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MILF 92 Stout VS Galecki PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Suade Loc (ranked 25355 p4p, 5658 weight class) and Jonah Morah (ranked 387 p4p, 348 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 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Suade Loc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonah Morah!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loc tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Morah.
Good work by Loc as he checks the leg kick.
Morah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Loc moves into the clinch.
Loc prevents the takedown attempt.
Loc drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Morah gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Morah is trying to pull guard but Loc has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morah drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Suade Loc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonah Morah.
Loc stops a takedown attempt from Morah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Loc.
Morah has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Loc after a bit of a struggle.
Morah tries for a takedown but Loc manages to get underhooks.
Morah fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Loc is pressed up against the cage. Morah has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Loc down to the mat. Loc avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Morah throws a head kick that misses.
Loc manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Morah on his heels. He'll look to pass Morah's guard now, I'm sure.
Morah trying to control the position.
Morah looks winded!
Loc passes Morah's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Loc wants to work for an arm triangle but Morah is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Loc is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loc has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Loc looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Loc is trying to work for a kimura but Morah is defending well.
Morah is trying to stand.
Loc perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Loc is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Loc is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loc throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Loc is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Loc wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morah keeps working.
Morah taking some punishment here, with Loc in his half guard.
Morah is staying active underneath Loc, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Loc is nestled in close to Morah, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loc is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Morah doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Loc.
Morah is refusing to be controlled, as Loc sits in half guard.
Loc is working for a kimura but Morah is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morah actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Suade Loc dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Loc darts in and clinches Morah up against the cage.
Loc is looking for a takedown.
Loc has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Morah is trying to keep an underhook but Loc manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Loc throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Loc wants to control but Morah is keeping him busy.
Morah moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Loc sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Morah's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loc is trying to control. Morah wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morah punching from the bottom.
Morah is looking for a sweep. Loc is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Morah moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loc sitting in guard here, content to control.
Loc's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Loc stands and throws Morah's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Loc is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Morah is trying to escape and Loc transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Morah is forced to tap! Nice work there by Loc! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Suade Loc!
Suade Loc looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Thanks to everyone that came out tonight shout-out my team thank you to family I love you all get ready for next W'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aiden Murphy (ranked 3667 p4p, 3821 weight class) and Big Jamaal (ranked 273 p4p, 281 weight class). Big Jamaal will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aiden Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Big Jamaal!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy slips a jab from Jamaal.
Murphy shoots in looking for a takedown. Jamaal tries to sprawl out of it but Murphy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jamaal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jamaal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murphy moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jamaal can't break the clinch.
Jamaal is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Murphy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jamaal's efforts to push away.
Jamaal blocks a body shot from Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jamaal just stands there and leans against the cage.
Murphy prevents Jamaal from breaking the clinch.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Jamaal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jamaal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy jumps guard but Jamaal stands there with Murphy around his waist. Murphy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aiden Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jamaal working hard to break the clinch.
Murphy working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Jamaal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy tries to pull guard but Jamaal forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy has Jamaal pressed against the cage, preventing Jamaal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Jamaal.
Jamaal wants to get back to striking at distance but Murphy won't allow it.
Murphy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jamaal's efforts to push away.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Jamaal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Jamaal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jamaal is trying to break free.
Murphy tries to work over Jamaal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jamaal just stands there and leans against the cage.
Murphy fails to pull guard.
Murphy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jamaal working hard to break the clinch.
Jamaal tries to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling the position.
Jamaal blocks an uppercut.
Jamaal is trying to break the clinch but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Jamaal controls his hands.
Jamaal is trying to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling him.
Jamaal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jamaal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jamaal wants to break free but Murphy has control.
Murphy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jamaal walks away with a smile on his face. Murphy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jamaal throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Jamaal swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a takedown into side control.
Jamaal tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamaal trying to get back to his feet but Murphy is in full control for now.
Murphy has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Jamaal! Can he survive? No! He's out! Murphy gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Aiden Murphy!
Big Jamaal was interviewed post fight and said 'fuck you, fuck everyone, yall gay, fucking pussies.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between River Castaneda (ranked 3175 p4p, 2815 weight class) and Sterling Stella (ranked 249 p4p, 232 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, River Castaneda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sterling Stella!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stella forces Castaneda back against the cage and clinches.
Stella breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Castaneda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stella drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Castaneda is letting Stella control him for a moment.
Stella stands up.
Castaneda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castaneda feints and then cracks Stella's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stella down.
Stella closes the distance and clinches.
Stella blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castaneda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stella gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stella is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stella tries to free his leg and advance position but Castaneda is retaining full guard.
Stella passes Castaneda's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Stella thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Castaneda's head.
Castaneda knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stella on the ground.
Stella is trying to work for a kimura but Castaneda is defending well.
Stella looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Castaneda has hold of Stella's hands but Stella slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Stella seems content to control.
Stella is trying to work for a kimura but Castaneda is defending well.
Ground and pound from Stella.
Stella perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castaneda pushes Stella off looking to stand but Stella dives back in and keeps control.
Castaneda is trying to control but can't.
Stella trying to mount his opponent but Castaneda defends it.
Stella performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Stella postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Castaneda to stand up.
Castaneda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Stella on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stella drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've been informed that Stella has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stella is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stella makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stella's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Stella's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
More stalling from Stella.
Stella trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sterling Stella dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Castaneda pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
River Castaneda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crunch! Castaneda slams his shin into Stella's torso.
Stella scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Stella moves into full mount! Castaneda won't be happy about that!
Stella looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stella unloading with bombs!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stella controlling his opponent.
Castaneda squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Castaneda is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stella sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stella raining down shots from the mount!
Stella controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stella with a couple of short strikes.
Stella is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Castaneda tries to buck Stella off but he can't manage it.
Stella controlling the position easily from mount.
Stella pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stella has control of Castaneda's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Castaneda regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Stella controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that Stella 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.
Stella lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stella looking for a guillotine from mount but Castaneda is having none of it.
Stella looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sterling Stella has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stella raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stella content just to control the position here.
Stella looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sterling Stella showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Castaneda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Castaneda. No joy for Stella on that attempt.
Stella looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Castaneda is fending him off so far but Stella persists. Nope, Castaneda circles away and we're back to standing.
Stella has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stella gets the takedown into side control.
Stella lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Castaneda down.
Castaneda tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Stella easily slips into full mount!
Castaneda has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castaneda has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Stella.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stella is riding his opponent, not letting Castaneda buck him off.
Stella has managed to slip his arm under Castaneda's chin. This could be all over... yep, Castaneda is tapping out! Submission win for Stella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sterling Stella!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otto Stollar (ranked 2758 p4p, 2588 weight class) and Abdulrashid Sadulaev (ranked 331 p4p, 306 weight class). The key to victory for Otto Stollar has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Otto Stollar!
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, Abdulrashid Sadulaev!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stollar cracks Sadulaev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sadulaev shoots for a double leg takedown but Stollar sprawls well. He's pushed Sadulaev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stollar gets a clinch.
Stollar lands a nice shot to the body.
Stollar takes a shot to the head.
Sadulaev has Stollar pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sadulaev pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Stollar tumbling to the mat - Sadulaev dives into Stollar's guard.
Stollar scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sadulaev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sadulaev has a takedown stuffed.
Sadulaev shoots and misses
and Stollar counters with a nice uppercut.
Otto Stollar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdulrashid Sadulaev.
Stollar bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Sadulaev! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stollar stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sadulaev looks winded!
Stollar shoots in for a double leg but Sadulaev sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sadulaev feints the counter takedown.
Stollar throws a head kick that misses
and Sadulaev counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Stollar pushes Sadulaev off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Stollar moves in looking to clinch but Sadulaev pushes him off.
Nice takedown defense from Sadulaev. No joy for Stollar on that attempt.
Stollar has his takedown stuffed
and Sadulaev counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stollar pushes Sadulaev off and gets back to his feet.
Stollar lands with a hook. Sadulaev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stollar misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stollar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Otto Stollar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stollar darts in and clinches Sadulaev up against the cage.
Stollar wants a takedown but no success here.
Sadulaev is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Stollar is defending well.
Stollar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stollar working hard to break the clinch.
Stollar stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sadulaev is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stollar pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stollar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sadulaev prevents it.
Stollar jumps into guard, dragging Sadulaev to the mat.
Sadulaev prevents Stollar from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stollar is trying to keep Sadulaev in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sadulaev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sadulaev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stollar is looking to stand up but Sadulaev isn't so interested in that idea.
Stollar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sadulaev prevents Stollar from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sadulaev dives in and grabs Stollar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stollar pushes down on Sadulaev's head and hops out.
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.
Stollar gets tackled into the cage by Sadulaev. Sadulaev maintains the clinch.
Sadulaev working aggressively here.
Stollar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sadulaev changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stollar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Stollar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stollar looks to land a combination but Sadulaev avoids it well.
Sadulaev feints the counter takedown.
Sadulaev dives in and grabs Stollar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stollar pushes down on Sadulaev's head and hops out.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stollar drops Sadulaev with a right and a left! Stollar comes rushing in but Sadulaev regains his composure and manages to keep Stollar in guard.
 Sadulaev is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Otto Stollar 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.
Stollar moves into the clinch.
Stollar has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sadulaev uses from the top position.
Sadulaev works over Stollar with some ground and pound from guard.
Stollar has momentary wrist control but Sadulaev slips an elbow through the middle.
Sadulaev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stollar's head.
Stollar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sadulaev defends well.
Sadulaev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stollar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sadulaev can do to turn this around?
Sadulaev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stollar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sadulaev is controlling him.
Sadulaev chips away with some ground and pound.
Sadulaev slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stollar wants to get back to his feet but Sadulaev is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sadulaev engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Stollar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sadulaev is controlling him.
Stollar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stollar pushes Sadulaev off and gets back to his feet.
Stollar looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sadulaev closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stollar to the mat! Stollar manages to get full guard.
Stollar manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otto Stollar is winning the standup battle so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sadulaev.
Sadulaev displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stollar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sadulaev has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stollar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sadulaev counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Stollar makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Stollar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stollar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stollar doesn't manage to clinch there - Sadulaev circles away.
Sadulaev looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Stollar!
Sadulaev moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sadulaev is looking to take a break and control but Stollar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stollar takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadulaev misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Stollar is trying to get back to his feet.
Sadulaev cracks Stollar with a big right hand but Stollar just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Stollar on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sadulaev landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Stollar wants to control but Sadulaev postures up.
Stollar tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Sadulaev looking to control but Stollar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stollar wants to control but Sadulaev is having none of it.
Sadulaev trying to control but Stollar is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Otto Stollar will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Stollar darts in trying to clinch
and Sadulaev counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stollar won't be happy with that.
Stollar is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sadulaev tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sadulaev lands a decent elbow from side control.
Stollar is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sadulaev lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Stollar down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadulaev wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stollar, who protects the arm well.
Sadulaev trying to control the position but Stollar is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stollar wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sadulaev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
An elbow from Sadulaev crashes against the mat.
Sadulaev looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Stollar is avoiding damage well.
Stollar is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sadulaev off and has taken his back!
Sadulaev tries to break free.
Sadulaev is trying to stand back up.
Sadulaev is really stuck here.
Sadulaev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good control from Stollar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadulaev is trying to stand back up.
Sadulaev trying to control the hands but Stollar won't let him.
I really don't envy Sadulaev right now.
Stollar keeps control of the position easily here as Sadulaev tries to buck him off.
Sadulaev prevents Stollar from getting a body triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadulaev tries to escape the position.
Sadulaev staying busy and making it hard for Stollar to control.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Stollar controlling the positon.
Sadulaev wants to control his opponent's hands but Stollar gets his hands free.
Sadulaev is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Stollar is staying active.
Sadulaev is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A lull in the action here.
Sadulaev tries to break free.
Sadulaev looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Sadulaev rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sadulaev trying to control but Stollar postures up.
Abdulrashid Sadulaev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Otto Stollar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sadulaev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Otto Stollar.
Well Stollar 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otto Stollar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gord Downey (ranked 1748 p4p, 1561 weight class) and Rodney Derek (ranked 152 p4p, 139 weight class). Rodney Derek will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Gord Downey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodney Derek!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derek misses with the body kick
and Downey decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Derek's guard.
Downey chips away with some ground and pound.
Downey is pushing down on Derek's leg trying to pass to half guard. Derek is fighting to maintain full guard but Downey has managed to sneak the leg through.
Derek wants to improve his position but Downey is controlling well.
Downey seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Derek on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Downey lands a nice short elbow.
Downey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Downey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Derek with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Derek is rocked!
Downey working over Derek with some ground and pound. Derek looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Derek is still in real trouble! Can Downey finish him?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Derek can do anything to dispel that myth.
Derek is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Downey scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Downey drops an elbow to the side of Derek's head.
Downey looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Downey is keen to just control but Derek is a slippery customer.
Downey is nestled in close to Derek, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Downey lands a nice short elbow.
Downey wants to take a breather but Derek is having none of it.
Derek is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Downey scores with a couple of nice shots.
Derek is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Derek seems to have recovered his senses.
Downey slips a nice elbow through Derek's hands, connecting with Derek's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Downey connects with a nice short shot to Derek's temple.
Derek is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Downey's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Downey's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Downey covering up well and avoiding damage.
Downey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Derek is trying to stick to Downey's back but Downey is turning into Derek. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Derek's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Downey.
Downey postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Downey is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Downey's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Downey stopping the sweep attempt from Derek.
Derek really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Downey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Derek being controlled here, momentarily.
Derek is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Downey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Downey scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Downey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Derek has momentary wrist control but Downey slips an elbow through the middle.
Downey keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Derek's head.
Downey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Downey trying to control the position from guard on top but Derek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Downey scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derek wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Downey manages to pass to side control.
Downey winds up and cracks Derek with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Downey landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Derek wants to sweep but Downey has passed to side control!
Derek is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Downey 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.
A big shot lands for Downey! That's hurt Derek! Will he recover? Downey fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gord Downey!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nico Lange (ranked 2695 p4p, 2299 weight class) and Ross Morrow (ranked 224 p4p, 191 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nico Lange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ross Morrow!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow stuffs the takedown attempt from Lange. Lange gets slowly back to his feet.
Lange seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lange slips a straight right by Morrow.
Lange tries to counter with a takedown but Morrow is quick to defend against it.
Lange takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Lange.
Morrow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morrow throws a big shot that misses.
Morrow misses with an uppercut. Lange saw that one coming.
Lange tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morrow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lange is looking to clinch.
Lange fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Morrow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrow pushes Lange up against the cage in a clinch.
Morrow stalling in the clinch.
Lange tries to pull guard but Morrow forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nico Lange. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Morrow stalling the fight.
Morrow looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lange misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow stalling.
Morrow stalling against the cage.
Lange prevents a body shot from Morrow.
Lange tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Morrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lange backwards.
Lange works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lange tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Morrow just leaning against Lange, taking a breather.
Lange misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morrow displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lange up against the cage.
Morrow taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ross Morrow.
Lange lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lange takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lange ducks under a wild hook from Morrow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrow. Lange does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lange displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrow throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Lange on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Morrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lange was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrow.
Morrow pushes Lange up against the cage in a clinch.
Morrow pushes Lange back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lange misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morrow slows down the pace here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morrow is pushing Lange up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lange misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morrow gets through Lange's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lange struggles to land a body shot inside as Morrow controls his hands.
Morrow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lange is looking to control Morrow's arms but Morrow gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lange has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow lands a left hand.
Morrow lands with a left to the head.
Morrow stops a takedown attempt from Lange.
Morrow is struggling to control the position.
Morrow blocking some punches.
Lange tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morrow blocks a body shot from Lange.
Lange can't find room to land a body shot as Morrow controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Morrow.
Morrow just leaning against Lange, taking a breather.
Lange tries to pull guard but Morrow holds him up against the cage and eventually Lange drops back down to his feet.
A shot in the inside from Morrow.
Still in the clinch, Morrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morrow presses Lange against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Morrow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Morrow.
Morrow cracks Lange with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lange working aggressively here.
Lange can't find room to land a body shot as Morrow controls the action.
Lange trying to stall but Morrow improves his position.
Morrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lange has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morrow avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lange misses with a punch on the inside.
Morrow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lange.
Lange is breathing heavily.
Morrow dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Morrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Lange backwards.
Lange pushes Morrow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Morrow on the inside.
Morrow content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Morrow scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lange is trying to pull guard but Morrow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Morrow dominated that round.
That's time! Lange's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morrow digs a good hook to Lange's body.
Morrow instigates a clinch.
Morrow taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Morrow's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Morrow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Morrow is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lange is working for takedown but Morrow is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ross Morrow.
Morrow on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lange fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morrow cracks Lange with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ross Morrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lange tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morrow swivels and escapes.
A little jabbing left from Morrow on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lange moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lange closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Morrow did well to prevent Lange getting side control.
Morrow is refusing to be controlled, as Lange sits in half guard.
Morrow works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lange drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Morrow dives on top into guard.
Morrow wants to stand but Lange has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Morrow not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Morrow wants to stand but Lange is controlling his posture from full guard.
Morrow really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lange. 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.
Morrow controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrow wants to stand but Lange has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Morrow showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lange working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lange working for a triangle but Morrow defends it easily.
Lange is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Morrow has his hands clasped together but Lange extends and breaks Morrow's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Lange.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nico Lange!
Nico Lange took some time post fight to say the following; 'Hey Stout let's run it back. We both know you were seconds from a loss.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josh Jordan (ranked 1522 p4p, 1325 weight class) and Morgan Freeman (ranked 136 p4p, 122 weight class). Jordan comes to the cage accompanied by Beguiled- Smashing Pumpkins. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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152
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150
6 - 3 - 2 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Josh Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 2, fighting out of The Island, Morgan Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman slips under a jab.
Freeman misses with a looping left.
Jordan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jordan throws a body punch but Freeman moves out of range.
Freeman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jordan.
Freeman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jordan throws a hook but Freeman blocks it.
Jordan throws a hook to the side of Freeman's head but Freeman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Freeman shoots in and gets a takedown into Jordan's guard.
Freeman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jordan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Freeman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Freeman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Freeman trying to control but Jordan is working from the bottom.
Freeman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jordan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Freeman.
Freeman throws a big right hand that misses.
Freeman postures up in Jordan's guard and throws a big left but Jordan blocks it.
Freeman wants to control from the top but Jordan keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freeman postures up and lands a big shot to Jordan's brow.
Freeman looking to pass the guard.
Freeman wants to control from the top but Jordan keeps moving.
Freeman might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jordan haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Freeman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Freeman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Freeman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Freeman scoring with some ground and pound.
Freeman is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jordan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jordan has escaped and now he's on top!
Freeman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Freeman looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Jordan is defending well. Freeman quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Jordan has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Freeman celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Morgan Freeman!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reynaldo Barber (ranked 815 p4p, 579 weight class) and Freaky Trevor (ranked 76 p4p, 56 weight class). Reynaldo Barber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Reynaldo Barber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Freaky Trevor!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trevor scores with a nice head shot.
Barber definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trevor.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Trevor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barber gets tackled into the cage by Trevor. Trevor maintains the clinch.
Barber is trying to force a seperation but Trevor has the dominant position.
Trevor is trying to pull guard but Barber has him pressed against the cage.
Trevor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trevor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Trevor fails to pull guard.
Reynaldo Barber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freaky Trevor.
Barber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barber manages to break the clinch.
Trevor doesn't manage to clinch there - Barber circles away.
Trevor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Trevor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barber missing with a left hand there. Trevor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trevor slips a jab from Barber.
Trevor takes the fight into the clinch.
Barber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trevor taking a breather.
Barber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Trevor clinches up against the cage.
Trevor jumps guard but Barber turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Barber breaks the clinch.
Trevor ducks under a wild hook from Barber.
Barber scores with a nice head shot.
Trevor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trevor tries to clinch up but Barber circles away and keeps his distance.
Trevor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barber throws out the jab.
Trevor tries to clinch up.
Trevor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trevor.
Trevor wants to counter the offense by Barber and move into the clinch position.
Barber misses with a leg kick.
Barber gets tackled into the cage by Trevor. Trevor maintains the clinch.
Trevor pressing his opponent against the cage.
Trevor has Barber pressed against the cage, preventing Barber from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trevor tries to clinch up.
Trevor closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trevor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barber just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short left from Barber.
Barber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Barber misses.
Trevor moves into range and clinches up with Barber.
Barber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barber connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Trevor takes the fight into the clinch.
Barber throws a head punch that misses.
Barber is looking to break free of the clinch but Trevor has double underhooks.
Trevor controlling the action here for a moment.
Barber wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barber looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Trevor has Barber pressed against the cage, preventing Barber from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trevor slows down the pace here.
Trevor drags the fight down to the ground.
Trevor has control of Barber's left arm, preventing Barber from doing any damage.
Barber trying to control the position from guard on top but Trevor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trevor is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Barber has his hands clasped together but Trevor extends and breaks Barber's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Trevor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Freaky Trevor!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dragon Kingdad (ranked 709 p4p, 1093 weight class) and Felix Dakat (ranked 67 p4p, 104 weight class). Dakat is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Right On- Showcore. 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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Excellent MT
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dragon Kingdad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Felix Dakat!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dakat misses with a straight left.
Kingdad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dakat scores with a jab to the body.
Kingdad is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kingdad scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
 It looks like Felix Dakat has been cut.
Dakat has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Dakat swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kingdad.
Dakat shoots for a double leg takedown but Kingdad sprawls well. He's pushed Dakat's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kingdad thinks about countering with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Kingdad.
Dakat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kingdad.
Dakat misses with a straight right.
Kingdad gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dakat.
Kingdad slips under a jab from Dakat.
Kingdad throwing a counter right hand but Dakat manages to avoid it.
Kingdad displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dakat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dakat looks to land a right hand but Kingdad moved out of range.
Dakat misses with a hook. Kingdad ducked under it nicely.
Kingdad lands with a cross.
Kingdad displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dakat.
Dragon Kingdad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Dakat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dakat misses with an uppercut. Kingdad saw that one coming.
Kingdad drops his hands momentarily and Dakat takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good exchange - Dakat coming out on top.
Kingdad definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut there from Dakat.
Kingdad scores with a jab to the body.
Kingdad throws the left hand but Dakat avoids the punch easily.
Dakat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Dakat misses the target.
Dakat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dakat on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dakat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kingdad was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dakat jabs Kingdad right on the nose. Kingdad blinks but takes it well.
Dakat ducks under a wild hook from Kingdad.
Dakat throws a jab when Kingdad was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kingdad throws a one two combo.
Dakat scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingdad throws a hook to the side of Dakat's head but Dakat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dakat slips under a jab from Kingdad.
Kingdad lands with a hook. Dakat tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dakat blocks a head kick by Kingdad.
Kingdad throws an off balance right hand
and Dakat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dakat fails with a takedown attempt.
Kingdad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dakat slips under a jab from Kingdad.
Dakat cracks Kingdad with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dakat has a takedown stuffed.
A little feinted left hand from Kingdad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Some wild striking there from Dakat.
A little feinted left hand from Kingdad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kingdad missing with a left hand there. Dakat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingdad cracks Dakat with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That has opened up Felix Dakat's cut even more.
Dakat closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kingdad circles away.
Dakat ducks under a wild hook from Kingdad.
Dakat slips a jab from Kingdad.
Dakat is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kingdad had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kingdad slips under a jab.
Dakat jabs at Kingdad's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kingdad.
Kingdad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kingdad is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kingdad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kingdad looks to score with a jab to the body but Dakat is just out of range.
Kingdad slips a jab and a cross from Dakat.
Dakat missing with a left hand there. Kingdad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Kingdad finds it's way through Dakat's defenses.
Dakat is rocked!
Kingdad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dakat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dakat is still on wobbly legs! Can Kingdad finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dakat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dakat seems to have recovered his senses.
Kingdad needs to keep his hands up - Dakat had a free shot at his head there.
Dragon Kingdad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingdad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dakat.
Dakat lands with a right hand.
Dakat throws a hook to the side of Kingdad's head but Kingdad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kingdad throwing a counter right hand but Dakat manages to avoid it.
Dakat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dakat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kingdad missing with a left hand there. Dakat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dakat shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kingdad's guard.
Dakat passes into half guard.
Dakat is looking to take a break and control but Kingdad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dakat might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kingdad haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dakat not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dragon Kingdad will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Felix Dakat's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A swing and a miss from Kingdad.
Dakat tests Kingdad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dakat staying out of range there.
A big left from Dakat misses.
Dakat with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kingdad to score with a decent uppercut.
Dakat slips under a jab.
Dakat lands a jab to Kingdad's midsection.
A lazy left from Dakat finds it's target.
Kingdad getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dragon Kingdad is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Kingdad misses.
Dakat with a hook.
Kingdad sends Dakat crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kingdad is motioning to the referee to let Dakat up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dakat slips a straight right by Kingdad.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dakat. Kingdad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kingdad throws a hook but Dakat blocks it.
Kingdad throws a sloppy head kick and Dakat moves out of range easily.
Dakat misses with a double jab
and Kingdad counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dakat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kingdad.
Kingdad misses with a combination
and Dakat counters with a series of strikes. Kingdad will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dakat cracks Kingdad with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kingdad slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The cut above Felix Dakat's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kingdad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dakat lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kingdad sends Dakat crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kingdad is motioning to the referee to let Dakat up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Kingdad misses the target.
Kingdad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dakat just misses with a punch to the body.
Kingdad throws a head kick that misses.
Dakat looks to land a combination but Kingdad avoids it well.
Kingdad swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dakat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingdad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dakat.
Kingdad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kingdad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kingdad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dakat throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Kingdad misses the target.
Dakat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kingdad.
A telegraphed right hand from Dakat misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Kingdad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kingdad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dakat looks to score with a jab to the body but Kingdad is just out of range.
Dakat throws a combination that misses
and Kingdad counters with a nice uppercut.
Felix Dakat's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A swing and a miss from Dakat.
Kingdad drops Dakat with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Dakat looks back up at him and smiles so Kingdad waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Kingdad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dakat can do to turn this around?
Dakat scores with a nice strike.
Kingdad circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Dakat to the canvas! Dakat doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Kingdad keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dragon Kingdad!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jaylen Stout (ranked 156 p4p, 474 weight class) and Maciej Galecki (ranked 15 p4p, 44 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jaylen Stout!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Maciej Galecki!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galecki scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Galecki working away.
Galecki staying calm.
Galecki working away.
Stout is looking to regain half guard here but Galecki keeps moving and retains side control.
Galecki scoring with punches from side control.
Galecki trying to control the action but Stout is working from the bottom.
Stout is looking to regain half guard here but Galecki keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galecki advances to full mount.
Galecki wants to control the pace but Stout is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Galecki wants to control the pace but Stout is squirming around nicely.
Galecki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stout is wriggling around trying to escape.
Galecki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Galecki trying to control but Stout is having none of it.
Stout is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galecki working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Galecki controlling the pace for now.
Stout tries to lock up and control but Galecki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Galecki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stout is looking to escape.
Stout manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Stout trying to hold on to Galecki's head to control him but Galecki postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Stout moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stout keeping moving, preventing Galecki from controlling successfully.
Stout definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Galecki 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.
Stout keeping full guard, as Galecki tries to pass.
Stout is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Galecki frees his head nicely. Oh but Stout has switched to an armbar! Galecki is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jaylen Stout!
Jaylen Stout retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking Jaylen Stout thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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