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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wreak Havoc (ranked 3554 p4p, 369 weight class) and Asiong Salonga (ranked 4883 p4p, 451 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Wreak Havoc has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Wreak Havoc seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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157 lbs
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158 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wreak Havoc !
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, Asiong Salonga!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Salonga.
Havoc fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Havoc lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Havoc with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Salonga lands a jab-cross combination.
Havoc throws an overhand right that lands on Salonga's shoulder, as Salonga tries to avoid the shot.
Salonga looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Havoc misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salonga.
Salonga throws a jab when Havoc was well out of range.
Havoc uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salonga.
A swing and a miss from Salonga.
Salonga avoids the body shot from Havoc .
Salonga fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Havoc looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Havoc scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Asiong Salonga has been cut.
Havoc misses with a double jab
and Salonga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salonga takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Havoc staying out of range there.
Havoc thuds a left hand into Salonga's body.
Salonga bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Havoc 's head.
Salonga throws the left hand but Havoc avoids the punch easily.
Salonga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salonga misses with the combination.
Salonga throws the left hand but Havoc avoids the punch easily.
Salonga looks winded!
Havoc clinches up with Salonga and pushes him back against the ropes.
Havoc softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Havoc fails to land.
Havoc misses with a body punch.
Salonga wants to break free but Havoc has control.
Havoc unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Salonga! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Havoc is unloading with more strikes now! Salonga drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wreak Havoc !
Wreak Havoc spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated Asiong Salonga had this to say: 'Fuck you'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quincy Fapple (ranked 3973 p4p, 422 weight class) and Ramsey Tupper (ranked 4814 p4p, 478 weight class). 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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182 lbs
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181 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Quincy Fapple!
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, Ramsey Tupper!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tupper fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Fapple misses its intended target.
Tupper looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tupper throws a series of strikes that have Fapple backpedaling.
Tupper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fapple uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tupper has time to react.
Tupper tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Fapple manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've been told by Fapple's head coaches at Island Hammers Fight Camp that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tupper.
Fapple throwing a counter right hand but Tupper manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tupper wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fapple lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tupper connects with a single shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fapple. Tupper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tupper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ramsey Tupper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tupper dives in for a single leg takedown but Fapple sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Nice shot by Fapple.
Fapple listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice takedown defense from Fapple. No joy for Tupper on that attempt.
It looked like Fapple wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Quincy Fapple has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramsey Tupper.
Tupper digs a good body shot into Fapple's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupper blocks a jab.
Fapple is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tupper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fapple pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tupper misses with a body shot
and Fapple counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tupper misses with a left hand
and Fapple counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tupper. Fapple does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fapple is looking to counter punch.
Fapple jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tupper lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Fapple throws an overhand right that lands on Tupper's shoulder, as Tupper tries to avoid the shot.
Fapple uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tupper.
Fapple was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fapple lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fapple fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tupper on the side of the head.
Fapple scores with a jab to the head.
Tupper keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tupper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tupper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fapple counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tupper fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupper tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fapple sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tupper somewhat.
Fapple swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fapple defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tupper.
Fapple is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fapple is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fapple misses with an uppercut. Tupper saw that one coming.
Tupper comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tupper tries to clinch but Fapple is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fapple defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tupper.
A little feinted left hand from Fapple on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tupper tries for a takedown but Fapple sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quincy Fapple dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tupper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fapple scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tupper doesn't seem bothered though.
Fapple checks the leg kick.
Tupper tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ramsey Tupper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fapple lands a head shot.
Fapple throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tupper on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tupper connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tupper ducks under a wild hook from Fapple.
Tupper appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Quincy Fapple is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupper misses the jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tupper might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Fapple has got the better of the exchanges.
Tupper takes a swing at Fapple's ribcage but misses.
Fapple feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tuppers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tupper darts in looking for a takedown but Fapple gets double underhooks and turns Tupper into the ropes.
Fapple swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tupper shoots in for a double leg but Fapple sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fapple is looking to counter punch.
Fapple misses with a hook.
Tupper closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fapple quickly recovers to half guard.
Tupper is breathing heavily.
Tupper is trying to control the action in half guard but Fapple is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tupper passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupper has control of Fapple's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Fapple regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Fapple wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Fapple on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fapple tries to get out of the position.
Tupper with shots to the head and body - Fapple looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupper controlling from mount.
Tupper looking to ground and pound but Fapple is blocking nicely.
Tupper swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Fapple is now in Tupper's guard. A big mistake from Tupper there, giving up the dominant position!
Tupper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tupper looking for a guillotine here but Fapple defends easily.
Fapple avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tupper throws his legs up looking for a submission but Fapple uses it to pass to side control.
Tupper tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fapple has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Tupper shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Quincy Fapple will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fapple just misses with a punch to the body.
Tupper throws out a counter right but Fapple avoids it with no problem.
Tupper goes for a double leg but Fapple avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Fapple continues to drive forward.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tupper.
Tupper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Tupper. That snapped Fapple's head back.
Quincy Fapple is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fapple loads up on a big right hand but Tupper slips the punch.
Tupper looks for a takedown but Fapple sprawls well.
Quincy Fapple has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramsey Tupper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupper shoots in for a takedown but Fapple shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tupper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tupper with a poor takedown
and Fapple counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tupper shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Fapple counter with a right hand.
Fapple looks to land a left hand but Tupper moved out of range nicely.
Tupper takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tupper shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fapple as he avoids it easily.
Fapple scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupper misses with the body kick
and Fapple counters with a nice right hand that sends Tupper toppling to the canvas! Tupper scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Fapple finish him?!
Tupper is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fapple circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Tupper to the canvas! Tupper doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Fapple keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quincy Fapple!
A victorious Quincy Fapple 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 Mihajlo Marinkovic (ranked 4998 p4p, 488 weight class) and Royal McPoyle (ranked 5586 p4p, 513 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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200 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mihajlo Marinkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Royal McPoyle!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marinkovic looks to throw the jab but McPoyle is out of range.
Mihajlo Marinkovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A momentary lapse in concentration from McPoyle enables Marinkovic to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. McPoyle manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Marinkovic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McPoyle can do anything to dispel that myth.
Marinkovic trying to control the position from guard on top but McPoyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marinkovic passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Marinkovic tries to move into full mount but can't pass McPoyle's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinkovic trying to control the action but McPoyle is working from the bottom.
Marinkovic working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
McPoyle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marinkovic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Marinkovic just content to control the position.
Marinkovic is working to tighten his grip on McPoyle's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. McPoyle has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Marinkovic is really squeezing tight and eventually McPoyle passes out! Marinkovic breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mihajlo Marinkovic!
Mihajlo Marinkovic 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Diggler (ranked 5182 p4p, 439 weight class) and Reno Rocca (ranked 3776 p4p, 380 weight class). Diggler comes to the ring accompanied by Me so horny. Reno Rocca has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dirk Diggler!
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, Reno Rocca!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rocca with a nice cross.
Reno Rocca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rocca just misses with a punch to the body.
Diggler slips a jab and a cross from Rocca.
Diggler tries to clinch up.
Diggler tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rocca connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diggler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rocca at a distance.
Diggler fails to land with a series of punches.
Diggler misses with a wild body shot.
Diggler slips under a jab from Rocca.
Diggler with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rocca to score with a decent uppercut.
Diggler throws a leg kick which misses Rocca's front leg but catches the back leg as Rocca tries to avoid it.
Rocca slips a jab and a cross from Diggler.
Rocca with the counter takedown but Diggler avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Diggler misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rocca connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diggler is rocked!
Rocca feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Diggler crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Reno Rocca!
Reno Rocca 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.
In defeat, Dirk Diggler stepped up to the mic, saying 'You win or you learn'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andres Guttierez (ranked 6437 p4p, 270 weight class) and Ray Reaper (ranked 5360 p4p, 248 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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130 lbs
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130 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Solid chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andres Guttierez!
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, Ray Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reaper misses with a series of wild punches.
Guttierez throws a series of punches but Reaper moves out of range.
Reaper misses with a double jab.
Guttierez tries to clinch but Reaper is having none of it.
Reaper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reaper moves out of range of the strikes.
Reaper throws a right and a left that Guttierez avoids nicely.
Guttierez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reaper misses with a two punch combination.
Reaper misses with a double jab.
Guttierez throws a shot from downtown. Reaper moves away and avoids it.
Guttierez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Guttierez.
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!
Reaper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guttierez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Reaper. Those never looked like landing.
Guttierez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Reaper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reaper misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guttierez wants to clinch up but Reaper keeps it at a distance.
Reaper slips a jab and a cross from Guttierez.
Guttierez looks to land a combination but Reaper avoids it well.
Ray Reaper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reaper takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Reaper.
Guttierez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Guttierez misses with a few strikes there.
Reaper throws a combination that misses
letting Guttierez counter with a right hand.
Reaper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guttierez circles away quickly and effectively.
Guttierez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guttierez feinted with a counter takedown.
Reaper looks winded!
Guttierez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reaper throws a counter combo.
Reaper misses with a two punch combination.
Reaper misses with a few strikes there.
Guttierez misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reaper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reaper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reaper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guttierez.
Guttierez throws a series of punches but Reaper avoids them all with ease.
Reaper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Reaper.
Reaper misses with a few strikes there.
Reaper misses with a double jab
and Guttierez counters with a one-two to the body.
Guttierez throws a right and a left that Reaper avoids nicely.
Reaper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guttierez throws a combination. Reaper tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice cross by Guttierez.
Reaper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reaper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guttierez tried to counter with a leg kick but Reaper avoided it.
Guttierez misses with a wild combination.
Reaper fails to land with a series of punches.
Guttierez slips a jab and a cross from Reaper.
Guttierez tries to bum rush Reaper with a series of wild strikes but Reaper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guttierez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guttierez throws a low kick but Reaper moves out of range easily.
A combination from Reaper does no damage.
Reaper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guttierez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reaper unleashes a big counter combination but Guttierez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guttierez throws a right and a left that Reaper avoids nicely.
Reaper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guttierez.
Reaper misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Guttierez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reaper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Guttierez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guttierez closes the distance and pushes Reaper back into the ropes.
Guttierez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reaper.
Guttierez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Reaper after a bit of a struggle.
Guttierez breaks the clinch.
Guttierez works over Reaper's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reaper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reaper throws a right and a left that Guttierez avoids nicely.
Reaper is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reaper misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ray Reaper will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Guttierez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reaper manages to avoid it.
Reaper misses with a series of wild punches.
Reaper misses with a few strikes there.
Guttierez clinches up against the ropes.
Guttierez wants a takedown but no success here.
Guttierez manages to break the clinch.
Guttierez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reaper throws a right hand that Guttierez ducks under and follows up with a left that Guttierez also avoids with ease.
Reaper throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Reaper. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Guttierez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reaper looks to land a combination but Guttierez avoids it well.
Guttierez throws a quick counter kick to the body but Reaper avoids it.
A combination from Reaper does no damage.
Reaper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guttierez is looking for a counter combo.
Ray Reaper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reaper is breathing heavily.
Guttierez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guttierez throws a series of punches but Reaper moves out of range.
Reaper is looking for the big counter here.
Guttierez throws a shot from downtown. Reaper moves away and avoids it.
Reaper misses with a two punch combination.
Reaper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Guttierez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reaper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reaper misses with a few strikes there.
Guttierez tries to clinch up but Reaper circles away and keeps his distance.
Reaper misses with the combination.
Guttierez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Guttierez doesn't manage to clinch there - Reaper circles away.
Reaper misses with a series of wild punches.
Reaper circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper misses with a few strikes there.
Guttierez wants to clinch.
Guttierez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reaper throws a nice looking combination but Guttierez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guttierez throws a big counter combination but Reaper scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
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!
Guttierez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reaper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reaper lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Guttierez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Reaper.
Guttierez tries to clinch up.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Reaper in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Reaper throws a combination that misses
and Guttierez counters with a left and a right that stings Reaper.
Reaper misses with a two punch combination.
Guttierez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Guttierez swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper misses with a series of wild punches.
Guttierez misses with a series of wild punches.
Despite the aggression on Reaper's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Reaper tries to bum rush Guttierez with a series of wild strikes but Guttierez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guttierez looks to land a combination but Reaper avoids it well.
Guttierez tries to clinch but Reaper moves out of range.
Reaper throws a series of punches but Guttierez avoids them all with ease.
Guttierez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reaper.
Guttierez throws a big shot that misses.
Nice cross by Guttierez.
No joy there for Reaper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Guttierez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Guttierez.
Guttierez tries to close the distance and clinch but Reaper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guttierez wants to clinch up but Reaper keeps it at a distance.
Guttierez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reaper.
Reaper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Reaper does no damage.
Guttierez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Andres Guttierez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good work by Reaper as he checks the leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reaper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Guttierez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Reaper.
Guttierez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guttierez looks to score with a jab to the body but Reaper is just out of range.
Guttierez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reaper.
Guttierez clinches up with Reaper and pushes him back against the ropes.
Reaper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Reaper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Guttierez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reaper swinging wildly here.
Guttierez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guttierez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reaper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reaper looks to land a combination but Guttierez avoids it well.
Reaper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guttierez throws a right and a left that Reaper avoids nicely.
Reaper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reaper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reaper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reaper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Guttierez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reaper tries to bum rush Guttierez with a series of wild strikes but Guttierez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A clash of legs there as Reaper blocks the low kick.
Guttierez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reaper circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guttierez misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Reaper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guttierez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Reaper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Reaper.
Guttierez tries to counter with a takedown but Reaper is quick to defend against it.
Guttierez tries to clinch up but Reaper circles away and keeps his distance.
Guttierez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guttierez motions for Reaper to come forward. Guttierez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Guttierez moves in looking to clinch but Reaper pushes him off.
Reaper throws a nice looking combination but Guttierez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reaper throws a series of punches but Guttierez moves out of range.
Guttierez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Reaper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guttierez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper throws a right hand that Guttierez ducks under and follows up with a left that Guttierez also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Guttierez.
A slow jab from Guttierez misses its intended target.
Reaper throws a series of punches but Guttierez avoids them all with ease.
Guttierez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reaper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guttierez wants to clinch.
Reaper keeps the fight on the outside.
Reaper dodges the punch combination from Guttierez.
Reaper falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Guttierez counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guttierez slips a jab and a cross from Reaper.
Reaper swats away the attempt to clinch by Guttierez.
A jab from Guttierez misses.
Sloppy strikes from Guttierez. Those never looked like landing.
A right-left combo lands from Guttierez.
Reaper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reaper misses with a double jab.
Guttierez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Guttierez throws a right hand that Reaper ducks under and follows up with a left that Reaper also avoids with ease.
Guttierez misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Reaper.
Reaper misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reaper lands with a nice combination. Guttierez backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guttierez lands with a nice body punch.
Reaper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reaper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reaper dodges the punch combination from Guttierez.
Reaper throws a counter combo.
Some wild striking there from Reaper.
No joy there for Guttierez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reaper misses with a double jab.
Guttierez misses with a two punch combination.
Reaper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Guttierez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Andres Guttierez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reaper moves out of range of the strikes.
As Guttierez backs off Reaper throws a huge counter combo but Guttierez manages to avoid it all.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Reaper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reaper winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Ray Reaper!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Ray Reaper!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Ray Reaper!
Ray Reaper wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Bailey (ranked 4776 p4p, 423 weight class) and Dan Williams (ranked 3084 p4p, 331 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Bailey!
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, Dan Williams!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey connects with a nice looking jab.
Williams fails with the takedown
letting Bailey counter with a right hand.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bailey was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Williams shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bailey catches Williams with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
An inside leg kick from Williams misses.
Williams tries to land a body kick
and Bailey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bailey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bailey avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
Bailey is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bailey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bailey stalling.
Williams goes for a takedown attempt but Bailey pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dan Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey lands a big right hand that sends Williams crashing to the mat! Bailey stays standing though and waves Williams back to his feet!
Williams is rocked!
It looks like Dan Williams has been cut.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and Bailey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Williams looking for a takedown.
James Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Williams.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Bailey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bailey breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bailey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Williams fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bailey moves out of range of the body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Bailey checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bailey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Williams tries to work over Bailey's front leg with a kick but Bailey checks it.
Bailey wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bailey tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey closes the distance and clinches.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Bailey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Bailey does no damage.
Williams with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bailey counters by clinching up.
Bailey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Bailey blocks with his arms.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Bailey avoids the damage to the body.
Bailey cracks Williams with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bailey breaks from the clinch.
Williams throws a leg kick but Bailey moved away.
Bailey moves out of range of the body kick from Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Bailey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Williams's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Williams scores with a hook.
Williams connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Williams, right into the meat.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bailey as he jumps to the side.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A low kick from Williams misses
and Bailey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bailey lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Bailey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bailey lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Bailey to keep the fight standing.
Bailey avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Bailey avoids the damage to the body.
Bailey is pressed up against the ropes. Williams has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bailey down to the mat. Bailey avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
James Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Williams.
Williams throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bailey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bailey lands an overhand right.
Bailey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Bailey tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bailey avoids the head kick by Williams.
Bailey scores with a jab. Williams acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Bailey finish him?
Williams walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bailey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bailey tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Williams manages to circle out of the way.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
James Bailey is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bailey misses with a looping right.
Bailey is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bailey drops Williams with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Williams looks back up at him and smiles so Bailey waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bailey moves out of range of the body kick from Williams.
James Bailey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams throws a chopping leg kick but Bailey manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bailey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
James Bailey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bailey.
Williams throws a low kick, looking for Bailey's leg but Bailey calmly moves out of range.
Bailey throwing a counter right hand but Williams manages to avoid it.
Bailey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Williams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bailey's calf.
Bailey scores with a body shot.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Bailey points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Williams wakes up just in time to hear Bailey thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Bailey!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Barboza (ranked 4182 p4p, 369 weight class) and Ted Thundercunt (ranked 4024 p4p, 361 weight class). Ted Thundercunt will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charles Barboza!
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, Ted Thundercunt!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barboza manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Thundercunt on his heels. He'll look to pass Thundercunt's guard now, I'm sure.
Barboza tries to free his leg and advance position but Thundercunt is retaining full guard.
Barboza postures up.
Barboza trying to control the position from guard on top but Thundercunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barboza postures up.
Thundercunt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barboza advances position into side control!
Barboza working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Barboza tries to advance to mount but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thundercunt is not content to let Barboza control the position.
Barboza thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barboza tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Barboza is working to tighten his grip on Thundercunt's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Thundercunt has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Barboza is really squeezing tight and eventually Thundercunt passes out! Barboza breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Charles Barboza!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamaka Esera (ranked 4772 p4p, 483 weight class) and Ovidio Kiran (ranked 4829 p4p, 484 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kamaka Esera!
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, Ovidio Kiran!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiran gets a clinch.
Esera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kiran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiran lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Kamaka Esera has been cut.
Esera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiran.
Esera lands a left hand.
Esera misses with a body punch.
Kiran tries a body shot but Esera blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esera.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kiran.
Kiran misses with the head strike.
Kiran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiran misses with a punch on the inside.
Esera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kiran fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiran lands with a light punch inside.
Kiran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kiran tries to throw a body punch but Esera avoids it by throwing Kiran back against the ropes.
Kiran lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Esera backwards.
Kiran throws a head punch that misses.
Esera tries to throw a body punch but Kiran avoids it by throwing Esera back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esera.
Esera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kiran is keeping busy.
Esera can't break the clinch.
Kiran misses with some punches.
Esera is trying to maintain a safe position but Kiran gets an underhook and turns Esera into the ropes.
Esera working aggressively here.
Esera misses with a punch to the body.
Kiran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Esera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiran.
Esera is trying to break the clinch but Kiran is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiran.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiran.
Kiran working aggressively here.
Esera trying to control the position but instead, Kiran has worked for underhooks and has pushed Esera into the ropes.
Esera misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiran softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Esera.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esera misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ovidio Kiran dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kamaka Esera's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kiran swings widly with a right hand
and Esera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kiran misses with a hook. Esera ducked under it nicely.
Esera is looking to clinch but Kiran is avoiding it.
Esera bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kiran's head.
Kiran misses with a right hand
and Esera counters with a three punch combo that has Kiran backing up. Kiran nods at Esera to acknowledge the strikes.
Kiran doesn't manage to clinch there - Esera circles away.
Esera is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kiran.
Kiran misses with a shot to the body
and Esera counters with a two punch combo.
Esera swats away the attempt to clinch by Kiran.
Kiran throws a lazy uppercut
and Esera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiran misses with a hook
and Esera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kiran throws a hook but Esera avoids it easily.
As Kiran tries to get set, Esera tries to push him back and clinch up but Kiran manages to avoid the attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Esera darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kiran is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiran takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kiran is still on wobbly legs! Can Esera finish him?
Esera lands a nice shot that snaps Kiran's head back.
Kiran misses the jab.
Esera is looking to counter the offense by Kiran and move into the clinch.
Kiran seems to have recovered his senses.
Esera uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kiran has time to react.
Kiran has managed to clinch.
Esera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Esera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiran working aggressively here.
Esera wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kiran has him pressed against the ropes.
Kiran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiran blocks an uppercut.
Kiran has a couple of punches blocked by Esera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiran misses with a body punch.
Kiran misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiran misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Kiran.
Esera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiran.
Kiran prevents a body shot from Esera.
Esera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kiran throws a punch but it's blocked by Esera.
Esera misses with the head strike.
Kiran lands a right hand.
Kiran misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamaka Esera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kamaka Esera's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Esera lands with a straight right. Kiran didn't see that one coming.
Kiran is looking to clinch but Esera is avoiding it.
Esera seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Esera cracks Kiran with a good jab.
Kiran looks to score with a jab to the body but Esera is just out of range.
Esera lands a head shot.
Esera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kiran closes the distance and pushes Esera back into the ropes.
Kiran misses with the head strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kiran digs a right hand underneath Esera's ribcage. Esera let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiran.
Kiran working aggressively here.
Kiran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Esera struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiran controls his hands.
Kiran has a couple of punches blocked by Esera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Esera.
Kiran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kiran throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Eseras head.
Kiran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kamaka Esera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Esera throws a head punch that misses.
Esera looking to stall.
Esera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kiran closes the distance looking to clinch
and Esera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiran tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Esera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Esera went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Esera ducks under a wild hook from Kiran.
A shot to the body from Kiran misses
and Esera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiran on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Esera lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiran misses with a looping right.
Esera lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Esera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kiran looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kiran forces Esera back against the ropes and clinches.
Kiran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Esera lands an uppercut.
Kiran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kiran pushes Esera back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Esera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Esera stalling in the clinch but Kiran improves position.
Kiran misses with a hook from the clinch.
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 Kamaka Esera.
I think Esera has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Ovidio Kiran!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Kamaka Esera!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Ovidio Kiran!
Ovidio Kiran wins by split decision!
Ovidio Kiran 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ken Blanchard (ranked 3743 p4p, 413 weight class) and Freddie Money (ranked 3214 p4p, 374 weight class). Money comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Freddie Money will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ken Blanchard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Freddie Money!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Money looks to land a right hand but Blanchard moved out of range.
Money's coach down at Island Sparring was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Money's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Money misses with an uppercut.
Blanchard misses the body punch
and Money counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Ken Blanchard has been cut.
Blanchard misses with a lunging right hand
and Money counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blanchard throws a big shot that misses.
Money looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Money slips a jab from Blanchard.
Money looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blanchard misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blanchard slips under a jab from Money.
Blanchard seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Money rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blanchard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Money throws a good cross that connects.
Money works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanchard throws an off balance right hand
and Money counters with a nice right hand that sends Blanchard toppling to the canvas! Blanchard scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Money finish him?!
Blanchard is rocked!
Blanchard tries to get into range but Money steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Blanchard! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Money scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Freddie Money!
Freddie Money gave a mention to The Glue Factory in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Island King (ranked 5046 p4p, 493 weight class) and Gunner Larsson (ranked 2297 p4p, 287 weight class). Larsson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Machine Gun Kelly - Till I Die kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the ring it seems that Island King has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Island King seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island King!
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, Gunner Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. King checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A bone on bone clash there as King blocks the leg kick.
King looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Larsson!
Larsson manages to get back to half guard.
Larsson controlling the position for now.
King is just content to waste time from the top position. Larsson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
King is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King preventing the sweep.
Larsson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
King controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Our spies down at at Endgame Combat inform us that Larsson has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Larsson is trying to control the position but King postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throwing strikes from guard but Larsson blocks nicely.
Larsson looking to control.
King looking to sit in guard and control but Larsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Larsson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
King looking to control.
Larsson wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Larsson working some strikes from top position.
Larsson connects with a couple of short punches.
King is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Larsson throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King keeping full guard, as Larsson tries to pass.
Larsson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and King dives on top into guard.
Larsson wants to sweep here but King controlling him for the moment.
King would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
King looking to sit in guard and control but Larsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Larsson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
King knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Larsson on the ground.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gunner Larsson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
King throws a big shot that misses.
Larsson drives through with a takedown into King's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Larsson lands a couple of digs.
Larsson connects with a couple of short punches.
Larsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Larsson trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Larsson stands up over King, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Larsson working some strikes from top position.
Larsson throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Larsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Larsson lands a couple of digs.
Larsson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of King's head.
King has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Larsson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gunner Larsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
King keeping moving, preventing Larsson from controlling successfully.
King pulls Larsson in close to prevent any damage.
King wants to control the position but Larsson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Larsson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
King taking some punishment here, with Larsson in his half guard.
King is looking for a sweep. Larsson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson seems to be working for a kimura but King defends the submission attempt.
Larsson wants to free his trapped foot but King is holding on for dear life with his legs.
King is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Larsson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and King defends it well.
King is looking for a sweep. Larsson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Larsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks King with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Larsson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Larsson working King over with strikes.
King is not content to let Larsson control the position.
King on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner Larsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Larsson shoots in for a takedown but King shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It looks like Island King has been cut.
Larsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by King.
Larsson clinches.
King is defending well against a takedown attempt.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Larsson won't allow it.
Larsson wants to take the fight to the mat but King manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Island King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunner Larsson.
King is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Larsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Larsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King lands with a light punch inside.
Larsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from King.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Larsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
King blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Larsson struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
Larsson throws an elbow that misses.
Larsson working aggressively here.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Larsson has double underhooks.
Larsson working aggressively here.
Gunner Larsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Larsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Larsson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. King is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Larsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Larsson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. King fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King tries to score with a low kick but Larsson moves his leg out of the way.
Good exchange - King coming out on top.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Larsson is defended easily by King.
Larsson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging King to the ground. Larsson is now in King's guard.
King is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Larsson is stalling in the full guard.
King trying to control the position.
King on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if King tries to get out of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Larsson wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Island King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gunner Larsson.
I've got Larsson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Gunner Larsson!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Gunner Larsson!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Gunner Larsson!
Gunner Larsson wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Gunner Larsson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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