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SOTF Semifinal PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Pariscini (ranked 1549 p4p, 1649 weight class) and Liger Justin (ranked 237 p4p, 253 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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BJJ Purple 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eddie Pariscini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Liger Justin!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pariscini!
Pariscini tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Justin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Justin working the ground and pound but Pariscini is defending the strikes.
Pariscini tries to bench press Justin off him but Justin keeps the position.
Justin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Check out the look on Justin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Pariscini's coaches at Island Sparring have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Justin working the ground and pound.
Pariscini might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pariscini struggling a bit here.
Justin lands some shots froms side control.
Pariscini is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Justin off and has taken his back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pariscini is persistently looking for the submission but Justin is defending it well.
Pariscini controlling well, preventing Justin from escaping the position.
Justin preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Pariscini.
Pariscini sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Justin taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eddie Pariscini!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Gayle (ranked 1921 p4p, 2114 weight class) and Paul Shelter (ranked 215 p4p, 236 weight class). Shelter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sword of Destiny kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Larry Gayle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Shelter!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shelter fails to land the takedown.
Shelter keeps the fight on the outside.
Shelter bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gayle tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
My spies in Island Training Centre inform me that Shelter has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Shelter is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Gayle is defending well though. Shelter let's go of the attempt for now.
Gayle is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Gayle's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelter looking for the RNC.
Shelter trying to control.
Well, with Shelter on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Gayle is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Gayle trying to control the action but Shelter just sinks the hooks in.
Gayle tries to break free.
Gayle is working hard here to advance position.
Shelter avoiding Gayle 's attempts to control his hands.
Shelter has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Gayle has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Shelter controlling well, preventing Gayle from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gayle is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Shelter gets his way!
Shelter has good solid back control here.
Gayle is trying to get back to his feet but Shelter has full control of the position and if anything, Gayle has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Shelter has got one arm under Gayle's chin. This could be trouble... Gayle trying to control the other hand but Shelter gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Gayle has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Paul Shelter!
A pretty intense looking Paul Shelter took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helmer Herrera (ranked 2088 p4p, 1556 weight class) and Kala Kukko (ranked 32 p4p, 25 weight class). Kala Kukko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super 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, Helmer Herrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kala Kukko!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Herrera slips a jab from Kukko.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kukko. Herrera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Herrera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Herrera.
Kukko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Herrera moves out of range of the strikes.
Kukko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Herrera.
Herrera throws a hook to the side of Kukko's head but Kukko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Herrera lands a jab to Kukko's midsection.
Kukko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Herrera.
Herrera tries to land a leg kick but Kukko saw it coming and moves away.
Jab from Kukko.
Herrera throws out a loose jab but Kukko uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kukko! But no joy.
Herrera swings widly with a right hand
and Kukko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Herrera throws a head kick that misses.
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!
Kukko throws out a loose jab but Herrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Herrera misses with a right hand
and Kukko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Herrera thinking.
Kukko moves out of range of the body kick from Herrera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Herrera.
Kukko scores with a punch to the head.
Kukko slips a straight right by Herrera.
A little jabbing left from Kukko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kukko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Herrera tries to circle away but Kukko has him pinned against the cage.
Herrera is trying to break the clinch but Kukko is controlling him.
Herrera breaks from the clinch.
Herrera throws a sloppy head kick
and Kukko counters with a left to the body.
Herrera throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Herrera misses with a hook. Kukko ducked under it nicely.
Herrera throws a hook but Kukko blocks it.
Herrera wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kukko gets a clinch.
Herrera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kukko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Herrera has time to react.
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!
Kukko scores with a hook.
Kukko lands a glancing blow to the side of Herrera's head.
Helmer Herrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herrera delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herrera throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Kukko to counter with a crisp jab.
Kukko wants to clinch up but Herrera keeps it at a distance.
Herrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kukko moves away.
Kukko blocks a jab.
Kukko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Herrera misses with a shot to the body
and Kukko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kukko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Herrera.
Herrera throws a head kick that misses
and Kukko counters with a straight right hand.
Herrera staying out of range there.
Kukko blocks a head kick by Herrera.
Kukko throws a counter combo.
Herrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kukko moves away.
Kukko wants to counter the offense by Herrera and move into the clinch position.
Herrera misses with a low kick.
Kukko now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Herrera closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
 Herrera is rocked!
Herrera doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kukko misses with a looping right.
Kukko cracks Herrera with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kukko has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Herrera to stand back up!
Oh Herrera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kukko is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Herrera had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukko throws an overhand right that has Herrera reeling! Kukko follows up with more punches and Herrera is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kala Kukko!
After winning the bout, Kala Kukko thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ciro Bottini (ranked 1013 p4p, 1674 weight class) and Ronaldo Souza (ranked 133 p4p, 215 weight class). Bottini comes to the cage accompanied by Proteus - Stravaganza. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ciro Bottini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronaldo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bottini gets a clinch.
Souza can't find room to land a body shot as Bottini controls the action.
Bottini has picked Souza up - he's going for a ride! Bottini dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bottini scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bottini is trying to control the action in half guard but Souza is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bottini misses with a head shot. Souza uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bottini is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Souza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Souza keeping moving, preventing Bottini from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bottini throwing strikes from guard but Souza blocks nicely.
Souza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bottini is aware though and is defending well.
Souza trying to keep a closed guard but Bottini is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottini got a little sloppy there for a moment and Souza has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bottini has managed to get both his arms back between Souza's legs - danger averted.
Bottini won't allow Souza to sweep him here.
Souza looking to control.
Souza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bottini is aware though and is defending well.
Bottini content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Souza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Souza is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Souza working for a triangle but Bottini defends it easily.
Bottini sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bottini is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottini controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bottini trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
Souza looking for a sweep. Not yet Souza, not yet.
Souza keeping full guard, as Bottini tries to pass.
Bottini is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza keeping moving, preventing Bottini from controlling successfully.
Souza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bottini is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottini cracks Souza with a solid left hand.
Souza is looking for a triangle but Bottini pushes his legs off easily.
Bottini is stalling in the full guard.
Bottini cracks Souza with a solid left hand.
Bottini lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bottini lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Souza looking for a guillotine here but Bottini defends easily.
Bottini preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza working a defensive guard but Bottini passes into half guard.
Souza looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bottini trying to pass the guard but Souza defending well.
Bottini prevents Souza from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Bottini there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Souza wants to improve his position but Bottini is controlling well.
Souza trying to control from the bottom.
Souza wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ciro Bottini dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Souza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bottini closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bottini blocks an elbow strike.
Bottini gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bottini working the head and body with strikes.
Bottini lands with a punch from half guard.
Souza is refusing to be controlled, as Bottini sits in half guard.
Souza tries to roll over but Bottini keeps him under control.
Bottini works his way into full mount!
Souza wants to control but Bottini is having none of it.
Bottini working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza is squirming around, avoiding Bottini's attempts to control the action.
Bottini landing strikes from the mount.
Bottini is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Souza can do to turn this around?
Bottini pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Souza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bottini looking to control but Souza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Souza wants to hold on but Bottini pushes him away.
Bottini lands with some strikes.
 It looks like Ronaldo Souza has been cut.
Bottini content just to control the position here.
Bottini working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Souza working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottini landing punches.
Bottini looking to control and managing it successfully.
Souza is in a horrible position here. Bottini smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ciro Bottini overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bottini controlling the position easily from mount.
Bottini working Souza over with strikes here.
 Souza is rocked!
Souza is looking to get to half guard.
Bottini landing strikes from the mount.
Souza is still in real trouble! Can Bottini finish him?
Souza bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Souza seems to have recovered his senses.
Souza looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bottini is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bottini holds on and takes a little breather.
Souza passes Bottini's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bottini on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bottini tries to get out of the position.
Souza trying to pass the guard but Bottini defending well.
Souza slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bottini is not content to let Souza control the position.
Souza wants to free his trapped foot but Bottini is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Souza wants to work for an arm triangle but Bottini is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Souza wants to control but Bottini is keeping him busy.
Bottini tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Souza has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Bottini wants to hold on but Souza pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ciro Bottini dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ronaldo Souza's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bottini gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Souza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bottini is trying to drag Souza to the mat but Souza just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bottini prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bottini pulls guard.
Bottini keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.
Bottini has his hands on Souza's head, controlling the position.
Souza passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza wants to control but Bottini is keeping him busy.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Souza working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza prevents Bottini from improving his position.
Souza is working for a kimura but Bottini is defending it quite comfortably.
Bottini holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Bottini is looking for a sweep. Souza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bottini trying to control but Souza postures up.
Souza is looking to take a break and control but Bottini is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bottini is trying to maintain the position but Souza is very close to passing his half guard.
Ronaldo Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bottini tries to get to full guard but Souza has control of the leg.
Souza is looking to stall here but Bottini recovers full guard.
Souza stands and throws Bottini's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Souza trying to control the action but Bottini is working from the bottom.
Bottini takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza trying to control the action but Bottini is working from the bottom.
Souza is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Souza thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Souza goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bottini rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Souza's guard! Nice work there by Bottini!
Bottini has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bottini with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bottini can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Souza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bottini is aware though and is defending well.
Souza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bottini looking to pass the guard.
Bottini wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
Bottini looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Souza keeping moving, preventing Bottini from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bottini makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ciro Bottini showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bottini, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ciro Bottini!
An out of breath Ciro Bottini thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coby Esch (ranked 1215 p4p, 1517 weight class) and Raymundo Camara (ranked 19 p4p, 24 weight class). Camara has chosen Ready or Not as his entrance music. Raymundo Camara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Coby Esch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raymundo Camara!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara closes the distance but Esch moves to the side
and Esch counters with a stiff right hand.
Esch tries to keep at a distance but Camara has taken the fight into the clinch.
Esch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Camara backwards.
Esch struggles to land a body shot inside as Camara controls his hands.
Camara tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Esch just stands there and leans against the cage.
Camara jumps guard and drags Esch to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Our spies down at at Gladius Elite Facilities inform us that Camara has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camara working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Esch doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Esch manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Camara had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Esch defends it easily.
Camara trying to control the position.
Camara is looking to cinch up a triangle. Esch throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Camara's body to avoid the submission. Camara has instead reached around Esch's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Camara arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Raymundo Camara!
Raymundo Camara decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edson Castro (ranked 1807 p4p, 424 weight class) and Marshal Mayhem (ranked 227 p4p, 56 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
KO power |
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edson Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marshal Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro has his takedown stuffed
and Mayhem cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mayhem bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Castro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Castro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mayhem scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mayhem lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Castro scores with a takedown into Mayhem's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayhem is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Castro tries to free his leg and advance position but Mayhem is retaining full guard.
Castro trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Mayhem manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Castro can't keep his opponent in guard - Mayhem advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Castro is pressing down on Mayhem's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem stopping the sweep attempt from Castro.
Mayhem controlling from the top position.
Mayhem looking to pass the guard.
Castro on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Castro tries to get out of the position.
Mayhem controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Castro keeping moving, preventing Mayhem from controlling successfully.
Mayhem wants to pass the guard but Castro is keeping the position.
Castro pulls Mayhem in close to prevent any damage.
Mayhem not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mayhem won't allow Castro to sweep him here.
Castro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mayhem can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Castro trying to keep a closed guard but Mayhem is proving a slippery customer.
Castro working for a triangle but Mayhem defends it easily.
Mayhem advances to half guard.
Castro is looking for a sweep. Mayhem is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro wants to sweep but Mayhem has passed to side control!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Mayhem wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castro keeps working.
Mayhem tries for a kimura but Castro is defending well.
Castro is not content to let Mayhem control the position.
You can see the frustration on Castro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mayhem is looking to take a break and control but Castro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Castro is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mayhem's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Mayhem! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Castro has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Marshal Mayhem!
An out of breath Marshal Mayhem thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Naoko Marui (ranked 636 p4p, 1179 weight class) and Finn Murphy (ranked 81 p4p, 147 weight class). Finn Murphy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Naoko Marui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Finn Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marui lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Marui throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marui swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Marui uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Marui moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Marui misses with a hook.
Murphy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marui momentarily.
 It looks like Naoko Marui has been cut.
Murphy takes a swing at Marui's ribcage but misses.
Marui throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marui lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marui. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy unleashes a big counter combination but Marui bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Marui misses the shot to the body.
Naoko Marui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marui throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Marui.
Murphy takes one to the side of the head.
Marui throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murphy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Murphy sizes up Marui with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Marui slips the punch.
Murphy slips a jab and a cross from Marui.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Marui lands with an uppercut that bounces Murphy off the cage and back into range.
Marui connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Marui.
Murphy throws a hook but Marui avoids it easily.
Marui misses with a right hand
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marui misses with a straight left.
Despite the aggression on Murphy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Danga de danga de dang - Marui scores with a four punch combination!
Murphy jabs Marui to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marui misses with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a nice right hand that sends Marui toppling to the canvas! Marui scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Murphy finish him?!
Marui is rocked!
Murphy lands a brutal uppercut that launches Marui off his feet! Marui tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Finn Murphy!
Finn Murphy managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corey McGraugh (ranked 398 p4p, 590 weight class) and te Tre (ranked 57 p4p, 91 weight class). McGraugh comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Kennedys - Police Truck. Corey McGraugh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent MT
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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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Corey McGraugh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, te Tre!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGraugh swings for the body but Tre moves out of range.
McGraugh throws a body shot but no joy.
Tre lands an overhand right.
Tre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Corey McGraugh has been cut.
A slow jab from Tre misses its intended target.
Tre throws an overhand right that lands on McGraugh's shoulder, as McGraugh tries to avoid the shot.
Tre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGraugh.
Tre misses with a straight right.
Tre throws a shot from downtown. McGraugh moves away and avoids it.
McGraugh throwing a counter right hand but Tre manages to avoid it.
McGraugh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McGraugh throws a jab but it's blocked by Tre.
McGraugh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tre throws a hook but McGraugh blocks it.
Tre misses with a hook. McGraugh ducked under it nicely.
McGraugh walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGraugh goes for a double leg but Tre avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tre continues to drive forward.
McGraugh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGraugh misses the shot to the body.
Tre misses with a hook. McGraugh ducked under it nicely.
McGraugh staying out of range there.
McGraugh looks to score with a jab to the body but Tre is just out of range.
te Tre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tre connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McGraugh momentarily.
McGraugh is rocked!
McGraugh scores with a jab. Tre acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like te Tre has been cut.
Tre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGraugh.
McGraugh definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGraugh.
McGraugh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tre manages to avoid it.
Tre throws a hook but McGraugh avoids it easily.
Tre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGraugh.
McGraugh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McGraugh throws a hook but Tre blocks it.
Tre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tre moves into range and connects with a jab.
McGraugh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tre cracks McGraugh with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! McGraugh looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tre finish him?
Oh McGraugh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGraugh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tre sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tre might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tre fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked McGraugh out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). te Tre!
te Tre decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Island Fighter (ranked 1132 p4p, 320 weight class) and Pablo Torres (ranked 133 p4p, 47 weight class). Island Fighter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pablo Torres!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter misses with a wild body shot.
Torres ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Torres cracks Fighter with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Torres has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Fighter to stand back up!
Fighter is rocked!
Pablo Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fighter tries to get into range but Torres steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Fighter! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Torres scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pablo Torres!
Pablo Torres seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mbaku Camara (ranked 404 p4p, 583 weight class) and Keith Farley (ranked 56 p4p, 77 weight class). Farley comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Highway to Hell - ACDC kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mbaku Camara has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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6 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Counter fighter
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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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mbaku Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keith Farley!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farley misses with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Farley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Farley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Camara tries to clinch but Farley moves out of range.
Farley scores with a hook.
Camara seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Farley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Camara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farley.
Camara is looking to clinch but Farley is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Farley! But no joy.
Farley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Farley scores with a sloppy right hand. Camara should have avoided that one.
Camara is looking to clinch.
Farley scores with a nice head shot.
Camara is looking to clinch but Farley is avoiding it.
Camara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Farley, pushing him back against the cage.
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!
Camara jumps guard but Farley turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Camara tries to pull guard but Farley holds him up against the cage and eventually Camara drops back down to his feet.
Farley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A cross from Farley lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara looks to clinch
and Farley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Camara thinking.
Camara takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Farley scores with a jab.
It looks like Mbaku Camara has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Farley. Those never looked like landing.
Camara is looking to clinch but Farley is avoiding it.
Camara get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Camara stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Farley runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keith Farley!
An out of breath Keith Farley thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Mbaku Camara had this to say: 'Wakanda Forever ! '.
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