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The Island Season 11, 170 lbs, Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Bodson (ranked 1724 p4p, 179 weight class) and Rene Lafayette (ranked 0 p4p, 26 weight class). Lafayette has chosen Erasure - Always as his entrance music. Rene Lafayette is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicolas Bodson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rene Lafayette!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, 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!
Bodson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lafayette.
It looked like Bodson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lafayette keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bodson.
Rene Lafayette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lafayette moves into the clinch.
Bodson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bodson struggles to land a body shot inside as Lafayette controls his hands.
Lafayette looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bodson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bodson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bodson breaks from the clinch.
Lafayette misses with a hook
and Bodson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bodson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lafayette sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lafayette throws a hook but Bodson blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lafayette misses with a hook. Bodson ducked under it nicely.
Lafayette thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bodson at a distance.
Bodson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lafayette shoots and misses
enabling Bodson to counter with a crisp jab.
Bodson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lafayette just misses with a punch to the body.
Bodson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lafayette throws a poor cross that misses
and Bodson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bodson throws an off balance right hand
and Lafayette cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lafayette tries to close the distance and clinch but Bodson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lafayette tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bodson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lafayette.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bodson misses with a wild body shot.
Lafayette fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bodson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bodson throws a shot from downtown. Lafayette moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lafayette darts in trying to clinch
and Bodson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lafayette throws a jab but it's blocked by Bodson.
Lafayette shoots in for a takedown but Bodson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bodson slips a jab from Lafayette.
Bodson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lafayette throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette misses with a wild body shot.
Bodson is looking to counter punch.
Lafayette fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bodson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lafayette throws a lazy uppercut
and Bodson counters with a right hand to the body.
Bodson throws a lazy right hand but Lafayette sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lafayette wants to counter with a clinch but Bodson pushes him away.
Lafayette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bodson.
It looked like Bodson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lafayette.
Bodson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lafayette let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lafayette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bodson.
Lafayette swings widly with a right hand
and Bodson counters with a nice uppercut.
Bodson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lafayette with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bodson staying out of range there.
Lafayette throws a right hand that misses
and Bodson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lafayette throws a jab but it's blocked by Bodson.
Lafayette misses with a hook
and Lafayette takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Lafayette misses.
A big right from Lafayette misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lafayette. Bodson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lafayette throws a poor cross that misses
and Bodson counters with a straight right hand.
Lafayette fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bodson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
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 Nicolas Bodson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lafayette waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bodson.
Lafayette has Bodson up against the cage in a clinch.
Bodson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bodson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lafayette throws a hook but Bodson avoids it easily.
Bodson misses with a hook. Lafayette ducked under it nicely.
Bodson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette throws a shot from downtown. Bodson moves away and avoids it.
Lafayette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lafayette scores with a hook.
A slow jab from Bodson misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lafayette connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bodson scrambles back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Lafayette.
Bodson moves out of range of the strikes.
Lafayette ducks under a wild hook from Bodson.
Lafayette with a poor takedown
and Bodson counters with a stiff right hand.
Lafayette misses with a hook. Bodson ducked under it nicely.
Lafayette throws a hook but Bodson blocks it.
Bodson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bodson tests Lafayette's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lafayette cracks Bodson with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette misses with a hook.
Lafayette lands with a shot to the body.
Bodson looks to throw the jab but Lafayette is out of range.
Nicolas Bodson is winning the standup battle so far.
Bodson punishes Lafayette's body with a nice straight punch.
Lafayette misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bodson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Bodson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lafayette is defended easily by Bodson.
Bodson throwing a counter right hand but Lafayette manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bodson keeps the fight on the outside.
Nicolas Bodson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bodson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lafayette.
Lafayette cracks Bodson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bodson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lafayette pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bodson throws a right hand that misses
and Lafayette counters with a nice body shot.
Lafayette throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lafayette throws a hook to the side of Bodson's head but Bodson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bodson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lafayette slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bodsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lafayette gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bodson throws a head punch that misses.
Bodson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bodson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lafayette.
Nicolas Bodson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rene Lafayette.
Bodson is working Lafayette over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bodson lands with a right to the head.
Bodson presses Lafayette against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bodson breaks from the clinch.
Bodson lands a jab to the nose.
Bodson with a nice cross.
Lafayette misses the body punch
and Bodson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 Lafayette is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rene Lafayette will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bodson defending well as Lafayette loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Bodson misses the target.
Lafayette connects with a body shot that sends Bodson's belly button to the back.
Bodson loads up on a big right hand but Lafayette slips the punch.
Bodson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lafayette throws out a loose jab but Bodson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bodson misses with an uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lafayette.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette scores with a nice right hand.
Lafayette lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bodson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lafayette is just out of range.
Lafayette ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bodson cracks Lafayette with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bodson defending well as Lafayette loads up on a big left hand.
Lafayette moves forwards but Bodson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lafayette tries to clinch
and Bodson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lafayette is still on wobbly legs! Can Bodson finish him?
Lafayette misses with a wild body shot.
Lafayette seems to have recovered his senses.
Bodson tests Lafayette's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lafayette thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bodson is looking to counter punch.
Bodson misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bodson swings widly with a right hand
and Lafayette counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lafayette tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Bodson misses the target.
Lafayette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bodson is looking to counter punch.
Lafayette cracks a nice hook into Bodson's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Lafayette misses the target.
Lafayette misses with a looping left.
Lafayette on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bodson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lafayette.
Bodson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette ducks under a wild hook from Bodson.
Lafayette slips a straight right by Bodson.
Lafayette throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bodson moves away from the strike by Lafayette.
Lafayette shoots in and bounces Bodson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lafayette trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bodson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bodson tries to get out of the position.
Lafayette won't allow Bodson to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette wants to pass the guard but Bodson is keeping the position.
Lafayette won't allow Bodson to get back to his feet.
Lafayette slips nicely into half guard.
Lafayette wants to control but Bodson is keeping him busy.
Lafayette seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lafayette seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Bodson is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rene Lafayette!
Rene Lafayette spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Little Bitch (ranked 1980 p4p, 1312 weight class) and Liger Justin (ranked 292 p4p, 208 weight class). The key to victory for Little Bitch has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Little Bitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Liger Justin!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bitch.
Justin lands a lovely overhand right.
Justin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bitch!
Bitch can't do much from the bottom here.
Bitch is looking to regain half guard here but Justin keeps moving and retains side control.
Justin scores with punches from side control.
Bitch is trying to control Justin's posture but Justin avoids it.
Bitch tries to buck Justin off but Justin is having none of it.
Bitch 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!
Justin is really stuck here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch 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, Justin has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Bitch is persistently looking for the submission but Justin is defending it well.
Justin is really stuck here.
Bitch is looking for the choke from the back position but Justin is controlling his hands well.
Will Bitch go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Bitch patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Justin trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Bitch definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Justin covering up well and avoiding damage.
Justin is in bad spot here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bitch looking to break Justin's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Justin remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Bitch will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitch is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Justin has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Bitch has the hooks in. Justin is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Justin is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Justin defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Justin just trying to survive but Bitch is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Bitch is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bitch is not going to allow Justin to sit and survive in this position.
Bitch is persistently looking for the submission but Justin is defending it well.
Justin wants to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justin trying to control the action but Bitch just sinks the hooks in.
Justin manages to reverse the position and now he's in Bitch's guard. Nice work there by Justin.
Justin wants to control from the top but Bitch keeps moving.
Bitch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Justin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bitch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Justin stays in close to Bitch's body and controls the position.
Bitch keeping full guard, as Justin tries to pass.
Justin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bitch looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Justin postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Justin is one step ahead there.
Justin trying to control the position from guard on top but Bitch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bitch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bitch 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.
Bitch controls Justin momentarily but Justin frees himself.
Bitch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Justin is one step ahead there.
Bitch not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Little Bitch dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Justin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bitch circles away.
Bitch darts in trying to clinch
and Justin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Little Bitch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Justin is working Bitch over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bitch throws his legs up looking for a submission but Justin uses it to pass to side control.
Bitch regains half guard.
Justin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Justin trying to control from half guard but Bitch is working away.
Bitch is looking for a sweep. Justin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin stops Bitch from getting back to his feet.
Bitch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Justin.
Bitch actively working from the bottom here.
Bitch punching from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch looking for submissions off his back.
Justin is looking to advance position but Bitch won't allow it.
Justin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bitch is trying to maintain the position but Justin is very close to passing his half guard.
Bitch actively working from the bottom here.
Bitch is trying to get back to full guard.
Bitch taking some punishment here, with Justin in his half guard.
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.
Bitch wants to get back to full guard.
Justin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Justin working over Bitch with some ground and pound. Bitch looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bitch trying to hold on to Justin's head to control him but Justin postures up.
Justin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Justin controlling the action here.
Justin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Justin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bitch does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justin lands with a punch from half guard.
Justin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Justin lands with a punch from half guard.
Bitch moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bitch wants to stand but Justin is controlling the position.
Bitch wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Justin is now in half guard.
Bitch is staying active underneath Justin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Justin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bitch throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Justin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bitch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Justin connects with a nice short shot to Bitch's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justin drops an elbow to the side of Bitch's head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Justin working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Justin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
 Bitch is rocked!
Bitch is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Justin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Oh Bitch is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Justin working over Bitch with some ground and pound. Bitch looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Justin lands strikes from half guard.
Justin is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Bitch is hurt! He's hurt bad - Justin fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Bitch from any more punishment! Congratulations to Justin! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liger Justin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Kleen (ranked 1892 p4p, 532 weight class) and Xain Zhao (ranked 0 p4p, 84 weight class). Zhao has chosen I love Friday as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dan Kleen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xain Zhao!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kleen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zhao throws out a counter right but Kleen avoids it with no problem.
Kleen throws a shot to the body.
Kleen scores with a jab to the body.
Kleen lands a nice shot to the body.
Kleen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kleen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhao.
Kleen is looking to wear down Zhao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kleen misses with an uppercut. Zhao saw that one coming.
Kleen's corner calls for a 1-2. Kleen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kleen connects with a nice looking jab.
Zhao ducks under a wild hook from Kleen.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kleen.
Zhao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kleen.
Zhao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dan Kleen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleen misses with a hook.
Zhao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kleen throws a hook to the side of Zhao's head but Zhao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kleen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kleen. Zhao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zhao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kleen throws a jab when Zhao was well out of range.
Zhao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kleen throws a jab when Zhao was well out of range.
Zhao tries to clinch up but Kleen circles away and keeps his distance.
Kleen lands with a good body shot.
Kleen swats away the attempt to clinch by Zhao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Kleen.
A big right from Kleen misses.
Zhao blocks a jab.
Kleen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kleen misses with a straight left.
Zhao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zhao drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhao thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zhao slips nicely into half guard.
Zhao wants to work for an arm triangle but Kleen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kleen is looking to control Zhao's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kleen avoid being mounted?
Zhao wants to pass the guard but Kleen is defending well.
Kleen is defending against the submission attempts here by Zhao.
Zhao is pressing down on Kleen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kleen is holding on for now.
Zhao seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Kleen is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Xain Zhao!
Xain Zhao tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between te Tre (ranked 443 p4p, 1773 weight class) and Skop Doner (ranked 67 p4p, 269 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ White Belt
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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, te Tre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Skop Doner!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, 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!
Doner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tre.
Tre throws out a loose jab but Doner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tre 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.
Tre throws a lazy uppercut
and Doner decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tre's guard.
Doner stops Tre from standing up.
Tre keeping moving, preventing Doner from controlling successfully.
Doner drops back looking for a leg! Tre is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tre manages to kick Doner off! Doner jumps back into Tre's guard.
Doner drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Doner jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tre wants to improve his position but instead Doner has moved into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tre tries to roll over but Doner keeps him under control.
Tre tries to kick Doner off but Doner keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tre 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.
Doner is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Doner is trying for a kimura here. Tre looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Doner wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Skop Doner!
Skop Doner decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Island Yonic (ranked 1722 p4p, 286 weight class) and Marcos Agripa (ranked 0 p4p, 45 weight class). Agripa has chosen Topo La Maskara, MC Fioti - Panda Pon as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Island Yonic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marcos Agripa's chin.
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Basic striking
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Yonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcos Agripa!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, 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!
Agripa tries to clinch up
and Yonic counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Agripa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yonic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yonic's back!
Will Agripa go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Agripa controls the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yonic staying busy and making it hard for Agripa to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agripa keeps control of the position as Yonic tries to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agripa is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Yonic has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
You can see the frustration on Yonic's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Yonic is working hard here to advance position.
Agripa wants to control but Yonic is keeping busy.
Yonic tries to escape the position.
Yonic is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Agripa is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agripa keeps control of the position as Yonic tries to break free.
Yonic showing good submission defense here.
Yonic is in bad spot here.
Yonic defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Agripa's arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agripa 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, Yonic has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Yonic tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Yonic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yonic sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Agripa wants to free his trapped foot but Yonic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Agripa is working for a kimura but Yonic is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agripa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Yonic is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Agripa is trying to work for a kimura but Yonic is defending well.
Agripa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Agripa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
No luck for Yonic with that takedown attempt.
Yonic scores with a takedown into Agripa's guard.
Agripa is looking for a triangle but Yonic pushes his legs off easily.
Agripa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yonic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yonic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yonic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yonic lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agripa working for a triangle but Yonic defends it easily.
Agripa has his foot on Yonic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yonic works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic wants to control from the top but Agripa keeps moving.
Agripa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yonic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Agripa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Agripa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yonic is aware though and is defending well.
Agripa keeping moving, preventing Yonic from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yonic lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yonic stands and throws Agripa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Agripa can't do much from the bottom here.
Agripa is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Yonic off and has taken his back!
Agripa wants to control but Yonic is keeping busy.
Yonic breaks Agripa's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Yonic controls from within his opponent's guard.
Agripa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic advances position into side control!
Yonic lands some shots froms side control.
Yonic landing a few strikes.
You can see the frustration on Agripa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yonic trying to control the action but Agripa is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic cracks Agripa with a big elbow.
Yonic working away.
Island Yonic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Agripa takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Yonic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Agripa is not content to let Yonic control the position.
Yonic scoring with punches from side control.
Yonic lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yonic scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Agripa to see if he's OK.
Agripa struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Island Yonic dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Yonic bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Agripa manages to get back to half guard.
Yonic lands strikes from half guard.
Yonic winds up and cracks Agripa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Yonic.
Agripa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yonic scores with a couple of nice shots.
Agripa is trying to maintain the position but Yonic is very close to passing his half guard.
Yonic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Agripa actively working from the bottom here.
Yonic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Agripa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Agripa is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic is trying to control. Agripa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Yonic is looking to advance position but Agripa won't allow it.
Agripa is staying active underneath Yonic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Agripa looking for submissions off his back.
Agripa looking for submissions off his back.
Yonic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yonic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agripa is trying to get back to full guard.
Yonic wants to control but Agripa is keeping him busy.
Yonic tries to pass the half guard into mount. Agripa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Agripa is trying to maintain the position but Yonic is very close to passing his half guard.
Yonic lands strikes from half guard.
Agripa has hold of Yonic's hands but Yonic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Yonic connects with a nice short shot to Agripa's temple.
Agripa wants to improve his position but Yonic is controlling well.
Yonic takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Yonic has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic is trying to control. Agripa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Agripa is trying to control but can't.
Yonic is trying to control. Agripa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Agripa tries to get to full guard but Yonic has control of the leg.
Agripa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yonic is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Agripa is just riding it out for now. Yonic eventually gives up the hold.
Yonic is nestled in close to Agripa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yonic is trying to control the action in half guard but Agripa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Yonic connects with a nice short shot to Agripa's temple.
Yonic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yonic wants to control but Agripa is keeping him busy.
Yonic is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Agripa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ground and pound from Yonic.
Agripa is still in real trouble! Can Yonic finish him?
Agripa taking some punishment here, with Yonic in his half guard.
Agripa seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yonic is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Agripa is hurt! He's hurt bad - Yonic fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Agripa from any more punishment! Congratulations to Yonic! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Island Yonic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nelis Mulder (ranked 1609 p4p, 2060 weight class) and Adam Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Bennett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nelis Mulder!
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, Adam Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mulder clinches up with Bennett and pushes him back against the cage.
Mulder keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bennett's efforts to push away.
Mulder takes a shot to the head.
Mulder decides to pull guard.
Mulder controlling the position.
Bennett wants to pass the guard but Mulder is keeping the position.
Mulder is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bennett is controlling him.
Bennett wanted to stand there but Mulder had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mulder lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulder wants to stand but Bennett has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mulder drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mulder jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mulder throws a big right hand that misses.
Mulder with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mulder is stalling in the full guard.
Bennett really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mulder. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bennett is trying to keep Mulder in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mulder not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bennett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mulder's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Mulder works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bennett is looking to control Mulder's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bennett avoid being mounted?
Mulder slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulder fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bennett, pushing him back against the cage.
Bennett lands a nice shot to the body.
Mulder is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bennett gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mulder tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bennett breaks the clinch.
Mulder looks to land a combination but Bennett avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bennett! But no joy.
Mulder moves in looking to clinch but Bennett pushes him off.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adam Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mulder shoots for a takedown but Bennett saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelis Mulder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bennett lands a jab to Mulder's midsection.
Bennett lands a nice looking body shot.
Bennett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bennett's corner calls for a 1-2. Bennett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett catches Mulder with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
 It looks like Nelis Mulder has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mulder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bennett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mulder with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bennett counters with a left to the body.
Bennett scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bennett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mulder definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mulder shoots in for a double leg but Bennett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mulder on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mulder is rocked!
Bennett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mulder is breathing heavily.
Mulder takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oh Mulder is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bennett ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Mulder's jaw. Mulder's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Bennett does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adam Bennett!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Niek Mulder (ranked 1091 p4p, 1058 weight class) and Edson Barboozer (ranked 173 p4p, 169 weight class). Edson Barboozer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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168
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Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Good low kicks
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Niek Mulder!
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, Edson Barboozer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barboozer digs a good hook to Mulder's body.
Mulder definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barboozer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Edson Barboozer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mulder will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barboozer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Mulder counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mulder is in close to Barboozer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barboozer looking for a sweep. Not yet Barboozer, not yet.
Barboozer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mulder throwing strikes from guard but Barboozer blocks nicely.
Mulder tries to free his leg and advance position but Barboozer is retaining full guard.
Mulder throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mulder landing with the ground and pound.
Barboozer wants to hit a sweep here but Mulder passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Barboozer there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulder working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mulder cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Barboozer is looking to get to half guard.
Mulder with a couple of short strikes.
Barboozer is in a horrible position here. Mulder smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Barboozer is rocked!
Barboozer wants to hold on but Mulder pushes him away.
Barboozer is still in real trouble! Can Mulder finish him?
Barboozer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Barboozer felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Mulder drops a big elbow. That's hurt Barboozer! More shots from Mulder and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Niek Mulder!
After the fight, Niek Mulder was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Flynn (ranked 1235 p4p, 1717 weight class) and Joao Apolinario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shane Flynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joao Apolinario!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apolinario shoots in but no luck this time.
Apolinario with a lazy takedown attempt
and Flynn counters with a takedown into side control.
Apolinario looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Flynn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Apolinario has escaped the position, nice work there.
Flynn trying to control the position but Apolinario is working away.
Apolinario prevents Flynn from improving position.
Apolinario is looking for a sweep.
Flynn advances nicely into full mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flynn fails to take his opponent's back.
Apolinario is trying desperately to improve position.
Flynn controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flynn jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Apolinario is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Apolinario and Flynn has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Apolinario tries to bench press Flynn off him but Flynn keeps the position.
Flynn is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Apolinario will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Flynn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Apolinario is looking to regain half guard here but Flynn keeps moving and retains side control.
Apolinario can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Apolinario is looking to reverse the position.
Flynn advances to mount.
Apolinario is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Apolinario is controlling an arm, preventing Flynn from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Flynn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Flynn prevents Apolinario from getting the reversal.
Flynn looking to control but Apolinario is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flynn is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Apolinario is in real trouble.
Good control from Flynn.
Apolinario tries to break free.
Flynn looking for the choke but no joy.
Flynn is hanging on to Apolinario's back as he tries to escape.
Apolinario staying busy and making it hard for Flynn to control.
You can see the frustration on Apolinario's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flynn is looking to control Apolinario but Apolinario is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Flynn has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Apolinario's body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Apolinario trying to control but not successfully.
Flynn looking to break Apolinario's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Apolinario remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Flynn will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Apolinario wants to escape the position.
Flynn is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Apolinario has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Apolinario defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Apolinario wants to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Flynn dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Apolinario shoots in but Flynn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Flynn throwing a counter right hand but Apolinario manages to avoid it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Apolinario enables Flynn to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Apolinario manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Flynn is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Apolinario has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Flynn is looking to defend but Apolinario has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Flynn! Apolinario pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Flynn taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Joao Apolinario!
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