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IXF XXXV PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mapple Syrup (ranked 3928 p4p, 5280 weight class) and Kunle Soyan (ranked 524 p4p, 631 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Decent wrestler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mapple Syrup!
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, Kunle Soyan!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soyan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Syrup throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Syrup really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Soyan scoring well with a low kick there.
Syrup misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soyan with the inside leg kick.
Syrup has taken the fight to the clinch.
Soyan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Syrup has him pressed against the cage.
Syrup breaks from the clinch.
Soyan throws a head kick that misses
and Syrup moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Syrup jumps guard and drags Soyan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Syrup controlling the position.
Soyan wants to control from the top but Syrup keeps moving.
Soyan looking to sit in guard and control but Syrup gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syrup thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Syrup pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Soyan is keeping the position for now.
Syrup showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Syrup seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Soyan for as long as he can get away with.
That's two 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.
Syrup looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soyan trying to keep a closed guard but Syrup is proving a slippery customer.
Soyan working a defensive guard but Syrup passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soyan is looking to control Syrup's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Soyan avoid being mounted?
Syrup perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Soyan trying to hold on to Syrup's head to control him but Syrup postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syrup passes to full mount!
Soyan tries to hold on but Syrup postures up.
Syrup is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Syrup tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Soyan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Syrup's head.
Syrup moves out of range as Soyan throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soyan connects with a solid leg kick.
Syrup gets the takedown into side control.
Soyan can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee asks Syrup politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Syrup prefers to stall for the moment though.
Soyan tries to improve position but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Syrup tries for a kimura but Soyan is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Syrup decides to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mapple Syrup dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Syrup closes the distance and pushes Soyan back into the cage.
Syrup tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Soyan avoids it.
Syrup is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soyan can do to turn this around?
Syrup manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Soyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Syrup is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Syrup pulls Soyan in to control the position.
Syrup looking for a sweep. Not yet Syrup, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Syrup holds on and takes a little breather.
Soyan trying to control but Syrup is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soyan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Syrup has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Soyan is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Syrup.
Syrup holding on.
Soyan working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Soyan is looking to take a break and control but Syrup is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Soyan goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Syrup has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Soyan but great work by Syrup.
Soyan tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Syrup easily slips into full mount!
Mapple Syrup overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Soyan tries to hold on but Syrup postures up.
Syrup controlling from the full mount.
Soyan is desperately trying to improve his position but Syrup has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syrup controlling the pace for now.
Soyan wants to hold on but Syrup pushes him away.
Soyan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Syrup haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Syrup controlling from mount.
Syrup lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Syrup sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Soyan tries to lock up and control but Syrup gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syrup connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Soyan is desperately trying to improve his position but Syrup has a good base and remains in mount.
Syrup moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Soyan has worked his arm free - good work by Soyan!
Syrup lands an elbow.
Soyan struggling a bit here.
Syrup tries for a kimura but Soyan is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Syrup controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mapple Syrup dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Soyan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Soyan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Soyan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Syrup.
Soyan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soyan connects with an inside leg kick.
Syrup is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Soyan.
Soyan gets tackled into the cage by Syrup. Syrup maintains the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Syrup.
Syrup tries to pull guard but Soyan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Syrup drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Soyan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mapple Syrup. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syrup's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Soyan.
Syrup takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mapple Syrup is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from Soyan.
Soyan leaves Syrup with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Soyan thows a body kick. Syrup tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice body kick there by Soyan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Syrup throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Soyan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Syrup is in Soyan's guard.
Syrup postures up.
Syrup throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soyan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Soyan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Syrup throws a big elbow that misses.
Soyan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Soyan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Syrup gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soyan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syrup's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Syrup continues to stall.
Soyan working a defensive guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Soyan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A lazy body kick from Soyan
and Syrup counters with a nice double leg into side control. Soyan won't be happy with that.
Syrup working away.
Syrup tries for a kimura but Soyan is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soyan is trying to control Syrup's posture but Syrup avoids it.
Soyan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Soyan struggling a bit here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soyan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kunle Soyan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mapple Syrup is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Syrup is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Soyan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kunle Soyan.
I think Syrup has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mapple Syrup!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fats Jones (ranked 3707 p4p, 4273 weight class) and Sam Wilson (ranked 436 p4p, 490 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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, Fats Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sam Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
It looked like Jones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
 It looks like Sam Wilson has been cut.
Wilson tries to clinch up.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wilson clinches.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson wants to clinch.
Jones half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Jones.
Sam Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
As Wilson looks to move away, Jones throws a big counter combo but Wilson just gets out of the way.
Oooooh!!! Jones has knocked Wilson down with a huge combo! Jones steps away and waves a wobbly Wilson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Wilson is rocked!
We've been informed that Wilson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wilson lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson misses with the combination.
Wilson wants to clinch.
Wilson forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That has opened up Sam Wilson's cut even more.
Wilson has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Wilson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilson lands a two punch combo.
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones cracks Wilson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Jones has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Wilson to stand back up!
The cut above Sam Wilson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sam Wilson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fats Jones!
Fats Jones bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Blank (ranked 2569 p4p, 2736 weight class) and Jesus Pena (ranked 78 p4p, 87 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Blank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jesus Pena!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blank rushes Pena and presses him up against the cage.
Pena misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blank blocks an uppercut.
Pena tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pena is trying to stall.
Pena looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Blank working hard to break the clinch.
Pena throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blank lands a body punch.
Blank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blank throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pena misses with a wild combination.
Blank misses with a hook to the body
and Pena counters with a head kick. That will keep Blank thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Blank throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pena pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Pena looks to move away, Blank throws a big counter combo but Pena just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blank takes a swing at Pena's ribcage but misses.
Pena lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pena has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Jesus Pena has been cut.
Blank throws a body shot but no joy.
Blank seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pena fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blank manages to avoid it.
Blank jabs Pena to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blank uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pena.
Blank on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blank tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blank's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Blank duly obliges.
Blank moves into range and clinches up with Pena.
Pena tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blank as Pena tries to tie him up.
Pena tries to work over Blank's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blank as Pena tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena is looking to control Blank's arms but Blank gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pena has his back to the cage.
Pena is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Blank has denied him.
Blank prevents a body shot from Pena.
Pena misses with a punch to the body.
Blank is trying to push Pena away but Pena has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Blank blocks the elbow strike.
Pena can't find room to land a body shot as Blank controls the action.
Pena misses with a body punch.
Blank blocks a body shot from Pena.
Pena misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blank can't break the clinch.
Pena tries to work over Blank's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blank takes an elbow to the forehead.
 It looks like Frank Blank has been cut.
Pena misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pena misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pena misses with a punch to the body.
Blank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pena swinging wildly here.
Blank scores with a shot to the body.
Blank is looking to wear down Pena with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blank throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blank connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pena. Pena circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pena moves forwards but Blank connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blank throws a right hand that Pena ducks under and follows up with a left that Pena also avoids with ease.
Pena moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blank takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blank swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blank closes the distance and pushes Pena back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blank wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pena looking to slow down the pace here.
Pena misses with an elbow over the top.
Pena struggles to land a body shot inside as Blank controls his hands.
Blank wants to break free but Pena has control.
Pena tries to work over Blank's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pena is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blank is keeping busy.
Pena looking to stall.
Pena lands an elbow just above Blank 's eye.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blank as Pena tries to tie him up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Frank Blank will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Blank tries to bum rush Pena with a series of wild strikes but Pena uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pena looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blank throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blank misses with a wild combination.
Blank throws a body punch but Pena moves out of range.
A combination from Pena does no damage.
Pena lands a jab to Blank's midsection.
Pena cracks Blank with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
No joy there for Pena, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blank just misses with a punch to the body.
Pena just misses with a punch to the body.
Blank on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blank ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pena moves away.
Pena looks to land a combination. Blank sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Pena.
Blank throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pena takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Pena throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pena throws a one two combo.
Blank rushes Pena and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pena misses with a punch to the body.
Blank manages to break the clinch.
Pena gets tackled into the cage by Blank. Blank maintains the clinch.
Pena lands an elbow inside that Blank shrugs off.
Pena misses with an elbow strike.
Blank blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pena misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blank wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blank is struggling to control the position.
Blank prevents a body shot from Pena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena struggles to land a body shot inside as Blank controls his hands.
Pena goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pena looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pena throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blank wants to break free but Pena has control.
Blank wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blank wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pena has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pena swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blank goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blank wants to break free but Pena has control.
Pena misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blank breaks the clinch.
Blank ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pena moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Blank.
Pena lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blank fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pena manages to avoid it.
Blank rushes Pena and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pena goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blank blocks the elbow strike.
Pena misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pena tries to stall but Blank uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pena scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blank blocks a body shot from Pena.
Pena wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blank blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pena misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pena tries to throw a body punch but Blank avoids it by throwing Pena back against the cage.
Pena misses with a body punch.
Pena throws an elbow that misses.
Pena struggles to land a body shot inside as Blank controls his hands.
Pena fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pena misses with an elbow strike.
Pena tries a body shot but Blank blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blank.
Blank blocks an uppercut.
Blank taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pena scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Pena showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Blank has managed to clinch.
Pena throws an elbow that misses.
Blank blocks an uppercut.
Pena misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pena taking a breather.
Pena is looking to control Blank's arms but Blank gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pena has his back to the cage.
Blank breaks from the clinch.
Blank lands a right hook to the body.
Pena lands a jab.
Frank Blank is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blank throws a series of punches but Pena avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blank lands an overhand right.
Pena connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blank's hands.
Pena throws out a leg kick but Blank moves out of range and Pena only half commits.
Jesus Pena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blank pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A shot to the body from Blank misses
and Pena counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blank tries to clinch there but Pena circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blank looks to score with a jab to the body but Pena is just out of range.
Pena fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blank.
Blank scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blank attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pena keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blank tries to bum rush Pena with a series of wild strikes but Pena uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blank just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Pena throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pena slips under a jab.
Pena throws a big counter head kick but Blank avoids it with no problem.
Blank fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pena manages to avoid it.
Pena throws out a counter right but Blank avoids it with no problem.
Pena takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pena fails to land with a series of punches.
Pena takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pena takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pena uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena throws a sloppy head kick and Blank moves out of range easily.
Blank misses with a hook to the body
and Pena counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blank looks to land a right hand but Pena moved out of range.
Blank scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pena misses with a combination
and Blank counters with a left to the body.
Blank punishes Pena's body with a nice straight punch.
Pena misses with a straight right.
Pena throws a combination that misses
and Blank counters with a straight right hand.
Frank Blank is winning the standup battle so far.
Blank jabs Pena to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pena looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blank swings for the body but Pena moves out of range.
Blank misses with a wild combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blank jabs at Pena's body.
Pena tries a head kick but it misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Blank misses its target.
Blank connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pena momentarily.
Blank tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blank rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pena counters with a straight right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blank.
Blank connects with a body shot.
Pena takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That has opened up Jesus Pena's cut even more.
Blank digs a good hook to Pena's body.
A head kick by Pena misses
and Blank counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blank tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pena was well out of range. Poor timing from Blank.
Blank dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blank misses with a wild combination.
Blank lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pena circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pena misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pena on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blank looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pena has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pena pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pena avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blank uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pena.
Blank lands a nice looking body shot.
Pena avoids the body shot from Blank.
Pena looks to land a left hand but Blank moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pena throws an off balance right hand
and Blank counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pena misses with a double jab
and Blank counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blank swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Blank showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blank has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Blank!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Auston Clark (ranked 2687 p4p, 3233 weight class) and Arthur Kraag (ranked 395 p4p, 453 weight class). Auston Clark could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arthur Kraag 's chin.
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Auston Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arthur Kraag !
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kraag slips a jab and a cross from Clark.
Clark connects with a single shot there.
Clark lands with an overhand left.
Kraag throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kraag throws a low kick, looking for Clark's leg but Clark calmly moves out of range.
Clark is looking for a counter combo.
Kraag tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Clark looks to land a left hand but Kraag moved out of range nicely.
Clark slips under a jab.
Kraag throws a push kick but Clark slaps the foot to one side.
Clark chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kraag can pounce on him.
Kraag tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Clark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Auston Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kraag throws a head kick but Clark moves out of range.
Clark throws a body punch but Kraag moves out of range.
Clark ducks under a wild hook from Kraag .
Kraag missing with a left hand there. Clark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kraag throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kraag rushes Clark and presses him up against the cage.
Clark has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kraag after a bit of a struggle.
Clark definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kraag working aggressively here.
Clark is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kraag pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark is trying to trip Kraag . He has hold of a leg but Kraag is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Clark persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Clark postures up in Kraag 's guard and throws a big left but Kraag blocks it.
Clark sitting in guard here, content to control.
Clark wants to pass the guard but Kraag is keeping the position.
Kraag is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Clark stalling.
Kraag is looking to break free of the clinch but Clark has double underhooks.
Clark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kraag lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kraag stalling in the clinch but Clark improves position.
Kraag misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Clark to work.
Clark jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kraag walks away with a smile on his face. Clark gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Auston Clark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kraag .
Clark lands a nice hook to Kraag 's body. Kraag takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kraag scores with a nice body kick.
Kraag tries to clinch but Clark is having none of it.
Kraag thumps Clark with a low kick.
Clark moves out of range of the body kick.
Clark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kraag keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Auston Clark has been cut.
Clark misses with a looping right.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kraag .
Kraag is looking to slow Clark down with leg kicks.
Kraag closes the distance and pushes Clark back into the cage.
Clark looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clark controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraag swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kraag has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kraag 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kraag scores with a nice right hand.
Kraag listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kraag takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Clark throws a body punch but Kraag moves out of range.
Kraag takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kraag throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Clark.
Kraag tries to close the distance and clinch but Clark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clark misses with a body shot.
Clark loads up on a big right hand but Kraag slips the punch.
Kraag slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Kraag . That snapped Clark's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kraag goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraag throws a hook but Clark avoids it easily.
Kraag uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clark.
Clark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clark chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kraag can pounce on him.
Kraag takes one to the chin there.
Clark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kraag !
Kraag scores with a head kick.
Kraag misses with a hook. Clark ducked under it nicely.
Clark throws a lazy right hand but Kraag sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kraag throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Kraag .
Clark throws a nice looking combination but Kraag bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Clark does no damage.
Clark takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Clark is breathing heavily.
Kraag smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Auston Clark's cut is getting worse.
Kraag dodges the punch combination from Clark.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Kraag dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Auston Clark's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Clark checks a leg kick.
Kraag throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kraag .
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. Kraag does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kraag throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kraag dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clark. That did some damage!
Clark loads up on a big right hand but Kraag slips the punch.
Kraag connects with an inside leg kick.
Clark throws a body punch but Kraag moves out of range.
Kraag misses with a kick to the body.
Clark throws a big shot that misses.
Kraag is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Clark with a body shot.
Clark swings for the body but Kraag moves out of range.
Clark stalks Kraag and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kraag 's face. Kraag staggers backwards, shaken.
Kraag has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kraag throws a leg kick but Clark sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looked like Clark was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kraag .
Clark misses with a looping left.
Clark throws a right hand that Kraag ducks under and follows up with a left that Kraag also avoids with ease.
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!
Kraag uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Kraag misses with a looping right.
Kraag gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kraag misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraag fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clark manages to avoid it.
Clark staying out of range there.
Kraag tries to clinch but Clark moves out of range.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Kraag is just out of range.
Kraag looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kraag lands a jab to Clark's midsection.
Clark avoids the head kick by Kraag .
Kraag lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kraag goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kraag scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kraag blocks a head kick by Clark.
The fighters circling - Clark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kraag throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kraag dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kraag thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Clark if he has to take too many more of those.
Arthur Kraag seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kraag lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big head kick from Kraag and Clark is sent sprawling to the canvas!
 Clark is rocked!
Kraag gets to his feet. Clark looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Oh Clark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kraag lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Clark falls backwards - clearly groggy! Kraag dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Kraag !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Leonov (ranked 1953 p4p, 2494 weight class) and Jonny Thunder (ranked 287 p4p, 370 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jonny Thunder enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nikolay Leonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonny Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Leonov finds it's way round the side to connect with Thunder's head.
Thunder tries to clinch but Leonov is having none of it.
Leonov tries to bum rush Thunder with a series of wild strikes but Thunder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thunder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leonov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thunder throws a hook but Leonov avoids it easily.
Leonov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Some wild striking there from Leonov.
Thunder looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Good exchange - Leonov coming out on top.
A big right from Thunder misses.
Leonov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thunder.
Leonov scores with a body shot.
Thunder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leonov.
Leonov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Jonny Thunder has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonov throws a hook to the side of Thunder's head but Thunder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leonov throws a right hand that Thunder ducks under and follows up with a left that Thunder also avoids with ease.
Leonov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Thunder lands a nice shot to the body.
Thunder goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Nikolay Leonov has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leonov misses with a combination
and Thunder counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Leonov thinking.
Leonov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunder moves away.
Thunder throws a body punch but Leonov moves out of range.
Thunder has closed the distance and engaged Leonov in a clinch.
A short left from Thunder.
Leonov has had enough of the clinch but Thunder keeps him there for the moment.
Leonov avoiding damage as Thunder throws knees to the body.
Leonov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thunder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thunder throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leonovs head.
Thunder lands with a light punch inside.
Thunder misses with a knee strike.
Thunder landing knees to the head.
Thunder looking to throw knees to the head but Leonov is blocking nicely.
I was talking to Leonov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leonov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leonov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thunder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thunder pressing his opponent against the cage.
Thunder crunches a lovely knee into Leonov's ribcage.
Leonov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leonov is trying to force a seperation but Thunder has the dominant position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thunder as Leonov tries to tie him up.
Thunder stalling against the cage.
Thunder throws a punch but it's blocked by Leonov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonov has had enough of the clinch but Thunder keeps him there for the moment.
Leonov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thunder struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonov controls his hands.
Thunder works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Leonov breaks from the clinch.
Thunder tries to clinch up.
Thunder misses the jab.
Thunder slips under a jab from Leonov.
Leonov misses with a hook.
Thunder steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Leonov.
Leonov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nikolay Leonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thunder throws a looping overhand right but Leonov ducks down to avoid it.
Leonov lands a body shot.
Leonov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Leonov.
Thunder throws the left hand but Leonov avoids the punch easily.
Leonov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A swing and a miss from Leonov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder slips a jab from Leonov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thunder momentarily.
Thunder slips a straight right by Leonov.
Thunder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonov.
Thunder defending well as Leonov loads up on a big left hand.
Thunder appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Leonov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thunder on the side of the head.
Leonov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thunder checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thunder drops his hands momentarily and Leonov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Leonov throws a series of punches but Thunder moves out of range.
Leonov connects with a jab.
Leonov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Leonov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leonov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thunder throws a series of punches but Leonov avoids them all with ease.
Thunder ducks under a wild hook from Leonov.
Leonov moves out of range as Thunder strikes.
Leonov throws a big counter combination but Thunder scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Leonov misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Leonov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Leonov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thunder takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thunder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leonov circles away quickly and effectively.
Leonov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Leonov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thunder circles away quickly and effectively.
Thunder avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thunder takes a jab right on the kisser.
Leonov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Leonov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thunder ducks under a wild hook from Leonov.
Leonov throws a series of punches but Thunder moves out of range.
Nikolay Leonov is winning the standup battle so far.
Leonov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thunder manages to avoid it.
Leonov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leonov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thunder to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Leonov throws a hook but Thunder avoids it easily.
Leonov misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thunder. Leonov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thunder shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thunder takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Leonov misses with a looping right.
Thunder wants to counter with a clinch but Leonov pushes him away.
Thunder tries to clinch up but Leonov circles away and keeps his distance.
Leonov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leonov connects with a body shot that sends Thunder's belly button to the back.
Thunder throws a body punch but Leonov moves out of range.
Leonov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thunder can do to turn this around?
A telegraphed right hand from Thunder misses the target.
Jab by Thunder.
Thunder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thunder lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Leonov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thunder.
A counter left hand to the body from Leonov misses its target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonov throws a right hand that Thunder ducks under and follows up with a left that Thunder also avoids with ease.
Leonov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder closes the distance and clinches.
Thunder throws a punch but it's blocked by Leonov.
Thunder tries a knee to the head but Leonov blocks it.
Thunder lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leonov backwards.
Leonov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thunder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonov's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thunder takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Leonov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leonov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thunder lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thunder lands a right hand.
A short right from Leonov.
Thunder working aggressively here.
Thunder misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder tries to throw a body punch but Leonov avoids it by throwing Thunder back against the cage.
Thunder manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thunder.
Leonov tries to circle away but Thunder has him pinned against the cage.
Leonov tries to break the clinch but Thunder is controlling the position.
Leonov is trying to break free.
Thunder crunches a lovely knee into Leonov's ribcage.
Leonov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thunder lands an uppercut.
Leonov wants to get back to striking at distance but Thunder won't allow it.
Thunder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leonov throws a punch but it's blocked by Thunder.
Thunder crunches a lovely knee into Leonov's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder avoiding damage.
A short left from Thunder.
Thunder works on Leonov's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thunder misses with the head strike.
Thunder lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thunder tries a knee to the head but Leonov blocks it.
Leonov blocks an uppercut.
Thunder lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonov blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thunder.
Thunder lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Thunder on the inside.
Knees to the body from Thunder.
A head punch on the inside from Thunder fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leonov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Thunder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Leonov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Leonov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leonov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thunder has managed to clinch.
Leonov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Leonov working hard to break the clinch.
Thunder misses with a punch to the body.
Thunder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leonov blocks it with crossed arms.
Thunder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jonny Thunder seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thunder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leonov letting Thunder take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunder lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leonov can't break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thunder keeps control of Leonov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thunder working aggressively here.
Thunder misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Thunder on the inside.
Thunder lands with a light punch inside.
Thunder digs a right hand into Leonov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leonov's gas tank.
Leonov is trying to break the clinch but Thunder has him pressed against the cage.
Thunder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonov's elbow.
Leonov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thunder's elbow.
Thunder has Leonov pressed against the cage, preventing Leonov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thunder has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thunder misses with a punch to the body.
Leonov wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thunder creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thunder lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thunder.
A right hook to the body lands for Thunder.
Thunder lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thunder lands a shoulder strike.
Leonov prevents a body shot from Thunder.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunder lands an uppercut.
Thunder struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonov controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Thunder.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thunder - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thunder swings wildly with an uppercut but Leonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leonov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thunder's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nikolay Leonov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leonov lands with a right hand.
Thunder walks into a stiff left hand from Leonov.
Thunder throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Leonov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thunder moves out of range as Leonov strikes.
Thunder misses with the combination.
Thunder tries to bum rush Leonov with a series of wild strikes but Leonov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thunder getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Leonov lands a nice shot that snaps Thunder's head back.
Thunder misses with a straight right.
Leonov lands a head shot.
Thunder takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Thunder has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short uppercut from Thunder.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thunder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leonov wants to get back to striking at distance but Thunder won't allow it.
Leonov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thunder keeps control of Leonov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thunder tries to land knees in the clinch but Leonov avoids the damage to the body.
Leonov wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Leonov fails to land.
Thunder stalling in the clinch.
Leonov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leonov wants to get back to striking at distance but Thunder won't allow it.
Thunder content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thunder keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Leonov's efforts to push away.
Leonov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Thunder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thunder has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Thunder!
Our winner, Jonny Thunder, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeeJay Dawkins (ranked 1233 p4p, 2691 weight class) and Rocco Dunkin (ranked 161 p4p, 336 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, DeeJay Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rocco Dunkin !
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Rocco Dunkin has been cut.
Dawkins has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Muay Thai and BJJ | Clinchwork in the buildup to the fight.
Dawkins swinging wildly here.
Dunkin cracks Dawkins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dunkin throws a low kick but Dawkins avoids it.
Dawkins appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dawkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunkin moves away.
Dunkin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dawkins.
Dawkins misses with a body punch
and Dunkin counters with a nice right hand that sends Dawkins toppling to the canvas! Dawkins scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dunkin finish him?!
Dawkins is rocked!
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!
Dunkin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dunkin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dunkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dawkins.
Dunkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Dawkins.
Dunkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawkins.
Dunkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Dawkins.
Dunkin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dawkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dunkin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dawkins.
Dunkin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dunkin 's guard.
Dunkin working for a triangle but Dawkins defends it easily.
Dawkins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dawkins postures up.
Dunkin is looking for a triangle but Dawkins pushes his legs off easily.
Dawkins avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dawkins is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dawkins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dawkins working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dunkin 's head.
Dawkins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dawkins stands up over Dunkin , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawkins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dawkins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dawkins lands a couple of digs.
Dawkins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dawkins stays in close to Dunkin 's body and controls the position.
Dunkin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dunkin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dawkins can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dawkins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dawkins with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dawkins's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dawkins scoring with some ground and pound.
Dawkins not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dawkins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dawkins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dawkins engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dunkin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dawkins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dawkins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dawkins scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dunkin is keeping the position for now.
Dawkins is working Dunkin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dawkins with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dawkins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That has opened up Rocco Dunkin 's cut even more.
Dawkins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dawkins lands a couple of elbows.
Dawkins is posturing up here but Dunkin has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Dawkins tries to roll out but it's too tight and Dawkins has to tap! Slick submission there by Dunkin !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rocco Dunkin !
A very excited looking Rocco Dunkin rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominique Caramel (ranked 1315 p4p, 3028 weight class) and Steve Cannson (ranked 190 p4p, 398 weight class). Cannson has chosen Unstoppable as his entrance music. Steve Cannson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dominique Caramel!
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, Steve Cannson!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caramel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cannson did well to prevent Caramel getting side control.
Cannson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Caramel has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Cannson wants to improve his position but Caramel is controlling well.
Cannson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Caramel.
Cannson is trying to maintain the position but Caramel is very close to passing his half guard.
Caramel trying to control the action but Cannson is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caramel thows a huge punch but Cannson dodges it nicely.
Caramel trying to control from half guard but Cannson is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannson tries to roll over but Caramel keeps him under control.
Cannson gets full guard.
Caramel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cannson is keeping the position for now.
Caramel is looking to work some ground and pound but Cannson has wrist control.
Caramel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Caramel trying to control the position from guard on top but Cannson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cannson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Caramel is looking to work some ground and pound but Cannson has wrist control.
Caramel trying to control but Cannson is working from the bottom.
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.
Caramel throwing strikes from guard but Cannson blocks nicely.
Cannson is trying to control the position but Caramel postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Caramel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Caramel drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Caramel wants to control but Cannson is keeping him busy.
Cannson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Caramel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Caramel wants to control but Cannson is keeping him busy.
Caramel throwing shots but Cannson is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caramel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cannson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Caramel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Caramel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cannson is pressing down on Caramel's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Caramel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Caramel preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Caramel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Caramel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Caramel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Caramel won't allow Cannson to sweep him here.
Caramel throws a strike but Cannson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cannson is working Caramel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Caramel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannson being controlled here momentarily.
Cannson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cannson throwing strikes from guard but Caramel blocks nicely.
Caramel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cannson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cannson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Caramel is keeping the position for now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Caramel pulls Cannson in close to his closed guard and prevents Cannson from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Caramel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dominique Caramel will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Caramel scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Caramel prevents Cannson from improving his position.
Cannson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Caramel.
Cannson is looking to improve his position.
Cannson wants to control but Caramel is keeping busy.
Cannson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Caramel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caramel working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cannson is trying to control but Caramel passes into side control!
Caramel throwing strikes but Cannson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caramel regains half guard there - taking advantage of Cannson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cannson prevents Caramel from improving his position.
Cannson misses with a head shot. Caramel uses the momentum to regain guard.
Cannson throws a big right hand that misses.
Cannson throwing strikes but missing.
Caramel has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Caramel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cannson is one step ahead there.
Cannson throwing strikes from guard but Caramel blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cannson throwing strikes but missing.
Cannson trying to control but Caramel is working from the bottom.
Cannson is looking to work some ground and pound but Caramel has wrist control.
Caramel controlling Cannson's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caramel is looking to sweep but instead, Cannson has passed into half guard.
Cannson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Caramel is trying to maintain the position but Cannson is very close to passing his half guard.
Cannson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Caramel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cannson.
Cannson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cannson shoots in looking for a takedown but Caramel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cannson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dominique Caramel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caramel decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Caramel prevents Cannson from improving his position.
Caramel perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannson trying to control here.
Cannson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Caramel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Caramel is in close to Cannson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Caramel throwing strikes but missing.
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!
Caramel throws an elbow that misses. Cannson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Caramel's guard. Nice move by Cannson!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cannson throwing strikes but missing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Steve Cannson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Caramel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cannson shoots for a double leg takedown but Caramel sprawls well. He's pushed Cannson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cannson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Steve Cannson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cannson throws a looping overhand right but Caramel ducks down to avoid it.
Caramel looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cannson!
Cannson is looking for a sweep.
Caramel working away.
Cannson taking a bit of punishment here - Caramel scoring with strikes.
Cannson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cannson can't do much from the bottom here.
Caramel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cannson keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caramel lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cannson down.
Caramel lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cannson down.
Dominique Caramel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caramel controls the position from side control.
Caramel postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Caramel working the head with strikes.
Cannson is rocked!
Cannson is looking for a sweep.
Cannson is still in real trouble! Can Caramel finish him?
Caramel cracks Cannson with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Caramel immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Cannson is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Caramel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominique Caramel!
During a confident post fight interview, Dominique Caramel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Tassen (ranked 1248 p4p, 1794 weight class) and Bruno De Oliveira (ranked 162 p4p, 222 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lee Tassen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruno De Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Oliveira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tassen counters with a nice right hand that sends De Oliveira toppling to the canvas! De Oliveira scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Tassen finish him?!
It looks like Bruno De Oliveira has been cut.
De Oliveira has his takedown stuffed
and Tassen counters with a nice body shot.
De Oliveira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tassen is fending him off so far but De Oliveira persists. Nope, Tassen circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee Tassen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno De Oliveira.
No luck for De Oliveira with that takedown attempt.
De Oliveira with a poor takedown
and Tassen counters with a single leg into guard. De Oliveira didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tassen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
De Oliveira looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tassen trying to control the position from guard on top but De Oliveira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Oliveira looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Tassen is defending well. De Oliveira quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Tassen has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! De Oliveira celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruno De Oliveira!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jhonny Boy (ranked 1162 p4p, 1466 weight class) and Sergey Vinogradov (ranked 172 p4p, 226 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jhonny Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sergey Vinogradov!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boy's hands.
Vinogradov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boy tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vinogradov manages to circle out of the way.
Boy ducks under a wild hook from Vinogradov.
Boy slips a straight right by Vinogradov.
Vinogradov's coach down at Walter J Abramowitz Center for Bigness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vinogradov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Vinogradov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boy. Boy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sergey Vinogradov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinogradov throws an overhand right that lands on Boy's shoulder, as Boy tries to avoid the shot.
Boy gets the takedown into side control.
Boy has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Vinogradov is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Boy yanks on the arm and Vinogradov is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Boy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jhonny Boy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phuc Dat Bich (ranked 341 p4p, 885 weight class) and Vunipola Veainu (ranked 53 p4p, 120 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 Vunipola Veainu was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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8 - 0 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Phuc Dat Bich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vunipola Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bich defending well as Veainu loads up on a big left hand.
Bich takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Veainu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Phuc Dat Bich has been cut.
Veainu lands a jab to Bich's midsection.
Veainu lands a big uppercut and Bich crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bich looks OK. Veainu waves Bich back to his feet!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veainu pounces like a tiger and cracks Bich with a vicious hook! Bich is down but not out! Veainu follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vunipola Veainu!
Vunipola Veainu is the new heavyweight champion!
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