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MILF 67 Bjornsson vs Cruz PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Brogan (ranked 3317 p4p, 4737 weight class) and Chandler Warner (ranked 405 p4p, 490 weight class). Brogan comes to the cage accompanied by Immortal Technique - Open Your Eyes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Brogan!
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, Chandler Warner!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brogan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Warner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brogan blocks a head kick by Warner.
Brogan moves away from the strike by Warner.
Warner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brogan avoids a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Brogan misses.
Brogan throws a body shot but no joy.
Brogan misses with a right hand
and Warner counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brogan.
Warner lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brogan swings for the body but Warner moves out of range.
Warner defending well as Brogan loads up on a big left hand.
Brogan misses with a wild combination.
Brogan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brogan misses with a body shot
and Brogan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Michael Brogan has been cut.
Brogan misses with an uppercut. Warner saw that one coming.
Brogan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Warner takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brogan clinches up against the cage.
Warner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Warner misses with some punches.
Brogan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brogan is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Warner's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Brogan tries to throw a body punch but Warner avoids it by throwing Brogan back against the cage.
Warner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brogans head.
Brogan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Our sources have told us that Brogan has been working on his elbows in the gym.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brogan is working Warner over against the cage.
Warner breaks the clinch.
Warner misses with a looping right.
Warner moves out of range as Brogan strikes.
Warner follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Warner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brogan drives through and clinches with Warner against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brogan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Warner throws a head punch that misses.
Brogan blocks an uppercut.
Warner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Warner tries to throw a body punch but Brogan avoids it by throwing Warner back against the cage.
Brogan misses with an elbow over the top.
Brogan struggles to land a body shot inside as Warner controls his hands.
Brogan cracks Warner with a nice body shot.
Warner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Warner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Warner misses with the head strike.
Warner misses with the head strike.
Warner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brogan's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brogan.
Warner throws a head punch that misses.
Warner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brogan's elbow.
Warner tries a body shot but Brogan blocks it.
Good body shot from Brogan.
Warner throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brogan lands an elbow inside.
 It looks like Chandler Warner has been cut.
Warner looks winded!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brogan.
Warner dodges an elbow strike from Brogan.
Warner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Brogan.
A body shot lands from Brogan.
Brogan lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brogan lands a nice shot to the body.
Brogan scores with a hook to the body.
Brogan tries a body shot but Warner blocks it.
Brogan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Warner backwards.
Brogan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brogan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brogan pushes off an throws an elbow but Warner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brogan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Brogan.
Brogan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Warner backwards.
Brogan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Brogan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Warner walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Warner limp body while Brogan jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Brogan!
An out of breath Michael Brogan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Techno Viking (ranked 3971 p4p, 3428 weight class) and Burt Craig (ranked 424 p4p, 384 weight class). Viking's entrance music is Save, Change and Exit - Winstan. A fine choice. Burt Craig 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!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Techno Viking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Burt Craig!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craig shoots in and bounces Viking off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Viking keeping moving, preventing Craig from controlling successfully.
Viking is trying to keep Craig in close.
Craig looking to pass the guard.
Viking looking to control.
Craig is looking to work some ground and pound but Viking has wrist control.
Viking keeping moving, preventing Craig from controlling successfully.
Craig pushes down on Viking's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craig trying to mount his opponent but Viking defends it.
Viking is looking for a sweep. Craig is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig moves nicely into side control.
Viking managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Craig.
Viking is not content to let Craig control the position.
Viking manages to work his way to half guard, despite Craig's best efforts.
Craig not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Viking is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Craig wants to advance to full mount but Viking doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Craig trying to control the position from guard on top but Viking is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Viking tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Craig really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Viking. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viking has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Craig postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Viking seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Craig working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Viking's head.
Viking looking to hit a scissor sweep but Craig is one step ahead there.
Viking trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Craig stopping the sweep attempt from Viking.
Viking is trying to keep Craig in close.
Craig slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Craig is working Viking over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Viking is on top in guard.
Viking trying to control but Craig is working from the bottom.
Craig 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.
Craig keeping moving, preventing Viking from controlling successfully.
Craig 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Viking postures up.
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.
Viking chips away with some ground and pound.
Viking won't allow Craig to sweep him here.
Viking stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Craig swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Viking wants to control from the top but Craig keeps moving.
Craig has Viking pulled in close to control his posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Craig wants to stand up but Viking is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Viking or perhaps it was just good defense by Craig, which made it look bad.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Burt Craig dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Viking throws a head kick that misses.
Craig slaps away a takedown attempt from Viking, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Craig on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Viking misses the jab.
Craig looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craig postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Viking looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Burt Craig has got the better of the ground game so far.
Viking has his hands on Craig's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig trying to control the position from guard on top but Viking is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Viking isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Craig stacks Viking on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Craig!
Viking can't do much from the bottom here.
Craig wants to lay and pray for a moment but Viking keeps working.
Craig lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Craig fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Viking is working to avoid the ground and pound but Craig connects with a decent elbow.
A lull in the action here as Craig stalls from top position.
Craig working the head with strikes.
Craig thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Craig wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Viking, who protects the arm well.
Craig is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Viking has escaped the position, nice work there.
Craig has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Viking is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craig throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Craig wants to lay and pray for a moment but Viking keeps working.
Craig cracks Viking with a big elbow.
Viking taking punishment in the form of punches.
Craig creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Viking sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Viking manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Viking is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Craig reverses the position - he's now on top in Viking's guard.
Craig distracts Viking with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Craig looking to sit in guard and control but Viking gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Viking passes Craig's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viking trying to pass the guard but Craig defending well.
Viking missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Viking wants to take a breather but Craig is having none of it.
Viking is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Craig is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Viking wants to pass the guard but Craig is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Burt Craig showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Viking scores with a hook.
Viking wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Craig tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Viking paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Techno Viking seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viking connects with the punch.
It looks like Burt Craig has been cut.
Nice shot by Viking.
Decent striking displayed by Viking there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viking lands with a kick to the temple. Craig shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Craig tries to clinch up but Viking circles away and keeps his distance.
Viking changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Craig tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viking slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Craig closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Viking's guard.
Viking manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Craig manages to get himself to full guard.
Viking is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Craig is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Craig has escaped and now he's on top!
Craig throwing strikes but missing.
Viking looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Techno Viking has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craig trying to control but Viking is working from the bottom.
Viking is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Craig slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Craig landing some decent shots from guard.
Viking can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Craig controls the pace.
Viking trying to keep a closed guard but Craig is proving a slippery customer.
Viking is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craig is looking to control Viking's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Craig avoid being mounted?
Craig keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Viking moves into full mount! Craig won't be happy about that!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Craig can do anything to dispel that myth.
Viking lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Viking throwing strikes here but Craig is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Craig tries to lock up and control but Viking gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viking looking to control but Craig is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Viking is looking to work his way around to Craig's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Viking cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Viking scoring with strikes but Craig is staying in there.
Viking postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Craig looks a forlorn figure.
Viking with a couple of short strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Techno Viking showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Craig has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Burt Craig!
Post fight, Burt Craig took to the microphone: 'Yeehaw baby down with the Viking, techno sucks.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kainalu Kekoa (ranked 3093 p4p, 3173 weight class) and Martin Niblett (ranked 375 p4p, 387 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kainalu Kekoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Martin Niblett!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kekoa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Niblett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big right from Kekoa misses.
Niblett switches off momentarily and Kekoa cracks him with a monster right hand! Niblett topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Kekoa dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Kekoa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kainalu Kekoa!
The defeated Martin Niblett had this to say: 'Great, my credit card is stolen and now I've got a L'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jumbo Mills (ranked 4621 p4p, 2442 weight class) and Bobby Bayou (ranked 484 p4p, 301 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jumbo Mills!
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, Bobby Bayou!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bayou misses with an uppercut.
Mills throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Bayou throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bayou misses with a looping right.
Bayou throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mills.
Mills throws a shot from downtown. Bayou moves away and avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mills bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mills throws out a loose jab but Bayou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bayou throws a jab but it's blocked by Mills.
Bayou looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Good standup being displayed there by Bayou as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Jumbo Mills has been cut.
Mills throws a right and a left that Bayou avoids nicely.
Bayou throws a jab but it's blocked by Mills.
Mills keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mills misses with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Mills. Beautiful body shot.
Mills throws a hook to the side of Bayou's head but Bayou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mills misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mills throws a hook but Bayou avoids it easily.
Mills throws a jab but it's blocked by Bayou.
Mills defending well as Bayou loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayou ducks under a wild hook from Mills.
Bayou swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bayou steps into range and cracks Mills with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Mills flops backwards and Bayou dives into his guard looking to finish!
Bayou gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mills is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bayou's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bayou fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Mills square on the jaw! Damn, Mills is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bobby Bayou!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Mil (ranked 2610 p4p, 2556 weight class) and Noc Tua (ranked 306 p4p, 298 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gabriel Mil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Noc Tua!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Tua.
Tua scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mil changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tua tries to avoid it but Mil manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tua to the ground. Tua escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mil misses with a takedown attempt - Tua sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tua lands with a kick to the temple. Mil shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tua chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mil shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tua defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Mil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mil shoots for a takedown but Tua saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mil dives in for a single leg takedown but Tua sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mil definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tua keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tua follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Mil on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tua.
Tua looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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!
Mil stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tua.
Mil doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tua counters with a solid body kick.
Mil is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mil has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tua.
Tua scores with a kick to the midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tua.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tua!
Tua throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mil's head.
Mil closes the distance and clinches up with Tua, looking for a takedown. Mil pushes Tua against the cage but Tua circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tua looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Tua backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Mil's temple! It sends Mil violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Tua celebrates and the doctors try to help Mil!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Noc Tua!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conor Pena (ranked 2242 p4p, 2758 weight class) and Floki Lichein (ranked 269 p4p, 321 weight class). Floki Lichein 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!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Conor Pena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Floki Lichein!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lichein misses with a looping right.
A counter left hand to the body from Pena misses its target.
Lichein misses with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pena ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pena definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lichein looks to throw the jab but Pena is out of range.
Lichein throws a jab when Pena was well out of range.
Pena misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lichein.
Pena throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pena throws a body punch but Lichein moves out of range.
Pena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lichein misses with a hook.
Pena slips under a jab.
Pena misses the shot to the body.
Lichein thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pena displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lichein throws out the jab.
Lichein throws an off balance right hand
and Pena counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena works Lichein's body with a nice hook.
Lichein throws a jab but it's blocked by Pena.
Floki Lichein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lichein scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lichein throws a shot from downtown. Pena moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pena misses with a wild body shot.
Lichein throws an overhand right that lands on Pena's shoulder, as Pena tries to avoid the shot.
Pena ducks under a wild hook from Lichein.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Pena.
Pena blocks a jab.
Pena lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lichein at a distance.
A combination from Pena does no damage.
Lichein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pena.
Lichein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pena sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Pena was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lichein.
A slow jab from Lichein misses its intended target.
Lichein throws a lazy uppercut
and Pena counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pena slips under a jab.
Pena staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pena. Lichein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pena connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lichein's hands.
It looks like Floki Lichein has been cut.
Lichein throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pena counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lichein throws a jab but it's blocked by Pena.
Lichein missing with a left hand there. Pena was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pena connects with a body shot that sends Lichein's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pena ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lichein moves away.
We've been informed that Lichein 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.
Pena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pena throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lichein.
Pena bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lichein throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lichein misses with a right hand
and Pena counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pena misses the shot to the body.
Lichein thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pena misses with a body shot.
Lichein misses with a hook
and Pena counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lichein misses with a straight right.
Lichein throws a poor cross that misses
and Pena counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lichein avoids the body shot from Pena.
Pena misses with a two punch combination.
Pena moves out of range of the strikes.
Lichein misses with an uppercut. Pena saw that one coming.
Pena misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lichein.
Pena misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lichein.
Lichein works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lichein throws a jab when Pena was well out of range.
Pena lands an overhand right.
Lichein takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pena scores with a three punch combo!
Pena takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
 Lichein is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lichein throws a jab when Pena was well out of range.
Lichein is still on wobbly legs! Can Pena finish him?
Pena misses with a two punch combination.
Pena shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Lichein takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Pena sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Lichein bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Conor Pena!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zahar Krulov (ranked 2923 p4p, 3034 weight class) and Grga Chvarak (ranked 335 p4p, 345 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zahar Krulov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Grga Chvarak!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Krulov.
Chvarak slaps away a takedown attempt from Krulov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chvarak lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Krulov fails with the takedown
and Chvarak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Zahar Krulov has been cut.
Krulov walks into a jab.
Krulov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Chvarak was covering up waiting for the punch and Krulov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Krulov throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krulov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chvarak is keeping the position for now.
Krulov won't allow Chvarak to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Krulov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krulov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Krulov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chvarak! But no joy.
Krulov gets a double leg takedown into Chvarak's guard.
Krulov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Krulov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krulov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chvarak working for a triangle but Krulov defends it easily.
Krulov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krulov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've been informed that Chvarak has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Chvarak is trying to keep Krulov in close.
Krulov passes into half guard.
Krulov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krulov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Chvarak enables Krulov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Chvarak manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Chvarak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Krulov is stalling in the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Krulov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zahar Krulov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zahar Krulov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Krulov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chvarak as he jumps to the side.
Krulov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Despite the aggression on Chvarak's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Chvarak displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Krulov.
Krulov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zahar Krulov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chvarak lands with a straight right. Krulov didn't see that one coming.
Krulov darts in looking for a takedown but Chvarak gets double underhooks and turns Krulov into the cage.
Krulov takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chvarak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Krulov throws an off balance right hand
and Krulov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krulov throws a body shot but no joy.
Chvarak lands with a shot to the body.
Chvarak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krulov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chvarak tries to sprawl but Krulov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Chvarak tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Krulov has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Krulov misses with a head shot.
Zahar Krulov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Krulov controlling his opponent.
Krulov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chvarak?
Krulov prevents Chvarak from getting the reversal.
Chvarak keeps trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krulov wants to control the pace but Chvarak is squirming around nicely.
Krulov prevents Chvarak from getting the reversal.
Krulov content just to control the position here.
Krulov cracks Chvarak with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
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!
Krulov content just to control the position here.
Krulov 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krulov raining down shots from the mount!
Krulov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Chvarak tries to lock up and control but Krulov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Krulov landing shots from mount.
Krulov controlling from the full mount.
Krulov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chvarak wants to hold on but Krulov pushes him away.
Krulov controlling from the full mount.
Krulov with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krulov tries to control but Chvarak wriggling away.
Krulov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zahar Krulov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zahar Krulov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Krulov with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Chvarak counter with a right hand.
No luck for Krulov with that takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Krulov is defended easily by Chvarak.
Chvarak let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zahar Krulov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krulov has a takedown stuffed.
Krulov thows a leg kick but Chvarak checks it
and Chvarak counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chvarak lands a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krulov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Krulov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zahar Krulov's cut is getting worse.
Krulov misses with a kick to the body
and Chvarak counters with a crisp right hand that drops Krulov! Chvarak lets Krulov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Krulov is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chvarak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oh Krulov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Krulov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Krulov walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Chvarak swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Grga Chvarak!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Cunningham (ranked 1338 p4p, 1750 weight class) and Island Guy (ranked 180 p4p, 231 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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210
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Randall Cunningham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Guy!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy defending well as Cunningham loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Guy! But no joy.
Guy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cunningham.
Cunningham seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A punch combination from Guy misses.
A jab from Cunningham misses.
Cunningham clobbers Guy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
and Cunningham connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Randall Cunningham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cunningham's head.
Guy misses with a hook. Cunningham ducked under it nicely.
Guy moves in looking to clinch but Cunningham pushes him off.
Guy slips a straight right by Cunningham.
Guy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cunningham.
A quick step to the side and Cunningham tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham looks to land a left hand but Guy moved out of range nicely.
Guy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cunningham thows a body kick. Guy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Guy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cunningham misses with a hook.
Cunningham throws a lazy right hand but Guy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cunningham misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Guy to counter with a crisp jab.
Guy misses with a hook. Cunningham ducked under it nicely.
Cunningham throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Guy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Guy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Guy wants to stall.
Cunningham has had enough of the clinch but Guy keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cunningham connects with a good right hand that stumbles Guy. Guy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Guy tries to close the distance and clinch but Cunningham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guy walks into a stiff left hand from Cunningham.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cunningham counters with a nice right hand that sends Guy toppling to the canvas! Guy scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Cunningham finish him?!
Guy is rocked!
Cunningham misses with a left hand
and Guy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Guy is still on wobbly legs! Can Cunningham finish him?
Guy blocks a jab.
Guy seems to have recovered his senses.
Cunningham throws a right and a left that Guy avoids nicely.
Guy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Guy does no damage.
Cunningham closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Guy! Cunningham dives in looking to finish! Guy is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randall Cunningham!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayden Marsh (ranked 574 p4p, 926 weight class) and David Snake (ranked 78 p4p, 125 weight class). Marsh comes to the cage accompanied by Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215
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7 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jayden Marsh!
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, David Snake!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh circles away from the clinch attempt
and Marsh counters with a straight right hand.
David Snake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Snake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Snake slips a straight right by Marsh.
Snake has managed to clinch.
Marsh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Snake fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Snake fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snake blocking some punches.
Snake gets control of Marsh's arms and successfully pulls guard. Snake will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Marsh got a little sloppy there for a moment and Snake has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Marsh has managed to get both his arms back between Snake's legs - danger averted.
Snake wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Marsh is aware though and is defending well.
Snake controls Marsh momentarily but Marsh frees himself.
Snake is looking to cinch up a triangle. Marsh throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Snake's body to avoid the submission. Snake has instead reached around Marsh's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Snake arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). David Snake!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Bjornsson (ranked 227 p4p, 568 weight class) and Santa Cruz (ranked 32 p4p, 76 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erik Bjornsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Santa Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bjornsson. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bjornsson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bjornsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bjornsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz throws a big shot that misses.
Bjornsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Bjornsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range.
Cruz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bjornsson digs a good body shot into Cruz's ribs.
Cruz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bjornsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz lands an overhand right.
Cruz misses with a shot to the body
and Bjornsson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Cruz! Bjornsson lets Cruz back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Santa Cruz has been cut.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Bjornsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
It seemed like Cruz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cruz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
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!
Cruz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bjornsson counters with a nice right hand that sends Cruz toppling to the canvas! Cruz scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bjornsson finish him?!
Cruz is rocked!
Bjornsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bjornsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cruz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bjornsson counters with a big right hand! Oh Cruz is in trouble here! Bjornsson follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erik Bjornsson!
Erik Bjornsson retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Erik Bjornsson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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