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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Ribeiro (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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190 lbs
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201 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thiago Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ribeiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunt tries to clinch but Ribeiro moves out of range.
Hunt tries to clinch up but Ribeiro circles away and keeps his distance.
Ribeiro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hunt gets caught napping as Ribeiro dives in and scores a takedown. Hunt manages to retain guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hunt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ribeiro defends it easily.
Hunt being controlled here, momentarily.
Ribeiro slips nicely into half guard.
Ribeiro is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt wants to improve his position but Ribeiro is controlling well.
Ribeiro with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ribeiro is looking for a kimura but Hunt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ribeiro to get the leverage.
Hunt won't allow Ribeiro to pass to mount.
Ribeiro content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Let's hope that Ribeiro has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ribeiro with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hunt actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ribeiro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hunt doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ribeiro.
Hunt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hunt knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ribeiro is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hunt defends it well.
Ribeiro is looking for a kimura but Hunt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ribeiro to get the leverage.
Ribeiro looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hunt knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've been informed that Ribeiro has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hunt wants to control but Ribeiro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ribeiro not doing much here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ribeiro throws a low kick, looking for Hunt's leg but Hunt calmly moves out of range.
Hunt closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ribeiro counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Ribeiro dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hunt goes for a double leg but Ribeiro avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ribeiro continues to drive forward.
Hunt lands an elbow just above Ribeiro 's eye.
Hunt is trying to maintain a safe position but Ribeiro gets an underhook and turns Hunt into the cage.
Ribeiro blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Hunt.
It looks like Thiago Ribeiro has been cut.
Ribeiro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hunt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ribeiro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hunt gets underhooks to prevent Ribeiro's takedown attempt.
Hunt is trying to stall.
Hunt crunches a lovely knee into Ribeiro's ribcage.
Ribeiro tries to pull guard but Hunt won't allow it.
Mike Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Ribeiro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hunt prevents it.
Hunt landing knees to the head.
Ribeiro has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hunt avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Hunt using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ribeiro is breathing heavily.
Hunt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hunt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hunt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hunt lands a good knee to the midsection. Ribeiro won't want to take too many of those.
Hunt connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a knee to the head.
Hunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hunt lands an elbow just above Ribeiro 's eye.
Hunt is pressed up against the cage. Ribeiro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hunt down to the mat. Hunt avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Ribeiro pushes him off.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ribeiro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunt tries to clinch but Ribeiro moves out of range.
Hunt blocks a low kick nicely.
Ribeiro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunt.
Ribeiro shoots in but no luck this time.
Hunt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ribeiro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to clinch up.
Ribeiro throws a nice looking combination but Hunt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thiago Ribeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt takes the fight into the clinch.
Hunt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ribeiro wants a takedown but no success here.
Ribeiro takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hunt with a knee to the head.
Ribeiro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ribeiro is trying to pull guard but Hunt turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Hunt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
A knee to the head by Hunt.
Ribeiro is working for takedown but Hunt is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hunt jerks Ribeiro's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Ribeiro drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Hunt goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Hunt because Ribeiro was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Mike Hunt!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kael Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ceasar Memphis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kael Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ceasar Memphis!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman goes for a double leg but Memphis avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Memphis continues to drive forward.
Memphis misses with some punches.
Coleman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Memphis throws a punch but it's blocked by Coleman.
Coleman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Memphis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Coleman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kael Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coleman looks for a takedown but Memphis sprawls well.
Memphis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Memphis throws a right hand that Coleman ducks under and follows up with a left that Coleman also avoids with ease.
Coleman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Coleman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Coleman has a takedown stuffed.
No joy there for Coleman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Memphis. No joy for Coleman on that attempt.
Ceasar Memphis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horrible takedown by Coleman or perhaps it was just good defense by Memphis which made him look bad.
Coleman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Memphis.
Kael Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coleman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Memphis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Memphis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Memphis misses with a double jab.
Memphis cracks Coleman with an open hand slap.
Memphis stuffs the takedown.
Coleman dives in for a single leg takedown but Memphis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nice body punch from Memphis.
Good body shot from Memphis.
Coleman is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Memphis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Coleman or not.
Coleman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Memphis lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Memphis.
A shot in the inside from Memphis.
Memphis lands a shoulder strike.
Memphis lands a hook that snaps the head of Coleman backwards.
Memphis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Memphis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coleman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Coleman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Memphis defends well and Coleman ends up having to push Memphis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Memphis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Coleman is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Memphis.
Oh Coleman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Memphis misses with some punches.
Memphis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Memphis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coleman blocks an uppercut.
Memphis jerks Coleman's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Coleman drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Memphis goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Memphis because Coleman was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Ceasar Memphis!
Ceasar Memphis 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bawkup Huknee (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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240 lbs
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270 lbs
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Good kicks
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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 - 1 - 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bawkup Huknee!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huknee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Huknee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barnes scores with a jab.
Barnes connects with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Barnes. No joy for Huknee on that attempt.
Huknee closes the distance but Barnes moves to the side
and Huknee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Huknee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Huknee checks a leg kick.
Huknee thows a body shot but no joy.
Barnes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Basics -LOD- in the buildup to the fight.
A big left from Huknee misses.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Huknee throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huknee misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Barnes digs a good hook to Huknee's body.
Barnes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Huknee checks it well.
Barnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Huknee.
Huknee swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Huknee checks a low kick from Barnes.
Huknee has closed the distance and engaged Barnes in a clinch.
Barnes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Huknee blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Huknee is working Barnes over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Huknee.
Huknee has Barnes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Barnes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kenny Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bawkup Huknee.
The referee is keeping an eye on Huknee - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Huknee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnes.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Huknee controls the action.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huknee lands with a left to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Huknee as Barnes tries to tie him up.
Huknee misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Huknee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Huknee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huknee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is trying to break free.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnes is fighting off a takedown attempt but Huknee is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Barnes to the mat. Barnes regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Huknee is fighting to break Barnes's control of his arms but Barnes is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Huknee looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kenny Barnes just wasn't active enough.
Huknee is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Huknee is defended easily by Barnes.
Huknee ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huknee blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Huknee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
Kenny Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Huknee.
Huknee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Huknee throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Huknee wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Huknee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barnes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Huknee finds it's way round the side to connect with Barnes's head.
Huknee's coach down at Basics -LOD- was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Huknee's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huknee moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes breaks from the clinch.
Barnes gets tackled into the cage by Huknee. Huknee maintains the clinch.
Huknee stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bawkup Huknee dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Huknee tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Huknee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Huknee is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Huknee blocks a leg kick.
Barnes throws a head kick but Huknee moves out of range.
Barnes misses with a low kick as Huknee jumps back.
Bawkup Huknee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Huknee's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Huknee down.
Huknee thows a body shot but no joy.
Huknee moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
Barnes throws a leg kick that misses.
Huknee wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Huknee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huknee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barnes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Barnes throws a body punch but Huknee moves out of range.
Huknee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barnes.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Huknee.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Huknee blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Huknee slips under a jab from Barnes.
Huknee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Huknee ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huknee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Huknee wants to clinch but Barnes slips to the side
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Huknee tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huknee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Huknee has managed to clinch.
A hook to the body from Barnes.
Huknee tries to throw a body punch but Barnes avoids it by throwing Huknee back against the cage.
Barnes is trying to break free.
Huknee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Huknee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Huknee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barnes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Huknee has him pressed against the cage.
Huknee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huknee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Huknee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barnes. Barnes obviously looking to wear him down.
Barnes throws out a leg kick but Huknee moves out of range and Barnes only half commits.
Huknee is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Huknee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barnes has time to react.
Huknee is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Huknee checks it.
Huknee tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Huknee punishes Barnes's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huknee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barnes.
Huknee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Huknee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Huknee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Huknee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Barnes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Huknee wants to clinch.
Huknee looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Huknee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huknee wants to clinch.
Barnes misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kenny Barnes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Huknee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Huknee throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Huknee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Huknee lands with a nice body punch.
Huknee throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Huknee has managed to clinch.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Huknee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barnes wants to get back to striking at distance but Huknee won't allow it.
Huknee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Huknee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barnes is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huknee drops Barnes onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Barnes is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Barnes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are playing wrist control here with Barnes pressed against the cage. Huknee frees himself up and cracks Huknee with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! Barnes crumples to the floor, out cold! Huknee jumps on to the cage and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bawkup Huknee!
Bawkup Huknee got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adabisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dallas Rainwater (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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140 lbs
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140 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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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
5 - 1 - 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, Dallas Rainwater!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adabisi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rainwater circles away quickly and effectively.
Adabisi moves forwards but Rainwater connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rainwater swings for the body but Adabisi moves out of range.
Adabisi misses the jab.
Rainwater tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rainwater shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Adabisi defends it nicely.
Adabisi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Rainwater throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rainwater pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adabisi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rainwater motions for Adabisi to come forward. Rainwater throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rainwater scores with a jab to the body.
Adabisi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rainwater doesn't seem bothered though.
Adabisi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adabisi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rainwater tries to clinch up
and Rainwater takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rainwater misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Adabisi to counter with a crisp jab.
Adabisi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Dallas Rainwater has been cut.
Rainwater's coach down at Island Premium CT was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rainwater's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rainwater rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adabisi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rainwater thinking.
Rainwater throws a left and a right that both miss
and Adabisi counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adabisi ducks under a wild hook from Rainwater.
Rainwater misses with a straight right.
Rainwater misses with a straight left.
Rainwater throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adabisi counters with a stiff right hand.
Adabisi swings for the body but Rainwater moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rainwater throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Adabisi's waist but Adabisi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rainwater off to one side.
Adabisi lands with a good body shot.
Adabisi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rainwater's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rainwater duly obliges.
Rainwater slips under a jab from Adabisi.
Rainwater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adabisi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rainwater fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Adabisi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rainwater moves in looking to clinch but Adabisi pushes him off.
Rainwater avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adabisi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adabisi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rainwater swings widly with a right hand
and Rainwater takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Simon Adabisi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adabisi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Adabisi counters with a one-two to the body.
Adabisi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Adabisi.
Rainwater shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rainwater throws a looping overhand right but Adabisi ducks down to avoid it.
Rainwater throws a right hand that misses
letting Adabisi counter with a right hand.
Adabisi misses with an uppercut.
Rainwater tries to move into range but Adabisi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adabisi ducks under a wild hook from Rainwater.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rainwater misses with a series of wild punches.
Rainwater throws a right hand that misses
and Adabisi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rainwater misses with a jab to the body
and Adabisi counters with a left to the body.
Rainwater misses with a right hand
and Adabisi counters with a nice body shot.
Horrible takedown by Rainwater or perhaps it was just good defense by Adabisi which made him look bad.
Simon Adabisi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dallas Rainwater.
Rainwater fails with the takedown.
Rainwater misses with an uppercut
and Adabisi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rainwater misses with a straight left.
Rainwater scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adabisi thows a body shot but no joy.
Adabisi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rainwater.
Adabisi's corner calls for a 1-2. Adabisi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Adabisi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dallas Rainwater's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rainwater is trying hard to land a takedown here. Adabisi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Adabisi lands an overhand right.
Rainwater misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rainwater misses with a lunging right hand
and Adabisi counters with a two punch combo.
Adabisi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rainwater throws out the jab.
Rainwater throws a poor cross that misses
and Adabisi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rainwater throws out a loose jab but Adabisi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rainwater closes this distance looking for a takedown but Adabisi circles away.
Rainwater uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adabisi.
Simon Adabisi is winning the standup battle so far.
Rainwater tries to score with a low kick but Adabisi moves his leg out of the way.
Adabisi takes a swing at Rainwater's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Rainwater misses.
Adabisi jabs Rainwater to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Rainwater misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Adabisi misses.
Adabisi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rainwater.
Rainwater tries to move into range but Adabisi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rainwater throws a shot from downtown. Adabisi moves away and avoids it.
Adabisi throws out a loose jab but Rainwater uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rainwater ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adabisi moves away.
Rainwater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rainwater throws a looping overhand right but Adabisi ducks down to avoid it.
Rainwater misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Adabisi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adabisi ducks under a wild hook from Rainwater.
Adabisi misses with a few strikes there.
Rainwater throws out a loose jab but Adabisi uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rainwater misses with an uppercut.
Dallas Rainwater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adabisi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rainwater.
Adabisi slips under a jab.
Rainwater uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adabisi.
Adabisi blocks a jab.
Rainwater ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adabisi moves away.
Adabisi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rainwater.
Adabisi looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Rainwater misses with a straight right.
Adabisi misses with an uppercut.
Adabisi lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rainwater misses with a left hand
and Rainwater takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That has opened up Dallas Rainwater's cut even more.
A right-left combo lands from Adabisi.
Adabisi stuffs the takedown attempt from Rainwater. Rainwater gets slowly back to his feet.
Simon Adabisi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dallas Rainwater.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi thows a body shot but no joy.
Adabisi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rainwater throws a poor cross that misses
and Adabisi counters with a straight right hand.
Rainwater lands a glancing blow to the side of Adabisi's head.
Rainwater throws a leg kick but Adabisi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Adabisi throws the left hand but Rainwater avoids the punch easily.
Rainwater throws a right hand that misses
and Adabisi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adabisi lands a jab to Rainwater's midsection.
Rainwater doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rainwater is trying desperately to land a takedown but Adabisi is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rainwater.
Rainwater swings away with a body shot that misses
and Adabisi counters with a one-two to the body.
Adabisi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rainwater waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adabisi.
Adabisi throws a series of strikes that have Rainwater backpedaling.
The cut above Dallas Rainwater's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adabisi misses with a straight right.
Rainwater misses the body punch
and Adabisi counters with a straight right hand.
Rainwater changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rainwater dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rainwater thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rainwater misses with a lunging right hand
and Adabisi counters with a stiff right hand.
Adabisi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rainwater is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rainwater takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rainwater is still on wobbly legs! Can Adabisi finish him?
Adabisi's corner calls for a 1-2. Adabisi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rainwater swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Adabisi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dallas Rainwater's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rainwater scores with a punch to the head.
Rainwater seems to have recovered his senses.
Rainwater swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adabisi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rainwater under the eye.
Rainwater scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rainwater throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rainwater takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rainwater takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rainwater throws the left hand but Adabisi avoids the punch easily.
Rainwater throws a shot from downtown. Adabisi moves away and avoids it.
Rainwater fails to land with a series of punches.
Rainwater looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rainwater rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adabisi counters with a nice uppercut.
Adabisi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rainwater on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rainwater shoots and misses
letting Adabisi counter with a right hand.
Rainwater takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rainwater misses with a takedown
and Adabisi counters with a straight right hand.
Adabisi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rainwater.
Rainwater loads up on a big right hand but Adabisi slips the punch.
Nice uppercut there from Rainwater.
Adabisi misses with a hook.
A shot to the body from Rainwater misses
and Adabisi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adabisi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rainwater shoots for a double leg takedown but Adabisi sprawls well. He's pushed Rainwater's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Simon Adabisi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dallas Rainwater.
Rainwater jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rainwater takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rainwater throws an off balance right hand
letting Adabisi counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rainwater throws an off balance right hand
and Adabisi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dallas Rainwater's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rainwater misses with a left hand
and Adabisi counters with a nice body shot.
Adabisi steps in with a hook that catches Rainwater right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Adabisi follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Rainwater looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Adabisi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mervyn Goble (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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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ethan Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mervyn Goble!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goble tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt misses with a hook. Goble ducked under it nicely.
Goble slips a jab from Hunt.
Goble displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
Goble has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hunt is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Goble slips under a jab.
Goble darts in and clinches Hunt up against the cage.
Goble lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Goble's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goble has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hunt is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hunt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hunt gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Goble tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Goble throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goble keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunt's efforts to push away.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hunt.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goble lands a shoulder strike.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Goble avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Goble taking a breather.
Goble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Goble tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Goble controls his hands.
Goble can't get the takedown.
Goble lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goble keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunt's efforts to push away.
Goble lands with a short shot to the head.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goble tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Goble walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Goble fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goble keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goble on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Donk. Goble catches Hunt right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Ethan Hunt has been cut.
Goble moves into the clinch successfully.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt gets through Goble's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goble has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Goble.
Goble fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ethan Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mervyn Goble.
A head punch on the inside from Goble fails to land.
Goble lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Goble tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Goble is keeping busy.
Hunt is working Goble over against the cage.
Hunt prevents the takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Goble.
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A bit of stalling here from Hunt.
Hunt digs a right hand underneath Goble's ribcage. Goble let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Goble taking a breather.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Goble.
Goble throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunts head.
Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Goble's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Goble has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Goble tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hunt smiles and moves away.
Hunt cracks Goble with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Goble is rocked!
It looks like Mervyn Goble has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goble wants to clinch
and Hunt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Hunt dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Hunt. Those never looked like landing.
Hunt lands with a shot to the body.
Goble tries to clinch up but Hunt circles away and keeps his distance.
Goble takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Goble tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Goble is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him?
Hunt scores with a jab to the body.
Goble tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Goble doesn't seem bothered though.
Goble tries to clinch there but Hunt circles away.
Goble seems to have recovered his senses.
Goble is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Hunt digs a good hook to Goble's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goble tries to clinch there but Hunt circles away.
Goble keeps the fight on the outside.
Hunt drops Goble with a nice combination! Hunt dives into Goble's guard, looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt throws an elbow that misses. Goble uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hunt's guard. Nice move by Goble!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Goble trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Hunt controlling the position.
Hunt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Goble's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hunt is trying to control the position but Goble postures up.
Hunt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ethan Hunt wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Goble throws a shot to the body.
Hunt throws a hook but Goble avoids it easily.
Goble takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Goble ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Hunt pushes Goble up against the cage in a clinch.
Hunt wants to get back to striking at distance but Goble won't allow it.
Goble is leaning against Hunt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goble.
Goble is looking for a takedown.
Come on Goble - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hunt is looking to break free of the clinch but Goble has double underhooks.
Goble tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Goble.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goble lands a left hand.
Goble has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goble lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Goble prevents Hunt from breaking the clinch.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Goble.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
Goble is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hunt pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Goble can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Hunt trying to stall but Goble improves his position.
A right hook to the body lands for Goble.
Goble lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goble misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goble working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Goble has him pressed against the cage.
Goble blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goble misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt avoiding damage.
Hunt taking a breather.
A short right from Goble.
Ethan Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Goble wants to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hunt stalling the fight.
Hunt lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Hunt dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Goble tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goble jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goble bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ethan Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunt lands an overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Goble.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goble looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goble tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hunt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt swats away the attempt to clinch by Goble.
Mervyn Goble is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goble wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Goble misses.
Hunt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a hook. Goble ducked under it nicely.
Goble fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hunt is out of range.
Hunt throws a nice looking combination but Goble bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Goble tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunt lands the left hand.
Hunt checks a low kick from Goble.
Goble gets a clinch.
Goble is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hunt is defending well.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Goble tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt is trying to push Goble away but Goble has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Goble lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Hunt.
Goble wants to take the fight to the mat but Hunt manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt has Goble pushed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ethan Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mervyn Goble.
Hunt is trying to force a seperation but Goble has the dominant position.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Goble blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goble blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Goble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goble working aggressively here.
Goble misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goble taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Goble tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Goble stalls.
Goble tumbles to the floor! Hunt threw a big shot that dropped him and now Hunt is on top looking to finish! Goble has guard but can he survive?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goble keeping full guard, as Hunt tries to pass.
Ethan Hunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hunt won't allow Goble to sweep him here.
Hunt engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hunt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Goble keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hunt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goble swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Goble looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hunt is one step ahead there.
Mervyn Goble has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goble controls Hunt momentarily but Hunt frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt stays in close to Goble's body and controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Hunt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hunt 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Hunt!
Ethan Hunt decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Scribbles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Big Johnson!
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, Scott Scribbles!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scribbles wants to clinch.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses
and Scribbles counters with a stiff right hand.
Scribbles changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Scribbles takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Big Johnson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scribbles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scribbles on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Scribbles gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Scribbles as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Scribbles stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Scribbles can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Scribbles has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scribbles just leaning against Johnson, taking a breather.
Scribbles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scribbles throws a head punch that misses.
Scribbles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scribbles keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Scribbles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Scribbles has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Scribbles working aggressively here.
Scribbles scores with a nice hook to the head.
Scribbles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Scribbles lands a nice uppercut.
Scribbles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Scribbles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scribbles tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Scribbles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scribbles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scribbles throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Scribbles'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.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Scribbles has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Scribbles tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
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!
Scribbles pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scribbles pressing his opponent against the cage.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Scribbles is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Scribbles won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Scribbles.
Big Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Scribbles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Scribbles.
Johnson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Scribbles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Scribbles leaning against his opponent.
Scribbles lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson blocking some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Scribbles - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice left hand lands by Scribbles.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scribbles lands a nice uppercut.
Scribbles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Scribbles is working Johnson over against the cage.
Scribbles scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scribbles throws a head punch that misses.
Scribbles scores with a shoulder strike.
Big Johnson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Scribbles can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Scribbles misses with some punches.
Johnson is trying to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson blocking some punches.
Scribbles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson wants to break free but Scribbles has control.
Scribbles misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Scribbles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Big Johnson's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Scribbles throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Scribbles has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Scribbles slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Scribbles avoids the body shot from Johnson.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Scribbles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scribbles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Scribbles misses with a wild body shot.
Scribbles lands a right hook to the body.
Scribbles throws a nice inside leg kick.
Scribbles looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Big Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scribbles with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scribbles chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab by Scribbles.
Scribbles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
That kick from Scribbles tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scribbles cracks Johnson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Johnson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Scribbles finish him?
Scribbles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Scribbles scores with a shot to the body.
Scribbles walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Johnson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Scribbles swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Johnson's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Scribbles!
Scott Scribbles bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Berzins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huang Tze Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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142 lbs
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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, Andrew Berzins!
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, Huang Tze Long!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tze Long shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Berzins sprawls well. Berzins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tze Long gets slowly back to his feet.
Berzins has closed the distance and engaged Tze Long in a clinch.
Tze Long has Berzins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Berzins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tze Long has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Berzins lands a nice elbow.
Berzins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Huang Tze Long has been cut.
Berzins is pressed up against the cage. Tze Long has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Berzins down to the mat. Berzins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Andrew Berzins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Huang Tze Long.
Tze Long scores with a crisp jab that stopped Berzins in his tracks.
Berzins rushes Tze Long and presses him up against the cage.
Tze Long takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Berzins.
Tze Long tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Berzins just stands there and leans against the cage.
Berzins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tze Long goes for a takedown attempt but Berzins pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Tze Long or perhaps it was just good defense by Berzins which made him look bad.
Berzins throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Berzins as Tze Long shoots in.
Tze Long fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Andrew Berzins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tze Long looks winded!
Berzins scores with a push kick.
Berzins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Berzins scores with a push kick.
Berzins has closed the distance and engaged Tze Long in a clinch.
Berzins definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice elbow from Berzins.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berzins lands an elbow just above Tze Long 's eye.
Berzins lands an elbow just above Tze Long 's eye.
Tze Long tries to stall but Berzins uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice elbow from Berzins.
Tze Long takes an elbow to the temple.
Tze Long is rocked!
Nice elbow from Berzins.
Tze Long is still on wobbly legs! Can Berzins finish him?
Berzins lands an elbow inside.
Berzins prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tze Long is trying to drag Berzins to the mat but Berzins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tze Long seems to have recovered his senses.
Tze Long lands with a left to the head.
Berzins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Berzins lands a nice elbow.
Berzins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tze Long has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Berzins after a bit of a struggle.
Berzins lands a nice elbow.
Berzins lands a damaging elbow.
Tze Long has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Berzins avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Berzins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tze Long takes an elbow to the temple.
Berzins has Tze Long pressed against the cage. He pushes Tze Long back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Berzins throws a beautiful elbow that sends Tze Long crashing to the floor! Berzins piles on the pressure with more strikes! Tze Long is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Berzins!
After winning the bout, Andrew Berzins thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdel Adrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stigma Diabolicum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
209 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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26
221 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abdel Adrian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stigma Diabolicum!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Adrian blocks the low kick.
Adrian scores with the left hand. Diabolicum knows he should have avoided that one.
Adrian throws a big shot that misses.
Adrian throws a hook but Diabolicum blocks it.
Good leg kick by Diabolicum there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Adrian misses with a wild combination.
Adrian lands a left and a right that send Diabolicum crashing to the mat, dazed. Adrian thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Stigma Diabolicum has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adrian misses with a hook
and Diabolicum finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Adrian throws out a loose jab but Diabolicum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diabolicum looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Diabolicum throws a nice head kick!
Diabolicum throws a nice head kick!
Diabolicum with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big left from Adrian misses.
Diabolicum scores with a head kick. Adrian tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Adrian bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diabolicum's head backwards.
Diabolicum throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Diabolicum lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Adrian definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Diabolicum lands a high kick!
Diabolicum throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adrian 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.
Diabolicum buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diabolicum feints and then cracks Adrian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adrian down.
Diabolicum feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Adrian's calf.
Diabolicum keeps Adrian at a distance using the push kick.
Diabolicum slips a jab from Adrian.
Diabolicum fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Adrian.
Adrian on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diabolicum. Diabolicum obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diabolicum.
Diabolicum buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diabolicum chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Diabolicum.
Diabolicum jabs Adrian right on the nose. Adrian blinks but takes it well.
Diabolicum scores with a push kick.
Diabolicum feints and then cracks Adrian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adrian down.
Adrian misses with a lunging right hand
and Diabolicum counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Adrian is breathing heavily.
Diabolicum slips under a jab from Adrian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diabolicum lands a high kick!
Adrian is rocked!
Diabolicum feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Adrian's calf.
Oh Adrian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diabolicum throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Adrian crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Stigma Diabolicum!
Stigma Diabolicum is the new light heavyweight champion!
Stigma Diabolicum decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex The Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patt Magroin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex The Lion had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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26
145 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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25
140 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alex The Lion!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patt Magroin!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Lion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've been told by The Lion's head coaches at Elite Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Magroin throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Lion tries to close the distance and clinch but Magroin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Lion tries to clinch but Magroin moves out of range.
Magroin throws a right hand that The Lion ducks under and follows up with a left that The Lion also avoids with ease.
The Lion closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Magroin wants to break free but The Lion has control.
Magroin is trying to push The Lion away but The Lion has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The Lion lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The Lion lands an uppercut.
The Lion lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Lion lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Magroin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Magroin tries to circle away but The Lion has him pinned against the cage.
The Lion digs a right hand underneath Magroin's ribcage. Magroin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Magroin looks winded!
The Lion lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Lion lands an uppercut.
The Lion lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Lion creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Lion working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Magroin is rocked!
The Lion creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Magroin's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Magroin drops to his knees and The Lion pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex The Lion!
Alex The Lion retains his bantamweight title!
Alex The Lion seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zongtang Tso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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26
285 lbs
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26
255 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zongtang Tso!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tiger Reed!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tso manages to avoid it.
Tso throws a jab but it's blocked by Reed.
Reed tries to clinch but Tso moves out of range.
Zongtang Tso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tso throws a push kick but Reed slaps the foot to one side.
Reed thows a body shot but no joy.
Reed takes a swing at Tso's ribcage but misses.
Tso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tso swats away the attempt to clinch by Reed.
Some wild striking there from Tso.
Tso takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed tries to clinch up.
Reed checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tso lands with an overhand left.
Reed takes the fight into the clinch.
Reed lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Zongtang Tso has been cut.
A short uppercut from Tso.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reed just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tso's brow.
Reed is pressed up against the cage. Tso has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reed down to the mat. Reed avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Reed tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tso counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reed tries to get to full guard but Tso has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tso is trying to control the action in half guard but Reed is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tso thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reed's head.
Tso not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tso throws a strike but Reed avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Tso is looking to work some ground and pound but Reed has wrist control.
Tso 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.
Tso throwing strikes from guard but Reed blocks nicely.
Tso is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tso with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tso trying to control the position from guard on top but Reed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Reed can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tso is really struggling to control Reed but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tso won't allow Reed to get back to his feet.
Tso scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tso trying to control the position from guard on top but Reed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reed looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tso is one step ahead there.
Tso wants to control from the top but Reed keeps moving.
Tso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reed works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tso trying to control the position from guard on top but Reed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reed really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tso. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zongtang Tso has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Reed on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Reed swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tso counters with a single leg into guard. Reed didn't expect that.
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!
Reed utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tso throwing strikes but missing.
We've been hearing that Tso has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Reed preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reed utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tso throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zongtang Tso dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zongtang Tso's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tso throws the kick towards the body but Reed avoids it.
Reed fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tso throws out a powerful jab.
Tso throws the kick towards the body but Reed avoids it.
Reed thows a body shot but no joy.
Reed gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Reed moves out of range as Tso strikes.
Reed is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tso rather than just go for the knockout.
Tso misses with a looping right.
Tso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reed was well out of range. Poor timing from Tso.
Tso misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reed moves out of range of the body kick from Tso.
Tso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reed.
Reed looks to score with a jab to the body but Tso is just out of range.
Tso misses with a kick to the body.
Tso 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.
Reed looks to score with a jab to the body but Tso is just out of range.
Reed takes a swing at Tso's ribcage but misses.
Tso does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tso cracks the inside of Reed's front leg.
Tso tries to score with a low kick but Reed moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tso fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reed is out of range.
Reed wants to clinch.
Reed tries to clinch but Tso is having none of it.
Reed tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reed thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reed misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reed manages to avoid it.
Tso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tso connects with a body shot that sends Reed's belly button to the back.
Zongtang Tso is winning the standup battle so far.
Tso lands with a shot to the body.
Tso throws a looping overhand right but Reed ducks down to avoid it.
Tso pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reed forces Tso back against the cage and clinches.
Reed looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Tso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tso lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tso avoids the elbow strike from Reed, against the cage.
Reed throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tso tries for a takedown but Reed manages to get underhooks.
Reed is looking to control Tso's arms but Tso gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reed has his back to the cage.
Reed lands an elbow inside that Tso shrugs off.
Tso can't get the takedown.
Reed lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reed has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Tso dodges an elbow strike from Reed.
Tso misses with the head strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reed pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from Tso on the inside.
Tso misses with some punches.
Reed looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zongtang Tso dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zongtang Tso's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tso circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tso tries to keep at a distance but Reed has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tso misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tso avoids the elbow strike from Reed, against the cage.
Tso lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reed or not.
Reed is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tso scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reed blocks a body shot from Tso.
Reed lands an elbow that stopped Tso in his tracks for a moment.
Reed looking to stall.
Tso misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed pushes off an throws an elbow but Tso leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reed.
Tso has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Reed after a bit of a struggle.
Reed wants to stall.
Reed pushes off an throws an elbow but Tso leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tso working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tso misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reed misses with an elbow strike.
Tso misses with a body punch.
Reed is looking to control Tso's arms but Tso gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reed has his back to the cage.
Tso blocks an elbow strike from Reed.
Reed stalling against the cage.
Tso has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Reed is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zongtang Tso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reed blocks a body shot from Tso.
Tso avoids a wild elbow strike from Reed.
Tso misses with the head strike.
Tso lands a nice shot to the body.
Reed is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tso tries to throw a body punch but Reed avoids it by throwing Tso back against the cage.
Reed tries to stall but Tso uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reed throws an elbow that misses.
Reed throws an elbow but it misses.
Reed misses with an elbow strike.
Tso blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tso misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Reed.
Zongtang Tso's cut is getting worse.
Reed misses with an elbow over the top.
Tso is working Reed over against the cage.
Tso avoids a wild elbow strike from Reed.
Tso blocks an elbow strike from Reed.
Reed misses with an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tso as Reed tries to tie him up.
Tso blocks the elbow strike.
Tso tries a body shot but Reed blocks it.
Tso lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reed.
Reed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice elbow from Reed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tso dodges an elbow strike from Reed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tso is keeping busy.
Tso lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tso doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tso scores with a shot to the side of Reed's head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tso as Reed tries to tie him up.
Reed prevents a body shot from Tso.
Tso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tso throws a head punch that misses.
Tso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tso doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reed pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tso is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Reed gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zongtang Tso clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Zongtang Tso's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Reed avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Reed takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tso tries to bum rush Reed with a series of wild strikes but Reed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reed checks the leg kick.
Tso lands with an overhand left.
Tso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tso scores with a jab 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!
Tso bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Reed is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tso.
Tso feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reed's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tso fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reed keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tso throws the kick towards the body but Reed avoids it.
Tso scores with a punch to the head.
Tso misses with an uppercut. Reed saw that one coming.
Reed checks a leg kick.
Tso cracks Reed with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tso was well out of range. Poor timing from Reed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Reed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tso missing with a left hand there. Reed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reed blocks a head kick by Tso.
Reed walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tso.
and Tso counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Reed! He's just covering up as Tso starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zongtang Tso!
Zongtang Tso retains his heavyweight title!
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