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VFC 66 Jacquin vs Dancer PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Centoro (ranked 6639 p4p, 5878 weight class) and Dewayne Wilson (ranked 613 p4p, 582 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Henrik Centoro!
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, Dewayne Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Centoro scores with a decent looking hook.
Centoro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilson.
Wilson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Centoro.
Wilson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wilson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Centoro trying to control from the bottom.
Wilson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Centoro's head.
Centoro regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wilson looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson throwing strikes from guard but Centoro blocks nicely.
Wilson postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Centoro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Centoro doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Centoro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wilson is looking to advance position but Centoro has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Centoro wants to control the pace but Wilson is squirming around nicely.
Wilson is looking to improve his position but Centoro isn't that keen on the idea.
Wilson trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Centoro is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wilson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wilson is desperately trying to improve his position but Centoro has a good base and remains in mount.
Centoro looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Centoro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wilson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wilson looks winded!
Centoro tries to control but Wilson wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is desperately trying to improve his position but Centoro has a good base and remains in mount.
Centoro looking to control but Wilson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Centoro scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Centoro cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wilson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Centoro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Centoro lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Wilson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Centoro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wilson is looking to escape.
Centoro lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Centoro lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Centoro tries to control but Wilson wriggling away.
Centoro looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Centoro landing punches.
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!
Wilson working to try and regain half guard.
Centoro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henrik Centoro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Centoro scores with the left hand. Wilson knows he should have avoided that one.
Centoro connects with a body shot.
Wilson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Centoro manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wilson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Centoro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Centoro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
 Wilson is rocked!
Centoro fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Wilson out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Henrik Centoro!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Horton (ranked 5733 p4p, 6486 weight class) and KO Jacckson (ranked 575 p4p, 605 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 welterweight 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, Tim Horton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, KO Jacckson!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Horton with that takedown attempt.
KO Jacckson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horton instigates a clinch.
Horton tries to pull guard but Jacckson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Horton blocks an uppercut.
Jacckson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jacckson tries a body shot but Horton blocks it.
Horton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jacckson.
Jacckson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Jacckson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacckson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jacckson digs a right hand underneath Horton's ribcage. Horton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jacckson misses with a body punch.
Jacckson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jacckson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Horton is trying to keep an underhook but Jacckson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Jacckson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Horton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Horton tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacckson is nestled in close to Horton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jacckson working over Horton with some ground and pound. Horton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jacckson winds up and cracks Horton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jacckson working over Horton with some ground and pound. Horton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jacckson lands a nice short elbow.
Jacckson drops an elbow to the side of Horton's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jacckson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jacckson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Horton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jacckson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jacckson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jacckson working the head and body with strikes.
Jacckson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jacckson wants to pass to mount but Horton is defending the position.
Jacckson winds up and cracks Horton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson slips a nice elbow through Horton's hands, connecting with Horton's forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacckson trying to control from half guard but Horton is working away.
Jacckson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Jacckson there.
Jacckson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jacckson winds up and cracks Horton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Horton taking some punishment here, with Jacckson in his half guard.
Jacckson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
 Horton is rocked!
Jacckson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Oh Horton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jacckson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Jacckson there.
Horton has hold of Jacckson's hands but Jacckson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jacckson scores with a big shot! Horton's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Horton! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). KO Jacckson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Thomas Babcock (ranked 3047 p4p, 5391 weight class) and Christian Simbolon (ranked 378 p4p, 558 weight class). Babcock comes to the cage accompanied by SS00999. The crowd seem to be enjoying Simbolon's choice of entrance music: Welcome to the Jungle. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jesse Thomas Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Christian Simbolon!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Simbolon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Simbolon closes the distance and clinches.
Babcock effectively controlling the action here.
Simbolon has Babcock pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Simbolon pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Babcock tumbling to the mat - Simbolon dives into Babcock's guard.
Babcock keeping moving, preventing Simbolon from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simbolon won't allow Babcock to sweep him here.
Babcock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Babcock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simbolon trying to control the position from guard on top but Babcock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simbolon throwing strikes from guard but Babcock blocks nicely.
Simbolon looking to pass the guard.
Simbolon wants to control from the top but Babcock keeps moving.
Babcock is pulling down on Simbolon's head to control his posture.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Simbolon landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babcock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Simbolon tries to stand but Babcock is controlling from the bottom.
Simbolon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Simbolon preventing the sweep.
Simbolon trying to control the position from guard on top but Babcock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Babcock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Simbolon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Simbolon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Babcock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Babcock looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Simbolon clinches up against the cage.
Simbolon has a couple of punches blocked by Babcock.
Simbolon working aggressively here.
Babcock has Simbolon pushed against the cage.
Simbolon wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Simbolon.
Simbolon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babcock. Simbolon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Babcock throws a jab but it's blocked by Simbolon.
Babcock avoids the head kick by Simbolon.
Babcock drops down looking for a counter takedown but Simbolon sprawls and moves away.
Simbolon closes the distance but Babcock moves to the side
and Babcock decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Simbolon's guard.
Simbolon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Simbolon is looking to stand back up but Babcock counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Simbolon.
Nice strikes from Babcock there.
Simbolon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Babcock lands a nice short elbow.
Babcock performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Simbolon trying to hold on to Babcock's head to control him but Babcock postures up.
Babcock takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babcock lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jesse Thomas Babcock will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Simbolon tries to clinch but Babcock is having none of it.
Babcock misses the shot to the body.
Simbolon misses with a hook.
Simbolon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Babcock on the side of the head.
Simbolon is looking to clinch but Babcock is avoiding it.
Simbolon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Babcock.
Babcock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simbolon manages to avoid it.
Simbolon throws a head kick but Babcock moves out of range.
Simbolon darts in trying to clinch
and Babcock counters with a shoot takedown. Simbolon fights it but they end up in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simbolon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Simbolon being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Simbolon's head.
Babcock with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Babcock engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Babcock landing some decent shots from guard.
Simbolon keeping moving, preventing Babcock from controlling successfully.
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.
Babcock has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Babcock wants to pass the guard but Simbolon is keeping the position.
Babcock wants to control from the top but Simbolon keeps moving.
Babcock controlling from the top position.
Babcock looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Simbolon looking for a sweep. Not yet Simbolon, not yet.
Babcock with a nice head shot there.
Simbolon working for submissions but it's allowed Babcock to get to half guard.
Babcock lands strikes from half guard.
Babcock looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Babcock there.
Simbolon won't allow Babcock to pass to mount.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Babcock lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babcock controlling the action here.
Simbolon misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Babcock trying to mount his opponent but Simbolon defends it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Thomas Babcock 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Babcock checks a low kick from Simbolon.
Babcock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Simbolon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Simbolon throws a low kick, looking for Babcock's leg but Babcock calmly moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Babcock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Babcock takes a swing at Simbolon's ribcage but misses.
Simbolon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Babcock sprawls well. Babcock wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Simbolon gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simbolon misses with a series of wild punches.
Simbolon misses with a looping left.
Babcock gets a double leg takedown into Simbolon's guard.
Simbolon wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Babcock is now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock wants to control but Simbolon is keeping him busy.
Babcock is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Simbolon is refusing to be controlled, as Babcock sits in half guard.
Babcock working over Simbolon with some ground and pound. Simbolon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Babcock is controlling the pace.
Simbolon is looking for a sweep. Babcock is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Christian Simbolon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Babcock moves nicely into side control.
Babcock trying to control the position but Simbolon is working away.
Simbolon is trying to escape the position but Babcock is controlling the position.
Simbolon tries to improve position but can't.
Babcock trying to control the action but Simbolon is working from the bottom.
Babcock is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Simbolon's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Simbolon keeps working.
Simbolon being controlled for a moment.
Simbolon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Simbolon is looking to clinch.
That's four 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.
Babcock swats away the attempt to clinch by Simbolon.
Babcock moves out of range of the strikes.
Simbolon doesn't manage to clinch there - Babcock circles away.
Babcock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simbolon.
Babcock is looking to wear down Simbolon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Simbolon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Simbolon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Babcock pinned against the cage. Babcock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Babcock misses with a hook to the body
and Simbolon counters with a thumping low kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Babcock defending well as Simbolon loads up on a big left hand.
Babcock scores with a shot to the body.
Babcock jabs at Simbolon's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Thomas Babcock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Babcock, 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 30:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Thomas Babcock!
An out of breath Jesse Thomas Babcock 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Murphy (ranked 3469 p4p, 3709 weight class) and Oobly Plasi (ranked 440 p4p, 473 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sean Murphy!
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, Oobly Plasi!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy defending well as Plasi loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Plasi moved out of range.
Plasi lands the left hand.
Plasi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Plasi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Plasi tries to get set, Murphy tries to push him back and clinch up but Plasi manages to avoid the attempt.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Murphy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Plasi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Plasi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murphys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Plasi looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Murphy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Plasi backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Plasi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Plasi moves away and avoids it.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Plasi throws out the jab.
Murphy throws a big counter combination but Plasi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Plasi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murphy counters with a left and a right that stings Plasi.
Nice defenses there by Plasi.
Plasi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Plasi.
Murphy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plasi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
Murphy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Plasi staying out of range there.
Plasi throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Plasi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Plasi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Plasi with a jab.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murphy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murphy is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plasi weaves into range and cracks Murphy right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Murphy goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Plasi is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oobly Plasi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Niels Bohr (ranked 3255 p4p, 5005 weight class) and Theador Cruse (ranked 400 p4p, 547 weight class). The key to victory for Niels Bohr has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
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Basic striking
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Niels Bohr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Theador Cruse!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruse throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bohr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruse throws a hook but Bohr blocks it.
Cruse throws a hook but Bohr avoids it easily.
Bohr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bohr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cruse misses with a leg kick
letting Bohr counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Theador Cruse has been cut.
Bohr slips under a jab from Cruse.
Cruse misses the jab.
Cruse goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It looked like Bohr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cruse avoids the body shot from Bohr.
Bohr with a nice cross.
Bohr lunges at Cruse with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cruse's hand.
Bohr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bohr quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Cruse throws a hook to the side of Bohr's head but Bohr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruse throws a right hand that Bohr ducks under and follows up with a left that Bohr also avoids with ease.
Bohr lands a brutal head kick. Cruse looks out on his feet and Bohr throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Niels Bohr!
A victorious Niels Bohr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Broder Alert (ranked 3009 p4p, 4749 weight class) and Indigo Pleateu (ranked 335 p4p, 476 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Broder Alert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Indigo Pleateu!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alert misses with a lunging right hand
and Pleateu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alert tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pleateu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alert somewhat.
Pleateu misses with a hook. Alert ducked under it nicely.
Alert drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pleateu sprawls and moves away.
Alert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pleateu darts in and clinches Alert up against the cage.
Alert has Pleateu pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Alert pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Pleateu tumbling to the mat - Alert dives into Pleateu's guard.
Pleateu keeping moving, preventing Alert from controlling successfully.
Pleateu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pleateu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alert tries to free his leg and advance position but Pleateu is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alert drops back looking for a leg! Pleateu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pleateu manages to kick Alert off! Alert jumps back into Pleateu's guard.
Pleateu keeping moving, preventing Alert from controlling successfully.
Alert forces his way into half guard.
Alert is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Alert is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pleateu sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alert is looking for a kimura but Pleateu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Alert to get the leverage.
Alert trying to control the pace.
Alert is working for a kimura but Pleateu is defending it quite comfortably.
Alert is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Alert trying to control from half guard but Pleateu is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alert is looking for a kimura here.
Pleateu is not content to let Alert control the position.
Alert definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Alert is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Alert wants to work for an arm triangle but Pleateu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four 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.
Alert wants to work for an arm triangle but Pleateu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Alert is trying to control the action in half guard but Pleateu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alert is working for a kimura but Pleateu is defending it quite comfortably.
Alert wants to work for an arm triangle but Pleateu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alert is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pleateu sees it coming and defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Broder Alert dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pleateu moves into the clinch successfully.
Pleateu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alert backwards.
A short right from Pleateu.
Alert slows down the pace here.
Pleateu prevents a takedown attempt there.
Alert takes a shot to the head.
Pleateu lands a shoulder strike.
Pleateu misses with some punches.
Alert has Pleateu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pleateu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alert prevents a body shot from Pleateu.
Alert is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Broder Alert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alert ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Alert no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Pleateu trying to control but Alert is working from the bottom.
Pleateu is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alert looking for a guillotine here but Pleateu defends easily.
Alert is looking for a triangle but Pleateu pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alert trying to control the position.
Pleateu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alert has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pleateu has managed to get both his arms back between Alert's legs - danger averted.
Pleateu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pleateu won't allow Alert to sweep him here.
Alert keeping full guard, as Pleateu tries to pass.
Alert working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pleateu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Alert is tightening it up a little... Pleateu has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Pleateu reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Pleateu taps out! Nice BJJ there by Alert!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Broder Alert!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reese Rumbalo (ranked 1343 p4p, 5632 weight class) and Alexis Machine (ranked 199 p4p, 588 weight class). Machine has chosen Satan Is Real as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Reese Rumbalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Alexis Machine!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rumbalo scores with a hook.
Machine takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Machine throws a looping overhand right but Rumbalo ducks down to avoid it.
Machine throws a sloppy head kick
and Rumbalo counters with a right hand to the body.
Machine scores with a sloppy right hand. Rumbalo should have avoided that one.
 It looks like Reese Rumbalo has been cut.
Rumbalo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Machine throws a right and a left that Rumbalo avoids nicely.
Machine walks into a stiff left hand from Rumbalo.
Machine misses with an uppercut. Rumbalo saw that one coming.
Rumbalo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Alexis Machine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rumbalo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rumbalo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Machine takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A punch combination from Machine misses.
Machine moves into range and clinches up with Rumbalo.
Machine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rumbalo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rumbalo tries to stall but Machine uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rumbalo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Machine is pressed up against the cage. Rumbalo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Machine down to the mat. Machine avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Machine misses with a straight left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rumbalo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rumbalo.
Machine walks into a jab.
Machine clobbers Rumbalo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rumbalo.
Rumbalo throws a body punch but Machine moves out of range.
Rumbalo throws a series of punches but Machine avoids them all with ease.
Rumbalo sets himself, and Machine steps forward looking for the clinch! Rumbalo avoids it this time.
Machine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rumbalo scores with a nice strike.
Jab by Rumbalo.
Machine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rumbalo lands a nice hook to Machine's body. Machine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rumbalo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Machine's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machine swings for the body but Rumbalo moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rumbalo.
Rumbalo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Rumbalo. That snapped Machine's head back.
Rumbalo lands a really nice looking cross but Machine seems unphased.
Machine connects with a body shot.
Rumbalo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Alexis Machine has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Machine closes the distance but Rumbalo moves to the side
and Rumbalo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rumbalo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Machine clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Machine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rumbalo's brow.
Machine stops a takedown attempt from Rumbalo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rumbalo.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rumbalo misses with a punch on the inside.
Machine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rumbalo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reese Rumbalo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machine pushes off an throws an elbow but Rumbalo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rumbalo taking a breather.
Machine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Machine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumbalo dodges an elbow strike from Machine.
A frustrated look appears on Rumbalo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rumbalo wants to stall.
Machine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machine misses with an elbow over the top.
Machine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A frustrated look appears on Rumbalo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Machine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rumbalo takes an elbow to the temple.
Reese Rumbalo's cut is getting worse.
Rumbalo is looking to control Machine's arms but Machine gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rumbalo has his back to the cage.
Rumbalo avoids the elbow strike from Machine, against the cage.
Machine misses with an elbow over the top.
Rumbalo tries for a takedown. No joy.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Machine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rumbalo's brow.
Rumbalo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Machine closes the distance and pushes Rumbalo back into the cage.
Machine lands an elbow that stopped Rumbalo in his tracks for a moment.
Rumbalo misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumbalo blocks the elbow strike.
Rumbalo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Machine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reese Rumbalo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rumbalo blocks an elbow strike.
Rumbalo blocks the elbow strike.
Rumbalo blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Machine.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machine misses with an elbow over the top.
Rumbalo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Machine pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Machine blocks an uppercut.
Machine lands a damaging elbow.
Jeez, Reese Rumbalo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Machine lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Reese Rumbalo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexis Machine!
Alexis Machine looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Well, feed me crack and call me a bitch!'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Jacquin (ranked 920 p4p, 758 weight class) and Lesley Dancer (ranked 121 p4p, 102 weight class). Lesley Dancer told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Basic striking
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eric Jacquin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lesley Dancer!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacquin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jacquin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dancer.
Jacquin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jacquin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dancer has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Elite Island Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Jacquin trying to control the position from guard on top but Dancer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dancer keeping full guard, as Jacquin tries to pass.
Dancer keeping moving, preventing Jacquin from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacquin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dancer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dancer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacquin wants to pass the guard but Dancer is keeping the position.
Dancer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jacquin controlling from the top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jacquin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dancer throws out the jab.
Dancer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jacquin misses the shot to the body.
Jacquin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dancer.
Dancer swings for the body but Jacquin moves out of range.
Jacquin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dancer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jacquin looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jacquin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Jacquin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacquin shoots in and drives through. Dancer sprawls well.
A jab from Dancer does it's job there.
Jacquin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jacquin manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dancer on his heels. He'll look to pass Dancer's guard now, I'm sure.
Jacquin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dancer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dancer wants to stand and escape but Jacquin is having none of it.
Jacquin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Dancer wants to stand but Jacquin is controlling the position.
Jacquin is pushing down on Dancer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dancer is fighting to maintain full guard but Jacquin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jacquin content to control rather than advance.
Jacquin tries to pass to full mount but Dancer defends it.
Jacquin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dancer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jacquin.
Jacquin wants to pass to mount but Dancer is defending the position.
That's four 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.
Jacquin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jacquin passes to full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Jacquin there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dancer's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Jacquin throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dancer because Jacquin loaded up on that one.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dancer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dancer is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Jacquin has taken his back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Jacquin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dancer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jacquin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dancer.
Eric Jacquin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dancer connects with a body shot.
Jacquin shoots for a double leg takedown but Dancer sprawls well. He's pushed Jacquin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jacquin fails with a takedown attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Dancer misses.
Jacquin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dancer defends well and Jacquin ends up having to push Dancer into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dancer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Jacquin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dancer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jacquin throws an overhand right that lands on Dancer's shoulder, as Dancer tries to avoid the shot.
Dancer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Dancer.
Dancer scores with a jab.
Jacquin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dancer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jacquin is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacquin glances at the clock... BAM! Dancer nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Jacquin crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Jacquin is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lesley Dancer!
Lesley Dancer is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Lesley Dancer thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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