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SPARTA 19: Johnson vs. Wills PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Collin Whitley (ranked 4811 p4p, 73 weight class) and Coach GnP (ranked 6623 p4p, 204 weight class). Whitley's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, i stand alone. Collin Whitley has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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, Collin Whitley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Coach GnP!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around GnP's waist but GnP gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Whitley off to one side.
GnP shoots for a takedown but Whitley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Whitley wants to clinch.
GnP looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
GnP throws a lazy right hand but Whitley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
GnP gets a double leg takedown into Whitley's guard.
GnP connects with a couple of short punches.
GnP stays in close to Whitley's body and controls the position.
GnP pushes down on Whitley's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
GnP missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Whitley pushes GnP off looking to stand but GnP dives back in and keeps control.
Whitley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if GnP is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
GnP is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
GnP thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Whitley's head.
GnP slips a nice elbow through Whitley's hands, connecting with Whitley's forehead.
Whitley blocking the ground and pound attempt from GnP.
GnP controlling the action here.
GnP seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Whitley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
GnP seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitley wants to get back to his feet.
GnP controlling the pace.
Whitley is trying to get back to full guard.
Whitley is staying active underneath GnP, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
GnP is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
GnP is trying to control. Whitley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
GnP lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
GnP scoring with strikes to the body and head.
GnP not landing any meaningful shots this time.
GnP sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Whitley is refusing to be controlled, as GnP sits in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Whitley tries to clinch but GnP moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Whitley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but GnP paws at him with a jab and circles away.
GnP with the counter takedown but Whitley avoids it easily.
Whitley misses with the combination.
GnP feints the counter takedown.
Whitley throws a sloppy head kick and GnP moves out of range easily.
GnP misses with a straight left.
Whitley appears to be looking for a big counter.
Whitley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from GnP.
Collin Whitley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
GnP throws the left hand but Whitley avoids the punch easily.
GnP avoids the head kick by Whitley.
GnP looks to land a right hand but Whitley moved out of range.
Whitley wants to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whitley is trying hard to land a takedown here. GnP sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Whitley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from GnP.
GnP misses with a looping left.
Whitley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coach GnP 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.
GnP looks to land a left hand but Whitley moved out of range nicely.
GnP misses the jab.
Whitley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Whitley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Whitley misses.
Whitley throws a combination. GnP tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Coach GnP has been cut.
Whitley throws a sloppy head kick and GnP moves out of range easily.
GnP is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Whitley misses with a looping right.
Whitley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and GnP counters with a takedown into side control.
Coach GnP has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
GnP scores with a couple of short elbows.
GnP is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Whitley takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
GnP lands an elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
GnP working the ground and pound.
GnP creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
GnP lands a decent elbow from side control.
GnP working the ground and pound.
Whitley takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
GnP cracks Whitley with a big right hand but Whitley just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
GnP working the head with strikes.
GnP working the ground and pound.
GnP creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
GnP connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Whitley some visible discomfort.
GnP working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
GnP tries to advance to mount but can't.
GnP content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Whitley takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
GnP working the head with strikes.
GnP has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
GnP scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Whitley to see if he's OK.
Whitley is rocked!
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!
GnP cracks Whitley with a big elbow.
Oh Whitley is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
GnP lands a strong strike to the head of Whitley. That's dazed him! GnP looking to finish here. Whitley is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - GnP lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Coach GnP!
Collin Whitley spoke after the fight, saying 'sorry everyone'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerardo Abellan (ranked 4141 p4p, 402 weight class) and Banchamek Buakaw (ranked 4373 p4p, 422 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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158 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gerardo Abellan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Banchamek Buakaw!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abellan scores with a hook.
Nice cross by Buakaw.
Buakaw takes one to the chin there.
Buakaw cracks Abellan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Abellan looks to land a right hand but Buakaw moved out of range.
Abellan tries to clinch there but Buakaw circles away.
Abellan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice side step and Buakaw releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Abellan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A jab lands there for Buakaw.
Abellan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Buakaw is rocked!
Abellan misses with a straight left.
Buakaw is still on wobbly legs! Can Abellan finish him?
Abellan misses with a hook. Buakaw ducked under it nicely.
Buakaw seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buakaw lands a jab.
Abellan misses with a hook. Buakaw ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buakaw. Abellan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abellan is looking to counter punch.
Abellan throws a lazy uppercut
and Buakaw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buakaw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Buakaw looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Abellan closes the distance and pushes Buakaw back into the cage.
Abellan lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buakaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Buakaw fails to land.
Buakaw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abellan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buakaw lands a right hand.
Abellan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abellan gets through Buakaw's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abellan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abellan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buakaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Abellan.
Abellan is trying to push Buakaw away but Buakaw has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Buakaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Buakaw has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Buakaw walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Abellan instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buakaw misses with a punch to the body.
Abellan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Buakaw misses with a punch to the body.
Buakaw lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buakaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abellan.
Buakaw blocks an uppercut.
Buakaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abellan struggles to land a body shot inside as Buakaw controls his hands.
Buakaw's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abellan misses with some punches.
Abellan blocks a body shot from Buakaw.
Buakaw lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abellan backwards.
Abellan blocks an uppercut.
Abellan misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abellan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abellan.
Buakaw tries a body shot but Abellan blocks it.
Buakaw lands a body shot in the clinch.
Abellan misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Buakaw fails to land.
Abellan blocks a body shot from Buakaw.
Abellan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buakaw blocking some punches.
Abellan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buakaw tries to work over Abellan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Buakaw lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Abellan.
Abellan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buakaw lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buakaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abellan prevents a body shot from Buakaw.
Abellan swings wildly with an uppercut but Buakaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buakaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abellan's elbow.
Buakaw misses with the head strike.
Abellan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Buakaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buakaw working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Abellan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buakaw tries a body shot but Abellan blocks it.
Buakaw lands an uppercut.
Abellan takes a shot to the head.
Abellan has a couple of punches blocked by Buakaw.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buakaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gerardo Abellan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Buakaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abellan.
A decent looking cross lands there for Abellan.
Buakaw tries to clinch but Abellan is having none of it.
Abellan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Abellan scores with a sloppy right hand. Buakaw should have avoided that one.
Abellan throws a lazy uppercut
and Buakaw makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Abellan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Buakaw manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abellan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Buakaw wants to clinch up but Abellan keeps it at a distance.
Gerardo Abellan is winning the standup battle so far.
Buakaw has managed to clinch.
Buakaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abellan misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Buakaw on the inside.
Abellan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abellan misses with the head strike.
Gerardo Abellan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Abellan has a couple of punches blocked by Buakaw.
Buakaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buakaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abellan misses with the head strike.
A short left from Buakaw.
Abellan lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buakaw.
Buakaw misses with a punch to the body.
Buakaw misses with some punches.
Buakaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buakaw.
Abellan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Buakaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abellan misses with some punches.
Buakaw misses with a punch on the inside.
Buakaw blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buakaw working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Buakaw working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abellan.
Buakaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abellan stalling in the clinch but Buakaw improves position.
Buakaw misses with the head strike.
Abellan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abellan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abellan scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Buakaw fails to land.
Buakaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buakaw swings wildly with an uppercut but Abellan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abellan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Buakaw presses Abellan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buakaw is leaning against Abellan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Buakaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Abellan fails to land.
Abellan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abellan throws a head punch that misses.
Buakaw lands with a right to the head.
Abellan misses with the head strike.
Abellan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Abellan on the inside.
Abellan misses with a punch on the inside.
Abellan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Buakaw throws a head punch that misses.
Abellan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Buakaw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buakaw gets through Abellan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abellan lands a body punch.
Buakaw working aggressively here.
Buakaw blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abellan blocks an uppercut.
Buakaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buakaw lands an uppercut.
Abellan blocking some punches.
Buakaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Buakaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abellan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buakaw misses with the head strike.
Abellan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buakaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buakaw misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Banchamek Buakaw will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Abellan instigates a clinch.
Buakaw blocking some punches.
Abellan tries to throw a body punch but Buakaw avoids it by throwing Abellan back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Buakaw.
Abellan lands with a short shot to the head.
Abellan misses with the head strike.
Abellan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abellan has a couple of punches blocked by Buakaw.
A short right from Abellan.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Abellan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abellan.
Buakaw digs a right hand underneath Abellan's ribcage. Abellan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Buakaw lands a left hand.
Buakaw works on Abellan's body with a couple of short punches.
Buakaw tries to work over Abellan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buakaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buakaw swings wildly with an uppercut but Abellan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Buakaw.
Abellan swings wildly with an uppercut but Buakaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abellan blocking some punches.
Buakaw tries a body shot but Abellan blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buakaw.
Abellan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abellan working aggressively here.
Buakaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abellan blocking some punches.
Buakaw lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buakaw lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abellan.
Buakaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buakaw lands a shot to the body.
Buakaw lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buakaw scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Buakaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abellan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buakaw blocks an uppercut.
Abellan leaning against his opponent.
Abellan blocks a body shot from Buakaw.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buakaw.
Buakaw gets through Abellan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Buakaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buakaw taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buakaw.
Abellan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buakaw blocking some punches.
Abellan takes a shot to the head.
Abellan swings wildly with an uppercut but Buakaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buakaw misses with some punches.
Abellan swings wildly with an uppercut but Buakaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buakaw lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buakaw.
Buakaw is leaning against Abellan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Buakaw blocks a body shot from Abellan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buakaw tries to work over Abellan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Buakaw lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Buakaw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abellan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buakaw blocks an uppercut.
Buakaw lands with a light punch inside.
Buakaw working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Abellan fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buakaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Abellan.
Buakaw throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Abellan.
Abellan working aggressively here.
Abellan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abellan misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Banchamek Buakaw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Buakaw 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 28:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Banchamek Buakaw!
Banchamek Buakaw decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bkekimpilo Sotobe (ranked 3496 p4p, 362 weight class) and Coach Boxy (ranked 5825 p4p, 482 weight class). Bkekimpilo Sotobe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bkekimpilo Sotobe!
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, Coach Boxy!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sotobe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sotobe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sotobe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boxy.
A slow jab from Sotobe misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Sotobe misses the target.
Sotobe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boxy. That did some damage!
Boxy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sotobe.
Boxy connects with a body shot.
Boxy jabs Sotobe right on the nose. Sotobe blinks but takes it well.
Sotobe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Sotobe misses the target.
Boxy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sotobe circles away quickly and effectively.
Boxy drops Sotobe with a beautiful combination! Sotobe stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Boxy is looking for the KO!
Sotobe is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxy knocks out Sotobe with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Boxy before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Boxy picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Coach Boxy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Put Lorlek (ranked 4037 p4p, 425 weight class) and Scott Lee (ranked 3603 p4p, 392 weight class). Lee has chosen Sweet Caroline as his entrance music. Scott Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Put Lorlek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Scott Lee!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lorlek thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
Lorlek misses with a body shot.
Lorlek wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lorlek stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lorlek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lorlek misses the shot to the body.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lorlek misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lorlek misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lorlek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lorlek has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Yaw-Yan Ardigma in the buildup to the fight.
Lee fails with the takedown
and Lorlek counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lorlek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lorlek digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
A shot to the liver by Lorlek. Beautiful body shot.
Lorlek lands with a cross.
Lorlek throws a body shot but no joy.
Lorlek jabs Lee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lorlek smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lorlek but Lorlek pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lorlek is looking to counter punch.
Lorlek cracks Lee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Scott Lee has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lorlek gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lorlek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lorlek digs a right hand into Lee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lee's gas tank.
Lorlek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lorlek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Lorlek on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lorlek fails to land.
Lee has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lorlek is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Put Lorlek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Lee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lorlek.
Lorlek lands a left hand.
Lee has Lorlek pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lorlek manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lorlek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Lorlek.
Lorlek lands a shot to the body.
Lorlek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lorlek pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lorlek fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lorlek drops Lee with a beautiful combination! Lee stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lorlek is looking for the KO!
Lee is rocked!
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!
Lorlek is stalking Lee. Lee circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Lorlek, and it's lights out! Lee really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Put Lorlek!
Put Lorlek 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Bryan (ranked 2747 p4p, 325 weight class) and Allen Jones Jr (ranked 3094 p4p, 352 weight class). Allen Jones Jr has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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192 lbs
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194 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tomi Bryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Allen Jones Jr!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones Jr throws the left hand but Bryan avoids the punch easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bryan.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bryan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bryan throws a strike aimed at the side of Jones Jr's head but Jones Jr avoids it well.
Bryan throws an elbow but Jones Jr slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bryan misses with the ground and pound.
Bryan happy to just control the position for now.
Bryan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryan is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Jones Jr defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr dodges the ground and pound from Bryan.
Jones Jr avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bryan.
Bryan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bryan is putting a hurting on Jones Jr here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bryan tries to move to mount but Jones Jr blocks the move with his legs.
A lull in the action here.
Jones Jr 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.
Bryan scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jones Jr is avoiding damage well.
Bryan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
We've been hearing good reports from Bryan's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bryan 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.
Bryan in side control, throwing shots but Jones Jr defends.
Bryan in side control, throwing shots but Jones Jr defends.
Bryan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jones Jr down.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones Jr can do anything to dispel that myth.
An elbow from Bryan crashes against the mat.
Bryan working the ground and pound but Jones Jr is defending the strikes.
Bryan throws a strike aimed at the side of Jones Jr's head but Jones Jr avoids it well.
Jones Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Bryan in side control, throwing shots but Jones Jr defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Jones Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Bryan.
Bryan is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jones Jr's shoulder. That is not cool.
Bryan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jones Jr parries the strikes from Bryan easily there. Bryan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jones Jr to escape.
Bryan working the strikes but Jones Jr uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Jones Jr trying to control from the bottom.
Bryan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bryan content to control rather than advance.
We've been informed that Jones Jr has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jones Jr is refusing to be controlled, as Bryan sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Still in half guard, Bryan seems content to control.
Bryan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bryan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bryan lands with a punch from half guard.
Bryan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bryan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bryan lands with a punch from half guard.
Bryan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones Jr's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Bryan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice cross by Jones Jr.
Bryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones Jr scores with the left hand. Bryan knows he should have avoided that one.
Bryan throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Jones Jr counter with a right hand.
Jones Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bryan feints and as Jones Jr raises his hands in defense, Bryan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bryan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bryan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bryan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones Jr's head.
Jones Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bryan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bryan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bryan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bryan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bryan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bryan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones Jr can do to turn this around?
Jones Jr is trying to control the position but Bryan postures up.
Tomi Bryan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bryan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bryan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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.
Bryan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bryan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bryan looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones Jr lands with a hook. Bryan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Jones Jr misses its intended target.
Jones Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bryan throws a hook but Jones Jr blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan gets a takedown into half guard.
Bryan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bryan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bryan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bryan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bryan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bryan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones Jr defending well though.
Bryan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jones Jr wants to control but Bryan is keeping busy.
Bryan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bryan.
Bryan lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bryan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones Jr defending well though.
Jones Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Bryan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Bryan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jones Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bryan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bryan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones Jr.
Bryan throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bryan misses with an uppercut.
Jones Jr looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Jones Jr throws a jab when Bryan was well out of range.
Bryan misses with a left hand
and Jones Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones Jr loads up on a big right hand but Bryan slips the punch.
Bryan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bryan lands a nice forearm strike.
Bryan cracks Jones Jr with a big elbow.
Bryan grinds an elbow into Jones Jr's temple.
Bryan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones Jr keeps working.
Bryan cracks Jones Jr with a big elbow.
Jones Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bryan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bryan throws an elbow but Jones Jr slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Bryan.
Bryan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bryan misses with the ground and pound.
Jones Jr managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bryan.
Bryan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones Jr keeps working.
Bryan misses with the ground and pound.
Jones Jr is not content to let Bryan control the position.
Bryan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr defending against the ground and pound.
Bryan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jones Jr seems a little lost for a moment, as Bryan dominates the positioning.
Bryan throws an elbow but Jones Jr slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bryan advances to mount.
Bryan cracks Jones Jr with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Allen Jones Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bryan throwing strikes here but Jones Jr is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jones Jr in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tomi Bryan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Jones Jr wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Bryan celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomi Bryan!
Tomi Bryan decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Gracie (ranked 2990 p4p, 325 weight class) and Nkululeko Sokhela (ranked 2733 p4p, 300 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Olha a Explosão. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rickson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nkululeko Sokhela!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sokhela lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sokhela.
Sokhela thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gracie is rocked!
Sokhela cracks Gracie with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Gracie falls to his knees and Sokhela doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nkululeko Sokhela!
Nkululeko Sokhela 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Jacobs (ranked 3013 p4p, 87 weight class) and Coach Jab (ranked 3277 p4p, 364 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jacobs might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to up to my neck. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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270 lbs
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178 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Jacobs!
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, Coach Jab!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs clinches with his opponent.
Good body shot from Jab.
Still in the clinch, Jab scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jab prevents the takedown attempt.
Jacobs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnny Jacobs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacobs gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jacobs tries to clinch up but Jab circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Jab - just one landing.
Jacobs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jab keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jab unleashes a big counter combination but Jacobs bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jacobs shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jab defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Jacobs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs wants to clinch up but Jab keeps it at a distance.
Jab closes the distance and clinches.
Jacobs taking a breather.
Jacobs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jacobs eats them both and turns towards Jab to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jacobs moves forwards but Jab connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jab keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jab bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jacobs's head.
Jacobs misses the shot to the body.
Jab getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good shot there by Jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacobs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jab swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jacobs.
Jab lands with a shot to the body.
Jacobs is breathing heavily.
Jab lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jacobs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab pounces like a tiger and cracks Jacobs with a vicious hook! Jacobs is down but not out! Jab follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Coach Jab!
In defeat, Johnny Jacobs stepped up to the mic, saying 'sorry to the fans'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rorion Gracie (ranked 2776 p4p, 327 weight class) and Eduardo Fernandino (ranked 2354 p4p, 283 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Olha a Explosão. This should be fireworks!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rorion Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eduardo Fernandino!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fernandino cracks Gracie with a good jab.
It looks like Rorion Gracie has been cut.
Fernandino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fernandino looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fernandino connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gracie gets tackled into the cage by Fernandino. Fernandino maintains the clinch.
The referee calls for Gracie to work.
Fernandino has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Fernandino throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
Fernandino blocks an uppercut.
Fernandino scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fernandino.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fernandino smiles and moves away.
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into Fernandino's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Fernandino is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fernandino manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Fernandino's guard.
Fernandino pulls Gracie in close to his closed guard and prevents Gracie from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fernandino keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie is stalling in the full guard.
Gracie trying to control but Fernandino is working from the bottom.
Gracie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fernandino for as long as he can get away with.
Gracie postures up.
Fernandino looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fernandino pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fernandino moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fernandino.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Fernandino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fernandino's corner calls for a 1-2. Fernandino obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eduardo Fernandino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fernandino tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gracie is in Fernandino's guard.
Fernandino keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Fernandino really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie stays in close to Fernandino's body and controls the position.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Fernandino keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fernandino holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is stalling in the full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fernandino is keeping the position for now.
Gracie 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.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fernandino holds on and takes a little breather.
We've been hearing good reports from Gracie's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Gracie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fernandino trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie passes Fernandino's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gracie prevents Fernandino from improving his position.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Fernandino is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rorion Gracie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rorion Gracie's cut.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fernandino misses with a straight left.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fernandino catches Gracie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fernandino closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fernandino swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Fernandino uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fernandino.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandino misses with a punch to the body.
Fernandino lands a body punch.
Fernandino swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fernandino blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Fernandino.
A short right from Fernandino on the inside.
Fernandino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Fernandino.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Fernandino working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Fernandino fails to land.
Fernandino misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandino lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fernandino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fernandino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fernandino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fernandino has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Fernandino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fernandino scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fernandino lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie tries a body shot but Fernandino blocks it.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Fernandino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Fernandino. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fernandino.
Fernandino looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie swings for the body but Fernandino moves out of range.
Fernandino bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
Gracie is rocked!
Fernandino fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Gracie to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Gracie looks to clinch but Fernandino throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Gracie taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Eduardo Fernandino!
Eduardo Fernandino bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Apidej Sit Hirun (ranked 2198 p4p, 103 weight class) and Kobi Shelton (ranked 2669 p4p, 125 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Apidej Sit Hirun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kobi Shelton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sit Hirun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shelton misses with a body punch
and Sit Hirun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shelton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sit Hirun fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shelton on the side of the head.
Shelton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sit Hirun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Kobi Shelton has been cut.
Sit Hirun moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Shelton is rocked!
Shelton just misses with a punch to the body.
Sit Hirun is looking for a counter combo.
Shelton misses the body punch
and Sit Hirun counters with a nice body shot.
Shelton fails with the takedown
and Sit Hirun counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shelton is still on wobbly legs! Can Sit Hirun finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shelton bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sit Hirun has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Sit Hirun wants to control but Shelton postures up.
Shelton seems to have recovered his senses.
Check out the look on Shelton's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sit Hirun tries to bench press Shelton off him but Shelton keeps the position.
Shelton in side control lands a decent elbow.
Shelton controls the position from side control.
Shelton working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelton is chipping away with strikes.
Shelton working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Shelton trying to control the action but Sit Hirun is working from the bottom.
Shelton cracks Sit Hirun with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Shelton wants to control but Sit Hirun is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shelton in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelton lands a few punches from side control.
Sit Hirun on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sit Hirun tries to get out of the position.
Shelton lands some shots froms side control.
Sit Hirun knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shelton on the ground.
Shelton lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Shelton connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sit Hirun some visible discomfort.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sit Hirun takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Shelton cracks Sit Hirun with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Shelton immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Sit Hirun is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Shelton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kobi Shelton!
A very excited looking Kobi Shelton rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
The defeated Apidej Sit Hirun had this to say: 'You are just lucky today!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Johnson (ranked 1114 p4p, 137 weight class) and Samson Wills (ranked 2885 p4p, 325 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Johnson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to My Time Is Now. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dwayne Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samson Wills!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Wills is just out of range.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson shoots in and bounces Wills off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wills not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wills controlling the position.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Wills manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wills's guard.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wills pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Wills looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wills trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wills on the ground.
Wills looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wills bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Wills works over Johnson with some ground and pound from guard.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Johnson has Wills pulled in close to control his posture.
Wills stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wills stands and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wills trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.
Wills takes a little break here. Johnson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Johnson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wills working the ground and pound from side control.
Wills works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wills throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Johnson defending against the ground and pound.
Wills lands a few punches from side control.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson tries to improve position but can't.
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wills looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wills in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Johnson looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Wills turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samson Wills!
Samson Wills is the new lightweight champion!
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.
In defeat, Dwayne Johnson stepped up to the mic, saying 'My time is not yet now.'.
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