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CoMMA 2: Jesus vs Yermutha PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Noriega (ranked 6661 p4p, 6276 weight class) and Dmitry Badaz (ranked 477 p4p, 460 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodrigo Noriega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dmitry Badaz!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noriega closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Noriega lands in his opponent's guard.
Badaz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Noriega manages to get himself to full guard.
Badaz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Badaz slips nicely into half guard.
Noriega is looking for a sweep. Badaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Badaz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badaz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
 It looks like Rodrigo Noriega has been cut.
Noriega tries to get to full guard but Badaz has control of the leg.
Badaz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Badaz has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noriega works his way to full guard. Good work.
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.
Badaz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Badaz wants to control from the top but Noriega keeps moving.
Badaz pushing down on Noriega's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Badaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Noriega keeps working.
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. Badaz connects with a nice short shot to Noriega's temple.
Badaz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Badaz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Badaz wants to free his trapped foot but Noriega is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Badaz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Noriega trying to hold on to Badaz's head to control him but Badaz postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noriega looking for submissions off his back.
Badaz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Badaz controlling the action here.
Noriega looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Noriega on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four 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.
Badaz trying to control from half guard but Noriega is working away.
Nice strikes from Badaz there.
Badaz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Noriega looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Noriega is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Badaz pulls his head out easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitry Badaz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Noriega's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Noriega scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Badaz actively working from the bottom here.
Noriega is working for a submission of some sort.
Noriega is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Noriega wants to pass to mount but Badaz is defending the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noriega wants to take a breather but Badaz is having none of it.
Badaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Badaz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega wants to work for an arm triangle but Badaz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Badaz is defending against the submission attempts here by Noriega.
Badaz wants to get back to full guard.
Badaz is trying to control but can't.
Badaz is looking to improve his position.
Badaz is breathing heavily.
Noriega is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Badaz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Noriega.
Noriega looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
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.
Badaz is staying active underneath Noriega, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Noriega is trying to work for a kimura but Badaz is defending well.
Dmitry Badaz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Badaz tries to get to full guard but Noriega has control of the leg.
Badaz is defending against the submission attempts here by Noriega.
Badaz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Badaz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Noriega's guard.
Noriega looking for a sweep. Not yet Noriega, not yet.
Badaz lands a couple of digs.
Badaz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badaz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Noriega working for a triangle but Badaz defends it easily.
Noriega working for a triangle but Badaz defends it easily.
Badaz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Noriega throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Noriega not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Badaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Badaz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Noriega has his foot on Badaz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Badaz works his way back into a safe position though.
Noriega utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Noriega looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Badaz passes into side control.
Badaz cracks Noriega with a big right hand but Noriega just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Noriega dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Noriega's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Noriega shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Noriega was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Noriega tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Noriega has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Badaz can't do much from the bottom here.
Badaz manages to get back to half guard.
Badaz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Badaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Noriega can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badaz keeping moving, preventing Noriega from controlling successfully.
Noriega won't allow Badaz to sweep him here.
Badaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badaz keeping moving, preventing Noriega from controlling successfully.
Noriega looking to pass the guard.
Noriega trying to control the position from guard on top but Badaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Noriega is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Our spies down at at Walter J Abramowitz Center for Bigness inform us that Badaz has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Badaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Badaz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Badaz in particular looking to stall.
Noriega trying to control from the bottom.
Noriega tries to get to full guard but Badaz has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badaz controlling the action here.
Noriega looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Noriega looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Badaz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badaz is trying to control the action in half guard but Noriega is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Badaz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Noriega haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Noriega is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Badaz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Badaz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Badaz slows the pace down in half guard.
Noriega actively working from the bottom here.
Badaz trying to control the action but Noriega is working from 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.
Badaz working the head and body with strikes.
Noriega is trying to maintain the position but Badaz is very close to passing his half guard.
Badaz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Badaz controlling the action here.
Noriega looks like he's trying to stand up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice strikes from Badaz there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dmitry Badaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Badaz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dmitry Badaz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jinhai Masuke (ranked 6152 p4p, 6109 weight class) and Lee Tassen (ranked 581 p4p, 578 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jinhai Masuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lee Tassen!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masuke tries to clinch but Tassen is having none of it.
Tassen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tassen feints and as Masuke raises his hands in defense, Tassen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tassen wants to control from the top but Masuke keeps moving.
Tassen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Masuke wants to sweep but no luck.
Tassen wants to control from the top but Masuke keeps moving.
Tassen throws a big right hand that misses.
Tassen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tassen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Masuke wants to stand but Tassen is controlling the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tassen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masuke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Masuke tries to clinch up.
Tassen tests Masuke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tassen gets a double leg takedown into Masuke's guard.
Masuke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tassen sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tassen throws a big right hand that misses.
Tassen postures up.
Masuke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tassen is looking to work some ground and pound but Masuke has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tassen with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Tassen stays in close to Masuke's body and controls the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Masuke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Masuke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tassen swats away the attempt to clinch by Masuke.
Masuke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tassen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tassen ducks under a wild hook from Masuke.
Masuke looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tassen scores with a shot to the body.
Tassen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tassen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jab, jab by Masuke - just one landing.
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!
Masuke is looking to clinch.
Masuke tries to sprawl but Tassen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Masuke is trying to control but can't.
Tassen lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tassen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Masuke defending well though.
Tassen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Masuke keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tassen thows a huge punch but Masuke dodges it nicely.
Tassen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tassen is trying to control. Masuke wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tassen trying to control the pace.
Masuke is trying to control but can't.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four 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.
Masuke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masuke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Tassen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Masuke tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tassen manages to circle out of the way.
Masuke misses with a hook.
Tassen cracks Masuke with a good jab.
Tassen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masuke manages to avoid it.
Tassen leaves Masuke with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tassen misses with a two punch combination.
Tassen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Masuke throws out the jab.
Masuke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Masuke misses with a hook.
Masuke looks to score with a jab to the body but Tassen is just out of range.
Masuke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tassen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Masuke closes the distance and clinches.
Masuke struggles to land a body shot inside as Tassen controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Tassen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tassen throws an overhand right that lands on Masuke's shoulder, as Masuke tries to avoid the shot.
Masuke tries to clinch up but Tassen circles away and keeps his distance.
Tassen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tassen keeps the fight on the outside.
Tassen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Masuke wants to clinch up but Tassen keeps it at a distance.
Masuke moves in looking to clinch but Tassen pushes him off.
Masuke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tassen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tassen throws out a powerful jab.
Tassen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Masuke's head backwards.
Tassen stuffs the takedown attempt from Masuke. Masuke gets slowly back to his feet.
Tassen drops Masuke with a naaaaasty hook - Masuke is in real trouble here! Tassen dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Tassen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyka Blyat (ranked 6219 p4p, 5329 weight class) and Toni Sipriani (ranked 637 p4p, 583 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cyka Blyat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Toni Sipriani!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sipriani darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Blyat desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Blyat punching from the bottom.
Blyat actively working from the bottom here.
Blyat is pressing down on Sipriani's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sipriani is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Blyat has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Sipriani is looking to defend but Blyat has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Sipriani! Blyat pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Sipriani taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Cyka Blyat!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Favreau (ranked 6087 p4p, 5304 weight class) and Trevor Philips (ranked 694 p4p, 635 weight class). Favreau comes to the cage accompanied by You're Going Down. Trevor Philips will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eddie Favreau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Trevor Philips!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philips checks a leg kick nicely.
Favreau moves into the clinch.
Favreau throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Favreau letting Philips take a breather here.
Favreau misses with an elbow over the top.
Favreau pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Philips avoids the elbow strike from Favreau, against the cage.
Philips effectively controlling the action here.
Philips blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Favreau misses with an elbow strike.
Philips blocks an elbow strike from Favreau.
Philips avoids the elbow strike from Favreau, against the cage.
Favreau misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Favreau creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Philips - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Favreau misses with an elbow over the top.
Favreau throws an elbow but it misses.
Philips dodges an elbow strike from Favreau.
Favreau throws an elbow that misses.
Favreau misses with an elbow over the top.
Favreau creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Favreau pushes off an throws an elbow but Philips leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Favreau throws an elbow that misses.
Favreau misses with an elbow strike.
Favreau definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Philips blocks the elbow strike.
Favreau misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips blocks an elbow strike from Favreau.
With the fighters up against the cage, Favreau throws an elbow but misses.
Philips is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Favreau is defending well.
Favreau pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Favreau creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Philips blocks an elbow strike.
Favreau misses with an elbow strike.
Philips blocks the elbow strike.
Philips just leaning against Favreau, taking a breather.
Philips blocks an elbow strike from Favreau.
Philips leaning his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Favreau throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips is stalling here.
Philips dodges an elbow strike from Favreau.
Favreau pushes off an throws an elbow but Philips leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Favreau misses with an elbow strike.
Favreau throws an elbow but it misses.
Favreau pushes off an throws an elbow but Philips leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Philips - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Favreau throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Favreau letting Philips take a breather here.
Philips stalls.
Favreau is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Philips is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips avoiding damage.
Philips blocks an elbow strike.
Favreau throws an elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Trevor Philips.
Favreau wants to clinch
and Philips counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Favreau tries to clinch up
and Philips connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Philips circles away from the clinch attempt
and Philips counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Favreau dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Favreau tries to clinch up but Philips circles away and keeps his distance.
Favreau tries to clinch up but Philips circles away and keeps his distance.
Favreau wants to clinch but Philips slips to the side
and Philips counters with a nice uppercut.
Favreau gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Favreau throws an elbow that misses.
Philips blocks an elbow strike from Favreau.
With the fighters up against the cage, Favreau throws an elbow but misses.
Philips blocks an elbow strike.
Philips avoids a wild elbow strike from Favreau.
Philips has Favreau pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Favreau just misses with a elbow thrown towards Philips's brow.
Philips blocks an elbow strike from Favreau.
Philips has had enough of the clinch but Favreau keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Favreau just misses with a elbow thrown towards Philips's brow.
Philips blocks an elbow strike from Favreau.
Philips wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Favreau has him pressed against the cage.
Philips avoids a wild elbow strike from Favreau.
A bit of stalling here from Philips.
Philips will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Favreau up against the cage.
Favreau pushes off an throws an elbow but Philips leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Philips blocks an elbow strike from Favreau.
Philips stalling the fight.
Favreau throws an elbow but it misses.
Favreau throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Favreau misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Favreau misses with an elbow over the top.
Favreau is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Philips blocks the elbow strike.
Eddie Favreau has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Philips avoids a wild elbow strike from Favreau.
Philips dodges an elbow strike from Favreau.
Favreau looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Philips blocks an elbow strike.
Favreau is trying to stall.
Philips blocks an elbow strike.
Favreau throws an elbow that misses.
Philips blocks the elbow strike.
Favreau creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Favreau throws an elbow that misses.
Philips avoids the elbow strike from Favreau, against the cage.
Philips blocks the elbow strike.
Philips leaning against his opponent.
Philips dodges an elbow strike from Favreau.
Philips is pushing Favreau up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Favreau throws an elbow that misses.
Philips avoids a wild elbow strike from Favreau.
Philips is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Philips blocks an elbow strike.
Favreau creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips dodges an elbow strike from Favreau.
Philips dodges an elbow strike from Favreau.
Favreau misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Favreau just misses with a elbow thrown towards Philips's brow.
Philips blocks the elbow strike.
Philips softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Favreau throws an elbow but it misses.
Favreau lands an elbow inside that Philips shrugs off.
 It looks like Trevor Philips has been cut.
Favreau throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Favreau just misses with a elbow thrown towards Philips's brow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Philips blocks an elbow strike from Favreau.
Philips blocks the elbow strike.
Philips avoids a wild elbow strike from Favreau.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Philips stalls.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Favreau dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Trevor Philips's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Philips avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Favreau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Philips with the counter takedown but Favreau avoids it easily.
Favreau is looking to clinch but Philips is avoiding it.
It seemed like Philips was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Favreau moves to clinch but Philips breaks away
and Philips counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Favreau leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philips is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Favreau throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips blocks an elbow strike.
Favreau looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Philips holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Favreau looking to slow down the pace here.
Philips blocks an elbow strike from Favreau.
Favreau creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Philips avoids the elbow strike from Favreau, against the cage.
Favreau throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Favreau creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Favreau throws an elbow but it misses.
Favreau throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Favreau creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Favreau throws an elbow but misses.
Philips blocks the elbow strike.
Favreau creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Philips's defenses.
Favreau throws an elbow but it misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Favreau throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Philips is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Favreau just misses with a elbow thrown towards Philips's brow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Philips stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Philips to work.
Philips is pushing Favreau up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Trevor Philips.
Philips keeps the fight on the outside.
Favreau sets himself, and Philips steps forward looking for the clinch! Favreau avoids it this time.
Favreau moves into the clinch.
Favreau throws an elbow but it misses.
Favreau throws an elbow that misses.
Philips blocks an elbow strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Philips - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips avoids a wild elbow strike from Favreau.
Philips avoids a wild elbow strike from Favreau.
Favreau letting Philips take a breather here.
Trevor Philips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice elbow from Favreau.
Favreau looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Favreau pushes off an throws an elbow but Philips leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Favreau throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Favreau has Philips pressed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Philips blocks the elbow strike.
Eddie Favreau is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Favreau creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Philips's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Favreau showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Favreau, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Favreau!
Eddie Favreau 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Julio Balestrin (ranked 4114 p4p, 4955 weight class) and Tommy No Bahamas (ranked 516 p4p, 580 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Julio Balestrin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tommy No Bahamas!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balestrin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
No Bahamas should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Balestrin throws an off balance right hand
and No Bahamas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
No Bahamas stuns Balestrin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - No Bahamas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab lands there for No Bahamas.
No Bahamas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No Bahamas throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balestrin swinging wildly here.
No Bahamas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balestrin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Balestrin slips a jab and a cross from No Bahamas.
No Bahamas fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Balestrin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Balestrin loads up on a big right hand but No Bahamas slips the punch.
Balestrin throws the left hand but No Bahamas avoids the punch easily.
A big left from No Bahamas misses.
No Bahamas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Balestrin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. No Bahamas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for No Bahamas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Balestrin throwing a counter right hand but No Bahamas manages to avoid it.
No Bahamas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No Bahamas wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balestrin misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from No Bahamas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
No Bahamas works Balestrin's body with a nice hook.
Balestrin misses with an uppercut. No Bahamas saw that one coming.
Balestrin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No Bahamas tries to clinch up but Balestrin circles away and keeps his distance.
Balestrin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
No Bahamas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Balestrin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Balestrin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Balestrin misses the target.
No Bahamas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
No Bahamas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Balestrin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No Bahamas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balestrin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Despite the aggression on No Bahamas's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Balestrin throws a jab when No Bahamas was well out of range.
Balestrin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balestrin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Balestrin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
No Bahamas just misses with a punch to the body.
Balestrin slips a jab and a cross from No Bahamas.
No Bahamas looks to land a combination but Balestrin avoids it well.
The fighters circle momentarily. Balestrin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
No Bahamas is looking to clinch.
Balestrin is looking for a counter combo.
No Bahamas throws a hook to the side of Balestrin's head but Balestrin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Balestrin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
No Bahamas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balestrin walks into a left hand.
No Bahamas takes a swing at Balestrin's ribcage but misses.
Balestrin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
No Bahamas fails with an attempt to clinch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - No Bahamas has eaten all the pies!
No Bahamas throws a right and a left that Balestrin avoids nicely.
No Bahamas scores with a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Balestrin swats away the attempt to clinch by No Bahamas.
A little feinted left hand from Balestrin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Balestrin misses the body punch
letting No Bahamas counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from No Bahamas.
No Bahamas lands a body shot.
No Bahamas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy No Bahamas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Balestrin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Balestrin.
No Bahamas looks to throw the jab but Balestrin is out of range.
No Bahamas looks to land a combination but Balestrin avoids it well.
No Bahamas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
No Bahamas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
No Bahamas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Balestrin might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Balestrin looks to throw the jab but No Bahamas is out of range.
Tommy No Bahamas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No Bahamas throws a series of punches but Balestrin avoids them all with ease.
No Bahamas blocks a head kick by Balestrin.
No Bahamas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Balestrin on the side of the head.
No Bahamas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Balestrin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balestrin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but No Bahamas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No Bahamas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Balestrin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from No Bahamas.
Balestrin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Balestrin backs off No Bahamas throws a huge counter combo but Balestrin manages to avoid it all.
No Bahamas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balestrin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No Bahamas throws a right and a left that Balestrin avoids nicely.
No Bahamas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from No Bahamas. Those never looked like landing.
No Bahamas looks to throw the jab but Balestrin is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balestrin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Balestrin misses with a body shot.
No Bahamas tries to clinch but Balestrin moves out of range.
No Bahamas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from No Bahamas. Those never looked like landing.
Balestrin throws a lazy uppercut
and No Bahamas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No Bahamas is looking to clinch.
No Bahamas slips a straight right by Balestrin.
No Bahamas misses with a body shot.
Balestrin throws a big counter combination but No Bahamas scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
No Bahamas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balestrin throws out a loose jab but No Bahamas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tommy No Bahamas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No Bahamas ducks under a wild hook from Balestrin.
Balestrin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces No Bahamas back to the cage. Balestrin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Tommy No Bahamas has been cut.
No Bahamas loads up on a big right hand but Balestrin slips the punch.
No Bahamas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
No Bahamas connects with a nice looking jab.
Balestrin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Balestrin misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by No Bahamas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of No Bahamas.
No Bahamas misses with an uppercut.
No Bahamas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by No Bahamas.
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!
No Bahamas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No Bahamas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No Bahamas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Balestrin lands a really nice looking cross but No Bahamas seems unphased.
 No Bahamas is rocked!
No Bahamas ducks into an uppercut from Balestrin and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Julio Balestrin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torhte Finlayson (ranked 3720 p4p, 5021 weight class) and Mogens Pedersen (ranked 463 p4p, 560 weight class). Torhte Finlayson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mogens Pedersen's chin.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Torhte Finlayson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mogens Pedersen!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedersen with a poor takedown
letting Finlayson counter with a right hand.
Pedersen misses with a takedown
and Finlayson counters with a right hand to the body.
Finlayson lands a big uppercut and Pedersen crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Pedersen looks OK. Finlayson waves Pedersen back to his feet!
Pedersen is rocked!
It looks like Mogens Pedersen has been cut.
Pedersen circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Finlayson. Pedersen falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Finlayson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kasper Hansen (ranked 5020 p4p, 3532 weight class) and Pedro Phillips (ranked 420 p4p, 324 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Pedro Phillips was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kasper Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pedro Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Phillips scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Kasper Hansen has been cut.
Hansen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Phillips tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hansen is in Phillips's guard.
Phillips looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hansen won't allow Phillips to sweep him here.
Phillips being controlled here, momentarily.
Hansen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Phillips is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Phillips tries to sprawl but Hansen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hansen wants to pass to mount but Phillips is defending the position.
Well, if Hansen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hansen prevents Phillips from improving his position.
Phillips tries to kick Hansen off but Hansen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen tries to pass to full mount but Phillips defends it.
Hansen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hansen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Phillips for as long as he can get away with.
Hansen wants to pass the guard but Phillips is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Phillips.
Hansen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Phillips.
Hansen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Phillips avoids it really well and circles away.
Phillips is looking to slow Hansen down with leg kicks.
Hansen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Phillips to score with a decent uppercut.
Hansen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Phillips avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen dives in and scores a takedown into Phillips's guard.
Hansen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hansen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phillips tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pedro Phillips will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kasper Hansen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Phillips gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Phillips can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hansen controls the pace.
Phillips trying to keep a closed guard but Hansen is proving a slippery customer.
Hansen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hansen'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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hansen defends it easily.
Hansen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hansen passes Phillips's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Phillips wants to control but Hansen is keeping busy.
Hansen is trying to work for a kimura but Phillips is defending well.
Phillips missing with punches from the bottom.
Well, if Hansen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
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.
Hansen works his way into side control.
Hansen controls the position.
Phillips is looking for a sweep.
Phillips is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hansen is controlling him well.
Hansen taking a breather here.
Hansen continues to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen tries to advance to mount but can't.
A lull in the action here as Hansen stalls from top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hansen shoots in looking for a takedown. Phillips tries to sprawl out of it but Hansen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Phillips manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hansen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Phillips is trying to defend but Hansen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Phillips tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Hansen manages to move to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen prevents Phillips from getting the reversal.
Hansen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kasper Hansen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
More hug and hope from Hansen.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kasper Hansen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kasper Hansen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hansen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hansen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Phillips wants to control but Hansen is keeping busy.
Phillips wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hansen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips is looking to control Hansen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Phillips avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, if Hansen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Phillips throws a nice outside leg kick.
Phillips jabs Hansen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hansen fails with the takedown
and Phillips counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phillips gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hansen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hansen passes Phillips's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips trying to control here.
Hansen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hansen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Hansen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips gets back to half guard.
Hansen is thwarting Phillips's attempts to control the position.
Phillips is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hansen is staying active.
Hansen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Phillips sees it coming and defends easily.
Hansen tries to pass to full mount but Phillips defends it.
Phillips is trying to get back to full guard.
Hansen wants to pass to mount but Phillips is defending the position.
That's four 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.
Hansen maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Phillips could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Hansen has cracked it and Phillips is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Hansen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kasper Hansen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rav Kapur (ranked 3216 p4p, 6160 weight class) and Marcus Jacobson (ranked 342 p4p, 582 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rav Kapur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcus Jacobson!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kapur sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jacobson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jacobson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jacobson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kapur misses with a looping right.
Jacobson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kapur.
Kapur misses with a body shot.
Kapur stuffs the takedown.
Rav Kapur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Jacobson.
Jacobson wants to clinch up but Kapur keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kapur misses with a wild body shot.
Kapur closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jacobson did well to prevent Kapur getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kapur has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Jacobson defend it? Kapur steps over the head and cranks it - Jacobson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Kapur!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rav Kapur!
A relieved looking Rav Kapur thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darnell Big Daddy (ranked 4281 p4p, 3301 weight class) and James Rogers (ranked 447 p4p, 350 weight class). Rogers comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hulk Satisfya kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darnell Big Daddy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Big Daddy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rogers throws out the jab.
As Rogers looks to move away, Big Daddy throws a big counter combo but Rogers just gets out of the way.
Rogers misses with a lunging right hand
and Big Daddy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rogers misses with a hook. Big Daddy ducked under it nicely.
Rogers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Big Daddy at a distance.
Rogers has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nice defenses there by Big Daddy.
Big Daddy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Big Daddy misses with an uppercut. Rogers saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Rogers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rogers throws a lazy right hand but Big Daddy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rogers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Big Daddy.
Big Daddy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rogers.
Big Daddy throws a right and a left that Rogers avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Darnell Big Daddy has been cut.
Rogers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rogers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Big Daddy circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Big Daddy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Big Daddy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Big Daddy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rogers has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Big Daddy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Big Daddy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
Rogers lands with an overhand left.
Rogers missing with a left hand there. Big Daddy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Big Daddy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rogers defending well as Big Daddy loads up on a big left hand.
Rogers misses with an uppercut
and Big Daddy counters with a stiff right hand.
Big Daddy swinging wildly here.
Big Daddy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rogers.
Big Daddy is looking for a counter combo.
Rogers misses with a hook
and Big Daddy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Big Daddy looks to land a combination but Rogers avoids it well.
Rogers swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Big Daddy counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Rogers misses.
Rogers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rogers misses with a hook
and Big Daddy counters with a crisp right that sends Rogers to the canvas! Big Daddy follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darnell Big Daddy!
Darnell Big Daddy is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Darnell Big Daddy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
James Rogers was interviewed post fight and said 'RRRRROOOOOOAAAARRRRRR'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Space Jesus (ranked 3195 p4p, 3184 weight class) and Phuck Yermutha (ranked 415 p4p, 414 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Space Jesus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Phuck Yermutha!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jesus clinches up with Yermutha and pushes him back against the cage.
Jesus gets control of Yermutha's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jesus will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Yermutha trying to control but Jesus is working from the bottom.
Jesus trying to keep a closed guard but Yermutha is proving a slippery customer.
Yermutha drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yermutha jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jesus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yermutha can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jesus is pulling down on Yermutha's head to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yermutha is stalling in the full guard.
Yermutha drops back looking for a leg! Jesus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jesus manages to kick Yermutha off! Yermutha jumps back into Jesus's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yermutha is looking to pass into half guard but Jesus pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jesus is in guard.
Jesus has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Jesus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yermutha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yermutha isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jesus stacks Yermutha on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jesus!
Jesus goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Yermutha has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jesus but great work by Yermutha.
Yermutha thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Yermutha looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I wouldn't like to be where Jesus is right now.
Yermutha is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jesus has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yermutha is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jesus will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Yermutha wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jesus, who protects the arm well.
Jesus stops Yermutha from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yermutha trying to control the action but Jesus is working from the bottom.
Yermutha working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yermutha wants to control but Jesus is keeping him busy.
Yermutha looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jesus wants to control but Yermutha postures up.
Jesus is not content to let Yermutha control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yermutha goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jesus rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Yermutha's guard! Nice work there by Jesus!
Jesus not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Yermutha throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jesus uses it to pass to side control.
Jesus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jesus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Yermutha is trying to control Jesus's posture but Jesus avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yermutha tries to buck Jesus off but Jesus is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Space Jesus dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jesus darts in and clinches Yermutha up against the cage.
Yermutha pulls guard successfully.
Yermutha is trying to keep Jesus in close.
Jesus trying to control but Yermutha is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yermutha is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jesus advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yermutha is not content to let Jesus control the position.
Yermutha wants to get back to full guard.
Yermutha wants to control but Jesus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jesus is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Yermutha doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jesus.
Jesus content to control rather than advance.
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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yermutha manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yermutha pulls Jesus in close to his closed guard and prevents Jesus from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jesus looking to pass the guard.
Yermutha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jesus is one step ahead there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Yermutha moves into range and clinches up with Jesus.
Yermutha pulls guard.
Jesus trying to control but Yermutha is working from the bottom.
Yermutha looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesus trying to control the position from guard on top but Yermutha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jesus is stalling in the full guard.
Jesus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yermutha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yermutha keeping moving, preventing Jesus from controlling successfully.
Space Jesus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jesus looking to pass the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four 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.
Yermutha forces Jesus back against the cage and clinches.
Yermutha ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Yermutha no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jesus trying to control the position from guard on top but Yermutha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yermutha escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jesus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yermutha keeping moving, preventing Jesus from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yermutha looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phuck Yermutha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jesus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yermutha has Jesus up against the cage in a clinch.
Yermutha gets control of Jesus's arms and successfully pulls guard. Yermutha will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jesus trying to control the position from guard on top but Yermutha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yermutha keeping full guard, as Jesus tries to pass.
Jesus drops back, looking for a kneebar! Yermutha looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Yermutha looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Yermutha!
Yermutha is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jesus is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yermutha is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jesus has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesus is trying to control Yermutha's posture but Yermutha avoids it.
Yermutha wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jesus keeps working.
Yermutha has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Jesus wants to control but Yermutha is having none of it.
Jesus bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Yermutha keeping moving, preventing Jesus from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yermutha trying to control the position.
Yermutha is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jesus is aware though and is defending well.
Jesus trying to control the position from guard on top but Yermutha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yermutha looking to control.
Jesus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yermutha has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jesus has managed to get both his arms back between Yermutha's legs - danger averted.
Yermutha can't keep his opponent in guard - Jesus advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jesus is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yermutha is just riding it out for now. Jesus eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesus in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Yermutha tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Jesus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Space Jesus!
Space Jesus is the new light heavyweight champion!
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