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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julio Dean (ranked 5652 p4p, 482 weight class) and Badiss Kassib (ranked 7503 p4p, 539 weight class). Dean comes into the arena with Zack Fox- Jesus Is The One (I Got Depression) blaring out of the sound system. Julio Dean had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Julio Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Badiss Kassib!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kassib clinches up against the cage.
Dean is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kassib misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dean.
Kassib tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dean is trying to pull guard but Kassib turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kassib misses with an elbow over the top.
Kassib looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kassib misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kassib creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kassib misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dean.
Kassib lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kassib misses with a knee strike.
Kassib keeps control of Dean as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dean blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean manages to break the clinch.
Badiss Kassib seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dean or perhaps it was just good defense by Kassib, which made it look bad.
Dean circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kassib tries to clinch but Dean is having none of it.
Kassib closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kassib closes the distance and pushes Dean back into the cage.
Dean has Kassib pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Dean pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kassib tumbling to the mat - Dean dives into Kassib's guard.
Dean pushes down on Kassib's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dean will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kassib looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kassib is just riding it out for now. Dean eventually gives up the hold.
Dean is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kassib defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dean is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dean seems to be working for a kimura but Kassib defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Badiss Kassib dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kassib tries to close the distance and clinch but Dean swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kassib displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dean.
Kassib thinks about the counter body kick.
Dean shoots in for a double leg but Kassib sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kassib lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kassib tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dean paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kassib tries to close the distance and clinch but Dean swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kassib moves into range and clinches up with Dean.
Come on Dean - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kassib lands an elbow that stopped Dean in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kassib is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dean is defending well for now.
Kassib throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dean takes an elbow to the temple.
Dean tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kassib misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Kassib.
Kassib gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dean lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kassib is trying to stand back up but Dean is controlling him
Kassib is defending against the submission attempts here by Dean.
Kassib is looking to escape.
Dean wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kassib keeps working.
Dean is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Kassib is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Julio Dean!
A very excited looking Julio Dean 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.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jayden Millhouse (ranked 25113 p4p, 500 weight class) and Thimothy Weenus (ranked 3252 p4p, 298 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jayden Millhouse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thimothy Weenus!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millhouse shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Weenus napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Millhouse looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Weenus is looking to reverse the position.
Millhouse knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Weenus on the ground.
Weenus is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Weenus is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Weenus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Weenus trying to hold on to Millhouse's head to control him but Millhouse postures up.
We've been hearing good reports from Millhouse'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.
Weenus actively working from the bottom here.
Weenus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Millhouse is looking to take a break and control but Weenus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Weenus trying to hold on to Millhouse's head to control him but Millhouse postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weenus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Millhouse pulls his head out easily.
Weenus is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Millhouse is tapping! Great win for Weenus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Thimothy Weenus!
A relieved looking Thimothy Weenus thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Island Bennett (ranked 4049 p4p, 445 weight class) and Mai Pipi Jr (ranked 3915 p4p, 430 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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, Island Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mai Pipi Jr!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pipi Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good shot there by Bennett.
Pipi Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennett was well out of range. Poor timing from Pipi Jr.
Bennett lands with a right hand.
Bennett scores with a hook.
Pipi Jr tries to clinch but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett lands a body shot.
Bennett has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Buoy Training in the buildup to the fight.
Bennett leaves Pipi Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bennett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pipi Jr throws out the jab.
Bennett jabs Pipi Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pipi Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bennett but Bennett pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bennett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett stuffs the takedown.
Island Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mai Pipi Jr.
Pipi Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice takedown defense from Bennett. No joy for Pipi Jr on that attempt.
Bennett appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett scores with a nice strike.
Bennett scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bennett is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bennett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pipi Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pipi Jr looks winded!
Pipi Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bennett cracks Pipi Jr with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bennett has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Pipi Jr to stand back up!
Pipi Jr is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bennett fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Pipi Jr square on the jaw! Damn, Pipi Jr is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Island Bennett!
Mai Pipi Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'I very flaccid '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ambe Ambe (ranked 1476 p4p, 184 weight class) and Chandler Nelson (ranked 4574 p4p, 457 weight class). Ambe comes to the cage accompanied by Jacquees - At The Club ft. Dej Loaf. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ambe Ambe!
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, Chandler Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson pushes Ambe away with a front kick.
Nelson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ambe closes the distance and pushes Nelson back into the cage.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Ambe is controlling him.
Ambe prevents a takedown attempt there.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ambe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nelson is trying to push Ambe away but Ambe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Ambe.
Nelson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ambe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nelson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ambe to keep the fight standing.
Ambe is pushing Nelson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ambe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambe slows down the pace here.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Ambe has him pressed against the cage.
Ambe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ambe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Ambe.
Ambe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nelson scores with a three punch combo!
Nelson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ambe has Nelson up against the cage in a clinch.
Ambe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nelson up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ambe lands a hook that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Ambe breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
Ambe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ambe lands the left hand.
Ambe lands with a good body shot.
Ambe feints a jab promting Nelson to slip. Ambe then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nelson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ambe clinches up with Nelson and pushes him back against the cage.
Ambe scores with a shot to the side of Nelson's head.
Ambe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ambe lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ambe Ambe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ambe moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nelson wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Ambe misses.
Nelson unleashes a big counter combination but Ambe bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ambe jabs Nelson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ambe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nelsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nelson ducks right into an uppercut from Ambe.
Ambe clinches up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Ambe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Ambe on the inside.
A short right from Ambe on the inside.
Nelson is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nelson can't break the clinch.
Nelson crunches a lovely knee into Ambe's ribcage.
Ambe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
Ambe jabs Nelson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ambe takes the fight into the clinch.
Ambe Ambe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nelson jumps guard but Ambe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ambe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nelson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Nelson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but Ambe blocks with his arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ambe.
Ambe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ambe misses with a looping left.
Despite the aggression on Nelson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ambe forces Nelson back against the cage and clinches.
Ambe lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ambe.
Ambe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ambe manages to break the clinch.
Nelson throws a nice head kick!
Ambe instigates a clinch.
Nelson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ambe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Nelson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ambe breaks from the clinch.
Ambe Ambe is winning the standup battle so far.
Ambe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson is not content to let Ambe control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ambe Ambe dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ambe throws a body punch but Nelson moves out of range.
Ambe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nelson tries to stall but Ambe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nelson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ambe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ambe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
A little feinted left hand from Ambe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ambe Ambe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ambe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ambe darts in and clinches Nelson up against the cage.
Ambe is working for takedown but Nelson is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ambe.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ambe.
Ambe breaks the clinch.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson tries to bum rush Ambe with a series of wild strikes but Ambe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nelson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice shot by Ambe.
Ambe has been working on his balance at Island Sparring, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Nelson.
Chandler Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ambe throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nelson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ambe is in Nelson's guard.
Nelson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ambe content to stall in guard here.
Ambe is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Nelson has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Ambe is looking to defend but Nelson has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Ambe! Nelson pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Ambe taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chandler Nelson!
Our winner, Chandler Nelson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Hippobody (ranked 2095 p4p, 87 weight class) and Doug Slugs (ranked 1548 p4p, 75 weight class). Augustus Hippobody has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Augustus Hippobody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Doug Slugs!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slugs has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hippobody wants to get back to striking at distance but Slugs won't allow it.
Hippobody swings wildly with an uppercut but Slugs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slugs lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Augustus Hippobody has been cut.
Hippobody breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slugs drives through and clinches with Hippobody against the cage.
Slugs lands a damaging elbow.
Slugs creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hippobody's defenses.
Slugs scores a nice knee to the body.
Hippobody is breathing heavily.
Slugs lands an elbow inside.
Augustus Hippobody's cut is getting worse.
Slugs landing knees to the body.
Slugs dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hippobody is trying to break the clinch but Slugs is controlling him.
Slugs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slugs working Hippobody over with knees to the body.
Hippobody takes an elbow to the temple.
Jeez, Augustus Hippobody's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Augustus Hippobody's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Doug Slugs!
Doug Slugs thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Knuckles (ranked 2039 p4p, 260 weight class) and Samoa Joe Schilling (ranked 1506 p4p, 192 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kevin Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samoa Joe Schilling!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles walks into a stiff left hand from Schilling.
Knuckles misses with an uppercut.
Knuckles misses with a double jab.
Knuckles looks to land a combination but Schilling avoids it well.
Schilling is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Schilling scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Schilling dips to his left and cracks Knuckles with an uppercut!
Schilling thuds a left hand into Knuckles's body.
Decent striking displayed by Schilling there.
Schilling misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schilling cracks Knuckles with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knuckles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schilling feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knuckless jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Knuckles 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.
Schilling lands a nice looking body shot.
Schilling fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Schilling looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Schilling is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Schilling steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knuckles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schilling. Knuckles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schilling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knuckles.
Schilling takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilling ducks under a wild hook from Knuckles.
Schilling uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Knuckles has time to react.
Knuckles scores with a hook.
Knuckles looks to land a combination but Schilling avoids it well.
Schilling throws out a powerful jab.
Schilling misses the shot to the body.
Schilling cracks Knuckles with an open hand slap.
Schilling lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Schilling's corner calls for a 1-2. Schilling obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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!
Knuckles connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Schilling scores with a jab to the body.
Knuckles cracks Schilling with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Knuckles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schilling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knuckles was well out of range. Poor timing from Schilling.
Knuckles keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Schilling uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knuckles.
A little jabbing left from Schilling on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Schilling clobbers Knuckles with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schilling.
Schilling swings for the body but Knuckles moves out of range.
Schilling throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Schilling scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Schilling is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Knuckles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot by Schilling.
Schilling lunges at Knuckles with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Knuckles's hand.
Schilling throws a nice looking combination but Knuckles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schilling cracks Knuckles with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Schilling jabs Knuckles right on the nose. Knuckles blinks but takes it well.
Knuckles is rocked!
No joy there for Knuckles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schilling let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Oh Knuckles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schilling lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Schilling is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Knuckles had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knuckles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schilling manages to avoid it.
Knuckles takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knuckles seems to have got his legs back now.
Schilling lands with an overhand left.
Nice body punch from Knuckles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samoa Joe Schilling dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Knuckles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schilling swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knuckles looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Knuckles misses with a double jab.
A nice side step and Schilling releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Knuckles throws out a loose jab but Schilling uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Knuckles misses the target.
Schilling digs a good body shot into Knuckles's ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Schilling. Those never looked like landing.
Schilling lands with an overhand left.
Kevin Knuckles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schilling misses with a wild combination.
Knuckles misses the shot to the body.
Schilling lands a nice shot that snaps Knuckles's head back.
Samoa Joe Schilling seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knuckles misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schilling showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knuckles.
Schilling lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schilling misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilling moves away from the strike by Knuckles.
Good standup being displayed there by Schilling as he connects with a hook.
Schilling ducks under a wild hook from Knuckles.
Knuckles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schilling looks to land a left hand but Knuckles moved out of range nicely.
Knuckles takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knuckles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schilling scores with a one two! Knuckles had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Schilling scores with a body shot.
Nice shot by Schilling.
Schilling looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knuckles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schilling takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Schilling lands a really nice looking cross but Knuckles seems unphased.
Schilling displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knuckles throws out the jab.
Schilling looks to land a combination but Knuckles avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles tries to bum rush Schilling with a series of wild strikes but Schilling uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schilling let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Knuckles lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schilling at a distance.
Schilling sizes up Knuckles with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Schilling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knuckles.
Kevin Knuckles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knuckles misses with an uppercut
and Schilling counters with a nice uppercut.
Knuckles throws a looping overhand right but Schilling ducks down to avoid it.
Schilling throws a counter combo.
Knuckles throws a sloppy body shot
and Schilling counters with a series of strikes. Knuckles will be more careful next time no doubt.
Knuckles looks to land a left hand but Schilling moved out of range nicely.
Knuckles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knuckles misses with a body shot
and Schilling counters with a straight right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Schilling. That snapped Knuckles's head back.
Schilling drops Knuckles with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Knuckles! Schilling dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samoa Joe Schilling!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarrod Quincy (ranked 3597 p4p, 326 weight class) and Timo Juti (ranked 970 p4p, 122 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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250 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jarrod Quincy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timo Juti!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quincy misses with a wild combination.
Juti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Juti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Quincy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Quincy is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Juti.
Juti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Jarrod Quincy has been cut.
Quincy being controlled against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Juti.
Jarrod Quincy's cut is getting worse.
Juti connects with a knee to the head.
Jarrod Quincy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Juti drops Quincy with a big knee straight up the middle! Quincy is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Quincy is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juti jabs Quincy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oh Quincy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Quincy leaves his chin hanging out and Juti seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Quincy crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Timo Juti!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Lyubenov (ranked 1227 p4p, 172 weight class) and Freddie Money (ranked 2491 p4p, 311 weight class). Money has chosen Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Lyubenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Freddie Money!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Money. Those never looked like landing.
Lyubenov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Money gets tackled into the cage by Lyubenov. Lyubenov maintains the clinch.
Lyubenov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Money fails to land.
Lyubenov pushes Money back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Money wants to get back to striking at distance but Lyubenov won't allow it.
Lyubenov misses with a punch to the body.
Money blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Lyubenov.
Lyubenov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Money tries a body shot but Lyubenov blocks it.
Money breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lyubenov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Money throws a series of punches but Lyubenov moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Money swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Freddie Money seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lyubenov gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from Money.
Lyubenov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Come on Money - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Money tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lyubenov's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lyubenov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyubenov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lyubenov misses with a body punch.
Lyubenov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moneys head.
Money is trying to break the clinch but Lyubenov has him pressed against the cage.
Lyubenov throws a punch but it's blocked by Money.
Lyubenov pushes Money back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lyubenov lands a hook that snaps the head of Money backwards.
A short right from Lyubenov.
Money breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lyubenov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Money.
Money moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lyubenov throws an overhand right that lands on Money's shoulder, as Money tries to avoid the shot.
Money lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Money swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lyubenov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Money slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lyubenov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Money uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lyubenov.
Money looks to land a combination but Lyubenov avoids it well.
Lyubenov has Money up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Lyubenov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyubenov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Money is trying to maintain a safe position but Lyubenov gets an underhook and turns Money into the cage.
Money breaks the clinch.
Lyubenov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Money is looking to break free of the clinch but Lyubenov has double underhooks.
Money has Lyubenov pressed against the cage.
Lyubenov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Money.
Money scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Money.
Money wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Lyubenov as the two fighters clinch.
Money manages to break the clinch.
Lyubenov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Money loads up on a big right hand but Lyubenov slips the punch.
Lyubenov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lyubenov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lyubenov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Money wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Lyubenov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Money throws an off balance right hand
and Lyubenov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Money lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lyubenov circles away quickly and effectively.
Lyubenov connects with a looping right hand.
A punch combination from Money misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Lyubenov misses the target.
Freddie Money seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Money. Lyubenov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Money throws a body shot but no joy.
Lyubenov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Money, pushing him back against the cage.
Money pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Money fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lyubenov moves into the clinch successfully.
Lyubenov lands with a left to the head.
Lyubenov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lyubenov as Money tries to tie him up.
Lyubenov lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lyubenov lands a hook that snaps the head of Money backwards.
Lyubenov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lyubenov lands with a right to the head.
Money is rocked!
Money looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Money is still on wobbly legs! Can Lyubenov finish him?
Money takes a shot to the head.
Lyubenov throws a punch but it's blocked by Money.
Money has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lyubenov misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyubenov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moneys head.
Money is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lyubenov is keeping busy.
Money wants to break free but Lyubenov has control.
Lyubenov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Money is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lyubenov.
Lyubenov lands a big right hand that drops Money! The killer instinct kicks in and Lyubenov finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Lyubenov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Lyubenov!
Ivan Lyubenov 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.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Semenov (ranked 2612 p4p, 339 weight class) and Sean Davis (ranked 1535 p4p, 218 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Davis's choice of entrance music: Sound of Silence. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kirill Semenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sean Davis!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Semenov throws out a powerful jab.
Semenov lands with an overhand left.
Semenov cracks Davis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Semenov lands a jab to the nose.
Davis takes one to the side of the head.
Davis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Semenov misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Semenov.
Semenov misses with a double jab.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A little feinted left hand from Semenov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Davis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Semenov misses with a series of wild punches.
Semenov tests Davis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Semenov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenov just misses with a punch to the body.
Semenov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Davis tries to clinch there but Semenov circles away.
Semenov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Semenov but Semenov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Semenov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Semenov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Semenov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Semenov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Davis takes one to the side of the head.
Davis staying out of range there.
Davis tries to clinch there but Semenov circles away.
Semenov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Davis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Semenov throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis darts in looking for a takedown but Semenov gets double underhooks and turns Davis into the cage.
Kirill Semenov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Davis.
Davis has Semenov up against the cage in a clinch.
Davis ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Davis no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Davis has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Semenov should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Davis has tightened it up now! Semenov should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sean Davis!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Sean Davis waved his t-shirt featuring $20!!! Paradigm *SALE*'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Boaler (ranked 1090 p4p, 136 weight class) and Sarvar Yuldashev (ranked 1349 p4p, 166 weight class). Yuldashev has chosen Gods Gonna Cut You Down- Johnny Cash as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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254 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom Boaler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sarvar Yuldashev !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boaler shoots and misses
and Yuldashev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tom Boaler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boaler dives in and grabs Yuldashev 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yuldashev pushes down on Boaler's head and hops out.
Yuldashev tries to counter by closing the distance.
Yuldashev connects with a nice looking jab.
Good shot there by Yuldashev .
Yuldashev 's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Yuldashev 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Boaler changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Yuldashev looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yuldashev can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boaler tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Yuldashev is trying to get back to his feet.
Boaler controlling from side mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boaler advances to full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boaler working for a guillotine from mount but Yuldashev is in no mood to give up.
Boaler has hold of Yuldashev 's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Yuldashev manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Boaler is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Yuldashev is surviving well by controlling Boaler's body position as best he can.
Boaler looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Boaler is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Yuldashev has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Boaler is working for a guillotine from mount but Yuldashev frees his head quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boaler looking to control but Yuldashev is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boaler is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Yuldashev is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tom Boaler!
Tom Boaler retains his heavyweight title!
The defeated Sarvar Yuldashev had this to say: 'I respect my opponent. I'll be back.'.
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