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VIP 40: Champion Semifinals PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thomas Nguyen!
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, Ron Holmes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen misses with a wild combination.
Holmes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nguyen misses with a few strikes there.
Nguyen moves into the clinch.
Holmes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short left from Nguyen.
Holmes is trying to break the clinch but Nguyen is controlling him.
Nguyen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holmes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nguyen gets through Holmes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nguyen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nguyen breaks the clinch.
Holmes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nguyen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nguyen moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes tries to circle away but Nguyen has him pinned against the cage.
Nguyen lands with a light punch inside.
Holmes can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Nguyen.
Holmes is rocked!
Holmes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holmes is still on wobbly legs! Can Nguyen finish him?
Nguyen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nguyen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holmes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holmes seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes lands a right hook to the body.
Holmes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Holmes throws a hook but Nguyen avoids it easily.
Holmes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Holmes moves out of range as Nguyen strikes.
Nguyen looks to land a left hand but Holmes moved out of range nicely.
Nguyen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holmes.
Nguyen fails to land with a series of punches.
Nguyen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nguyen moves away from the strike by Holmes.
Holmes walks into a straight right hand from Nguyen.
Holmes misses the jab.
Nguyen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Holmes throws a right hand that Nguyen ducks under and follows up with a left that Nguyen also avoids with ease.
Holmes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nguyen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nguyen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nguyen gets through Holmes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nguyen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nguyen pushes Holmes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nguyen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nguyen leaning against his opponent.
Nguyen lands an uppercut.
Nguyen drops Holmes onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Holmes is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Nguyen lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Holmes to his knees! Nguyen keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Nguyen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pio Iafeta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Holmes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pio Iafeta's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thomas Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pio Iafeta!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iafeta drops his hands momentarily and Holmes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Iafeta moves away from the strike by Holmes.
Iafeta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holmes.
Iafeta wants to clinch but Holmes slips to the side
letting Holmes counter with a right hand.
Iafeta moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Holmes cracks Iafeta with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Iafeta tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Holmes pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Iafeta is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Holmes!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grey Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelemi Bureta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Grey Wolf!
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, Kelemi Bureta!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Wolf.
Wolf throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bureta makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Wolf really felt that one!
Bureta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wolf thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wolf throws a jab but it's blocked by Bureta.
Bureta with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wolf to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolf thows a body shot but no joy.
Wolf misses with a looping right.
Wolf will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bureta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wolf.
No joy there for Wolf, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wolf misses with a combination
and Bureta counters with a nice body kick.
Wolf lands with a right that hurts Bureta. Bureta looks to clinch but Wolf throws a short knee that drops Bureta. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Grey Wolf!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Te Rauparaha Ii (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. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Te Rauparaha Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 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!
Donk. Rodriguez catches Rauparaha Ii right on the button with a cross.
Rauparaha Ii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rauparaha Ii is looking to improve his position.
Rodriguez working Rauparaha Ii over with strikes.
Rauparaha Ii slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rodriguez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rauparaha Ii had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rodriguez defends it easily.
Rodriguez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rodriguez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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!
Rodriguez lands a couple of elbows.
Rodriguez scoring with some ground and pound.
Rauparaha Ii seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rauparaha Ii manages to get back to half guard.
Rodriguez lands with a punch from half guard.
Rauparaha Ii taking some punishment here, with Rodriguez in his half guard.
Rodriguez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rodriguez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rauparaha Ii with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rodriguez working the head and body with strikes.
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. Rodriguez connects with a nice short shot to Rauparaha Ii's temple.
Rauparaha Ii is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Oh Rauparaha Ii is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodriguez scores with a big shot! Rauparaha Ii's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Rauparaha Ii! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Rodriguez!
A very excited looking Diego Rodriguez 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Glenn Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luke Harper!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jacobs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jacobs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jacobs. Harper shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacobs throws a big shot that misses.
Jacobs attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jacobs lands a really nice looking cross but Harper seems unphased.
Jacobs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harper looks winded!
Harper lands a head shot.
Jacobs scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jacobs clobbers Harper with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jacobs misses with a few strikes there.
Harper gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jacobs. That's going to slow Harper down.
Harper slips a jab and a cross from Jacobs.
Harper throws a hook but Jacobs avoids it easily.
Harper throws out a loose jab but Jacobs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacobs lands a nice hook to Harper's body. Harper takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Jacobs.
Jacobs scoring well with a low kick there.
Harper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jacobs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harper's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jacobs connects with the punch.
Jacobs feints and then cracks Harper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harper down.
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!
Jacobs connects with a leg kick. Harper looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jacobs.
Jacobs throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jacobs throws a nice head kick!
Jacobs feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Harper sprawling to the canvas! Harper rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jacobs finish him?!
Harper is rocked!
Jacobs drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Harper's head, knocking him out cold! Jacobs is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Glenn Jacobs!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Dacoycoy (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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169 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Turner!
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, James Dacoycoy!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dacoycoy throws out the jab.
Turner shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Turner is looking for a kimura but Dacoycoy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Turner to get the leverage.
Dacoycoy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turner.
Turner prevents Dacoycoy from standing back up.
Turner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dacoycoy defending well though.
Dacoycoy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Turner.
Turner stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Turner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dacoycoy is trying to stand back up but Turner is controlling him
Turner throws a strike but Dacoycoy avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Turner stands up over Dacoycoy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Turner lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Turner thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Turner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Turner landing with the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner tries to free his leg and advance position but Dacoycoy is retaining full guard.
Turner controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a strike but Dacoycoy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dacoycoy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Turner's guard.
Turner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dacoycoy is one step ahead there.
Dacoycoy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dacoycoy wants to stand but Turner is controlling his posture from full guard.
Turner pulls Dacoycoy in close to his closed guard and prevents Dacoycoy from doing any damage or advancing position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dacoycoy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Turner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dacoycoy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dacoycoy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Turner counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dacoycoy's guard now.
Turner sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Turner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Turner throws a big elbow that misses.
Turner 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.
Turner seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Turner has gone for a leg lock! Dacoycoy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Turner's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner has control of Dacoycoy's left arm, preventing Dacoycoy from doing any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dacoycoy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Turner is proving hard to escape from.
Steve Turner has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Turner drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Turner looking to control but instead Dacoycoy has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Turner looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dacoycoy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Turner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner trying to control the pace.
Turner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner working Dacoycoy over with strikes.
Turner sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner working over Dacoycoy with some ground and pound. Dacoycoy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Turner is controlling the pace.
Turner is nestled in close to Dacoycoy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner thows a huge punch but Dacoycoy dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Turner dominated that second round.
That's time! Turner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Turner misses with a hook
and Dacoycoy counters with a nice uppercut.
Dacoycoy gets caught napping as Turner dives in and scores a takedown. Dacoycoy manages to retain guard.
Turner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Turner throws a big right hand that misses.
Dacoycoy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Turner throwing strikes from guard but Dacoycoy blocks nicely.
Turner content to stall in guard here.
Turner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Turner postures up in Dacoycoy's guard and throws a big left but Dacoycoy blocks it.
Turner throws a big elbow that misses.
Turner stands up over Dacoycoy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dacoycoy being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner stands up over Dacoycoy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Turner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Turner is looking to work some ground and pound but Dacoycoy has wrist control.
Turner advances position into side control!
Turner landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner scoring with punches and elbows.
Dacoycoy is rocked!
Turner works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dacoycoy is still in real trouble! Can Turner finish him?
Dacoycoy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Turner lands a strong strike to the head of Dacoycoy. That's dazed him! Turner looking to finish here. Dacoycoy is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Turner lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Turner!
Steve Turner decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fritz Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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180 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hans Gruber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fritz Larsson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruber throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gruber misses with a double jab.
Larsson thuds his right hand into Gruber's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Larsson throws an overhand right that lands on Gruber's shoulder, as Gruber tries to avoid the shot.
Larsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gruber was well out of range. Poor timing from Larsson.
Larsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Gruber is just out of range.
Larsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Larsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gruber.
Gruber moves forwards but Larsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Larsson loads up on a big right hand but Gruber slips the punch.
Larsson connects with a body shot.
Gruber's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Larsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gruber scrambles back to his feet.
We've been hearing reports that Gruber has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gruber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larsson.
Larsson throws an overhand right that lands on Gruber's shoulder, as Gruber tries to avoid the shot.
Jab from Larsson.
Larsson throws a jab when Gruber was well out of range.
Gruber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Gruber counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gruber takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good standup being displayed there by Gruber as he connects with a hook.
Larsson misses with a body shot.
Gruber takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gruber is looking to wear down Larsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gruber throws a nice looking combination but Larsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gruber connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Larsson's hands.
Larsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Larsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gruber.
Larsson throws an overhand right that lands on Gruber's shoulder, as Gruber tries to avoid the shot.
Larsson throws a hook to the side of Gruber's head but Gruber sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab, jab by Larsson - just one landing.
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!
Gruber lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice uppercut lands for Larsson. That snapped Gruber's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson works the jab nicely.
Larsson misses with a hook. Gruber ducked under it nicely.
Larsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larsson jabs at Gruber's body.
A combination from Gruber does no damage.
Larsson lands a jab to Gruber's midsection.
Gruber ducks under a wild hook from Larsson.
Larsson misses with a hook. Gruber ducked under it nicely.
Larsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gruber takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Larsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larsson circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Gruber to the canvas! Gruber doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Larsson keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fritz Larsson!
Our winner, Fritz Larsson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ewan Mcgregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seigi Ozeki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seigi Ozeki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Counter fighter
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ewan Mcgregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Seigi Ozeki!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozeki thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ozeki. Mcgregor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ozeki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ozeki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mcgregor manages to avoid it.
Ozeki swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcgregor.
Mcgregor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mcgregor lands with a good body shot.
Mcgregor shoots in looking for a takedown. Ozeki tries to sprawl out of it but Mcgregor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ozeki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Seigi Ozeki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ozeki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ozeki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mcgregor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mcgregor dodges the punch combination from Ozeki.
Mcgregor misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozeki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ozeki stuns Mcgregor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ozeki tries to bum rush Mcgregor with a series of wild strikes but Mcgregor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Mcgregor misses.
Ozeki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ozeki missing with a left hand there. Mcgregor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ozeki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Mcgregor scores with a four punch combination!
Ozeki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcgregor.
Mcgregor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A slow jab from Ozeki misses its intended target.
Seigi Ozeki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozeki throws a hook but Mcgregor blocks it.
Ozeki throws a looping overhand right but Mcgregor ducks down to avoid it.
Mcgregor digs a good body shot into Ozeki's ribs.
Ozeki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mcgregor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcgregor tries to bum rush Ozeki with a series of wild strikes but Ozeki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ozeki slaps away a takedown attempt from Mcgregor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mcgregor scores with a jab. Ozeki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Mcgregor misses the target.
Mcgregor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ozeki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ozeki looks to land a right hand but Mcgregor moved out of range.
Ozeki just misses with a punch to the body.
Ozeki lands a left and a right that send Mcgregor crashing to the mat, dazed. Ozeki thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Mcgregor is rocked!
It looks like Ewan Mcgregor has been cut.
Ozeki misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozeki works Mcgregor's body with a nice hook.
Ozeki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mcgregor moves away from the strike by Ozeki.
Ozeki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcgregor.
Mcgregor throws a body kick that misses.
Mcgregor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ozeki.
Mcgregor ducks right into an uppercut from Ozeki.
Oh Mcgregor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ozeki throws a hook but Mcgregor blocks it.
Mcgregor shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ozeki is trying to defend but Mcgregor finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mcgregor seems to have got his legs back now.
Mcgregor wants to control but Ozeki is keeping him busy.
Ozeki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mcgregor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozeki is staying active underneath Mcgregor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcgregor prevents Ozeki from improving his position.
Mcgregor stops Ozeki from getting back to his feet.
Ozeki is defending against the submission attempts here by Mcgregor.
Mcgregor is looking for a kimura here.
Mcgregor is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mcgregor prevents Ozeki from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seigi Ozeki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ewan Mcgregor's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mcgregor defending well as Ozeki loads up on a big left hand.
Mcgregor avoids the body shot from Ozeki.
Mcgregor throws a series of punches but Ozeki moves out of range.
Mcgregor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ozeki.
Mcgregor loads up on a big right hand but Ozeki slips the punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ozeki, as that shot connected.
Ozeki misses with a body shot.
Mcgregor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ozeki misses with a jab to the body
and Mcgregor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ozeki throws a lazy right hand but Mcgregor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Mcgregor. That snapped Ozeki's head back.
Mcgregor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mcgregor is looking to wear down Ozeki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mcgregor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgregor cracks a nice hook into Ozeki's ribs.
Mcgregor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ozeki throws out the jab.
Mcgregor throws a right and a left that Ozeki avoids nicely.
Mcgregor misses with a hook. Ozeki ducked under it nicely.
Ozeki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mcgregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ozeki moves away.
Ozeki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ozeki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mcgregor slips a jab and a cross from Ozeki.
Ozeki misses with a few strikes there.
Ozeki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ozeki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ozeki throws an off balance right hand
and Mcgregor counters with a three punch combo that has Ozeki backing up. Ozeki nods at Mcgregor to acknowledge the strikes.
Ozeki avoids the head kick by Mcgregor.
Nice shot lands for Ozeki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ozeki dodges the punch combination from Mcgregor.
Mcgregor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ewan Mcgregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mcgregor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mcgregor tries to bum rush Ozeki with a series of wild strikes but Ozeki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed right hand from Mcgregor misses the target.
Ozeki misses with a looping right.
Mcgregor ducks right into an uppercut from Ozeki.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcgregor defending well as Ozeki loads up on a big left hand.
Mcgregor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A shot to the liver by Mcgregor. Beautiful body shot.
Ozeki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozeki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mcgregor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch combination from Ozeki misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Ozeki misses the target.
Mcgregor wants to clinch up but Ozeki keeps it at a distance.
Ozeki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcgregor moves away.
Ozeki misses with a left hand
and Mcgregor counters with a shoot takedown. Ozeki fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mcgregor postures up.
Mcgregor trying to control the position from guard on top but Ozeki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mcgregor preventing the sweep.
Ozeki is breathing heavily.
Ozeki keeping moving, preventing Mcgregor from controlling successfully.
Mcgregor preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mcgregor wants to control from the top but Ozeki keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Ewan Mcgregor wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ozeki thuds his right hand into Mcgregor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mcgregor misses with a wild combination.
Mcgregor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mcgregor slips a straight right by Ozeki.
Mcgregor defending well as Ozeki loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Ozeki misses.
A combination from Mcgregor does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcgregor lands a nice shot to the body.
Seigi Ozeki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mcgregor shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ozeki eats them both and turns towards Mcgregor to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ozeki missing with a left hand there. Mcgregor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Seigi Ozeki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ewan Mcgregor's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A big left from Ozeki misses.
Mcgregor is looking to clinch but Ozeki is avoiding it.
Ozeki misses with a double jab
and Mcgregor counters with a one-two to the body.
Ozeki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ozeki connects with a body shot.
Ozeki misses with a hook. Mcgregor ducked under it nicely.
Mcgregor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ozeki at a distance.
Ozeki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mcgregor's hands.
Ozeki misses with a looping left.
Mcgregor ducks under a wild hook from Ozeki.
Mcgregor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mcgregor misses with a wild body shot.
Ozeki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mcgregor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgregor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mcgregor takes a swing at Ozeki's ribcage but misses.
Mcgregor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mcgregor looks for a takedown but Ozeki sprawls well.
Ozeki throws the left hand but Mcgregor avoids the punch easily.
Mcgregor doesn't manage to clinch there - Ozeki circles away.
Ozeki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mcgregor.
Ozeki throws a poor cross that misses
and Mcgregor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ozeki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mcgregor was well out of range. Poor timing from Ozeki.
Ozeki lands a nice looking body shot.
Mcgregor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ozeki.
Seigi Ozeki 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.
Ozeki misses the jab.
Ozeki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcgregor.
Ozeki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mcgregor on the side of the head.
Ozeki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mcgregor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ozeki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ozeki looks to land a left hand but Mcgregor moved out of range nicely.
Ozeki misses with a straight left.
Ozeki dodges the punch combination from Mcgregor.
Ozeki scores with the left hand. Mcgregor knows he should have avoided that one.
Mcgregor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ozeki circles away.
Mcgregor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ozeki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Mcgregor or perhaps it was just good defense by Ozeki which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ewan Mcgregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ozeki throws a big shot that misses.
Ozeki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mcgregor rushes Ozeki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mcgregor fails to pull guard.
Mcgregor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ozeki tries to work over Mcgregor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Mcgregor.
Ozeki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ozeki is trying to maintain a safe position but Mcgregor gets an underhook and turns Ozeki into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ozeki smiles and moves away.
Ozeki takes a swing at Mcgregor's ribcage but misses.
Ozeki misses the body punch
and Mcgregor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mcgregor shoots for a double leg takedown but Ozeki sprawls well. He's pushed Mcgregor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ozeki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mcgregor misses with a two punch combination.
Ozeki tries to bum rush Mcgregor with a series of wild strikes but Mcgregor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ozeki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mcgregor counters with a single leg into guard. Ozeki didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcgregor is pushing down on Ozeki's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ozeki is fighting to maintain full guard but Mcgregor has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mcgregor is trying to control the action in half guard but Ozeki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ewan Mcgregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mcgregor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
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 Ewan Mcgregor.
I think Ozeki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seigi Ozeki!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daisuke Takaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Caldwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Caldwell will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daisuke Takaku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeff Caldwell!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takaku comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Takaku looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Caldwell moves out of range as Takaku strikes.
Takaku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takaku thows a body shot but no joy.
Caldwell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takaku throws a looping overhand right but Caldwell ducks down to avoid it.
Takaku misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Takaku.
No joy there for Takaku, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Takaku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caldwell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldwell slips under a jab.
Takaku throws a series of punches but Caldwell avoids them all with ease.
Caldwell slips a jab from Takaku.
Takaku moves into range and clinches up with Caldwell.
Caldwell is trying to break the clinch but Takaku has him pressed against the cage.
Takaku keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Caldwell's efforts to push away.
Takaku throws a head punch that misses.
Caldwell jumps guard but Takaku turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Takaku controlling the action here for a moment.
Takaku softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Takaku lands a hook that snaps the head of Caldwell backwards.
Takaku holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Caldwell tries to pull guard but Takaku holds him up against the cage and eventually Caldwell drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takaku stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Caldwell fails to pull guard.
Daisuke Takaku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Caldwell.
Caldwell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Caldwell tries to pull guard but Takaku holds him up against the cage and eventually Caldwell drops back down to his feet.
Caldwell jumps guard but Takaku turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caldwell is trying to pull guard but Takaku turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Caldwell is trying to break the clinch but Takaku has him pressed against the cage.
Takaku just leaning against Caldwell, taking a breather.
Takaku prevents Caldwell from breaking the clinch.
Caldwell is trying to pull guard but Takaku has him pressed against the cage.
Takaku is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Caldwell's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Takaku.
The referee is keeping an eye on Takaku - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short uppercut from Takaku.
The referee is keeping an eye on Takaku - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Caldwell is trying to break free.
Takaku lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Caldwell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Caldwell is trying to pull guard but Takaku turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Takaku.
Caldwell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Caldwell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Caldwell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Takaku lands with a short shot to the head.
Takaku creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Caldwell with a big uppercut! Caldwell tries to clinch up but Takaku pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Caldwell to the mat! Caldwell covers up and Takaku unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Daisuke Takaku!
After the fight, Daisuke Takaku 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Castaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charle Chance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chance is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Snoop Dogg ft David Guetta - Sweat . The key to victory for The Castaway has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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210 lbs
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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 - 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
9 - 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 avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Castaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from 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.
Castaway is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chance.
Castaway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chance tries to clinch up but Castaway circles away and keeps his distance.
Castaway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Castaway gets tackled into the cage by Chance. Chance maintains the clinch.
Chance scores with a shot to the side of Castaway's head.
Castaway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chance softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chance.
Chance lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Chance - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Castaway.
Chance scores with a hook to the 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!
Chance fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castaway fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Castaway pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Castaway is trying to pull guard but Chance turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
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.
Chance lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chance lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chance lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castaway takes a shot to the head.
Castaway is breathing heavily.
Chance prevents Castaway from breaking the clinch.
Chance lands a body shot.
Chance lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chance creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chance lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chance lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chance lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Chance scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chance lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chance lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castaway backwards.
Castaway is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chance gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Castaway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A hook to the body from Chance.
Chance lands a right hand.
Chance lands a shoulder strike.
Chance presses Castaway against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chance lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Castaway's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chance lands a nice uppercut.
Chance scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Castaway is rocked!
Chance lands with a left to the head.
Oh Castaway is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chance lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Castaway or not.
Castaway seems to have got his legs back now.
A body shot lands from Chance.
Chance pushes Castaway back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chance lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Chance.
Chance lands a nice uppercut.
Chance lands with a light punch inside.
Chance lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chance digs a right hand underneath Castaway's ribcage. Castaway let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Castaway's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Chance.
Chance is leaning against Castaway and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chance.
Chance scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chance.
Chance lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chance digs a right hand underneath Castaway's ribcage. Castaway let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chance lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Chance - that landed with a thud.
Chance lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Castaway or not.
A short left from Chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chance unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Castaway! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Chance is unloading with more strikes now! Castaway drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charle Chance!
A victorious Charle Chance thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, The Castaway stepped up to the mic, saying 'He got "Lucky"'.
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