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SPARTA 36 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takeru Kazehaya (ranked 4409 p4p, 102 weight class) and Kyle Vluehorn (ranked 24757 p4p, 159 weight class). Kyle Vluehorn will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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263 lbs
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250 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Takeru Kazehaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kyle Vluehorn!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazehaya stuffs the takedown attempt from Vluehorn. Vluehorn gets slowly back to his feet.
Kazehaya attempts a counter takedown but Vluehorn avoids it well and moves away.
Kazehaya fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Vluehorn to the ground. Kazehaya is now in Vluehorn's guard.
Kazehaya looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kazehaya 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.
Vluehorn trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazehaya drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kazehaya jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kazehaya trying to control but Vluehorn is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazehaya stays in close to Vluehorn's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kazehaya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kazehaya has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Temp Spar Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Kazehaya looks to land a right hand but Vluehorn moved out of range.
Vluehorn wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kazehaya moves out of range as Vluehorn throws a body kick.
Vluehorn throws a wild body kick that Kazehaya sees coming a mile off.
Vluehorn defending well as Kazehaya loads up on a big left hand.
Vluehorn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kazehaya misses with a hook. Vluehorn ducked under it nicely.
Kazehaya darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kazehaya seems to be working for a kimura but Vluehorn defends the submission attempt.
Kazehaya in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Vluehorn tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Kazehaya!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Takeru Kazehaya!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clive Burrows (ranked 3743 p4p, 406 weight class) and Mauricio Hudson (ranked 5446 p4p, 502 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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177 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Clive Burrows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mauricio Hudson!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson moves out of range as Burrows throws a body kick.
Hudson throws a big shot that misses.
Hudson shoots in and bounces Burrows off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hudson drops back looking for a leg! Burrows is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Burrows manages to kick Hudson off! Hudson jumps back into Burrows's guard.
Burrows keeping full guard, as Hudson tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hudson 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrows throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hudson trying to control the position from guard on top but Burrows is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hudson wants to pass the guard but Burrows is keeping the position.
Burrows is trying to keep Hudson in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hudson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burrows is keeping the position for now.
Burrows working a defensive guard here.
Hudson drops back looking for a leg! Burrows is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Burrows manages to kick Hudson off! Hudson jumps back into Burrows's guard.
Burrows could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hudson stopping the sweep attempt from Burrows.
Burrows lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Burrows lands a couple of elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hudson is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson looking to pass the guard.
Hudson passes Burrows's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hudson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Burrows is just riding it out for now. Hudson eventually gives up the hold.
Hudson is looking for a kimura here.
Hudson is working for a submission of some sort.
Hudson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hudson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Burrows!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrows is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hudson has control of Burrows's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Burrows regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hudson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Burrows to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Burrows shrugs it off.
Hudson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Burrows to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Burrows shrugs it off.
Hudson working for a submission but Burrows is keeping him at bay.
Hudson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Burrows to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Burrows shrugs it off.
Burrows is desperately trying to improve his position but Hudson has a good base and remains in mount.
Burrows knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hudson on the ground.
Burrows is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Burrows is looking to improve his position but Hudson isn't that keen on the idea.
Burrows definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrows gets back to half guard.
Hudson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Burrows works his way to full guard. Good work.
Burrows looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Burrows can't keep his opponent in guard - Hudson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hudson is working for a kimura but Burrows is defending it quite comfortably.
Burrows is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hudson wants to work for an arm triangle but Burrows is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Hudson prevents Burrows from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Hudson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice takedown defense from Hudson. No joy for Burrows on that attempt.
Burrows tries a low kick but Hudson avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Burrows.
Burrows throws a big shot that misses.
Burrows ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hudson moves away.
Hudson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Burrows's guard.
Hudson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burrows 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.
Hudson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hudson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Burrows looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hudson is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hudson slips nicely into half guard.
Burrows is defending against the submission attempts here by Hudson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows tries to get to full guard but Hudson has control of the leg.
Hudson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Burrows tries to roll over but Hudson keeps him under control.
Hudson seems to be working for a kimura but Burrows defends the submission attempt.
Burrows slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Burrows lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hudson is looking to cinch up a triangle. Burrows throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Hudson's body to avoid the submission. Hudson has instead reached around Burrows's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Hudson arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mauricio Hudson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzistov Wojcik (ranked 2956 p4p, 368 weight class) and Abel Clements (ranked 3406 p4p, 413 weight class). Krzistov Wojcik is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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205 lbs
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213 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Krzistov Wojcik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abel Clements!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clements moves into range and clinches up with Wojcik.
Clements throws a head punch that misses.
Wojcik goes for a takedown in the clinch but Clements prevents it.
Clements misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Clements scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Clements on the inside.
Clements gets through Wojcik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wojcik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Clements - that landed with a thud.
Wojcik is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Clements gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Clements.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojcik is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krzistov Wojcik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clements has a couple of punches blocked by Wojcik.
Wojcik is trying to break the clinch but Clements is controlling him.
Clements lands a hook that snaps the head of Wojcik backwards.
A shot in the inside from Clements.
Clements scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clements.
Come on Clements - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Clements scores with a hook to the body.
Clements lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wojcik backwards.
Wojcik 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Clements walks away with a smile on his face. Wojcik gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wojcik misses with a body shot
and Clements counters with a crisp right hand that drops Wojcik! Clements lets Wojcik back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Wojcik is rocked!
It looks like Krzistov Wojcik has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clements pushes Wojcik up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Wojcik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clements fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clements misses with the head strike.
Clements throws a big uppercut that drops Wojcik! More strikes from Clements and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Wojcik lies dazed against the cage as Clements celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abel Clements!
Abel Clements was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alvar Rautio (ranked 1990 p4p, 104 weight class) and Bekithemba Seme (ranked 2578 p4p, 130 weight class). Bekithemba Seme will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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142 lbs
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141 lbs
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Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alvar Rautio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bekithemba Seme!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rautio throws a shot from downtown. Seme moves away and avoids it.
Seme scores with a head kick.
Seme throws a head kick that misses.
Rautio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Seme uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rautio.
Rautio fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rautio throws a poor cross that misses
and Seme counters with a straight right hand.
Rautio has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Temp Spar Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Rautio missing with a left hand there. Seme was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body kick from Seme.
Seme throws a sloppy head kick and Rautio moves out of range easily.
Seme lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rautio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rautio misses with a hook. Seme ducked under it nicely.
Seme let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crunch! Seme slams his shin into Rautio's torso.
Seme lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seme thumps Rautio with a low kick.
Rautio misses with an uppercut
and Seme counters with a nice body shot.
Seme looks to score with a jab to the body but Rautio is just out of range.
Seme throws a jab but it's blocked by Rautio.
A telegraphed right hand from Rautio misses the target.
Seme's coach down at Yaw-Yan Ardigma was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Seme's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Seme fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rautio.
Seme scores with a head kick. Rautio tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rautio is rocked!
Seme closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Rautio out cold! Rautio corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bekithemba Seme!
Bekithemba Seme decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samson Wills (ranked 891 p4p, 112 weight class) and Denzel Knives (ranked 2480 p4p, 278 weight class). Knives is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Remember The Name. Denzel Knives will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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160 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samson Wills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Denzel Knives!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wills closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Knives jabs Wills right on the nose. Wills blinks but takes it well.
Wills loads up on a big right hand but Knives slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knives! But no joy.
Wills has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Yaw-Yan Ardigma in the buildup to the fight.
Wills fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knives manages to avoid it.
Wills shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Knives avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wills missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wills won't allow Knives to sweep him here.
Wills sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Knives trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knives wants to sweep here but Wills controlling him for the moment.
Wills throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills throwing strikes but missing.
Wills might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wills is fighting to break Knives's control of his arms but Knives is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wills content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Knives looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wills is in close to Knives's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wills with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wills throws a strike but Knives rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Knives preventing the sweep.
Wills wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wills bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Knives's guard.
Knives working a defensive guard here.
Wills stopping the sweep attempt from Knives.
Wills trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knives trying to control the position here.
Wills throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knives looking to control.
Wills working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wills forces his way into half guard.
Wills throwing shots but Knives is blocking nicely.
Wills has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wills thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knives's head.
Wills working over Knives with some ground and pound. Knives looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wills with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wills is nestled in close to Knives, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wills throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wills missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Wills seems content to control.
Wills not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Knives blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wills.
Wills perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've been informed that Knives has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wills takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wills keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Knives can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wills throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Knives to regain full guard.
Wills loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wills accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Knives really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wills. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wills postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wills in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wills landing with the ground and pound.
Wills throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Wills dominated that round.
That's time! Wills's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wills ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knives moves away.
Wills slips a jab and a cross from Knives.
Wills half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Knives lands a jab.
Wills shoots for a takedown but Knives saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Knives comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wills avoids the body shot from Knives.
Knives swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wills.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knives, as that shot connected.
Knives throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wills drops down looking for a counter takedown but Knives sprawls and moves away.
Knives has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Knives misses with an uppercut
and Wills counters with a nice double leg into side control. Knives won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wills tries to score with some ground and pound. Knives controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Samson Wills overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wills throws an elbow but Knives slips to the side and avoids it well.
Wills cracks Knives with a big right hand but Knives just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wills misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knives struggling a bit here.
Sloppy strikes there by Wills.
Knives taking punishment in the form of punches.
Check out the look on Wills's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Knives is trying to improve his position.
Wills trying to control the position but Knives is working away.
Knives can't do much from the bottom here.
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Wills working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wills trying to control the position but Knives is working away.
Wills advances nicely into full mount.
Wills fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wills throwing strikes here but Knives is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wills content just to control the position here.
Knives blocking the ground and pound.
Wills throws some wild stikes that Knives manages to avoid easily.
Wills throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Wills cracks Knives with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knives is in a horrible position here. Wills smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wills dominating with strikes here.
Wills is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knives can do to turn this around?
Wills raining down shots from the mount!
Wills throwing strikes here but Knives is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wills lands a big elbow.
Knives wants to hold on but Wills pushes him away.
Wills misses with a head shot.
Wills lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Knives hang on?
Wills unloading with bombs!
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!
Wills lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wills raining down shots from the mount!
Wills punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wills lands a big shot to the head and Knives winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Samson Wills!
Samson Wills decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Romeo (ranked 978 p4p, 142 weight class) and Nqobile Ndlandla (ranked 1898 p4p, 262 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anthony Romeo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nqobile Ndlandla!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ndlandla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romeo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Nqobile Ndlandla has been cut.
A slow jab from Romeo misses its intended target.
Ndlandla looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Anthony Romeo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romeo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ndlandla, right into the meat.
Nice jab there from Romeo.
Ndlandla is rocked!
Ndlandla throws a head kick that misses
and Romeo counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Ndlandla out cold! What a finish! Romeo is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Romeo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Bryan (ranked 662 p4p, 96 weight class) and Eduardo Fernandino (ranked 776 p4p, 121 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tomi Bryan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eduardo Fernandino!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryan moves out of range as Fernandino strikes.
Fernandino lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bryan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bryan is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Fernandino will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Fernandino wants to control but Bryan postures up.
The referee asks Bryan politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bryan prefers to stall for the moment though.
Fernandino defending against the ground and pound.
Fernandino takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bryan looks up at the clock and then as Fernandino takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bryan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bryan landing strikes.
Bryan trying to control the position but Fernandino is working away.
Bryan landing a few strikes.
Bryan has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan in side control, throwing shots but Fernandino defends.
Bryan is chipping away with strikes.
Bryan throws a strike aimed at the side of Fernandino's head but Fernandino avoids it well.
Fernandino is looking for a sweep.
Bryan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bryan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fernandino down.
It looks like Eduardo Fernandino has been cut.
Fernandino really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bryan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fernandino is looking to regain half guard here but Bryan keeps moving and retains side control.
Fernandino defending against the ground and pound.
Bryan is chipping away with strikes.
That has opened up Eduardo Fernandino's cut even more.
Bryan content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bryan is putting a hurting on Fernandino here, landing some big shots from side control.
The cut above Eduardo Fernandino's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandino tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bryan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bryan working away.
Bryan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bryan is looking to take a break and control but Fernandino is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bryan working away.
Bryan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fernandino keeps working.
Fernandino is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bryan misses with the ground and pound.
Bryan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Fernandino dodges the ground and pound from Bryan.
Sloppy strikes there by Bryan.
Fernandino trying to remain calm as Bryan controls from the top position.
Fernandino is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Bryan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fernandino down.
Fernandino is looking for a sweep.
Fernandino avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bryan.
Bryan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan controls the position.
Bryan lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Eduardo Fernandino's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eduardo Fernandino's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tomi Bryan!
Tomi Bryan retains his middleweight title!
Tomi Bryan decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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