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VIP 38: Champion Quarterfinals PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaius Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeff Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gaius Marshall!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
Holmes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Holmes has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Marshall to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Holmes is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Marshall pulls down on the head and he's put Holmes to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gaius Marshall!
After the fight, Gaius Marshall was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leon Lance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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176 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leon Lance!
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, Shawn Barry!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barry misses with a left hand
and Lance counters with a nice uppercut.
Barry throws an off balance right hand
and Lance counters with a straight right hand.
Barry moves away from the strike by Lance.
Barry throws a big shot that misses.
Barry throws a looping overhand right but Lance ducks down to avoid it.
Lance slips under a jab from Barry.
Barry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barry throws a shot from downtown. Lance moves away and avoids it.
Barry misses with a right hand
and Lance counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barry paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lance counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry throws an off balance right hand
and Lance counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lance defending well as Barry loads up on a big left hand.
Barry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lance counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barry misses with a looping right.
Barry might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Barry misses with a hook
and Lance counters with a stiff right hand.
Barry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barry misses with a right hand
and Lance counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barry throws a right hand that misses
and Lance counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Barry badly! Lance follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Barry out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Lance finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Leon Lance!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Artleby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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, Rashad Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alan Artleby!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Artleby throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Artleby.
Artleby forces Barnes back against the cage and clinches.
Artleby tries to pull guard but Barnes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Artleby drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Barnes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but Artleby is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Barnes - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Artleby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Artleby.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Artleby off balance momentarily.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Artleby.
Artleby misses with an uppercut.
Barnes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barnes is looking to slow Artleby down with leg kicks.
Artleby gets tackled into the cage by Barnes. Barnes maintains the clinch.
A short right from Barnes on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Artlebys head.
Artleby drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rashad Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Artleby.
Barnes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Artleby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Artleby.
Artleby pulls Barnes into guard.
Artleby keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Artleby has control of Barnes's left arm, preventing Barnes from doing any damage.
Artleby keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Artleby is trying to keep Barnes in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artleby is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rashad Barnes.
Artleby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Artleby in his tracks.
Artleby tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barnes swivels and escapes.
Barnes throws a leg kick which misses Artleby's front leg but catches the back leg as Artleby tries to avoid it.
Barnes lands a slapping body shot.
Rashad Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Artleby misses with a two punch combination.
Alan Artleby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Artleby on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barnes. Barnes obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Artleby misses with a body punch
and Barnes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barnes.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but Artleby is blocking nicely.
Artleby wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Barnes.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Artleby controls his hands.
Artleby jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barnes walks away with a smile on his face. Artleby gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Artleby tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barnes throws a good cross that connects.
Barnes closes the distance and pushes Artleby back into the cage.
Artleby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Artleby is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Barnes to keep the fight standing.
Barnes with a knee to the head.
Artleby has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Barnes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Artleby looks winded!
Barnes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Artleby.
Barnes works on Artleby's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barnes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Barnes.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes connects with a knee to the head.
Barnes digs a right hand into Artleby's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Artleby's gas tank.
Barnes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barnes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've been informed that Artleby has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but Artleby blocks it.
A short right from Barnes on the inside.
Artleby wants to take the fight to the mat but Barnes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Barnes landing knees to the head.
It looks like Alan Artleby has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes landing knees to the head.
Barnes works on Artleby's body with a couple of short punches.
Barnes working Artleby over with knees to the body.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alan Artleby's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Barnes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barnes cracks the inside of Artleby's front leg.
Barnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Artleby misses the jab.
Artleby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Artleby changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barnes tries to avoid it but Artleby manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barnes to the ground. Barnes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Artleby scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Artleby's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Artleby takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alan Artleby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Artleby takes one to the side of the head.
Barnes lands a slapping body shot.
Artleby shoots for a takedown but Barnes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Artleby has time to react.
Artleby is breathing heavily.
Barnes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Artleby throws an off balance right hand
and Barnes moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but Artleby blocks it.
Barnes lands a knee to the body.
Barnes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Artleby managing to block the knees to the body from Barnes.
Barnes lands with a light punch inside.
Artleby has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Barnes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rashad Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Artleby.
Barnes lands with a left to the head.
Barnes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Artleby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Artleby can do to turn this around?
Barnes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barnes lands with a light punch inside.
Barnes working the clinch nicely. Artleby is working for position but Barnes cracks him with a big knee to the head! Artleby crumples up against the cage and Barnes lands two more shots before the ref can save Artleby! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Rashad Barnes!
A very excited looking Rashad Barnes made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaiden Berzins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Survivor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as The Survivor enters the cage!
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jaiden Berzins!
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, The Survivor!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Survivor throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Survivor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Berzins throws out the jab.
Berzins takes a swing at Survivor's ribcage but misses.
Berzins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Survivor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like The Survivor has been cut.
Survivor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Survivor throws a head kick that misses.
Berzins feints a jab promting Survivor to slip. Berzins then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Survivor slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Survivor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Survivor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Berzins misses the shot to the body.
Survivor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Berzins misses with a two punch combination.
Berzins throws a shot from downtown. Survivor moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzins swinging wildly here.
Berzins throws a hook but Survivor blocks it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Survivor!
Berzins misses with an uppercut. Survivor saw that one coming.
Berzins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Survivor can pounce on him.
Berzins throws a right hand that Survivor ducks under and follows up with a left that Survivor also avoids with ease.
A slapping leg kick lands for Survivor.
Survivor throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Berzins misses with a looping right.
Survivor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Survivor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Berzins's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berzins throws a hook but Survivor blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzins takes a swing at Survivor's ribcage but misses.
Survivor has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Berzins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Berzins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berzins misses with a straight right.
A jab from Berzins misses.
Berzins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berzins takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Survivor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Survivor lands with a kick to the ribs.
Berzins is breathing heavily.
Berzins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Survivor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Survivor scores with a kick to the body.
Survivor lands a big head kick that sends Berzins tumbling to the mat! Survivor takes a step backwards and waves Berzins back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Berzins is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Survivor.
Oh Berzins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Berzins on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Survivor lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Berzins crumples to the floor! Survivor milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). The Survivor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zander Pochinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Barbosa Almedia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zander Pochinski!
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, George Barbosa Almedia!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almedia throws an overhand right that lands on Pochinski's shoulder, as Pochinski tries to avoid the shot.
Pochinski lands a nice shot that snaps Almedia's head back.
Pochinski seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pochinski jabs at Almedia's body.
Pochinski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pochinski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Almedia takes one to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Almedia.
Pochinski with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pochinski throws a body punch but Almedia moves out of range.
Almedia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pochinski throws a nice looking combination but Almedia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pochinski throws a body punch but Almedia moves out of range.
No joy there for Almedia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pochinski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Almedia.
A right-left combo lands from Pochinski.
Almedia dodges the punch combination from Pochinski.
Sloppy strikes from Pochinski. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almedia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pochinski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Almedia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pochinski.
Pochinski lands a nice looking body shot.
Pochinski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pochinski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pochinski is looking to wear down Almedia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pochinski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Almedia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Almedia throws a series of punches but Pochinski avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Almedia misses.
Pochinski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Almedia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pochinski circles away quickly and effectively.
Almedia throws a one two combo.
Pochinski digs a good hook to Almedia's body.
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!
Almedia loads up on a big right hand but Pochinski slips the punch.
Almedia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pochinski.
Pochinski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Almedia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pochinski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Almedia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Almedia throws a shot to the body.
Pochinski connects with a looping right hand.
Almedia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pochinski was well out of range. Poor timing from Almedia.
Almedia slips a jab from Pochinski.
A right-left combo lands from Pochinski.
Pochinski connects with a looping right hand.
Pochinski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Almedia slips a straight right by Pochinski.
Pochinski misses with a straight right.
Pochinski 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.
Pochinski is looking to clinch.
A big right from Almedia misses.
Pochinski misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pochinski scores with a hook to the body. Almedia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pochinski throws a nice looking combination but Almedia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pochinski misses with a wild body shot.
Almedia needs to keep his hands up - Pochinski had a free shot at his head there.
Almedia misses with a wild combination.
Pochinski scores with a decent looking hook.
Pochinski avoids the body shot from Almedia.
Pochinski walks into a jab.
Almedia scores with a hook to the body. Pochinski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Almedia looks to throw the jab but Pochinski is out of range.
Almedia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pochinski.
Pochinski misses with a wild combination.
Pochinski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Almedia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almedia throws out a loose jab but Pochinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Pochinski.
Pochinski looks to score with a jab to the body but Almedia is just out of range.
Almedia looks to throw the jab but Pochinski is out of range.
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!
Pochinski misses with a straight left.
Pochinski slips a jab from Almedia.
A right-left combo lands from Pochinski.
Pochinski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pochinski misses with an uppercut.
Almedia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pochinski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pochinski throws a right and a left that both miss.
A lazy left from Pochinski finds it's target.
Pochinski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Almedias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Almedia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pochinski throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander Pochinski dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pochinski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Almedia at a distance.
Pochinski has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Almedia throws a lazy right hand but Pochinski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pochinski throws a hook to the side of Almedia's head but Almedia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Almedia avoids the body shot from Pochinski.
Pochinski connects with a body shot.
Pochinski walks into a left hand.
Almedia swings for the body but Pochinski moves out of range.
Almedia throws a big shot that misses.
Almedia swinging wildly here.
Pochinski slips a jab and a cross from Almedia.
Pochinski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pochinski misses with a wild body shot.
Almedia throws a body punch but Pochinski moves out of range.
Almedia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almedia slips a jab and a cross from Pochinski.
Almedia misses with the combination.
Almedia lands a two punch combo.
Almedia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pochinski swings for the body but Almedia moves out of range.
George Barbosa Almedia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pochinski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zander Pochinski is winning the standup battle so far.
Pochinski loads up on a big right hand but Almedia slips the punch.
Pochinski slips under a jab.
Pochinski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pochinski misses with a lunging right hand
and Almedia counters with a left to the body.
Pochinski stuns Almedia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Almedia misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almedia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pochinskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Almedia lands the left hand.
Almedia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pochinski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almedia misses with a series of wild punches.
Pochinski lands a head shot.
Almedia takes one to the side of the head.
Pochinski lands with a good body shot.
Pochinski misses with a series of wild punches.
Pochinski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pochinski lands with a nice body punch.
Almedia looks to land a combination but Pochinski avoids it well.
Almedia has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pochinski looks to throw the jab but Almedia is out of range.
Pochinski thuds a left hand into Almedia's body.
Pochinski just misses with a punch to the body.
Pochinski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Almedia throws an overhand right that lands on Pochinski's shoulder, as Pochinski tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almedia throws a right and a left that Pochinski avoids nicely.
Pochinski scores with a decent looking hook.
Pochinski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Almedia throws out the jab.
Almedia's corner calls for a 1-2. Almedia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pochinski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pochinski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Almedia moves away.
Pochinski moves in looking to clinch but Almedia pushes him off.
Almedia swats away the attempt to clinch by Pochinski.
Almedia falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Pochinski to counter with a crisp jab.
Pochinski misses with a looping left.
A jab from Pochinski does it's job there.
Pochinski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Almedia has time to react.
Pochinski misses with a hook. Almedia ducked under it nicely.
Pochinski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almedia was well out of range. Poor timing from Pochinski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almedia walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pochinski looks to score with a jab to the body but Almedia is just out of range.
Almedia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pochinski at a distance.
Almedia throws out a loose jab but Pochinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pochinski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pochinski. Almedia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pochinski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Almedia.
Pochinski lands with a good body shot.
Almedia ducks under a wild hook from Pochinski.
Pochinski staying out of range there.
Pochinski misses with a straight left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almedia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Almedia misses with a wild combination.
Almedia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander Pochinski dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Almedia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pochinski throws out the jab.
Almedia looks to throw the jab but Pochinski is out of range.
Pochinski lands a nice shot that snaps Almedia's head back.
The fighters circling - Pochinski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Almedia moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pochinski throws a hook but Almedia blocks it.
Pochinski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pochinski missing with a left hand there. Almedia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Almedia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pochinski.
Pochinski lands a nice hook to Almedia's body. Almedia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Almedia throws out a loose jab but Pochinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pochinski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pochinski lands with a nice body punch.
Pochinski lands a jab to Almedia's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almedia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Almedia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pochinski defending well as Almedia loads up on a big left hand.
Pochinski dodges the punch combination from Almedia.
Pochinski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pochinski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Almedia's head.
Pochinski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Almedias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pochinski scores with a shot to the body.
Almedia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pochinski misses with a looping left.
Pochinski misses with a wild body shot.
Pochinski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Almedia. Almedia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almedia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pochinski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Almedia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pochinski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slow jab from Almedia misses its intended target.
Almedia swats away the attempt to clinch by Pochinski.
Pochinski looks to land a left hand but Almedia moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pochinski takes a swing at Almedia's ribcage but misses.
Pochinski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Almedia manages to avoid it.
Almedia looks to land a right hand but Pochinski moved out of range.
Pochinski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Almedia throws a nice looking combination but Pochinski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Almedia misses with a two punch combination.
Pochinski misses with a combination
and Almedia counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pochinski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Almedia.
Pochinski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for Almedia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Almedia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pochinski slips a jab from Almedia.
Pochinski connects with a body shot.
Almedia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pochinski moves away from the strike by Almedia.
Pochinski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
George Barbosa Almedia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pochinski thows a body shot but no joy.
Zander Pochinski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pochinski cracks a nice hook into Almedia's ribs.
Pochinski lands with a hook. Almedia tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Almedia misses with an uppercut.
Pochinski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Almedia's hands.
Almedia swings for the body but Pochinski moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almedia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pochinski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pochinski moves into the clinch.
Almedia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pochinski backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pochinski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almedia is trying to force a seperation but Pochinski has the dominant position.
Pochinski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pochinski can't find room to land a body shot as Almedia controls the action.
Almedia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pochinski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pochinski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Pochinski.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zander Pochinski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pochinski 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zander Pochinski!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ron Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Money Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Money Man has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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162 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ron Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Money Man!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Holmes.
Man fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Holmes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Man is looking to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Man.
Holmes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ron Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Money Man.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Holmes looks like he's trying to stand up.
Man seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
It looks like Man might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Man not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Man has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holmes tries to kick Man off but Man keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Man sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Holmes tries to kick Man off but Man keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Money Man was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Man is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Holmes's half guard.
Man takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holmes tries to kick Man off but Man keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Man controlling the action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Money Man was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Man shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holmes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Man with a nice head shot there.
Holmes being controlled here, momentarily.
Man passes Holmes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is controlling the pace.
Man is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Man is taking a breather. Holmes 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 fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Holmes is trying to stand up here but Man is controlling him well.
Holmes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Man on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man content to control rather than advance.
Man stops Holmes from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Money Man.
Holmes missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot lands for Holmes.
Holmes misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Money Man dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Man slips a straight right by Holmes.
Man closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Holmes to the mat! Holmes manages to get full guard.
Man is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Man pushing down on Holmes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Man seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Man is working for a submission of some sort.
Man working over Holmes with some ground and pound. Holmes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man not doing much here.
Man's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Man stops Holmes from getting back to his feet.
Man is nestled in close to Holmes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Man slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Money Man has got the better of the ground game so far.
Man is figuring out what he wants to do next.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Money Man hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Man changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Holmes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Man has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Holmes!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee warns Holmes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Man is landing with some decent strikes but Holmes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man controlling his opponent.
Man landing strikes, looking to finish!
Man controlling from the full mount.
Man is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Holmes to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Holmes shrugs it off.
Man wants to control the pace but Holmes is squirming around nicely.
Man tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Man wants to control the pace but Holmes is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Man sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holmes's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Money Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holmes was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Man dives in and scores a takedown into Holmes's guard.
Man engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Holmes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Man slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Man drops back looking for a leg! Holmes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Holmes manages to kick Man off! Man jumps back into Holmes's guard.
Holmes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Man controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Man 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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Money Man wasn't active enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown by Man or perhaps it was just good defense by Holmes which made him look bad.
Money Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holmes misses with a straight left.
Man shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Holmes sprawls well. Holmes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
Holmes scores with a jab to the body.
Man shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Holmes is trying to stand up here but Man is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Man missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Man slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Holmes is trying to stand back up but Man is controlling him
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Money Man wasn't active enough on the ground.
Holmes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Man.
Ron Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Money Man.
Holmes misses with a looping left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Man dives in and grabs Holmes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Holmes pushes down on Man's head and hops out.
Man shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holmes pinned against the cage. Holmes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Holmes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Holmes.
Man tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Holmes swivels and escapes.
Holmes connects with a nice looking jab.
Man fails with the takedown.
Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Man fails to land the takedown.
Man fails with the takedown.
Holmes throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Holmes misses.
Holmes throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Holmes misses with an uppercut.
Holmes scores with a jab to the body.
Man decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Man content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man trying to control from half guard but Holmes is working away.
Man stalling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Money Man has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man taking a breather here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Money Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Man 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Money Man!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pan Goatboy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goatboy comes into the arena with Bill Hicks - Goat boy blaring out of the sound system. Pan Goatboy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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26
190 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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24
184 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pan Goatboy!
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, Tim Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goatboy blocks the body kick.
Sullivan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Goatboy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sullivan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sullivan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Goatboy counters with a straight right hand.
Pan Goatboy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Sullivan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sullivan misses with a takedown
and Goatboy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sullivan is rocked!
Goatboy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sullivan looks winded!
Sullivan misses with a takedown
and Goatboy counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Sullivan out cold! What a finish! Goatboy is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pan Goatboy!
Pan Goatboy 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jae Sang Yoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Sonova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonova is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sleep Lullaby. Bruno Sonova has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jae Sang Yoon's chin.
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195 lbs
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26
210 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jae Sang Yoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruno Sonova!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sonova.
Yoon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sonova sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yoon slips under a jab from Sonova.
Sonova pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've been hearing reports that Yoon has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sonova throws a hook but Yoon avoids it easily.
Yoon shoots and misses
so Sonova counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yoon keeping moving, preventing Sonova from controlling successfully.
Yoon controls Sonova momentarily but Sonova frees himself.
Sonova preventing the sweep.
Yoon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sonova is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yoon pulls his head out easily.
Sonova regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Yoon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoon throws a big right hand that misses.
Yoon landing some decent shots from guard.
Sonova looking for a triangle here. Yoon is fighting it but it looks tight! Sonova pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Yoon is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bruno Sonova!
A very excited looking Bruno Sonova rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Castaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez has chosen Planet Terror - El Wray as his entrance music. Rodriguez has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, The Castaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Diego Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castaway thows a body shot but no joy.
Rodriguez misses with a left hand
and Rodriguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot.
Castaway connects with a jab.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castaway.
An inside leg kick lands from Castaway.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castaway.
Rodriguez takes a swing at Castaway's ribcage but misses.
Castaway slips a straight right by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castaway moves away.
Jab by Castaway.
Castaway has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castaway bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Castaway scores with a nice strike.
Rodriguez looks winded!
Rodriguez walks into a straight right hand from Castaway.
Castaway lands a nice hook to Rodriguez's body. Rodriguez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Castaway swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Castaway scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rodriguez looks to throw the jab but Castaway is out of range.
Castaway fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rodriguez is rocked!
Rodriguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castaway was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez is still on wobbly legs! Can Castaway finish him?
Castaway flashes Rodriguez a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Rodriguez's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Rodriguez crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Castaway punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). The Castaway!
The Castaway made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'This is my fucking island and "Lucky" Liams luck just ran out'.
The defeated Diego Rodriguez had this to say: 'Bastard got lucky.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Island King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charle Chance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chance has chosen Snoop Dogg ft David Guetta - Sweat as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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255 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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26
210 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, The Island King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charle Chance!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chance closes the distance and clinches.
We've been hearing reports that King has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Chance lands a right hand.
Chance lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like The Island King has been cut.
Chance is leaning against King and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
King looking for a takedown.
Chance lands with a light punch inside.
Chance lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Chance.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chance.
Chance throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kings head.
Chance lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A body shot lands from Chance.
King is breathing heavily.
Chance works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chance gets through King's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chance presses King against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chance lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chance lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chance works on King's body with a couple of short punches.
Chance lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chance lands a hook to the side of the head.
King's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chance pushes King back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Chance on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chance softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Chance.
Chance lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Chance.
Chance lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Chance.
Chance lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
Chance's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Chance's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A short left from Chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chance cracks King with a nice body shot.
Chance lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King or not.
Chance scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chance lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chance scores with a hook to the body.
Chance working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Island King's cut is getting worse.
A right hand to the body from Chance.
A body shot lands from Chance.
Chance lands a shoulder strike.
King's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Chance.
Chance lands with a light punch inside.
Chance lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chance lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Chance on the inside.
Chance lands with a short shot to the head.
Chance lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
The Island King's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A short left from Chance.
Chance lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chance stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chance lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chance lands a shoulder strike.
Chance lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King or not.
A right hand to the body from Chance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chance lands a shot to the body.
Chance lands a nice shot to the body.
Chance stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chance lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chance scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chance lands a body punch.
Chance throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kings head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chance.
Chance pushes King back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chance makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jeez, The Island King's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Chance lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Chance.
Chance lands with a light punch inside.
Chance works on King's body with a couple of short punches.
Chance scores with a shot to the side of King's head.
Chance pushes King back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Chance.
Chance lands an uppercut.
Chance scores with a shot to the side of King's head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at The Island King's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Charle Chance!
A very excited looking Charle Chance made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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