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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zone Loire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and RC RS (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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285 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zone Loire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, RC RS!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
RS falls off balance throwing a combination
and Loire counters by moving into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Loire.
Loire lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of RS backwards.
RS blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Loire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on RS's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Loire lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt RS or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Loire.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loire lands with a short shot to the head.
Loire prevents RS from breaking the clinch.
Loire lands a left hand.
Loire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from RS.
RS's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
RS looks winded!
A short left from Loire.
RS is rocked!
Loire is working RS over against the cage.
Loire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
RS is still on wobbly legs! Can Loire finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Loire.
Loire dips a shoulder and cracks RS with a mighty uppercut! RS falls back against the cage and Loire unloads with a barrage of strikes! RS is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Loire screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zone Loire!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simon Antonise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flowyn Waters (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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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Simon Antonise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Flowyn Waters!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonise looks to throw the jab but Waters is out of range.
Waters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Antonise moves away.
Waters shoots in but Antonise avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Waters looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Antonise is fending him off so far but Waters persists. Nope, Antonise circles away and we're back to standing.
Jab, jab by Antonise - just one landing.
Antonise misses with a body shot.
Antonise misses the jab.
Antonise slaps away a takedown attempt from Waters, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Simon Antonise has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flowyn Waters.
Antonise lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Waters should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Waters staying out of range there.
Antonise displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Waters.
Antonise avoids the head kick by Waters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonise scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Waters fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Antonise is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Antonise throws a big shot that misses.
Waters throws a poor cross that misses
and Antonise counters with a left to the body.
Waters throws a jab when Antonise was well out of range.
Antonise misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Waters dives in and scores a takedown into Antonise's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Waters stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Antonise swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Antonise tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Waters pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Antonise is keeping the position for now.
Waters passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
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!
Waters looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Waters is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Antonise knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Waters goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Antonise rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Waters's guard! Nice work there by Antonise!
Antonise wants to control from the top but Waters keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Antonise trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Antonise looking to sit in guard and control but Waters gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Waters trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Waters is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Antonise is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Antonise has escaped and now he's on top!
Waters looking to control but Antonise passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Antonise is working away from the top position though.
Antonise will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Waters is looking to improve his position.
Waters trying to hold on to Antonise's head to control him but Antonise postures up.
Antonise is pressing down on Waters's thigh, looking to free his foot. Waters is holding on for now.
Waters trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Waters actively working from the bottom here.
We've been informed that Waters has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Antonise stalling away here and it's allowed Waters to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Simon Antonise will probably get the nod.
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.
Antonise misses the shot to the body.
Antonise darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Waters takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Antonise misses the target.
Antonise avoids the head kick by Waters.
Waters shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Waters is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Antonise doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Waters.
Waters seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonise trying to hold on to Waters's head to control him but Waters postures up.
Waters is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Waters prevents Antonise from improving his position.
Waters is trying to work for a kimura but Antonise is defending well.
Waters seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters wants to work for an arm triangle but Antonise is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Antonise moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Antonise is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Waters defends well.
Antonise wants to sweep here but Waters controlling him for the moment.
Waters forces his way into half guard.
Antonise is looking to control Waters's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Antonise avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Antonise has managed to free his arm - good work.
Waters is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Antonise is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Waters is trying to work for a kimura but Antonise is defending well.
Waters is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Antonise has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters is trying to work for a kimura but Antonise is defending well.
Waters is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Antonise is just riding it out for now. Waters eventually gives up the hold.
Waters is looking for a kimura here.
Antonise works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Flowyn Waters will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Antonise cracks Waters with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Waters throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Antonise.
Waters shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Antonise sprawls well. Antonise wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Waters gets slowly back to his feet.
Waters fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Waters shoots in looking for a takedown. Antonise tries to sprawl out of it but Waters keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Antonise manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Simon Antonise has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flowyn Waters.
Antonise throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Waters.
Simon Antonise is winning the standup battle so far.
Antonise works Waters's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonise lands a jab to the nose.
Waters defending well as Antonise loads up on a big left hand.
Waters looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Waters is working for a kimura here but Antonise manages to reverse the position and he's now in Waters's guard.
Waters takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Antonise advances position into side control!
Antonise goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Waters has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Antonise but great work by Waters.
Waters tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Antonise's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Waters is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Antonise knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waters goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Antonise has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Waters but great work by Antonise.
You can see the frustration on Waters's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Antonise advances to full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonise is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Waters has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Waters!
Waters stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Antonise swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Waters drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Antonise dives on top into guard.
Waters keeping moving, preventing Antonise from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Antonise looking to pass the guard.
Antonise slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Antonise has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Antonise looking to sit in guard and control but Waters gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Waters passes Antonise's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Antonise showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Antonise has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Simon Antonise!
A victorious Simon Antonise thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Branko Juric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franco Veratti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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183 lbs
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175 lbs
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Decent elbows
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Counter fighter
Experienced |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Branko Juric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Franco Veratti!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juric wants to clinch.
Juric moves in looking to clinch but Veratti pushes him off.
Juric tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Veratti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Juric tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Juric tries to clinch up but Veratti circles away and keeps his distance.
Veratti misses with a looping right.
Juric tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Juric tries to clinch there but Veratti circles away.
Juric tries to clinch up but Veratti circles away and keeps his distance.
Juric tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veratti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Juric closes the distance and clinches.
Juric throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Veratti avoids the elbow strike from Juric, against the cage.
Veratti takes an elbow to the forehead.
Juric lands an elbow just above Veratti 's eye.
Juric comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Juric.
Nice elbow from Juric.
Veratti takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the cage, Juric throws an elbow but misses.
Juric lands an elbow that stopped Veratti in his tracks for a moment.
Juric holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Juric misses with an elbow over the top.
Juric comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Veratti is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Juric pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Juric.
Juric pushes off an throws an elbow but Veratti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Juric effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Juric for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Juric.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Juric creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Veratti's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juric lands an elbow inside.
Juric stalling the fight.
Juric lands a damaging elbow.
Juric misses with an elbow over the top.
Juric throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Juric creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Veratti's defenses.
Juric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Juric throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Veratti blocks the elbow strike.
Veratti takes an elbow to the temple.
Juric throws an elbow that misses.
Juric lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veratti drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Juric gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Juric takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Juric.
Juric's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Juric lands an elbow inside that Veratti shrugs off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juric pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Juric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Veratti is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Branko Juric dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Juric tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Veratti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Juric tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Juric tries to clinch up.
Juric tries to clinch but Veratti moves out of range.
Juric tries to clinch but Veratti is having none of it.
Juric fails in his attempt to clinch.
Juric tries to clinch but Veratti is having none of it.
Juric darts in and clinches Veratti up against the cage.
Juric stalling in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Juric just misses with a elbow thrown towards Veratti's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Juric just misses with a elbow thrown towards Veratti's brow.
Juric lands an elbow inside that Veratti shrugs off.
Juric displaying some good clinch control by pressing Veratti up against the cage.
Veratti takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee is keeping an eye on Juric - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Juric throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Juric.
Juric comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Juric misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Juric throws an elbow but misses.
Juric stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Juric throws an elbow but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Juric.
Juric throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Juric throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Veratti stalling in the clinch but Juric improves position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Juric just misses with a elbow thrown towards Veratti's brow.
Juric throws an elbow but it misses.
Veratti tries to circle away but Juric has him pinned against the cage.
Juric throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Veratti avoids a wild elbow strike from Juric.
Juric pushes off an throws an elbow but Veratti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Juric throws an elbow but misses.
Juric comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Juric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Juric pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Juric throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Veratti dodges an elbow strike from Juric.
Juric throws an elbow that misses.
Juric stalls.
Veratti blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Juric throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juric has Veratti pushed against the cage.
Juric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Veratti takes an elbow to the temple.
Veratti blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Juric throws an elbow but misses.
Juric lands a nice elbow.
Veratti dodges an elbow strike from Juric.
Juric throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Veratti blocks an elbow strike from Juric.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juric lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Juric throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Veratti takes an elbow to the temple.
Veratti has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Juric avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Branko Juric dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Veratti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Juric is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Juric keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Juric moves in looking to clinch but Veratti pushes him off.
Juric fails with an attempt to clinch.
Juric is looking to clinch.
Juric is looking to clinch.
Veratti swings for the body but Juric moves out of range.
Veratti misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veratti keeps the fight on the outside.
Juric fails with an attempt to clinch.
Juric tries to clinch there but Veratti circles away.
Veratti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Veratti throws a lazy right hand but Juric sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Juric wants to clinch up but Veratti keeps it at a distance.
Juric tries to close the distance and clinch up but Veratti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Veratti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Juric moves away.
Juric doesn't manage to clinch there - Veratti circles away.
Veratti misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juric closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Juric throws an elbow that misses.
Juric lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Juric just misses with a elbow thrown towards Veratti's brow.
Veratti wants to stall.
Juric lands a damaging elbow.
Juric lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Branko Juric has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Juric will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Veratti up against the cage.
Veratti avoids the elbow strike from Juric, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juric lands an elbow just above Veratti 's eye.
Juric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Juric pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Juric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Juric stalls.
Juric lands an elbow inside that Veratti shrugs off.
Juric pushes off an throws an elbow but Veratti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Juric lands an elbow inside that Veratti shrugs off.
Juric lands an elbow inside that Veratti shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veratti avoids a wild elbow strike from Juric.
Veratti blocks an elbow strike.
Veratti takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Juric.
Juric lands an elbow just above Veratti 's eye.
Juric is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Veratti can do to turn this around?
Juric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Juric just misses with a elbow thrown towards Veratti's brow.
Juric lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Juric gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Juric throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Juric.
Juric gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Franco Veratti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Veratti takes an elbow to the temple.
Juric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Branko Juric showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Juric has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Branko Juric!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Turshatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Jones has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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203 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexey Turshatov!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turshatov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jones to the ground. Turshatov is now in Jones's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Turshatov passes into half guard.
Turshatov tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
Jones trying to control here.
Turshatov is trying for a kimura here. Jones looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Turshatov wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alexey Turshatov!
Alexey Turshatov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrisio Freire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Stryker Xiii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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265 lbs
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269 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patrisio Freire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hans Stryker Xiii!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stryker Xiii digs a good body shot into Freire's ribs.
Freire changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stryker Xiii tries to avoid it but Freire manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stryker Xiii to the ground. Stryker Xiii escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Freire fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stryker Xiii looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Freire tries to clinch up but Stryker Xiii circles away and keeps his distance.
Stryker Xiii avoids the body shot from Freire.
Freire really is a fat lump.
Horrible takedown by Freire or perhaps it was just good defense by Stryker Xiii which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrisio Freire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Freire throws a series of punches but Stryker Xiii avoids them all with ease.
Freire dives in and grabs Stryker Xiii's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stryker Xiii pushes down on Freire's head and hops out.
Stryker Xiii lands a body shot.
Freire is breathing heavily.
Freire misses with a two punch combination.
Patrisio Freire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Stryker Xiii.
Freire doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stryker Xiii scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stryker Xiii lands a big right hand that sends Freire crashing to the mat! Stryker Xiii stays standing though and waves Freire back to his feet!
It looks like Patrisio Freire has been cut.
Stryker Xiii stuns Freire with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stryker Xiii jabs Freire to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stryker Xiii fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stryker Xiii stuns Freire with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stryker Xiii lands with a cross.
Freire is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Stryker Xiii engages and cracks Freire with a massive lead left hook - Freire tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Stryker Xiii is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hans Stryker Xiii!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Snow Ball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leopold Tholberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tholberg's choice of entrance music: Unshakeable by Celldweller. Snow Ball has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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265 lbs
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Basic striking
Intelligent |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Snow Ball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leopold Tholberg!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ball jabs at Tholberg's body.
Ball moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tholberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Tholberg looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tholberg is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ball looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ball missing with a left hand there. Tholberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tholberg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ball manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tholberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tholberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Ball is just out of range.
Ball throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ball fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ball swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tholberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tholberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tholberg connects with a single shot there.
Tholberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tholberg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tholberg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ball is breathing heavily.
Tholberg lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Tholberg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tholberg lands with a right to the head.
Ball is rocked!
Tholberg unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Ball! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Tholberg is unloading with more strikes now! Ball drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leopold Tholberg!
Our winner, Leopold Tholberg, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Koji Muto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejando De La Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Muto might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sleepwalking through the Mekong. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Koji Muto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alejando De La Vega!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muto misses the shot to the body.
Koji Muto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muto throws a poor cross that misses
and De La Vega counters with a left to the body.
Muto throws an off balance right hand
and De La Vega counters with a series of strikes. Muto will be more careful next time no doubt.
De La Vega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De La Vega displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muto throws out the jab.
Muto throws an overhand right that lands on De La Vega's shoulder, as De La Vega tries to avoid the shot.
Muto shoots in but no luck this time.
Muto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De La Vega.
Muto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Muto throws a sloppy body shot
and De La Vega counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Muto misses.
De La Vega has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
De La Vega tries to close the distance and clinch up but Muto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Muto is really struggling to find his range with his punches. De La Vega's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Muto takes a swing at De La Vega's ribcage but misses.
Muto misses with a wild body shot.
Muto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De La Vega.
Muto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Muto keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muto misses with an uppercut
and De La Vega counters with a stiff right hand.
Muto closes this distance looking for a takedown but De La Vega circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koji Muto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muto throws a right hand that misses
and De La Vega counters with a one-two to the body.
De La Vega circles away from the clinch attempt.
Muto has a takedown stuffed.
Nice takedown defense from De La Vega. No joy for Muto on that attempt.
Muto throws an off balance right hand
and De La Vega counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muto misses with a hook
and De La Vega cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Vega tries to close the distance and clinch but Muto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De La Vega counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Muto throws a big shot that misses.
Muto thows a body shot but no joy.
Muto tries a low kick but De La Vega avoids it.
De La Vega moves in looking to clinch but Muto pushes him off.
Muto fails with a takedown attempt.
Muto looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Muto throws a poor cross that misses
and De La Vega counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muto avoids a punch combination nicely.
De La Vega moves in looking to clinch but Muto pushes him off.
Muto thows a body shot but no joy.
Muto swats away the attempt to clinch by De La Vega.
Muto shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. De La Vega is trying to defend but Muto finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
De La Vega is refusing to be controlled, as Muto sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejando De La Vega dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De La Vega is looking to clinch but Muto is avoiding it.
Muto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in De La Vega's guard.
De La Vega really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Muto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Muto stands and throws De La Vega's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Muto in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Muto is trying to get an arm triangle but De La Vega is defending well.
Muto working the ground and pound.
Muto creates some space and throws a big elbow, but De La Vega sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
De La Vega pushes Muto away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Muto gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Muto trying to control the position but De La Vega is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Muto crashes against the mat.
De La Vega is trying to buck Muto off.
Muto wants to control but De La Vega is keeping him busy.
Muto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Muto scores with a couple of short elbows.
Muto wants to control but De La Vega is keeping him busy.
Muto swings around for an armbar but De La Vega sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Muto's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Vega wants to get up but he can't break Muto's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Muto looking to hit a scissor sweep but De La Vega is one step ahead there.
De La Vega got a little sloppy there for a moment and Muto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De La Vega has managed to get both his arms back between Muto's legs - danger averted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muto looking to control.
Muto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De La Vega can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
De La Vega tries to stand but Muto is controlling from the bottom.
De La Vega wants to stand and escape but instead Muto has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muto scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Muto trying to control but De La Vega is working from the bottom.
Muto stands and throws De La Vega's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Muto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Muto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Muto trying to control the position but De La Vega is working away.
Muto 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.
De La Vega wants to get back to his feet but Muto drags him back down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De La Vega takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muto wants to control but De La Vega is keeping him busy.
De La Vega takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
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!
Muto looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Muto trying to control the action but De La Vega is working from the bottom.
Muto is really struggling to control De La Vega but he's trying to hold on to the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muto scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koji Muto dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Muto swings widly with a right hand
and De La Vega counters with a two punch combo.
Muto dives in and scores a takedown into De La Vega's guard.
De La Vega wants to stand up but Muto is controlling him.
Muto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De La Vega works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Muto prevents De La Vega from getting back to his feet.
Muto passes De La Vega's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Muto trying to pass the guard but De La Vega defending well.
Muto is trying to control. De La Vega wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
De La Vega wants to get back to his feet.
Muto seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Muto slips a nice elbow through De La Vega's hands, connecting with De La Vega's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Vega is looking to escape.
Muto is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! De La Vega is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Koji Muto!
An out of breath and clearly excited Koji Muto thanked Ace of Spades Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hale Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenny Barnes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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25
240 lbs
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25
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kenny Barnes!
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, Hale Caesar!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Caesar. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat.
Barnes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Caesar's sensitive parts.
Nice shot by Barnes.
Barnes lands a jab to Caesar's midsection.
Barnes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Caesar thows a leg kick but Barnes checks it
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barnes is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Caesar throws a low kick but Barnes moves out of range easily.
Barnes checks a low kick from Caesar.
Barnes lands with a right hand.
Caesar throws a right hand that misses
and Barnes counters with a head kick.
Barnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws a nice head kick!
Caesar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barnes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Caesar moved away.
Barnes slips a jab from Caesar.
Caesar 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.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That kick from Barnes tenderised Caesar's leg. Caesar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barnes connects with a solid leg kick.
Barnes blocks a leg kick.
Caesar takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Caesar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Caesar down.
Hale Caesar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caesar misses with a wild body shot.
Caesar avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Caesar misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
A lazy left from Barnes finds it's target.
Caesar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Caesar is just out of range.
Caesar throws a solid leg kick but Barnes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Caesar.
Caesar avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Nice straight punches there by Barnes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barnes.
Caesar misses with a kick to the body
and Barnes counters with a good low kick that Caesar was not able to check.
Caesar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Caesar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Caesar does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Caesar misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Caesar throws a poor cross that misses
and Barnes counters with a head kick.
Barnes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Caesar throws the kick towards the body but Barnes avoids it.
Caesar misses with a low kick as Barnes jumps back.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Caesar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barnes.
Caesar misses with an uppercut
and Barnes counters with a big head kick but Caesar shrugs it off.
Barnes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Caesar doesn't seem bothered though.
Barnes throws a leg kick which misses Caesar's front leg but catches the back leg as Caesar tries to avoid it.
Caesar swings widly with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a three punch combo that has Caesar backing up. Caesar nods at Barnes to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caesar misses with a low kick.
Barnes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big left from Caesar misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caesar.
Barnes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Caesar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barnes.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. Caesar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barnes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barnes lands with a kick to the temple. Caesar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Barnes throws a head kick that Caesar semi-blocks.
Caesar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Caesar swings widly with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Caesar's knee momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caesar throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've been informed that Caesar has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Barnes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Hale Caesar has been cut.
Caesar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hale Caesar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Caesar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barnes checks it well.
Caesar missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Caesar misses with an uppercut.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Barnes.
Barnes tests Caesar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Caesar throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Caesar dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Barnes lands a really nice looking cross but Caesar seems unphased.
Caesar throws a lazy head kick
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Caesar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barnes.
Caesar misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Barnes.
Caesar throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Kenny Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Caesar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good work by Barnes as he checks the leg kick.
Caesar misses with the body kick
and Barnes counters with a nice leg kick.
Caesar throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Barnes.
A clash of legs there as Barnes blocks the low kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Caesar might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Barnes has got the better of the exchanges.
Barnes connects with a body shot.
A cross from Barnes lands.
Barnes scores with the left hand. Caesar knows he should have avoided that one.
Caesar throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a low kick, right behind Caesar 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
Barnes thumps Caesar with a low kick.
Barnes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Caesar's head.
Caesar looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Caesar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barnes to score with a decent uppercut.
Barnes jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barnes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Caesar can do to turn this around?
Caesar throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes moves out of range of the leg kick from Caesar.
Barnes connects with a body shot that sends Caesar's belly button to the back.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Caesar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barnes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Caesar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Caesar throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Caesar is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Caesar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Caesar misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick from Barnes lands but Caesar takes it in his stride.
Caesar tries to bum rush Barnes with a series of wild strikes but Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Caesar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes lands with an overhand left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barnes, as that shot connected.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barnes.
Caesar fails with a takedown attempt.
Barnes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes connects with a looping right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat.
Caesar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
Caesar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barnes takes a swing at Caesar's ribcage but misses.
Caesar throws a leg kick
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caesar moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caesar misses with an uppercut.
Barnes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barnes 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Barnes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hale Caesar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Caesar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barnes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Caesar's calf.
Caesar tries to land a front kick but Barnes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caesar throws out the jab.
Caesar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Caesar throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Caesar moves forwards but Barnes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Caesar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barnes. Barnes obviously looking to wear him down.
Caesar throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes counters with a head kick. That will keep Caesar thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Caesar 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.
Barnes lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caesar throws a poor cross that misses
and Barnes counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barnes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barnes cracks a nice hook into Caesar's ribs.
Barnes punishes Caesar's body with a nice straight punch.
Caesar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barnes stuns Caesar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barnes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Caesar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barnes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick from Caesar misses.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Caesar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barnes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Caesar thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caesar throws a big shot that misses.
Caesar blocks a head kick by Barnes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Barnes.
Caesar misses with a straight right.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnes checks a leg kick.
Barnes looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Caesar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Caesar down.
Kenny Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barnes duly obliges.
Caesar throws a leg kick
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Barnes cracks a nice hook into Caesar's ribs.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hale Caesar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar misses with a straight right.
Barnes is looking to slow Caesar down with leg kicks.
Caesar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Caesar throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Barnes throws a leg kick which misses Caesar's front leg but catches the back leg as Caesar tries to avoid it.
Caesar shoots for a double leg takedown but Barnes sprawls well. He's pushed Caesar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Barnes stuns Caesar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick from Barnes lands but Caesar takes it in his stride.
Caesar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Caesar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Caesar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caesar takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caesar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caesar thows a leg kick but Barnes checks it
and Barnes counters with a straight right hand.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. Caesar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Caesar off balance momentarily.
Barnes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Caesar's head.
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Caesar's sensitive parts.
Barnes blocks the body kick.
Barnes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Barnes blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes lands a jab to the head.
Caesar is looking to clinch.
Barnes works Caesar's body with a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barnes 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Barnes!
An out of breath Kenny Barnes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adabisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ceasar Memphis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon Adabisi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
140 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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142 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Simon Adabisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ceasar Memphis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adabisi throws a right hand that Memphis ducks under and follows up with a left that Memphis also avoids with ease.
Memphis scores with a decent looking hook.
Adabisi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A cross from Memphis lands.
Memphis misses with a few strikes there.
Memphis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Adabisi on the side of the head.
Memphis misses with a wild combination.
Adabisi misses with a straight right.
Memphis is looking to clinch but Adabisi is avoiding it.
Adabisi digs a good body shot into Memphis's ribs.
Memphis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Memphis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Adabisi back to the cage. Memphis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ceasar Memphis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Adabisi misses.
Memphis lands a really nice looking cross but Adabisi seems unphased.
Adabisi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Memphis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Adabisi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adabisi misses with a hook
and Memphis counters with a nice body shot.
Memphis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Adabisi fails to land with a series of punches.
Adabisi throws a sloppy body shot
and Memphis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi throws a hook to the side of Memphis's head but Memphis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Memphis stuns Adabisi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Memphis.
Adabisi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adabisi throws a lazy uppercut
and Memphis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Memphis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Memphis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Adabisi looks to score with a jab to the body but Memphis is just out of range.
Adabisi dodges the punch combination from Memphis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Memphis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Memphis throws a series of punches but Adabisi avoids them all with ease.
Memphis avoids the body shot from Adabisi.
Memphis walks into a left hand.
Memphis lands a nice shot that snaps Adabisi's head back.
Memphis slips a straight right by Adabisi.
Sloppy strikes from Memphis. Those never looked like landing.
Memphis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Memphis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi misses with an uppercut. Memphis saw that one coming.
Memphis has managed to clinch.
Memphis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Memphis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Memphis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adabisi backwards.
Memphis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Memphis misses with the head strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Memphis has a couple of punches blocked by Adabisi.
Memphis working aggressively here.
Memphis tries to pull guard but Adabisi won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ceasar Memphis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Adabisi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Memphis has time to react.
Memphis throws a nice looking combination but Adabisi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Memphis catches Adabisi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Memphis swinging wildly here.
Memphis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Adabisi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Memphis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Memphis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adabisi throws a jab but it's blocked by Memphis.
Memphis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adabisi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ceasar Memphis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adabisi misses with a wild body shot.
Adabisi misses with a double jab
and Memphis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adabisi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Memphis. Those never looked like landing.
Adabisi looks to land a right hand but Memphis moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Memphis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adabisi.
Adabisi swats away the attempt to clinch by Memphis.
Memphis misses with a two punch combination.
Memphis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adabisi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Memphis's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Memphis scores with a hook.
Jab from Memphis.
Memphis moves into range and clinches up with Adabisi.
A hook to the body from Memphis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Memphis effectively controlling the action here.
Adabisi wants to get back to striking at distance but Memphis won't allow it.
Memphis misses with some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Memphis manages to break the clinch.
Adabisi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Memphis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Memphis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi thows a body shot but no joy.
Ceasar Memphis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adabisi throws a hook to the side of Memphis's head but Memphis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adabisi throws a lazy right hand but Memphis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adabisi misses with a body shot.
Memphis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Adabisi on the side of the head.
Memphis misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Memphis.
Adabisi misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ceasar Memphis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Memphis misses the jab.
Memphis has closed the distance and engaged Adabisi in a clinch.
Memphis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Memphis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adabisi has Memphis pushed against the cage.
Adabisi wants to get back to striking at distance but Memphis won't allow it.
Memphis can't find room to land a body shot as Adabisi controls the action.
Memphis lands a shoulder strike.
Memphis lands a right hand.
Memphis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adabisi stalling in the clinch but Memphis improves position.
Memphis misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adabisi is trying to break the clinch but Memphis has him pressed against the cage.
Memphis lands a nice uppercut.
Adabisi breaks the clinch.
Memphis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adabisi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Adabisi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adabisi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Memphis was well out of range. Poor timing from Adabisi.
Good exchange - Memphis coming out on top.
Adabisi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Memphis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adabisi throws out the jab.
Adabisi 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.
Memphis avoids the body shot from Adabisi.
Memphis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Memphis tries to bum rush Adabisi with a series of wild strikes but Adabisi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Memphis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Adabisi's head.
A combination from Memphis does no damage.
Memphis connects with a single shot there.
Memphis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adabisi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi scores with a nice strike.
Memphis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adabisi lands a glancing blow to the side of Memphis's head.
Adabisi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Memphis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adabisi throws a hook but Memphis blocks it.
Adabisi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Memphis wants to land a leg kick but Adabisi is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Memphis throws the left hand but Adabisi avoids the punch easily.
Memphis throws a right and a left that Adabisi avoids nicely.
Adabisi throws a looping overhand right but Memphis ducks down to avoid it.
Memphis looks to land a combination but Adabisi avoids it well.
Memphis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ceasar Memphis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Memphis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Simon Adabisi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Memphis throws a series of punches but Adabisi avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adabisi misses with a two punch combination.
Adabisi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Memphis was well out of range. Poor timing from Adabisi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ceasar Memphis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Memphis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ceasar Memphis!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ceasar Memphis waved his t-shirt featuring Ace of Spades Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mervyn Goble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elliotore Gesufale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Elliotore Gesufale enters the cage!
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25
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mervyn Goble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Elliotore Gesufale!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goble catches Gesufale with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gesufale tries to clinch but Goble moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Goble is defended easily by Gesufale.
Gesufale tries to clinch but Goble moves out of range.
Goble throws a right and a left that both miss.
Goble dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goble smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Goble goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gesufale keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Goble definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Goble circles away from the clinch attempt.
Goble lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gesufale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goble pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gesufale back to the cage. Goble follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Goble connects with a body shot that sends Gesufale's belly button to the back.
Goble tests Gesufale's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Goble throws a body punch but Gesufale moves out of range.
Gesufale tries to clinch but Goble is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goble lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Goble lands a jab to the nose.
Gesufale is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Goble clobbers Gesufale with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gesufale instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by Gesufale.
It looks like Mervyn Goble has been cut.
Gesufale lands an elbow that stopped Goble in his tracks for a moment.
Gesufale lands a good knee to the midsection. Goble won't want to take too many of those.
Gesufale lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gesufale connects with a nasty looking knee right to Goble's face.
Gesufale with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gesufale throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Goble tries to circle away but Gesufale has him pinned against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gesufale.
Gesufale landing knees to the head.
Gesufale connects with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gesufale.
Goble is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gesufale creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Goble's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gesufale unloads a knee to the mid-section. Goble lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Goble is breathing heavily.
Gesufale lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Goble is rocked!
Gesufale lands a knee to the head.
Oh Goble is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gesufale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gesufale lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gesufale scores with a knee to the head.
Gesufale has Goble pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Goble is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Gesufale - that's hurt Goble badly! Oh, another knee lands and Goble is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Goble doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Elliotore Gesufale!
A victorious Elliotore Gesufale thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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