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VFC 2 The New Years Brawl PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barry Brady (ranked 6274 p4p, 6060 weight class) and Rowan Bean (ranked 620 p4p, 607 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 lightweight 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, Barry Brady!
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, Rowan Bean!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean misses with a body shot.
Bean throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brady on the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Bean lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brady doesn't seem phased though.
Brady misses with a takedown attempt
and Bean counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brady thinking.
Bean looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bean throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brady looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice side step and Bean releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Brady misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean thuds his right hand into Brady's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brady tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brady lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
No luck for Brady with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Brady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bean connects with a single shot there.
Brady shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bean swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brady keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brady misses with a takedown attempt
and Bean counters with a right hand to the body.
Brady tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brady ducks right into an uppercut from Bean.
Brady is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brady looks to score with a jab to the body but Bean is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brady keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brady wants to clinch but Bean slips to the side
and Bean counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brady thinking.
Bean throws a body punch but Brady moves out of range.
Bean lands with a straight right. Brady didn't see that one coming.
Brady shoots in but no luck this time.
Bean connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bean. Brady does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bean just misses with a punch to the body.
Rowan Bean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bean connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean looks to score with a jab to the body but Brady is just out of range.
Brady feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bean cracks Brady with a good jab.
Bean cracks Brady with an open hand slap.
Bean feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bradys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
 Brady is rocked!
Brady takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oh Brady is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Bean engages and cracks Brady with a massive lead left hook - Brady tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Bean is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rowan Bean!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Momofuku Ando (ranked 4625 p4p, 5111 weight class) and Greg Doober (ranked 522 p4p, 547 weight class). Ando comes to the cage accompanied by Pot Noodle Patience. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Momofuku Ando!
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, Greg Doober!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ando lands a left and a right that send Doober crashing to the mat, dazed. Ando thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Doober is rocked!
 It looks like Greg Doober has been cut.
Ando gets in close and tags Doober with a short punch that almost sends Doober to the mat! Oh Doober is in big trouble! He turns his back on Ando, trying to create some distance but Ando rushes him, striking wildly and Doober goes down! The referee tackles Ando into the cage to end the fight! Ando is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Momofuku Ando!
After winning the bout, Momofuku Ando thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olu Banjo (ranked 4672 p4p, 4802 weight class) and Christopher Chan (ranked 538 p4p, 551 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Olu Banjo!
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, Christopher Chan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banjo scores with a spinning back kick!
A thudding body kick lands there by Banjo!
Chan tries to clinch up but Banjo circles away and keeps his distance.
Banjo scores with a push kick.
Chan looks winded!
Banjo misses with a head kick.
Banjo scores with a nice body kick.
Banjo moves out of range of the body kick from Chan.
Banjo throws a head kick but Chan moves out of range.
Banjo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Banjo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chan tries to clinch up but Banjo circles away and keeps his distance.
Banjo keeps the fight on the outside.
Banjo tries to land a front kick but Chan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Banjo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Banjo. Chan shrugs it off though.
Chan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banjo scores with a spinning back kick!
Banjo throws a push kick but Chan slaps the foot to one side.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Banjo. Chan shrugs it off though.
Chan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Banjo.
Banjo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Banjo scores with a spinning back kick!
Banjo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crunch! Banjo slams his shin into Chan's torso.
Olu Banjo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick from Banjo.
Banjo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Banjo looks for the body kick but Chan saw that one coming.
Chan moves out of range of the body kick.
Chan loads up on a big right hand but Banjo slips the punch.
Banjo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Banjo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Olu Banjo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Banjo counters with a flying knee that drops Chan!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Banjo cracks Chan with a solid left hand.
Banjo throwing strikes but missing.
Banjo wants to pass the guard but Chan is keeping the position.
Banjo with a nice head shot there.
Chan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Banjo.
Chan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Banjo is controlling him.
Banjo lands a couple of elbows.
Banjo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Banjo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banjo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Banjo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Banjo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Banjo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Banjo postures up and lands a big shot to Chan's brow.
Banjo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Banjo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Banjo trying to control but Chan is working from the bottom.
Banjo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Banjo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Banjo trying to mount his opponent but Chan defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banjo wants to control but Chan is keeping him busy.
Chan pushes Banjo off looking to stand but Banjo dives back in and keeps control.
Banjo lands with a punch from half guard.
Banjo working Chan over with strikes.
Chan pushes Banjo off looking to stand but Banjo dives back in and keeps control.
Banjo is looking to take a break and control but Chan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Banjo trying to control the pace.
Chan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Banjo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Banjo wants to pass to mount but Chan is defending the position.
Chan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Banjo.
Chan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Banjo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Olu Banjo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Chan connects with a solid leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Banjo.
Banjo misses with a body kick.
Chan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Banjo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Banjo lands with a nice body kick.
Banjo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chan can do to turn this around?
Banjo throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Chan stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Banjo follows into mount!
Chan is rocked!
It looks like Christopher Chan has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chan takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Banjo's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olu Banjo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Gavin (ranked 4850 p4p, 4800 weight class) and Emil Nikolov (ranked 536 p4p, 533 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jimmy Gavin!
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, Emil Nikolov!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavin tries to move into range but Nikolov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nikolov digs a good hook to Gavin's body.
Gavin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nikolov throws a jab when Gavin was well out of range.
Gavin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nikolov defends well and Gavin ends up having to push Nikolov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nikolov.
Nikolov trying to stall but Gavin improves his position.
A short body shot lands from Nikolov as the two fighters clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gavin as Nikolov tries to tie him up.
Nikolov is looking to control Gavin's arms but Gavin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nikolov has his back to the cage.
Nikolov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nikolov can't find room to land a body shot as Gavin controls the action.
Nikolov avoiding damage as Gavin throws knees to the body.
Nikolov misses with the head strike.
Gavin tries to pull guard but Nikolov holds him up against the cage and eventually Gavin drops back down to his feet.
Nikolov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolov is looking to control Gavin's arms but Gavin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nikolov has his back to the cage.
Good body shot from Nikolov.
Gavin misses with a punch to the body.
Nikolov tries to work over Gavin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gavin tries to pull guard but Nikolov won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Gavin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nikolov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gavin jumps guard but Nikolov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gavin jumps guard but Nikolov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nikolov effectively controlling the action here.
Nikolov tries a body shot but Gavin blocks it.
Nikolov gets underhooks to prevent Gavin's takedown attempt.
Nikolov slows down the pace here.
Nikolov looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nikolov is looking to control Gavin's arms but Gavin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nikolov has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emil Nikolov.
Nikolov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gavin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nikolov.
Gavin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gavin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nikolov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gavin doesn't manage to clinch there - Nikolov circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Nikolov misses.
Gavin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nikolov sprawls well. Nikolov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gavin gets slowly back to his feet.
Gavin fails with the takedown
and Nikolov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolov misses with a few strikes there.
Gavin takes one to the chin there.
Nikolov sizes up Gavin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gavin wants to clinch.
Gavin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nikolov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gavin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nikolov just misses with a punch to the body.
Emil Nikolov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gavin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Nikolov. Beautiful body shot.
Gavin is breathing heavily.
Gavin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nikolov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gavin fails with the takedown
and Nikolov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nikolov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gavin rather than just go for the knockout.
Gavin shoots in looking for a takedown but Nikolov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gavin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nikolov cracks Gavin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nikolov sizes up Gavin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
 It looks like Jimmy Gavin has been cut.
Gavin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gavin is rocked!
Nikolov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oh Gavin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nikolov lands a nice hook to Gavin's body. Gavin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gavin seems to have got his legs back now.
Gavin slips a jab and a cross from Nikolov.
Gavin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gavin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nikolov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nikolov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nikolov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nikolov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gavin finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Nikolov's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Gavin falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emil Nikolov!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aiko Kinjo (ranked 4749 p4p, 4669 weight class) and Morgan Brew (ranked 279 p4p, 274 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Aiko Kinjo!
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, Morgan Brew!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brew is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brew tries to clinch but Kinjo moves out of range.
Brew clinches up with Kinjo and pushes him back against the cage.
Brew tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brew tries to pull guard but Kinjo holds him up against the cage and eventually Brew drops back down to his feet.
Kinjo is trying to stall.
Brew is trying to pull guard but Kinjo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Aiko Kinjo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morgan Brew.
Brew tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kinjo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kinjo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brew has him pressed against the cage.
Kinjo wants to stall.
Brew jumps guard but Kinjo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brew jumps guard.
Kinjo wants to control from the top but Brew keeps moving.
Brew is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinjo trying to control but Brew is working from the bottom.
Brew is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Kinjo rolls with it to try and escape but Brew cranks on the arm and Kinjo is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Morgan Brew!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Ponce (ranked 4763 p4p, 4795 weight class) and Willis Smith (ranked 530 p4p, 535 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ponce might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fast Car. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruno Ponce!
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, Willis Smith!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponce shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smith leaves Ponce with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smith drops Ponce with a beautiful combination! Ponce stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Smith is looking for the KO!
It looks like Bruno Ponce has been cut.
Ponce tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Smith defends well and Ponce ends up having to push Smith into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Ponce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Ponce shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
Smith darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith cracks Ponce with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ponce is rocked!
Smith lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Ponce out cold! Ponce is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Willis Smith!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Crawley (ranked 4668 p4p, 4628 weight class) and Clint Rogers (ranked 536 p4p, 533 weight class). Crawley comes to the cage accompanied by Barbarian Overlords - The Ambassador. Rogers has chosen Secret Agent Man as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bob Crawley!
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, Clint Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawley lands with a cross.
Rogers lands with an uppercut that bounces Crawley off the cage and back into range.
Crawley thuds a left hand into Rogers's body.
Crawley scores with a jab to the head.
A punch lands to the side of Crawley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rogers misses with an uppercut. Crawley saw that one coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Rogers as he connects with a hook.
Rogers throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Rogers misses the target.
Crawley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rogers.
Crawley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Crawley misses with a two punch combination.
Crawley connects with a body shot.
Crawley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Crawley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rogers's hands.
Crawley misses the shot to the body.
Crawley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rogers catches Crawley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Crawley looks to land a left hand but Rogers moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rogers walks into a straight right hand from Crawley.
Crawley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rogers's head.
Crawley scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crawley on the side of the head.
Rogers just misses with a punch to the body.
Crawley dodges the punch combination from Rogers.
Rogers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crawley blocks a jab.
Nice shot by Crawley.
Nice defenses there by Crawley.
Decent striking displayed by Crawley there.
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!
Rogers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rogers throws a low kick, looking for Crawley's leg but Crawley calmly moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Crawley misses the target.
Crawley scores with a body shot.
Crawley works Rogers's body with a nice hook.
Rogers lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Crawley, as that shot connected.
Crawley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rogers takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rogers might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Crawley slips a jab from Rogers.
Rogers swings for the body but Crawley moves out of range.
Crawley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rogers throws a right and a left that Crawley avoids nicely.
Rogers moves in looking to clinch but Crawley pushes him off.
Crawley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A shot to the body from Rogers misses
and Crawley counters with a nice uppercut.
Crawley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogers was well out of range. Poor timing from Crawley.
Crawley cracks a nice hook into Rogers's ribs.
Rogers slips under a jab.
Crawley scores with a nice head shot.
Nice defenses there by Crawley.
Rogers walks into a left hand.
Crawley throws a body shot but no joy.
Despite the aggression on Rogers's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Crawley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawley cracks Rogers with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A shot to the liver by Crawley. Beautiful body shot.
Crawley throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
Crawley just misses with a punch to the body.
Crawley looks to score with a jab to the body but Rogers is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Rogers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rogers bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Crawley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rogers throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Crawley.
Crawley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Crawley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crawley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rogers throws an off balance right hand
and Crawley counters with a nice uppercut.
Crawley dodges the punch combination from Rogers.
An attempted straight right counter from Crawley misses the target.
Rogers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crawley moves away.
Rogers moves out of range as Crawley strikes.
Rogers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crawley.
Nice defenses there by Crawley.
A little feinted left hand from Crawley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rogers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crawley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Crawley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rogers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crawley.
Crawley moves away from the strike by Rogers.
Rogers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crawley.
Crawley swats away the attempt to clinch by Rogers.
Rogers misses with a hook. Crawley ducked under it nicely.
Rogers misses with a right hand
and Crawley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rogers thuds his right hand into Crawley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Crawley throws a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Rogers misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Crawley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Rogers misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Crawley dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A left lands for Crawley.
Crawley ducks under a wild hook from Rogers.
Nice body punch from Crawley.
Rogers throws a one two combo.
Rogers's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crawley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rogers scrambles back to his feet.
Rogers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rogers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Clint Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Crawley.
Crawley has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Rogers tries to clinch but Crawley moves away
and Crawley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rogers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crawley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Crawley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crawley lands with a nice body punch.
Rogers slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crawley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crawley takes a swing at Rogers's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rogers darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Crawley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rogerss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Crawley swings for the body but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crawley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rogers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Crawley does it's job there.
Rogers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A swing and a miss from Rogers.
Crawley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
Jab by Rogers.
Rogers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rogers throws out a powerful jab.
Crawley slips under a jab.
Crawley dodges the punch combination from Rogers.
Rogers throws a leg kick but Crawley moved away.
Rogers misses the body punch
letting Crawley counter with a right hand.
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!
Crawley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crawley on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawley missing with a left hand there. Rogers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rogers misses with a left hand
and Rogers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crawley throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
Crawley misses the shot to the body.
Crawley moves out of range of the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Crawley misses its target.
Rogers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crawley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rogers manages to avoid it.
Rogers jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rogers misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crawley. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good exchange - Rogers coming out on top.
Rogers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Crawley takes one on the button.
Rogers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crawley.
Rogers cracks Crawley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rogers scores with a one two! Crawley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rogers lunges at Crawley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Crawley's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crawley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Crawley slips a straight right by Rogers.
Crawley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rogers throws out a powerful jab.
Crawley is rocked!
Rogers slips under a jab from Crawley.
Oh Crawley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crawley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rogers.
Crawley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crawley seems to have got his legs back now.
Crawley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rogers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crawley.
Rogers fails to land with a series of punches.
Bob Crawley is winning the standup battle so far.
Crawley throws a looping overhand right but Rogers ducks down to avoid it.
Crawley lands a slapping body shot.
Rogers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rogers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crawley.
Crawley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawley throws the left hand but Rogers avoids the punch easily.
Crawley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers tries to bum rush Crawley with a series of wild strikes but Crawley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crawley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crawley thuds his right hand into Rogers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Crawley looks to score with a jab to the body but Rogers is just out of range.
Rogers throws an off balance right hand
and Crawley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rogers throws a leg kick but Crawley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Crawley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crawley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rogers throws a shot from downtown. Crawley moves away and avoids it.
Crawley works the jab nicely.
Crawley misses with a looping left.
Rogers misses with a left hand
and Crawley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rogers.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crawley throws a series of punches but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rogers scores with a shot to the body.
Crawley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rogers with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Clint Rogers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds 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.
Rogers throws a looping overhand right but Crawley ducks down to avoid it.
Rogers misses with an uppercut
and Crawley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crawley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Crawley's head.
Rogers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Crawley is out of range.
Crawley throws a jab but it's blocked by Rogers.
Crawley feints a jab promting Rogers to slip. Crawley then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rogers slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Crawley slips under a jab.
Crawley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rogers's hands.
Rogers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Crawley is out of range.
Crawley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Crawley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crawley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rogers swings widly with a right hand
and Crawley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab lands there for Rogers.
Rogers wants to clinch up but Crawley keeps it at a distance.
Rogers throws a solid leg kick but Crawley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rogers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawley stuns Rogers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crawley scores with a sloppy right hand. Rogers should have avoided that one.
Crawley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rogers.
Crawley looks to land a left hand but Rogers moved out of range nicely.
Rogers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Crawley throws a jab when Rogers was well out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Rogers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rogers.
Crawley looks to score with a jab to the body but Rogers is just out of range.
Crawley misses the shot to the body.
Rogers's jab looks to have found its range, popping Crawley under the eye.
Rogers scores with a jab to the head.
Crawley throws a right hand that misses
and Rogers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crawley scores with a hook to the body. Rogers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers lands with a right hand.
Crawley slips a jab and a cross from Rogers.
Rogers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crawley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawley with a nice cross.
Rogers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rogers.
Rogers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rogers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rogers looks to throw the jab but Crawley is out of range.
Crawley throws a looping overhand right but Rogers ducks down to avoid it.
Crawley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crawley looks to score with a jab to the body but Rogers is just out of range.
Crawley slips under a jab.
Rogers misses with a left hand
enabling Crawley to counter with a crisp jab.
Crawley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Crawley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crawley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crawley takes a swing at Rogers's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Rogers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Rogers misses the target.
Rogers fails to land with a series of punches.
Rogers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crawley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rogers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rogers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rogers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Crawley misses with a body shot.
Crawley looks to score with a jab to the body but Rogers is just out of range.
Rogers throws a lazy uppercut
and Crawley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rogers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rogers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crawley slips a straight right by Rogers.
Crawley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crawley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Crawley lands a right hook to the body.
Crawley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rogers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rogers moves in looking to clinch but Crawley pushes him off.
Crawley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rogers misses with an uppercut. Crawley saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rogers misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rogers throws a body punch but Crawley moves out of range.
Rogers needs to keep his hands up - Crawley had a free shot at his head there.
Crawley misses with a looping right.
Crawley lands a head shot.
Rogers slips under a jab.
Crawley keeps the fight on the outside.
Rogers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crawley swings for the body but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers defending well as Crawley loads up on a big left hand.
Rogers misses with a hook.
Rogers defending well as Crawley loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Crawley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crawley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Crawley!
During a confident post fight interview, Bob Crawley thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Fistle (ranked 4715 p4p, 4720 weight class) and Kevin Carol (ranked 549 p4p, 550 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shaun Fistle!
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, Kevin Carol!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carol takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Carol moves into the clinch.
Fistle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fistle tries to break the clinch but Carol is controlling the position.
Fistle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fistle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fistle is looking to break free of the clinch but Carol has double underhooks.
Fistle tries to circle away but Carol has him pinned against the cage.
Carol slows down the pace here.
Fistle is trying to push Carol away but Carol has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Carol prevents a body shot from Fistle.
Carol with a knee to the head.
Fistle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carol is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fistle tries a body shot but Carol blocks it.
Fistle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A bit of stalling here from Carol.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fistle is trying to break free.
Carol escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carol takes one on the button.
Carol clinches up with Fistle and pushes him back against the cage.
Fistle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carol throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Carol throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fistle blocks it with crossed arms.
Fistle is looking to break free of the clinch but Carol has double underhooks.
Carol misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fistle.
Fistle breaks the clinch.
Carol tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fistle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carol has taken the fight to the clinch.
Carol is stalling here.
Carol keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fistle's efforts to push away.
Carol keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fistle's efforts to push away.
A hook to the body from Fistle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carol.
Fistle wants to get back to striking at distance but Carol won't allow it.
Fistle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carol tries to work over Fistle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carol leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fistle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fistle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fistle tries to circle away but Carol has him pinned against the cage.
Fistle is trying to break free.
Carol tries to throw a body punch but Fistle avoids it by throwing Carol back against the cage.
Fistle is trying to force a seperation but Carol has the dominant position.
Fistle tries to break free but Carol pushes him back against the cage.
Carol is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fistle is defending well for now.
Carol holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Carol misses with an elbow over the top.
Carol manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fistle thuds his right hand into Carol's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Kevin Carol has been cut.
Carol tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fistle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carol tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fistle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fistle scores with a hook.
Fistle throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carol on the side of the head.
Carol misses with a head kick.
A cross from Fistle lands.
Carol takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carol takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fistle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carol momentarily.
Fistle lands a nice shot to the body.
Fistle throws a monster overhand right that drops Carol! Fistle follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shaun Fistle!
Our winner, Shaun Fistle, 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Uska (ranked 4768 p4p, 4801 weight class) and Sean Murphy (ranked 571 p4p, 573 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ryu Uska!
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, Sean Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Murphy gets caught napping as Uska dives in and scores a takedown. Murphy manages to retain guard.
Uska is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Uska with a flurry of punches that miss.
Uska is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uska loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Uska loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Uska is pushing down on Murphy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Murphy is fighting to maintain full guard but Uska has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy wants to control but Uska is keeping busy.
Uska is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Uska is working for a kimura but Murphy is defending it quite comfortably.
Uska not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Uska is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Uska.
Uska thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murphy's head.
Uska sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Murphy defending well though.
Uska slows the pace down in half guard.
Uska is trying for a kimura here. Murphy looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Uska wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryu Uska!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angus Graham (ranked 3672 p4p, 5815 weight class) and Gergen Press (ranked 451 p4p, 626 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
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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, Angus Graham!
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, Gergen Press!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Press tries to clinch up but Graham circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Graham was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Graham definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Graham fakes the leg kick and cracks Press in the body.
Graham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Press throws a jab but it's blocked by Graham.
Graham lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Graham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Graham takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Graham closes the distance and clinches.
Graham lands a left hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Graham just misses with a elbow thrown towards Press's brow.
Graham pushes Press back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Graham working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Press misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graham lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Press taking a breather.
Graham scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Graham lands with a left to the head.
Press trying to control the position but instead, Graham has worked for underhooks and has pushed Press into the cage.
Graham lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Graham.
Press lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Press with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Press is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Graham is defending well for now.
Press looking to stall.
Press tries to land knees in the clinch but Graham avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graham.
Press fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Graham.
Press looks winded!
Graham lands with a right to the head.
Graham scores with a nice hook to the head.
Graham works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Graham lands a left hand.
Graham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Graham wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Graham looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graham throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Gergen Press has been cut.
Press throws a low kick but Graham moves out of range easily.
Graham throws a head kick that half lands.
Gergen Press is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Press wants to clinch but Graham slips to the side
and Graham counters with a nice body shot.
Graham lands a nice looking kick to the body. Press takes a step back to recover.
Graham throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Graham throws a leg kick which misses Press's front leg but catches the back leg as Press tries to avoid it.
Graham lands a high kick!
Press moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Press is rocked!
The fighters circle, before Graham throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Press's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Graham lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Angus Graham!
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