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TR58: Crosser v Erminus PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Taylor (ranked 25068 p4p, 4833 weight class) and Shay Hendrikx (ranked 160 p4p, 161 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shay Hendrikx!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor drops his hands momentarily and Hendrikx takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Taylor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Taylor misses the target.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hendrikx moves away.
Hendrikx drives through and clinches with Taylor against the cage.
Taylor lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like Shay Hendrikx has been cut.
Taylor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taylor lands an uppercut.
 Hendrikx is rocked!
Taylor lands a good knee to the midsection. Hendrikx won't want to take too many of those.
Hendrikx is still on wobbly legs! Can Taylor finish him?
Hendrikx looks winded!
Taylor lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Hendrikx to his knees! Taylor keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Taylor!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sundau Yioang (ranked 5466 p4p, 1884 weight class) and Landau Aisland (ranked 521 p4p, 224 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ White Belt
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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sundau Yioang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Landau Aisland!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yioang misses with an uppercut. Aisland saw that one coming.
Aisland moves out of range of the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yioang.
Yioang definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aisland walks into a stiff left hand from Yioang.
Yioang lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yioang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Aisland misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aisland misses with a looping left.
Aisland is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aisland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yioang.
It looked like Yioang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aisland throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yioang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aisland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yioang manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aisland throws a body shot but no joy.
Yioang misses with a body shot.
Aisland shoots in and drives through. Yioang sprawls well.
Yioang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aisland drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yioang lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Yioang.
Aisland is rocked!
Aisland looks up at the clock. Bad move! Yioang lands a right hand from hell, dropping Aisland. Yioang pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sundau Yioang!
After the fight, Sundau Yioang was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ba’al Lightning (ranked 5233 p4p, 1778 weight class) and Leon McClane (ranked 579 p4p, 240 weight class). McClane comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cypress Hill - Insane in the Brain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Leon McClane has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ba’al Lightning's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ba’al Lightning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leon McClane!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightning throws a hook to the side of McClane's head but McClane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lightning misses the body punch
enabling McClane to counter with a crisp jab.
Lightning scores with a sloppy right hand. McClane should have avoided that one.
Nice jab there from Lightning.
Lightning misses with an uppercut
and McClane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 Lightning is rocked!
Lightning misses with a hook
and McClane scores with a counter punch that sends Lightning to the canvas! McClane smells blood - he's punishing Lightning with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Lightning has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon McClane!
After winning the bout, Leon McClane 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Bunny Mott (ranked 2904 p4p, 2478 weight class) and Nicholas McDonald (ranked 373 p4p, 327 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bunny Mott!
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, Nicholas McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mott takes one to the side of the head.
McDonald throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mott scores with a jab to the jaw.
McDonald ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDonald lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fighters circling - Mott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mott misses the jab.
Bunny Mott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald misses with a hook.
Mott moves out of range as McDonald strikes.
McDonald looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McDonald has Mott up against the cage in a clinch.
Mott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for McDonald.
McDonald lands a shot to the body.
Mott throws a head punch that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Still in the clinch, Mott scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from McDonald.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McDonald.
McDonald prevents a body shot from Mott.
Mott being controlled against the cage.
Mott takes a shot to the head.
McDonald pushes Mott back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mott swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDonald's elbow.
Mott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDonald's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by McDonald.
Mott takes a shot to the head.
McDonald working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mott misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDonald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mott throws a head punch that misses.
Mott gets through McDonald's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for McDonald.
McDonald misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mott up against the cage.
McDonald stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on McDonald's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
McDonald lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mott backwards.
McDonald scores with a hook to the body.
McDonald blocking some punches.
McDonald is struggling to control the position.
McDonald swings wildly with an uppercut but Mott uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonald.
McDonald lands with a left to the head.
Mott misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDonald misses with a body punch.
McDonald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McDonald lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mott or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDonald.
A hook to the body from McDonald.
McDonald misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mott throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonald.
McDonald scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McDonald throws a punch but it's blocked by Mott.
McDonald lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mott prevents a body shot from McDonald.
McDonald lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from McDonald.
McDonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mott connects with a jab.
McDonald moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
 It looks like Bunny Mott has been cut.
Mott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonald moves away.
Mott swings widly with a right hand
and McDonald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left and a right from McDonald both land. Nice combination.
McDonald drops his hands momentarily and Mott takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mott throws a shot from downtown. McDonald moves away and avoids it.
We've been informed that McDonald has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mott scores with a nice strike.
Mott throws a shot from downtown. McDonald moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDonald doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McDonald fails to land with a series of punches.
Mott is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McDonald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mott throws out the jab.
McDonald drops Mott with a beautiful combination! Mott stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - McDonald is looking for the KO!
Mott is rocked!
Mott thuds his right hand into McDonald's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McDonald scores with a push kick.
McDonald with the inside leg kick.
A jab from Mott misses.
McDonald throws out a counter right but Mott avoids it with no problem.
Mott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McDonald moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick from McDonald misses.
Mott misses with a hook.
Mott throws a poor cross that misses
and McDonald counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McDonald uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mott.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas McDonald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bunny Mott's cut.
That's time! Mott's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McDonald turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mott throws a big shot that misses.
McDonald lands with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - McDonald looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mott throws a poor cross that misses
enabling McDonald to counter with a crisp jab.
Mott throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McDonald counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mott throws a hook to the side of McDonald's head but McDonald sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mott throws a lazy uppercut
and McDonald counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mott takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mott comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McDonald tries to score with a low kick but Mott moves his leg out of the way.
Mott takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mott throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McDonald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDonald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mott looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McDonald throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mott on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mott.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McDonald drops Mott with a beautiful combination! Mott stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - McDonald is looking for the KO!
Oh Mott is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonald.
McDonald counters with a body kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mott misses with a hook
and McDonald counters with a big right hand! Oh Mott is in trouble here! McDonald follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicholas McDonald!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Karelin (ranked 2546 p4p, 3447 weight class) and Stanislav Shusharin (ranked 98 p4p, 426 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Stanislav Shusharin enters the cage!
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brock Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stanislav Shusharin!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shusharin but Shusharin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shusharin tries to sprawl but Karelin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Karelin is working for a submission of some sort.
Shusharin is trying to stand back up but Karelin is controlling him
Shusharin is not content to let Karelin control the position.
Ground and pound from Karelin.
Shusharin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Karelin controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shusharin pushes Karelin off looking to stand but Karelin dives back in and keeps control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Karelin lands a nice short elbow.
Karelin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shusharin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shusharin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shusharin tries to kick Karelin off but Karelin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shusharin is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Karelin passes the guard and advances to mount!
Karelin with good strikes from the mount here!
Shusharin is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Karelin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Karelin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shusharin'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.
We've been hearing good reports from Karelin'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.
Karelin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shusharin is looking to escape.
Karelin won't let Shusharin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Shusharin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Karelin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Karelin landing shots from mount.
Karelin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
You get the feeling that Shusharin really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Karelin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Shusharin is surviving well by controlling Karelin's body position as best he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shusharin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin looking to secure an arm triangle but Shusharin defends it well.
Karelin dominating with strikes here.
Karelin landing strikes from the mount and Shusharin is in trouble!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Shusharin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Karelin.
Karelin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Shusharin is rocked!
Karelin loads up with a big shot that hurts Shusharin! He's pulled Karelin in close but Karelin has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Shusharin survive? More strikes from Karelin and Shusharin is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brock Karelin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Banito Gianni (ranked 1496 p4p, 4679 weight class) and Dawah Ohno (ranked 225 p4p, 542 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Granite 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 6 - 2 - 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dawah Ohno!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gianni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ohno misses with a hook to the body
enabling Gianni to counter with a crisp jab.
Ohno moves away from the strike by Gianni.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ohno. Gianni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gianni is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ohno throws a right hand that misses
and Gianni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gianni has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Monkey Business in the buildup to the fight.
A shot to the body from Ohno misses
and Gianni counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ohno digs a good hook to Gianni's body.
Gianni works Ohno's body with a nice hook.
Gianni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ohno.
A counter left hand to the body from Gianni misses its target.
Gianni takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ohno throws an off balance right hand
enabling Gianni to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gianni slips under a jab from Ohno.
Gianni throwing a counter right hand but Ohno manages to avoid it.
Ohno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gianni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gianni misses with a body shot.
Gianni works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ohno throws a jab but it's blocked by Gianni.
Gianni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gianni is looking to chop away at Ohno's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gianni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ohno.
Gianni swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Ohno misses.
Ohno throws a right hand that misses
and Gianni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ohno is rocked!
Ohno swings widly with a right hand
and Gianni counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Banito Gianni!
A victorious Banito Gianni thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bell (ranked 957 p4p, 3158 weight class) and Carlos Compare (ranked 142 p4p, 398 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carlos Compare!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Compare throws a right and a left that both miss.
Compare keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Compare fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Compare walks into a straight right hand from Bell.
Compare avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Compare does it's job there.
Bell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like John Bell has been cut.
Compare wobbles Bell with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Compare dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Bell to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Carlos Compare!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fotu Veainu (ranked 1023 p4p, 1571 weight class) and Clem Fandango (ranked 151 p4p, 229 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fotu Veainu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Clem Fandango!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fandango moves into the clinch.
Fandango misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Veainu.
Veainu gets control of Fandango's arms and successfully pulls guard. Veainu will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Veainu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Veainu tries to get out of the position.
Fandango is posturing up here but Veainu has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Fandango tries to roll out but it's too tight and Fandango has to tap! Slick submission there by Veainu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fotu Veainu!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hiro Iwaga Genochin (ranked 1242 p4p, 779 weight class) and Robbie Hall (ranked 73 p4p, 86 weight class). Iwaga Genochin comes to the cage accompanied by Majinahanashi. Robbie Hall has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sam Hiro Iwaga Genochin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robbie Hall!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iwaga Genochin misses with an uppercut
and Hall counters by moving into the clinch.
Iwaga Genochin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hall tries to pull guard but Iwaga Genochin holds him up against the cage and eventually Hall drops back down to his feet.
Hall pressing his opponent against the cage.
Iwaga Genochin looking to stall.
Iwaga Genochin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Iwaga Genochin.
Iwaga Genochin wants to get back to striking at distance but Hall won't allow it.
The referee calls for Hall to work.
Hall stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Iwaga Genochin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Iwaga Genochin lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iwaga Genochin misses with a left hand
and Hall moves into the clinch.
Iwaga Genochin is looking to break free of the clinch but Hall has double underhooks.
Hall jumps guard and drags Iwaga Genochin to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Iwaga Genochin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Iwaga Genochin stays in close to Hall's body and controls the position.
Hall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hall looking to control.
Hall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Iwaga Genochin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Iwaga Genochin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Iwaga Genochin wants to stand but Hall has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iwaga Genochin wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Hall's closed guard. He's half up but Hall has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Hall pivots and extends the arm, Iwaga Genochin falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Hall! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robbie Hall! Robbie Hall retains his bantamweight title!
Robbie Hall was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Crosser (ranked 565 p4p, 2008 weight class) and Jetmir Erminus (ranked 62 p4p, 211 weight class). 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 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Crosser!
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, Jetmir Erminus!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crosser clinches.
Crosser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crosser takes the fight into the clinch.
Crosser tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crosser breaks from the clinch.
John Crosser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erminus misses the body punch
and Erminus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crosser keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Erminus.
Some wild striking there from Erminus.
Erminus keeps the fight on the outside.
Crosser swings widly with a right hand
and Erminus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crosser takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Crosser moves into range and clinches up with Erminus.
Crosser lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crosser scores with a shoulder strike.
Erminus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosser softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crosser throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Crosser lands an uppercut.
Crosser connects with a nasty looking knee right to Erminus's face.
Crosser breaks the clinch.
Crosser closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Erminus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crosser definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Erminus tries to stall but Crosser uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Crosser misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Crosser.
Crosser manages to break the clinch.
Crosser moves into range and clinches up with Erminus.
Crosser pushes Erminus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Erminus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crosser scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosser dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Crosser scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crosser gets through Erminus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crosser scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crosser lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Erminus or not.
Crosser softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Erminus pressing his opponent against the cage.
Erminus working hard to break the clinch.
Erminus working hard to break the clinch.
Crosser lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erminus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crosser controlling the action here for a moment.
Crosser throws a punch but it's blocked by Erminus.
Crosser lands with a left to the head.
Erminus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Erminus looking to slow down the pace here.
Crosser lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Erminus prevents a body shot from Crosser.
Crosser tries to work over Erminus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crosser using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Erminus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crosser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crosser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crosser closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Crosser.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crosser.
Erminus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Crosser lands a hook that snaps the head of Erminus backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crosser unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Erminus looks winded!
Crosser cracks Erminus with a nice body shot.
Crosser scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crosser lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crosser unloads a knee to the mid-section. Erminus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right from Crosser on the inside.
Crosser lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Erminus backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Crosser dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crosser has managed to clinch.
Crosser is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Erminus can do to turn this around?
Crosser pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crosser keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Erminus.
Erminus loads up on a big right hand but Crosser slips the punch.
Crosser throws a right hand that misses
and Crosser takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crosser tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crosser has managed to clinch.
Crosser lands with a light punch inside.
Crosser holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Crosser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crosser closes the distance and clinches.
Crosser tries to throw a body punch but Erminus avoids it by throwing Crosser back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice body punch from Crosser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosser digs a right hand underneath Erminus's ribcage. Erminus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Crosser.
Crosser connects with a nasty looking knee right to Erminus's face.
Erminus is looking to break free of the clinch but Crosser has double underhooks.
Crosser is leaning against Erminus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Crosser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Erminus tries to keep at a distance but Crosser has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crosser lands a body shot.
Crosser lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crosser lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crosser scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crosser lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosser lands a hook that snaps the head of Erminus backwards.
Erminus is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crosser tries to work over Erminus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Erminus is still on wobbly legs! Can Crosser finish him?
Crosser slowing the pace effectively.
John Crosser has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Erminus wants to get back to striking at distance but Crosser won't allow it.
Erminus seems to have recovered his senses.
Crosser lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crosser.
Crosser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crosser closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crosser.
Crosser lands a body punch.
Crosser lands with a light punch inside.
Crosser lands a knee to the head.
Crosser pushes Erminus against the cage. Crosser is working some dirty boxing. Crosser pushes off with a quick right hook! Erminus goes down! Erminus tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Crosser moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Crosser!
John Crosser retains his featherweight title!
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