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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Luchador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Luchador has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Steve Sonnen's chin.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Luchador!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen just misses with a punch to the body.
Luchador should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sonnen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luchador.
Sonnen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Luchador counters with a series of strikes. Sonnen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Luchador misses with a hook to the body
and Sonnen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sonnen lands with a nice combination. Luchador backs away looking to recover.
It looks like James Luchador has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonnen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sonnen misses with a low kick.
Sonnen misses with a double jab.
Sonnen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Luchador back to the cage. Sonnen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sonnen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sonnen lands an overhand right.
Luchador uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sonnen.
Sonnen lands with a nice combination. Luchador backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Luchador closes the distance and clinches.
Luchador taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Luchador manages to break the clinch.
Sonnen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sonnen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Luchador counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Luchador throws a jab but it's blocked by Sonnen.
Luchador manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sonnen on his heels. He'll look to pass Sonnen's guard now, I'm sure.
Luchador drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sonnen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Luchador has Sonnen in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sonnen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luchador is staying active underneath Sonnen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Luchador is trying to stand up here but Sonnen is controlling him well.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Luchador has eaten all the pies!
Luchador is not content to let Sonnen control the position.
Sonnen stops Luchador from getting back to his feet.
Luchador is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Luchador looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Luchador keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Steve Sonnen.
Luchador looks to score with a jab to the body but Sonnen is just out of range.
Sonnen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Steve Sonnen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonnen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luchador.
Sonnen lands with a nice body punch.
No joy there for Sonnen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Luchador takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sonnen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sonnen misses with the combination.
Sonnen throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Luchador colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Sonnen as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Luchador is left battered and dazed whilst Sonnen and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Sonnen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bowie Kuhn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grapp Ler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuhn comes to the cage accompanied by walk. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bowie Kuhn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Grapp Ler!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ler tries for a takedown but Kuhn circles away easily
and Kuhn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kuhn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ler takes a shot to the head.
Kuhn lands a left hand.
Kuhn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ler looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuhn lands a nice knee to the body.
Kuhn lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Grapp Ler has been cut.
Kuhn lands a knee to the body.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Ler has eaten all the pies!
Ler takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ler is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kuhn leaning against his opponent.
Kuhn scores with a shot to the side of Ler's head.
Kuhn crunches a lovely knee into Ler's ribcage.
Kuhn lands a nice knee to the body.
Ler gets dropped by a huge elbow on the inside by Kuhn! He drops to his knees and Kuhn takes his back! This one might not last much longer!
Ler is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kuhn controls the position.
Ler is still in real trouble! Can Kuhn finish him?
Kuhn's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuhn has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bowie Kuhn has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ler bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Kuhn comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Ler falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Ler was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bowie Kuhn!
During a confident post fight interview, Bowie Kuhn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ip Leung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chico Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chico Dominguez will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ip Leung !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chico Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leung has Dominguez up against the cage in a clinch.
Leung lands a shot to the body.
Leung lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Leung with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dominguez takes an elbow to the temple.
Dominguez misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leung .
A shot in the inside from Leung .
Leung lands a knee to the head.
Dominguez tries to pull guard but Leung won't allow it.
Dominguez jumps guard but Leung turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leung .
Leung with a knee to the head.
Leung connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Chico Dominguez has been cut.
Leung lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leung lands with a short shot to the head.
Leung lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Leung makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dominguez is rocked!
Leung lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dominguez is still on wobbly legs! Can Leung finish him?
Dominguez tries to pull guard but Leung won't allow it.
Ip Leung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chico Dominguez.
A short left from Leung .
A right hook to the body lands for Leung .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Leung .
Dominguez seems to have recovered his senses.
A right hook to the body lands for Leung .
Nice body punch from Leung - that landed with a thud.
Dominguez is trying to pull guard but Leung has him pressed against the cage.
Dominguez tries to pull guard but Leung holds him up against the cage and eventually Dominguez drops back down to his feet.
Leung lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Leung scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leung putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dominguez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dominguez looks winded!
Leung softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Leung lands a body punch in the clinch.
Leung landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Leung gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Leung working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leung unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dominguez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leung .
Good body shot from Leung .
Leung lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Leung .
Leung working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Leung .
Leung lands with a right to the head.
Leung lands an elbow inside that Dominguez shrugs off.
Leung lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leung .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leung creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leung lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leung lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Leung gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Leung lands an elbow inside.
Leung lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Leung .
Leung creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dominguez's defenses.
Leung comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leung .
Leung lands an elbow that stopped Dominguez in his tracks for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Leung .
Leung lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leung .
Leung landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Leung .
Dominguez takes an elbow to the temple.
Leung scores a nice knee to the body.
Leung lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leung .
Leung lands an elbow inside that Dominguez shrugs off.
Leung makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leung gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Leung utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leung lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Leung gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Leung lands a nice shot to the body.
Leung lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Leung .
Leung putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dominguez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Leung working Dominguez over with knees 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!
Leung scores a nice knee to the body.
Leung lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leung pushes Dominguez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Leung - that landed with a thud.
Leung lands a nice knee to the body.
Leung lands a knee to the body.
Leung connects with a knee to the head.
Leung lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dominguez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Leung works on Dominguez's body with a couple of short punches.
Leung lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dominguez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Leung lands an elbow inside that Dominguez shrugs off.
Leung scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leung .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice elbow from Leung .
Leung landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Leung lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Leung .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ip Leung dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chico Dominguez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Leung scores with a head kick. Dominguez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A head kick misses from Dominguez.
Dominguez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leung tries a head kick but it misses.
Dominguez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dominguez cracks Leung with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dominguez. Leung does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leung rushes Dominguez and presses him up against the cage.
Leung lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dominguez.
Dominguez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leung .
A hook to the body from Leung .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leung lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leung .
Dominguez tries to pull guard but Leung won't allow it.
Leung with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leung pushes Dominguez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dominguez is breathing heavily.
Leung lands a shoulder strike.
Leung throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dominguezs head.
Leung works on Dominguez's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Leung .
Leung lands an elbow inside.
Leung lands a nice shot to the body.
Leung lands a nice elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leung .
Leung digs a right hand underneath Dominguez's ribcage. Dominguez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Leung pushes Dominguez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leung connects with a knee to the head.
Leung lands an elbow that stopped Dominguez in his tracks for a moment.
Leung lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Leung lands a knee to the head.
Leung with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leung scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Leung .
Leung is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leung is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dominguez can do to turn this around?
A hook to the body from Leung .
Dominguez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Leung lands an elbow just above Dominguez 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leung is working Dominguez over against the cage.
Ip Leung has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leung lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Leung scores with a hook to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leung .
Dominguez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leung lands a knee to the body.
Leung lands a body shot.
Leung lands a body punch.
Leung lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Leung digs a right hand into Dominguez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dominguez's gas tank.
Leung lands a knee to the head.
Leung lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dominguez jumps guard but Leung stands there with Dominguez around his waist. Dominguez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Leung creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dominguez's defenses.
Leung lands an elbow that stopped Dominguez in his tracks for a moment.
Leung pushes Dominguez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leung lands an elbow just above Dominguez 's eye.
Leung lands with a short shot to the head.
Leung lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Leung lands an elbow that stopped Dominguez in his tracks for a moment.
Leung lands a knee to the body.
Leung lands an elbow just above Dominguez 's eye.
Leung lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Leung lands a body shot.
Leung connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dominguez's face.
Leung lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Leung .
Leung with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leung with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leung lands an elbow just above Dominguez 's eye.
Leung digs a right hand underneath Dominguez's ribcage. Dominguez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leung .
A short right from Leung .
Leung scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leung comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Leung pushes Dominguez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Leung lands a damaging elbow.
Nice body punch from Leung .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dominguez fails to pull guard.
Ip Leung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chico Dominguez.
Leung using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Leung connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dominguez's face.
Leung scores with a knee to the head.
Leung lands a nice shot to the body.
Leung landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Leung comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Leung lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dominguez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Leung walks away with a smile on his face. Dominguez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leung throws a front kick that sends Dominguez stumbling back into the cage.
Dominguez throws a series of punches but Leung moves out of range.
Leung clinches with his opponent.
Leung lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ip Leung dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chico Dominguez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Leung feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dominguez's calf.
Dominguez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leung lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dominguez throws a good cross that connects.
Dominguez blocks a head kick by Leung .
Leung takes one on the button.
Dominguez lands a jab to the nose.
Dominguez throws a head kick but Leung moves out of range.
Leung throws a head kick that half lands.
Dominguez blocks a head kick by Leung .
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dominguez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leung .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dominguez throws a series of punches but Leung avoids them all with ease.
Leung gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by Leung .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dominguez takes an elbow to the temple.
Dominguez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Leung lands a nice shot to the body.
Dominguez takes an elbow to the temple.
Leung digs a right hand into Dominguez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dominguez's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leung obliges.
Leung creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dominguez's defenses.
Dominguez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Leung just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dominguez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Leung to keep the fight standing.
A left hand lands to the body for Leung .
Leung putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dominguez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dominguez takes a shot to the head.
Leung lands a knee to the head.
Leung scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leung lands a shot to the body.
Dominguez working hard to break the clinch.
Dominguez jumps guard but Leung stands there with Dominguez around his waist. Dominguez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ip Leung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chico Dominguez.
Leung works on Dominguez's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Leung .
Leung lands a knee to the body.
Leung lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chico Dominguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leung scores with a shot to the side of Dominguez's head.
Leung lands with a left to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leung .
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leung .
Leung presses Dominguez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Leung unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leung lands an elbow inside that Dominguez shrugs off.
Leung stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dominguez takes an elbow to the temple.
Dominguez is trying to pull guard but Leung has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Leung .
Leung with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leung landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Leung with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leung lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Leung lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Leung lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leung lands a nice elbow.
Leung with a knee to the head.
Leung goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leung digs a right hand underneath Dominguez's ribcage. Dominguez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dominguez takes an elbow to the temple.
Leung crunches a lovely knee into Dominguez's ribcage.
Leung lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dominguez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dominguez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Leung walks away with a smile on his face. Dominguez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Leung moves into the clinch.
Leung scores with a hook to the body.
Leung scores with a shot to the side of Dominguez's head.
Leung lands a damaging elbow.
Leung lands an elbow inside that Dominguez shrugs off.
Leung cracks Dominguez with a nice body shot.
Leung connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dominguez's face.
Leung lands a body shot.
Leung with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez tries to pull guard but Leung forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Leung creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dominguez's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leung .
Still in the clinch, Leung scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leung lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice elbow from Leung .
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!
Leung lands a damaging elbow.
Leung lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Leung landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dominguez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Leung to keep the fight standing.
Leung lands a hook that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Leung pushes Dominguez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Leung creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dominguez's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dominguez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Leung gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Leung connects with a knee to the head.
Ip Leung is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leung gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Leung lands a damaging elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ip Leung showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Leung 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:26
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ip Leung !
A victorious Ip Leung thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Chico Dominguez stepped up to the mic, saying 'im gonna go to a strippclub now.....'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hubert J Farnsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darby Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon has chosen United Booty Foundation as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hubert J Farnsworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darby Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon drives through and clinches with Farnsworth against the cage.
Gordon manages to break the clinch.
Gordon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gordon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Farnsworth takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gordon misses with a hook. Farnsworth ducked under it nicely.
Farnsworth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Farnsworth definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Farnsworth swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gordon counters with a nice body shot.
Farnsworth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gordon was well out of range. Poor timing from Farnsworth.
Gordon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gordon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Farnsworth connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gordon. Gordon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gordon clinches up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farnsworth swings wildly with an uppercut but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farnsworth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gordon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gordon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gordon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gordon has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon connects with an inside leg kick.
Farnsworth jabs Gordon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Farnsworth swats away the attempt to clinch by Gordon.
Gordon lands a nice hook to Farnsworth's body. Farnsworth takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gordon tried to score with a low kick but Farnsworth checks it.
Gordon just misses with a punch to the body.
Farnsworth feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gordons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gordon throws a series of punches but Farnsworth moves out of range.
Farnsworth lands a nice hook to Gordon's body. Gordon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fighters circling - Gordon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gordon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Farnsworth doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farnsworth drops his hands momentarily and Gordon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Farnsworth scores with a punch to the head.
Gordon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gordon tries to clinch but Farnsworth is having none of it.
Gordon drives through and clinches with Farnsworth against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon misses with a punch on the inside.
Farnsworth tries to break the clinch but Gordon is controlling the position.
A body shot lands from Gordon.
Gordon can't find room to land a body shot as Farnsworth controls the action.
Gordon breaks the clinch.
Darby Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farnsworth throws a hook but Gordon avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Gordon as he connects with a hook.
Gordon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Farnsworth has time to react.
Farnsworth throws the left hand but Gordon avoids the punch easily.
Farnsworth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gordon misses with an uppercut.
Farnsworth throws the left hand but Gordon avoids the punch easily.
Farnsworth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gordon throws a series of punches but Farnsworth moves out of range.
Gordon is looking to clinch.
Farnsworth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon throws the left hand but Farnsworth avoids the punch easily.
Gordon throws a hook to the side of Farnsworth's head but Farnsworth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gordon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Farnsworth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farnsworth loads up on a big right hand but Gordon slips the punch.
Gordon darts in and clinches Farnsworth up against the cage.
Gordon scores with a shoulder strike.
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Farnsworth leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gordon lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Gordon.
Gordon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gordon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gordon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Farnsworth leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gordon pushes Farnsworth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gordon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon ducks under a wild hook from Farnsworth.
Gordon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Farnsworth gets tackled into the cage by Gordon. Gordon maintains the clinch.
Farnsworth misses with some punches.
Gordon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Farnsworth backwards.
Still in the clinch, Gordon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gordon pushes Farnsworth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farnsworth is rocked!
Gordon creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Farnsworth with a big uppercut! Farnsworth tries to clinch up but Gordon pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Farnsworth to the mat! Farnsworth covers up and Gordon unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Darby Gordon!
Darby Gordon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mata Helu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cus Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cus Jr will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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195 lbs
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200 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mata Helu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cus Jr!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Helu moves out of range of the body kick.
Helu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jr.
Helu tries to close the distance and clinch but Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Helu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jr. That one must have hurt.
Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Helu wants to clinch
and Jr counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Helu throws a low kick but Jr moves out of range easily.
Helu has closed the distance and engaged Jr in a clinch.
Helu throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Helu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Helu throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Helu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jr's brow.
Jr blocks an elbow strike from Helu.
Jr dodges an elbow strike from Helu.
Helu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jr up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Helu lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Cus Jr has been cut.
Helu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Helu misses with an elbow over the top.
Helu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Helu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Helu lands an elbow just above Jr 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Helu.
Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Helu thows a body shot but no joy.
We've been told by Helu's head coaches at Evil Emp-HEAD HUNTERS FIGHTCLUB ELITE4CHEAP//19COA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Helu.
Helu moves in looking to clinch but Jr pushes him off.
Helu is looking to clinch but Jr is avoiding it.
Helu closes the distance and clinches.
Helu lands a damaging elbow.
Helu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Helu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Helu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Helu taking a breather.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Helu throws an elbow but misses.
Jr dodges an elbow strike from Helu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Helu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Helu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Helu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jr's elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Helu.
Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Helu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jr dodges an elbow strike from Helu.
Helu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Helu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Helu throws an elbow that misses.
Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Helu.
Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Helu gets an underhook and turns Jr into the cage.
Helu misses with an elbow over the top.
Jr tries a knee to the head but Helu blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jr is keeping busy.
Helu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Helu stalling in the clinch.
Helu misses with an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jr as Helu tries to tie him up.
Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Helu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Helu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Helu slowing the pace effectively.
Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Helu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Helu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters up against the cage, Helu throws an elbow but misses.
Helu pushes off an throws an elbow but Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jr prevents a body shot from Helu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mata Helu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cus Jr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Helu wants to clinch up but Jr keeps it at a distance.
Helu looks to clinch
and Jr counters with a body kick.
Helu moves into the clinch.
Helu misses with a body punch.
Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Helu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jr misses with some punches.
Helu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Helu tries to throw a body punch but Jr avoids it by throwing Helu back against the cage.
Helu misses with a body punch.
Helu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Helu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jr's brow.
Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Helu.
Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Helu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Helu blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Helu throws an elbow but misses.
Helu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Helu lands a damaging elbow.
Helu leaning against his opponent.
Helu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Helu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Helu tries to clinch
and Jr counters with a good, hard body kick but Helu shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr motions for Helu to come forward. Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Helu moves in looking to clinch but Jr pushes him off.
Helu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Helu.
Jr misses with a low kick as Helu jumps back.
A head kick misses from Jr.
Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Helu.
Helu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jr counters with a good low kick that Helu was not able to check.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Helu's knee momentarily.
Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Helu checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helu blocks the body kick.
Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Helu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Helu pushes Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Helu misses with a body punch.
Helu tries to work over Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Helu motions for Jr to come forward. Helu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Helu tries to clinch but Jr is having none of it.
Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Helu tries to clinch but Jr moves away
and Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Helu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jr.
Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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!
Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Helu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Helu throws a leg kick
and Jr counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Helu moves in looking to clinch but Jr pushes him off.
Helu avoids the head kick by Jr.
Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Helu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jr misses with a body kick.
Jr is looking to chop away at Helu's legs.
Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cus Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cus Jr's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Helu avoids the head kick by Jr.
Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Helu throws a body punch but Jr moves out of range.
Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Helu.
Helu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Helu tries to clinch but Jr moves away
and Jr counters with a nice body kick.
Helu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jr counters with a nice leg kick.
Helu moves to clinch but Jr breaks away
and Jr counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Helu is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Helu moves out of range of the body kick.
Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Helu will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Helu tries to close the distance and clinch but Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jr counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Helu.
Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helu moves in looking to clinch but Jr pushes him off.
Cus Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Helu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jr counters with a good, hard body kick but Helu shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jr scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jr throws a solid leg kick but Helu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jr.
Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Helu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helu wants to clinch up but Jr keeps it at a distance.
Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Helu wants to clinch
and Jr counters with a head kick. That will keep Helu thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jr throws a leg kick but Helu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jr scores with a leg kick.
Helu tries to clinch there but Jr circles away.
Helu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jr connects with a leg kick. Helu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Helu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Helu blocks a head kick by Jr.
Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Helu tries to land a leg kick but Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Jr moves out of range as Helu throws a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Helu throws a low kick but Jr moves out of range easily.
Jr misses with a body kick.
Helu misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cus Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cus Jr!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatu Kamia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oldemar Murtinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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199 lbs
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25
203 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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tatu Kamia!
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, Oldemar Murtinho!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Murtinho throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kamia was covering up waiting for the punch and Murtinho finishes the takedown easily into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kamia keeping moving, preventing Murtinho from controlling successfully.
Murtinho postures up.
Murtinho trying to control but Kamia is working from the bottom.
Kamia working a defensive guard here.
My spies in Clean and Green inform me that Murtinho has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Kamia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Murtinho trying to control but Kamia is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Oldemar Murtinho.
Murtinho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murtinho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murtinho lands a right hook to the body.
Murtinho changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kamia looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kamia is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Murtinho's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Murtinho seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kamia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kamia manages to get to full guard.
Kamia thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kamia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Murtinho defends it easily.
Murtinho passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamia regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murtinho stands and throws Kamia's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kamia tries to improve position but can't.
Murtinho wants to control but Kamia is keeping him busy.
Murtinho looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kamia sneaks back into half guard.
Murtinho is trying to control. Kamia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kamia is pressing down on Murtinho's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murtinho wants to control from the top but Kamia keeps moving.
Kamia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Murtinho can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kamia wants to sweep here but Murtinho controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamia keeping moving, preventing Murtinho from controlling successfully.
Kamia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kamia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murtinho is one step ahead there.
Kamia has momentary wrist control but Murtinho slips an elbow through the middle.
Kamia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Murtinho can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kamia working for a triangle but Murtinho defends it easily.
Kamia is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamia can't keep his opponent in guard - Murtinho advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Murtinho is looking for a kimura but Kamia is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Murtinho to get the leverage.
Kamia wants to get back to full guard.
Murtinho seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kamia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murtinho trying to control but Kamia is working from the bottom.
Kamia has his foot on Murtinho's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Murtinho works his way back into a safe position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murtinho won't allow Kamia to sweep him here.
Murtinho trying to control but Kamia is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tatu Kamia will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murtinho shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kamia manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Murtinho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kamia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murtinho trying to control but Kamia is working from the bottom.
Murtinho passes Kamia's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kamia tries to roll over but Murtinho keeps him under control.
Kamia is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Murtinho's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Murtinho's back!
Kamia looking for the choke but no joy.
Kamia keeps control of the position as Murtinho tries to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murtinho just trying to survive but Kamia is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
You can see the frustration on Murtinho's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Kamia working for a choke but Murtinho is defending well.
Kamia is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Murtinho trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Murtinho is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Kamia is staying active.
Kamia is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Murtinho defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murtinho can't escape the position.
Murtinho showing good submission defense here.
Murtinho can't escape the position.
Kamia tightening his grip on Murtinho, looking for the choke.
Kamia is persistently looking for the submission but Murtinho is defending it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murtinho trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Kamia. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Murtinho turns into Kamia and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murtinho thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kamia wants to sweep here but Murtinho controlling him for the moment.
Murtinho passes Kamia's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kamia tries to get to full guard but Murtinho has control of the leg.
Kamia is trying to stand.
Kamia tries to get to full guard but Murtinho has control of the leg.
Tatu Kamia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Murtinho is taking a breather. Kamia says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Murtinho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kamia keeps working.
Kamia manages to get to full guard.
Murtinho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kamia is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Murtinho advances to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kamia regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kamia can't keep his opponent in guard - Murtinho advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamia tries to get to full guard but Murtinho has control of the leg.
Murtinho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kamia keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murtinho is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatu Kamia dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kamia gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Murtinho to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Murtinho thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kamia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Murtinho defends well.
Murtinho looking to pass the guard.
Kamia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Murtinho doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Murtinho manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kamia being controlled here, momentarily.
Murtinho trying to control but Kamia is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamia wants to sweep but no luck.
Murtinho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kamia is keeping the position for now.
Kamia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Murtinho is aware though and is defending well.
Kamia keeping moving, preventing Murtinho from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Murtinho pushes down on Kamia's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kamia moves into full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kamia throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Murtinho escapes and throws Kamia's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Murtinho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kamia keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamia is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Murtinho off and has taken his back!
Murtinho wants to escape the position.
Kamia tightening his grip on Murtinho, looking for the choke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamia doesn't have the hooks in and Murtinho manages to turn into his guard.
Murtinho won't allow Kamia to sweep him here.
Murtinho is stalling in the full guard.
Kamia keeping moving, preventing Murtinho from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murtinho wants to control from the top but Kamia keeps moving.
Murtinho showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Oldemar Murtinho was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Murtinho goes for a double leg but Kamia avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kamia continues to drive forward.
Murtinho ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Murtinho no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamia slips nicely into half guard.
Murtinho is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kamia pulls his head out easily.
Murtinho wants to control the action here but instead Kamia manages to pass to full mount!
Kamia avoids the attempt from Murtinho to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murtinho is squirming around, avoiding Kamia's attempts to control the action.
Kamia wants to take his opponent's back but Murtinho doesn't allow it.
Kamia throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Murtinho has his hands clasped together but Kamia breaks the hold and Murtinho is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Kamia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tatu Kamia!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Willy Gilligan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Sparrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sparrow comes into a darkened arena with his song building. He's a Pirate kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jack Sparrow enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Willy Gilligan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Sparrow!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gilligan manages to avoid it.
Gilligan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sparrow was well out of range. Poor timing from Gilligan.
Sparrow scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sparrow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sparrow staying out of range there.
Gilligan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sparrow moves away.
Sparrow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Gilligan.
Sparrow looks to land a left hand but Gilligan moved out of range nicely.
Sparrow scores with a nice right hand.
Sparrow takes a swing at Gilligan's ribcage but misses.
Sparrow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gilligan.
Sparrow moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gilligan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Sparrow.
Gilligan tries to keep at a distance but Sparrow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Gilligan - that landed with a thud.
Sparrow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilligan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sparrow connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sparrow keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sparrow misses the jab.
Gilligan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gilligan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sparrow.
Sparrow moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice defenses there by Gilligan.
Sparrow slips under a jab from Gilligan.
Sparrow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gilligan.
Sparrow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gilligan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sparrow but Sparrow pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gilligan slips under a jab.
Sparrow throws an off balance right hand
and Gilligan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gilligan wants to control from the top but Sparrow keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sparrow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gilligan is one step ahead there.
Gilligan looking to sit in guard and control but Sparrow gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sparrow told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Sparrow postures up in Gilligan's guard and throws a big left but Gilligan blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gilligan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sparrow has managed to get both his arms back between Gilligan's legs - danger averted.
Gilligan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sparrow gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sparrow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sparrow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gilligan working for a triangle but Sparrow defends it easily.
Sparrow showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gilligan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sparrow is aware though and is defending well.
Gilligan seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sparrow's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sparrow wants to control from the top but Gilligan keeps moving.
Gilligan looking for a sweep. Not yet Gilligan, not yet.
Gilligan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gilligan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gilligan tries to get out of the position.
Gilligan wants to control the position but Sparrow says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Sparrow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gilligan's head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sparrow in particular looking to stall.
Sparrow wants to stand up but Gilligan has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gilligan is trying to control but can't.
Sparrow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Sparrow will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gilligan punishes Sparrow's body with a nice straight punch.
Gilligan just misses with a punch to the body.
Gilligan throws a chopping leg kick but Sparrow manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sparrow staying out of range there.
Sparrow keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sparrow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gilligan.
Sparrow connects with a single shot there.
Sparrow throws a hook but Gilligan avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gilligan. Sparrow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gilligan shoots in but no luck this time.
Sparrow stuns Gilligan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sparrow scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gilligan doesn't seem bothered though.
Sparrow loads up on a big right hand but Gilligan slips the punch.
Sparrow connects with a nice looking jab.
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!
Sparrow cracks Gilligan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sparrow with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparrow throws a jab when Gilligan was well out of range.
Sparrow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gilligan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gilligan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sparrow.
Gilligan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jack Sparrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gilligan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gilligan looks to land a right hand but Sparrow moved out of range.
Gilligan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sparrow manages to avoid it.
Sparrow swings for the body but Gilligan moves out of range.
Gilligan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Sparrow.
Gilligan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sparrow misses with a lunging right hand
and Gilligan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gilligan.
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!
Sparrow wants to stand up but Gilligan is controlling him.
Sparrow trying to keep a closed guard but Gilligan is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow kicks Gilligan off and gets to his feet.
Sparrow staying out of range there.
A lazy left from Sparrow finds it's target.
Sparrow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jack Sparrow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gilligan throws a shot from downtown. Sparrow moves away and avoids it.
Gilligan throws a hook to the side of Sparrow's head but Sparrow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sparrow misses with a looping left.
Sparrow moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circling - Gilligan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gilligan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gilligan lands with an uppercut that bounces Sparrow off the cage and back into range.
Sparrow throws a shot from downtown. Gilligan moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sparrow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sparrow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gilligan loads up on a big right hand but Sparrow slips the punch.
Sparrow misses with a hook.
Gilligan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gilligan.
Gilligan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gilligan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sparrow.
Gilligan swings for the body but Sparrow moves out of range.
Sparrow misses with a hook.
Sparrow throws a hook to the side of Gilligan's head but Gilligan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sparrow misses with a looping right.
Sparrow lands a jab.
Gilligan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gilligan.
Gilligan misses with a straight right.
Sparrow misses with a hook.
Sparrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gilligan manages to avoid it.
Gilligan wants to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gilligan ducks under a wild hook from Sparrow.
Gilligan cracks Sparrow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sparrow throws a hook but Gilligan avoids it easily.
Gilligan looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparrow is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sparrow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sparrow swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gilligan.
Nice uppercut there from Sparrow.
Sparrow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Sparrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gilligan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sparrow.
Willy Gilligan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sparrow misses the jab.
Gilligan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sparrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gilligan.
A telegraphed right hand from Sparrow misses the target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sparrow, as that shot connected.
Gilligan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gilligan swings widly with a right hand
and Sparrow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gilligan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gilligan misses with a looping left.
Gilligan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sparrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Sparrow works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Sparrow.
Gilligan throws a hook to the side of Sparrow's head but Sparrow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut there from Sparrow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilligan throws a shot from downtown. Sparrow moves away and avoids it.
Sparrow defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gilligan.
Gilligan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sparrow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sparrow misses the jab.
Gilligan throws a leg kick that misses.
Sparrow jabs Gilligan right on the nose. Gilligan blinks but takes it well.
Gilligan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sparrow connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gilligan scrambles back to his feet.
Sparrow cracks Gilligan with an open hand slap.
Sparrow defending well as Gilligan loads up on a big left hand.
Gilligan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sparrow on the side of the head.
Sparrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sparrow fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparrow lands with a good body shot.
A big left from Sparrow misses.
Sparrow connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilligan throws out a leg kick but Sparrow moves out of range and Gilligan only half commits.
Sparrow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Decent striking displayed by Sparrow there.
Sparrow lands with a shot to the body.
Sparrow ducks under a wild hook from Gilligan.
Gilligan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sparrow works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gilligan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gilligan swings for the body but Sparrow moves out of range.
Sparrow lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sparrow connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gilligan's hands.
Sparrow leaves Gilligan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sparrow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gilligan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilligan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sparrow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gilligan.
Sparrow thuds his right hand into Gilligan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gilligan throws a lazy right hand but Sparrow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sparrow lands with an overhand left.
Sparrow clobbers Gilligan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sparrow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gilligan throws out a loose jab but Sparrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sparrow lands a nice hook to Gilligan's body. Gilligan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sparrow lands a jab.
Sparrow with a nice cross.
Gilligan misses with a straight right.
Gilligan misses with a hook
and Sparrow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Sparrow as Gilligan shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willy Gilligan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gilligan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sparrow lands a lovely overhand right.
Gilligan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gilligan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sparrow blocks a jab.
Gilligan needs to keep his hands up - Sparrow had a free shot at his head there.
Sparrow lands with a straight right. Gilligan didn't see that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Sparrow. Beautiful body shot.
Sparrow takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sparrow jabs Gilligan right on the nose. Gilligan blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gilligan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sparrow lands a jab to the nose.
Jack Sparrow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A jab lands there for Sparrow.
Sparrow doesn't manage to clinch there - Gilligan circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Sparrow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sparrow winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Sparrow!
Jack Sparrow 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 Stigma Diabolicum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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, Stigma Diabolicum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Big Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diabolicum goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Johnson 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.
Good leg kick by Diabolicum there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oooooh!!! Johnson has knocked Diabolicum down with a huge combo! Johnson steps away and waves a wobbly Diabolicum back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Diabolicum is rocked!
It looks like Stigma Diabolicum has been cut.
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!
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oh Diabolicum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Diabolicum attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diabolicum definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Diabolicum thumps Johnson with a low kick.
Diabolicum seems to have got his legs back now.
Diabolicum connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diabolicum defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Diabolicum connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Diabolicum throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Diabolicum explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Diabolicum lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diabolicum connects with a solid leg kick.
Diabolicum throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnson's head.
It looks like Big Johnson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diabolicum.
Diabolicum misses with a head kick.
Diabolicum feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diabolicum throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Diabolicum cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
Johnson stalks Diabolicum and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Diabolicum's face. Diabolicum staggers backwards, shaken.
Diabolicum feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Diabolicum misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diabolicum is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
Diabolicum scoring well with a low kick there.
Stigma Diabolicum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diabolicum.
Diabolicum throws a low kick, looking for Johnson's leg but Johnson calmly moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diabolicum, right into the meat.
Diabolicum scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diabolicum.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diabolicum scores with a head kick.
Diabolicum ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Nice defenses there by Diabolicum.
Diabolicum lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Johnson looks winded!
Diabolicum misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diabolicum.
Diabolicum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diabolicum.
Johnson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Diabolicum.
Diabolicum is looking to score with low kicks.
Diabolicum lands with a slapping head kick.
Diabolicum fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diabolicum dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Diabolicum with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diabolicum scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diabolicum throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Diabolicum lands a head kick!
Johnson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stigma Diabolicum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diabolicum buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diabolicum lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Diabolicum throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diabolicum looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diabolicum throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Diabolicum throws a nice inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diabolicum.
Diabolicum cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
Diabolicum lands with a slapping head kick.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diabolicum.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diabolicum feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Johnson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diabolicum plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That has opened up Big Johnson's cut even more.
Diabolicum connects with a leg kick. Johnson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diabolicum throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diabolicum feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Diabolicum chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diabolicum throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diabolicum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Diabolicum.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diabolicum lands a head kick. Johnson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Diabolicum plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The cut above Big Johnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Diabolicum scores with a kick to the midsection.
Diabolicum lands a head kick. Johnson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stigma Diabolicum dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diabolicum.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson checks a low kick from Diabolicum.
Diabolicum lands with a kick to the ribs.
A good leg kick by Diabolicum.
Diabolicum is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Diabolicum scores with a head kick.
Diabolicum pushes Johnson away with a front kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Johnson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Diabolicum has got the better of the exchanges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diabolicum can pounce on him.
Johnson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diabolicum lands with a nice body kick.
Johnson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Diabolicum buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diabolicum.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Diabolicum throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnson's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diabolicum looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diabolicum goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Diabolicum throws a nice head kick!
Diabolicum lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Diabolicum lets loose with a powerful body kick. Johnson will feel that in the morning.
Diabolicum misses with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diabolicum.
Johnson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Diabolicum.
Diabolicum fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diabolicum walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diabolicum scores with a head kick.
Big Johnson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
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!
Johnson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Good leg kick by Diabolicum there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diabolicum throws out a leg kick but Johnson moves out of range and Diabolicum only half commits.
Diabolicum connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Diabolicum.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diabolicum sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
Diabolicum lands with a slapping head kick.
Diabolicum throws a quick inside leg kick.
That kick from Diabolicum tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diabolicum scores with a kick to the midsection.
Diabolicum dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Diabolicum throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Diabolicum.
Diabolicum tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
Diabolicum fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diabolicum. Diabolicum obviously looking to wear him down.
Big Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Diabolicum.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diabolicum connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diabolicum scoring well with a low kick there.
Diabolicum lands a head kick!
Diabolicum feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diabolicum.
Johnson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Diabolicum finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diabolicum wants to land a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Diabolicum fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Big Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stigma Diabolicum!
A determined Stigma Diabolicum didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mercy Falls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdel Adrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mercy Falls!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abdel Adrian!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falls moves out of range as Adrian strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Adrian misses the target.
Falls dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Falls moves out of range as Adrian strikes.
Falls bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adrian throws a looping overhand right but Falls ducks down to avoid it.
Falls looks to score with a jab to the body but Adrian is just out of range.
Adrian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Falls.
Adrian doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Falls thuds his right hand into Adrian's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Falls tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Adrian counters with a stiff right hand.
Falls avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adrian lands a really nice looking cross but Falls seems unphased.
Falls slips a jab from Adrian.
Adrian slips a straight right by Falls.
Falls tries to clinch up
and Adrian counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falls scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Adrian misses with an uppercut
and Falls counters with a stiff right hand.
Falls ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Falls scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Adrian on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Falls steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adrian.
Adrian throws a lazy uppercut
and Falls counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Adrian thinking.
Adrian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Falls throws out the jab.
Falls is looking to wear down Adrian with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Falls ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adrian moves away.
Adrian has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Falls dodges the punch combination from Adrian.
Adrian drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Adrian might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Falls doesn't manage to clinch there - Adrian circles away.
Falls throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Adrian stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falls moves out of range as Adrian strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Adrian misses.
Adrian scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Adrian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Falls.
Falls fails in his attempt to clinch.
A left lands for Adrian.
Falls scores with a jab to the jaw.
Adrian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Falls.
Adrian lands with an overhand left.
Falls is rocked!
Falls definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Adrian misses.
Oh Falls is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Falls walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Adrian swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Abdel Adrian!
Abdel Adrian is the new light heavyweight champion!
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