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ICC: Combat Night 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timo Juti (ranked 3275 p4p, 299 weight class) and Ted Thundercunt (ranked 5210 p4p, 416 weight class). Ted Thundercunt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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, Timo Juti!
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, Ted Thundercunt!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thundercunt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Juti, pushing him back against the cage.
Juti controlling the action here for a moment.
Juti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Juti lands an elbow just above Thundercunt 's eye.
Juti is struggling to control the position.
Juti looking to throw knees to the head but Thundercunt is blocking nicely.
Juti scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Thundercunt fails to land.
Thundercunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Juti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thundercunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Juti.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thundercunt.
Juti digs a right hand underneath Thundercunt's ribcage. Thundercunt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Thundercunt fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juti blocks an uppercut.
Juti definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Juti takes a shot to the head.
Thundercunt misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thundercunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thundercunt tries to work over Juti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thundercunt takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Ted Thundercunt has been cut.
Thundercunt working aggressively here.
Thundercunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Juti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thundercunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Juti lands a damaging elbow.
Juti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Juti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thundercunt misses with some punches.
Juti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Juti blocking some punches.
Thundercunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Juti's elbow.
Juti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thundercunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Juti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juti prevents a body shot from Thundercunt.
Thundercunt misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thundercunt tries to throw a body punch but Juti avoids it by throwing Thundercunt back against the cage.
Thundercunt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thundercunt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thundercunt takes an elbow to the temple.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Juti.
Thundercunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thundercunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thundercunt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thundercunt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Juti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Juti looking to stall.
Juti misses with an elbow strike.
Juti looking to throw knees to the head but Thundercunt is blocking nicely.
Thundercunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Juti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Thundercunt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thundercunt misses with a body punch.
Thundercunt misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Juti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ted Thundercunt's cut.
That's time! Juti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thundercunt pushes Juti up against the cage in a clinch.
Thundercunt being controlled against the cage.
Juti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thundercunt can do to turn this around?
Juti throws a punch but it's blocked by Thundercunt.
Thundercunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Juti's elbow.
Thundercunt tries to work over Juti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Juti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thundercunt avoids a wild elbow strike from Juti.
Juti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Juti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Juti trying to land knees to the body.
Juti misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juti blocking some punches.
Juti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thundercunt working aggressively here.
Timo Juti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Juti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thundercunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Juti backwards.
Thundercunt lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thundercunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Juti landing knees to the head.
Juti pushes off an throws an elbow but Thundercunt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thundercunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thundercunt misses with some punches.
Thundercunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Juti working aggressively here.
Thundercunt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thundercunt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thundercunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thundercunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thundercunt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Juti up against the cage.
Thundercunt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Thundercunt misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thundercunt is looking to control Juti's arms but Juti gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thundercunt has his back to the cage.
Juti lands a knee to the head.
Thundercunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thundercunt misses with some punches.
The referee calls for Juti to work.
Thundercunt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Juti backwards.
Thundercunt blocks an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Juti.
Thundercunt misses with the head strike.
Juti blocking some punches.
Thundercunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Juti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juti throws an elbow that misses.
Thundercunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Juti.
Thundercunt lands a right hand.
Thundercunt dodges an elbow strike from Juti.
Juti lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ted Thundercunt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ted Thundercunt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Thundercunt forces Juti back against the cage and clinches.
Juti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Juti lands a damaging elbow.
Juti prevents a body shot from Thundercunt.
Juti's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Juti lands an elbow just above Thundercunt 's eye.
Juti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thundercunt's defenses.
Juti lands an elbow that stopped Thundercunt in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Ted Thundercunt's cut even more.
Juti lands an elbow that stopped Thundercunt in his tracks for a moment.
Juti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice left hand lands by Juti.
Juti is trying to maintain a safe position but Thundercunt gets an underhook and turns Juti into the cage.
Juti lands an elbow inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thundercunt as Juti tries to tie him up.
Thundercunt misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thundercunt scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thundercunt blocks an elbow strike from Juti.
Thundercunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Juti uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Thundercunt.
Thundercunt tries a body shot but Juti blocks it.
Juti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thundercunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Juti.
A head punch on the inside from Thundercunt fails to land.
Juti connects with a knee to the head.
Thundercunt has a couple of punches blocked by Juti.
Thundercunt looking to slow down the pace here.
A knee to the head by Juti.
Thundercunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thundercunt takes a shot to the head.
Thundercunt blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juti misses with an elbow strike.
Timo Juti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thundercunt just leaning against Juti, taking a breather.
Thundercunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thundercunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Juti.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thundercunt throws a head punch that misses.
Juti lands an elbow inside.
Thundercunt misses with some punches.
Juti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thundercunt working aggressively here.
Juti blocks an uppercut.
Ted Thundercunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timo Juti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Juti 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 David Hoff scores the fight for Timo Juti!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Timo Juti!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Timo Juti!
Timo Juti wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Shurk (ranked 3364 p4p, 393 weight class) and Mai Pipi Jr (ranked 4884 p4p, 510 weight class). Shurk comes to the cage accompanied by The Unforgiving by Metallica. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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173 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sean Shurk!
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, Mai Pipi Jr!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pipi Jr shoots in for a takedown but Shurk shows good takedown defense.
Shurk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shurk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Mai Pipi Jr has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shurk.
Shurk prevents Pipi Jr from breaking the clinch.
Shurk lands an elbow inside.
Shurk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pipi Jr looking to stall.
A short uppercut from Shurk.
Pipi Jr changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shurk fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shurk stuffs the takedown attempt from Pipi Jr. Pipi Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Sean Shurk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mai Pipi Jr.
Shurk closes the distance and clinches.
Pipi Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shurk to keep the fight standing.
Pipi Jr is trying to force a seperation but Shurk has the dominant position.
Shurk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pipi Jr's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pipi Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shurk.
Pipi Jr fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pipi Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
Shurk lands an elbow just above Pipi Jr 's eye.
Shurk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shurk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shurk lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Shurk.
Pipi Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Mai Pipi Jr's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shurk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shurk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pipi Jr's defenses.
Pipi Jr is rocked!
Pipi Jr looks winded!
Shurk lands with a left to the head.
Pipi Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Shurk finish him?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shurk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pipi Jr tries to circle away but Shurk has him pinned against the cage.
Shurk lands a vicious elbow to the side of Pipi Jr's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Shurk tries to finish him with strikes but Pipi Jr still seems able to defend himself so Shurk steps back and lets Pipi Jr get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Sean Shurk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shurk has managed to clinch.
Shurk 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.
Shurk lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shurk pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Pipi Jr! Shurk unloads with more strikes and Pipi Jr sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Shurk!
A very excited looking Sean Shurk made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Mai Pipi Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'I very flaccid '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Hippobody (ranked 3506 p4p, 133 weight class) and Blake Kidd (ranked 4333 p4p, 150 weight class). Kidd has chosen Texas Hippie Coalition - Pissed Off and Mad About It as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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287 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Augustus Hippobody!
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, Blake Kidd!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hippobody dodges the punch combination from Kidd.
Hippobody is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Hippobody misses its intended target.
Hippobody looks to land a left hand but Kidd moved out of range nicely.
Kidd shoots for a takedown but Hippobody saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hippobody throwing a counter right hand but Kidd manages to avoid it.
Kidd shoots in for a takedown but Hippobody shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kidd.
Hippobody was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Augustus Hippobody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Kidd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kidd.
Hippobody thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hippobody avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kidd has a takedown stuffed.
Kidd shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hippobody's guard.
Kidd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hippobody has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kidd sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hippobody is looking to stand up but Kidd isn't so interested in that idea.
Kidd gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
No luck for Kidd with that takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kidd dives in and grabs Hippobody's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hippobody pushes down on Kidd's head and hops out.
Hippobody swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Augustus Hippobody dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hippobody cracks Kidd with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hippobody has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kidd to stand back up!
Kidd is rocked!
It looks like Blake Kidd has been cut.
Hippobody ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Kidd out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Augustus Hippobody!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Almeida (ranked 2503 p4p, 313 weight class) and Ronny Limmerick (ranked 3644 p4p, 416 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Counter fighter
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antonio Almeida!
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, Ronny Limmerick!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Limmerick scores with a nice head shot.
Almeida throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Limmerick counters with a left to the body.
Almeida throws a jab but it's blocked by Limmerick.
Limmerick is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Almeida definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Almeida has Limmerick up against the cage in a clinch.
Almeida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Limmerick breaks the clinch.
Limmerick takes one to the side of the head.
Limmerick misses with a shot to the body
and Almeida counters with a left to the body.
Almeida stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Limmerick ducks under a wild hook from Almeida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Limmerick.
Almeida bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Almeida misses with a body shot
and Limmerick counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Limmerick.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Almeida lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Limmerick blocking some punches.
Limmerick's coach down at Island Conditioning was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Limmerick's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Almeida lands a right hand.
Almeida has a couple of punches blocked by Limmerick.
Almeida presses Limmerick against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Almeida lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Almeida.
Almeida misses with a punch on the inside.
Almeida keeps control of Limmerick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Almeida.
Almeida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Limmerick's elbow.
A hook to the body from Almeida.
Limmerick looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almeida lands with a right to the head.
Almeida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Almeida is leaning against Limmerick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Almeida lands a body shot.
Almeida lands a right hand that snaps the head of Limmerick backwards.
Almeida lands a left hand that snaps the head of Limmerick backwards.
Almeida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Almeida lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Almeida.
A short right from Almeida.
Almeida lands a nice uppercut.
Almeida lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Almeida.
A head punch on the inside from Almeida fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Almeida dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Limmerick tries to keep at a distance but Almeida has taken the fight into the clinch.
Limmerick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Limmerick ducks under a wild hook from Almeida.
A looping hook to the body misses from Almeida. Limmerick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Limmerick feints the counter takedown.
Almeida closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Almeida lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Almeida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Antonio Almeida has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Limmerick has had enough of the clinch but Almeida keeps him there for the moment.
Limmerick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Limmerick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Almeida misses with a body punch.
Limmerick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Antonio Almeida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Almeida has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Limmerick misses with a hook.
Limmerick moves out of range of the strikes.
Limmerick takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Almeida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Limmerick.
Limmerick is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Limmerick takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Limmerick is breathing heavily.
Almeida cracks Limmerick with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Almeida has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Limmerick to stand back up!
Limmerick is rocked!
It looks like Ronny Limmerick has been cut.
Antonio Almeida is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Almeida clinches with his opponent.
Limmerick is still on wobbly legs! Can Almeida finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Almeida.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Almeida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Almeida lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Almeida lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Almeida.
Almeida is leaning against Limmerick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Almeida lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Limmerick or not.
Limmerick seems to have recovered his senses.
Almeida lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Almeida works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Almeida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Limmerick can do to turn this around?
Almeida misses with a punch to the body.
Almeida works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Almeida.
Limmerick blocking some punches.
Almeida digs a right hand underneath Limmerick's ribcage. Limmerick let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Almeida lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Limmerick backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Almeida dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ronny Limmerick's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Almeida moves into the clinch.
Almeida working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Almeida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Almeida misses with some punches.
Almeida misses with a punch on the inside.
Limmerick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Limmerick is trying to push Almeida away but Almeida has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice right hand lands inside from Almeida.
Limmerick is trying to maintain a safe position but Almeida gets an underhook and turns Limmerick into the cage.
Limmerick wants to break free but Almeida has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Almeida.
Limmerick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Almeida lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Limmerick or not.
Almeida lands with a left to the head.
Almeida misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Almeida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Limmerick is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Almeida lands with a right to the head.
Almeida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Almeida.
Almeida lands a shoulder strike.
Almeida lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Almeida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Almeida creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Limmerick's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Limmerick drops to his knees and Almeida pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Almeida!
Antonio Almeida bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vin Sentiments (ranked 6714 p4p, 576 weight class) and Keke Sonni (ranked 2772 p4p, 339 weight class). The key to victory for Vin Sentiments has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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207 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vin Sentiments!
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, Keke Sonni!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sonni works on Sentiments's body with a couple of short punches.
Sonni lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Sonni.
Sonni looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sentiments goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sonni prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sonni throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sentimentss head.
Sonni lands a nice shot to the body.
Sentiments is breathing heavily.
A short right from Sonni on the inside.
Sonni lands an uppercut.
Sonni lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sentiments.
Sonni lands a hook that snaps the head of Sentiments backwards.
Sonni lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Sonni.
Sentiments tries for a takedown but Sonni manages to get underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sonni.
Sonni works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sonni.
Sonni gets through Sentiments's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sentiments is rocked!
Sonni slows down the pace here.
Oh Sentiments is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sentiments.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni misses with the head strike.
Sentiments seems to have got his legs back now.
Sonni lands a body punch.
Sonni works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sonni manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sonni lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sonni lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Sentiments to his knees! Sonni keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keke Sonni!
After winning the bout, Keke Sonni thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dallas Paige (ranked 4726 p4p, 457 weight class) and Martin Cotte (ranked 4151 p4p, 432 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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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Dallas Paige!
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, Martin Cotte!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotte throws a head kick but Paige moves out of range.
Paige scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Paige's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cotte under the eye.
Paige throws a series of punches but Cotte moves out of range.
Cotte tries to clinch up but Paige circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Paige was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cotte.
Paige moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Paige misses with a double jab.
Cotte tries to counter with a clinch but Paige shakes him off and moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Paige. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Paige.
Paige avoids the head kick by Cotte.
Donk. Paige catches Cotte right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paige connects with the punch.
Cotte dives in for a single leg takedown but Paige sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nice takedown defense from Paige. No joy for Cotte on that attempt.
Paige throws a series of punches but Cotte avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotte closes the distance and pushes Paige back into the cage.
Cotte blocks a body shot from Paige.
Paige tries a body shot but Cotte blocks it.
Paige tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cotte's elbow.
Paige misses with a body punch.
Cotte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paige punishes Cotte's body with a nice straight punch.
Paige swinging wildly here.
Cotte appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Paige misses with a body kick.
Cotte throws a counter combo.
Paige's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cotte under the eye.
Cotte shoots in for a takedown but Paige shows good takedown defense.
Dallas Paige has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Cotte.
Paige lands with a good body shot.
Cotte doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Paige counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotte gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Paige counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Paige misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cotte tries to clinch up.
Paige is looking for a counter combo.
Cotte with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Paige to score with a decent uppercut.
Cotte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cotte closes the distance looking to clinch
and Paige counters with a right hand to the body.
Cotte doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Paige counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dallas Paige dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cotte tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paige paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paige swats away the attempt to clinch by Cotte.
Paige looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Paige dodges the punch combination from Cotte.
A little feinted left hand from Paige on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Paige throws a looping overhand right but Cotte ducks down to avoid it.
Paige moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cotte goes for a double leg but Paige avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Paige continues to drive forward.
Paige throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Paige, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cotte scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Cotte finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Paige throws a leg kick
and Cotte counters with a head kick. That will keep Paige thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cotte takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotte thuds his right hand into Paige's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cotte darts in looking for a takedown but Paige gets double underhooks and turns Cotte into the cage.
Cotte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cotte there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cotte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paige moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cotte wants to clinch.
Cotte pushes Paige up against the cage in a clinch.
Cotte has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Paige uses from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotte controls Paige momentarily but Paige frees himself.
Paige has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Paige showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cotte is working an open guard so Paige takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Paige bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cotte's head.
Paige lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cotte backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cotte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cotte shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Paige sprawls well. Paige wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cotte gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dallas Paige dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cotte fails to land the takedown.
Paige swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cotte lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Paige scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A punch combination from Paige misses.
Paige just misses with a punch to the body.
Cotte shoots in looking for a takedown. Paige tries to sprawl out of it but Cotte keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Paige manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paige scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paige misses with a hook. Cotte ducked under it nicely.
Paige stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Paige wants it to stay on the feet.
Paige is looking for a counter combo.
Dallas Paige has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Cotte.
Paige displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Paige scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Paige misses the shot to the body.
Dallas Paige is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cotte has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Paige.
Cotte shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Paige defends it nicely.
Cotte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No joy there for Paige, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cotte tries to move into range but Paige moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Paige ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cotte walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paige blocks a head kick by Cotte.
Paige swings for the body but Cotte moves out of range.
Cotte is looking to clinch.
Cotte closes the distance and clinches up with Paige, looking for a takedown. Cotte pushes Paige against the cage but Paige circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Paige throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cotte on the side of the head.
Cotte tries to clinch there but Paige circles away.
Paige throws a series of punches but Cotte moves out of range.
Paige keeps the fight on the outside.
Cotte with a poor takedown
and Paige counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paige ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotte moves away.
Cotte drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Paige defends it well.
Paige with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Martin Cotte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paige scores with a nice strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dallas Paige showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Paige, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Dallas Paige!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Dallas Paige!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Dallas Paige!
Dallas Paige wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Sprink (ranked 4727 p4p, 493 weight class) and Henry Kopp (ranked 3673 p4p, 419 weight class). Leon Sprink could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Henry Kopp's chin.
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25
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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25
210 lbs
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Counter fighter
KO power |
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Excellent MT
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leon Sprink!
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, Henry Kopp!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sprink ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kopp moves away.
Sprink avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kopp looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sprink is fending him off so far but Kopp persists. Nope, Sprink circles away and we're back to standing.
Kopp looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sprink throws a shot from downtown. Kopp moves away and avoids it.
Kopp jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kopp looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kopp staying out of range there.
Sprink misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kopp.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sprink takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sprink misses with a body shot.
Kopp shoots in and drives through. Sprink sprawls well.
Leon Sprink has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Kopp.
Kopp shoots in and drives through. Sprink sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopp avoids the body shot from Sprink.
Sprink lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kopp circles away quickly and effectively.
Kopp slips a straight right by Sprink.
Kopp is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kopp wants to clinch
enabling Sprink to counter with a crisp jab.
Kopp looks to land a body kick but Sprink moved away.
Sprink misses with a hook to the body
and Kopp holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sprink tries a body shot but Kopp blocks it.
Sprink lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kopp backwards.
Sprink lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Henry Kopp has been cut.
Sprink misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kopp tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sprink smiles and moves away.
Kopp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sprink circles away quickly and effectively.
Sprink is looking to wear down Kopp with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprink fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sprink throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sprink misses with a body punch
letting Kopp counter with a right hand.
Sprink looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
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!
Sprink throws a right hand that Kopp ducks under and follows up with a left that Kopp also avoids with ease.
Leon Sprink is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kopp will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kopp fails with the takedown
and Sprink counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sprink throws a hook but Kopp avoids it easily.
Kopp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sprink.
Sprink lands a big right hand that sends Kopp crashing to the mat! Sprink stays standing though and waves Kopp back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Sprink dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Kopp's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kopp doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sprink counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kopp slips under a jab from Sprink.
Sprink lands a body shot.
Kopp shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sprink sprawls well. Sprink wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kopp gets slowly back to his feet.
Sprink appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Sprink. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kopp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kopp staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopp moves out of range as Sprink strikes.
Kopp misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Sprink on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kopp rushes Sprink and presses him up against the cage.
Kopp tries for a takedown. No joy.
Leon Sprink has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Kopp.
Sprink gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kopp.
Kopp is breathing heavily.
Sprink swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sprink makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Sprink.
Sprink misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Sprink.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sprink.
Sprink lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kopp backwards.
Sprink scores with a hook to the body.
Kopp tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sprink just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Sprink.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Sprink.
Sprink lands a right hand.
Sprink struggles to land a body shot inside as Kopp controls his hands.
Sprink digs a right hand into Kopp's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kopp's gas tank.
Leon Sprink has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sprink throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kopps head.
Sprink scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sprink works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sprink lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sprink lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Sprink - that landed with a thud.
Sprink doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sprink pushes Kopp back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Sprink.
Kopp is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Sprink.
Kopp is still on wobbly legs! Can Sprink finish him?
Sprink stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Sprink.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Sprink dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henry Kopp's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sprink throws a solid leg kick but Kopp takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sprink.
Kopp with the counter takedown but Sprink avoids it easily.
Kopp seems to have recovered his senses.
Kopp tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sprink sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kopp somewhat.
Sprink lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kopp at a distance.
Kopp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sprink comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sprink lands a big uppercut and Kopp crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kopp looks OK. Sprink waves Kopp back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sprink misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kopp.
Kopp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kopp shoots in looking for a takedown. Sprink tries to sprawl out of it but Kopp keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sprink manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Sprink misses its intended target.
Sprink instigates a clinch.
Sprink throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kopps head.
Sprink gets through Kopp's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sprink unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Kopp! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Sprink is unloading with more strikes now! Kopp drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Sprink!
An out of breath Leon Sprink 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Peterson (ranked 3746 p4p, 328 weight class) and Ben Smith (ranked 2375 p4p, 250 weight class). Smith has chosen Bleached - Hard to Kill as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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24
149 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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25
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Peterson!
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, Ben Smith!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Peterson in a clinch.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Peterson takes a shot to the head.
Peterson is trying to break free.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peterson throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith lands with a hook. Peterson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith cracks Peterson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Peterson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Smith finish him?
Peterson is rocked!
It looks like Mike Peterson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Peterson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
Oh Peterson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As Smith backs away, Peterson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Peterson seems to have got his legs back now.
and Smith counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Peterson! He's just covering up as Smith starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Smith!
In his post fight interview, Ben Smith started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Tidd (ranked 2238 p4p, 123 weight class) and Jerry Jones (ranked 2820 p4p, 151 weight class). Jerry Jones is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Tidd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jerry Jones!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tidd shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Joe Tidd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tidd shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Tidd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tidd.
Tidd dives in for a single leg takedown but Jones sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tidd will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tidd with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones takes a swing at Tidd's ribcage but misses.
Jones leaves Tidd with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tidd changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jones looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jones tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to control but Tidd is having none of it.
Jones working to try and regain half guard.
Tidd dominating with strikes here.
Tidd with the ground and pound from mount.
Tidd prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
Jones wants to hold on but Tidd pushes him away.
Tidd landing strikes from the mount and Jones is in trouble!
Tidd has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jones tries to hold on but Tidd pushes him away.
The referee warns Jones that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tidd raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jones tries to hold on but Tidd pushes him away.
Tidd punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jones wants to control but Tidd is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tidd working Jones over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tidd in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jones is rocked!
Tidd has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones's face.
Jones is still in real trouble! Can Tidd finish him?
Tidd looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tidd connects with a bit shot that sees Jones covering up! More strikes from Tidd and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Tidd is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Tidd!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ferguso Bambangan (ranked 1810 p4p, 248 weight class) and Ivan Lyubenov (ranked 2382 p4p, 304 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Ferguso Bambangan!
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, Ivan Lyubenov!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bambangan gets a takedown into half guard.
Lyubenov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lyubenov keeping control of the position.
Bambangan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lyubenov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bambangan.
Lyubenov holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lyubenov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bambangan trying to control the action but Lyubenov is working from the bottom.
Bambangan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lyubenov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bambangan slips a nice elbow through Lyubenov's hands, connecting with Lyubenov's forehead.
Bambangan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lyubenov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bambangan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bambangan trying to control from half guard but Lyubenov is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bambangan trying to mount his opponent but Lyubenov defends it.
Bambangan slips a nice elbow through Lyubenov's hands, connecting with Lyubenov's forehead.
We've been hearing good reports from Bambangan'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.
Lyubenov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bambangan.
Lyubenov holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Bambangan working the head and body with strikes.
Bambangan is thwarting Lyubenov's attempts to control the position.
Lyubenov trying to get back to full guard but Bambangan takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Bambangan throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lyubenov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bambangan.
Lyubenov is desperately trying to improve his position but Bambangan has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns Lyubenov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
It looks like Ivan Lyubenov has been cut.
Lyubenov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lyubenov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bambangan working Lyubenov over with strikes here.
Bambangan working the ground and pound effectively.
Bambangan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lyubenov is rocked!
Bambangan looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Lyubenov covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ferguso Bambangan!
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