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KIFC 39 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Sheppard (ranked 4169 p4p, 3766 weight class) and Small Dude (ranked 501 p4p, 458 weight class). John Sheppard could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Small Dude's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Sheppard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Small Dude!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dude throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sheppard seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sheppard displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sheppard digs a good hook to Dude's body.
Dude shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sheppard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sheppard lands with a good body shot.
Sheppard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dude fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sheppard avoids it really well and circles away.
Oooooh!!! Sheppard has knocked Dude down with a huge combo! Sheppard steps away and waves a wobbly Dude back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Dude is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sheppard leaves Dude with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dude walks straight into a right hand from Sheppard - that's dropped him! Sheppard jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Dude from any more punishment! Dude complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Sheppard!
After the fight, John Sheppard was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John McCoy (ranked 3535 p4p, 6012 weight class) and James Island (ranked 403 p4p, 497 weight class). James Island has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Island!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy misses the shot to the body.
Island avoids the body shot from McCoy.
It seemed like Island was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McCoy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Island counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McCoy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Island cracks McCoy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Island misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Island.
It seemed like Island was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Island ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCoy moves away.
McCoy throws a sloppy body shot
and McCoy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 McCoy is rocked!
McCoy drops his hands for a split second and Island immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into McCoy face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Island follows up with a right hand that knocks McCoy into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Island!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris McCocker (ranked 2302 p4p, 3572 weight class) and Jack Spades (ranked 293 p4p, 406 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chris McCocker!
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, Jack Spades!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCocker checks a low kick from Spades.
Spades tries to clinch there but McCocker circles away.
McCocker looks to throw the jab but Spades is out of range.
Spades closes the distance and clinches.
McCocker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spades throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from McCocker fails to land.
McCocker working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Spades throws an elbow but misses.
McCocker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McCocker blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCocker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McCocker blocks an elbow strike from Spades.
McCocker decides to pull guard.
McCocker is trying to keep Spades in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCocker has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Spades should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, McCocker has tightened it up now! Spades should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chris McCocker!
Chris McCocker gave a mention to Island clothing lite in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Jones (ranked 2858 p4p, 3279 weight class) and Euan Daxton (ranked 346 p4p, 387 weight class). Euan Daxton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Euan Daxton!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daxton wants to clinch.
Jones drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Daxton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Daxton on the ground.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Daxton keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daxton is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Daxton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Daxton being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jones is pressing down on Daxton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Daxton is holding on for now.
Jones is trying to control. Daxton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jones is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Daxton has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jones seems to be working for a kimura but Daxton defends the submission attempt.
Daxton gets full guard.
Daxton can't keep his opponent in guard - Jones advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daxton actively working from the bottom here.
Daxton is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daxton is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Daxton is defending against the submission attempts here by Jones.
Daxton is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daxton is still trying to improve position.
Daxton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Daxton works his way to full guard. Good work.
Daxton is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Jones has his hands clasped together but Daxton extends and breaks Jones's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Daxton.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Euan Daxton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Beto Ribeiro (ranked 2561 p4p, 2811 weight class) and Geoff Jefferson (ranked 339 p4p, 366 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced |
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Counter fighter
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Beto Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Geoff Jefferson!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro misses the shot to the body.
Jefferson feints the counter takedown.
Jefferson shoots in for a takedown but Ribeiro shows good takedown defense.
Jefferson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ribeiro.
Jefferson shoots and misses
and Ribeiro counters with a left to the body.
Ribeiro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jefferson needs to keep his hands up - Ribeiro had a free shot at his head there.
Ribeiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Jefferson is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro leaves Jefferson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Beto Ribeiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geoff Jefferson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro lands a big right hand that sends Jefferson crashing to the mat! Ribeiro stays standing though and waves Jefferson back to his feet!
Jefferson is rocked!
 It looks like Geoff Jefferson has been cut.
Jefferson drops his hands momentarily. Ribeiro doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Jefferson staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Jefferson doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Beto Ribeiro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Uso (ranked 3127 p4p, 2904 weight class) and Scott Shotz (ranked 378 p4p, 359 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced |
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Basic striking
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jimmy Uso!
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, Scott Shotz!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uso moves in looking to clinch but Shotz pushes him off.
Shotz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Uso looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Uso takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shotz scores with a hook to the body. Uso takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A left lands for Shotz.
Shotz scores with a shot to the body.
Shotz lands with an uppercut that bounces Uso off the cage and back into range.
 It looks like Jimmy Uso has been cut.
Shotz connects with a looping right hand.
Uso takes one to the chin there.
Uso ducks right into an uppercut from Shotz.
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!
Shotz connects with a body shot that sends Uso's belly button to the back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shotz.
Shotz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Uso tries to clinch up.
Uso gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shotz.
Uso moves in looking to clinch but Shotz pushes him off.
Shotz connects with a body shot that sends Uso's belly button to the back.
Uso tries to close the distance and clinch but Shotz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Uso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Uso has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shotz connects with a single shot there.
Uso takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shotz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shotz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Uso is looking to clinch.
Uso tries to clinch but Shotz is having none of it.
Shotz throws a shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shotz blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Shotz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shotz lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Shotz.
Nice elbow from Shotz.
Shotz manages to break the clinch.
Shotz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uso walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Uso tries to clinch up but Shotz circles away and keeps his distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Shotz scores with a four punch combination!
Uso is rocked!
Uso tries to clinch there but Shotz circles away.
Shotz jabs at Uso's body.
Uso fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Uso 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uso wants to clinch.
Uso tries to clinch up but Shotz circles away and keeps his distance.
Shotz misses with a two punch combination.
Shotz scores with a jab. Uso acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shotz connects with the punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Uso closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Uso wants to clinch up but Shotz keeps it at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice left hand lands by Shotz.
Uso misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uso has a couple of punches blocked by Shotz.
Shotz lands a nice shot to the body.
Shotz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Uso tries to clinch up but Shotz circles away and keeps his distance.
Uso tries to close the distance and clinch but Shotz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shotz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Uso tries to clinch but Shotz is having none of it.
Uso fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uso wants to clinch.
Shotz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Uso had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Uso on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Shotz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shotz.
Shotz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shotz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Uso looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shotz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Uso needs to keep his hands up - Shotz had a free shot at his head there.
Shotz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Uso tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shotz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shotz lands a right hook to the body.
Uso takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shotz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Uso tries to close the distance and clinch but Shotz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Uso fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Shotz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Uso tries to clinch but Shotz moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Uso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shotz throws out a counter right but Uso avoids it with no problem.
Shotz swats away the attempt to clinch by Uso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shotz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Uso's head.
Uso takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Uso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Uso doesn't manage to clinch there - Shotz circles away.
Uso takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Uso wants to clinch up but Shotz keeps it at a distance.
Shotz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shotz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shotz lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shotz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Uso wants to clinch up but Shotz keeps it at a distance.
Shotz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Uso tries to clinch but Shotz is having none of it.
Shotz works Uso's body with a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice combination there by Shotz.
Uso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shotz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Uso is looking to clinch.
Shotz swats away the attempt to clinch by Uso.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Shotz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Uso's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice uppercut lands for Shotz. That snapped Uso's head back.
Shotz swats away the attempt to clinch by Uso.
Uso doesn't manage to clinch there - Shotz circles away.
Shotz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shotz sizes up Uso with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Uso tries to clinch but Shotz moves out of range.
Shotz cracks Uso with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Uso tries to clinch there but Shotz circles away.
Shotz clinches.
Shotz digs a right hand underneath Uso's ribcage. Uso let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shotz is leaning against Uso and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shotz lands with a short shot to the head.
Shotz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Uso backwards.
Shotz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Uso backwards.
Oh Uso is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uso swings wildly with an uppercut but Shotz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uso seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Uso fails to land.
Shotz lands with a short shot to the head.
Uso tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shotz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shotz.
A head punch on the inside from Uso fails to land.
Shotz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Uso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shotz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Uso backwards.
Shotz drops Uso onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Uso is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The fighters are playing wrist control here with Uso pressed against the cage. Shotz frees himself up and cracks Uso with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! Uso crumples to the floor, out cold! Shotz jumps on to the cage and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scott Shotz!
Scott Shotz very nearly forgot to thank Primal 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Contreras (ranked 2087 p4p, 2426 weight class) and Lou Leonard (ranked 276 p4p, 317 weight class). Lou Leonard is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mickey Contreras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lou Leonard!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contreras misses with a lunging right hand
and Leonard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leonard throws an off balance right hand
enabling Contreras to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Lou Leonard has been cut.
Contreras pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Contreras definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Contreras misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leonard! But no joy.
Leonard scores with a nice head shot.
Contreras swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Contreras swings widly with a right hand
letting Leonard counter with a right hand.
Contreras ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leonard moves away.
Despite the aggression on Leonard's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Leonard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Contreras.
Contreras misses with a hook to the body
and Leonard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Contreras is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Leonard's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Leonard throws a big shot that misses.
Jab, jab by Leonard - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Contreras throws a lazy uppercut
and Leonard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contreras misses the jab.
Leonard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Contreras tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leonard was well out of range. Poor timing from Contreras.
Leonard is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Contreras tries to clinch
letting Leonard counter with a right hand.
Leonard misses with a double jab.
Contreras misses with an uppercut
and Leonard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leonard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A slow jab from Contreras misses its intended target.
A jab from Leonard misses.
Leonard is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Contreras had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Contreras throws a right hand that misses
and Leonard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Contreras throws an off balance right hand
enabling Leonard to counter with a crisp jab.
Leonard throws a nice looking combination but Contreras bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Contreras scores with a decent looking hook.
Leonard misses with a hook. Contreras ducked under it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Contreras throws a hook to the side of Leonard's head but Leonard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contreras misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Leonard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Leonard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Contreras.
Contreras wants to clinch but Leonard slips to the side
and Leonard counters with a straight right hand.
Contreras is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Contreras misses with a straight right.
A jab from Contreras misses.
Contreras throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leonard counters with a stiff right hand.
Leonard misses with a hook.
Contreras was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Leonard connects with a crisp jab.
Contreras rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leonard counters with a nice uppercut.
Contreras with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Leonard as he connects with a hook.
Leonard lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contreras waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leonard.
Leonard misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Contreras misses the target.
A shot to the body from Contreras misses
and Leonard counters with a series of strikes. Contreras will be more careful next time no doubt.
Leonard throws a combination. Contreras tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leonard.
Leonard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Leonard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Leonard 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Contreras takes a swing at Leonard's ribcage but misses.
Contreras throws a jab when Leonard was well out of range.
It seemed like Leonard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Contreras misses the shot to the body.
Contreras throws a lazy uppercut
and Leonard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Contreras thinking.
Leonard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contreras thows a left - swing and a miss!
Contreras lands a jab to the head.
Contreras throws out a powerful jab.
Contreras showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leonard.
Contreras tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leonard was well out of range. Poor timing from Contreras.
A jab from Leonard misses.
Contreras swings widly with a right hand
and Leonard counters with a nice uppercut.
Leonard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Contreras.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leonard connects with a single shot there.
Leonard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Contreras throws a poor cross that misses
and Leonard counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lou Leonard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lou Leonard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Contreras uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonard.
Leonard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sloppy strikes from Leonard. Those never looked like landing.
Leonard blocks a jab.
Contreras throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Contreras instigates a clinch.
Contreras throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Contreras.
Leonard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leonard is working Contreras over against the cage.
Leonard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Contreras throws a punch but it's blocked by Leonard.
Contreras struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonard controls his hands.
Contreras swings wildly with an uppercut but Leonard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Contreras working aggressively here.
Leonard is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leonard.
Leonard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Contreras misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leonard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Leonard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Contreras lands a shoulder strike.
Contreras lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leonard backwards.
That has opened up Lou Leonard's cut even more.
Contreras tries a body shot but Leonard blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Contreras fails to land.
Contreras working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Leonard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Contreras misses with a punch to the body.
Leonard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leonard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Leonard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Contreras struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonard controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Contreras.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonard swings wildly with an uppercut but Contreras uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonard blocking some punches.
Contreras lands with a left to the head.
Leonard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Contreras has him pressed against the cage.
Contreras throws a punch but it's blocked by Leonard.
Contreras tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Contreras throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Contreras.
Contreras goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Contreras misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leonard is trying to break free.
Contreras tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leonard swings wildly with an uppercut but Contreras uses good head movement to avoid it.
Contreras misses with the head strike.
Leonard has a couple of punches blocked by Contreras.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Contreras.
Contreras misses with a hook from the clinch.
Contreras is working Leonard over against the cage.
Contreras lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leonard backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Contreras.
Contreras misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Contreras misses with a punch to the body.
Contreras looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A head punch on the inside from Leonard fails to land.
Contreras swings wildly with an uppercut but Leonard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Contreras throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leonards head.
Contreras tries to work over Leonard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leonard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mickey Contreras has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Leonard cracks Contreras with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Contreras fails to land.
Contreras working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Contreras fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contreras tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Contreras fails to land.
A short uppercut from Contreras.
Leonard is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Contreras misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leonard takes a shot to the head.
Leonard is still on wobbly legs! Can Contreras finish him?
Leonard tries to break the clinch but Contreras is controlling the position.
Contreras lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Contreras can't find room to land a body shot as Leonard controls the action.
Contreras misses with some punches.
Leonard seems to have recovered his senses.
Leonard throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Contreras.
A short uppercut from Contreras.
Leonard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Contreras lands a hook to the side of the head.
Contreras blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Contreras.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Contreras dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lou Leonard's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Leonard slips a straight right by Contreras.
Contreras cracks Leonard with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Leonard looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Contreras finish him?
Contreras misses with a lunging right hand
and Leonard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leonard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leonard lands a glancing blow to the side of Contreras's head.
Contreras tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leonard was well out of range. Poor timing from Contreras.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Contreras counters with a crisp right that sends Leonard to the canvas! Contreras follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Contreras!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Banger (ranked 2345 p4p, 2518 weight class) and Demarcus Flatendo (ranked 332 p4p, 353 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bubba Banger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Demarcus Flatendo!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banger closes the distance and clinches.
Flatendo gets through Banger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Bubba Banger has been cut.
Banger swings wildly with an uppercut but Flatendo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Flatendo on the inside.
Flatendo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banger's elbow.
Banger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Banger is trying to push Flatendo away but Flatendo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right handed body shot lands from Flatendo.
Banger lands a shoulder strike.
Flatendo has a couple of punches blocked by Banger.
Banger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Flatendo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Flatendo blocks a body shot from Banger.
Flatendo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Banger blocks an uppercut.
Flatendo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Flatendo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Flatendo.
Banger struggles to land a body shot inside as Flatendo controls his hands.
Flatendo throws a punch but it's blocked by Banger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Flatendo.
Flatendo lands with a left to the head.
Banger swings wildly with an uppercut but Flatendo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flatendo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flatendo working aggressively here.
Banger lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banger.
Banger has had enough of the clinch but Flatendo keeps him there for the moment.
Banger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Flatendo.
Flatendo lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Flatendo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Banger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Banger tries to work over Flatendo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Flatendo is working Banger over against the cage.
Flatendo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banger's elbow.
Banger tries to throw a body punch but Flatendo avoids it by throwing Banger back against the cage.
Flatendo lands with a light punch inside.
Flatendo can't find room to land a body shot as Banger controls the action.
Flatendo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Flatendo misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banger.
Flatendo can't find room to land a body shot as Banger controls the action.
Banger looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Banger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flatendo scores with a shoulder strike.
Banger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banger working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banger tries to break the clinch but Flatendo is controlling the position.
Flatendo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banger tries to throw a body punch but Flatendo avoids it by throwing Banger back against the cage.
Flatendo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flatendo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Flatendo lands an uppercut.
A short right from Banger.
Banger blocks a body shot from Flatendo.
Flatendo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Banger tries to throw a body punch but Flatendo avoids it by throwing Banger back against the cage.
Flatendo lands an uppercut.
Flatendo misses with a punch to the body.
Flatendo struggles to land a body shot inside as Banger controls his hands.
Flatendo scores with a shoulder strike.
Banger is looking to control Flatendo's arms but Flatendo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Banger has his back to the cage.
Banger blocks an uppercut.
Flatendo lands a shot to the body.
Banger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Flatendo scores with a shot to the side of Banger's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flatendo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Flatendo lands a nice uppercut.
Flatendo blocks an uppercut.
Flatendo misses with some punches.
Flatendo lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Flatendo.
Banger throws a punch but it's blocked by Flatendo.
Flatendo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Banger working hard to break the clinch.
Banger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Banger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flatendo cracks Banger with a nice body shot.
Flatendo blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Flatendo.
Banger is breathing heavily.
Flatendo lands a left hand.
Flatendo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Banger throws a punch but it's blocked by Flatendo.
A right handed body shot lands from Flatendo.
Flatendo lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flatendo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Banger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flatendo lands a right hand.
Flatendo misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Flatendo.
Flatendo lands with a short shot to the head.
Flatendo presses Banger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Flatendo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Flatendo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Flatendo.
Flatendo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Flatendo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Flatendo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Flatendo.
Flatendo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Banger backwards.
Flatendo digs a right hand into Banger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Banger's gas tank.
Flatendo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Flatendo lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banger looking to slow down the pace here.
Flatendo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Banger is rocked!
Flatendo misses with the head strike.
Flatendo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Demarcus Flatendo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bubba Banger's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Banger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flatendo moves away.
Flatendo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Banger.
Banger throws a body shot but no joy.
Banger loads up on a big right hand but Flatendo slips the punch.
Banger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flatendo was well out of range. Poor timing from Banger.
Flatendo wants to counter the offense by Banger and move into the clinch position.
Banger looks to throw the jab but Flatendo is out of range.
Flatendo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Banger.
Flatendo moves out of range as Banger strikes.
Flatendo wants to counter with a clinch but Banger pushes him away.
Flatendo staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banger shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Flatendo eats them both and turns towards Banger to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Flatendo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Flatendo wants to counter the offense by Banger and move into the clinch position.
A swing and a miss from Banger.
Banger sets himself, and Flatendo steps forward looking for the clinch! Banger avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flatendo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bubba Banger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flatendo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banger.
Flatendo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Banger.
Flatendo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Banger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Banger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Banger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flatendo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Banger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Banger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Flatendo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Flatendo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banger.
Flatendo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Banger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banger throws a hook to the side of Flatendo's head but Flatendo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Flatendo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Banger loads up on a big right hand but Flatendo slips the punch.
Banger sets himself, and Flatendo steps forward looking for the clinch! Banger avoids it this time.
Banger misses with a body shot.
Flatendo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Banger.
Banger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flatendo moves away.
Banger tests Flatendo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A shot to the liver by Banger. Beautiful body shot.
Banger has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Flatendo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Flatendo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Flatendo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Banger.
Flatendo wants to counter the offense by Banger and move into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flatendo slips a straight right by Banger.
Banger scores with a sloppy right hand. Flatendo should have avoided that one.
Flatendo blocks a jab.
Banger just misses with a punch to the body.
Banger sets himself, and Flatendo steps forward looking for the clinch! Banger avoids it this time.
Banger throws a series of punches but Flatendo moves out of range.
Jab from Banger.
Flatendo keeps the fight on the outside.
Flatendo moves away from the strike by Banger.
Banger sets himself, and Flatendo steps forward looking for the clinch! Banger avoids it this time.
Some wild striking there from Banger.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banger misses with a hook.
Flatendo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Banger lands with a hook. Flatendo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Banger takes a swing at Flatendo's ribcage but misses.
Flatendo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Banger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flatendo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Banger throws a right hand that Flatendo ducks under and follows up with a left that Flatendo also avoids with ease.
Banger sets himself, and Flatendo steps forward looking for the clinch! Banger avoids it this time.
Banger looks to land a left hand but Flatendo moved out of range nicely.
Flatendo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Banger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Banger sets himself, and Flatendo steps forward looking for the clinch! Banger avoids it this time.
Banger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Flatendo wants to counter the offense by Banger and move into the clinch position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Banger dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bubba Banger's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Banger misses with a wild body shot.
Banger sets himself, and Flatendo steps forward looking for the clinch! Banger avoids it this time.
Bubba Banger is winning the standup battle so far.
Banger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Flatendo moves out of range of the strikes.
Banger tries to clinch up but Flatendo circles away and keeps his distance.
Banger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flatendo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Banger misses with an uppercut. Flatendo saw that one coming.
Flatendo wants to counter the offense by Banger and move into the clinch position.
Banger throws a right hand that Flatendo ducks under and follows up with a left that Flatendo also avoids with ease.
Flatendo tries to counter with a clinch but Banger shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flatendo dodges the punch combination from Banger.
Flatendo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Banger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Flatendo wants to counter the offense by Banger and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flatendo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Flatendo wants to counter with a clinch but Banger pushes him away.
Flatendo slips under a jab from Banger.
Flatendo wants to counter the offense by Banger and move into the clinch position.
Banger lands a right hook to the body.
Banger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Flatendo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Banger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flatendo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Banger misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Banger misses the target.
Banger looks to land a left hand but Flatendo moved out of range nicely.
Jab by Banger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Banger misses.
Banger sets himself, and Flatendo steps forward looking for the clinch! Banger avoids it this time.
Banger misses with a hook
and Flatendo moves into the clinch.
Flatendo misses with a punch on the inside.
Flatendo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Banger gets through Flatendo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Flatendo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Banger throws a head punch that misses.
Banger scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Flatendo.
Flatendo misses with a punch to the body.
Flatendo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Banger.
A head punch on the inside from Banger fails to land.
Flatendo tries to throw a body punch but Banger avoids it by throwing Flatendo back against the cage.
Flatendo tries to work over Banger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Flatendo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Banger backwards.
Banger struggles to land a body shot inside as Flatendo controls his hands.
Flatendo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Flatendo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banger tries to throw a body punch but Flatendo avoids it by throwing Banger back against the cage.
Banger prevents a body shot from Flatendo.
Banger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Flatendo.
Banger blocking some punches.
Flatendo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flatendo.
Flatendo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Banger wants to break the clinch but can't.
Flatendo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Banger backwards.
Flatendo throws a head punch that misses.
Flatendo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Banger backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Flatendo.
Flatendo lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Banger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Flatendo struggles to land a body shot inside as Banger controls his hands.
Banger seems to have got his legs back now.
Flatendo throws a punch but it's blocked by Banger.
Flatendo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Flatendo misses with some punches.
Banger misses with a punch on the inside.
Banger throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flatendo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flatendo lands with a left to the head.
Flatendo scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Flatendo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Flatendo can't find room to land a body shot as Banger controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flatendo.
Flatendo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Flatendo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Banger backwards.
A short uppercut from Flatendo.
Flatendo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Banger blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Flatendo.
Flatendo working aggressively here.
Flatendo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Demarcus Flatendo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Banger swings wildly with an uppercut but Flatendo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flatendo prevents a body shot from Banger.
A hook to the body from Flatendo.
Flatendo lands with a left to the head.
Flatendo scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demarcus Flatendo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Flatendo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jackson (ranked 1257 p4p, 2009 weight class) and Ben Netaniahy (ranked 165 p4p, 267 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jon Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Netaniahy!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Netaniahy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Netaniahy in his tracks.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jackson forces his way into half guard.
Jackson has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Netaniahy defend it? Jackson steps over the head and cranks it - Netaniahy is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Jackson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jon Jackson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jon Jackson waved his t-shirt featuring Island clothing lite's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wee Ning (ranked 925 p4p, 1667 weight class) and Batara Sari (ranked 133 p4p, 220 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wee Ning !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Batara Sari!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ning throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sari counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ning !
You can see the frustration on Ning 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ning is looking for a sweep.
Ning is trying to control Sari's posture but Sari avoids it.
Ning sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ning trying to control here.
Sari is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ning wants to control but Sari is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sari looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sari is trying to control the action in half guard but Ning is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sari slows the pace down in half guard.
Sari prevents Ning from improving his position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Ning is looking to control Sari's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ning avoid being mounted?
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sari has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ning fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sari, pushing him back against the cage.
Sari jumps guard but Ning stands there with Sari around his waist. Sari gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sari tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ning smiles and moves away.
Ning tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wee Ning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ning is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sari.
Sari drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ning defends it well.
Ning throws a leg kick
and Sari counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sari wants to control from the top but Ning keeps moving.
Sari trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ning is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sari defends well.
Ning has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ning has his foot on Sari's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sari works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sari is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sari tries to free his leg and advance position but Ning is retaining full guard.
Ning is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sari trying to control the position from guard on top but Ning is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ning looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sari has picked Ning up and slammed him! Ning can't keep hold of the triangle and Sari manages to pass to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ning is trying to control Sari's posture but Sari avoids it.
Sari wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ning keeps working.
Sari controls the position.
Sari wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ning , who protects the arm well.
Ning is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ning is working hard here to advance position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Batara Sari dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ning tries to clinch but Sari moves out of range.
Sari moves out of range of the strikes.
And Sari tries to counter it with a takedown but Ning pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sari drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ning controls Sari momentarily but Sari frees himself.
Ning is looking for a triangle but Sari pushes his legs off easily.
Sari's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sari trying to control the position from guard on top but Ning is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sari postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sari must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ning had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sari defends it easily.
Sari won't allow Ning to sweep him here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sari just misses with a punch to the body.
Sari dives in and scores a takedown into Ning 's guard.
Sari advances position into side control!
Sari trying to control the position but Ning is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ning manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ning wants to control but Sari is keeping busy.
Sari is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ning looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sari is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sari wants to take a breather but Ning is having none of it.
Sari is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sari is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ning moves into full guard.
Sari passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ning prevents Sari from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ning looking for a sweep but Sari has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Sari sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Batara Sari has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sari trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ning is looking to get to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Batara Sari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Ning swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ning drives through and clinches with Sari against the cage.
Sari is trying to pull guard but Ning has him pressed against the cage.
Ning doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ning leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ning breaks from the clinch.
Ning throws a leg kick but Sari sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sari is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ning swings widly with a right hand
and Sari counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ning !
Ning gets back to half guard.
Sari is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ning gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ning manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sari trying to control the position from guard on top but Ning is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ning tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sari sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sari is continuing to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ning is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ning controls Sari momentarily but Sari frees himself.
Ning looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sari is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ning looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ning throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sari is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ning gets caught napping as Sari dives in and scores a takedown. Ning manages to retain guard.
Ning keeping moving, preventing Sari from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sari stopping the sweep attempt from Ning .
Ning has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sari has passed into side control.
Ning is not content to let Sari control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee asks Sari politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Sari prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Batara Sari really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck for Sari with that takedown attempt.
Batara Sari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ning has his takedown stuffed
and Sari counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ning wants to get back to full guard.
Ning is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sari pulls his head out easily.
Ning is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sari not doing much here.
Sari is looking to stall here but Ning recovers full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ning is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sari looking to pass the guard.
Ning is looking to sweep but instead, Sari has passed into half guard.
Sari wants to pass the guard but Ning is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sari performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ning is refusing to be controlled, as Sari sits in half guard.
Sari performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sari working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ning is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sari working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Ning 's thigh. Ning counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Ning has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ning keeping moving, preventing Sari from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ning is looking to counter punch.
Ning tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sari defends well and Ning ends up having to push Sari into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sari feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sari is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wee Ning . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ning misses with the head strike.
Ning working aggressively here.
Ning pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sari goes for a takedown attempt but Ning pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sari or perhaps it was just good defense by Ning , which made it look bad.
Sari has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ning .
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A telegraphed right hand from Ning misses the target.
Sari tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Batara Sari will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Ning is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sari sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sari tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ning looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sari is fending him off so far but Ning persists. Nope, Sari circles away and we're back to standing.
Sari swats away the attempt to clinch by Ning .
And Sari tries to counter it with a takedown but Ning pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ning tries to clinch but Sari is having none of it.
Ning throws a leg kick
and Sari counters with a takedown into side control.
Ning is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sari's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sari takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sari is pressing down on Ning 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ning is holding on for now.
Sari sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sari prevents Ning from improving his position.
Sari content to control rather than advance.
Sari is looking to advance position but Ning won't allow it.
Ning wants to get back to full guard.
Wee Ning has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ning is looking to get back to full guard here but Sari has managed to pass to side control instead.
Sari goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ning has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sari but great work by Ning .
Sari tries to buck Ning off but Ning is having none of it.
Ning landing a few strikes.
Sari holds on to Ning 's head and controls the position momentarily.
Ning tries to advance to mount but Sari instead regains half guard.
Sari trying to control but Ning postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ning throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sari looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ning trying to control from half guard but Sari is working away.
Sari moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ning wants to control from the top but Sari keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ning 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ning trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sari looking for a triangle here. Ning is fighting it but it looks tight! Sari pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Ning is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Batara Sari!
Batara Sari is the new middleweight champion!
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