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KIFC 28 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Iso Danny (ranked 5313 p4p, 25447 weight class) and Small Dude (ranked 535 p4p, 572 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iso Danny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Small Dude!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dude pushes Danny up against the cage in a clinch.
Dude is fighting off a takedown attempt but Danny is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Dude to the mat. Dude regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Dude tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Danny has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Danny trying to control but Dude is working from the bottom.
Danny wants to pass the guard but Dude is keeping the position.
Danny won't allow Dude to sweep him here.
Danny tries to free his leg and advance position but Dude is retaining full guard.
Dude looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dude keeping moving, preventing Danny from controlling successfully.
Dude looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Danny stopping the sweep attempt from Dude.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danny controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dude controlling Danny's posture.
Danny wants to pass the guard but Dude is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danny works over Dude with some ground and pound from guard.
Dude is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dude pulls Danny in to control the position.
Danny stands up over Dude, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dude pulls Danny in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dude tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dude working a defensive guard here.
Dude has his hands on Danny's head, controlling the position.
Danny will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Danny throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dude wants to sweep here but Danny controlling him for the moment.
Dude is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Danny wants to pass the guard but Dude is keeping the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Danny wants to control from the top but Dude keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dude feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dude working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Danny's head.
Dude throwing strikes but missing.
Dude wants to control from the top but Danny keeps moving.
Danny has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dude can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dude throwing strikes from guard but Danny blocks nicely.
Dude content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dude lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dude postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dude has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dude working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dude working some strikes from top position.
Danny keeping full guard, as Dude tries to pass.
Dude working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dude scoring with punches to the head and body.
Danny is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Danny escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dude gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dude lands a couple of elbows.
Dude lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dude with a nice head shot there.
Danny on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Danny tries to get out of the position.
Dude scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dude with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dude stands up over Danny, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dude works over Danny with some ground and pound from guard.
Danny is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dude lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dude chips away with some ground and pound.
Danny has momentary wrist control but Dude slips an elbow through the middle.
Dude avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dude's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Small Dude dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Danny changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dude looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dude sneaks back into half guard.
Dude preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Danny looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Danny is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dude trying to hold on to Danny's head to control him but Danny postures up.
Danny is trying to control the action in half guard but Dude is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dude is looking to improve his position.
Danny missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude manages to get to full guard.
Danny postures up.
Dude has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Danny has passed into side control.
Danny wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dude keeps working.
Dude struggling a bit here.
Dude manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dude is pressing down on Danny's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dude trying to keep a closed guard but Danny is proving a slippery customer.
Danny drops back looking for a leg! Dude is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dude manages to kick Danny off! Danny jumps back into Dude's guard.
Dude keeping full guard, as Danny tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danny throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dude manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Danny manages to get himself to full guard.
Dude lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dude cracks Danny with a solid left hand.
Danny is trying to keep Dude in close.
Dude postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dude loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dude avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dude connects with a couple of short punches.
Dude works over Danny with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude landing with the ground and pound.
Danny knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dude on the ground.
Danny is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Danny is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dude works over Danny with some ground and pound from guard.
Dude scoring with some ground and pound.
Small Dude has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dude keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Danny's head.
Dude trying to control the position from guard on top but Danny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dude scoring with some ground and pound.
Dude cracks Danny with a solid left hand.
Danny looking for a guillotine here but Dude defends easily.
Dude postures up and lands a big shot to Danny's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dude with a nice head shot there.
Dude makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dude postures up and lands a big shot to Danny's brow.
 Danny is rocked!
Dude scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oh Danny is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Danny is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dude defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dude works over Danny with some ground and pound from guard.
Dude postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dude's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dude lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dude wants to control from the top but Danny keeps moving.
Danny looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dude is one step ahead there.
Danny escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dude gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dude keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Danny's head.
Danny doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Dude avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dude scoring with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Small Dude showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dude lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Danny at a distance.
Dude ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Danny out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Small Dude!
The defeated Iso Danny had this to say: 'No way, no way, no way! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Taylor (ranked 3978 p4p, 5049 weight class) and Qua Amara (ranked 458 p4p, 505 weight class). Bruce Taylor has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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, Bruce 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, Qua Amara!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor throwing a counter right hand but Amara manages to avoid it.
Amara tries to clinch
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
Amara tries to clinch but Taylor moves away
and Amara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Amara wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Taylor misses the target.
Amara tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Amara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Amara closes the distance but Taylor moves to the side
and Taylor counters with a straight right hand.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amara wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
Amara tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
Amara closes the distance but Taylor moves to the side
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amara closes the distance but Taylor moves to the side
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
Amara darts in trying to clinch
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
Amara wants to clinch
and Taylor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Qua Amara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amara tries to clinch but Taylor moves away
and Taylor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Amara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taylor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Amara tries to clinch but Taylor moves away
and Taylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Amara wants to clinch
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amara tries to clinch
and Taylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Amara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor throwing a counter right hand but Amara manages to avoid it.
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
Amara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Taylor misses the target.
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!
Amara tries to clinch up
and Taylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Amara wants to clinch
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Amara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taylor is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Amara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Amara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Amara tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Taylor misses the target.
Taylor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Amara darts in trying to clinch
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Amara is looking to clinch.
Amara looks to clinch
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Amara tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Amara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amara tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor throwing a counter right hand but Amara manages to avoid it.
Amara darts in trying to clinch
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Amara tries to clinch
and Taylor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Amara tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Taylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Amara looks to clinch
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
Taylor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amara tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Taylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Taylor dominated that round.
That's time! Taylor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Amara moves to clinch but Taylor breaks away
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Amara darts in trying to clinch
and Taylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Amara can do to turn this around?
Amara wants to clinch
and Taylor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bruce Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taylor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Amara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taylor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Amara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amara wants to clinch but Taylor slips to the side
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Amara might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Taylor has got the better of the exchanges.
Amara closes the distance looking to clinch
and Taylor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 Amara is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amara doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Amara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor throwing a counter right hand but Amara manages to avoid it.
Amara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Amara tries to clinch but Taylor moves away
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Amara tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
Amara is still on wobbly legs! Can Taylor finish him?
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Amara.
It looked like Taylor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Amara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Taylor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Amara seems to have recovered his senses.
Amara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Qua Amara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Amara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Amara tries to clinch up
and Taylor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
Amara is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Taylor throwing a counter right hand but Amara manages to avoid it.
Amara looks to clinch
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
Amara looks to clinch
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Amara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Amara tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Amara tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amara moves to clinch but Taylor breaks away
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amara doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Taylor misses the target.
Amara darts in trying to clinch
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Amara closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
Amara is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Amara tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Amara wants to clinch
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
Amara wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amara is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Amara tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Taylor throwing a counter right hand but Amara manages to avoid it.
Amara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Taylor misses the target.
Amara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amara tries to clinch but Taylor moves away
and Amara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Amara wants to clinch but Taylor slips to the side
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Amara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Amara tries to clinch up.
Taylor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Taylor dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Amara tries to clinch
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Amara tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Taylor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Amara tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Taylor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Amara closes the distance but Taylor moves to the side
and Taylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Amara tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amara tries to clinch up.
Taylor is looking to counter punch.
Amara tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Amara tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor throwing a counter right hand but Amara manages to avoid it.
Amara is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amara tries to clinch but Taylor moves away
and Amara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Amara looks to clinch
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
Amara closes the distance looking to clinch
and Amara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Amara tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor throwing a counter right hand but Amara manages to avoid it.
Amara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amara moves to clinch but Taylor breaks away
and Taylor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Amara is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Taylor misses the target.
Amara wants to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Taylor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amara tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Amara looks to clinch
and Taylor counters with a straight right hand.
Amara is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Taylor is looking to counter punch.
Amara closes the distance but Taylor moves to the side
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Amara wants to clinch.
Amara looks to clinch
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amara tries to clinch
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Amara moves in looking to clinch but Taylor pushes him off.
Amara wants to clinch
and Amara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight stays on the outside here - Amara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Amara closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
Amara tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Taylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amara tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
Amara fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Taylor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Amara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor throwing a counter right hand but Amara manages to avoid it.
Amara tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
It looked like Taylor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Amara is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Taylor throwing a counter right hand but Amara manages to avoid it.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Amara.
An attempted straight right counter from Taylor misses the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Amara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor throwing a counter right hand but Amara manages to avoid it.
Amara tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Qua Amara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Amara doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Taylor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taylor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:24
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:24
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Taylor!
A relieved looking Bruce Taylor 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe McConnell (ranked 3823 p4p, 5509 weight class) and Adsdsa Sdasda (ranked 183 p4p, 234 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 super 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, Joe McConnell!
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, Adsdsa Sdasda!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sdasda tries to keep at a distance but McConnell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sdasda looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
McConnell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sdasda's defenses.
 It looks like Adsdsa Sdasda has been cut.
McConnell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sdasda's defenses.
McConnell lands an uppercut.
That has opened up Adsdsa Sdasda's cut even more.
McConnell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McConnell lands an elbow just above Sdasda 's eye.
McConnell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Adsdsa Sdasda's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
McConnell lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Adsdsa Sdasda's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joe McConnell!
After winning the bout, Joe McConnell 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luke Legend (ranked 3299 p4p, 3937 weight class) and Nico Ressler (ranked 188 p4p, 214 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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130
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143
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BJJ Blue 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luke Legend!
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, Nico Ressler!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Ressler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Legend looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A nice inside leg kick there by Legend. That's going to slow Ressler down.
Legend takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A head kick misses from Legend.
A little jabbing left from Ressler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ressler misses with an uppercut. Legend saw that one coming.
Legend shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Legend was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ressler is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Legend off and has taken his back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ressler is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Legend has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Ressler has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Legend taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Ressler doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nico Ressler!
Nico Ressler managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Primal , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hajime Nakamura (ranked 3142 p4p, 3787 weight class) and Frank Reynolds (ranked 268 p4p, 314 weight class). Nakamura comes into the arena with Soldier of Fortune - Loudness blaring out of the sound system. Frank Reynolds has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hajime Nakamura's chin.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hajime Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nakamura was covering up waiting for the punch and Reynolds finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Nakamura lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Nakamura definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nakamura is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Reynolds has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at PhoQus Island Training. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Nakamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Reynolds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakamura is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Reynolds really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nakamura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Reynolds utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds has his hands on Nakamura's head, controlling the position.
Nakamura is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura postures up.
Reynolds wants to sweep here but Nakamura controlling him for the moment.
Nakamura postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Reynolds can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nakamura throws a big elbow that misses.
Reynolds looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reynolds is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Reynolds keeping full guard, as Nakamura tries to pass.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Reynolds keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Reynolds wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nakamura defending well as Reynolds loads up on a big left hand.
Reynolds avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot by Reynolds.
Reynolds swats away the attempt to clinch by Nakamura.
A swing and a miss from Nakamura.
Reynolds drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nakamura defends it well.
Nakamura tries to clinch but Reynolds moves away
and Reynolds counters with a left to the body.
Nakamura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nakamura misses with a hook
and Reynolds counters with a takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Reynolds's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nakamura is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds working away.
Reynolds cracks Nakamura with a big elbow.
Reynolds wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nakamura keeps working.
Nakamura is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nakamura parries the strikes from Reynolds easily there. Reynolds is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Nakamura to escape.
Reynolds is working Nakamura over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nakamura takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Nakamura manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nakamura wants to control but Reynolds is keeping busy.
Nakamura is holding on to half guard well.
Nakamura looking for submissions off his back.
Nakamura moves into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reynolds looking to sit in guard and control but Nakamura gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Reynolds dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A big right from Reynolds misses.
Nakamura feinted with a counter takedown.
Reynolds takes a swing at Nakamura's ribcage but misses.
Reynolds swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nakamura.
Reynolds ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nakamura shoots for a takedown but Reynolds saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Reynolds throws a jab when Nakamura was well out of range.
Reynolds on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Reynolds tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakamura was well out of range. Poor timing from Reynolds.
Nakamura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reynolds moves out of range of the leg kick from Nakamura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Reynolds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Nakamura misses.
Reynolds ducks under a wild hook from Nakamura.
Reynolds looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nakamura misses with a takedown attempt - Reynolds sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hajime Nakamura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Reynolds takes a swing at Nakamura's ribcage but misses.
Reynolds lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Frank Reynolds seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nakamura moves in looking to clinch but Reynolds pushes him off.
Nakamura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reynolds.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Reynolds tries to get to full guard but Nakamura has control of the leg.
Reynolds keeping hold of Nakamura's head, controlling as best he can.
Reynolds is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nakamura will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nakamura looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Reynolds trying to hold on to Nakamura's head to control him but Nakamura postures up.
Nakamura wants to work for an arm triangle but Reynolds is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura is working for a submission of some sort.
Reynolds is looking for a sweep. Nakamura is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Frank Reynolds has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reynolds manages to get to full guard.
Reynolds is pulling down on Nakamura's head to control his posture.
Nakamura drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nakamura jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Reynolds keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Reynolds seems keen to control Nakamura's posture.
Nakamura controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nakamura won't allow Reynolds to sweep him here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reynolds working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nakamura.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakamura is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nakamura slips nicely into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hajime Nakamura will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Nakamura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reynolds tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Reynolds avoids the body shot from Nakamura.
Nakamura tries to clinch but Reynolds is having none of it.
Nakamura shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reynolds pinned against the cage. Reynolds gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nakamura just misses with a punch to the body.
Reynolds scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nakamura looks to clinch
and Reynolds counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nakamura throws a jab when Reynolds was well out of range.
Reynolds feints and as Nakamura raises his hands in defense, Reynolds changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Reynolds cracks Nakamura with a solid left hand.
Nakamura pulls Reynolds in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds is sitting in close to Nakamura's body. Nakamura has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Reynolds is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Reynolds is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Nakamura.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hajime Nakamura!
An out of breath Hajime Nakamura 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abubakar Magomedov (ranked 3232 p4p, 3341 weight class) and Kamu Havas (ranked 158 p4p, 162 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kamu Havas was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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300
3 - 1 - 0 |
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290
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abubakar Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kamu Havas!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov throws an off balance right hand
and Havas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Havas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Magomedov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Kamu Havas has been cut.
A slow jab from Magomedov misses its intended target.
Havas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Havas misses with the combination.
Magomedov throws a shot from downtown. Havas moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Havas lands with a hook. Magomedov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Havas scores with a sloppy right hand. Magomedov should have avoided that one.
Magomedov throws an off balance right hand
and Havas counters with a big right hand! Oh Magomedov is in trouble here! Havas follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kamu Havas!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Jones (ranked 2226 p4p, 3496 weight class) and Jing Xin Yi (ranked 290 p4p, 421 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 lightweight 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, Matt Jones!
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, Jing Xin Yi!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Xin Yi as he avoids it easily.
Jones dives in for a single leg takedown but Xin Yi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Xin Yi is pressed up against the cage. Jones has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Xin Yi down to the mat. Xin Yi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Xin Yi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Matt Jones has been cut.
Xin Yi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Xin Yi had a free shot at his head there.
Xin Yi throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Xin Yi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones is rocked!
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Xin Yi counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jing Xin Yi!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Jones (ranked 1886 p4p, 3589 weight class) and Joa Chim (ranked 168 p4p, 295 weight class). Caleb Jones has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Caleb Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joa Chim!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to clinch but Chim moves out of range.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Chim.
Jones is fighting off a takedown attempt but Chim is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jones to the mat. Jones regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Chim is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chim defends it easily.
Chim must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chim drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jones manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chim has Jones in his guard.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chim wants to sweep but no luck.
Chim throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Jones escapes and throws Chim's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chim is not content to let Jones control the position.
Chim tries to improve position but can't.
Chim is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones is staying tight to Chim's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Jones's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chim keeps working.
Chim is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chim is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chim can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones is staying tight to Chim's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Chim is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chim tries to buck Jones off but Jones is having none of it.
Jones controls the position.
Jones trying to control the position but Chim is working away.
Jones is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Jones working away.
Jones looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
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.
Chim manages to get back to half guard.
Jones trying to pass the guard but Chim defending well.
Chim wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Jones works his way into full mount!
Chim is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Jones controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Chim tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caleb Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones clinches.
Jones has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Chim uses from the top position.
Chim throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones has control of Chim's left arm, preventing Chim from doing any damage.
Jones is looking for a triangle but Chim pushes his legs off easily.
Chim drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jones manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chim has Jones in his guard.
Jones works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jones passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Chim!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Chim is holding on tight.
Chim is wriggling around trying to escape.
Chim is controlling an arm, preventing Jones from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Jones moves to back control.
Jones is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Chim is defending well though. Jones let's go of the attempt for now.
Jones looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Chim looking very determined here, making life difficult for Jones.
Chim tries to roll but Jones sticks to his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Jones controlling the positon.
Chim tries to escape but Jones has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Chim manages to reverse the position and now he's in Jones's guard. Nice work there by Chim.
Jones is pulling down on Chim's head to control his posture.
Chim trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chim can do to turn this around?
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chim manages to get himself to full guard.
Jones passes Chim's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jones has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Caleb Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Chim is having none of it.
Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chim has given up his back here. Will Jones look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Chim is trying to roll into a better position but Jones has get a rear naked choke and Chim is forced to tap out! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Caleb Jones!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kyril Mostakaev (ranked 2246 p4p, 2906 weight class) and Sikke Vonnegut (ranked 200 p4p, 247 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kyril Mostakaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sikke Vonnegut!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mostakaev tries to clinch up.
Vonnegut avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mostakaev rushes Vonnegut and presses him up against the cage.
Vonnegut can't break the clinch.
Vonnegut's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vonnegut scores with a punch to the head.
Vonnegut tries to keep at a distance but Mostakaev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mostakaev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vonnegut to keep the fight standing.
Vonnegut is trying to break the clinch but Mostakaev has him pressed against the cage.
Mostakaev jumps guard but Vonnegut turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Vonnegut looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vonnegut pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vonnegut lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mostakaev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mostakaev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vonnegut paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mostakaev rushes Vonnegut and presses him up against the cage.
Mostakaev has been working on his balance at Cozad The Island, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Vonnegut.
Mostakaev pulls guard successfully.
Mostakaev looking for a guillotine here but Vonnegut defends easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vonnegut stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mostakaev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vonnegut is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vonnegut's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mostakaev looking for a triangle here. Vonnegut is fighting it but it looks tight! Mostakaev pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Vonnegut is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kyril Mostakaev!
Kyril Mostakaev decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lou Leonard (ranked 2019 p4p, 1749 weight class) and Jon Jackson (ranked 270 p4p, 235 weight class). The key to victory for Lou Leonard has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lou Leonard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jon Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jackson misses with the ground and pound.
Jackson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jackson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Leonard knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jackson has hold of Leonard's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Leonard tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Jackson cranks the arm and Leonard screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Leonard, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jon Jackson!
Jon Jackson very nearly forgot to thank Island clothing lite amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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