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KIFC 8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Bundy (ranked 6360 p4p, 5955 weight class) and Pascal Papillon (ranked 264 p4p, 255 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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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Theodore Bundy!
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, Pascal Papillon!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bundy tries to close the distance and clinch but Papillon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bundy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bundy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bundy tries to clinch up
and Papillon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A swing and a miss from Papillon.
Bundy feinted with a counter takedown.
Bundy connects with a body shot that sends Papillon's belly button to the back.
Bundy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundy clinches with his opponent.
Papillon working aggressively here.
Bundy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bundy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Papillon moves out of range as Bundy strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papillon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bundy. Bundy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Papillon tries to keep at a distance but Bundy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bundy breaks from the clinch.
Bundy gets a takedown into half guard.
Papillon has one foot on Bundy's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Papillon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papillon gets tackled into the cage by Bundy. Bundy maintains the clinch.
Bundy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Papillon misses with a punch to the body.
Bundy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Papillon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Papillon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bundy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy trying to control but Papillon is working from the bottom.
Papillon seems keen to control Bundy's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bundy tries to free his leg and advance position but Papillon is retaining full guard.
Papillon wants to stand up but Bundy is controlling him.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Papillon holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy advances position into side control!
Papillon is trying to get back to half guard.
Bundy taking a break here but Papillon is having none of it and regains half guard.
Bundy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Papillon keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papillon tries to get to full guard but Bundy has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Papillon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Papillon wants to improve his position but Bundy is controlling well.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
We've been informed that Papillon has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bundy is looking for a kimura here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pascal Papillon will probably get the nod.
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.
Bundy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Papillon.
Bundy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Papillon throws a hook to the side of Bundy's head but Bundy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bundy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Papillon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bundy moves away.
As Papillon looks to move away, Bundy throws a big counter combo but Papillon just gets out of the way.
Bundy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Papillon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bundy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Papillon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Papillon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Papillon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bundy tries to pull guard but Papillon won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bundy manages to break the clinch.
Papillon leaves Bundy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Papillon is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theodore Bundy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papillon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bundy.
A jab from Papillon finds it's way through Bundy's defenses.
Papillon swats away the attempt to clinch by Bundy.
Bundy throws a head kick that misses.
Papillon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bundy misses with a takedown
and Papillon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Papillon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Papillon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bundy was well out of range. Poor timing from Papillon.
Bundy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bundy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bundy shoots in for a double leg but Papillon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pascal Papillon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy with a poor takedown
and Papillon counters with a nice uppercut.
Papillon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Bundy.
Papillon lands a slapping body shot.
Papillon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bundy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papillon misses with a two punch combination.
Bundy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Theodore Bundy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Bundy misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Papillon misses.
Bundy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bundy trying to advance position but Papillon counters by regaining guard.
Papillon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Papillon seems keen to control Bundy's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bundy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Papillon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bundy trying to control the position from guard on top but Papillon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Papillon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bundy drives through with a takedown into Papillon's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bundy wanted to stand there but Papillon had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bundy trying to control the position from guard on top but Papillon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bundy content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Papillon has locked up a guillotine! Papillon's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Bundy is holding on here and Papillon must be using up a lot of energy. Bundy has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Papillon gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Pascal Papillon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zedulous Zorrander (ranked 5594 p4p, 4742 weight class) and Raymond Waters (ranked 522 p4p, 448 weight class). Raymond Waters has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zedulous Zorrander!
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, Raymond Waters!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zorrander throws a head kick but Waters moves out of range.
It seemed like Waters was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zorrander is looking to land body kicks.
Waters looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Waters moves away from the strike by Zorrander.
A head kick misses from Zorrander.
Waters looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zorrander misses with an uppercut. Waters saw that one coming.
Zorrander throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zorrander misses with a body kick.
Zorrander throws the kick towards the body but Waters avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zorrander lands with a slapping head kick.
Zorrander misses with a few strikes there.
Zorrander throws a lazy right hand but Waters sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zorrander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zorrander throws a series of punches but Waters avoids them all with ease.
Zorrander throws a hook to the side of Waters's head but Waters sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A countering left hand to the body from Waters misses.
Zorrander misses with an uppercut.
Zorrander throws a jab when Waters was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Waters! But no joy.
Zorrander throws a right hand that misses
and Waters counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zorrander lands a nice shot that snaps Waters's head back.
Zorrander is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Zorrander throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Waters sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Waters throws out a counter right but Zorrander avoids it with no problem.
Zorrander throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Waters shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zorrander looks to throw the jab but Waters is out of range.
Zorrander pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Waters steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zorrander.
Zorrander misses with a hook
and Waters counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zorrander pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Waters swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Zorrander. Those never looked like landing.
Zorrander throws an overhand right that lands on Waters's shoulder, as Waters tries to avoid the shot.
Zorrander misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Waters was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zorrander throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Waters looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zedulous Zorrander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zorrander misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Waters counters with a nice body shot.
Zorrander is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Zorrander misses the target.
Waters defending well as Zorrander loads up on a big left hand.
Zorrander pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zorrander connects with a nice looking jab.
Waters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Waters releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Waters slips a jab and a cross from Zorrander.
Zorrander throws the left hand but Waters avoids the punch easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Waters misses.
Waters staying out of range there.
Waters moves out of range as Zorrander strikes.
Waters looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jab from Zorrander.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zorrander looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Waters on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zorrander swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zorrander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Waters moves out of range as Zorrander strikes.
Zorrander loads up on a big right hand but Waters slips the punch.
A big right from Zorrander misses.
Zorrander fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zorrander throws a sloppy head kick
and Waters counters with a crisp right that sends Zorrander to the canvas! Waters follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raymond Waters!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khadeem Johnson (ranked 3955 p4p, 6254 weight class) and Mini Island (ranked 401 p4p, 548 weight class). Khadeem Johnson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White Belt
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Khadeem Johnson!
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, Mini Island!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Island shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Johnson's guard.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Island is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Island stands and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Island sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Johnson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Island trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Island scoring with punches from side control.
Johnson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Island has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Island on the ground.
Island wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Island drags him back down.
Island looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Island scoring with punches and elbows.
Island wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Island connects with a decent elbow.
Island is putting a hurting on Johnson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Island lands a few punches from side control.
Check out the look on Island's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
A big shot lands for Island! That's hurt Johnson! Will he recover? Island fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mini Island!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maurudin Ahmeti (ranked 3105 p4p, 4790 weight class) and Toshiro Hitsugaya (ranked 169 p4p, 228 weight class). Toshiro Hitsugaya will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maurudin Ahmeti!
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, Toshiro Hitsugaya!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitsugaya's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ahmeti under the eye.
Hitsugaya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ahmeti.
Ahmeti really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ahmeti misses the jab.
Ahmeti clinches.
Hitsugaya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hitsugaya avoids the body shot from Ahmeti.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahmeti. Hitsugaya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ahmeti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ahmeti definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hitsugaya lunges at Ahmeti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ahmeti's hand.
 Ahmeti is rocked!
Hitsugaya drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Ahmeti right on the button. Ahmeti goes down! Hitsugaya follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Hitsugaya gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toshiro Hitsugaya!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badig Onil (ranked 2915 p4p, 4118 weight class) and Blormarbius Goostain Runkums (ranked 137 p4p, 182 weight class). Onil comes to the cage accompanied by Pretty Boy by M2M. 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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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Badig Onil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Blormarbius Goostain Runkums!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goostain Runkums has taken the fight to the clinch.
Goostain Runkums struggles to land a body shot inside as Onil controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goostain Runkums.
Onil breaks the clinch.
Onil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goostain Runkums.
Goostain Runkums throws a sloppy body shot
and Onil counters by clinching up.
Goostain Runkums tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Onil avoids it.
Onil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goostain Runkums tries to break free but Onil pushes him back against the cage.
Goostain Runkums breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goostain Runkums uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
 It looks like Badig Onil has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goostain Runkums sizes up Onil with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Onil gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Goostain Runkums has a couple of punches blocked by Onil.
Goostain Runkums tries a body shot but Onil blocks it.
Onil pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goostain Runkums tries to throw a body punch but Onil avoids it by throwing Goostain Runkums back against the cage.
Goostain Runkums is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Onil is keeping busy.
Goostain Runkums is trying to break the clinch but Onil has him pressed against the cage.
Onil has Goostain Runkums pressed against the cage, preventing Goostain Runkums from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Goostain Runkums tries to break the clinch but Onil is controlling the position.
Goostain Runkums is looking to break free of the clinch but Onil has double underhooks.
Goostain Runkums throws a head punch that misses.
Onil lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Goostain Runkums backwards.
Goostain Runkums is looking to control Onil's arms but Onil gets an underhook and turns him. Now Goostain Runkums has his back to the cage.
Goostain Runkums wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Onil has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Onil pulls guard effortlessly.
Goostain Runkums throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Onil keeping moving, preventing Goostain Runkums from controlling successfully.
My spies in Cozad The Island inform me that Goostain Runkums has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Goostain Runkums loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Onil preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Goostain Runkums trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Goostain Runkums pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Onil is keeping the position for now.
Goostain Runkums is looking to work some ground and pound but Onil has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goostain Runkums missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Goostain Runkums loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goostain Runkums accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Goostain Runkums throwing strikes from guard but Onil blocks nicely.
Goostain Runkums trying to control but Onil is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Goostain Runkums keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Goostain Runkums scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Onil on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Goostain Runkums drops Onil with a left and a right! Oh, Onil is hurt - Goostain Runkums dives into side control looking to finish!
Onil is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goostain Runkums working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Onil knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Goostain Runkums on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goostain Runkums throws an elbow but Onil slips to the side and avoids it well.
Goostain Runkums is looking to take a break and control but Onil is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Goostain Runkums looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Onil is avoiding damage well.
Goostain Runkums misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Goostain Runkums in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Onil is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Blormarbius Goostain Runkums!
The defeated Badig Onil had this to say: 'I was born in Africa, grew up in Africa, even kingkong is nothing to me.
But it turns out that you are much uglier than kingkong, so you can beat me this time and only because you are lucky.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom DeBlass (ranked 2998 p4p, 4485 weight class) and Wang Lei (ranked 409 p4p, 525 weight class). Tom DeBlass could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wang Lei's chin.
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Basic striking
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom DeBlass!
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, Wang Lei!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lei gets caught napping as DeBlass dives in and scores a takedown. Lei manages to retain guard.
DeBlass is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lei can do anything to dispel that myth.
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.
DeBlass pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lei is keeping the position for now.
DeBlass 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.
DeBlass definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lei keeping full guard, as DeBlass tries to pass.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lei cracks a nice hook into DeBlass's ribs.
Lei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
DeBlass throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lei's waist but Lei gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing DeBlass off to one side.
DeBlass takes one to the chin there.
DeBlass bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lei gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
DeBlass controlling his opponent.
DeBlass prevents Lei from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeBlass takes Lei's back.
DeBlass has good solid back control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeBlass looking for the choke but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeBlass working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Lei is doing well to defend. DeBlass seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Lei is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tom DeBlass!
The defeated Wang Lei had this to say: 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors - gimme a deal, I wanna help you.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orvar Odd Lodinkinni (ranked 3021 p4p, 3472 weight class) and Bite Tyson (ranked 318 p4p, 366 weight class). Orvar Odd Lodinkinni is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Orvar Odd Lodinkinni!
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, Bite Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Lodinkinni.
 It looks like Bite Tyson has been cut.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lodinkinni misses with an uppercut
and Tyson counters with a stiff right hand.
Lodinkinni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tyson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lodinkinni lands a left and a right that send Tyson crashing to the mat, dazed. Lodinkinni thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson lands with a cross.
The fighters circling - Tyson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Lodinkinni misses the target.
Lodinkinni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lodinkinni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A countering left hand to the body from Tyson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodinkinni misses with a combination
and Tyson counters with a straight right hand.
Tyson needs to keep his hands up - Lodinkinni had a free shot at his head there.
Tyson slips a straight right by Lodinkinni.
Tyson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tyson looks to land a right hand but Lodinkinni moved out of range.
It looked like Lodinkinni wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab lands there for Tyson.
Lodinkinni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodinkinni loads up on a big right hand but Tyson slips the punch.
Tyson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lodinkinni with a body shot.
Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lodinkinni cracks Tyson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Lodinkinni has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tyson to stand back up!
 Tyson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson ducks into an uppercut from Lodinkinni and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Orvar Odd Lodinkinni!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Shape (ranked 2525 p4p, 3255 weight class) and Tomo Tsuru (ranked 349 p4p, 440 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Shape!
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, Tomo Tsuru!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsuru darts in and clinches Shape up against the cage.
Shape tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short left from Tsuru.
Still in the clinch, Tsuru scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like David Shape has been cut.
Tsuru lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shape tries to pull guard but Tsuru holds him up against the cage and eventually Shape drops back down to his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tsuru.
Shape is rocked!
Tsuru lands a nice uppercut.
Oh Shape is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tsuru throws a big uppercut that drops Shape! More strikes from Tsuru and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Shape lies dazed against the cage as Tsuru celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomo Tsuru!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lipe Ribeiro (ranked 2654 p4p, 2787 weight class) and Talmadge Lineburger (ranked 126 p4p, 132 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lipe Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Talmadge Lineburger!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro throws a nice looking combination but Lineburger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ribeiro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ribeiro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ribeiro wants it to stay on the feet.
Ribeiro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Talmadge Lineburger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Ribeiro.
Ribeiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lineburger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lineburger has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lineburger.
Lineburger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ribeiro tries to avoid it but Lineburger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ribeiro to the ground. Ribeiro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lipe Ribeiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Talmadge Lineburger.
Ribeiro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ribeiro enables Lineburger to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ribeiro manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ribeiro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ribeiro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lineburger on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lineburger pushing down on Ribeiro's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lineburger seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lineburger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ribeiro wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Lineburger there.
Lineburger stalling.
Ribeiro on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ribeiro tries to get out of the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lineburger lands a nice short elbow.
Lineburger is working for a submission of some sort.
Ribeiro is defending against the submission attempts here by Lineburger.
Lineburger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ribeiro keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lineburger scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ribeiro is looking for a sweep. Lineburger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lineburger trying to mount his opponent but Ribeiro defends it.
Ribeiro is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Lineburger has latched onto it... Big trouble! Lineburger pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Ribeiro is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Lineburger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Talmadge Lineburger!
A very excited looking Talmadge Lineburger made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Knuckle Duster (ranked 2103 p4p, 3067 weight class) and Ben Netaniahy (ranked 284 p4p, 390 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter fighter
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Knuckle Duster!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Netaniahy!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duster misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Netaniahy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duster shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Netaniahy pinned against the cage. Netaniahy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Duster throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Netaniahy lands a high kick!
Duster ducks under a wild hook from Netaniahy.
Duster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Netaniahy.
Duster appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duster shoots in but Netaniahy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A nice side step and Netaniahy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Knuckle Duster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Netaniahy misses its intended target.
Duster drops down looking for a counter takedown but Netaniahy sprawls and moves away.
Netaniahy misses the shot to the body.
Duster drops down looking for a counter takedown but Netaniahy sprawls and moves away.
Duster has been working on his boxing with his coaches at PhoQus Island Training in the buildup to the fight.
Duster looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Duster shoots and misses
and Duster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Netaniahy!
Duster shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Netaniahy scores with a counter punch that sends Duster to the canvas! Netaniahy smells blood - he's punishing Duster with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Duster has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Netaniahy!
Ben Netaniahy is the new welterweight champion!
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