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VFC 2.5 New Year Afterparty PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conan The Bavarian (ranked 6071 p4p, 4575 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 644 p4p, 529 weight class). Doe has chosen Beastie Boys - Gratitude as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. John Doe is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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, Conan The Bavarian!
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, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for The Bavarian.
The Bavarian slips under a jab from Doe.
The Bavarian finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Bavarian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good work by Doe as he checks the leg kick.
The Bavarian wants to clinch.
The Bavarian takes a swing at Doe's ribcage but misses.
The Bavarian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab by The Bavarian.
The Bavarian looks to score with a jab to the body but Doe is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doe! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Bavarian takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The Bavarian throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The Bavarian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doe was well out of range. Poor timing from The Bavarian.
The Bavarian tries to clinch up.
The Bavarian misses with a leg kick
and Doe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doe catches The Bavarian with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
 It looks like Conan The Bavarian has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bavarian tries to clinch but Doe moves out of range.
Doe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Bavarian stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Bavarian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doe misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from The Bavarian.
Doe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The Bavarian misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Doe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Bavarian misses with a straight left.
Doe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Bavarian.
The Bavarian misses with a wild combination.
The Bavarian definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The Bavarian is breathing heavily.
The Bavarian looks to land a right hand but Doe moved out of range.
Doe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Doe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Doe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Bavarian momentarily.
Doe rushes The Bavarian and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Doe wants a takedown but no success here.
The Bavarian could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Doe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Bavarian backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Bavarian lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The Bavarian gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Doe gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! The Bavarian is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Doe!
A very excited looking John Doe made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gera GOl (ranked 5831 p4p, 5883 weight class) and Jonny Bar (ranked 627 p4p, 633 weight class). Jonny Bar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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, Gera GOl !
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, Jonny Bar!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
GOl throws an overhand right that lands on Bar's shoulder, as Bar tries to avoid the shot.
Bar with the counter takedown but GOl avoids it easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from GOl enables Bar to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. GOl manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bar tries to advance to mount but GOl denies him.
GOl is looking to reverse the position.
Bar looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bar in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... GOl is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jonny Bar!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hellson Balls (ranked 4799 p4p, 4726 weight class) and Purple Aki (ranked 534 p4p, 529 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, Hellson Balls!
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, Purple Aki!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Balls lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aki circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Aki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Balls scores with a hook.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Aki.
Aki in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Balls tries to buck Aki off but Aki is having none of it.
Balls is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aki working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Balls tries to buck Aki off but Aki is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls is trying to buck Aki off.
Balls tries to buck Aki off but Aki is having none of it.
Aki is staying tight to Balls's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Balls regains half guard.
Balls tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Nice strikes from Aki there.
Balls is looking for a sweep. Aki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Balls scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Aki manages to mount him!
Aki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aki landing punches.
Balls tries to reverse the position but Aki maintains control.
Aki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Balls can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balls manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Balls is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aki pulls his head out easily.
Aki stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Balls to get to his feet.
Aki scores with a takedown into Balls's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aki is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aki decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Balls lands with a hook. Aki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Aki avoids the head kick by Balls.
Balls tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Balls tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aki lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Aki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aki closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Balls quickly recovers to half guard.
Balls slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Balls wants to stand up but Aki is controlling him.
Balls looking for subs off his back but Aki has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aki gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Balls is looking to clinch but Aki is avoiding it.
Balls scores with a jab.
Balls lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aki circles away quickly and effectively.
Hellson Balls is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balls misses with a head kick.
Balls connects with a right hand. Aki shakes it off.
Balls gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Aki slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Balls wants to improve his position but instead Aki has moved into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Purple Aki dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Aki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Aki closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Balls's guard.
Aki is standing up over Balls. Balls looks to escape but Aki dives into side control.
Aki decides to stand back up. Aki steps back and let's Balls get back to his feet.
Aki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Aki throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Balls was covering up waiting for the punch and Aki finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Aki engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Balls looking for a guillotine here but Aki defends easily.
Aki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aki engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Balls is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aki is aware though and is defending well.
Aki controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Aki distracts Balls with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aki's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Balls throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Aki escapes and throws Balls's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Balls is trying to get back to half guard.
Aki in side control lands a decent elbow.
Aki is trying to get an arm triangle but Balls is defending well.
Aki decides to stand back up. Aki steps back and let's Balls get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aki feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Balls wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Aki manages to pass to side control.
Aki seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Aki is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Balls wants to improve his position but Aki is controlling well.
Aki is taking a breather. Balls says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aki is continuing to stall.
Balls gets full guard.
Balls wants to sweep but no luck.
Aki sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Balls looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Aki passes into half guard.
Aki works his way into full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Purple Aki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Balls lands with an overhand left.
Hellson Balls is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danga de danga de dang - Balls scores with a four punch combination!
Balls's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Balls duly obliges.
Balls lands a head kick!
Aki takes a kick to the side of the head.
Aki shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Balls is trying to defend but Aki finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balls is looking to get back to full guard here but Aki has managed to pass to side control instead.
Balls tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Balls being controlled for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls is trying to improve his position.
Aki passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Balls!
Balls is desperately trying to improve his position but Aki has a good base and remains in mount.
Balls manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balls is trying to get back to full guard.
Balls looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aki performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Aki seems to be working for a kimura but Balls defends the submission attempt.
Balls on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balls is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aki wants to pass to mount but Balls is defending the position.
Aki keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Aki prevents Balls from improving his position.
Aki is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Aki moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Balls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Aki taking a breather here.
Aki is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Balls has escaped the position, nice work there.
Purple Aki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aki stands up and beckons Balls to his feet.
Hellson Balls has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Balls tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aki is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Aki gets the takedown into side control.
Purple Aki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Aki controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hellson Balls.
I think Aki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Purple Aki!
After winning the bout, Purple Aki 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kent Fredricks (ranked 5014 p4p, 4449 weight class) and Jari Zero (ranked 172 p4p, 149 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 5 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, Kent Fredricks!
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, Jari Zero!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Zero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fredricks scores with the left hand. Zero knows he should have avoided that one.
 It looks like Jari Zero has been cut.
Fredricks fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Zero to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Zero looks to clinch but Fredricks throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Zero taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kent Fredricks!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Island Boe (ranked 4471 p4p, 5084 weight class) and Akil Paschal (ranked 150 p4p, 173 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 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, Island Boe!
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, Akil Paschal!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paschal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paschal darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Paschal working the head and body with strikes.
It looks like Island Boe has been cut.
Boe trying to control from the bottom.
Paschal thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Paschal is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Boe!
Paschal looking to isolate an arm here. Boe doesn't see it coming and as Paschal extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Paschal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Akil Paschal!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steven Seagull (ranked 5967 p4p, 4711 weight class) and Aiden Murphy (ranked 318 p4p, 277 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 bantamweight 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, Steven Seagull!
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, Aiden Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy avoids the body shot from Seagull.
Murphy defending well as Seagull loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Seagull's half guard.
Seagull is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Murphy pulls his head out easily.
Murphy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Seagull wants to improve his position but Murphy is controlling well.
Murphy seems to be looking for submissions.
Seagull looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seagull wants to sweep but Murphy has passed to side control!
Murphy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Seagull has escaped the position, nice work there.
Seagull is trying to escape the position but Murphy is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagull is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Seagull throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Murphy blocks the strikes from Seagull.
Murphy is looking to advance position but Seagull won't allow it.
Seagull is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Murphy is tapping! Great win for Seagull!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Steven Seagull!
During a confident post fight interview, Steven Seagull 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Mr Bean (ranked 4777 p4p, 4806 weight class) and Mike Schultz (ranked 386 p4p, 387 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mr Bean!
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, Mike Schultz!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz shoots and misses
and Bean counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A left and a right from Bean both land. Nice combination.
Bean throws a head kick but Schultz moves out of range.
Schultz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Schultz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mr Bean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Schultz.
Bean lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Schultz closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bean's guard.
Bean wants to get back to his feet but Schultz passes into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schultz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ground and pound from Schultz.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schultz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Schultz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bean knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Schultz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bean is defending against the submission attempts here by Schultz.
Bean on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Schultz is nestled in close to Bean, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bean trying to control here.
Schultz seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Bean is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mike Schultz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Hall (ranked 2554 p4p, 5963 weight class) and Ryan Thompson (ranked 258 p4p, 425 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Hall!
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, Ryan Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws a leg kick but Thompson moved away.
Hall has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thompson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Thompson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Thompson duly obliges.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hall.
Hall blocks a head kick by Thompson.
Hall tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Thompson manages to circle out of the way.
Hall has Thompson up against the cage in a clinch.
Hall definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thompson throws an elbow that misses.
Hall looking to stall.
Thompson misses with an elbow strike.
Thompson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hall jumps into guard, dragging Thompson to the mat.
Thompson stays in close to Hall's body and controls the position.
Hall manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thompson manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall passes into half guard.
Hall is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Thompson is just riding it out for now. Hall eventually gives up the hold.
Hall is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Thompson is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Richard Hall!
An out of breath Richard Hall thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Gracie (ranked 2974 p4p, 3142 weight class) and Oliver Smith (ranked 365 p4p, 393 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Solid boxing
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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, Chuck Gracie!
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, Oliver Smith!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Smith throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Smith sprawls and moves away.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Chuck Gracie has been cut.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smith has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Smith counters with a crisp one two that drops Gracie! Smith thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Gracie to his feet! Gracie is in big trouble!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith misses with a double jab.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
Smith raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Gracie goes for a double leg but Smith avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Smith continues to drive forward.
Smith lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gracie being controlled against the cage.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Chuck Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith cracks Gracie with a good jab.
Smith throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smith looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gracie could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Gracie backing up. Gracie nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Smith throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Smith looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Smith is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Smith defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Smith into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gracie is working for takedown but Smith is calmly controlling the position for now.
Smith stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Smith to keep the fight standing.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie tries to counter with a takedown but Smith is quick to defend against it.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith looks winded!
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Smith swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gracie goes for a double leg but Smith avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Smith continues to drive forward.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith is pushing Gracie up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is stalling here.
Smith displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gracie up against the cage.
Gracie jumps guard but Smith turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Smith leaning against his opponent.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Smith prevents it.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gracie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Gracie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gracie blocks the body kick.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith, which made it look bad.
Smith leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oliver Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie moves out of range as Smith throws a body kick.
Oooooh!!! Smith has knocked Gracie down with a huge combo! Smith steps away and waves a wobbly Gracie back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Gracie is rocked!
Chuck Gracie's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Smith closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Gracie! Smith dives in looking to finish! Gracie 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 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Smith!
An out of breath Oliver Smith thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Sergius (ranked 2611 p4p, 2965 weight class) and Jimmy Vegas (ranked 327 p4p, 363 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jimmy Vegas enters the cage!
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Great elbows
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sergio Sergius!
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, Jimmy Vegas!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sergius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vegas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sergius gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sergius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vegas backwards.
It looks like Jimmy Vegas has been cut.
Sergius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vegas lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Sergio Sergius has been cut.
Sergius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vegas gets through Sergius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sergius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vegas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sergius looking to throw knees to the head but Vegas is blocking nicely.
Vegas throws a head punch that misses.
Vegas tries to throw a body punch but Sergius avoids it by throwing Vegas back against the cage.
Sergius avoids the elbow strike from Vegas, against the cage.
Vegas swings wildly with an uppercut but Sergius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vegas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sergius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vegas tries a body shot but Sergius blocks it.
Nice body punch from Vegas.
Vegas tries to throw a body punch but Sergius avoids it by throwing Vegas back against the cage.
Sergius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vegas's defenses.
Sergius breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sergius manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vegas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sergius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vegas's defenses.
That has opened up Jimmy Vegas's cut even more.
Sergius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vegas's defenses.
The referee calls for Sergius to work.
Sergius tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sergius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jimmy Vegas's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Vegas tries to land knees in the clinch but Sergius avoids the damage to the body.
Sergius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jimmy Vegas's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sergio Sergius!
A less than humble Sergio Sergius misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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