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Gladius Fight Night 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earl Campbell (ranked 6704 p4p, 518 weight class) and Sal Tas (ranked 25807 p4p, 625 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Brawler
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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, Earl Campbell!
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, Sal Tas!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell keeps the fight on the outside.
Campbell tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tas manages to circle out of the way.
Campbell rushes Tas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Campbell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Campbell.
Campbell works on Tas's body with a couple of short punches.
Campbell lands a nice uppercut.
Campbell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tass head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Campbell.
Tas is trying to pull guard but Campbell turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Campbell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tas backwards.
A short body shot lands from Campbell as the two fighters clinch.
Campbell lands a hook that snaps the head of Tas backwards.
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!
A hook to the body from Campbell.
Campbell gets through Tas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Campbell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Campbell scores with a shot to the side of Tas's head.
Campbell gets through Tas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tas tries to pull guard but Campbell holds him up against the cage and eventually Tas drops back down to his feet.
Tas looks winded!
Campbell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Campbell slowing the pace effectively.
Campbell lands a left hand.
Campbell is leaning against Tas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Campbell.
Campbell lands a nice shot to the body.
Campbell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Campbell lands with a left to the head.
Campbell digs a right hand underneath Tas's ribcage. Tas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Campbell lands a left hand.
Campbell cracks Tas with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Campbell.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Campbell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Campbell works on Tas's body with a couple of short punches.
Campbell scores with a hook to the body.
Campbell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Campbell.
Tas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Campbell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tass head.
A shot in the inside from Campbell.
Tas takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Campbell.
Campbell lands with a right to the head.
Tas is rocked!
Nice body punch from Campbell - that landed with a thud.
Tas is still on wobbly legs! Can Campbell finish him?
Campbell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tass head.
A short right from Campbell on the inside.
Campbell lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Campbell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Campbell lands a big right hand that drops Tas! The killer instinct kicks in and Campbell finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Campbell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Earl Campbell!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michal Brsye (ranked 6184 p4p, 599 weight class) and Stewart Doyle (ranked 6822 p4p, 632 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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, Michal Brsye!
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, Stewart Doyle!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle dives in and grabs Brsye's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brsye pushes down on Doyle's head and hops out.
Doyle tries for a takedown but Brsye circles away easily
and Brsye makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Doyle looking to score a takedown here. Brsye is defending well but Doyle drives through and ends up in Brsye's guard.
Brsye manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
I was talking to Brsye's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Brsye's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brsye defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Doyle.
Michal Brsye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stewart Doyle.
Brsye scores with a kick to the body.
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!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Doyle is defended easily by Brsye.
Brsye wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Doyle misses with a takedown
and Brsye counters with a slapping leg kick.
Doyle looks winded!
Brsye stuffs the takedown attempt from Doyle. Doyle gets slowly back to his feet.
Brsye scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brsye shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Doyle eats them both and turns towards Brsye to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Doyle with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brsye counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brsye breaks the clinch.
Doyle shoots and misses
and Brsye makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Doyle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brsye tries to avoid it but Doyle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brsye to the ground. Brsye escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brsye appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Doyle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brsye connects with a high kick.
Brsye lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brsye gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brsye has Doyle pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Brsye pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Doyle tumbling to the mat - Brsye dives into Doyle's guard.
Doyle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brsye is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brsye gets to his feet - Doyle follows without any prompting.
Brsye throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Doyle.
Brsye lands a head kick!
Doyle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brsye counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Doyle darts in looking for a takedown but Brsye gets double underhooks and turns Doyle into the cage.
Doyle looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Doyle moves forwards but Brsye connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brsye.
Brsye lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brsye dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doyle. That did some damage!
Stewart Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brsye looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Doyle has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Brsye is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Doyle yanks on the arm and Brsye is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Doyle.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Stewart Doyle!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jules Winnfield (ranked 4861 p4p, 407 weight class) and Arturo Dimagiba (ranked 7895 p4p, 539 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jules Winnfield!
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, Arturo Dimagiba!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winnfield connects with an inside leg kick.
Winnfield throws a leg kick that misses.
Jules Winnfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winnfield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dimagiba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dimagiba slips a straight right by Winnfield.
Winnfield feints and then cracks Dimagiba's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dimagiba down.
Dimagiba dives in and grabs Winnfield's left leg, looking for a takedown. Winnfield pushes down on Dimagiba's head and hops out.
Winnfield throws a hook to the side of Dimagiba's head but Dimagiba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Dimagiba.
Dimagiba misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Winnfield has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dimagiba avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winnfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dimagiba walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dimagiba slips a jab from Winnfield.
Dimagiba tries to clinch but Winnfield moves away
and Winnfield counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Winnfield lands a big head kick that sends Dimagiba tumbling to the mat! Winnfield takes a step backwards and waves Dimagiba back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dimagiba is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Winnfield.
Dimagiba is still on wobbly legs! Can Winnfield finish him?
Winnfield connects with a leg kick. Dimagiba looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Winnfield misses with a looping right.
Winnfield throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dimagiba looks winded!
Dimagiba chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Winnfield can pounce on him.
Winnfield knocks out Dimagiba with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Winnfield before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Winnfield picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jules Winnfield!
A very excited looking Jules Winnfield 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 Kenichi Misahawa (ranked 6121 p4p, 611 weight class) and Paulo Gutti (ranked 5662 p4p, 582 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Kenichi Misahawa!
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, Paulo Gutti!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutti avoids the body shot from Misahawa.
Gutti tries to score a power double leg takedown but Misahawa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gutti somewhat.
Gutti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Misahawa but Misahawa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Misahawa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Misahawa wants to clinch up but Gutti keeps it at a distance.
Gutti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Paulo Gutti has been cut.
Gutti lands a jab to the nose.
Gutti is trying hard to land a takedown here. Misahawa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kenichi Misahawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Gutti.
Misahawa throws a combination. Gutti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gutti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Misahawa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've been told by Misahawa's head coaches at Armored Fitness & Sparring that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gutti misses with a takedown
and Misahawa counters by moving into the clinch.
Gutti fails to pull guard.
Gutti is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Misahawa to keep the fight standing.
Misahawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paulo Gutti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gutti tries to score a power double leg takedown but Misahawa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gutti somewhat.
A quick step to the side and Misahawa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Misahawa.
Gutti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Misahawa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gutti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab by Misahawa.
Misahawa throws a series of punches but Gutti moves out of range.
Gutti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Misahawa throws a right hand that Gutti ducks under and follows up with a left that Gutti also avoids with ease.
Gutti looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Misahawa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gutti.
Gutti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gutti shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Misahawa pinned against the cage. Misahawa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutti darts in looking for a takedown but Misahawa gets double underhooks and turns Gutti into the cage.
Gutti closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Misahawa's guard.
Gutti looks winded!
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!
Gutti loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gutti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gutti working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gutti working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gutti lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gutti postures up in Misahawa's guard and throws a big left but Misahawa blocks it.
Misahawa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gutti on the ground.
Misahawa wants to stand and escape but Gutti is having none of it.
Gutti is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Misahawa looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gutti distracts Misahawa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gutti landing with the ground and pound.
Gutti works over Misahawa with some ground and pound from guard.
Misahawa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gutti thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Misahawa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Misahawa tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gutti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Misahawa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gutti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutti throws a big right hand that misses.
Gutti throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gutti scoring with some ground and pound.
Gutti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gutti wants to control from the top but Misahawa keeps moving.
Gutti scoring with some ground and pound.
Gutti trying to control but Misahawa is working from the bottom.
Misahawa is looking to stand up but Gutti isn't so interested in that idea.
Gutti postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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 Kenichi Misahawa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paulo Gutti's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gutti closes the distance and clinches up with Misahawa, looking for a takedown. Gutti pushes Misahawa against the cage but Misahawa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Misahawa throws a body shot but no joy.
Gutti has his takedown stuffed
and Misahawa moves into the clinch.
Gutti is trying to pull guard but Misahawa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kenichi Misahawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Gutti.
Gutti drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Misahawa preventing the sweep.
Misahawa content to stall in guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gutti is on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Misahawa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gutti throwing strikes but missing.
Gutti has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutti landing some decent shots from guard.
Gutti lands a couple of elbows.
Gutti drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gutti jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gutti with a flurry of punches that miss.
Misahawa controls Gutti momentarily but Gutti frees himself.
Gutti is pushing down on Misahawa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Misahawa is fighting to maintain full guard but Gutti has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gutti not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Misahawa taking some punishment here, with Gutti in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa trying to hold on to Gutti's head to control him but Gutti postures up.
Misahawa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gutti scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gutti not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Misahawa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Misahawa is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gutti 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.
Gutti lands strikes from half guard.
Gutti is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Misahawa is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paulo Gutti!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Bond (ranked 4167 p4p, 375 weight class) and Dani Woodward (ranked 6935 p4p, 495 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Micheal Bond!
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, Dani Woodward!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bond throws a body kick that misses.
Woodward dives in for a single leg takedown but Bond sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Woodward drives through and clinches with Bond against the cage.
Woodward tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Woodward scores with a shot to the side of Bond's head.
Woodward throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bond is looking to break free of the clinch but Woodward has double underhooks.
Woodward is working for takedown but Bond is calmly controlling the position for now.
Woodward tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bond avoids it.
Woodward breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bond looks to land a body kick but Woodward moved away.
Woodward pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Micheal Bond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woodward moves into the clinch.
Woodward scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bond blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodward pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Woodward gets a clinch.
Woodward prevents Bond from breaking the clinch.
Bond on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Woodward manages to break the clinch.
Woodward gets a clinch.
Bond goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Woodward controlling the action here for a moment.
Woodward stalling the fight.
Woodward continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Woodward working aggressively here.
A short right from Woodward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodward lands a knee to the head.
Woodward scores with a shoulder strike.
Bond takes a knee to the side of the body.
Woodward has Bond pressed against the cage, preventing Bond from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bond blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bond tries to circle away but Woodward has him pinned against the cage.
Woodward leaning against his opponent.
Woodward taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Woodward escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woodward avoids the head kick by Bond.
Bond seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bond feints a jab promting Woodward to slip. Bond then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Woodward slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bond throws a sloppy head kick and Woodward moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bond.
Bond looks for the body kick but Woodward saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond throws a head kick but Woodward moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Bond. Those never looked like landing.
Woodward fails with the takedown.
Micheal Bond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dani Woodward.
Bond lands with a slapping head kick.
Bond is looking to land body kicks.
Woodward fails with the takedown.
Woodward pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Woodward avoids the head kick by Bond.
Bond lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab from Bond finds it's way through Woodward's defenses.
Woodward takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Woodward just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Woodward has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woodward moves into the clinch successfully.
Woodward tries a knee to the head but Bond blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodward working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bond letting Woodward take a breather here.
Bond wants to break free but Woodward has control.
Bond takes an elbow to the temple.
Woodward is struggling to control the position.
Bond avoids the elbow strike from Woodward, against the cage.
Woodward misses with a knee to the head.
Woodward is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Woodward breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dani Woodward dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bond cracks Woodward with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bond moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Micheal Bond is winning the standup battle so far.
Bond keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bond throws a lazy head kick
and Woodward counters with a one-two to the body.
Bond tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And Woodward tries to counter it with a takedown but Bond pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bond lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Woodward looks to land a combination but Bond avoids it well.
Woodward gets a clinch.
Bond is trying to push Woodward away but Woodward has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Woodward lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bond.
Woodward lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bond backwards.
Woodward manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woodward has Bond up against the cage in a clinch.
Woodward breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond throws a series of strikes that have Woodward backpedaling.
Woodward goes for a double leg but Bond avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bond continues to drive forward.
Woodward gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bond really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Woodward fails to pull guard.
Micheal Bond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dani Woodward.
Bond tries to circle away but Woodward has him pinned against the cage.
Woodward tries for a takedown. No joy.
Woodward manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Woodward looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bond is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bond trying to control but Woodward is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Woodward manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bond is refusing to be controlled, as Woodward sits in half guard.
Bond manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bond looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Woodward on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bond misses with a wild body shot.
Woodward tries to counter with a clinch but Bond shakes him off and moves away.
Bond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Woodward moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodward pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bond misses with a few strikes there.
Bond looks to land a body kick but Woodward moved away.
Woodward moves into range and clinches up with Bond.
Dani Woodward seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Woodward's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Woodward moves out of range as Bond throws a body kick.
Bond lands a nice looking body kick.
Woodward tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bond defends well and Woodward ends up having to push Bond into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Woodward avoids the head kick by Bond.
Micheal Bond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bond throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Micheal Bond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bond tries to keep at a distance but Woodward has taken the fight into the clinch.
Woodward is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bond to keep the fight standing.
Woodward is breathing heavily.
Woodward jumps guard but Bond stands there with Woodward around his waist. Woodward gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodward tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bond avoids it.
Bond misses with a body punch.
Woodward is pushing Bond up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Woodward pulls Bond into guard.
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!
Bond seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bond is looking to work some ground and pound but Woodward has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Micheal Bond will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Woodward moves into the clinch successfully.
Woodward is looking to take this one to the mat.
Woodward jumps guard.
Woodward working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bond.
Woodward uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Bond looks for the body kick but Woodward saw that one coming.
Bond throws a series of strikes that have Woodward backpedaling.
It looks like Dani Woodward has been cut.
Bond throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bond is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Woodward takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bond lands a front kick.
Bond just misses with a punch to the body.
Bond throws a nice head kick!
Woodward tries a head kick but it misses.
Woodward takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Woodward moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bond's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodward throws an elbow but it misses.
Bond is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bond wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Woodward has him pressed against the cage.
Woodward escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Woodward closes the distance and clinches.
Woodward pulls Bond into guard.
Woodward has a closed guard, preventing Bond from standing up.
Bond stands and steps away. Woodward gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bond lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bond's corner calls for a 1-2. Bond obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodward closes the distance and clinches.
Bond wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Woodward has him pressed against the cage.
Woodward taking a breather.
Woodward pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bond throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Woodward on the side of the head.
Bond checks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Bond misses.
Bond throws a head kick that Woodward semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bond shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Woodward eats them both and turns towards Bond to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Woodward.
Bond misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Woodward! But no joy.
Woodward has a takedown stuffed.
Bond throws a head kick that Woodward semi-blocks.
Woodward is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond blocks a leg kick.
Woodward is still on wobbly legs! Can Bond finish him?
A left lands for Bond.
Bond thumps Woodward with a low kick.
Bond tries a head kick but it misses.
Woodward throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bond tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bond fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woodward manages to avoid it.
Woodward throws a counter combo.
Woodward seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice takedown defense from Bond. No joy for Woodward on that attempt.
Micheal Bond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dani Woodward.
Bond ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bond blocks a head kick by Woodward.
Bond pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Woodward back to the cage. Bond follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Woodward clinches up against the cage.
Bond blocks an elbow strike from Woodward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodward avoiding damage.
Bond managing to block the knees to the body from Woodward.
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!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Woodward is trying to break the clinch but Bond is controlling him.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bond here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Woodward keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bond's efforts to push away.
Bond blocks an elbow strike.
Woodward keeps control of Bond as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Woodward dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Woodward is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that's the end of the fight!
Micheal Bond showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bond has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Micheal Bond!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Ewels (ranked 5007 p4p, 536 weight class) and Radim Lanka (ranked 5422 p4p, 552 weight class). Andrew Ewels has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrew Ewels!
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, Radim Lanka!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lanka tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ewels counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lanka won't be happy with that.
Lanka is trying to get back to his feet.
Ewels advances nicely into full mount.
Lanka is just holding on here. Ewels manages to take his back.
Ewels has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Lanka is in real trouble here. Ewels gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Lanka is tapping out! Ewels wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Andrew Ewels!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Power Man (ranked 3763 p4p, 351 weight class) and Jacques Marchand (ranked 6588 p4p, 483 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 featherweight 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, Power Man!
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, Jacques Marchand!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Man there.
Man misses with a hook.
Marchand feints the counter takedown.
Marchand fails with an attempt to clinch.
Power Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man scores with a nice head shot.
Nice shot by Man.
A jab lands there for Man.
Man scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Man moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from Man finds it's way through Marchand's defenses.
Marchand closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Man's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man is looking to stand up but Marchand isn't so interested in that idea.
Man keeping moving, preventing Marchand from controlling successfully.
Man is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Man trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marchand trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marchand slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marchand stops Man from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Man with a nice cross.
Marchand dives in and grabs Man's left leg, looking for a takedown. Man pushes down on Marchand's head and hops out.
Man sizes up Marchand with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Man paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marchand looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Man scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Man is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Marchand takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Man lands a nice shot to the body.
Man is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Man connects with a body shot.
Marchand fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man throws a shot to the body.
Man scores with a body shot.
Marchand drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Marchand is looking to clinch.
Marchand looks winded!
Marchand tries to clinch up
and Man counters with a nice uppercut.
Marchand tries to move into range but Man moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Man bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Man tests Marchand's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marchand takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Man scores with the left hand. Marchand knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Man lands.
Man smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Man bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marchand's head backwards.
Man tests Marchand's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marchand moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
Marchand takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Man is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Man with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Man, as that shot connected.
Marchand pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man scores with a hook to the body. Marchand 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!
Marchand with a poor takedown
and Man counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Power Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacques Marchand.
Marchand on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marchand is looking to clinch.
Marchand misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marchand gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Man.
Man connects with a crisp jab.
Man cracks Marchand with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Man scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Man bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marchand's head.
Man catches Marchand with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marchand doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marchand takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Man lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marchand at a distance.
Man smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marchand on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man lunges at Marchand with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marchand's hand.
Man 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.
Marchand walks into a stiff left hand from Man.
Man throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Power Man dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marchand misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Man lunges at Marchand with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marchand's hand.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Marchand.
A quick step to the side and Man tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marchand throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Man tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Marchand is in Man's guard.
Man is looking to stand up but Marchand isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man is looking to stand back up but Marchand counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Man.
Marchand is breathing heavily.
Man tries to kick Marchand off in order to stand up. Marchand Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Man tries to escape but Marchand is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marchand is chipping away with strikes.
Marchand is trying to get an arm triangle but Man is defending well.
Man is letting Marchand control him for a moment.
Marchand looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Marchand advances to full mount.
Marchand controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to get back to his feet.
Marchand trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Man is trying to stand.
Marchand can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Man is looking to escape.
Man tries to buck Marchand off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marchand can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Man is looking to escape.
Marchand won't let Man get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Marchand tries to control but Man wriggling away.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Marchand working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Man wants to try and get back to his feet.
Marchand with a couple of short strikes.
Marchand can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Man is looking to escape.
Man tries to buck Marchand off but he can't manage it.
Jacques Marchand has got the better of the ground game so far.
BOOM! Marchand connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man is trying to stand.
Man tries to buck Marchand off but Marchand takes his back!
Man is trying to get back to his feet but Marchand has full control of the position and if anything, Man has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Marchand working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Man is trying to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marchand looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Man taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jacques Marchand!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Satan Nosferatu (ranked 3473 p4p, 349 weight class) and Go Joemez (ranked 4024 p4p, 394 weight class). Satan Nosferatu has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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288 lbs
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225 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Satan Nosferatu!
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, Go Joemez!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joemez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Joemez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nosferatu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nosferatu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nosferatu looks to throw the jab but Joemez is out of range.
Satan Nosferatu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joemez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nosferatu lands a big head kick that sends Joemez tumbling to the mat! Nosferatu takes a step backwards and waves Joemez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Joemez pushes Nosferatu away with a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joemez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nosferatu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joemez's sensitive parts.
Nosferatu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nosferatu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nosferatu blocks a head kick by Joemez.
Joemez misses with a double jab
and Nosferatu counters with a head kick that drops Joemez to the mat! Joemez scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Joemez throws a push kick but Nosferatu slaps the foot to one side.
Nosferatu tries to work over Joemez's front leg with a kick but Joemez checks it.
Nosferatu really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nosferatu sends Joemez crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Nosferatu is motioning to the referee to let Joemez up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Joemez is rocked!
Joemez slips under a jab from Nosferatu.
Joemez with the counter takedown but Nosferatu avoids it easily.
Joemez is still on wobbly legs! Can Nosferatu finish him?
Nosferatu misses with a leg kick
and Joemez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nosferatu really felt that one!
Nosferatu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joemez seems to have recovered his senses.
Nosferatu lands a head kick!
Joemez throws a wild body kick that Nosferatu sees coming a mile off.
Joemez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
Nosferatu's corner calls for a 1-2. Nosferatu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nosferatu circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Joemez drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Nosferatu follows Joemez to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Satan Nosferatu!
Satan Nosferatu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaur Gerome (ranked 4095 p4p, 400 weight class) and Oleksandr Stallone (ranked 2532 p4p, 272 weight class). Oleksandr Stallone will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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264 lbs
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280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gaur Gerome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oleksandr Stallone!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerome stuffs the takedown.
Gerome definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stallone shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gerome cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Oleksandr Stallone has been cut.
Gerome instigates a clinch.
Gerome is trying to break the clinch but Stallone has him pressed against the cage.
Gerome digs a right hand into Stallone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stallone's gas tank.
Stallone looks winded!
Gerome breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gerome takes a swing at Stallone's ribcage but misses.
Gerome shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Stallone takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Gerome sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Stallone bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gaur Gerome!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Mckean (ranked 2295 p4p, 288 weight class) and Tommy Wizeau (ranked 4241 p4p, 467 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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187 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Big right hand |
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BJJ White Belt
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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, Craig Mckean!
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, Tommy Wizeau!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mckean throws the left hand but Wizeau avoids the punch easily.
Wizeau misses with a takedown attempt - Mckean sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mckean missing with a left hand there. Wizeau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wizeau is looking for the big counter here.
Wizeau gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mckean working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mckean dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Mckean scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mckean scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Mckean.
Wizeau manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mckean pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wizeau is keeping the position for now.
Mckean wants to control from the top but Wizeau keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mckean won't allow Wizeau to get back to his feet.
Wizeau being controlled here, momentarily.
Mckean will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckean wants to stand but Wizeau is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wizeau keeping moving, preventing Mckean from controlling successfully.
Wizeau is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mckean sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wizeau's guard.
Mckean wants to stand up but Wizeau manages to regain full guard.
Mckean wants to control from the top but Wizeau keeps moving.
Mckean is looking to stand up but Wizeau won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wizeau looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mckean is fighting to break Wizeau's control of his arms but Wizeau is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mckean trying to control the position from guard on top but Wizeau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mckean stands and steps away. Wizeau gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wizeau takes one on the button.
Mckean looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Wizeau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mckean closes the distance and clinches.
Wizeau takes a shot to the head.
Mckean connects with a knee to the head.
Wizeau tries to pull guard but Mckean forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mckean manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Mckean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckean lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mckean.
Wizeau tries to pull guard but Mckean won't allow it.
Craig Mckean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Wizeau.
Wizeau can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Mckean.
Wizeau tries to pull guard but Mckean holds him up against the cage and eventually Wizeau drops back down to his feet.
Mckean lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wizeau backwards.
Wizeau tries to stall but Mckean uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mckean unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mckean stalling.
Wizeau tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wizeau missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Mckean.
Wizeau is working for takedown but Mckean is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckean lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wizeau looks winded!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mckean creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mckean lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wizeau backwards.
Mckean with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Tommy Wizeau has been cut.
Mckean leaning against his opponent.
Wizeau takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mckean lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mckean lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mckean softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mckean slowing the pace effectively.
Mckean pushes Wizeau back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wizeau wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mckean lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mckean lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mckean lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wizeau backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Mckean dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Wizeau's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wizeau takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mckean gets tackled into the cage by Wizeau. Wizeau maintains the clinch.
Mckean lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wizeau backwards.
Still in the clinch, Mckean scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wizeau pulls guard.
Wizeau keeping full guard, as Mckean tries to pass.
Mckean is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wizeau can do to turn this around?
Mckean controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wizeau is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mckean has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mckean trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wizeau's guard.
Mckean controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wizeau controls Mckean momentarily but Mckean frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckean trying to control but Wizeau is working from the bottom.
Mckean tries to stand but Wizeau is controlling from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mckean throws a looping overhand right but Wizeau ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Mckean misses its intended target.
Wizeau has managed to clinch.
Wizeau looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mckean takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mckean misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wizeau letting Mckean take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckean tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wizeau goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mckean prevents it.
Mckean lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mckean.
Wizeau looking to stall.
Mckean lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Mckean.
Craig Mckean has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Mckean.
Mckean makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wizeau is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mckean lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Mckean on the inside.
Mckean lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckean digs a right hand underneath Wizeau's ribcage. Wizeau let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mckean lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Mckean scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mckean lands with a short shot to the head.
Mckean scores with a shot to the side of Wizeau's head.
Mckean lands with a light punch inside.
Wizeau fails to pull guard.
Mckean landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mckean holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mckean lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wizeau backwards.
Mckean stalls.
Mckean scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Mckean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckean slowing the pace effectively.
A shot in the inside from Mckean.
Mckean throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wizeaus head.
Mckean taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mckean connects with a knee to the head.
Mckean connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wizeau's face.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mckean.
Mckean dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wizeau tries to pull guard but Mckean forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Craig Mckean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Wizeau.
Mckean working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The referee calls for Mckean to work.
Mckean scores with a shot to the side of Wizeau's head.
Wizeau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Mckean dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Wizeau'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!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wizeau.
Mckean misses with a body shot.
Wizeau shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mckean sprawls well. Mckean wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wizeau gets slowly back to his feet.
Good exchange - Mckean coming out on top.
Nice shot by Mckean.
Mckean slaps away a takedown attempt from Wizeau, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Craig Mckean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Wizeau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wizeau tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mckean swivels and escapes.
Nice shot lands for Mckean.
Wizeau takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wizeau tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mckean sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wizeau somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wizeau defending well as Mckean loads up on a big left hand.
Mckean rushes Wizeau and presses him up against the cage.
Mckean lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mckean lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wizeau backwards.
Mckean is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Mckean.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mckean.
Mckean lands a good knee to the midsection. Wizeau won't want to take too many of those.
Mckean crunches a lovely knee into Wizeau's ribcage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mckean takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mckean lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mckean content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mckean taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wizeau is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckean lands a hook that snaps the head of Wizeau backwards.
Mckean lands a knee to the head.
Mckean makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mckean slows down the pace here.
Mckean avoids a wild elbow strike from Wizeau.
Mckean lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees to the body from Mckean.
A short left from Mckean.
Mckean throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wizeaus head.
Knees to the body from Mckean.
Mckean unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mckean lands a hook that snaps the head of Wizeau backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Mckean.
Wizeau is rocked!
Mckean lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wizeau is still on wobbly legs! Can Mckean finish him?
Mckean content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mckean lands with a short shot to the head.
Mckean softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wizeau tries for a takedown but Mckean manages to get underhooks.
Mckean holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mckean softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mckean lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wizeau backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mckean lands a good knee to the midsection. Wizeau won't want to take too many of those.
Mckean gets underhooks to prevent Wizeau's takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mckean.
Mckean is working Wizeau over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mckean lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short uppercut from Mckean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckean scores with a shoulder strike.
Mckean putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wizeau in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mckean holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mckean lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wizeau backwards.
Mckean scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mckean lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wizeau has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mckean is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mckean holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mckean lands an uppercut.
Wizeau fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mckean manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mckean lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wizeau backwards.
Tommy Wizeau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short left from Mckean.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mckean lands with a left to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Mckean showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mckean, 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Mckean!
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