 |
The Island Season 14, 155 lbs, Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael McConnell (ranked 24946 p4p, 467 weight class) and Darstknasset Oystenteller (ranked 549 p4p, 70 weight class). Oystenteller is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by "You're Having My Baby" by Paul Anka. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 183 cm
19
155
0 - 6 - 0 |
|
169 cm
27
162
12 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed |
|
Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined |
|
| |
|
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 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael McConnell !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darstknasset Oystenteller!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oystenteller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oystenteller throws a body shot but no joy.
Oystenteller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McConnell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oystenteller as he avoids it easily.
Oystenteller swats away the attempt to clinch by McConnell .
Oystenteller appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McConnell goes for a double leg but Oystenteller avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Oystenteller continues to drive forward.
McConnell dodges an elbow strike from Oystenteller.
McConnell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael McConnell . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oystenteller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McConnell is defending well for now.
McConnell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oystenteller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McConnell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Oystenteller smiles and moves away.
Oystenteller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McConnell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oystenteller misses with a low kick.
Oystenteller motions for McConnell to come forward. Oystenteller throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oystenteller motions for McConnell to come forward. Oystenteller throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McConnell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oystenteller can pounce on him.
McConnell doesn't manage to clinch there - Oystenteller circles away.
Oystenteller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McConnell shoots in for a takedown but Oystenteller shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've been informed that Oystenteller has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
McConnell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oystenteller throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oystenteller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McConnell fails with a takedown attempt.
Oystenteller unleashes a big counter combination but McConnell bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McConnell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Oystenteller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oystenteller looks to land a right hand but McConnell moved out of range.
McConnell tries to clinch but Oystenteller is having none of it.
McConnell has been working on his boxing with his coaches at PhoQus Island Training in the buildup to the fight.
Oystenteller scores with the left hand. McConnell knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McConnell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McConnell thinks about countering with a head kick.
Oystenteller lands a leg kick that knocks McConnell off balance momentarily.
Oystenteller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McConnell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Oystenteller.
Oystenteller with a jab.
 McConnell is rocked!
Oystenteller darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! McConnell 's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Oystenteller before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darstknasset Oystenteller!
Our winner, Darstknasset Oystenteller, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
50% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris McCocker (ranked 2228 p4p, 2628 weight class) and Keene Scott (ranked 294 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris McCocker has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
27
155
6 - 5 - 0 |
|
173 cm
25
165
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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 6 - 5 - 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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keene Scott!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott throws a leg kick that is checked
and McCocker counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Scott darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Scott throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Scott has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Scott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McCocker throws a jab but it's blocked by Scott.
Scott moves into range and connects with a jab.
McCocker with a jab.
Scott tries to clinch up.
Scott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCocker throws out the jab.
Scott bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Scott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scott gets caught napping as McCocker dives in and scores a takedown. Scott manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott controls McCocker momentarily but McCocker frees himself.
Scott wants to hit a sweep here but McCocker passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Scott there!
Scott tries to hold on but McCocker postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
McCocker is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Scott is surviving well by controlling McCocker's body position as best he can.
McCocker wants to take Scott's back here but Scott is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
McCocker looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Scott tries to improve his position but McCocker has taken his back! McCocker has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Scott tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! McCocker pushes Scott away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chris McCocker!
A victorious Chris McCocker thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
63% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maxwell Redmond (ranked 3189 p4p, 1776 weight class) and Jake Jones (ranked 387 p4p, 242 weight class). Jake Jones is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 168 cm
25
168
3 - 3 - 0 |
|
184 cm
26
159
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maxwell Redmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jake Jones!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones throws a jab when Redmond was well out of range.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Redmond moved out of range.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones rushes Redmond and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Redmond fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Redmond definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Redmond's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Redmond tries to pull guard but Jones forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a left hand.
A short left from Jones.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Redmond blocks an uppercut.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Redmond landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones is struggling to control the position.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Redmond is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Redmond is rocked!
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Redmond is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
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!
Jones throws a big uppercut that drops Redmond! More strikes from Jones and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Redmond lies dazed against the cage as Jones celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Jones!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
59% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jing Xin Yi (ranked 1671 p4p, 4050 weight class) and Horishi Kagawa (ranked 226 p4p, 457 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
27
165
5 - 3 - 0 |
|
180 cm
25
165
3 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jing Xin Yi!
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, Horishi Kagawa!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kagawa stalks Xin Yi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Xin Yi's face. Xin Yi staggers backwards, shaken.
A head kick from Xin Yi lands but Kagawa takes it in his stride.
Kagawa feints a jab promting Xin Yi to slip. Kagawa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Xin Yi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
 It looks like Jing Xin Yi has been cut.
Xin Yi lands a big head kick that sends Kagawa tumbling to the mat! Xin Yi takes a step backwards and waves Kagawa back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Kagawa is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kagawa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Xin Yi on the side of the head.
A big left from Xin Yi misses.
Xin Yi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Xin Yi slips a jab and a cross from Kagawa.
Kagawa digs a good hook to Xin Yi's body.
Kagawa avoids the head kick by Xin Yi.
Some wild striking there from Kagawa.
Some wild striking there from Kagawa.
Xin Yi walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Kagawa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Kagawa.
Horishi Kagawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kagawa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Xin Yi slips a jab and a cross from Kagawa.
Xin Yi is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kagawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Xin Yi circles away.
And Xin Yi counters with a quick kick to the body but Kagawa blocks it.
Kagawa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jing Xin Yi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Kagawa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kagawa lands with an overhand left.
Xin Yi connects with a high kick.
Kagawa blocks a head kick by Xin Yi.
Kagawa is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xin Yi throws a head kick that misses.
Kagawa avoids the head kick by Xin Yi.
Xin Yi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kagawa's head.
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!
Xin Yi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Xin Yi throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Kagawa crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jing Xin Yi!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
68% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Taylor (ranked 4450 p4p, 904 weight class) and Haruki Muramaki (ranked 0 p4p, 127 weight class). The key to victory for Bruce Taylor has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
 |
|
 |
| 176 cm
20
160
2 - 4 - 0 |
|
170 cm
26
163
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
|
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
|
| |
|
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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruce Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Haruki Muramaki!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor throws a jab but it's blocked by Muramaki.
Muramaki misses with a hook
and Taylor counters with a straight right hand.
Bruce Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Muramaki does no damage.
Taylor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Taylor throws a right hand that misses
and Muramaki counters with a nice uppercut.
Taylor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Muramaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Muramaki lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Taylor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Taylor misses with a two punch combination.
A little jabbing left from Muramaki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Taylor scores with a nice strike.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.
Taylor scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muramaki tries to move into range but Taylor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Taylor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Muramaki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A combination from Muramaki does no damage.
Taylor dodges the punch combination from Muramaki.
Sloppy strikes from Muramaki. Those never looked like landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Taylor misses its target.
Taylor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Taylor lands with a hook. Muramaki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Taylor throws a jab but it's blocked by Muramaki.
Muramaki loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
Taylor misses with a hook. Muramaki ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Muramaki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Taylor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Muramaki doesn't seem bothered though.
Muramaki has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Muramaki.
Taylor misses with a looping left.
Muramaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Muramaki misses.
Muramaki staying out of range there.
Taylor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Muramaki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Muramaki throws a lazy uppercut
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Taylor with a hook.
Taylor scores with the left hand. Muramaki knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tests Muramaki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice straight punches there by Taylor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Taylor.
Muramaki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Taylor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Taylor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Muramaki throws an off balance right hand
and Taylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taylor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Taylor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Muramaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taylor connects with a jab.
Taylor jabs Muramaki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Taylor misses with a hook.
Muramaki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Muramaki misses with a double jab
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muramaki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Taylor throws a hook but Muramaki avoids it easily.
Muramaki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Taylor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Muramaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Muramaki blocks a jab.
Muramaki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Taylor lands a nice looking body shot.
Taylor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Muramaki's hands.
Muramaki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Taylor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Taylor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bruce Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
Taylor dips to his left and cracks Muramaki with an uppercut!
Taylor lands with a straight right. Muramaki didn't see that one coming.
Taylor swinging wildly here.
Muramaki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taylor.
Muramaki misses with an uppercut
and Taylor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taylor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Muramaki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor lands with a nice body punch.
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Muramaki can do to turn this around?
Taylor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Muramaki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Taylor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Muramaki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Muramaki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Taylor lands an overhand right.
Taylor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Taylor lands a nice shot that snaps Muramaki's head back.
The fighters circle momentarily. Taylor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Taylor cracks a nice hook into Muramaki's ribs.
Taylor moves out of range of the strikes.
Taylor shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Muramaki eats them both and turns towards Taylor to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Taylor digs a good body shot into Muramaki's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muramaki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Muramaki throws a poor cross that misses
and Muramaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taylor jabs Muramaki right on the nose. Muramaki blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Taylor - just one landing.
Taylor throws the left hand but Muramaki avoids the punch easily.
Muramaki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Taylor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Muramaki.
Taylor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Taylor tests Muramaki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Muramaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Muramaki takes one on the button.
Muramaki works the jab nicely.
Taylor works the jab nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Muramaki might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Taylor has got the better of the exchanges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Taylor.
Taylor lands the left hand.
Taylor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fighters circling - Taylor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Taylor finds it's way through Muramaki's defenses.
Taylor slips under a jab from Muramaki.
Taylor misses with a hook. Muramaki ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Muramaki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A cross from Taylor lands.
Taylor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muramaki manages to avoid it.
Taylor scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Taylor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haruki Muramaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muramaki blocks a jab.
Taylor dips to his left and cracks Muramaki with an uppercut!
Muramaki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Taylor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Muramaki scrambles back to his feet.
Muramaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taylor.
Taylor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Muramaki misses with a right hand
and Taylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muramaki tests Taylor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Taylor throws a lazy uppercut
and Muramaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Taylor dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Taylor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Muramaki's hands.
Muramaki takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Muramaki walks into a straight right hand from Taylor.
Taylor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Taylor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Muramaki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Muramaki throws a series of punches but Taylor avoids them all with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Taylor misses the target.
Taylor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Taylor throws out a loose jab but Muramaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muramaki throws a series of punches but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor throws a good cross that connects.
Taylor connects with the punch.
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!
Taylor jabs Muramaki right on the nose. Muramaki blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Taylor scores with a jab to the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Taylor.
Muramaki throws an overhand right that lands on Taylor's shoulder, as Taylor tries to avoid the shot.
Muramaki ducks right into an uppercut from Taylor.
Taylor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taylor cracks Muramaki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Muramaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Taylor counters with a straight right hand.
Taylor lands with a nice body punch.
Taylor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Muramaki.
Muramaki staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muramaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from Muramaki misses.
Muramaki throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taylor lands a nice hook to Muramaki's body. Muramaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Muramaki throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.
Muramaki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Taylor throws out a powerful jab.
Muramaki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Taylor lands with a hook. Muramaki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Haruki Muramaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Muramaki tries to move into range but Taylor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muramaki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Taylor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Muramaki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Taylor jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Taylor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Muramaki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice uppercut there from Taylor.
Muramaki looks to throw the jab but Taylor is out of range.
Taylor lands a jab to Muramaki's midsection.
Taylor scores with a punch to the head.
Muramaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Taylor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Taylor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Taylor cracks Muramaki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Muramaki throws a poor cross that misses
and Taylor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taylor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Taylor jabs Muramaki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Taylor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Taylor clobbers Muramaki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muramaki misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor connects with a right hand. Muramaki shakes it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taylor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Bruce Taylor!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Bruce Taylor!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Bruce Taylor!
Bruce Taylor wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Bruce Taylor made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
79% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Delta (ranked 1846 p4p, 3700 weight class) and Siaosi Kuresa (ranked 0 p4p, 433 weight class). Oscar Delta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 177 cm
25
165
3 - 0 - 0 |
|
187 cm
27
165
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oscar Delta!
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, Siaosi Kuresa!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuresa was well out of range. Poor timing from Delta.
Delta misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Kuresa.
Delta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Delta scores with a jab. Kuresa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kuresa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Delta has time to react.
Kuresa looks to land a combination but Delta avoids it well.
Kuresa's corner calls for a 1-2. Kuresa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Delta jabs at Kuresa's body.
Delta lands a nice shot that snaps Kuresa's head back.
Delta misses with a looping left.
Delta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuresa.
Delta pushes Kuresa up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Delta - that landed with a thud.
Kuresa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Delta lands a nice elbow.
Delta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Delta misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Delta fails to land.
Kuresa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Delta lands a shoulder strike.
Delta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuresa backwards.
Kuresa working hard to break the clinch.
Delta is leaning against Kuresa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Delta tries to throw a body punch but Kuresa avoids it by throwing Delta back against the cage.
Delta digs a right hand underneath Kuresa's ribcage. Kuresa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kuresa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Delta backwards.
Delta lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Delta.
Kuresa is trying to break the clinch but Delta has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delta misses with some punches.
Delta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kuresa dodges an elbow strike from Delta.
Delta throws a head punch that misses.
Kuresa wants to get back to striking at distance but Delta won't allow it.
Delta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuresa's elbow.
Kuresa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Delta misses with an elbow over the top.
Delta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Delta lands an elbow that stopped Kuresa in his tracks for a moment.
Delta avoiding damage as Kuresa throws knees to the body.
Delta tries to work over Kuresa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Delta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Delta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuresa backwards.
Kuresa working hard to break the clinch.
Delta misses with a body punch.
Kuresa blocks an elbow strike from Delta.
Delta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuresa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Delta lands an elbow that stopped Kuresa in his tracks for a moment.
Kuresa has had enough of the clinch but Delta keeps him there for the moment.
Kuresa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Delta misses with a body punch.
Delta throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuresa.
Kuresa prevents a body shot from Delta.
Delta prevents Kuresa from breaking the clinch.
Delta misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuresa blocks an uppercut.
Delta throws an elbow but it misses.
Delta struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuresa controls his hands.
Delta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Delta has a couple of punches blocked by Kuresa.
Kuresa avoids a wild elbow strike from Delta.
Kuresa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Delta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Delta has a couple of punches blocked by Kuresa.
Delta misses with an elbow over the top.
Delta misses with a body punch.
Delta throws an elbow but it misses.
Kuresa blocks an uppercut.
Delta misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delta pushes Kuresa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Delta dominated that round.
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.
Some wild striking there from Kuresa.
Kuresa blocks a jab.
Delta just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuresa lunges at Delta with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Delta's hand.
Delta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuresa.
Delta scores with a hook to the body. Kuresa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kuresa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kuresa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Delta falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kuresa counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuresa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Delta misses with a combination
and Kuresa counters with a left and a right that stings Delta.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuresa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delta pushes Kuresa up against the cage in a clinch.
Delta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kuresa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuresa blocks a body shot from Delta.
Delta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Delta tries a body shot but Kuresa blocks it.
Delta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kuresa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Delta lands with a left to the head.
Delta misses with the head strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Delta - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Delta.
Delta misses with an elbow strike.
Oscar Delta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Delta.
Kuresa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Delta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Delta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Delta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Delta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuresa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Delta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kuresa's efforts to push away.
Delta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Delta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short left from Delta.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Delta.
Kuresa avoids a wild elbow strike from Delta.
Delta looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kuresa looking to throw knees to the head but Delta is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Delta throws an elbow but misses.
Delta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuresa blocks an elbow strike from Delta.
Delta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kuresa's defenses.
Delta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuresa avoids the elbow strike from Delta, against the cage.
Kuresa tries to break the clinch but Delta is controlling the position.
Delta can't find room to land a body shot as Kuresa controls the action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Delta.
Delta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Delta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuresa can do to turn this around?
Delta lands with a short shot to the head.
Delta pushes off an throws an elbow but Kuresa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Delta struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuresa controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Delta misses with a body punch.
Delta lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Delta.
Delta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Delta lands an elbow that stopped Kuresa in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuresa avoids the elbow strike from Delta, against the cage.
Kuresa avoids a wild elbow strike from Delta.
Delta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Delta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kuresa backwards.
Delta dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kuresa blocking some punches.
Delta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Delta misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Delta dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Delta misses with a combination
and Kuresa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Siaosi Kuresa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Delta throws a body shot but no joy.
Delta misses the shot to the body.
As Delta backs off Kuresa throws a huge counter combo but Delta manages to avoid it all.
Delta throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kuresa on the side of the head.
Delta tries to clinch but Kuresa is having none of it.
Kuresa scores with a jab to the body.
Delta sizes up Kuresa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
An inside leg kick from Kuresa misses.
Kuresa walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuresa throws a leg kick but Delta sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Delta swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Delta swings for the body but Kuresa moves out of range.
Kuresa misses with a hook.
Kuresa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Delta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuresa thinks about the counter body kick.
Delta throws a series of punches but Kuresa moves out of range.
Kuresa ducks under a wild hook from Delta.
Kuresa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Delta tries to clinch up.
Delta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuresa thuds a left hand into Delta's body.
Delta misses with an uppercut. Kuresa saw that one coming.
Delta looks to land a left hand but Kuresa moved out of range nicely.
Delta misses with a body shot
letting Kuresa counter with a right hand.
A big left from Delta misses.
Kuresa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Kuresa misses.
A jab from Delta misses.
Kuresa misses with a hook.
Delta misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuresa manages to avoid it.
Kuresa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Delta throws a lazy right hand but Kuresa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Delta throws a jab when Kuresa was well out of range.
As Delta backs off Kuresa throws a huge counter combo but Delta manages to avoid it all.
Kuresa is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
The fight stays on the outside here - Delta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Delta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuresa.
Delta misses with a series of wild punches.
Kuresa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Delta finds it's way round the side to connect with Kuresa's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuresa looks to throw the jab but Delta is out of range.
Kuresa takes one to the side of the head.
Kuresa dips to his left and cracks Delta with an uppercut!
Kuresa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Delta counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kuresa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Delta went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Delta misses with a body shot
and Kuresa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuresa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuresa slips under a jab from Delta.
Delta looks to land a right hand but Kuresa moved out of range.
Delta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Delta misses with a hook
enabling Kuresa to counter with a crisp jab.
Delta on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Siaosi Kuresa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Delta scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kuresa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Delta.
Kuresa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuresa scores with a decent looking hook.
Delta connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delta's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kuresa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Delta scrambles back to his feet.
Delta misses with a straight left.
Kuresa avoids the body shot from Delta.
Kuresa throws out a counter right but Delta avoids it with no problem.
Kuresa cracks a nice hook into Delta's ribs.
Delta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Delta is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kuresa.
Oscar Delta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Delta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Delta cracks Kuresa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Kuresa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Delta, as that shot connected.
Siaosi Kuresa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuresa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar Delta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Delta has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Oscar Delta!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Oscar Delta!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Oscar Delta!
Oscar Delta wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Oscar Delta thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
62% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John McCoy (ranked 2998 p4p, 2220 weight class) and Phil Myler (ranked 370 p4p, 291 weight class). Phil Myler told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
 |
|
 |
| 179 cm
27
163
6 - 7 - 0 |
|
170 cm
19
155
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Good elbows
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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 6 - 7 - 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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Phil Myler!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Myler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McCoy, pushing him back against the cage.
McCoy blocks an elbow strike.
McCoy misses with a punch to the body.
McCoy misses with a punch on the inside.
McCoy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Myler misses with an elbow strike.
Myler's coach down at Elite Island Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Myler's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
McCoy blocks an elbow strike.
McCoy avoids a wild elbow strike from Myler.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McCoy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Myler pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McCoy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McCoy lands a hook that snaps the head of Myler backwards.
McCoy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Myler gets a clinch.
Myler blocks an uppercut.
Myler throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, McCoy scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
A nice glancing elbow lands by McCoy.
McCoy blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy lands with a right to the head.
McCoy has had enough of the clinch but Myler keeps him there for the moment.
McCoy lands with a left to the head.
Myler pushes off an throws an elbow but McCoy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McCoy blocks an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by McCoy.
McCoy misses with a body punch.
Myler being controlled against the cage.
Myler throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McCoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Myler.
McCoy lands with a light punch inside.
McCoy swings wildly with an uppercut but Myler uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCoy misses with an elbow strike.
McCoy lands with a short shot to the head.
McCoy avoids the elbow strike from Myler, against the cage.
McCoy dodges an elbow strike from Myler.
McCoy scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Myler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Myler just misses with a elbow thrown towards McCoy's brow.
Myler blocking some punches.
McCoy breaks the clinch.
Myler instigates a clinch.
McCoy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Myler misses with an elbow strike.
McCoy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Myler backwards.
McCoy blocks an elbow strike from Myler.
Myler creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McCoy is trying to maintain a safe position but Myler gets an underhook and turns McCoy into the cage.
Myler throws an elbow that misses.
McCoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Myler throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McCoy avoids the elbow strike from Myler, against the cage.
McCoy avoids the elbow strike from Myler, against the cage.
Myler lands an elbow that stopped McCoy in his tracks for a moment.
McCoy dodges an elbow strike from Myler.
Myler throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McCoy blocks an elbow strike from Myler.
Myler prevents a body shot from McCoy.
Myler pushes off an throws an elbow but McCoy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McCoy lands a hook that snaps the head of Myler backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myler misses with an elbow over the top.
McCoy dodges an elbow strike from Myler.
Myler pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McCoy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Myler pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McCoy lands an elbow inside that Myler shrugs off.
A short right from McCoy on the inside.
McCoy lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from McCoy.
Myler looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Myler throws an elbow that misses.
McCoy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McCoy avoids a wild elbow strike from Myler.
McCoy takes an elbow to the temple.
Myler throws an elbow but it misses.
McCoy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCoy lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from McCoy.
Myler is rocked!
With the fighters up against the cage, Myler throws an elbow but misses.
Myler is still on wobbly legs! Can McCoy finish him?
McCoy misses with a punch on the inside.
Myler letting McCoy take a breather here.
Myler throws an elbow that misses.
Myler seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Myler misses with an elbow strike.
Myler throws an elbow that misses.
Myler looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Myler throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McCoy can't find room to land a body shot as Myler controls the action.
McCoy blocks an elbow strike.
McCoy lands an elbow inside.
McCoy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McCoy has a couple of punches blocked by Myler.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McCoy avoids a wild elbow strike from Myler.
McCoy trying to control the position but instead, Myler has worked for underhooks and has pushed McCoy into the cage.
McCoy blocks the elbow strike.
McCoy lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCoy.
McCoy scores with a shot to the side of Myler's head.
McCoy dodges an elbow strike from Myler.
McCoy blocks the elbow strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McCoy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John McCoy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Myler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McCoy, pushing him back against the cage.
Myler throws an elbow that misses.
Myler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McCoy's defenses.
Myler pushes off an throws an elbow but McCoy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Myler pushes off an throws an elbow but McCoy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McCoy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Myler is keeping busy.
Myler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
John McCoy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McCoy blocks an elbow strike from Myler.
McCoy blocks the elbow strike.
McCoy pushes Myler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Myler lands an elbow just above McCoy 's eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Myler throws an elbow that misses.
Myler throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Myler throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McCoy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McCoy avoids a wild elbow strike from Myler.
With the fighters up against the cage, Myler throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Myler controls his hands.
McCoy slowing the pace effectively.
McCoy blocks an elbow strike from Myler.
McCoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Myler just misses with a elbow thrown towards McCoy's brow.
Myler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Myler throws an elbow that misses.
Myler pushes off an throws an elbow but McCoy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McCoy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McCoy has a couple of punches blocked by Myler.
McCoy misses with an elbow strike.
McCoy taking a breather.
Myler misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice right hand lands inside from McCoy.
Myler throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Myler just misses with a elbow thrown towards McCoy's brow.
Myler takes a shot to the head.
McCoy blocks an elbow strike from Myler.
McCoy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Myler throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCoy blocks an elbow strike.
McCoy avoids the elbow strike from Myler, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, McCoy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCoy lands an elbow inside that Myler shrugs off.
McCoy avoids a wild elbow strike from Myler.
Myler misses with an elbow over the top.
McCoy misses with an elbow over the top.
McCoy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Myler can do to turn this around?
With the fighters up against the cage, Myler throws an elbow but misses.
McCoy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Myler blocks a body shot from McCoy.
McCoy avoids the elbow strike from Myler, against the cage.
McCoy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Myler throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from McCoy.
McCoy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McCoy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCoy tries to keep at a distance but Myler has taken the fight into the clinch.
McCoy blocks an elbow strike from Myler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCoy cracks Myler with a hook to the temple - Myler is on wobbly legs here! McCoy swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Myler falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! McCoy wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John McCoy!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
71% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Euan Daxton (ranked 678 p4p, 5715 weight class) and Javier Jesus (ranked 100 p4p, 0 weight class). Euan Daxton has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
26
167
8 - 3 - 0 |
|
177 cm
27
164
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Euan Daxton!
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, Javier Jesus !
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jesus throws a series of punches but Daxton avoids them all with ease.
Jesus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Daxton avoids it really well and circles away.
Jesus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jesus fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Daxton to the ground. Jesus is now in Daxton's guard.
Daxton keeping full guard, as Jesus tries to pass.
Daxton is pulling down on Jesus 's head. It's preventing any offense from Jesus , at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daxton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daxton controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daxton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Daxton holds on and takes a little breather.
Daxton working for a triangle but Jesus defends it easily.
Daxton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jesus trying to hold on to Daxton's head to control him but Daxton postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daxton is working for a kimura but Jesus is defending it quite comfortably.
Daxton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jesus gets full guard.
Daxton passes Jesus 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jesus looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daxton is looking for a kimura but Jesus is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Daxton to get the leverage.
Jesus is trying to stand up here but Daxton is controlling him well.
Daxton wants to work for an arm triangle but Jesus is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Daxton trying to control from half guard but Jesus is working away.
Still in half guard, Daxton seems content to control.
Daxton is working for a submission of some sort.
Jesus wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daxton wants to take a breather but Jesus is having none of it.
Daxton looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Daxton seems to be looking for submissions.
Daxton maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Jesus could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Daxton has cracked it and Jesus is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Daxton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Euan Daxton!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
29% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julian Jitsu (ranked 5721 p4p, 516 weight class) and Jon Meril (ranked 0 p4p, 79 weight class). Jon Meril is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
25
160
0 - 1 - 0 |
|
176 cm
27
155
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Julian Jitsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jon Meril!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jitsu misses with the body kick
and Meril counters with a right hand to the body.
Jitsu tries to work over Meril's front leg with a kick but Meril checks it.
Meril appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jitsu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jitsu throws a head kick that misses
and Meril counters with a nice body shot.
Jitsu throws a lazy head kick
and Meril counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jitsu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Meril counters with a straight right hand.
Jitsu throws out a loose jab but Meril uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meril connects with a looping right hand.
Jitsu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Meril connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jitsu. Jitsu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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!
Jitsu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jitsu is rocked!
Meril feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Jitsu crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jon Meril!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Craig Simonsgaurd (ranked 2135 p4p, 2926 weight class) and Ryan Gracie (ranked 282 p4p, 362 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
26
155
6 - 4 - 0 |
|
178 cm
26
155
4 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
|
| |
|
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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Craig Simonsgaurd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ryan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie thows a leg kick but Simonsgaurd checks it
and Simonsgaurd counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Simonsgaurd maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Gracie could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Simonsgaurd has cracked it and Gracie is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Simonsgaurd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Craig Simonsgaurd!
An out of breath Craig Simonsgaurd thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tapp Nowe (ranked 3842 p4p, 1938 weight class) and Charles Maine (ranked 0 p4p, 263 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
 |
|
 |
| 160 cm
25
155
2 - 3 - 0 |
|
174 cm
25
158
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick |
|
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined |
|
| |
|
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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tapp Nowe!
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, Charles Maine!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowe gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nowe is on top in guard.
Nowe could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Maine working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nowe.
Nowe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nowe trying to control but Maine is working from the bottom.
Nowe is really struggling to control Maine but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Nowe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nowe looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nowe trying to control but Maine is working from the bottom.
Maine is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nowe defends well.
Nowe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowe throws a big right hand that misses.
Nowe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nowe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nowe landing some decent shots from guard.
Maine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nowe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nowe throws a big right hand that misses.
Nowe wants to control from the top but Maine keeps moving.
Nowe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maine is keeping the position for now.
Maine seems keen to control Nowe's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maine keeping moving, preventing Nowe from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maine is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nowe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maine throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nowe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowe connects with a couple of short punches.
Nowe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nowe tries to free his leg and advance position but Maine is retaining full guard.
Nowe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maine has his hands on Nowe's head, controlling the position.
Nowe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nowe passes into half guard.
Nowe is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nowe wants to control but Maine is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maine is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nowe's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nowe's back!
Nowe is taking damage to the body and head.
Maine is hanging on to Nowe's back as he tries to escape.
Nowe showing good submission defense here.
Maine slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Maine throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Nowe!
Maine is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Nowe up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nowe turns into Maine and is now in his guard.
Nowe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nowe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maine swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maine is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nowe defends well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Charles Maine will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maine lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nowe.
Nowe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maine counters with a straight right hand.
Nowe tries for a takedown but Maine circles away easily
and Maine counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tapp Nowe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maine lands a shoulder strike.
Maine throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maine gets through Nowe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nowe wants to take the fight to the mat but Maine manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Maine throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maine lands a shot to the body.
Maine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maine pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short left from Maine.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maine lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Maine.
Maine slows down the pace here.
Nowe takes a shot to the head.
Maine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maine.
Nowe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Maine fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Maine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maine drives through and clinches with Nowe against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maine stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nowe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Maine pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Maine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maine is stalling here.
We've been informed that Maine has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nowe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Maine lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nowe or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maine.
Nowe looking for a takedown.
Maine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nowes head.
Maine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maine lands an uppercut.
Maine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nowes head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maine lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Maine.
A shot in the inside from Maine.
Maine lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maine.
A short right from Maine.
Maine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Maine.
Maine lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Maine - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Maine as the two fighters clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Maine.
Maine lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nowe backwards.
Maine slows down the pace here.
Maine will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nowe up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maine.
Maine stalls.
Nowe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Maine lands with a left to the head.
Maine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nowe has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Maine is trying to keep an underhook but Nowe manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Tapp Nowe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maine gets back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maine preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nowe throws an elbow that misses. Maine uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nowe's guard. Nice move by Maine!
Nowe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Maine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Nowe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Maine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nowe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Maine smiles and moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maine, as that shot connected.
Nowe ducks right into an uppercut from Maine.
Tapp Nowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maine gets a double leg takedown into Nowe's guard.
Maine not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nowe looking for subs off his back but Maine has passed one foot through into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maine is controlling the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maine is pressing down on Nowe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nowe is holding on for now.
Nowe is pressing down on Maine's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Maine slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Maine scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nowe is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Maine is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Nowe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Maine controlling from the full mount.
Nowe is desperately trying to improve his position but Maine has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maine scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nowe?
Maine controlling from mount.
Nowe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maine landing strikes from the mount and Nowe is in trouble!
Maine looking to control and managing it successfully.
Maine is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nowe can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Maine tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Let's hope that Maine has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Maine scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nowe?
Charles Maine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maine controlling from mount.
Nowe is desperately trying to improve his position but Maine has a good base and remains in mount.
Maine controlling the position easily from mount.
Nowe is trying desperately to improve position.
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.
Maine looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tapp Nowe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Maine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maine has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight for Charles Maine!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Charles Maine!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Charles Maine!
Charles Maine wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Charles Maine thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
53% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Wetton (ranked 695 p4p, 4836 weight class) and Max Gunn (ranked 102 p4p, 488 weight class). Max Gunn will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
 |
|
 |
| 168 cm
27
162
8 - 1 - 0 |
|
186 cm
23
155
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
|
| |
|
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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Wetton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Max Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn cracks Wetton with an open hand slap.
Gunn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wetton counters with a takedown into side control.
Wetton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wetton is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Gunn's shoulder. That is not cool.
Wetton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gunn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wetton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn wants to control but Wetton postures up.
Wetton advances to mount.
Wetton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gunn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wetton content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wetton moves to take his opponent's back.
Wetton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wetton is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Gunn taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Wetton.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Wetton!
An out of breath John Wetton thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
67% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Petrosyan (ranked 4194 p4p, 1083 weight class) and Tommy Fury (ranked 465 p4p, 154 weight class). Tommy Fury has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bryan Petrosyan's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
26
155
2 - 4 - 1 |
|
173 cm
26
155
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
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 2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Bryan Petrosyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tommy Fury!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury moves into the clinch successfully.
Petrosyan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fury backwards.
Fury decides to pull guard.
Petrosyan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fury is proving hard to escape from.
Fury pulls Petrosyan in close to prevent any damage.
Fury tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fury trying to keep a closed guard but Petrosyan is proving a slippery customer.
Fury working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Petrosyan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Petrosyan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fury looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fury has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Petrosyan should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Fury has tightened it up now! Petrosyan 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 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tommy Fury!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
73% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ashton Ladd (ranked 1696 p4p, 3001 weight class) and Freaky Earl (ranked 231 p4p, 371 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
 |
|
 |
| 177 cm
27
155
5 - 2 - 0 |
|
178 cm
27
160
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
|
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ashton Ladd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Freaky Earl!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Earl drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Earl trying to control the position but Ladd is working away.
Ladd tries to improve position but can't.
Earl tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ladd's legs.
Ladd wants to control but Earl postures up.
Earl wants to control but Ladd is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ladd tries to control but Earl manages to take his back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Earl's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladd just trying to survive but Earl is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Earl looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Earl is controlling the position but Ladd somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ladd is looking to improve his position.
Ladd looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Earl has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ladd tries to lock up and control but Earl gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ladd is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ladd prevents Earl from taking his back.
Ladd wants to control but Earl is having none of it.
Earl wants to take Ladd's back here but Ladd is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Ladd is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Earl trying to control but Ladd is having none of it.
Earl is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Earl with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Earl can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ladd is looking to escape.
Ladd sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ladd controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Ladd slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ladd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ladd is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladd has his foot on Earl's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Earl works his way back into a safe position though.
Ladd is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Earl rolls with it to try and escape but Ladd cranks on the arm and Earl is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ashton Ladd!
A victorious Ashton Ladd thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
29% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Miller (ranked 2566 p4p, 2524 weight class) and Jack Spades (ranked 328 p4p, 325 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 182 cm
19
155
4 - 2 - 0 |
|
165 cm
26
167
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Knockout power |
|
| |
|
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joshua Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Spades!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spades takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Spades throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller connects with a single shot there.
Donk. Miller catches Spades right on the button with a cross.
Spades closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Miller lands with a left to the head.
Miller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spades backwards.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Spades.
Spades is struggling to control the position.
Miller tries to break the clinch but Spades is controlling the position.
Spades scores a nice knee to the body.
Spades jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Miller walks away with a smile on his face. Spades gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Spades tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Spades clinches up with Miller and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spades blocks a body shot from Miller.
Spades wants to stall.
Miller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spades pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spades looking for a sweep. Not yet Spades, not yet.
Miller postures up.
Miller looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spades had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Miller defends it easily.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Spades is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Spades to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Miller is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Spades pulls down on the head and he's put Miller to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jack Spades!
Jack Spades decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
49% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucky Lemon (ranked 280 p4p, 25298 weight class) and Easton Funny (ranked 44 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucky Lemon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
26
160
7 - 3 - 0 |
|
173 cm
18
160
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
|
| |
|
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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucky Lemon!
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, Easton Funny!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemon thuds his right hand into Funny's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Funny shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lemon's guard.
Lemon keeping full guard, as Funny tries to pass.
Lemon has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Funny should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Lemon has tightened it up now! Funny 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 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lucky Lemon!
During a confident post fight interview, Lucky Lemon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
