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Kings 5: Manner vs Rerorero PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Diamante (ranked 7409 p4p, 531 weight class) and Tali Maru (ranked 6759 p4p, 503 weight class). Maru has chosen Kamate Kamate as his entrance music. Tali Maru has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pablo Diamante!
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, Tali Maru!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diamante closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Maru is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Diamante is controlling him well.
Diamante is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Maru is trying to escape and Diamante transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Maru is forced to tap! Nice work there by Diamante! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pablo Diamante!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georgie Graham (ranked 7016 p4p, 622 weight class) and Leon Edvard (ranked 7112 p4p, 630 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Georgie Graham!
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, Leon Edvard!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Graham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Leon Edvard has been cut.
Edvard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Graham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Edvard backwards.
Edvard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Graham definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Graham lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graham.
Graham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Graham fails to land.
Edvard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Graham blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Graham throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Edvard blocks a body shot from Graham.
Graham scores with a shot to the side of Edvard's head.
Graham pushes Edvard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graham lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham swings wildly with an uppercut but Edvard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graham avoids a wild elbow strike from Edvard.
Edvard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Edvard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Graham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Edvard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edvard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graham blocks the elbow strike.
Graham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Graham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edvard stalling in the clinch but Graham improves position.
Graham misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graham avoiding damage as Edvard throws knees to the body.
Graham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Graham misses with a body punch.
Edvard misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Graham throws a punch but it's blocked by Edvard.
Edvard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Edvard tries to pull guard but Graham won't allow it.
Edvard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Graham is keeping busy.
Edvard tries to stall but Graham uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Graham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Edvard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Graham avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Edvard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Graham lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edvard taking a breather.
Graham has a couple of punches blocked by Edvard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edvard.
Graham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edvard takes a shot to the head.
Graham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Edvard's elbow.
Edvard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edvard drags the fight down to the ground.
Graham wants to control from the top but Edvard keeps moving.
Edvard is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Graham looking to sit in guard and control but Edvard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Edvard stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Graham clinches up against the cage.
Edvard has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Graham is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Georgie Graham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Edvard.
Graham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Graham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edvard tries to stall but Graham uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Edvard tries a knee to the head but Graham blocks it.
Graham throws a punch but it's blocked by Edvard.
A head punch on the inside from Graham fails to land.
Edvard wants a takedown.
Graham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graham on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Graham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graham takes an elbow to the forehead.
Edvard tries to pull guard but Graham holds him up against the cage and eventually Edvard drops back down to his feet.
Edvard is trying to break the clinch but Graham is controlling him.
Graham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edvard tries to pull guard but Graham holds him up against the cage and eventually Edvard drops back down to his feet.
With the fighters up against the cage, Edvard throws an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Graham.
Edvard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgie Graham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leon Edvard's cut.
That's time! Graham's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Edvard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graham.
Graham rushes Edvard and presses him up against the cage.
Edvard tries to land knees in the clinch but Graham avoids the damage to the body.
Edvard fails to pull guard.
Graham goes for a takedown in the clinch but Edvard prevents it.
Graham misses with the head strike.
Graham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graham.
Edvard is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Graham to keep the fight standing.
Graham digs a right hand underneath Edvard's ribcage. Edvard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Graham lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graham throws a punch but it's blocked by Edvard.
Graham lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Graham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graham misses with a body punch.
Edvard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Graham's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham can't find room to land a body shot as Edvard controls the action.
Graham lands a right hand.
Graham tries a body shot but Edvard blocks it.
Edvard pushes off an throws an elbow but Graham leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Edvard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edvard throws an elbow that misses.
Graham tries to throw a body punch but Edvard avoids it by throwing Graham back against the cage.
Edvard trying to control the position but instead, Graham has worked for underhooks and has pushed Edvard into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graham.
Graham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Edvard can do to turn this around?
Edvard misses with a punch on the inside.
Edvard has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Graham is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Georgie Graham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Edvard.
Graham misses with the head strike.
Edvard prevents a body shot from Graham.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Edvard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graham is leaning against Edvard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Graham misses with a punch on the inside.
Edvard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Graham scores with a nice short uppercut.
Edvard is fighting off a takedown attempt but Graham is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Edvard to the mat. Edvard regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graham wants to control from the top but Edvard keeps moving.
Graham advances position into side control!
Graham is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Edvard will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Graham trying to control the position but Edvard is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham prevents Edvard from escaping the position.
Graham stands up.
Graham throws out a loose jab but Edvard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graham throws a jab when Edvard was well out of range.
Graham is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Edvard.
Edvard slips a straight right by Graham.
Edvard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Edvard.
Edvard tries to clinch there but Graham circles away.
Graham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Graham closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham misses with a hook from the clinch.
Edvard jumps guard but Graham stands there with Edvard around his waist. Edvard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Graham misses with some punches.
Graham scores with a hook to the body.
Edvard tries to score a body lock takedown but Graham shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Graham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Edvard wants a takedown.
Graham drops down looking for an ankle pick but Edvard pulls his leg out and moves away.
No luck for Edvard with that takedown attempt.
Edvard is breathing heavily.
Graham rushes Edvard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graham blocks an elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from Graham as the two fighters clinch.
Graham blocks the elbow strike.
Graham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Edvard's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgie Graham dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leon Edvard's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Edvard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Graham counters by clinching up.
Graham makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Graham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graham lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Graham.
Graham lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Edvard or not.
Graham throws a head punch that misses.
Edvard blocks a body shot from Graham.
Graham blocks the elbow strike.
Edvard tries to land knees in the clinch but Graham avoids the damage to the body.
Graham swings wildly with an uppercut but Edvard uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Graham.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Graham manages to end up in side control.
Edvard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edvard is not content to let Graham control the position.
Graham is really struggling to control Edvard but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Graham throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Edvard works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Graham sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Edvard defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Edvard is trying to escape back to his feet but Graham uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Georgie Graham overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A lull in the action here.
Graham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Edvard keeps working.
Edvard is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham wants to control but Edvard is keeping him busy.
Edvard is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Graham has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Edvard tries to clinch up.
Edvard slips under a jab.
Georgie Graham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Edvard gets tackled into the cage by Graham. Graham maintains the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Graham as Edvard tries to tie him up.
A right handed body shot lands from Graham.
Edvard is looking for a takedown.
Edvard tries to pull guard but Graham holds him up against the cage and eventually Edvard drops back down to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edvard missing with knees to the body.
Edvard misses with an elbow over the top.
Edvard blocks an uppercut.
Edvard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Edvard swings wildly with an uppercut but Graham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Georgie Graham has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Graham throws a punch but it's blocked by Edvard.
Graham blocks the elbow strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Graham working aggressively here.
Leon Edvard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters up against the cage, Edvard throws an elbow but misses.
Edvard is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Graham is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georgie Graham showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Graham has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georgie Graham!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fricis Vema (ranked 6683 p4p, 495 weight class) and Alex Palmer (ranked 6699 p4p, 497 weight class). Alex Palmer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fricis Vema!
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, Alex Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vema drives through and clinches with Palmer against the cage.
Vema gets underhooks to prevent Palmer's takedown attempt.
Palmer is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Vema can't fight it off and eventually Palmer manages to take the fight to the floor. Vema looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Palmer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Palmer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Palmer drops back looking for a leg! Vema is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vema manages to kick Palmer off! Palmer jumps back into Vema's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palmer drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Palmer as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Vema screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Palmer! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Alex Palmer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chong Jo (ranked 5197 p4p, 171 weight class) and Elig Scott Edge (ranked 5013 p4p, 165 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chong Jo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Elig Scott Edge!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edge lands with a nice body punch.
A punch lands to the side of Jo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Edge throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Edge gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Edge holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jo takes a shot to the head.
Edge has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Edge throws a punch but it's blocked by Jo.
Edge breaks from the clinch.
Jo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Edge throws a hook but Jo blocks it.
Edge swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jo.
Elig Scott Edge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jo blocks a jab.
Edge fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jo avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Edge.
Jo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Edge cracks Jo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Edge has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jo to stand back up!
Jo is rocked!
Edge scores with a hook to the body. Jo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edge lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jo circles away quickly and effectively.
Edge grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Jo takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Edge cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Elig Scott Edge!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Kilby (ranked 5192 p4p, 493 weight class) and Jason Dorje (ranked 4011 p4p, 438 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nick Kilby !
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, Jason Dorje!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kilby feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kilby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kilby throws a jab when Dorje was well out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kilby , right into the meat.
Dorje throws out a loose jab but Kilby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilby ducks under a wild hook from Dorje.
Dorje misses with a hook
and Kilby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dorje misses with a straight left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dorje.
Kilby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dorje.
Some wild striking there from Dorje.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Kilby .
Dorje misses with a right hand
and Kilby counters with an outside leg kick.
Dorje looks to land a left hand but Kilby moved out of range nicely.
Dorje swings widly with a right hand
and Kilby counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilby lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorje swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dorje takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dorje fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilby manages to avoid it.
Kilby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dorje walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kilby connects with a leg kick. Dorje looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kilby throws a big shot that misses.
Kilby throws out a leg kick but Dorje moves out of range and Kilby only half commits.
A shot to the liver by Dorje. Beautiful body shot.
Dorje has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kilby .
Kilby slips a jab from Dorje.
Kilby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dorje missing with a left hand there. Kilby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dorje looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dorje misses with a right hand
letting Kilby counter with a right hand.
A jab from Dorje misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dorje misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorje swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kilby . That's going to slow Dorje down.
Dorje throws an off balance right hand
and Dorje takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dorje is looking to clinch but Kilby is avoiding it.
Kilby looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dorje fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kilby looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dorje misses the shot to the body.
Kilby throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kilby .
Dorje chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kilby can pounce on him.
Kilby throws a head kick but Dorje moves out of range.
Kilby throws a leg kick but Dorje checks it.
Kilby keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dorje stuns Kilby with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dorje checks a low kick from Kilby .
Dorje chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kilby can pounce on him.
Kilby defending well as Dorje loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorje tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kilby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dorje throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kilby moves away from the strike by Dorje.
Kilby walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dorje checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kilby fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dorje has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from Dorje misses.
Dorje throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dorje moves out of range of the leg kick from Kilby .
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dorje! But no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kilby .
Kilby lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dorje misses with an uppercut.
As Dorje backs away, Kilby returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dorje misses with an uppercut
and Kilby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kilby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dorje pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kilby connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dorje momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dorje looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kilby seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dorje moves to clinch but Kilby breaks away
and Kilby counters with a good low kick that Dorje was not able to check.
Kilby lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dorje's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilby dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dorje. That did some damage!
Dorje throws a body shot but no joy.
Kilby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dorje throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kilby counter with a right hand.
Kilby connects with a leg kick. Dorje looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice defenses there by Kilby .
Kilby lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dorje misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An inside leg kick lands from Kilby .
Dorje lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dorje.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dorje misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Kilby dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kilby throws a low kick but Dorje moves out of range easily.
Dorje swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dorje dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dorje rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dorje takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dorje digs a good body shot into Kilby 's ribs.
Kilby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dorje can do to turn this around?
Kilby slips a straight right by Dorje.
Dorje moves out of range of the strikes.
Dorje takes a swing at Kilby 's ribcage but misses.
Dorje's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kilby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dorje.
Dorje moves to clinch but Kilby breaks away
and Kilby counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorje misses with a shot to the body
and Kilby counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dorje thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dorje tries to clinch but Kilby moves away
and Kilby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dorje takes a swing at Kilby 's ribcage but misses.
Kilby defending well as Dorje loads up on a big left hand.
Kilby throwing a counter right hand but Dorje manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorje closes the distance but Kilby moves to the side
and Kilby counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dorje is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kilby avoids the body shot from Dorje.
Dorje steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kilby .
Kilby defending well as Dorje loads up on a big left hand.
Kilby slips under a jab from Dorje.
Kilby throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dorje connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nick Kilby is winning the standup battle so far.
Dorje lands a head shot.
Kilby throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Kilby misses its intended target.
Dorje throws a shot from downtown. Kilby moves away and avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kilby , right into the meat.
Kilby looks to land a left hand but Dorje moved out of range nicely.
Dorje slips a straight right by Kilby .
Dorje misses with a hook
and Kilby counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dorje looks to throw the jab but Kilby is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kilby . That's going to slow Dorje down.
Kilby scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilby throws out a loose jab but Dorje uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilby throws a shot from downtown. Dorje moves away and avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kilby , right into the meat.
Kilby moves away from the strike by Dorje.
Kilby circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Dorje backs away, Kilby returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kilby bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dorje's head backwards.
Dorje throws a body shot but no joy.
Kilby drops his hands momentarily and Dorje takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kilby slips under a jab.
Kilby tried to counter with a leg kick but Dorje avoided it.
Dorje avoids the head kick by Kilby .
Dorje appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dorje misses with a body shot.
Kilby throws a jab but it's blocked by Dorje.
Dorje lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Dorje there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kilby . That's going to slow Dorje down.
Kilby fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dorje.
Kilby slips under a jab.
Dorje slips a straight right by Kilby .
Kilby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dorje misses with a straight right.
Kilby on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dorje is looking to clinch.
Dorje just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKilby .
Kilby lands a glancing blow to the side of Dorje's head.
Dorje throws a body shot but no joy.
Dorje misses with a wild combination.
Kilby ducks under a wild hook from Dorje.
Kilby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dorje throws out a counter right but Kilby avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kilby .
Dorje takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilby misses with a leg kick.
Kilby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kilby . That's going to slow Dorje down.
Dorje misses with a left hand
and Kilby counters with a straight right hand.
Dorje throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kilby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kilby scores with a punch to the head.
Kilby lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Good leg kick by Kilby there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dorje ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kilby moves away.
Dorje stuns Kilby with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dorje checks the leg kick.
Dorje throws a body shot but no joy.
Dorje thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Kilby dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Dorje misses the shot to the body.
Kilby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kilby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dorje.
Dorje takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dorje tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kilby counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dorje's knee momentarily.
Dorje throws a shot to the body.
Kilby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kilby misses with a low kick.
Kilby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dorje.
Dorje blocks a low kick nicely.
Dorje misses with an uppercut. Kilby saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilby lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kilby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kilby takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kilby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorje misses with a lunging right hand
and Kilby counters with a low kick, right behind Dorje 's knee.
Dorje checks a low kick from Kilby .
Dorje throws a big shot that misses.
Kilby throws an off balance right hand
and Dorje counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kilby thinking.
Dorje throws a body punch but Kilby moves out of range.
Dorje stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kilby .
A cross from Kilby lands.
Dorje pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kilby is looking to counter with head kicks.
Dorje cracks Kilby with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dorje comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dorje tries to move into range but Kilby moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kilby lands a head kick. Dorje smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dorje tries to clinch but Kilby is having none of it.
Dorje connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kilby momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dorje fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kilby looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorje ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kilby moves away.
Dorje misses with a hook
and Kilby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dorje checks a low kick from Kilby .
A big left from Dorje misses.
Kilby fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dorje just manages to avoid it.
Kilby takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kilby will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab from Kilby misses.
Dorje missing with a left hand there. Kilby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dorje ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kilby scoring well with a low kick there.
Dorje fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilby manages to avoid it.
Kilby tried to counter with a leg kick but Dorje avoided it.
Dorje smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dorje works over Kilby 's head and body with a nice combination.
Dorje throws a series of punches but Kilby moves out of range.
Kilby lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilby misses with a looping left.
Dorje has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dorje tries to bum rush Kilby with a series of wild strikes but Kilby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kilby .
An inside leg kick lands from Kilby .
A jab from Kilby finds it's way through Dorje's defenses.
Kilby 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.
Dorje scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dorje looks to land a right hand but Kilby moved out of range.
Kilby is looking to counter punch.
Kilby digs a good hook to Dorje's body.
Dorje fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kilby looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dorje. Kilby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kilby feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kilby finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dorje throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Kilby to counter with a crisp jab.
Dorje throws an off balance right hand
and Kilby counters with a leg kick.
Dorje blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilby scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dorje throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kilby counter with a right hand.
Nick Kilby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kilby lands a glancing blow to the side of Dorje's head.
Kilby throws a hook but Dorje avoids it easily.
Dorje throws an overhand right that lands on Kilby 's shoulder, as Kilby tries to avoid the shot.
Dorje just misses with a punch to the body.
Jason Dorje has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kilby connects with an inside leg kick.
Dorje throws a body punch but Kilby moves out of range.
Dorje looks to land a right hand but Kilby moved out of range.
Dorje misses the shot to the body.
Kilby slips a jab from Dorje.
Kilby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dorje.
Dorje ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kilby moves away.
Dorje swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kilby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nick Kilby .
Well Kilby has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Kilby !
Nick Kilby 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Sandy Dunes (ranked 5430 p4p, 447 weight class) and Finn Murphy (ranked 3774 p4p, 377 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sandy Dunes!
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, Finn Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dunes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dunes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Murphy's head.
Dunes moves into range and clinches up with Murphy.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dunes throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Murphy.
Dunes blocking some punches.
Dunes prevents Murphy from breaking the clinch.
Dunes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dunes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dunes closes the distance and pushes Murphy back into the cage.
Murphy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dunes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Murphy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Murphy can't break the clinch.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dunes breaks from the clinch.
Dunes takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Dunes slows down the pace here.
Dunes blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Dunes controls his hands.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Dunes.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Dunes controls the action.
Dunes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dunes misses with the head strike.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Dunes controls the action.
Murphy gets through Dunes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dunes lands a right hand.
Murphy tries to work over Dunes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Dunes.
Dunes avoiding damage.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Dunes avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Dunes scores a nice knee to the body.
Murphy wants to break free but Dunes has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunes stalling.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dunes blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Dunes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch but Dunes keeps him there for the moment.
Dunes lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Dunes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dunes has Murphy pressed against the cage, preventing Murphy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dunes breaks from the clinch.
Murphy misses the jab.
Dunes misses the jab.
Dunes closes the distance and clinches.
Dunes blocks a body shot from Murphy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dunes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Murphy scores with the left hand. Dunes knows he should have avoided that one.
Dunes closes the distance and clinches.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Dunes landing knees to the body.
Dunes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dunes instigates a clinch.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Dunes's head.
Dunes throws a head punch that misses.
Dunes breaks the clinch.
Dunes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murphy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murphy tries to keep at a distance but Dunes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dunes blocking some punches.
Dunes stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunes scores a nice knee to the body.
Dunes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy blocks an elbow strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dunes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dunes backwards.
Dunes misses with some punches.
Dunes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dunes pushes Murphy up against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dunes's elbow.
Dunes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murphy, as that shot connected.
Dunes instigates a clinch.
Murphy is trying to push Dunes away but Dunes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dunes blocks an uppercut.
Murphy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Dunes just leaning against Murphy, taking a breather.
Dunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandy Dunes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dunes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dunes walks into a straight right hand from Murphy.
Murphy thuds his right hand into Dunes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dunes walks into a left hand.
Murphy lands a right hook to the body.
Murphy lands a really nice looking cross but Dunes seems unphased.
Dunes throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Finn Murphy has been cut.
Dunes slips under a jab from Murphy.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dunes drives through and clinches with Murphy against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Murphy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from Dunes - that landed with a thud.
Murphy tries a body shot but Dunes blocks it.
Dunes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy is trying to force a seperation but Dunes has the dominant position.
Dunes lands a knee to the body.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Dunes controls his hands.
Dunes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Dunes's body. Dunes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dunes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Dunes's body. Dunes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murphy 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.
Murphy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dunes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Murphy jabs Dunes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Finn Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dunes walks into a left hand.
Dunes throws a leg kick which misses Murphy's front leg but catches the back leg as Murphy tries to avoid it.
Dunes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Finn Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Dunes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunes has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Dunes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dunes breaks the clinch.
Dunes takes the fight into the clinch.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Dunes has him pressed against the cage.
Dunes blocks a body shot from Murphy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dunes.
Dunes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Dunes.
Dunes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
Come on Dunes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dunes landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dunes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
A short uppercut from Murphy.
Dunes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dunes's elbow.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dunes landing knees to the body.
Dunes manages to break the clinch.
Murphy connects with a body shot that sends Dunes's belly button to the back.
Dunes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murphy.
Dunes walks into a stiff left hand from Murphy.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Dunes.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Dunes avoids it with no problem.
Dunes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dunes looks to land a body kick but Murphy moved away.
A head kick misses from Dunes.
Murphy scores with a nice strike.
Murphy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dunes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Murphy cracks Dunes with an open hand slap.
Dunes doesn't manage to clinch there - Murphy circles away.
Dunes walks into a jab.
Dunes tries to clinch up but Murphy circles away and keeps his distance.
Murphy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dunes.
Dunes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dunes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murphy scores with a jab. Dunes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Finn Murphy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Murphy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good exchange - Murphy coming out on top.
Sandy Dunes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dunes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dunes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Murphy cracks Dunes with a good jab.
Murphy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good shot there by Murphy.
Dunes looks to throw a body kick
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab lands there for Murphy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dunes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dunes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dunes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dunes is rocked!
Murphy drops Dunes with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Dunes! Murphy dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Finn Murphy!
After the fight, Finn Murphy was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Allan Sampaio (ranked 4336 p4p, 399 weight class) and Khaba Furgusen (ranked 3974 p4p, 373 weight class). Khaba Furgusen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Allan Sampaio!
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, Khaba Furgusen!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furgusen cracks a nice hook into Sampaio's ribs.
Furgusen pushes Sampaio up against the cage in a clinch.
Sampaio is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Furgusen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sampaio is trying to force a seperation but Furgusen has the dominant position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Furgusen.
Sampaio goes for a takedown attempt but Furgusen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Furgusen connects with a right hand. Sampaio shakes it off.
Furgusen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Furgusen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sampaio.
Allan Sampaio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Furgusen lands with a straight right. Sampaio didn't see that one coming.
Furgusen gets a clinch.
Furgusen lands a body shot.
Sampaio is breathing heavily.
Furgusen stalling in the clinch.
Furgusen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Furgusen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sampaios head.
Furgusen lands a body punch.
Furgusen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Furgusen instigates a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Furgusen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furgusen lands with a left to the head.
Furgusen has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sampaio regains guard immediately.
Furgusen lands a couple of elbows.
Sampaio is rocked!
Furgusen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oh Sampaio is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Furgusen landing some decent shots from guard.
Sampaio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Furgusen postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Sampaio covers up, he's hurt! Furgusen keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Furgusen and the ref steps in to end the fight! Furgusen can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khaba Furgusen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Micah Canazel (ranked 4028 p4p, 470 weight class) and Kyle DeDaunte (ranked 3910 p4p, 459 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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171 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Micah Canazel!
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, Kyle DeDaunte!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeDaunte lands a head shot.
Canazel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Canazel slips under a jab from DeDaunte.
Canazel lands a jab to DeDaunte's midsection.
Canazel rushes DeDaunte and presses him up against the cage.
DeDaunte throws an elbow but it misses.
Canazel blocks an elbow strike from DeDaunte.
DeDaunte displaying some good clinch control by pressing Canazel up against the cage.
A hook to the body from DeDaunte.
With the fighters up against the cage, DeDaunte throws an elbow but misses.
Canazel blocks an uppercut.
Canazel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
DeDaunte tries to throw a body punch but Canazel avoids it by throwing DeDaunte back against the cage.
Canazel letting DeDaunte take a breather here.
DeDaunte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The referee calls for DeDaunte to work.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeDaunte lands a hook that snaps the head of Canazel backwards.
Canazel misses with some punches.
DeDaunte lands a nice shot to the body.
Canazel wants to stall.
Canazel takes an elbow to the temple.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
DeDaunte works on Canazel's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Canazel.
Canazel misses with some punches.
DeDaunte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Canazel is breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by DeDaunte.
DeDaunte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Canazel looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
DeDaunte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
DeDaunte stalling against the cage.
Canazel takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canazel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DeDaunte's elbow.
Canazel misses with a short punch on the inside.
DeDaunte digs a right hand into Canazel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Canazel's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeDaunte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as DeDaunte takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Canazel working aggressively here.
DeDaunte presses Canazel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
DeDaunte looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Canazel dodges an elbow strike from DeDaunte.
Canazel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
DeDaunte lands a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from DeDaunte.
Canazel is rocked!
It looks like Micah Canazel has been cut.
DeDaunte lands a nice elbow.
Oh Canazel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
DeDaunte taking a breather.
DeDaunte is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
DeDaunte creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Canazel's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Canazel drops to his knees and DeDaunte pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle DeDaunte!
Kyle DeDaunte gave a mention to Prosper Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Sauer (ranked 4047 p4p, 440 weight class) and Ronaldo Souza (ranked 3991 p4p, 436 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jim Sauer has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jim Sauer seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jim Sauer!
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, Ronaldo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sauer moves in looking to clinch but Souza pushes him off.
Souza shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Souza performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Souza seems to be looking for submissions.
Souza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza passes the guard and advances to mount!
Souza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Souza controlling the pace for now.
Souza with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauer can't escape the position.
Sauer has left one of his arms exposed and Souza doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Sauer screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ronaldo Souza!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Manner (ranked 2897 p4p, 376 weight class) and Rerorero Rerorero (ranked 3987 p4p, 462 weight class). Rerorero Rerorero is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom Manner!
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, Rerorero Rerorero!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manner misses with a takedown
and Rerorero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manner throws a jab but it's blocked by Rerorero.
Rerorero throws a looping overhand right but Manner ducks down to avoid it.
Manner looks to land a left hand but Rerorero moved out of range nicely.
Rerorero looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rerorero misses with a straight right.
Manner feinted with a counter takedown.
Rerorero looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manner dives in for a single leg takedown but Rerorero sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rerorero ducks under a wild hook from Manner.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rerorero! But no joy.
Rerorero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manner tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rerorero defends well and Manner ends up having to push Rerorero into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Manner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rerorero!
Rerorero is not content to let Manner control the position.
Rerorero wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Manner has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Rerorero's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Rerorero is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Manner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tom Manner!
Tom Manner thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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