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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Boyce (ranked 6513 p4p, 518 weight class) and Raiam Dos Santos (ranked 4240 p4p, 432 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 middleweight 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, King Boyce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raiam Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyce tries to clinch there but Dos Santos circles away.
Dos Santos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boyce is looking to clinch.
Boyce tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dos Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Dos Santos presses Boyce against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dos Santos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boyce backwards.
A short right from Dos Santos.
Boyce looking to stall.
Dos Santos gets through Boyce's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boyce is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dos Santos to keep the fight standing.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dos Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos cracks Boyce with a nice body shot.
Dos Santos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dos Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Boyce.
Dos Santos slows down the pace here.
Dos Santos lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dos Santos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos pushes Boyce back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dos Santos lands a left hand.
Dos Santos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boyce is rocked!
Our sources have told us that Boyce has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Boyce fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Oh Boyce is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boyce tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Boyce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos gets through Boyce's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boyce tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dos Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Boyce backwards.
A body shot lands from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos avoiding damage.
Boyce seems to have got his legs back now.
Dos Santos prevents the takedown attempt.
Boyce is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos lands an uppercut.
Boyce trying to stall but Dos Santos improves his position.
Dos Santos works on Boyce's body with a couple of short punches.
Dos Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boyce backwards.
Dos Santos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos stalling against the cage.
Dos Santos content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Boyce wants a takedown.
Boyce jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dos Santos walks away with a smile on his face. Boyce gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Boyce takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyce tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dos Santos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dos Santos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Boyce is out of range and Dos Santos settles back down.
Boyce closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boyce tries a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks it.
Boyce tries a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks it.
Dos Santos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boyce backwards.
Dos Santos has Boyce pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Boyce stalling in the clinch but Dos Santos improves position.
Dos Santos pushes Boyce back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boyce wants to stall.
Dos Santos lands a body shot.
Dos Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boyce backwards.
Dos Santos is leaning against Boyce and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dos Santos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Boyce up against the cage.
Dos Santos stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Boyce up against the cage.
Dos Santos continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Boyce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dos Santos controlling the action here for a moment.
Dos Santos works on Boyce's body with a couple of short punches.
Dos Santos lands a shoulder strike.
Boyce tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dos Santos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boyce backwards.
Dos Santos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dos Santos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boyce backwards.
Dos Santos lands an uppercut.
Dos Santos leaning against his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyce pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dos Santos trying to control the action but Boyce is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos working the head and body with strikes.
Dos Santos stands up.
Dos Santos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boyce has time to react.
Boyce moves to clinch but Dos Santos breaks away
and Dos Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyce darts in and clinches Dos Santos up against the cage.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boyce doesn't manage to clinch there - Dos Santos circles away.
Dos Santos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boyce wants to clinch up but Dos Santos keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raiam Dos Santos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dos Santos lands a nice looking body shot.
Dos Santos scores with a body shot.
Dos Santos clinches up with Boyce and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dos Santos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boyce misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dos Santos.
Boyce tries to pull guard but Dos Santos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Boyce can't get the takedown.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dos Santos is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Boyce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boyce or not.
Dos Santos lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boyce.
Dos Santos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dos Santos scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boyces head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos digs a right hand into Boyce's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boyce's gas tank.
Dos Santos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dos Santos lands a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dos Santos scores with a jab.
Dos Santos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boyce's head backwards.
Boyce seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Dos Santos shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Boyce is backing up but Dos Santos catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Boyce covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Dos Santos Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raiam Dos Santos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cocky Palboa (ranked 2134 p4p, 259 weight class) and Bill Wilson (ranked 2287 p4p, 275 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cocky Palboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bill Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palboa digs a good hook to Wilson's body.
Wilson misses with a straight left.
Wilson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Palboa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Palboa looks to throw the jab but Wilson is out of range.
Cocky Palboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palboa moves out of range of the leg kick from Wilson.
Palboa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Palboa swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palboa scores with the left hand. Wilson knows he should have avoided that one.
Wilson rushes Palboa and presses him up against the cage.
Wilson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Palboa throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wilson lands an elbow just above Palboa 's eye.
Wilson tries to land knees in the clinch but Palboa avoids the damage to the body.
Palboa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Palboa stops a takedown attempt from Wilson.
Wilson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Palboa up against the cage.
Wilson misses with a knee to the head.
Palboa is trying to push Wilson away but Wilson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Palboa throws a head punch that misses.
Palboa managing to block the knees to the body from Wilson.
Palboa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wilson lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Palboa's face.
Wilson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Palboa can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
Palboa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Palboa lands with a left to the head.
Palboa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wilson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Palboa blocks it with crossed arms.
Wilson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Palboa blocks the elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Palboa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wilson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wilson with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but Palboa blocks with his arms.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but Palboa blocks with his arms.
Palboa looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Wilson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Palboa's defenses.
Wilson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Palboa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wilson is pushing Palboa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Palboa managing to block the knees to the body from Wilson.
Palboa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Palboa up against the cage.
Wilson leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Wilson.
Wilson tries to land knees in the clinch but Palboa avoids the damage to the body.
Wilson lands an elbow that stopped Palboa in his tracks for a moment.
Wilson is looking for a takedown.
Palboa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Wilson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Palboa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wilson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Palboa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Palboa avoids it.
Wilson throws an elbow but it misses.
Palboa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Wilson 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.
Palboa lands an overhand right.
Wilson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wilson moves into the clinch successfully.
Wilson landing knees to the body.
Wilson throws an elbow but it misses.
Palboa manages to break the clinch.
Wilson darts in and clinches Palboa up against the cage.
Wilson lands an elbow inside that Palboa shrugs off.
Wilson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wilson has Palboa pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palboa.
Wilson pushes off an throws an elbow but Palboa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Palboa slowing the pace effectively.
Palboa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palboa misses with a punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Wilson.
Palboa lands a left hand.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wilson.
Wilson lands an elbow just above Palboa 's eye.
Palboa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Palboa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wilson or not.
Palboa lands with a right to the head.
Wilson lands an elbow that stopped Palboa in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Palboa.
Palboa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wilson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Palboa looking to stall.
Palboa avoids the elbow strike from Wilson, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palboa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Palboa blocks an elbow strike.
Palboa looking to slow down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wilson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Palboa's brow.
Palboa is trying to maintain a safe position but Wilson gets an underhook and turns Palboa into the cage.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but Palboa blocks with his arms.
Palboa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wilson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Palboa wants to stall.
Wilson keeps control of Palboa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Palboa wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wilson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wilson blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wilson.
Wilson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Palboa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Palboa tries to stall but Wilson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Palboa throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Palboa tries to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling the position.
Wilson pushes off an throws an elbow but Palboa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wilson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wilson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Palboa digs a right hand into Wilson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wilson's gas tank.
Palboa wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilson won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palboa misses with the head strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Wilson.
Wilson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Palboa tries a body shot but Wilson blocks it.
Wilson looking to slow down the pace here.
Wilson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wilson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Palboa just leaning against Wilson, taking a breather.
Palboa is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilson has double underhooks.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bill Wilson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Palboa tries to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling the position.
Wilson blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Wilson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wilson darts in trying to clinch
and Palboa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Palboa lands a right hook to the body.
Wilson closes the distance but Palboa moves to the side
and Palboa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilson closes the distance and clinches.
Wilson missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson stalls.
Wilson wants to take the fight to the mat but Palboa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Palboa avoids a wild elbow strike from Wilson.
Wilson is trying to maintain a safe position but Palboa gets an underhook and turns Wilson into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throws an elbow but it misses.
Palboa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Palboa working aggressively here.
Wilson taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
Wilson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Palboa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Palboa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilson prevents a body shot from Palboa.
Wilson prevents a body shot from Palboa.
Palboa has had enough of the clinch but Wilson keeps him there for the moment.
Palboa is trying to break free.
Palboa tries to work over Wilson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but Palboa blocks it.
Cocky Palboa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well,Palboa is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wilson.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but Palboa blocks with his arms.
Wilson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wilson missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice elbow from Wilson.
Palboa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
A knee to the head by Wilson.
Wilson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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!
Wilson being controlled against the cage.
Palboa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilson wants to clinch up but Palboa keeps it at a distance.
Palboa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Palboa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palboa misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Palboa misses its intended target.
Sloppy strikes from Palboa. Those never looked like landing.
Wilson feints the counter takedown.
Wilson moves into the clinch.
Palboa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wilson being controlled against the cage.
Palboa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Palboa cracks Wilson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Bill Wilson has been cut.
Palboa throws a body shot but no joy.
Wilson wants to counter the offense by Palboa and move into the clinch position.
Wilson is looking to clinch but Palboa is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palboa swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.
Palboa scores with a shot to the body.
Wilson wants to clinch.
Bill Wilson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wilson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Palboa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Palboa sets himself, and Wilson steps forward looking for the clinch! Palboa avoids it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cocky Palboa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wilson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Bill Wilson!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Bill Wilson!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Bill Wilson!
Bill Wilson wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Johnson (ranked 1655 p4p, 207 weight class) and Killua Zoldyk (ranked 5000 p4p, 459 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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152 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Killua Zoldyk!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Zoldyk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Zoldyk!
Johnson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Zoldyk gets back to half guard.
Zoldyk is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Zoldyk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson content to control rather than advance.
Johnson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Zoldyk!
Zoldyk is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
Johnson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Johnson looking to control but Zoldyk is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Zoldyk is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Johnson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoldyk is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.
Zoldyk wants to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Zoldyk is working to get back to half guard.
Johnson 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.
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johnson working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Zoldyk turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Johnson off and cradles Zoldyk's limp body as Johnson celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). John Johnson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bekkou Dreamscape (ranked 24645 p4p, 543 weight class) and Jerry Small (ranked 5351 p4p, 464 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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160 lbs
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140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bekkou Dreamscape!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jerry Small!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dreamscape counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Small throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dreamscape's waist but Dreamscape gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Small off to one side.
Dreamscape cracks a nice hook into Small's ribs.
Small doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dreamscape counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bekkou Dreamscape has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Small.
Dreamscape throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Small shoots in and drives through. Dreamscape sprawls well.
Small shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dreamscape pinned against the cage. Dreamscape gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dreamscape moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dreamscape connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dreamscape scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreamscape lands a left and a right that send Small crashing to the mat, dazed. Dreamscape thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Small is rocked!
A lazy left from Dreamscape finds it's target.
Small is still on wobbly legs! Can Dreamscape finish him?
Dreamscape drops Small with a huge uppercut! Small drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Dreamscape is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bekkou Dreamscape!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Harris (ranked 3005 p4p, 331 weight class) and Dustin Queen (ranked 3788 p4p, 385 weight class). Dustin Queen told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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153 lbs
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155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dustin Queen!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Queen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Harris lands with an overhand left.
Queen misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
Queen throws a good cross that connects.
Harris clinches.
Queen blocking some punches.
Queen is trying to break the clinch but Harris is controlling him.
Harris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Queen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Queen backwards.
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Queen lands a glancing blow to the side of Harris's head.
Queen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris misses the jab.
Harris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Queen lands a right hook to the body.
Harris tries to clinch up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Queen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Harris has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Buoy Training in the buildup to the fight.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick
and Queen counters with a three punch combo that has Harris backing up. Harris nods at Queen to acknowledge the strikes.
Crunch! Harris slams his shin into Queen's torso.
Queen moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris checks a leg kick nicely.
Queen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Queen takes one to the chin there.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Queen.
Queen misses with a straight right.
A big left from Queen misses.
Queen looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Harris on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Queen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harris doesn't seem bothered though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harris lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Queen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Queen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harris misses with a looping right.
Queen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Harris scores with a sloppy right hand. Queen should have avoided that one.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Queen misses with a lunging right hand
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Queen's head but Queen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Queen unleashes a big counter combination but Harris bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Harris feints and then cracks Queen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Queen down.
Queen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris throws a leg kick but Queen checks it.
Queen takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris has Queen up against the cage in a clinch.
Queen has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris lands a left hand.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris presses Queen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Queen.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Queen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harris lands a shot to the body.
Queen blocking some punches.
Harris lands with a short shot to the head.
Harris blocks a body shot from Queen.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Queen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Queen blocks a body shot from Harris.
Queen misses with some punches.
Queen blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen misses with a body punch.
Harris pushes Queen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Queen is trying to break the clinch but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Harris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Queen swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris scores with a shot to the side of Queen's head.
Harris keeps control of Queen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Queen tries to break the clinch but Harris is controlling the position.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Queen controls the action.
Queen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Queen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Queen wants to get back to striking at distance but Harris won't allow it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harris.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harris pushes Queen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Queen tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Harris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harris scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris presses Queen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Queen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Queen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Queen lands an uppercut.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Queen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Queen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Queen.
Harris tries to work over Queen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Queen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Queen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Queen controls his hands.
Queen misses with a punch on the inside.
Queen tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Queen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Queen tries to break the clinch but Harris is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Harris 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.
Queen blocks a jab.
A jab from Harris misses.
Queen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Queen jabs at Harris's body.
Harris staying out of range there.
Queen blocks a jab.
Dustin Queen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Queen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
An attempted straight right counter from Harris misses the target.
Queen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Queen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harris finds it's way round the side to connect with Queen's head.
Tom Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Queen moves away from the strike by Harris.
Harris attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harris slips a straight right by Queen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Queen. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Queen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A clash of legs there as Harris blocks the low kick.
Harris blocks a jab.
Queen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Queen can do to turn this around?
Queen fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Queen throws a hook but Harris blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris drops his hands momentarily and Queen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Harris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Queen momentarily.
Queen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Harris moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Queen.
Queen misses with a body shot.
Queen swings widly with a right hand
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
Harris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Queen swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Harris connects with a body shot that sends Queen's belly button to the back.
Queen tried to score with a low kick but Harris checks it.
Harris has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Harris.
Harris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Queen's efforts to push away.
Harris lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harris lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Queen backwards.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Queen avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
Queen throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris lands with a short shot to the head.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tom Harris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Queen blocking some punches.
Harris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Queen backwards.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris lands with a left to the head.
Queen tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Harris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Queen working hard to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Harris.
A short body shot lands from Harris as the two fighters clinch.
Queen is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Harris.
Harris is working Queen over against the cage.
Harris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Queen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen working aggressively here.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Queen backwards.
Harris lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harris pushes Queen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harris lands a body punch.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Harris.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harris.
Harris tries to work over Queen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Queen takes a shot to the head.
Harris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Queen backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harris scores with a hook to the body.
Harris lands with a right to the head.
Harris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Queen backwards.
Queen is rocked!
Harris cracks Queen with a nice body shot.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Queen is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
Queen throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Queen seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Harris.
Harris pushes Queen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris blocks a body shot from Queen.
Harris lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harris lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Harris.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harris.
Harris lands an uppercut.
Queen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Harris.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
Harris lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Harris.
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Queens head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Harris lands a leg kick that knocks Queen off balance momentarily.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Queen is just out of range.
BOOM! Harris lands a beautiful left hook that drops Queen. Queen tries to recover but Harris is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Queen lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Harris!
Tom Harris seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between App Test (ranked 635 p4p, 91 weight class) and Mister Tea (ranked 3378 p4p, 327 weight class). Mister Tea will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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280 lbs
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225 lbs
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Basic striking
Experienced |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, App Test!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mister Tea!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Tea misses the target.
Test attempts a counter takedown but Tea avoids it well and moves away.
Test slips a jab from Tea.
Tea fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tea tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tea has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Test is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tea throws a hook to the side of Test's head but Test sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Test definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Test slips under a jab from Tea.
Tea gets a clinch.
Test tries a body shot but Tea blocks it.
Test is trying to trip Tea. He has hold of a leg but Tea is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Test persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Test trying to control but Tea is working from the bottom.
Test drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Test jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tea is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Test pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tea is keeping the position for now.
Tea pulls Test in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Test stands and throws Tea's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tea tries to improve position but can't.
Test is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tea has escaped the position, nice work there.
Test thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Test is trying to get an arm triangle but Tea is defending well.
Test is trying to get an arm triangle but Tea is defending well.
Test is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tea knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Test looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tea is not content to let Test control the position.
Test is trying to get an arm triangle but Tea is defending well.
Test wants to control but Tea is keeping him busy.
Tea is trying to get back to half guard.
Tea is still trying to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Test working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Test tries for a kimura but Tea is defending well.
Test working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Test is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tea knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tea is trying to improve his position.
Test wants to control but Tea is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Who's going to make the next move?
Tea is looking to regain half guard here but Test keeps moving and retains side control.
Test is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tea is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Test is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tea is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Test tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Test tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
App Test dominated that round.
The cut man is working on App Test's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tea misses with a straight right.
Tea stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tea wants it to stay on the feet.
Tea looks to throw the jab but Test is out of range.
Tea throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tea displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Test.
App Test is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tea rushes Test and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tea just misses with a elbow thrown towards Test's brow.
Tea is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for App Test. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Test wants a takedown.
Tea landing knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tea lands a nice knee to the body.
Tea lands a good knee to the midsection. Test won't want to take too many of those.
Tea lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Test takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tea with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the 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!
Tea is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tea obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tea scores with a knee to the head.
Tea with a knee to the head.
App Test's cut is getting worse.
Tea lands an elbow inside that Test shrugs off.
Tea lands an elbow inside.
Test is rocked!
App Test's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tea gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oh Test is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, App Test's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tea. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tea.
Tea putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Test in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tea connects with a nasty looking knee right to Test's face.
Tea landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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!
Test jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tea walks away with a smile on his face. Test gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A shot to the liver by Tea. Beautiful body shot.
Tea throws the left hand but Test avoids the punch easily.
Tea swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Test seems to have got his legs back now.
Tea closes the distance and clinches.
Test tries to score a body lock takedown but Tea shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tea gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at App Test's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mister Tea!
Mister Tea is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Mister Tea 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Cobra (ranked 1040 p4p, 139 weight class) and Tyson James (ranked 967 p4p, 126 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kyle Cobra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyson James!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobra tries to sprawl but James drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Cobra is looking to improve his position.
Cobra on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cobra tries to get out of the position.
Ground and pound from James.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cobra is not content to let James control the position.
Nice strikes from James there.
James wants to control but Cobra is keeping him busy.
James looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cobra regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobra tries to land a sweep but no joy.
James has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cobra lands with a heel strike from the guard.
James postures up and lands a big shot to Cobra's brow.
James works over Cobra with some ground and pound from guard.
James is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
James stands up over Cobra, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobra is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. James is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
James preventing the sweep.
James chips away with some ground and pound.
James stopping the sweep attempt from Cobra.
James postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
James stands up over Cobra, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
James working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cobra's head.
Cobra bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in James's guard.
James 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.
James is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
James tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cobra wants to pass the guard but James is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobra loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
James is pulling down on Cobra's head to control his posture.
Cobra throws a big right hand that misses.
Cobra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
James is trying to control the position from the bottom.
James bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cobra's guard.
Cobra is striking but James is not phased and passes to half guard.
Ground and pound from James.
Nice strikes from James there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobra wants to improve his position but James is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with James in particular looking to stall.
Cobra wants to improve his position but James is controlling well.
James lands strikes from half guard.
James performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
James landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cobra tries to roll over but James keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James moves into full mount! Cobra won't be happy about that!
Cobra really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
James with a couple of short strikes.
Cobra is trying to escape the mount.
Cobra in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cobra is looking to get to half guard.
James lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
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!
James postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Cobra badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of James around the waist but James pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! James is the winner by TKO! James jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyson James!
Tyson James seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sultan Yusupov (ranked 530 p4p, 78 weight class) and Jemerson Culpi (ranked 2039 p4p, 285 weight class). The key to victory for Sultan Yusupov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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26
208 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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26
213 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sultan Yusupov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jemerson Culpi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Culpi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Culpi's coach down at Temp Spar Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Culpi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Culpi gets control of Yusupov's arms and successfully pulls guard. Culpi will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yusupov drops back looking for a leg! Culpi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Culpi manages to kick Yusupov off! Yusupov jumps back into Culpi's guard.
Yusupov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yusupov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yusupov pushing down on Culpi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Culpi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yusupov moves nicely into side control.
Culpi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Yusupov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yusupov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Culpi struggling a bit here.
Yusupov tries to move to mount but Culpi blocks the move with his legs.
Culpi is trying to get back to half guard.
Yusupov is looking to take a break and control but Culpi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Culpi tries to buck Yusupov off but Yusupov is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yusupov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Yusupov is looking to take a break and control but Culpi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Culpi can't do much from the bottom here.
Culpi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yusupov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yusupov working away.
Yusupov tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Culpi is trying to control Yusupov's posture but Yusupov avoids it.
Yusupov has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Culpi!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Culpi has given up his back.
Culpi is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Yusupov is looking for the choke from the back position but Culpi is controlling his hands well.
Yusupov gets his hands free as Culpi looks to control.
Culpi is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Yusupov looking to break Culpi's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Culpi remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Yusupov will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Culpi looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Culpi looking very determined here, making life difficult for Yusupov.
Culpi just trying to survive but Yusupov is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yusupov looking for the choke from the back.
Culpi showing good submission defense here.
Yusupov working for the choke.
Culpi just trying to survive but Yusupov is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Culpi tries to break free.
Yusupov is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Culpi is defending well though. Yusupov let's go of the attempt for now.
Yusupov is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yusupov is not going to allow Culpi to sit and survive in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sultan Yusupov dominated that round.
That's time! Yusupov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Culpi misses with a jab to the body
and Yusupov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Culpi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yusupov counters with a right hand to the body.
Yusupov jabs Culpi right on the nose. Culpi blinks but takes it well.
Culpi throws an off balance right hand
enabling Yusupov to counter with a crisp jab.
Culpi throws a sloppy head kick
and Culpi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Culpi tries to land a body kick
and Yusupov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Culpi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yusupov sizes up Culpi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Culpi throws a head kick that misses
and Yusupov counters with a three punch combo that has Culpi backing up. Culpi nods at Yusupov to acknowledge the strikes.
Yusupov is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Culpi misses with a head kick.
Yusupov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Culpi misses with a jab to the body
and Yusupov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusupov jabs at Culpi's body.
Culpi drives through with a takedown into Yusupov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Yusupov is looking for a triangle but Culpi pushes his legs off easily.
Yusupov keeping moving, preventing Culpi from controlling successfully.
Yusupov has Culpi pulled in close to control his posture.
Culpi preventing the sweep.
Culpi wants to control from the top but Yusupov keeps moving.
Culpi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yusupov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Culpi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yusupov wants to sweep here but Culpi controlling him for the moment.
Culpi tries to free his leg and advance position but Yusupov is retaining full guard.
Yusupov trying to keep a closed guard but Culpi is proving a slippery customer.
Culpi is pushing down on Yusupov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Yusupov is fighting to maintain full guard but Culpi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Culpi trying to control from half guard but Yusupov is working away.
Culpi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Yusupov has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Culpi is working for a submission of some sort.
Yusupov trying to control but Culpi postures up.
Yusupov is trying is best to control the position here.
Culpi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yusupov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Culpi throws a lazy uppercut
and Yusupov counters with a right hand to the body.
Yusupov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Culpi back to the cage. Yusupov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Jemerson Culpi has been cut.
Donk. Yusupov catches Culpi right on the button with a cross.
Jemerson Culpi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yusupov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yusupov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yusupov lands a slapping body shot.
Culpi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick by Culpi misses
and Yusupov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Culpi throws a sloppy head kick
and Yusupov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yusupov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Culpi has time to react.
Culpi throws a lazy uppercut
and Culpi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Culpi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yusupov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Culpi throws a sloppy head kick
and Yusupov counters with a nice uppercut.
Yusupov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Culpi in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sultan Yusupov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jemerson Culpi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Culpi with a poor takedown
and Yusupov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yusupov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Yusupov scores with a jab.
Yusupov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Culpi has time to react.
Culpi throws a right hand that misses
and Yusupov counters with a nice uppercut.
Yusupov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sultan Yusupov is winning the standup battle so far.
Culpi throws a poor cross that misses
and Yusupov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Culpi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yusupov counters with a nice body shot.
Yusupov throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Culpi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yusupov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yusupov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Culpi can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Culpi throws a head kick that misses
and Yusupov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Culpi misses with a shot to the body
and Yusupov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yusupov digs a good body shot into Culpi's ribs.
Culpi misses with the body kick
and Yusupov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Culpi thinking.
Culpi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yusupov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sultan Yusupov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jemerson Culpi.
Culpi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Culpi forces Yusupov back against the cage and clinches.
Yusupov is struggling to control the position.
Yusupov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yusupov breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Culpi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yusupov to the mat! Yusupov manages to get full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yusupov is looking for a triangle but Culpi pushes his legs off easily.
Yusupov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yusupov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yusupov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Culpi is aware though and is defending well.
Culpi trying to control but Yusupov is working from the bottom.
Yusupov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Culpi defends well.
Sultan Yusupov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yusupov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Culpi trying to control the position from guard on top but Yusupov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yusupov is pulling down on Culpi's head. It's preventing any offense from Culpi, at least for the moment.
Culpi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Yusupov pulls Culpi in close to his closed guard and prevents Culpi from doing any damage or advancing position.
Culpi trying to control but Yusupov is working from the bottom.
Jemerson Culpi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yusupov trying to control the position here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Culpi throws an off balance right hand
and Yusupov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Culpi throws a leg kick
letting Yusupov counter with a right hand.
Yusupov scores with a nice strike.
Culpi throws a right hand that misses
and Yusupov counters with a nice body shot.
Culpi throws a right hand that misses
and Yusupov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Culpi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yusupov lands a nice looking body shot.
Yusupov stuns Culpi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yusupov connects with a body shot that sends Culpi's belly button to the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sultan Yusupov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yusupov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Sultan Yusupov!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Sultan Yusupov!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Sultan Yusupov!
Sultan Yusupov wins by unanimous decision!
Sultan Yusupov retains his light heavyweight title!
Sultan Yusupov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Island Prince (ranked 810 p4p, 108 weight class) and Robert Higgs (ranked 1365 p4p, 165 weight class). The key to victory for Island Prince has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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26
195 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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25
202 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong |
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Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight 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, Island Prince!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Higgs!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higgs gets a double leg takedown into Prince's guard.
Prince controls Higgs momentarily but Higgs frees himself.
Higgs wants to control from the top but Prince keeps moving.
Prince is trying to control the position but Higgs postures up.
Prince is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Higgs defends well.
Higgs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Prince is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Higgs wants to control from the top but Prince keeps moving.
Higgs postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Higgs looking to pass the guard.
Higgs trying to control the position from guard on top but Prince is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Higgs controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Prince had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Higgs defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higgs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Prince is keeping the position for now.
Prince is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Higgs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Prince working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Higgs doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Higgs manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Higgs trying to control the position from guard on top but Prince is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prince is trying to control the position but Higgs postures up.
Higgs slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Higgs looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higgs trying to control the position but Prince is working away.
Higgs is trying to get an arm triangle but Prince is defending well.
Higgs passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Prince!
Higgs is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Prince can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Prince is working to get back to half guard.
Higgs is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Prince has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Higgs is looking to work his way around to Prince's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Higgs wants to control the pace but Prince is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Higgs.
Higgs looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prince manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Higgs is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Prince!
Higgs is trying to take his opponent's back.
Prince is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Higgs trying to control but Prince is having none of it.
Prince is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Higgs is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Prince to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Prince shrugs it off.
Prince wants to hold on but Higgs pushes him away.
Higgs is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Prince has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higgs wants to control the pace but Prince is squirming around nicely.
Prince has given up his back here.
I really don't envy Prince right now.
Higgs is looking for the choke from the back position but Prince is controlling his hands well.
Higgs looking for the choke but no joy.
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!
Higgs gets his hands free as Prince looks to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Prince tries to escape but Higgs has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Prince trying to control the position but Higgs manages to sink in the hooks.
Higgs is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Prince is defending well though. Higgs let's go of the attempt for now.
Higgs looking for the RNC.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Higgs dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Prince throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Higgs closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Prince quickly recovers to half guard.
Higgs is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Prince sees it coming and defends easily.
Higgs is looking for a kimura here.
Robert Higgs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Prince wants to control but Higgs is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Higgs is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Prince defends it well.
Prince is trying to maintain the position but Higgs is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prince won't allow Higgs to pass to mount.
Prince works his way to full guard. Good work.
Higgs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Prince working a defensive guard here.
My spies in Temp Spar Gym inform me that Higgs has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Prince not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Higgs wants to pass the guard but Prince is keeping the position.
Prince working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Higgs doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Higgs manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Higgs is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Prince working a defensive guard here.
Higgs controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Prince keeping full guard, as Higgs tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Prince keeping moving, preventing Higgs from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Higgs drops back looking for a leg! Prince is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Prince manages to kick Higgs off! Higgs jumps back into Prince's guard.
Prince is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Prince gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Higgs to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Higgs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Prince is keeping the position for now.
Higgs thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higgs trying to control the position from guard on top but Prince is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Higgs thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Higgs postures up.
Higgs wants to control from the top but Prince keeps moving.
Prince is controlling Higgs's posture.
Prince is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Higgs controls from within his opponent's guard.
Prince is trying to keep Higgs in close.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Higgs controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Higgs manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Prince on his heels. He'll look to pass Prince's guard now, I'm sure.
Prince working a defensive guard here.
Higgs trying to control the position from guard on top but Prince is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prince working a defensive guard here.
Higgs passes Prince's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Higgs is thwarting Prince's attempts to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Higgs is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Prince wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Higgs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Higgs shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Higgs is thwarting Prince's attempts to control the position.
Prince is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Prince trying to control from the bottom.
Higgs is pressing down on Prince's thigh, looking to free his foot. Prince is holding on for now.
Higgs is still trying to improve position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Higgs wants to control but Prince is keeping him busy.
Higgs is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Prince tries to get to full guard but Higgs has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince works his way to full guard. Good work.
Prince working a defensive guard here.
Higgs tries to free his leg and advance position but Prince is retaining full guard.
Prince trying to keep a closed guard but Higgs is proving a slippery customer.
Higgs is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Prince not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Higgs drops back looking for a leg! Prince is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Prince manages to kick Higgs off! Higgs jumps back into Prince's guard.
Higgs looking to pass the guard.
Prince not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Higgs is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Prince not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Higgs shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Prince wants to control but Higgs is keeping busy.
Prince regains full guard. Nicely done.
Higgs is stalling in the full guard.
Prince keeping full guard, as Higgs tries to pass.
Prince keeping moving, preventing Higgs from controlling successfully.
Higgs looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince looking to control.
Higgs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Prince is keeping the position for now.
Higgs got a little sloppy there for a moment and Prince has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Higgs has managed to get both his arms back between Prince's legs - danger averted.
Prince trying to keep a closed guard but Higgs is proving a slippery customer.
Higgs is stalling in the full guard.
Prince is trying to control the position here. Higgs has hold of a guillotine from the top though... oh, that looks naaaaasty, will Prince tap? Yes he will! The fight is all over! Higgs jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Robert Higgs!
Robert Higgs is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Kutaz (ranked 592 p4p, 69 weight class) and Ivan Blood (ranked 1319 p4p, 168 weight class). The key to victory for Dirk Kutaz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dirk Kutaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Blood!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kutaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kutaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ivan Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kutaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blood has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Blood throws a lazy right hand but Kutaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kutaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Kutaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab by Kutaz.
Blood throws a shot from downtown. Kutaz moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blood. Kutaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blood wants to clinch.
Kutaz scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Blood ducks under a wild hook from Kutaz.
Blood lands with a nice combination. Kutaz backs away looking to recover.
Kutaz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kutaz slips under a jab.
Kutaz misses the jab.
Kutaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kutaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Blood jabs Kutaz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Kutaz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kutaz.
Blood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kutaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kutaz misses with a straight right.
Kutaz looks to land a right hand but Blood moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutaz lands a slapping body shot.
Kutaz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blood's hands.
Kutaz thuds his right hand into Blood's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Blood misses with a series of wild punches.
Kutaz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kutaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kutaz misses with a wild body shot.
Kutaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blood moves away.
Blood looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice body punch from Kutaz.
Blood works the jab nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Kutaz.
Kutaz misses with a wild body shot.
Blood misses with a body shot.
Kutaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kutaz throwing a counter right hand but Blood manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kutaz momentarily.
Kutaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kutaz throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Blood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kutaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blood.
Blood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kutaz.
Kutaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blood manages to avoid it.
Blood lands with a hook. Kutaz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kutaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Kutaz takes a swing at Blood's ribcage but misses.
Blood slips a jab from Kutaz.
Blood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kutaz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blood lands a nice looking body shot.
Blood swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutaz lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kutaz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A jab from Kutaz misses.
Kutaz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kutaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Blood should have avoided that one.
Blood scores with a punch to the head.
Blood goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kutaz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kutaz misses with a left hand
and Blood counters with a left to the body.
Blood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kutaz misses with an uppercut. Blood saw that one coming.
Blood swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blood tries to bum rush Kutaz with a series of wild strikes but Kutaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blood tries to move into range but Kutaz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan Blood will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Blood on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blood moves out of range of the strikes.
Kutaz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blood finds it's way round the side to connect with Kutaz's head.
Blood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kutaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blood appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kutaz throws a big shot that misses.
Blood avoids the body shot from Kutaz.
Kutaz swings for the body but Blood moves out of range.
Blood takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kutaz misses with a hook.
Ivan Blood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blood lands a really nice looking cross but Kutaz seems unphased.
Blood takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kutaz.
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!
Blood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutaz misses with a two punch combination.
Kutaz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Blood finds it's way through Kutaz's defenses.
Kutaz misses with a straight right.
Blood lands a jab to the head.
Kutaz is rocked!
Kutaz moves out of range as Blood strikes.
Kutaz misses with a straight left.
Blood throws a big shot that misses.
Blood scores with a shot to the body.
Kutaz clobbers Blood with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kutaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blood connects with a single shot there.
Blood looks to land a left hand but Kutaz moved out of range nicely.
Kutaz checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Kutaz misses the target.
Kutaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kutaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kutaz ducks under a wild hook from Blood.
Blood misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Kutaz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kutaz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blood throws a sloppy body shot
letting Kutaz counter with a right hand.
Blood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kutaz.
A telegraphed right hand from Kutaz misses the target.
Blood misses with an uppercut
and Kutaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Blood moves away from the strike by Kutaz.
A nice side step and Blood releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kutaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kutaz sends Blood crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kutaz is motioning to the referee to let Blood up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Blood is rocked!
Blood throws an overhand right that lands on Kutaz's shoulder, as Kutaz tries to avoid the shot.
Kutaz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blood is still on wobbly legs! Can Kutaz finish him?
Kutaz lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Blood - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Kutaz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dirk Kutaz!
Dirk Kutaz retains his lightweight title!
Dirk Kutaz 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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