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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Garcia (ranked 2511 p4p, 306 weight class) and Takanori Gomi (ranked 2524 p4p, 308 weight class). Takanori Gomi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rafael Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Takanori Gomi!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been informed that Gomi has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gomi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gomi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Garcia's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gomi won't allow Garcia to pass to mount.
Gomi looking for submissions off his back.
Garcia seems to be working for a kimura but Gomi defends the submission attempt.
Gomi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia is keen to just control but Gomi is a slippery customer.
Garcia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but Gomi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi tries to get to full guard but Garcia has control of the leg.
Garcia trying to mount his opponent but Gomi defends it.
Gomi is defending against the submission attempts here by Garcia.
Garcia controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Garcia is looking for a kimura but Gomi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Garcia to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gomi is looking to improve his position.
Garcia is trying to work for a kimura but Gomi is defending well.
We've been hearing good reports from Garcia'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.
Garcia is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gomi is staying active underneath Garcia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gomi actively working from the bottom here.
Garcia is working for a kimura but Gomi is defending it quite comfortably.
Well, if Garcia 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is trying for a kimura here. Gomi looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Garcia wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rafael Garcia!
Rafael Garcia 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nqobile Ndlandla (ranked 2727 p4p, 339 weight class) and Artur Gutu (ranked 2097 p4p, 276 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nqobile Ndlandla!
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, Artur Gutu!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Ndlandla.
Gutu 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.
It looks like Nqobile Ndlandla has been cut.
Ndlandla tries a head kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Gutu misses.
Gutu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ndlandla's head backwards.
Gutu slips under a jab from Ndlandla.
Ndlandla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gutu throws out the jab.
Ndlandla throws a quick counter head kick but Gutu was just out of range.
Gutu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ndlandla.
Ndlandla misses with an uppercut
and Gutu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gutu ducks right into an uppercut from Ndlandla.
Ndlandla throws a lazy right hand but Gutu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gutu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ndlandla!
A lazy body kick from Ndlandla
and Gutu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ndlandla is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gutu drives through and clinches with Ndlandla against the cage.
Oh Ndlandla is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gutu dips a shoulder and cracks Ndlandla with a mighty uppercut! Ndlandla falls back against the cage and Gutu unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ndlandla is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Gutu screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artur Gutu!
An out of breath Artur Gutu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brook Whitebeard (ranked 3749 p4p, 408 weight class) and Cazacu Bors (ranked 7294 p4p, 572 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Whitebeard might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Remember The Name. Brook Whitebeard 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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brook Whitebeard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cazacu Bors!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitebeard misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Whitebeard does it's job there.
It looks like Cazacu Bors has been cut.
Whitebeard has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Yaw-Yan Ardigma in the buildup to the fight.
Bors uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whitebeard.
Bors's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Whitebeard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bors scrambles back to his feet.
Whitebeard throws a right hand that misses
and Whitebeard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bors swings widly with a right hand
letting Whitebeard counter with a right hand.
Whitebeard misses with a wild combination.
Whitebeard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Borss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bors is rocked!
Whitebeard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bors manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Bors misses.
Bors tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whitebeard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whitebeard swings widly with a right hand
letting Bors counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bors wants to clinch.
It looked like Whitebeard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bors rushes Whitebeard and presses him up against the cage.
Whitebeard lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've been informed that Bors has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Whitebeard avoids a wild elbow strike from Bors.
Whitebeard misses with some punches.
Whitebeard is trying to break the clinch but Bors has him pressed against the cage.
Whitebeard blocks an elbow strike from Bors.
Whitebeard takes an elbow to the temple.
A left hand lands to the body for Bors.
Bors struggles to land a body shot inside as Whitebeard controls his hands.
Whitebeard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whitebeard.
Bors misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitebeard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bors swings wildly with an uppercut but Whitebeard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitebeard digs a right hand into Bors's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bors's gas tank.
Whitebeard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bors's elbow.
Bors misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whitebeard is leaning against Bors and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Whitebeard misses with the head strike.
Whitebeard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Whitebeard can't find room to land a body shot as Bors controls the action.
Whitebeard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Borss head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitebeard breaks the clinch.
Bors tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whitebeard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bors throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Whitebeard on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitebeard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bors jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bors connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Whitebeard's hands.
The fighters circling - Whitebeard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bors looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bors throws out a loose jab but Whitebeard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitebeard misses with a body shot.
Whitebeard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bors lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Whitebeard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bors rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whitebeard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bors closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bors.
Bors working aggressively here.
Bors lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bors tries to throw a body punch but Whitebeard avoids it by throwing Bors back against the cage.
Bors tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whitebeard's elbow.
Bors blocks an uppercut.
Whitebeard scores with a shoulder strike.
Bors looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Whitebeard.
Whitebeard lands with a short shot to the head.
Whitebeard is trying to push Bors away but Bors has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Whitebeard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whitebeard misses with a punch to the body.
Whitebeard breaks from the clinch.
Whitebeard moves out of range of the strikes.
Bors clinches up against the cage.
Bors misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brook Whitebeard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cazacu Bors's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bors throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitebeard. Bors does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bors moves into range and clinches up with Whitebeard.
Whitebeard misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bors.
Whitebeard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bors comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Brook Whitebeard has been cut.
Whitebeard avoids a wild elbow strike from Bors.
Bors misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whitebeard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bors tries to throw a body punch but Whitebeard avoids it by throwing Bors back against the cage.
Bors lands a right hand.
Bors blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bors prevents a body shot from Whitebeard.
Whitebeard throws a punch but it's blocked by Bors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitebeard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bors's elbow.
Whitebeard digs a right hand underneath Bors's ribcage. Bors let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bors looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Whitebeard blocks the elbow strike.
Bors misses with the head strike.
Bors lands a right hand.
Bors lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Bors on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Bors scores with a nice short uppercut.
Whitebeard working aggressively here.
Bors creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Whitebeard fails to land.
Bors throws an elbow that misses.
Bors misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bors tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bors misses with a punch to the body.
Bors pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bors misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Bors fails to land.
Whitebeard misses with a punch on the inside.
Whitebeard blocks a body shot from Bors.
Whitebeard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whitebeard scores with a one two! Bors had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Whitebeard throws a right hand that misses
and Bors counters with a stiff right hand.
Whitebeard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whitebeard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bors.
Whitebeard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bors was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitebeard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitebeard with a nice cross.
Bors is still on wobbly legs! Can Whitebeard finish him?
That has opened up Cazacu Bors's cut even more.
Bors tries to clinch but Whitebeard moves out of range.
Bors seems to have recovered his senses.
Whitebeard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bors moves away.
Whitebeard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bors was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitebeard.
Bors gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bors misses with an elbow over the top.
Bors prevents a body shot from Whitebeard.
Whitebeard digs a right hand underneath Bors's ribcage. Bors let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bors misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whitebeard swings wildly with an uppercut but Bors uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitebeard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bors pushes off an throws an elbow but Whitebeard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Whitebeard scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bors can't find room to land a body shot as Whitebeard controls the action.
Whitebeard has a couple of punches blocked by Bors.
Whitebeard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whitebeard blocks an uppercut.
Whitebeard dodges an elbow strike from Bors.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Whitebeard.
Bors misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bors throws a punch but it's blocked by Whitebeard.
Whitebeard lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Whitebeard tries to work over Bors's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bors softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Whitebeard is working Bors over against the cage.
Bors creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cazacu Bors will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Bors! Whitebeard is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cazacu Bors!
A relieved looking Cazacu Bors thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Martin Espiga (ranked 3615 p4p, 408 weight class) and Noam Choms (ranked 3158 p4p, 367 weight class). Noam Choms is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juan Martin Espiga!
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, Noam Choms!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Espiga scores with a jab. Choms acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Choms works Espiga's body with a nice hook.
Choms gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Espiga.
Espiga has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Yaw-Yan Ardigma in the buildup to the fight.
Espiga moves into the clinch.
Choms stalls.
Espiga working aggressively here.
Choms tries to work over Espiga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Choms lands a right hand that snaps the head of Espiga backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Espiga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Espiga as Choms tries to tie him up.
Choms misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Espiga blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Choms as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Espiga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Choms misses with a hook to the ribs.
Choms is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Espiga is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Espiga.
Espiga swings wildly with an uppercut but Choms uses good head movement to avoid it.
Espiga misses with the head strike.
Choms misses with a hook from the clinch.
Choms dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Choms looking to stall.
Choms blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Choms blocking some punches.
Choms is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Espiga is keeping busy.
Choms blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choms blocking some punches.
Espiga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Espiga misses with some punches.
Espiga throws a punch but it's blocked by Choms.
Choms lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Espiga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Choms throws a head punch that misses.
Choms blocks an uppercut.
Espiga misses with some punches.
Espiga lands with a left to the head.
Choms blocking some punches.
Choms looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Espiga has a couple of punches blocked by Choms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Espiga as Choms tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Espiga.
Choms fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Choms misses with a hook from the clinch.
Espiga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choms is looking to control Espiga's arms but Espiga gets an underhook and turns him. Now Choms has his back to the cage.
Choms blocks an uppercut.
Choms misses with the head strike.
Choms tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Espiga's elbow.
Choms's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Espiga misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Choms.
Choms tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Choms misses with a hook to the ribs.
Espiga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Espiga lands with a left to the head.
Choms stalls.
Espiga throws a punch but it's blocked by Choms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Choms.
Choms lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Espiga or not.
Choms lands with a right to the head.
Choms tries to throw a body punch but Espiga avoids it by throwing Choms back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choms lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Espiga backwards.
Choms blocking some punches.
Choms blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Espiga creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Choms struggles to land a body shot inside as Espiga controls his hands.
Choms lands a nice uppercut.
Choms tries to throw a body punch but Espiga avoids it by throwing Choms back against the cage.
Espiga letting Choms take a breather here.
Choms lands a left hand.
Espiga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Choms goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Choms fails to land.
Choms tries to throw a body punch but Espiga avoids it by throwing Choms back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Espiga.
Espiga has a couple of punches blocked by Choms.
A short right from Espiga on the inside.
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 Juan Martin Espiga will probably get the nod.
That's time! Espiga's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Donk. Espiga catches Choms right on the button with a cross.
Choms misses with a wild body shot.
Choms swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Espiga ducks under a wild hook from Choms.
Espiga gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Choms misses with an uppercut
and Espiga counters with a straight right hand.
Choms comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Espiga throws a hook to the side of Choms's head but Choms sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Espiga is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Espiga scores with a crisp jab that stopped Choms in his tracks.
Espiga clinches with his opponent.
Espiga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Choms backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Espiga swings wildly with an uppercut but Choms uses good head movement to avoid it.
Choms trying to control the position but instead, Espiga has worked for underhooks and has pushed Choms into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Espiga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Espiga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Espiga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Choms can do to turn this around?
Espiga working aggressively here.
Espiga presses Choms against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Espiga scores with a nice short uppercut.
Espiga working aggressively here.
Espiga lands a right hand.
Espiga throws a head punch that misses.
Juan Martin Espiga has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Espiga misses with some punches.
Choms swings wildly with an uppercut but Espiga uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Espiga fails to land.
Choms tries to throw a body punch but Espiga avoids it by throwing Choms back against the cage.
Choms misses with a body punch.
Choms blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Espiga lands with a left to the head.
Espiga tries to throw a body punch but Choms avoids it by throwing Espiga back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choms can't find room to land a body shot as Espiga controls the action.
Espiga lands a nice uppercut.
Espiga is working Choms over against the cage.
Choms tries a body shot but Espiga blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Espiga.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Choms is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Espiga lands a nice uppercut.
Choms blocking some punches.
Choms leaning his opponent against the cage.
Espiga throws a head punch that misses.
Espiga misses with some punches.
Choms misses with a hook to the ribs.
Espiga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espiga prevents a body shot from Choms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Espiga.
Espiga has a couple of punches blocked by Choms.
Choms blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Choms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Espiga.
Choms cracks Espiga with a nice body shot.
Choms goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Choms is struggling to control the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Choms.
Choms lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Choms scores with a nice short uppercut.
Choms is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Espiga is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Espiga fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espiga lands a hook that snaps the head of Choms backwards.
Choms misses with the head strike.
Espiga has a couple of punches blocked by Choms.
Espiga blocks a body shot from Choms.
Choms is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Espiga is keeping busy.
Choms lands a left hand that snaps the head of Espiga backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Choms fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Choms blocks an uppercut.
Come on Choms - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Choms throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Espiga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Choms scores with a shot to the side of Espiga's head.
Choms lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Choms misses with a punch to the body.
Choms lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Martin Espiga dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Choms ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Espiga slips under a jab from Choms.
Choms stuns Espiga with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Choms missing with a left hand there. Espiga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Espiga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Choms moves away.
Nice cross by Choms.
Espiga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Choms.
Choms bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Espiga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Choms.
Choms keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Espiga.
Choms throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Espiga.
Juan Martin Espiga is winning the standup battle so far.
Espiga scores with the left hand. Choms knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Choms does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Choms throws a sloppy body shot
letting Espiga counter with a right hand.
Espiga circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Espiga scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Espiga throws an overhand right that lands on Choms's shoulder, as Choms tries to avoid the shot.
Espiga misses with a shot to the body
and Choms counters with a nice body shot.
Choms throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Espiga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Choms misses with a hook
and Espiga counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Choms defending well as Espiga loads up on a big left hand.
Espiga looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Choms throws the left hand but Espiga avoids the punch easily.
Choms has taken the fight to the clinch.
Choms tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Choms tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Choms lands a hook that snaps the head of Espiga backwards.
Espiga letting Choms take a breather here.
Espiga throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choms tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Espiga prevents a body shot from Choms.
Choms tries a body shot but Espiga blocks it.
Choms wants to stall.
Nice body punch from Espiga.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Espiga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Choms is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Choms can't find room to land a body shot as Espiga controls the action.
Espiga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Choms blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Choms misses with a body punch.
Choms throws a punch but it's blocked by Espiga.
Still in the clinch, Choms scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espiga tries to work over Choms's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Choms blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Choms blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Choms just leaning against Espiga, taking a breather.
Espiga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Espiga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Choms blocks an uppercut.
Choms misses with a punch to the body.
Choms misses with a punch to the body.
Espiga lands a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Espiga's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Espiga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Espiga is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Choms is keeping busy.
Noam Choms has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juan Martin Espiga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espiga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Espiga tries to throw a body punch but Choms avoids it by throwing Espiga back against the cage.
Espiga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Choms blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Espiga misses with a punch on the inside.
Choms misses with a punch to the body.
Espiga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Espiga.
Choms misses with a punch to the body.
Espiga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Espiga blocking some punches.
Choms is working Espiga over against the cage.
Espiga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Choms taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Espiga.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Juan Martin Espiga.
Well Espiga has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Martin Espiga!
Juan Martin Espiga tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Buchanan (ranked 2256 p4p, 284 weight class) and Hoaka Kalama (ranked 2473 p4p, 310 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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178 lbs
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171 lbs
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chris Buchanan!
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, Hoaka Kalama!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalama throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Buchanan's waist but Buchanan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kalama off to one side.
Kalama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Buchanan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kalama drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Buchanan defends it well.
Buchanan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalama was well out of range. Poor timing from Buchanan.
Buchanan digs a good hook to Kalama's body.
Buchanan shoots in for a double leg but Kalama sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Buchanan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big left from Buchanan misses.
Kalama changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Buchanan looks to land a left hand but Kalama moved out of range nicely.
Buchanan slips a jab from Kalama.
Buchanan swings for the body but Kalama moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Buchanan as Kalama shoots in.
Kalama throws an overhand right that lands on Buchanan's shoulder, as Buchanan tries to avoid the shot.
Kalama shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Buchanan as he jumps to the side.
Chris Buchanan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hoaka Kalama.
Buchanan misses the jab.
Buchanan 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 one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan swings for the body but Kalama moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Kalama. No joy for Buchanan on that attempt.
Buchanan throws a body shot but no joy.
Kalama looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kalama throws a hook to the side of Buchanan's head but Buchanan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Buchanan ducks under a wild hook from Kalama.
Buchanan takes a swing at Kalama's ribcage but misses.
Buchanan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kalama misses with a straight left.
Buchanan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kalama.
Buchanan throws an overhand right that lands on Kalama's shoulder, as Kalama tries to avoid the shot.
Kalama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Buchanan slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Kalama throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kalama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalama fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Buchanan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kalama on his heels. He'll look to pass Kalama's guard now, I'm sure.
Buchanan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kalama keeping moving, preventing Buchanan from controlling successfully.
Kalama looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kalama working for a triangle but Buchanan defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalama is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Buchanan is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan stopping the sweep attempt from Kalama.
Buchanan cracks Kalama with a solid left hand.
Kalama had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Buchanan defends it easily.
Kalama lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Buchanan is controlling Kalama's posture.
Kalama has gone for a leg lock! Buchanan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kalama's guard.
Buchanan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kalama working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Buchanan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Buchanan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan lands a couple of elbows.
Buchanan lands a couple of elbows.
Kalama has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Buchanan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kalama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Buchanan is one step ahead there.
Buchanan landing some decent shots from guard.
Buchanan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kalama keeping moving, preventing Buchanan from controlling successfully.
Buchanan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
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 Chris Buchanan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Buchanan misses the shot to the body.
Kalama fails with a takedown attempt.
Buchanan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kalama sprawls well. Kalama wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Buchanan gets slowly back to his feet.
Buchanan misses with an uppercut.
Buchanan looks to land a left hand but Kalama moved out of range nicely.
Kalama fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buchanan just misses with a punch to the body.
Buchanan slips a jab from Kalama.
Kalama tries to score a power double leg takedown but Buchanan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kalama somewhat.
Chris Buchanan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hoaka Kalama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan ducks under a wild hook from Kalama.
Buchanan feinted with a counter takedown.
Buchanan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Buchanan loads up on a big right hand but Kalama slips the punch.
Kalama tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A jab from Kalama misses.
Donk. Buchanan catches Kalama right on the button with a cross.
Kalama throws a poor cross that misses
so Buchanan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Buchanan is posturing up here but Kalama has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Buchanan tries to roll out but it's too tight and Buchanan has to tap! Slick submission there by Kalama!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hoaka Kalama!
An out of breath Hoaka Kalama thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kubo Sujitsu (ranked 3484 p4p, 361 weight class) and Ronald Garnier (ranked 4446 p4p, 430 weight class). Kubo Sujitsu has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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163 lbs
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164 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kubo Sujitsu!
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, Ronald Garnier!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sujitsu misses with an uppercut. Garnier saw that one coming.
A big left from Garnier misses.
Garnier slips a jab from Sujitsu.
Garnier closes the distance and clinches.
Garnier lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sujitsu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sujitsu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garnier lands a body shot.
Garnier lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garnier scores with a shoulder strike.
Garnier works on Sujitsu's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garnier lands a nice shot to the body.
Garnier blocks an uppercut.
Garnier presses Sujitsu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Garnier misses with some punches.
Garnier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garnier scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnier presses Sujitsu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Garnier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garnier is leaning against Sujitsu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sujitsu is breathing heavily.
Garnier lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garnier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Garnier.
A shot in the inside from Garnier.
A left hand lands to the body for Garnier.
Nice body punch from Garnier.
Garnier lands a right hand.
Garnier gets through Sujitsu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garnier lands a right hand.
Sujitsu is rocked!
Garnier scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Sujitsu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garnier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garnier scores with a shot to the side of Sujitsu's head.
A hook to the body from Garnier.
Garnier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sujitsu backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnier lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sujitsu fails to land.
We've been informed that Garnier has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A short right from Garnier on the inside.
Sujitsu throws a punch but it's blocked by Garnier.
Sujitsu working aggressively here.
Garnier lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sujitsu throws a punch but it's blocked by Garnier.
Sujitsu tries to pull guard but Garnier won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garnier.
Garnier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garnier moves into the clinch.
Garnier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sujitsu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Garnier just stands there and leans against the cage.
Garnier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sujitsu backwards.
A hook to the body from Garnier.
Sujitsu throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garnier.
A short uppercut from Garnier.
A right handed body shot lands from Garnier.
Garnier lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Garnier.
Garnier creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Sujitsu with a big uppercut! Sujitsu tries to clinch up but Garnier pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Sujitsu to the mat! Sujitsu covers up and Garnier unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ronald Garnier!
Ronald Garnier 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 Aarni Immonen (ranked 2942 p4p, 323 weight class) and Banchamek Buakaw (ranked 2357 p4p, 269 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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158 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aarni Immonen!
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, Banchamek Buakaw!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buakaw instigates a clinch.
Buakaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Buakaw lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Buakaw lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Immonen tries to pull guard but Buakaw holds him up against the cage and eventually Immonen drops back down to his feet.
A short right from Buakaw.
A hook to the body from Buakaw.
Buakaw lands a right hand.
Immonen jumps guard and drags Buakaw to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Immonen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Buakaw is sitting in close to Immonen's body. Immonen has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Buakaw is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Buakaw is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Immonen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Aarni Immonen!
An out of breath Aarni Immonen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Banchamek Buakaw had this to say: 'You are just lucky today!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bkekimpilo Sotobe (ranked 2336 p4p, 266 weight class) and Frankie Khan (ranked 2806 p4p, 304 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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161 lbs
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161 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
4 - 5 - 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frankie Khan!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sotobe as he jumps to the side.
Sotobe is looking to counter punch.
Sotobe 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.
Khan throws a jab when Sotobe was well out of range.
Khan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Frankie Khan has been cut.
Khan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sotobe throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Sotobe moved out of range nicely.
Sotobe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sotobe dips to his left and cracks Khan with an uppercut!
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sotobe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sotobe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sotobe looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Sotobe is looking to slow Khan down with leg kicks.
Sotobe tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan with the counter takedown but Sotobe avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Khan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sotobe is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Sotobe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've been informed that Khan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sotobe is trying to defend but Khan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Khan is pressing down on Sotobe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sotobe is holding on for now.
Sotobe keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Sotobe wants to control but Khan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Khan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Khan wants to work for an arm triangle but Sotobe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotobe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sotobe trying to control here.
Sotobe tries to get to full guard but Khan has control of the leg.
Khan seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Sotobe is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Frankie Khan!
A victorious Frankie Khan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apolinario Mabini (ranked 982 p4p, 136 weight class) and Abel Clements (ranked 1377 p4p, 186 weight class). Mabini's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Noypi by Bamboo. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Abel Clements enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Apolinario Mabini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abel Clements!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mabini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mabini throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clements.
Clements throws a counter combo.
Clements slips a jab from Mabini.
It seemed like Clements was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mabini dips to his left and cracks Clements with an uppercut!
It looks like Abel Clements has been cut.
Clements drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Clements is looking to clinch but Mabini is avoiding it.
Mabini looks to land a left hand but Clements moved out of range nicely.
Mabini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clements sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clements. Mabini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clements doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mabini circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mabini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clements's corner calls for a 1-2. Clements obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clements takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Clements wants to clinch up but Mabini keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clements misses the jab.
Mabini misses with an uppercut. Clements saw that one coming.
Mabini sends Clements crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mabini is motioning to the referee to let Clements up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Clements is looking to clinch but Mabini is avoiding it.
Mabini throws a shot from downtown. Clements moves away and avoids it.
Clements looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Clements misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mabini was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mabini throws the left hand but Clements avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mabini scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Clements takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That has opened up Abel Clements's cut even more.
Clements doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Clements looks winded!
Mabini cracks Clements with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Clements looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mabini finish him?
Clements is rocked!
Clements takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clements looks up at the clock. Bad move! Mabini lands a right hand from hell, dropping Clements. Mabini pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Apolinario Mabini!
During a confident post fight interview, Apolinario Mabini thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 231 p4p, 29 weight class) and Kaensak Sor Ploenchit (ranked 1132 p4p, 154 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is Olha a Explosăo. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kaensak Sor Ploenchit!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sor Ploenchit looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Sor Ploenchit is defending well.
Gracie has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Sor Ploenchit is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie trying to control the action but Sor Ploenchit is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sor Ploenchit is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gracie's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Gracie! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Sor Ploenchit has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Royce Gracie!
Royce Gracie retains his light heavyweight title!
Royce Gracie thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Kaensak Sor Ploenchit stepped up to the mic, saying 'You are just lucky today!'.
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