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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Island Fighter (ranked 6390 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flying Goblin (ranked 4771 p4p, 0 weight class). Flying Goblin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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289 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Fighter!
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, Flying Goblin!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goblin keeps the fight on the outside.
Fighter throws a right hand that Goblin ducks under and follows up with a left that Goblin also avoids with ease.
And Goblin tries to counter it with a takedown but Fighter pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Fighter wants to clinch but Goblin slips to the side
and Goblin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fighter's knee momentarily.
Goblin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Goblin is trying to counter with his kicks.
Fighter misses with an uppercut.
Fighter misses with a leg kick
and Goblin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Goblin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Goblin content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goblin looks up at the clock and then as Fighter takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Goblin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Goblin is staying tight to Fighter's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fighter is looking for a sweep.
Fighter takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fighter is trying to escape the position but Goblin is controlling the position.
Goblin advances to mount.
Goblin lands with some strikes.
Goblin landing strikes from the mount.
Fighter tries to hold on but Goblin postures up.
Fighter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Goblin looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Fighter that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Goblin controlling the pace for now.
Goblin lands a nice shot to the head.
Fighter wants to control but Goblin is having none of it.
Goblin controlling from the full mount.
Fighter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Goblin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Goblin lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goblin lands a couple of good shots and Fighter has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Goblin biding his time, controlling Fighter.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Goblin is punishing Fighter with strikes - can he finish him?!
Goblin controlling the position well here. Fighter rolled but Goblin kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Goblin throwing damaging strikes from the back! Fighter could be in trouble here!
Goblin controls the position.
Fighter tries to roll but Goblin sticks to his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goblin is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Goblin. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Goblin lands shots from the back.
Goblin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Goblin. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goblin lands a shot to the head.
Fighter rolls, trying to escape but Goblin keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flying Goblin 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.
Fighter's corner calls for a 1-2. Fighter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Flying Goblin has been cut.
Fighter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Goblin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fighter's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Goblin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Goblin stays in close to Fighter's body and controls the position.
Goblin is in close to Fighter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goblin working some strikes from top position.
Goblin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Goblin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Goblin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fighter's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goblin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fighter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Goblin lands a nice short elbow.
Goblin working over Fighter with some ground and pound. Fighter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Well, if Goblin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Goblin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Goblin winds up and cracks Fighter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Goblin is taking a breather. Fighter says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fighter is trying to stand up here but Goblin is controlling him well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fighter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goblin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Fighter misses its intended target.
Goblin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fighter misses the body punch
and Goblin counters with a takedown into side control.
Fighter is looking to get back to his feet here but Goblin is keeping cool and he's managed to take Fighter's back.
Goblin throwing damaging strikes from the back! Fighter could be in trouble here!
Goblin trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Fighter doesn't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goblin lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Goblin is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Fighter. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
We've been informed that Goblin has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Goblin is punishing Fighter with some ground and pound.
Fighter covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Goblin biding his time, looking for the opening.
Goblin softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Goblin has good solid back control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goblin connects with a big shot to the side of Fighter's head.
Goblin biding his time, looking for the opening.
Goblin scores with punches to the body.
Goblin throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Fighter!
Fighter is trying to get back to his feet but Goblin has full control of the position and if anything, Fighter has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Goblin biding his time, controlling Fighter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flying Goblin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Flying Goblin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Fighter tries to bum rush Goblin with a series of wild strikes but Goblin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goblin follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Fighter moves into the clinch.
Fighter stops a takedown attempt from Goblin.
Goblin dodges an elbow strike from Fighter.
Goblin gets underhooks to prevent Fighter's takedown attempt.
Fighter breaks from the clinch.
Fighter tries to clinch
so Goblin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goblin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fighter wants to control but Goblin passes easily into half guard.
Fighter tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Goblin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Goblin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Goblin winds up and cracks Fighter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Goblin passes to full mount!
Goblin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Goblin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fighter looks a forlorn figure.
Goblin controlling from mount.
Flying Goblin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fighter wants to control but Goblin is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goblin controlling the position easily from mount.
Fighter is in all sorts of trouble here.
Goblin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fighter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goblin lands a heavy elbow.
Goblin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
More stalling from Goblin.
BOOM! Goblin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Goblin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Goblin content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goblin with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
Island Fighter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goblin landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that's the end of the fight!
Flying Goblin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Goblin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flying Goblin!
Flying Goblin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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