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TR26: Humpday Grumpday PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Banito Gianni (ranked 2999 p4p, 4088 weight class) and Wolfgang Pauli (ranked 423 p4p, 524 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Banito Gianni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wolfgang Pauli!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pauli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gianni.
Pauli throws a hook but Gianni avoids it easily.
Gianni definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pauli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gianni lands a lovely overhand right.
Gianni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pauli.
Pauli misses with a straight right.
It looked like Gianni was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pauli.
Gianni tries to clinch but Pauli moves out of range.
Pauli misses with a right hand
letting Gianni counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Pauli misses its intended target.
Gianni ducks under a wild hook from Pauli.
Gianni clinches.
Gianni stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pauli slowing the pace effectively.
Gianni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gianni lands a left hand.
Gianni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pauli misses with a body punch.
Pauli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gianni blocks a body shot from Pauli.
Gianni working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gianni.
Pauli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pauli misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Gianni.
Still in the clinch, Gianni scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pauli trying to control the position but instead, Gianni has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pauli into the cage.
Gianni lands a right hand.
Gianni misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pauli.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gianni.
Gianni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gianni lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gianni pushes Pauli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pauli's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pauli.
Pauli has a couple of punches blocked by Gianni.
Gianni softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gianni misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A bit of stalling here from Pauli.
Pauli continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gianni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pauli has a couple of punches blocked by Gianni.
Gianni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gianni pushes Pauli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Gianni.
Pauli tries to work over Gianni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gianni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pauli tries to stall but Gianni uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pauli tries to throw a body punch but Gianni avoids it by throwing Pauli back against the cage.
Gianni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pauli is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pauli tries to stall but Gianni uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gianni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pauli is pushing Gianni up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right from Gianni on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gianni misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Pauli.
Gianni tries to throw a body punch but Pauli avoids it by throwing Gianni back against the cage.
Pauli misses with the head strike.
Gianni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gianni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pauli wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pauli.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pauli misses with the head strike.
Pauli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pauli is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pauli blocking some punches.
Gianni misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Banito Gianni dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pauli misses with a hook
letting Gianni counter with a right hand.
Pauli misses with a hook
enabling Gianni to counter with a crisp jab.
 Pauli is rocked!
Gianni tries to clinch but Pauli is having none of it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pauli in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Pauli misses with a hook
and Gianni counters with a nice right hand that sends Pauli toppling to the canvas! Pauli scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Gianni finish him?!
Pauli is still on wobbly legs! Can Gianni finish him?
Pauli misses with a looping left.
It looked like Gianni wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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!
Pauli scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gianni in his tracks.
Pauli tries to get into range but Gianni steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Pauli! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Gianni scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Banito Gianni!
Our winner, Banito Gianni, 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 Darren Frost (ranked 1668 p4p, 2465 weight class) and Max Mayer (ranked 254 p4p, 344 weight class). Darren Frost could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Max Mayer's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darren Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Max Mayer!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mayer has his takedown stuffed
and Frost counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Frost digs a good hook to Mayer's body.
Mayer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Frost defends well and Mayer ends up having to push Frost into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mayer tries for a takedown but Frost circles away easily
and Frost counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Frost definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Darren Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Mayer.
Frost cracks Mayer with a hook to the temple - Mayer is on wobbly legs here! Frost swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Mayer falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Frost wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Darren Frost!
Our winner, Darren Frost, 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 Antonio Luciano (ranked 2109 p4p, 2359 weight class) and Mark Banner (ranked 297 p4p, 326 weight class). Mark Banner 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antonio Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Banner!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It looked like Luciano wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Banner swings widly with a right hand
and Luciano counters with a stiff right hand.
Luciano avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Luciano was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Banner misses the jab.
Luciano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Banner.
Banner throws a shot from downtown. Luciano moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Luciano.
A big right from Luciano misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luciano misses with a looping right.
Luciano misses with an uppercut. Banner saw that one coming.
Luciano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banner.
Banner has his takedown stuffed
and Luciano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Luciano missing with a left hand there. Banner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Banner's coach down at Monkey Business was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Banner's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Luciano throws a hook but Banner blocks it.
Banner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luciano.
Banner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Banner misses with a combination
and Luciano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Banner throws a combination that misses
and Luciano scores with a counter punch that sends Banner to the canvas! Luciano smells blood - he's punishing Banner with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Banner has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Luciano!
During a confident post fight interview, Antonio Luciano 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goran Jovanic (ranked 3464 p4p, 3741 weight class) and Rickson Silva (ranked 445 p4p, 477 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Goran Jovanic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rickson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jovanic but Jovanic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Jovanic.
Jovanic dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Silva drags the fight down to the ground.
Jovanic trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
We've been hearing good reports from Jovanic's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jovanic wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jovanic defends well.
Silva managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovanic wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Jovanic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva wants to sweep here but Jovanic controlling him for the moment.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Jovanic from controlling successfully.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jovanic is aware though and is defending well.
Jovanic trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Jovanic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jovanic trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is trying to keep Jovanic in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Jovanic trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Jovanic not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jovanic stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Silva has momentary wrist control but Jovanic slips an elbow through the middle.
Jovanic postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Silva throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jovanic preventing the sweep.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Jovanic from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jovanic is one step ahead there.
Jovanic is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silva controls Jovanic momentarily but Jovanic frees himself.
Jovanic throws a big right hand that misses.
Our spies down at at HB Training center inform us that Silva has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva trying to control the position.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Jovanic from controlling successfully.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jovanic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jovanic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jovanic trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jovanic defends it easily.
Jovanic wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jovanic with a nice head shot there.
Silva looking to control.
Jovanic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jovanic won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Jovanic postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rickson Silva will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jovanic decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jovanic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Silva trying to hold on to Jovanic's head to control him but Jovanic postures up.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Jovanic in his half guard.
Silva is looking to control Jovanic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Jovanic there.
Jovanic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Jovanic working the head and body with strikes.
Goran Jovanic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jovanic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Jovanic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Jovanic working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva wants to control but Jovanic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Jovanic from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has his feet on Jovanic's thighs here. He's pushed Jovanic off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Jovanic screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rickson Silva!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Master Bates (ranked 1600 p4p, 2724 weight class) and John Snake (ranked 213 p4p, 344 weight class). Master Bates has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Master Bates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Snake!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Snake uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good shot there by Snake.
Nice uppercut lands for Snake. That snapped Bates's head back.
Snake lands with a hook. Bates tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Snake cracks Bates with an open hand slap.
Bates forces Snake back against the cage and clinches.
Bates jumps guard and drags Snake to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Snake wants to pass the guard but Bates is keeping the position.
Bates has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Snake drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bates looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bates looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bates!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bates slows the pace down.
Snake tries to bench press Bates off him but Bates keeps the position.
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.
Snake regains half guard.
Snake actively working from the bottom here.
Snake moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bates thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Snake working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bates doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bates manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Snake looking for a guillotine here but Bates defends easily.
Bates stays in close to Snake's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bates got a little sloppy there for a moment and Snake has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bates has managed to get both his arms back between Snake's legs - danger averted.
Bates lands a couple of elbows.
Bates engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Snake escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bates gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bates working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Snake's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bates sitting in guard here, content to control.
Snake looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Snake looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bates passes into side control.
Bates takes a little break here. Snake wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Bates tries to stand but Snake is controlling his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates landing a few strikes.
Snake is looking for a sweep.
Bates controls the position.
Bates is putting a hurting on Snake here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bates is working Snake over with some ground and pound from side control.
Snake struggling a bit here.
Bates advances to mount.
Bates lands a big shot there that rocks Snake but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Snake has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Bates prevents Snake from getting the reversal.
Snake regains half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Master Bates dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Snake moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Snake works Bates's body with a nice hook.
Bates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snake manages to avoid it.
Bates drives through with a takedown into Snake's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bates not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snake looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Snake working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bates doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bates manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Snake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bates preventing the sweep.
Bates controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bates is looking to stand up but Snake won't let him.
Bates lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Snake throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bates escapes and throws Snake's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bates wants to stand but Snake has his arm trapped.
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.
Bates tries to move into full mount but can't pass Snake's legs.
Snake is looking for a sweep.
Bates wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Snake, who protects the arm well.
Bates happy to just control the position for now.
Bates advances nicely into full mount.
Snake working to try and regain half guard.
Snake keeps trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates controlling from mount.
Snake sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bates is controlling the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bates lands a nice short elbow.
Bates frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bates scoring with strikes but Snake is staying in there.
Snake regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates stalling.
Bates working Snake over with strikes.
Bates is working for a submission of some sort.
Snake has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Bates escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Bates!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Snake tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bates wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Master Bates dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Snake's corner calls for a 1-2. Snake obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Snake swinging wildly here.
Nice shot by Snake.
Snake is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Snake lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Snake connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bates gets a double leg takedown into Snake's guard.
Bates drops back looking for a leg! Snake is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Snake manages to kick Bates off! Bates jumps back into Snake's guard.
Bates 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.
Snake looking for a guillotine here but Bates defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bates can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Snake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Snake looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bates content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
John Snake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bates is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bates is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bates is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bates controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bates has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bates stopping the sweep attempt from Snake.
Bates 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snake had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bates defends it easily.
Bates is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Snake can do to turn this around?
Bates is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Snake is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bates defends well.
Bates slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Snake cracks Bates with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bates shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates controls from within his opponent's guard.
Snake is looking for a triangle but Bates pushes his legs off easily.
Bates controlling from the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bates sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Snake's guard.
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 Master Bates.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bates, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Master Bates!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gillechriosd McCoy (ranked 4642 p4p, 3512 weight class) and Jamal Thibodeaux (ranked 494 p4p, 396 weight class). Gillechriosd McCoy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jamal Thibodeaux's chin.
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165
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Solid boxing
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gillechriosd McCoy!
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, Jamal Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thibodeaux needs to keep his hands up - McCoy had a free shot at his head there.
We've been hearing reports that McCoy has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Thibodeaux wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thibodeaux throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thibodeaux thows a left - swing and a miss!
McCoy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McCoy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Thibodeaux misses.
Thibodeaux swings away with a body shot that misses
and McCoy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thibodeaux is rocked!
McCoy ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Thibodeaux's jaw. Thibodeaux's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! McCoy does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gillechriosd McCoy!
Gillechriosd McCoy decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Frost (ranked 2619 p4p, 6671 weight class) and Rayan Halli (ranked 270 p4p, 498 weight class). Rayan Halli 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rayan Halli!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halli slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Halli misses the body punch
and Frost decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Halli's guard.
Frost sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Frost definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Halli has his foot on Frost's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Frost works his way back into a safe position though.
Frost sitting in guard here, content to control.
Frost has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Frost advances position into side control!
Halli manages to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Frost looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halli tries to reverse the position but Frost maintains control.
Frost sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halli tries to improve his position but instead Frost has taken his back!
Frost controls the position.
Frost tightening his grip on Halli, looking for the choke.
Frost is hanging on to Halli's back as he tries to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Frost.
Halli just trying to survive but Frost is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Frost looking to break Halli's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Halli remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Frost will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Frost is trying to stick to Halli's back but Halli is turning into Frost. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Frost's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Halli.
Halli sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Frost's guard.
Frost is in trouble now - Halli has advanced to mount!
Halli wants to take Frost's back but he can't do it this time.
Frost might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Frost tries to hold on but Halli pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Halli is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Frost reaches up to try and control the position but Halli seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Frost rolls and tries to escape and now Halli has his back!
Frost manages to reverse the position and now he's in Halli's guard. Nice work there by Frost.
Frost passes Halli's left leg - he's now in half guard.
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!
Halli has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Frost is working away from the top position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Halli wants to get back to full guard but Frost has mounted him!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Frost dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice takedown defense from Frost. No joy for Halli on that attempt.
Halli misses with a looping left.
Halli lands an overhand right.
Frost misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halli.
Halli shoots and misses
and Frost decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Halli's guard.
Frost passes Halli's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Halli is in trouble now - Frost has advanced to mount!
Frost can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Halli is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost looking to secure an arm triangle but Halli defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halli tries to hold on but Frost postures up.
Halli is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Frost is staying active.
Halli manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Frost is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halli can do to turn this around?
Frost stalling.
Frost seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Halli does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Frost takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Daniel Frost overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Halli is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Frost pulls his head out easily.
Frost trying to control the pace.
Frost is working for a kimura but Halli is defending it quite comfortably.
Halli wants to control but Frost is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Frost is looking to take a break and control but Halli is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halli wants to control but Frost is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Frost looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Frost is working hard here to advance position.
Halli is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Frost shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Frost was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Halli manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Halli wants to control from the top but Frost keeps moving.
Halli avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Frost is pulling down on Halli's head to control his posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Halli got a little sloppy there for a moment and Frost has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Halli has managed to get both his arms back between Frost's legs - danger averted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Frost dominated that second round.
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. 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.
Frost throws a hook but Halli blocks it.
A big right from Frost misses.
Halli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Frost displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halli throws out the jab.
Frost drops down looking for a counter takedown but Halli sprawls and moves away.
Halli has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Frost is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A leg kick checked by Frost.
Halli defending well as Frost loads up on a big left hand.
Halli feints the counter takedown.
Halli misses with a double jab.
Frost throws a low kick but Halli avoids it.
Halli misses with a hook
and Frost counters with a shoot takedown. Halli fights it but they end up in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost controlling from the top position.
Frost passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost wants to work for an arm triangle but Halli is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Frost passes to side control.
Frost working away.
Frost tries to advance to mount but can't.
Frost in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Frost wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Halli, who protects the arm well.
Rayan Halli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel Frost is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Halli can't do much from the bottom here.
Halli is looking to reverse the position.
Halli prevents Frost from moving into mount.
Frost controls the position.
Halli is trying to improve his position.
Halli can't do much from the bottom here.
Frost moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halli wants to control but Frost postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Frost passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Halli!
Halli is trying to escape the mount.
Frost moves to the back.
Frost controlling well, preventing Halli from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halli is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Halli trying to control the hands but Frost won't let him.
Frost keeps control of the position easily here as Halli tries to buck him off.
Halli is in bad spot here.
Frost trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Halli doesn't escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Halli is in bad spot here.
Halli is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Frost showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Frost, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Frost!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Black (ranked 995 p4p, 1104 weight class) and Harald Spies (ranked 133 p4p, 154 weight class). Harald Spies has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jack Black's chin.
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177
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Black!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harald Spies!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spies misses with a left hand
and Black counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A lazy left from Black finds it's target.
Black lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Black takes a swing at Spies's ribcage but misses.
Spies jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Black walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Spies misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Black misses the target.
Black throws a body punch but Spies moves out of range.
It seemed like Spies was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Spies lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Spies pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spies fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spies is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Black.
Black is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spies.
A little jabbing left from Spies on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black tries to clinch up but Spies circles away and keeps his distance.
Spies scores with a jab.
Spies scores with a jab to the head.
Spies uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.
Black lands a nice shot to the body.
Spies throws the left hand but Black avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Spies misses its intended target.
Spies scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Black doesn't seem bothered though.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch but Spies swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spies missing with a left hand there. Black was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spies gets tackled into the cage by Black. Black maintains the clinch.
Black scores with a shot to the side of Spies's head.
Black lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black swings wildly with an uppercut but Spies uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spies lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Spies working aggressively here.
Spies throws a head punch that misses.
Spies prevents a body shot from Black.
Spies misses with some punches.
Black works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Spies digs a right hand into Black's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Black's gas tank.
Black throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spiess head.
Spies swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black misses with a body punch.
Black misses with a hook to the ribs.
Black misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Spies fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Black fails to land.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Spies lands with a right to the head.
Spies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Black cracks Spies with a nice body shot.
Spies swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Black lands an uppercut.
Black lands a hook that snaps the head of Spies backwards.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Black lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Black scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spies lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Spies prevents a body shot from Black.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spies throws a head punch that misses.
Spies can't find room to land a body shot as Black controls the action.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spies tries to throw a body punch but Black avoids it by throwing Spies back against the cage.
Black lands a hook that snaps the head of Spies backwards.
Black working aggressively here.
Black blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spies misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Black.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Black lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spies softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Black on the inside.
Black throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Black lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spies lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spies tries to throw a body punch but Black avoids it by throwing Spies back against the cage.
Black tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spies's elbow.
Spies misses with a punch to the body.
Spies takes a shot to the head.
Black swings wildly with an uppercut but Spies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spies's elbow.
Black misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spies misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Spies.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black lands a nice shot to the body.
Spies looks winded!
Black lands with a right to the head.
Spies misses with a short punch on the inside.
Black misses with the head strike.
Black lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Black dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Black scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spies doesn't seem bothered though.
Black takes a swing at Spies's ribcage but misses.
Black throws a hook to the side of Spies's head but Spies sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Black keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spies.
The crowd cheers as Spies lands an impressive looking overhand right. Black doesn't seem phased though.
Black is looking to clinch but Spies is avoiding it.
Spies throws a lazy right hand but Black sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Black misses with an uppercut. Spies saw that one coming.
Spies swats away the attempt to clinch by Black.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Black.
Spies throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Black on the side of the head.
Harald Spies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Spies misses.
It looked like Black wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab lands there for Spies.
Spies misses with a shot to the body
and Black counters with a left to the body.
Spies throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Black counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Spies is breathing heavily.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
Spies throws an off balance right hand
and Black cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spies feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blacks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice cross by Spies.
Spies thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spies takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Black gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spies misses with some punches.
Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
Black lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spies or not.
Black lands an uppercut.
Black lands a left hand.
Black lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spies backwards.
Black presses Spies against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Black lands a left hand.
Spies looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Black scores with a hook to the body.
Black lands a body shot in the clinch.
Black tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Black.
A short body shot lands from Black as the two fighters clinch.
Black softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Black lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Black.
Spies is rocked!
Black lands with a left to the head.
Spies is still on wobbly legs! Can Black finish him?
Black lands a right hand.
A short left from Black.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Black.
A short right from Black on the inside.
Black lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Spies to his knees! Black keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Black!
Jack Black retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Jack Black 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 Chris Abbott (ranked 1244 p4p, 1513 weight class) and Ray Pest (ranked 189 p4p, 220 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pest's choice of entrance music: The Island. Ray Pest has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chris Abbott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ray Pest!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pest fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Abbott avoids it really well and circles away.
Pest looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pest keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pest moves away from the strike by Abbott.
Pest misses with a takedown attempt
and Abbott counters with a nice body shot.
Pest tries to clinch there but Abbott circles away.
Pest steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abbott.
Abbott definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pest.
Chris Abbott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Pest.
Pest shoots and misses
and Abbott makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pest misses with a takedown attempt
and Abbott counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pest looks winded!
Abbott tests Pest's chin there with a solid looking shot.
 It looks like Ray Pest has been cut.
Abbott lands a big uppercut and Pest crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Pest looks OK. Abbott waves Pest back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abbott throws a monster overhand right that drops Pest! Abbott follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Abbott!
Our winner, Chris Abbott, 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.
Ray Pest was interviewed post fight and said 'Deez'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Island Boy (ranked 1619 p4p, 2204 weight class) and Thomas Isle (ranked 238 p4p, 316 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thomas Isle!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Isle takes the fight into the clinch.
Isle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Isle working aggressively here.
Boy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Isle blocks it with crossed arms.
Isle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boy has him pressed against the cage.
Boy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Isle looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boy landing knees to the head.
It looks like Thomas Isle has been cut.
Isle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
 It looks like Island Boy has been cut.
Isle breaks the clinch.
Isle lands a right hook to the body.
Isle misses with a hook
and Boy counters with a nice right hand that sends Isle toppling to the canvas! Isle scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Boy finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BOOM! Boy lands a beautiful left hook that drops Isle. Isle tries to recover but Boy is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Isle lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Island Boy!
Our winner, Island Boy, 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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