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TR03: New Year, New Thief PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wyatt Earp (ranked 6200 p4p, 4624 weight class) and Ani Kwata (ranked 655 p4p, 538 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wyatt Earp!
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, Ani Kwata!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Earp lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Earp misses with a body shot.
Kwata shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kwata thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kwata is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kwata lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kwata missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kwata throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kwata is nestled in close to Earp, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Earp knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kwata on the ground.
Kwata is looking to advance position but Earp won't allow it.
Kwata throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Earp blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kwata.
Kwata thows a huge punch but Earp dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kwata in particular looking to stall.
Kwata thows a huge punch but Earp dodges it nicely.
Kwata slows the pace down in half guard.
Kwata throwing shots but Earp is blocking nicely.
Kwata not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kwata takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Kwata.
Earp avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kwata.
Kwata working the head and body with strikes.
Kwata has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Earp avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kwata.
Kwata controlling the action here.
Earp tries to get to full guard but Kwata has control of the leg.
Kwata not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Earp is looking to improve his position.
Kwata not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kwata winds up and cracks Earp with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kwata is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Earp!
Kwata scoring with strikes but Earp is staying in there.
Kwata lands a big shot there that rocks Earp but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kwata dominating with strikes here.
Kwata scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Earp?
 It looks like Wyatt Earp has been cut.
Kwata fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Earp is bucking up trying to escape but Kwata cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
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!
Kwata landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kwata is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Earp can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Earp is in a horrible position here. Kwata smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wyatt Earp's cut is getting worse.
Kwata scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Earp?
Kwata lands a heavy elbow.
Earp in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Earp takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Earp is in a horrible position here. Kwata smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kwata controlling from the full mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ani Kwata dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wyatt Earp's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kwata takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kwata attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Earp leaves Kwata with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kwata keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Earp.
Kwata gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Earp misses with a straight left.
Kwata is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Earp misses with a hook.
Kwata drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Earp defends it well.
The fighters circling - Earp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wyatt Earp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Earp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kwata was well out of range. Poor timing from Earp.
Kwata tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Earp checks the leg kick.
Kwata uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Earp.
Earp gets caught flat footed, as Kwata shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwata in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kwata loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kwata keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Earp's head.
Kwata connects with a couple of short punches.
Kwata trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kwata lands a couple of digs.
Kwata throwing strikes from guard but Earp blocks nicely.
Kwata pushing down on Earp's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kwata is nestled in close to Earp, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kwata thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Earp's head.
Kwata has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwata takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kwata is continuing to stall.
Kwata sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Earp defending well though.
Kwata is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kwata lands strikes from half guard.
Earp is not content to let Kwata control the position.
Kwata landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Earp on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Earp tries to get out of the position.
Kwata missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwata scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kwata throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kwata lands with a punch from half guard.
Kwata scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Earp is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kwata scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kwata winds up and cracks Earp with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kwata thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kwata in particular looking to stall.
Kwata thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kwata lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Earp is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kwata scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kwata missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kwata connects with a nice short shot to Earp's temple.
Kwata working the head and body with strikes.
Wyatt Earp's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kwata scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jeez, Wyatt Earp's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Wyatt Earp's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ani Kwata!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Shusharin (ranked 6202 p4p, 4680 weight class) and Boomer Rivers (ranked 654 p4p, 561 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Igor Shusharin!
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, Boomer Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shusharin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Rivers. No joy for Shusharin on that attempt.
No joy there for Rivers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Shusharin misses the target.
Shusharin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rivers is trying to get back to his feet.
Shusharin has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Rivers is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Shusharin yanks on the arm and Rivers is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Shusharin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Igor Shusharin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Pest (ranked 4535 p4p, 5865 weight class) and Pavel Dovydov (ranked 523 p4p, 617 weight class). Pavel Dovydov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Ray Pest!
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, Pavel Dovydov!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pest slips a straight right by Dovydov.
Pest changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dovydov tries to avoid it but Pest manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dovydov to the ground. Dovydov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dovydov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dovydov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dovydov throws out a loose jab but Pest uses good head movement to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pest.
Dovydov lands a right hook to the body.
Pest changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dovydov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dovydov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dovydov explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pest has his takedown stuffed
and Dovydov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Pest. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dovydov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pest bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pest closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dovydov quickly recovers to half guard.
Pest with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dovydov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dovydov tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Pest with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pest not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pest thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dovydov wants to get back to his feet.
Pest is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pest blocks the strikes from Dovydov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pest wants to work for an arm triangle but Dovydov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dovydov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pest moves into full mount! Dovydov won't be happy about that!
Pest will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pest takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pest sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dovydov has left one of his arms exposed and Pest doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Dovydov screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ray Pest!
After winning the bout, Ray Pest 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Blackwell (ranked 4824 p4p, 4826 weight class) and Jim Duggan (ranked 549 p4p, 546 weight class). Blackwell comes to the cage accompanied by Slumper Thumper by MACDRE. The crowd seem to be enjoying Duggan's choice of entrance music: USA NATIONAL ANTHEM. 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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Excellent boxer
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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, Rick Blackwell!
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, Jim Duggan!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duggan dodges the punch combination from Blackwell.
Duggan unleashes a big counter combination but Blackwell bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Blackwell missing with a left hand there. Duggan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duggan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Duggan connects with a nice cross there... Blackwell is looking wobbly and Duggan recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Blackwell to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Duggan jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jim Duggan!
A relieved looking Jim Duggan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uncle Nasty (ranked 4825 p4p, 4827 weight class) and Papa Shango (ranked 160 p4p, 158 weight class). Nasty's entrance music is Nasty boyz entrance song. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Shango's choice of entrance music: Blood 4 Blood by VOODOO MURDERERS. 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 super 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, Uncle Nasty!
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, Papa Shango!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasty moves into the clinch successfully.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shango - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nasty has a couple of punches blocked by Shango.
Shango throws a head punch that misses.
Shango pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shango connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nasty could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Shango pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nasty looks to land a combination but Shango avoids it well.
Shango takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
 It looks like Papa Shango has been cut.
Nasty clinches up with Shango and pushes him back against the cage.
Shango has a couple of punches blocked by Nasty.
Still in the clinch, Nasty scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Nasty fails to land.
Nasty scores with a shot to the side of Shango's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nasty blocks an uppercut.
Shango lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nasty lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shango manages to break the clinch.
Nasty avoids the body shot from Shango.
Shango connects with a jab.
Nasty drops Shango with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Shango looks back up at him and smiles so Nasty waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Nasty staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Shango - just one landing.
It looks like Uncle Nasty has been cut.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Nasty knocks Shango out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Uncle Nasty!
After winning the bout, Uncle Nasty 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sumdem Bingbong (ranked 4003 p4p, 4856 weight class) and Adam Cole (ranked 489 p4p, 555 weight class). Cole has chosen Bay shit by MAC DRE as his entrance music. Bingbong has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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, Sumdem Bingbong!
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, Adam Cole!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bingbong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cole is fending him off so far but Bingbong persists. Nope, Cole circles away and we're back to standing.
Bingbong takes one on the button.
Cole moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cole takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bingbong fails with a takedown attempt.
Bingbong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cole sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sumdem Bingbong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bingbong moves in looking to clinch but Cole pushes him off.
Bingbong has his takedown stuffed
and Cole counters with a nice right hand that sends Bingbong toppling to the canvas! Bingbong scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Cole finish him?!
 Bingbong is rocked!
It looks like Sumdem Bingbong has been cut.
Bingbong is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BAM! Cole delivers a spinning backfist that drops Bingbong like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Adam Cole!
Adam Cole seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Lemons (ranked 3541 p4p, 5924 weight class) and Alex Venegas (ranked 419 p4p, 591 weight class). Bradley Lemons could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alex Venegas's chin.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bradley Lemons!
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, Alex Venegas!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venegas shoots in looking for a takedown but Lemons manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Venegas's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lemons went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Venegas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lemons counters with a left to the body.
Alex Venegas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Venegas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Venegas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bradley Lemons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Venegas.
Lemons connects with a body shot that sends Venegas's belly button to the back.
Lemons drops Venegas with a beautiful combination! Venegas stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lemons is looking for the KO!
It looks like Alex Venegas has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Venegas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Venegas shoots and misses
and Lemons counters with a crisp right hand that drops Venegas! Lemons lets Venegas back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Venegas is rocked!
Lemons sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Venegas's defenses. It connects perfectly with Venegas's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bradley Lemons!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kil Bon Hwa (ranked 4553 p4p, 3471 weight class) and Jerome Smif (ranked 529 p4p, 436 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kil Bon Hwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jerome Smif!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smif is looking to clinch but Bon Hwa is avoiding it.
Smif clinches.
Bon Hwa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bon Hwa.
Smif lands a shoulder strike.
Smif misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bon Hwa.
Smif misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smif misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Smif as the two fighters clinch.
Smif goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bon Hwa lands a shoulder strike.
Smif looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smif misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bon Hwa tries a body shot but Smif blocks it.
Smif struggles to land a body shot inside as Bon Hwa controls his hands.
Smif throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bon Hwa tries to throw a body punch but Smif avoids it by throwing Bon Hwa back against the cage.
Bon Hwa lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smif.
Bon Hwa blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smif throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bon Hwa.
Smif stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Smif fails to land.
Bon Hwa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Smif.
Smif tries a body shot but Bon Hwa blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Bon Hwa.
Smif goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smif prevents a body shot from Bon Hwa.
Smif misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bon Hwa blocks an uppercut.
Bon Hwa lands a shoulder strike.
Smif has a couple of punches blocked by Bon Hwa.
Smif lands with a right to the head.
Bon Hwa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smif swings wildly with an uppercut but Bon Hwa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Bon Hwa.
Smif looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bon Hwa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smif or not.
Smif tries a body shot but Bon Hwa blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Bon Hwa.
Bon Hwa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Bon Hwa on the inside.
Bon Hwa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bon Hwa lands a body punch.
Bon Hwa pushes Smif back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bon Hwa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bon Hwa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smif backwards.
Bon Hwa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smif.
Bon Hwa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Bon Hwa.
Bon Hwa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bon Hwa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bon Hwa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bon Hwa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smif or not.
A body shot lands from Bon Hwa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bon Hwa cracks Smif with a nice body shot.
A short right from Bon Hwa on the inside.
Bon Hwa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bon Hwa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smif backwards.
Bon Hwa lands a nice shot to the body.
Bon Hwa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bon Hwa lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Bon Hwa.
Bon Hwa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smifs head.
Bon Hwa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smif backwards.
Smif takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bon Hwa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bon Hwa gets through Smif's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bon Hwa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smif.
Bon Hwa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smif is rocked!
Bon Hwa lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bon Hwa.
Bon Hwa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bon Hwa lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Bon Hwa as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Bon Hwa as the two fighters clinch.
Bon Hwa is leaning against Smif and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bon Hwa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bon Hwa is leaning against Smif and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bon Hwa lands a left hand.
Bon Hwa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smif backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smif misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bon Hwa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smif backwards.
Bon Hwa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bon Hwa cracks Smif with a nice body shot.
Bon Hwa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smif backwards.
Smif is still on wobbly legs! Can Bon Hwa finish him?
Bon Hwa pushes Smif back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Bon Hwa as the two fighters clinch.
Smif seems to have recovered his senses.
Bon Hwa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bon Hwa.
Bon Hwa pushes Smif back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kil Bon Hwa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bon Hwa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smif at a distance.
Bon Hwa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bon Hwa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bon Hwa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bon Hwa misses with a wild body shot.
Bon Hwa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smif at a distance.
Bon Hwa lands a lovely overhand right.
Smif walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Smif limp body while Bon Hwa jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kil Bon Hwa!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matth Thibodeaux (ranked 3508 p4p, 3513 weight class) and Carbone Gotto (ranked 419 p4p, 420 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Carbone Gotto enters the cage!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matth Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carbone Gotto!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gotto shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thibodeaux eats them both and turns towards Gotto to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Thibodeaux lands a left and a right that sends Gotto crashing to the canvas! Thibodeaux dives into mount looking to finish!
Gotto is rocked!
It looks like Carbone Gotto has been cut.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thibodeaux looking to control but Gotto is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gotto is still in real trouble! Can Thibodeaux finish him?
Gotto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thibodeaux wants to take Gotto's back here but Gotto is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Gotto seems to have recovered his senses.
Gotto manages to control the position for a moment.
Gotto is looking to improve his position but Thibodeaux isn't that keen on the idea.
Thibodeaux wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux looking to control but Gotto is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gotto is working to get back to half guard.
Thibodeaux trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
Thibodeaux is really struggling to control Gotto but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gotto prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Thibodeaux wants to take Gotto's back here but Gotto is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Gotto is squirming around, avoiding Thibodeaux's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotto manages to control the position for a moment.
Thibodeaux wants to take his opponent's back but Gotto doesn't allow it.
Gotto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gotto wants to hold on but Thibodeaux pushes him away.
Thibodeaux wants to control the pace but Gotto is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gotto is looking to improve his position but Thibodeaux isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gotto reaches up and holds on to Thibodeaux to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matth Thibodeaux dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carbone Gotto's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thibodeaux falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gotto counters with a stiff right hand.
Matth Thibodeaux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gotto defending well as Thibodeaux loads up on a big left hand.
Thibodeaux uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gotto.
Gotto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice straight punches there by Thibodeaux. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux misses with a left hand
and Thibodeaux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gotto.
Thibodeaux slips under a jab from Gotto.
Gotto's coach down at HB Training center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gotto's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux staying out of range there.
Thibodeaux falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Gotto to counter with a crisp jab.
Thibodeaux takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thibodeaux lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Gotto sprawling to the canvas. Thibodeaux follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Gotto hang on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gotto tries to get to full guard but Thibodeaux has control of the leg.
Gotto is controlling Thibodeaux's trapped leg to prevent Thibodeaux from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotto is staying active underneath Thibodeaux, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gotto controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Gotto is not content to let Thibodeaux control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A shot to the liver by Gotto. Beautiful body shot.
Thibodeaux wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gotto misses with an uppercut. Thibodeaux saw that one coming.
Gotto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thibodeaux punishes Gotto's body with a nice straight punch.
Thibodeaux throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gotto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotto throws a hook to the side of Thibodeaux's head but Thibodeaux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gotto misses with a straight left.
Thibodeaux with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thibodeaux throws a looping overhand right but Gotto ducks down to avoid it.
Thibodeaux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gotto can do to turn this around?
Thibodeaux lands a jab to Gotto's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gotto throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Thibodeaux wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thibodeaux thuds his right hand into Gotto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thibodeaux scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thibodeaux gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thibodeaux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matth Thibodeaux dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carbone Gotto's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Thibodeaux scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thibodeaux misses with a straight left.
Thibodeaux looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Donk. Thibodeaux catches Gotto right on the button with a cross.
Thibodeaux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gotto misses with a wild body shot.
Gotto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Gotto! Thibodeaux dives in looking to finish! Gotto is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matth Thibodeaux!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Grace (ranked 2642 p4p, 3634 weight class) and Dustin Barkley (ranked 327 p4p, 444 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Barkley's choice of entrance music: Rowdy/ Bandits. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brandon Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dustin Barkley!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barkley finds it's way round the side to connect with Grace's head.
Barkley throws a head kick that misses.
Grace is looking to clinch but Barkley is avoiding it.
Barkley cracks Grace with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Brandon Grace has been cut.
Grace on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Grace shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barkley as he jumps to the side.
Dustin Barkley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barkley tries a head kick but it misses.
Barkley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barkley throws a head kick that Grace semi-blocks.
Barkley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grace tries for a takedown but Barkley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Barkley lands a nice hook to Grace's body. Grace takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
Grace shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barkley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Grace is rocked!
Barkley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Barkley! Grace is backing up but he can't get away as Barkley lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Grace and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dustin Barkley!
After winning the bout, Dustin Barkley 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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