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The Island Season 10, 205 lbs, Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayson King (ranked 24527 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Mills (ranked 1170 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jayson King!
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, Roy Mills!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mills keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
King fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
King with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mills counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jayson King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mills passes King's left leg - he's now in half guard.
King really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mills has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can King defend it? Mills steps over the head and cranks it - King is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Mills!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roy Mills!
During a confident post fight interview, Roy Mills thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Maltsev (ranked 2693 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Escobar (ranked 3029 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yuri Maltsev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodrigo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maltsev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Maltsev stuns Escobar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Maltsev.
Maltsev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Escobar.
Maltsev cracks Escobar with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar. Maltsev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Escobar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Escobar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Escobar throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Maltsev tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escobar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Escobar throws a jab but it's blocked by Maltsev.
Maltsev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar throws out a counter right but Maltsev avoids it with no problem.
Maltsev misses the shot to the body.
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodrigo Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar slips a jab from Maltsev.
Maltsev misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Escobar.
Escobar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Maltsev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escobar.
Maltsev is looking for a counter combo.
Escobar misses with a straight right.
Maltsev swings for the body but Escobar moves out of range.
Maltsev clinches up with Escobar and pushes him back against the cage.
Maltsev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maltsev blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Escobar pushes Maltsev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maltsev struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar controls his hands.
Maltsev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Escobar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maltsev.
Maltsev is stalling here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maltsev.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Maltsev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Maltsev avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maltsev lands a nice uppercut.
Maltsev lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maltsev's elbow.
Escobar blocks an uppercut.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar scores with a shot to the side of Maltsev's head.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
Maltsev prevents a body shot from Escobar.
Escobar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maltsev can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar controls the action.
Maltsev cracks Escobar with a nice body shot.
Maltsev blocks a body shot from Escobar.
Maltsev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maltsev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maltsev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Maltsev tries to work over Escobar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maltsev blocking some punches.
Escobar working aggressively here.
Maltsev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Escobars head.
Maltsev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maltsev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Maltsev.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Maltsev controls the action.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Maltsev as the two fighters clinch.
Maltsev blocking some punches.
Escobar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maltsev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Escobar has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maltsev.
Escobar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maltsev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maltsev moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maltsev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escobar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maltsev looks to land a right hand but Escobar moved out of range.
Escobar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Escobar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Escobar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maltsev stuns Escobar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Escobar takes a swing at Maltsev's ribcage but misses.
Maltsev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maltsev blocks a jab.
Maltsev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar.
Maltsev is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Maltsev lands with an overhand left.
Maltsev misses with a body punch
and Escobar counters with a straight right hand.
Maltsev misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maltsev throws a combination that misses
and Escobar counters with a straight right hand.
Maltsev takes a jab right on the kisser.
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but Maltsev is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yuri Maltsev will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Escobar swings for the body but Maltsev moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maltsev. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maltsev throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar.
Maltsev tries to clinch up but Escobar circles away and keeps his distance.
Escobar thuds a left hand into Maltsev's body.
Escobar throws the left hand but Maltsev avoids the punch easily.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Maltsev.
A nice side step and Escobar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Escobar misses the jab.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but Maltsev is just out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Maltsev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Escobar tries to clinch but Maltsev moves away
and Maltsev counters with a left to the body.
Escobar throws a right hand that misses
and Maltsev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big right from Escobar misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar takes a swing at Maltsev's ribcage but misses.
Escobar jabs Maltsev right on the nose. Maltsev blinks but takes it well.
Maltsev just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar tries to clinch but Maltsev is having none of it.
Escobar clobbers Maltsev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Escobar connects with a single shot there.
Escobar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maltsev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Escobar misses with an uppercut.
Maltsev swats away the attempt to clinch by Escobar.
Escobar misses with a body shot.
Escobar connects with a body shot that sends Maltsev's belly button to the back.
Maltsev tries to bum rush Escobar with a series of wild strikes but Escobar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maltsev throws a body punch but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Maltsev 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.
Maltsev lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maltsev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Escobar at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maltsev stuns Escobar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Escobar tries to clinch but Maltsev is having none of it.
Escobar throws a hook but Maltsev avoids it easily.
Escobar throws a hook but Maltsev blocks it.
Maltsev throws a hook but Escobar avoids it easily.
Escobar swings widly with a right hand
letting Maltsev counter with a right hand.
Maltsev misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Escobar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maltsev lands a nice hook to Escobar's body. Escobar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Escobar tries to clinch but Maltsev moves out of range.
Maltsev defending well as Escobar loads up on a big left hand.
Maltsev has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Escobar.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Maltsev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maltsev misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maltsev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maltsev blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Escobar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Maltsev.
Escobar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maltsev wants to get back to striking at distance but Escobar won't allow it.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maltsev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maltsev lands with a right to the head.
Maltsev blocking some punches.
Maltsev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Escobar or not.
Nice body punch from Maltsev - that landed with a thud.
Escobar is breathing heavily.
Escobar works on Maltsev's body with a couple of short punches.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
Escobar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rodrigo Escobar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Escobar lands a body punch.
Maltsev stalling in the clinch.
Maltsev working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Maltsev.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Maltsev avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Maltsev digs a right hand underneath Escobar's ribcage. Escobar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Escobar lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maltsev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Maltsev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Escobar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maltsev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maltsev misses with a wild body shot.
Maltsev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Escobar throws out a counter right but Maltsev avoids it with no problem.
Maltsev throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maltsev manages to avoid it.
Escobar looks to throw the jab but Maltsev is out of range.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maltsev manages to avoid it.
Escobar digs a good body shot into Maltsev's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rodrigo Escobar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Maltsev moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Escobar throws a right hand that misses
letting Maltsev counter with a right hand.
Escobar tries to clinch but Maltsev is having none of it.
Maltsev gets tackled into the cage by Escobar. Escobar maintains the clinch.
Maltsev working aggressively here.
Maltsev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Maltsev.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Escobar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maltsev blocks an uppercut.
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maltsev's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Escobar lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Escobar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Maltsev controls the action.
Maltsev blocking some punches.
Maltsev has Escobar pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maltsev blocking some punches.
Maltsev tries to circle away but Escobar has him pinned against the cage.
Maltsev tries to work over Escobar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Maltsev avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Escobar presses Maltsev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Maltsev.
Maltsev is stalling here.
Maltsev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maltsev trying to control the position but instead, Escobar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maltsev into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Maltsev as the two fighters clinch.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maltsev looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maltsev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Escobar tries to work over Maltsev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar prevents a body shot from Maltsev.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Escobar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maltsev works on Escobar's body with a couple of short punches.
Escobar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Escobar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Escobar.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Maltsev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maltsev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maltsev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escobar's elbow.
Maltsev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Maltsev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar tries to work over Maltsev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Escobar - that landed with a thud.
Escobar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maltsev blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maltsev.
Maltsev prevents a body shot from Escobar.
Maltsev pushes Escobar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maltsev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maltsev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maltsev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Maltsev avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Maltsev lands a hook that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
Maltsev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Maltsev controls the action.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maltsev lands with a short shot to the head.
Maltsev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Escobar is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Maltsev.
Escobar is still on wobbly legs! Can Maltsev finish him?
Maltsev lands a big right hand that drops Escobar! The killer instinct kicks in and Maltsev finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Maltsev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Maltsev!
A very excited looking Yuri Maltsev 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Guns (ranked 5078 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirill Semenov (ranked 2015 p4p, 0 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom Guns!
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, Kirill Semenov!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Semenov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gunss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Guns misses with a leg kick
enabling Semenov to counter with a crisp jab.
Kirill Semenov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Semenov tests Guns's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good shot there by Semenov.
Guns shoots and misses
and Semenov counters with a left and a right that stings Guns.
Guns has his takedown stuffed
and Semenov counters with a stiff right hand.
Semenov cracks Guns with a right hand to the side of the head.
Semenov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Semenov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guns gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Semenov.
Guns tries to clinch
and Semenov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Semenov misses with a wild combination.
Guns tries to counter by clinching up but Semenov breaks away and moves out of range.
Semenov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Semenov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Guns. Guns circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Guns on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Semenov cracks Guns with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guns tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Semenov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Semenov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Semenov lands a jab to Guns's midsection.
Guns shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Semenov as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Guns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Semenov lands with a cross.
Guns throws a lazy head kick
and Semenov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guns takes one to the chin there.
Semenov connects with a looping right hand.
Guns has a takedown stuffed.
Semenov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Guns under the eye.
Semenov scores with a nice head shot.
Semenov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Guns backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Semenov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Guns looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Semenov connects with a right hand. Guns shakes it off.
Kirill Semenov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guns misses with a kick to the body
and Guns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Semenov lands with a hook. Guns tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Semenov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Guns tries to clinch up
and Semenov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guns could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Semenov cracks Guns with a right hand to the side of the head.
Semenov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Guns momentarily.
Guns on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Guns is breathing heavily.
Semenov catches Guns with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Guns takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Guns gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Semenov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Guns misses with a double jab
and Semenov counters with a stiff right hand.
Semenov's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Semenov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Semenov dips to his left and cracks Guns with an uppercut!
Semenov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Tom Guns has been cut.
Guns tries for a takedown but Semenov circles away easily
and Semenov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guns is rocked!
Guns drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Semenov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Guns had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Semenov connects with a body shot that sends Guns's belly button to the back.
Semenov lands with a good body shot.
Semenov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Guns looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Semenov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Semenov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Semenov lands the left hand.
Semenov lands a jab-cross combination.
Semenov cracks Guns with an open hand slap.
Semenov sizes up Guns with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Guns. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Semenov throws a one two combo.
Oh Guns is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guns takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Guns seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice combo by Semenov! Oh, that's hurt him - Guns falls to the canvas and Semenov follows him into side control.
Semenov decides to stand up, so the ref orders Guns to his feet.
Guns takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Guns doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Semenov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Semenov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Semenov cracks Guns with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A cross from Semenov lands.
Guns is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Semenov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Semenov stalks Guns and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Guns's face. Guns staggers backwards, shaken.
Guns tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Semenov defends well and Guns ends up having to push Semenov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Semenov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A shot to the liver by Semenov. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirill Semenov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Guns's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Semenov lands with a nice body punch.
Semenov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Guns fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Guns drops his hands momentarily and Semenov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Guns with a lazy takedown attempt
and Semenov counters with a stiff right hand.
Tom Guns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guns throws a series of punches but Semenov moves out of range.
Guns tries for a takedown but Semenov circles away easily
and Semenov counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Guns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Semenov connects with a looping right hand.
Semenov cracks Guns with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guns takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Semenov cracks Guns's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Guns slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Semenov can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kirill Semenov!
Kirill Semenov decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Silva (ranked 1847 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yogi Bear (ranked 23499 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Basic striking
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alex Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yogi Bear!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Bear sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bear wants to counter with a clinch but Silva pushes him away.
Bear stuffs the takedown.
Bear slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bear uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Bear is looking to clinch.
Bear wants to clinch.
Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bear really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva wants to control from the top but Bear keeps moving.
Silva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Bear has wrist control.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Bear looking to control.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Bear is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bear pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Bear is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva 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.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Bear is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bear looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Silva puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bear keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bear is concentrating on defense, preventing Silva from advancing position.
Silva works his way into side control.
Silva tries for a kimura but Bear is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Bear's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bear dodges the ground and pound from Silva.
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear is letting Silva control him for a moment.
Silva throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bear is trying to buck Silva off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bear is avoiding damage well.
Bear trying to remain calm as Silva controls from the top position.
Silva throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bear can't do much from the bottom here.
The ground and pound from Silva seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Silva throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Silva tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bear's legs.
Silva throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bear parries the strikes from Silva easily there. Silva is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bear to escape.
Silva trying to control the position but Bear is working away.
Silva fails to land a wild elbow strike.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bear can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bear knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bear keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva works to advance to full mount. Bear defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Bear holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva fails with the takedown.
Bear pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Bear lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Bear lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bear is trying to keep an underhook but Silva manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bear trying to control here.
Alex Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bear is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Silva works his foot free and advances to mount.
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Bear bucks and avoids them well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to finish Bear with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bear!
Silva punching from mount but Bear doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bear wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.
Bear working to try and regain half guard.
Silva misses with a head shot.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bear is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Bear is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bear avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva punching from mount but Bear doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bear holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bear wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Bear really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bear blocking the ground and pound.
Silva throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bear because Silva loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing strikes here but Bear is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Silva tries to push Bear's head away but Bear is holding on tight.
Silva has hold of Bear's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bear manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bear can do to turn this around?
Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Silva looking to control but Bear is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva punching from mount but Bear doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Silva avoids the attempt from Bear to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Silva has hold of Bear's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bear manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bear wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.
Bear keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bear tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Silva throws some wild stikes that Bear manages to avoid easily.
Bear is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Bear is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Silva tries to advance to mount but Bear denies him.
Silva works to advance to full mount. Bear defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Silva throwing strikes here but Bear is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bear holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Silva punching from mount but Bear doing a good job of avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bear avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva looking to ground and pound but Bear is blocking nicely.
Silva looking to ground and pound but Bear is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Silva throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bear because Silva loaded up on that one.
Bear avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Bear bucks and avoids them well.
Bear holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silva throws some wild stikes that Bear manages to avoid easily.
Bear avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva lands a nice shot to the head.
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!
Bear blocking the ground and pound.
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Bear bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Bear tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Bear holds on for dear life.
Bear is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Bear tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Bear bucks and avoids them well.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has hold of Bear's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bear manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bear is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva wants to finish this one by submission but Bear is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Silva.
Silva thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bear tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Bear is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bear avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a head shot.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Bear holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silva throwing strikes here but Bear is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!
Bear is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bear tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bear is looking to escape.
Bear avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Alex Silva!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Alex Silva!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Alex Silva!
Alex Silva wins by unanimous decision!
Alex Silva 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 Spencer Davies (ranked 23449 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Oliveira (ranked 1711 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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200 lbs
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210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Spencer Davies!
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, Milo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Davies stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oliveira.
Oliveira swats away the attempt to clinch by Davies.
Oliveira lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Oliveira.
Oliveira moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Davies dives in and grabs Oliveira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Oliveira pushes down on Davies's head and hops out.
Oliveira slaps away a takedown attempt from Davies, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spencer Davies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davies is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira scoring well with a low kick there.
Davies has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Oliveira.
Davies misses with a left hand
and Oliveira makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oliveira, right into the meat.
Oliveira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oliveira lands a big head kick that sends Davies tumbling to the mat! Oliveira takes a step backwards and waves Davies back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Spencer Davies has been cut.
Davies is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Oliveira.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira and Davies are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Oliveira throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Davies into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Oliveira knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Milo Oliveira!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Black Belt (ranked 2289 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harvey Blake (ranked 6083 p4p, 0 weight class). Harvey Blake acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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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, Black Belt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harvey Blake!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake misses with a wild body shot.
Blake lands a nice leg kick that just misses Belt's sensitive parts.
Blake bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Belt's head.
Belt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Belt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blake's waist but Blake gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Belt off to one side.
Belt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blake throws the left hand but Belt avoids the punch easily.
Belt half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Blake scores with a hook to the body. Belt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blake keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Belt throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
Blake sizes up Belt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Belt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Belt wants to control but Blake is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake won't allow Belt to pass to mount.
Blake wants to control but Belt is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Blake trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Belt working for a submission but Blake is keeping him at bay.
Belt working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Blake looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Belt! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Black Belt!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Smith (ranked 3804 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Lucroy (ranked 2650 p4p, 0 weight class). Arnold Smith has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arnold Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jean Lucroy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucroy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Smith defends well and Lucroy ends up having to push Smith into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lucroy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lucroy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Nice jab there from Smith.
It looks like Jean Lucroy has been cut.
Smith with a nice cross.
Lucroy misses the jab.
Lucroy slips under a jab from Smith.
Lucroy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lucroy slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith throws the left hand but Lucroy avoids the punch easily.
Lucroy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Lucroy with the counter takedown but Smith avoids it easily.
Lucroy just misses with a punch to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lucroy.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lucroy throws out the jab.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lucroy.
Arnold Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Lucroy.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucroy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smith avoids it really well and circles away.
Lucroy swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Lucroy shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Lucroy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Lucroy dives in and scores a takedown into Smith's guard.
Smith is pulling down on Lucroy's head to control his posture.
Smith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lucroy manages to get himself to full guard.
Lucroy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smith is aware though and is defending well.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Lucroy blocks nicely.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control but Lucroy is working from the bottom.
Lucroy trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
Lucroy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lucroy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith trying to control but Lucroy is working from the bottom.
Smith is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lucroy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Lucroy.
Smith looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Smith works over Lucroy with some ground and pound from guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lucroy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lucroy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Lucroy slips an elbow through the middle.
Lucroy chips away with some ground and pound.
Lucroy working some strikes from top position.
Lucroy preventing the sweep.
Smith wants to stand and escape but Lucroy is having none of it.
Lucroy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lucroy has passed into side control.
Smith sneaks back into half guard.
Lucroy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smith 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.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lucroy connects with a nice short shot to Smith's temple.
Nice strikes from Lucroy there.
Lucroy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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!
Smith trying to control but Lucroy postures up.
Lucroy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean Lucroy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lucroy.
Nice defenses there by Lucroy.
Smith throws a body punch but Lucroy moves out of range.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lucroy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Lucroy's head but Lucroy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith misses with a hook. Lucroy ducked under it nicely.
Lucroy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lucroy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lucroy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Lucroy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lucroy can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucroy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucroy is putting a hurting on Smith here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lucroy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Smith is avoiding damage well.
Smith tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucroy scores with punches from side control.
Smith is trying to improve his position.
Smith is not content to let Lucroy control the position.
Lucroy lands a decent elbow from side control.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard.
Lucroy landing a few strikes.
Lucroy is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucroy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lucroy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Smith is avoiding damage well.
Smith looking for a sweep but Lucroy has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Smith is in a horrible position here. Lucroy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lucroy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jean Lucroy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lucroy landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucroy avoids the attempt from Smith to control.
Smith sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lucroy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucroy wants to free his trapped foot but Smith is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Lucroy has control of the leg.
Smith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lucroy pulls his head out easily.
Lucroy working Smith over with strikes.
Smith is trying to maintain the position but Lucroy is very close to passing his half guard.
Smith is trying to stand back up but Lucroy is controlling him
Lucroy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smith is trying to maintain the position but Lucroy is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to improve his position but Lucroy is controlling well.
Smith is trying is best to control the position here.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Lucroy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smith is staying active underneath Lucroy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smith slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lucroy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Lucroy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jean Lucroy'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. This is the final round!
Lucroy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lucroy off to one side.
Lucroy slips a jab from Smith.
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lucroy throws a big shot that misses.
Smith with a nice cross.
Lucroy slips a jab from Smith.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lucroy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
Lucroy closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Smith's guard.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Lucroy preventing the sweep.
Lucroy throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith controls Lucroy momentarily but Lucroy frees himself.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lucroy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Lucroy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Smith throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Lucroy wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Smith drops Lucroy with a beautiful combination! Lucroy stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Smith is looking for the KO!
Lucroy is rocked!
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Lucroy slips the punch.
Lucroy staying out of range there.
Lucroy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Smith is trying to escape back to his feet but Lucroy uses the scramble to pass into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Lucroy's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Smith tries to bench press Lucroy off him but Lucroy keeps the position.
Lucroy misses with the ground and pound.
Lucroy landing strikes.
Lucroy is chipping away with strikes.
Smith gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Smith pushes Lucroy off looking to stand but Lucroy dives back in and keeps control.
Smith tries to roll over but Lucroy keeps him under control.
Lucroy is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucroy winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lucroy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lucroy slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.
Lucroy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lucroy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lucroy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lucroy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucroy prevents Smith from improving his position.
Lucroy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lucroy drops an elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Smith is pressing down on Lucroy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Smith managing to control the position.
Lucroy works over Smith with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith working a defensive guard but Lucroy manages to pass into side control anyway.
Smith is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Lucroy is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jean Lucroy.
I think Lucroy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Jean Lucroy!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Jean Lucroy!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Jean Lucroy!
Jean Lucroy wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Jean Lucroy, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Illegal Immigrant (ranked 1426 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Mojta (ranked 23686 p4p, 0 weight class). Immigrant kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Immigrant Song. This should be a great matchup!
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Illegal Immigrant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcin Mojta!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Immigrant tests Mojta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mojta throws a head kick that misses
and Immigrant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Marcin Mojta has been cut.
Jab from Immigrant.
Immigrant drops Mojta with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Mojta looks back up at him and smiles so Immigrant waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Mojta is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Are you kidding me?! Immigrant ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Mojta clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Illegal Immigrant!
After winning the bout, Illegal Immigrant 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zinii Kolanko (ranked 24958 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Boaler (ranked 1420 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Zinii Kolanko has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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, Zinii Kolanko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonathan Boaler!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boaler scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Boaler has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Kolanko is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Boaler yanks on the arm and Kolanko is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Boaler.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jonathan Boaler!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Gilms (ranked 2463 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dangerous Yonic (ranked 3471 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregory Gilms had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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, Gregory Gilms!
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, Dangerous Yonic!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yonic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gilms swivels and escapes.
Yonic avoids the body shot from Gilms.
Yonic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A jab from Gilms misses.
A big right from Gilms misses.
We've been told by Gilms's head coaches at Buoy Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Yonic shoots in looking for a takedown. Gilms tries to sprawl out of it but Yonic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gilms manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yonic walks into a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gilms darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Gilms misses.
Gilms scores with a jab to the body.
Yonic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gilms works Yonic's body with a nice hook.
Yonic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gilms to score with a decent uppercut.
Gilms throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic is looking to clinch.
Yonic ducks under a wild hook from Gilms.
Yonic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gilms avoids it really well and circles away.
Gregory Gilms has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dangerous Yonic.
Yonic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gilms scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gilms throws a body punch but Yonic moves out of range.
Yonic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gilms lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gilms lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yonic backwards.
Yonic is rocked!
Gilms lands with a short shot to the head.
Yonic is still on wobbly legs! Can Gilms finish him?
Yonic tries to pull guard but Gilms forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gilms creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Yonic's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Yonic drops to his knees and Gilms pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregory Gilms!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Azizsbatereja (ranked 6339 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Fraga (ranked 2456 p4p, 0 weight class). Julio Fraga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abdul Azizsbatereja!
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, Julio Fraga!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azizsbatereja tries to clinch up.
Azizsbatereja rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fraga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fraga throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Azizsbatereja stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fraga digs a good hook to Azizsbatereja's body.
Azizsbatereja takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Decent striking displayed by Fraga there.
Azizsbatereja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fraga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Azizsbatereja wants to clinch
and Fraga counters with a straight right hand.
Fraga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fraga cracks Azizsbatereja with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azizsbatereja throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fraga counters with a stiff right hand.
Azizsbatereja is rocked!
Azizsbatereja is breathing heavily.
Azizsbatereja wants to clinch
and Fraga counters with a big right hand! Oh Azizsbatereja is in trouble here! Fraga follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julio Fraga!
Julio Fraga decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Izquierdo (ranked 1538 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lindu Magra (ranked 25070 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Izquierdo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lindu Magra!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magra doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Izquierdo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Izquierdo.
Izquierdo decides to pull guard.
Izquierdo is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Magra rolls with it to try and escape but Izquierdo cranks on the arm and Magra is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ivan Izquierdo!
Ivan Izquierdo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Girbby Mobubadanu (ranked 25067 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronny Limmerick (ranked 1740 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Girbby Mobubadanu!
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, Ronny Limmerick!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Limmerick misses with an uppercut.
Mobubadanu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Girbby Mobubadanu has been cut.
Limmerick feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mobubadanu sprawling to the canvas! Mobubadanu rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Limmerick finish him?!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Limmerick throws a big shot that misses.
Mobubadanu slips a jab from Limmerick.
Mobubadanu attempts a counter takedown but Limmerick avoids it well and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Limmerick cracks Mobubadanu with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Mobubadanu looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Limmerick finish him?
Mobubadanu is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Limmerick is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Mobubadanu flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Mobubadanu is out cold! Limmerick holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ronny Limmerick!
A relieved looking Ronny Limmerick 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Rodd (ranked 2018 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Bennett (ranked 4033 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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207 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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, John Rodd!
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, Zack Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodd stuffs the takedown.
Bennett closes the distance and clinches up with Rodd, looking for a takedown. Bennett pushes Rodd against the cage but Rodd circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bennett misses with a body kick.
Rodd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bennett tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rodd sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bennett somewhat.
John Rodd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zack Bennett.
Rodd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bennett throws out the jab.
Nice body punch from Bennett.
Bennett has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Rodd.
Rodd darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rodd has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Buoy Training in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Rodd.
Rodd misses with a looping left.
Bennett shoots in for a takedown but Rodd shows good takedown defense.
Bennett misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rodd lunges at Bennett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bennett's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett drives through and clinches with Rodd against the cage.
Rodd gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bennett regains guard.
Rodd advances to half guard.
Rodd moves into full mount! Bennett won't be happy about that!
Rodd has isolated one of Bennett's arms. Bennett looking to fight him off but Rodd twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Rodd!
Our winner, John Rodd, 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rakeem Marley (ranked 3019 p4p, 0 weight class) and Habib Putins (ranked 2999 p4p, 0 weight class). Rakeem Marley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Habib Putins's chin.
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19
216 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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200 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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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, Rakeem Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Habib Putins!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley lands a big right hand that sends Putins crashing to the mat! Marley stays standing though and waves Putins back to his feet!
Putins is rocked!
It looks like Habib Putins has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Marley. No joy for Putins on that attempt.
Marley is looking for a counter combo.
Putins is still on wobbly legs! Can Marley finish him?
Marley knocks out Putins with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Marley before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Marley picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rakeem Marley!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Himes (ranked 811 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Rollins (ranked 24460 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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26
217 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Himes!
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, Seth Rollins!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Himes slaps away a takedown attempt from Rollins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rollins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Himes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rollins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rollins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rollins fails to land the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Himes misses the target.
Daniel Himes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Rollins.
Rollins tries to clinch but Himes moves away
and Himes counters with a straight right hand.
Rollins looks up at the clock. Bad move! Himes lands a right hand from hell, dropping Rollins. Himes pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Himes!
During a confident post fight interview, Daniel Himes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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