjornsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bjornsson throws a jab when Zan was well out of range.
Zan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bjornsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zan.
Bjornsson throws the left hand but Zan avoids the punch easily.
Zan lands a jab to Bjornsson's midsection.
Bjornsson throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Zan to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zan cracks Bjornsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A swing and a miss from Zan.
Bjornsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zan throws a body punch but Bjornsson moves out of range.
Zan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zan throws a hook but Bjornsson blocks it.
Tan Zan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice cross by Zan.
No joy there for Bjornsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bjornsson.
A jab from Zan finds it's way through Bjornsson's defenses.
Zan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bjornsson throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bjornsson throws out a counter right but Zan avoids it with no problem.
Zan throws the left hand but Bjornsson avoids the punch easily.
Zan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bjornsson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Zan with a body shot.
Zan throws a body shot but no joy.
Zan with a hook.
Zan throws a jab but it's blocked by Bjornsson.
Zan throws a jab when Bjornsson was well out of range.
Zan connects with a looping right hand.
Bjornsson misses with a right hand
letting Zan counter with a right hand.
Zan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tan Zan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:46
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tan Zan!
Tan Zan is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turd McPherson (ranked 859 p4p, 112 weight class) and Do You Really Want To Hurt (ranked 696 p4p, 96 weight class). Turd McPherson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Turd McPherson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Do You Really Want To Hurt!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - McPherson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
You Really Want To Hurt scores with a jab to the jaw.
You Really Want To Hurt misses the shot to the body.
McPherson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Turd McPherson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
You Really Want To Hurt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McPherson.
McPherson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
You Really Want To Hurt swings for the body but McPherson moves out of range.
McPherson circles away from the clinch attempt.
McPherson misses with a leg kick
and You Really Want To Hurt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick by McPherson misses
and You Really Want To Hurt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
You Really Want To Hurt stuns McPherson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McPherson throws a lazy right hand but You Really Want To Hurt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
You Really Want To Hurt jabs at McPherson's body.
McPherson is breathing heavily.
You Really Want To Hurt cracks McPherson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You Really Want To Hurt lands a jab to McPherson's midsection.
You Really Want To Hurt's coach down at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on You Really Want To Hurt's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
You Really Want To Hurt lands a nice hook to McPherson's body. McPherson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Some wild striking there from You Really Want To Hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPherson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
You Really Want To Hurt punishes McPherson's body with a nice straight punch.
You Really Want To Hurt cracks McPherson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! McPherson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can You Really Want To Hurt finish him?
McPherson is rocked!
You Really Want To Hurt Throws a clean left jab. You Really Want To Hurt Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with McPherson's chin! McPherson crumbles to the ground and You Really Want To Hurt follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by You Really Want To Hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Do You Really Want To Hurt! Do You Really Want To Hurt retains his heavyweight title!
Do You Really Want To Hurt decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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