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KIFC 91- PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Delaware (ranked 25008 p4p, 24963 weight class) and Traicho Traev (ranked 666 p4p, 676 weight class). Dick Delaware could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Traicho Traev's chin.
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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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dick Delaware !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Traicho Traev!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Traev gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Delaware to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Delaware in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Delaware throwing strikes from guard but Traev blocks nicely.
Delaware knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Traev on the ground.
Delaware with a flurry of punches that miss.
Delaware working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Delaware throws a big elbow that misses.
Delaware has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Delaware working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Traev pulls Delaware in close to his closed guard and prevents Delaware from doing any damage or advancing position.
Delaware throws a big right hand that misses.
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.
Delaware loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Delaware will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Traev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Delaware throws a strike but Traev rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Traev controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Delaware wants to stand and escape but Traev is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traev wants to get up but he can't break Delaware 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Traev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Traev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Traev wanted to stand there but Delaware had control of the position.
Traev trying to control the position from guard on top but Delaware is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Traev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Delaware works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Traev stops Delaware from standing up.
That's two 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.
Traev slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Traev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Delaware as he jumps to the side.
Delaware closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Traev did well to prevent Delaware getting side control.
Delaware not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Traev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Delaware .
Delaware throwing shots but Traev is blocking nicely.
Delaware thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Traev's head.
Delaware looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Traev slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Delaware throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Traev looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Delaware throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Delaware loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delaware postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Delaware working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Traev is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Delaware definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Delaware passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Traev can't do much from the bottom here.
Delaware lands a nice forearm strike.
 It looks like Traicho Traev has been cut.
Delaware scoring with punches from side control.
Traev regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Traev is looking for a sweep. Delaware is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Delaware throwing shots but Traev is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delaware throwing shots but Traev is blocking nicely.
Delaware missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Traev trying to hold on to Delaware 's head to control him but Delaware postures up.
Traev tries to get to full guard but Delaware has control of the leg.
Delaware scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Delaware throwing shots but Traev is blocking nicely.
Delaware throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Delaware sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Traev defending well though.
Traev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Delaware scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That has opened up Traicho Traev's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delaware misses with a head shot. Traev uses the momentum to regain guard.
Delaware missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Delaware dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Traicho Traev's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Delaware closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Traev did well to prevent Delaware getting side control.
Delaware not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Traev has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Delaware is working away from the top position though.
Delaware sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Traev defending well though.
Traev trying to control here.
Delaware throwing shots but Traev is blocking nicely.
Traev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Delaware .
Traev trying to control here.
Delaware sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Traev defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delaware thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Delaware not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Traev is looking for a sweep. Delaware is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Delaware thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Traev's head.
Delaware thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Traev's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traev trying to control here.
Delaware looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The cut above Traicho Traev's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Traev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Delaware thows a huge punch but Traev dodges it nicely.
Traev taking some punishment here, with Delaware in his half guard.
Traicho Traev's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Traicho Traev's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dick Delaware !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Merchant (ranked 5309 p4p, 4046 weight class) and Island Chief (ranked 610 p4p, 542 weight class). Island Chief struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 207.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Justin Merchant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Chief!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merchant connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Island Chief has been cut.
Chief has his takedown stuffed
and Merchant counters with a nice uppercut.
Merchant throws a shot to the body.
Merchant slaps away a takedown attempt from Chief, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Merchant lands with a good body shot.
Chief looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Merchant keeping control of the position.
Merchant is trying to control but can't.
Chief is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Merchant has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chief thows a huge punch but Merchant dodges it nicely.
Chief prevents Merchant from improving his position.
Chief has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chief looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Merchant with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Merchant blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chief.
Chief lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chief lands a nice short elbow.
Chief is thwarting Merchant's attempts to control the position.
Chief scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
 Merchant is rocked!
Chief is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Merchant is hurt! He's hurt bad - Chief fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Merchant from any more punishment! Congratulations to Chief! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Island Chief!
Island Chief was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Messier (ranked 3586 p4p, 3439 weight class) and Methuselah Honeysuckle (ranked 502 p4p, 490 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Honeysuckle's choice of entrance music: Dropkick Murphy's - Warriors Code. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anton Messier!
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, Methuselah Honeysuckle!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Honeysuckle circles away quickly and effectively.
Messier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Honeysuckle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Messier falls off balance throwing a combination
and Honeysuckle counters by moving into the clinch.
Messier takes a knee right on the jaw!
 It looks like Anton Messier has been cut.
Honeysuckle lands a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Honeysuckle.
Messier jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Honeysuckle walks away with a smile on his face. Messier gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Messier has been working on his balance at Cozad The Island, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Honeysuckle.
Anton Messier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honeysuckle darts in and clinches Messier up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Honeysuckle.
Honeysuckle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Messier's defenses.
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!
Honeysuckle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Messier is rocked!
Messier blocks the elbow strike.
Oh Messier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Honeysuckle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Honeysuckle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Honeysuckle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Honeysuckle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Messier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Honeysuckle throws an elbow but misses.
Honeysuckle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Honeysuckle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Messier blocks it with crossed arms.
Honeysuckle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Honeysuckle throws an elbow that misses.
Honeysuckle throws an elbow that misses.
Honeysuckle misses with a knee strike.
Honeysuckle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Messier blocks an elbow strike from Honeysuckle.
Honeysuckle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Honeysuckle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Honeysuckle's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Honeysuckle's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Honeysuckle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Honeysuckle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Honeysuckle pushes off an throws an elbow but Messier leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Honeysuckle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honeysuckle misses with a knee strike.
Honeysuckle misses with an elbow over the top.
Honeysuckle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Honeysuckle creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Messier's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Messier drops to his knees and Honeysuckle pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Methuselah Honeysuckle!
Post fight, Methuselah Honeysuckle took to the microphone: 'Keep sending them my way Tommy boy!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bite Tyson (ranked 1835 p4p, 2522 weight class) and Reese Ling (ranked 222 p4p, 298 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 heavyweight 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, Bite Tyson!
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, Reese Ling!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tyson digs a good hook to Ling's body.
Ling gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Ling is controlling him.
Ling throws an elbow but it misses.
Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ling has double underhooks.
Tyson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ling throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ling throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tyson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Ling is controlling him.
Tyson tries to circle away but Ling has him pinned against the cage.
Nice elbow from Ling.
Ling throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tyson blocks an elbow strike from Ling.
Tyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tyson.
It looks like Reese Ling has been cut.
Ling lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Bite Tyson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson misses with a punch on the inside.
Ling lands a nice elbow.
Tyson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ling won't allow it.
Tyson wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ling lands a damaging elbow.
Tyson lands an uppercut.
Ling lands an elbow just above Tyson 's eye.
Tyson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ling has him pressed against the cage.
Ling lands an elbow just above Tyson 's eye.
Ling throws an elbow but it misses.
Tyson lands a nice uppercut.
Ling lands a nice elbow.
Tyson avoids a wild elbow strike from Ling.
Ling throws an elbow but it misses.
Tyson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ling backwards.
Tyson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tyson blocks an elbow strike from Ling.
Ling pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ling misses with an elbow over the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson blocks an elbow strike.
Ling comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bite Tyson's cut is getting worse.
Ling blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Tyson fails to land.
Ling misses with an elbow over the top.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyson is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Ling displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyson throws out the jab.
Tyson throws the left hand but Ling avoids the punch easily.
Ling takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ling closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tyson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Tyson misses its intended target.
Tyson throws a shot from downtown. Ling moves away and avoids it.
Ling is looking to clinch.
Tyson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ling doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ling closes the distance but Tyson moves to the side
and Tyson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson lands with a straight right. Ling didn't see that one coming.
Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
Ling takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slow jab from Tyson misses its intended target.
Ling closes the distance and pushes Tyson back into the cage.
Tyson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tyson.
Ling gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ling lands an elbow inside.
Ling throws an elbow but it misses.
Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyson.
Ling creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ling comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson scores with a hook to the body.
Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ling's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tyson dodges an elbow strike from Ling.
Tyson avoids the elbow strike from Ling, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Tyson.
Ling looks winded!
Ling pushes off an throws an elbow but Tyson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tyson blocks the elbow strike.
Ling throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tyson is trying to push Ling away but Ling has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tyson lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Tyson.
A short right from Tyson.
Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson can't break the clinch.
Tyson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lings head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson wants to break free but Ling has control.
Ling pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tyson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ling has him pressed against the cage.
Ling throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bite Tyson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ling closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tyson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ling tries to clinch up.
Ling defending well as Tyson loads up on a big left hand.
Ling steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tyson.
Bite Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson throws a hook but Ling avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Ling 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That has opened up Reese Ling's cut even more.
Tyson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tyson lands a really nice looking cross but Ling seems unphased.
Ling tries to clinch but Tyson is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ling tries to close the distance and clinch but Tyson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyson throwing a counter right hand but Ling manages to avoid it.
Ling takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tyson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tyson stuns Ling with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ling is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The cut above Reese Ling's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tyson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ling.
Tyson lands a nice looking body shot.
Bite Tyson is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyson lands a big right hand that sends Ling crashing to the mat! Tyson stays standing though and waves Ling back to his feet!
 Ling is rocked!
Ling gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Tyson gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bite Tyson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andre Driver (ranked 2554 p4p, 921 weight class) and Nicky Manu (ranked 153 p4p, 65 weight class). Manu has chosen Welcome to the Opera - Anyma & Grimes as his entrance music. The key to victory for Andre Driver has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andre Driver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicky Manu!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manu throws a hook but Driver blocks it.
Driver lands a lovely overhand right.
Manu forces Driver back against the cage and clinches.
Manu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Driver's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Manu throws a head punch that misses.
Driver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Driver misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Driver fails to land.
Manu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Manu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Manu.
Manu working aggressively here.
Driver misses with the head strike.
Driver wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Manu has him pressed against the cage.
Driver lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver has a couple of punches blocked by Manu.
Driver prevents a body shot from Manu.
Manu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Driver backwards.
Manu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Manu lands a shoulder strike.
Manu blocking some punches.
Manu blocking some punches.
Manu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drivers head.
Manu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Manu lands with a short shot to the head.
Manu scores with a shoulder strike.
Manu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Driver has a couple of punches blocked by Manu.
Driver tries to land knees in the clinch but Manu avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Driver misses with a short punch on the inside.
Driver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Driver fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manu presses Driver against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Driver working aggressively here.
Manu lands a shoulder strike.
Manu lands a shoulder strike.
Driver misses with the head strike.
Manu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Driver misses with a punch on the inside.
Manu lands a left hand.
Driver tries to break the clinch but Manu is controlling the position.
Manu is working Driver over against the cage.
Manu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manu lands a hook that snaps the head of Driver backwards.
Driver's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Manu.
Manu lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Manu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Driver takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Manu.
A short left from Manu.
Manu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Driver is rocked!
Manu lands a nice uppercut.
Oh Driver is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Driver backwards.
Driver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manu lands a left hand.
Manu throws a big uppercut that drops Driver! More strikes from Manu and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Driver lies dazed against the cage as Manu celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicky Manu!
A very excited looking Nicky Manu rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Decaukas (ranked 2260 p4p, 1527 weight class) and Viggo Andolini (ranked 139 p4p, 101 weight class). Viggo Andolini has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kamil Decaukas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Viggo Andolini!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andolini connects with a nice looking jab.
Decaukas looks to land a left hand but Andolini moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Andolini was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Andolini tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Decaukas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Andolini drops Decaukas with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Decaukas looks back up at him and smiles so Andolini waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Decaukas is rocked!
Andolini darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Decaukas's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Andolini before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Viggo Andolini!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Bruce (ranked 306 p4p, 999 weight class) and Hog Molly (ranked 17 p4p, 56 weight class). Hog Molly is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Bruce!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hog Molly!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Molly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bruce throws a big counter combination but Molly scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Molly darts in and clinches Bruce up against the cage.
Molly scores with a shoulder strike.
Molly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bruce's elbow.
Nice body punch from Molly - that landed with a thud.
Molly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bruce has a couple of punches blocked by Molly.
Molly takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Molly.
Bruce is breathing heavily.
Bruce misses with a short punch on the inside.
Molly prevents a body shot from Bruce.
Molly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Molly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bruce's elbow.
Molly misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bruce's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Molly.
Molly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Molly tries to work over Bruce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bruce definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Molly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Molly is looking to clinch but Bruce is avoiding it.
A quick step to the side and Bruce tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molly lands a jab.
Nice body punch from Molly.
Molly lands a body shot.
Molly takes the fight into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Molly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Molly.
Molly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Molly.
Molly misses with the head strike.
Molly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Molly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Molly's coach down at Elite Island Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Molly's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bruce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Molly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Molly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bruces head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Molly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bruce's elbow.
Molly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Molly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Molly throws a head punch that misses.
Molly digs a right hand underneath Bruce's ribcage. Bruce let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Molly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bruce.
A short body shot lands from Molly as the two fighters clinch.
Bruce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Molly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bruce.
Molly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Molly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Molly throws a head punch that misses.
Molly blocking some punches.
Molly lands a nice shot to the body.
Molly pushes Bruce back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Molly.
Molly throws a punch but it's blocked by Bruce.
Molly can't find room to land a body shot as Bruce controls the action.
Molly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Nice body punch from Molly.
Molly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Molly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molly lands a shoulder strike.
Molly misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Molly.
Bruce is rocked!
Bruce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oh Bruce is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bruce misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Molly as the two fighters clinch.
Molly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Molly creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Bruce's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Bruce drops to his knees and Molly pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hog Molly!
Hog Molly is the new super heavyweight champion!
Hog Molly seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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