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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Tefft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurko Tyrma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Will Tefft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kurko Tyrma!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrma takes one on the button.
Nice defenses there by Tefft.
We've been told by Tefft's head coaches at Island Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tyrma lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tefft bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tefft walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kurko Tyrma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tefft takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tyrma misses with a hook. Tefft ducked under it nicely.
Tefft moves away from the strike by Tyrma.
Tefft misses with a double jab
and Tyrma counters with a straight right hand.
Tefft misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyrma throws out a powerful jab.
Tyrma 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.
Tyrma throws an off balance right hand
and Tefft moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tefft taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tefft.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyrma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tefft breaks the clinch.
Tyrma feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Teffts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tefft throws a body punch but Tyrma moves out of range.
Tefft fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tefft tries to clinch there but Tyrma circles away.
Tyrma looks to land a left hand but Tefft moved out of range nicely.
Tefft tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyrma lands a jab to the head.
Tefft moves forwards but Tyrma connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tyrma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tefft with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tefft swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tyrma, as that shot connected.
Tyrma misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrma throws a jab but it's blocked by Tefft.
Tefft throws a body punch but Tyrma moves out of range.
Tefft dips to his left and cracks Tyrma with an uppercut!
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!
Tyrma lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tyrma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tefft.
Tyrma lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tyrma.
Tyrma throws a shot from downtown. Tefft moves away and avoids it.
Tyrma throws a body punch but Tefft moves out of range.
Tyrma darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tefft swings for the body but Tyrma moves out of range.
Tefft ducks right into an uppercut from Tyrma.
Tefft looks to land a combination but Tyrma avoids it well.
Tefft throws a right hand that misses
and Tefft takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tyrma just misses with a punch to the body.
Tefft misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyrma.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tefft misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyrma.
Tefft misses the shot to the body.
Tefft uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyrma.
Tefft is looking to wear down Tyrma with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tefft takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tyrma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Tyrma. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tyrma.
Decent striking displayed by Tyrma there.
Tyrma stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big left from Tefft misses.
Tyrma scores with a sloppy right hand. Tefft should have avoided that one.
Tefft needs to keep his hands up - Tyrma had a free shot at his head there.
Tyrma throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tyrma scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyrma lands the left hand.
Tyrma misses with a left hand
and Tefft connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyrma 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.
Tefft needs to keep his hands up - Tyrma had a free shot at his head there.
Tefft takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tefft takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tyrma takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tefft throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyrma misses with a straight right.
Tyrma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tefft tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyrma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyrma throws a sloppy body shot
letting Tefft counter with a right hand.
Tefft throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tyrma checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kurko Tyrma will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tyrma listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tefft takes a swing at Tyrma's ribcage but misses.
Tyrma's corner calls for a 1-2. Tyrma obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tyrma lands a jab.
Tyrma cracks Tefft with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tyrma connects with a single shot there.
Tefft looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tyrma loads up on a big right hand but Tefft slips the punch.
Tefft gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tyrma has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tefft misses with a wild body shot.
Tyrma swings widly with a right hand
and Tefft counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tefft.
Tefft breaks from the clinch.
Tyrma connects with a body shot that sends Tefft's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tefft uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyrma.
Tefft just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyrma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tefft.
Tyrma lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tefft at a distance.
Tefft swings for the body but Tyrma moves out of range.
Tefft stalks Tyrma and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tyrma's face. Tyrma staggers backwards, shaken.
Tyrma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tefft on the side of the head.
Tyrma throws a body punch but Tefft moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Tefft - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Tefft misses.
Tyrma lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tyrma moves out of range as Tefft strikes.
Tyrma scores with a hook to the body. Tefft takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tefft misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrma darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tyrma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tefft.
Tefft takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice defenses there by Tefft.
The fighters circling - Tefft throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tyrma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tefft sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Tyrma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tyrma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyrma throws a shot from downtown. Tefft moves away and avoids it.
Tefft slips a straight right by Tyrma.
Tyrma works over Tefft's head and body with a nice combination.
Tyrma swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tefft.
Tyrma lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrma misses with a hook.
Tyrma swats away the attempt to clinch by Tefft.
Tefft ducks under a wild hook from Tyrma.
Tyrma takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tyrma missing with a left hand there. Tefft was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kurko Tyrma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyrma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tefft manages to avoid it.
Tefft swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyrma takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tyrma is breathing heavily.
Tyrma throws a shot from downtown. Tefft moves away and avoids it.
Tefft motions for Tyrma to come forward. Tefft throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tefft staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyrma throws a body punch but Tefft moves out of range.
Tyrma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tefft.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tefft avoids the body shot from Tyrma.
Tefft throws a chopping leg kick but Tyrma manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tyrma takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tefft lands a left and a right that send Tyrma crashing to the mat, dazed. Tefft thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Tyrma is rocked!
It looks like Kurko Tyrma has been cut.
Tyrma throws a right hand that Tefft ducks under and follows up with a left that Tefft also avoids with ease.
Tyrma is still on wobbly legs! Can Tefft finish him?
Tefft plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Tyrma to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Tyrma just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Will Tefft!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Will Tefft made sure he mentioned Atlantis, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penncil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Dirk Walters has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dirk Walters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, BJ Penncil!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penncil shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Penncil fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Walters scores with a crisp jab that stopped Penncil in his tracks.
Penncil shoots in for a double leg but Walters sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dirk Walters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Penncil.
Walters works over Penncil's head and body with a nice combination.
Walters lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penncil circles away quickly and effectively.
Walters throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walters throws a right hand that Penncil ducks under and follows up with a left that Penncil also avoids with ease.
Penncil looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Walters is fending him off so far but Penncil persists. Nope, Walters circles away and we're back to standing.
Walters lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penncil circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penncil fails with the takedown
and Walters counters with a three punch combo that has Penncil backing up. Penncil nods at Walters to acknowledge the strikes.
Walters slaps away a takedown attempt from Penncil, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Penncil slips a jab and a cross from Walters.
Walters with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Penncil shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Walters is trying to defend but Penncil finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Walters looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penncil is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Walters sees it coming and defends easily.
Walters is trying to get back to full guard.
Penncil prevents Walters from standing back up.
Walters on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Walters tries to get out of the position.
Penncil is trying to control. Walters wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walters is trying to maintain the position but Penncil is very close to passing his half guard.
Penncil is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Walters doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Penncil.
Walters is in trouble now - Penncil has advanced to mount!
Walters is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penncil wants to finish this one by submission but Walters is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Penncil.
Walters can't escape the position.
Walters wants to control but Penncil is having none of it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Walters is desperately trying to improve his position but Penncil has a good base and remains in mount.
Walters is controlling an arm, preventing Penncil from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Penncil is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Walters is in real trouble.
Walters knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Penncil on the ground.
Penncil has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Walters is in real trouble here. Penncil gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Walters is tapping out! Penncil wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). BJ Penncil!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade has chosen Dance Gavin Dance - Strawberry Swisher pt. III as his entrance music. Wayne Wade will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Christopher Rios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wayne Wade!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade swinging wildly here.
Wade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rios seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rios lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rios is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wade.
Rios takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rios gets tackled into the cage by Wade. Wade maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rios fails to land.
Wade blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Wade.
Wade is pushing Rios up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rios lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rios is trying to stall.
Wade working aggressively here.
Rios takes a shot to the head.
Rios lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade blocks an uppercut.
Rios misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rios misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Wade.
Rios has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wade lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rios backwards.
Rios is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wade scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rios makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wade - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rios throws a punch but it's blocked by Wade.
Wade pushes Rios back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wade tries to throw a body punch but Rios avoids it by throwing Wade back against the cage.
Rios tries a body shot but Wade blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rios tries to work over Wade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wade working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rios is looking to control Wade's arms but Wade gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rios has his back to the cage.
Wade prevents a body shot from Rios.
Wade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wade holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rios swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wade's coach down at Island Premium 20x CT's was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wade's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wade pushes Rios back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wade.
Rios struggles to land a body shot inside as Wade controls his hands.
Wade misses with the head strike.
Wade misses with a punch to the body.
Rios lands a nice uppercut.
Rios tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rios tries to throw a body punch but Wade avoids it by throwing Rios back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios taking a breather.
Wade lands with a short shot to the head.
Wade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rios is trying to stall.
Wade's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rios has a couple of punches blocked by Wade.
Wade is stalling here.
Wade throws a punch but it's blocked by Rios.
Rios is trying to stall.
Wade avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade prevents a body shot from Rios.
Rios blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wade is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rios trying to control the position but instead, Wade has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rios into the cage.
Rios misses with some punches.
Rios tries to throw a body punch but Wade avoids it by throwing Rios back against the cage.
Rios is looking to break free of the clinch but Wade has double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wade lands a left hand.
It looks like Christopher Rios has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wade lands with a short shot to the head.
Wade lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wade.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Wade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christopher Rios's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rios moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rios throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wade moves into the clinch successfully.
Wade will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rios up against the cage.
Rios lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wade backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wade misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wade.
A frustrated look appears on Rios's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rios doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wade scores with a shoulder strike.
Rios lands a hook that snaps the head of Wade backwards.
Wayne Wade seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rios lands an uppercut.
Wade is stalling here.
Rios misses with a punch to the body.
Wade scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wade takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rios.
Wade stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rios misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Rios fails to land.
Rios swings wildly with an uppercut but Wade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wade blocks a body shot from Rios.
Rios looking to slow down the pace here.
Wade blocks a body shot from Rios.
Wade has a couple of punches blocked by Rios.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rios breaks the clinch.
Wade fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wade looks to land a combination but Rios avoids it well.
Wade tries to clinch but Rios is having none of it.
Wayne Wade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wade fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wade throws a right hand that Rios ducks under and follows up with a left that Rios also avoids with ease.
Rios connects with a solid leg kick.
Wade tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rios swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rios is looking to land body kicks.
Rios lands the left hand.
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!
Wade checks a leg kick nicely.
Wade fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rios, pushing him back against the cage.
Wade blocking some punches.
Wade scores with a shot to the side of Rios's head.
Wade cracks Rios with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios misses with some punches.
Wade pushes Rios back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rios pushes Wade back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wade stalling in the clinch.
Rios takes a shot to the head.
Wade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wade lands a nice uppercut.
Wade just leaning against Rios, taking a breather.
Rios misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wade blocking some punches.
Wade stalling in the clinch.
Wade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Wade.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rios can't find room to land a body shot as Wade controls the action.
Wade blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rios backwards.
Rios is rocked!
Rios's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Rios is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wade takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rios tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wade just leaning against Rios, taking a breather.
Rios seems to have got his legs back now.
Wade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wade scores with a hook to the body.
Rios tries to work over Wade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wade creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Rios with a big uppercut! Rios tries to clinch up but Wade pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Rios to the mat! Rios covers up and Wade unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Wayne Wade!
Wayne Wade was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between JoJo Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uncle Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob has chosen Body Count's in the house as his entrance music. JoJo Kush could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Uncle Bob's chin.
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26
266 lbs
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26
270 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, JoJo Kush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Uncle Bob!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob tries to clinch but Kush moves out of range.
Kush has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Evil Emp-HEAD HUNTERS FIGHTCLUB ELITE in the buildup to the fight.
Kush shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kush wants to pass the guard but Bob is defending well.
Bob has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kush is working away from the top position though.
Bob tries to get to full guard but Kush has control of the leg.
Bob looking for submissions off his back.
Kush wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bob keeps working.
Kush knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bob on the ground.
Kush thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bob's head.
Kush is thwarting Bob's attempts to control the position.
Bob might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kush haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob wants to improve his position but Kush is controlling well.
Bob moves into full guard.
Kush missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bob looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kush has picked Bob up and slammed him! Bob can't keep hold of the triangle and Kush manages to pass to side control!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kush is chipping away with strikes.
Kush in side control, throwing shots but Bob defends.
Bob tries to buck Kush off but Kush is having none of it.
Kush connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bob some visible discomfort.
Bob is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kush lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kush lands a decent elbow from side control.
A big shot lands for Kush! That's hurt Bob! Will he recover? Kush fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JoJo Kush!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hermes Lykourgos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Belcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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213 lbs
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204 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hermes Lykourgos!
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, Jake Belcher!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belcher gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lykourgos fails to land with a series of punches.
Lykourgos seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Belcher closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Belcher lands in his opponent's guard.
Lykourgos wants to stand but Belcher is controlling the position.
Belcher trying to control but Lykourgos is working from the bottom.
Belcher postures up in Lykourgos's guard and throws a big left but Lykourgos blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belcher is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lykourgos wants to get back to his feet but Belcher is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Belcher slips nicely into half guard.
Belcher is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lykourgos is just riding it out for now. Belcher eventually gives up the hold.
Belcher lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belcher trying to mount his opponent but Lykourgos defends it.
Lykourgos tries to get to full guard but Belcher has control of the leg.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Belcher connects with a nice short shot to Lykourgos's temple.
Lykourgos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lykourgos is trying to maintain the position but Belcher is very close to passing his half guard.
Lykourgos is looking to escape.
Belcher looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lykourgos is looking to escape.
Belcher is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belcher wants to control from the top but Lykourgos keeps moving.
Belcher has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jake Belcher.
Belcher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belcher shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice strikes from Belcher there.
Belcher sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lykourgos defending well though.
Lykourgos wants to improve his position but Belcher is controlling well.
Lykourgos looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belcher winds up and cracks Lykourgos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Belcher seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Belcher is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Belcher thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lykourgos's head.
Belcher seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lykourgos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Belcher is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Belcher missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Belcher prevents Lykourgos from improving his position.
Belcher prevents Lykourgos from standing back up.
Belcher works his way into side control.
Lykourgos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lykourgos is working to avoid the ground and pound but Belcher connects with a decent elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belcher advances to full mount.
BOOM! Belcher connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Belcher trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lykourgos is trying to escape the mount.
Belcher sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lykourgos working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lykourgos is bucking up trying to escape but Belcher cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Belcher dominated that round.
That's time! Lykourgos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Belcher dives in and scores a takedown into Lykourgos's guard.
Belcher slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Belcher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Belcher not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Belcher tries to free his leg and advance position but Lykourgos is retaining full guard.
Lykourgos wants to stand and escape but Belcher is having none of it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Belcher advances position into side control!
Belcher has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Belcher looking to finish Lykourgos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lykourgos!
Belcher scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lykourgos?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belcher lands a heavy elbow.
Belcher controlling his opponent.
Belcher looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belcher looking to finish Lykourgos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lykourgos!
The referee warns Lykourgos that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lykourgos wants to control but Belcher is having none of it.
Belcher lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lykourgos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Belcher on the ground.
A nice elbow there by Belcher.
BOOM! Belcher connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Belcher looking to finish Lykourgos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lykourgos!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belcher looking to control and managing it successfully.
Belcher trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Belcher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lykourgos is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belcher cracks Lykourgos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Belcher trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lykourgos is looking to improve his position but Belcher isn't that keen on the idea.
Belcher connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Belcher lands a heavy elbow.
Lykourgos is trying desperately to improve position.
Belcher content just to control the position here.
Belcher working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belcher dominating with strikes here.
Lykourgos is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Belcher working the ground and pound effectively.
Belcher wants to control the pace but Lykourgos is squirming around nicely.
Belcher with the ground and pound from mount.
Lykourgos tries to hold on but Belcher pushes him away.
Belcher lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
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!
Belcher lands with some strikes.
Lykourgos is rocked!
Belcher controlling the pace for now.
Oh Lykourgos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lykourgos is trying to escape the mount.
Lykourgos seems to have got his legs back now.
Belcher takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belcher looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Belcher lands a big elbow.
Belcher controlling his opponent.
Lykourgos tries to hold on but Belcher pushes him away.
Lykourgos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Belcher lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lykourgos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lykourgos really wants to buck Belcher off and get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belcher raining down shots from the mount!
Lykourgos wants to hold on but Belcher pushes him away.
Belcher landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Belcher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lykourgos slips under a jab.
Belcher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lykourgos was well out of range. Poor timing from Belcher.
A big left from Belcher misses.
Belcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lykourgos moves away.
Jake Belcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belcher fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lykourgos throws out a loose jab but Belcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lykourgos slips a jab from Belcher.
Lykourgos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lykourgos works Belcher's body with a nice hook.
Lykourgos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Belcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lykourgos moves away.
Belcher takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lykourgos just misses with a punch to the body.
Belcher throws a hook but Lykourgos avoids it easily.
Hermes Lykourgos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belcher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lykourgos throws out the jab.
Belcher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lykourgos throws a jab but it's blocked by Belcher.
Lykourgos thows a body shot but no joy.
Belcher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lykourgos was well out of range. Poor timing from Belcher.
Belcher shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lykourgos pinned against the cage. Lykourgos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lykourgos scores with a hook to the body. Belcher takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Belcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belcher fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lykourgos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Horrible takedown by Belcher or perhaps it was just good defense by Lykourgos which made him look bad.
Hermes Lykourgos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Belcher.
Belcher fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lykourgos misses with a few strikes there.
Lykourgos thows a body shot but no joy.
Lykourgos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lykourgos stuffs the takedown.
Belcher misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lykourgos just misses with a punch to the body.
Hermes Lykourgos is winning the standup battle so far.
Lykourgos swings for the body but Belcher moves out of range.
No luck for Belcher with that takedown attempt.
Belcher's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lykourgos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Belcher scrambles back to his feet.
Hermes Lykourgos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Lykourgos misses.
Belcher fails with a takedown attempt.
Belcher is looking to clinch but Lykourgos is avoiding it.
Lykourgos lands with an uppercut that bounces Belcher off the cage and back into range.
Lykourgos throws a series of punches but Belcher moves out of range.
Belcher walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Belcher shoots for a takedown but Lykourgos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Belcher defending well as Lykourgos loads up on a big left hand.
Lykourgos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Belcher swings for the body but Lykourgos moves out of range.
Lykourgos scores with a hook to the body. Belcher takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Lykourgos.
Belcher shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lykourgos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belcher working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lykourgos wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Belcher tries to advance to mount but can't.
Belcher working away.
Belcher trying to control the position but Lykourgos is working away.
Belcher lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lykourgos is trying to improve his position.
Belcher lands some shots froms side control.
Lykourgos is working to avoid the ground and pound but Belcher connects with a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hermes Lykourgos clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Belcher thows a body shot but no joy.
Lykourgos lands with a good body shot.
Belcher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Belcher closes the distance and clinches up with Lykourgos, looking for a takedown. Belcher pushes Lykourgos against the cage but Lykourgos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Belcher looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lykourgos!
Belcher trying to control the action but Lykourgos is working from the bottom.
Lykourgos is looking for a sweep.
Belcher passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Lykourgos!
Belcher cracks Lykourgos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Belcher with good strikes from the mount here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belcher landing punches.
Belcher connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belcher raining down shots from the mount!
Belcher is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lykourgos has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Belcher breaks from Lykourgos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Belcher lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lykourgos hang on?
Lykourgos is trying desperately to improve position.
Lykourgos tries to hold on but Belcher pushes him away.
Belcher lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belcher pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lykourgos tries to hold on but Belcher pushes him away.
Belcher postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lykourgos looks a forlorn figure.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Belcher pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belcher cracks Lykourgos with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Belcher!
Jake Belcher is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josiah Mudzuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Steiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steiner has chosen Steiner 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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26
194 lbs
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27
198 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Josiah Mudzuri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricky Steiner!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mudzuri throws a predictable looking body shot
and Steiner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mudzuri.
Steiner has a couple of punches blocked by Mudzuri.
A right hand to the body from Steiner.
Steiner struggles to land a body shot inside as Mudzuri controls his hands.
Mudzuri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mudzuri avoiding damage as Steiner throws knees to the body.
Mudzuri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steiner has a couple of punches blocked by Mudzuri.
Mudzuri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steiner lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Steiner seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mudzuri does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mudzuri is looking for a sweep. Steiner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Steiner is taking a breather. Mudzuri 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steiner lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mudzuri manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mudzuri keeping moving, preventing Steiner from controlling successfully.
Mudzuri has momentary wrist control but Steiner slips an elbow through the middle.
Steiner trying to control the position from guard on top but Mudzuri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mudzuri utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Steiner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mudzuri keeping moving, preventing Steiner from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ricky Steiner hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mudzuri swats away the attempt to clinch by Steiner.
Mudzuri throws a hook but Steiner avoids it easily.
Steiner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Steiner wants to clinch up but Mudzuri keeps it at a distance.
Mudzuri throws a right and a left that Steiner avoids nicely.
Steiner shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Steiner showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mudzuri is not content to let Steiner control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steiner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Steiner is trying to control the action in half guard but Mudzuri is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Steiner connects with a nice short shot to Mudzuri's temple.
Mudzuri is pressing down on Steiner's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Steiner with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Steiner trying to control the position from guard on top but Mudzuri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steiner throws a big elbow that misses.
Steiner trying to control but Mudzuri is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mudzuri seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ricky Steiner hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Steiner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mudzuri misses with a body shot.
Mudzuri tests Steiner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mudzuri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steiner was well out of range. Poor timing from Mudzuri.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steiner tries to clinch there but Mudzuri circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Steiner dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mudzuri fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Steiner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mudzuri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mudzuri has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mudzuri throws a body punch but Steiner moves out of range.
Steiner drives through with a takedown into Mudzuri's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Steiner has gone for a leg lock! Mudzuri slips out almost immediately though and dives into Steiner's guard.
Steiner wants to stand up but Mudzuri is controlling him.
Mudzuri is looking to pass into half guard but Steiner pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Steiner is in guard.
Ricky Steiner has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steiner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Steiner works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Steiner is trying to control. Mudzuri wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mudzuri tries to roll over but Steiner keeps him under control.
Steiner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mudzuri wants to improve his position but Steiner is controlling well.
Steiner seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steiner is trying to control the action in half guard but Mudzuri is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mudzuri wants to get back to full guard.
Mudzuri wants to control but Steiner is keeping busy.
Steiner is nestled in close to Mudzuri, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Still in half guard, Steiner seems content to control.
Steiner wants to pass to mount but Mudzuri is defending the position.
Mudzuri is trying to get back to full guard.
Steiner drops an elbow to the side of Mudzuri's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mudzuri keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Steiner takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Steiner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Steiner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mudzuri keeps working.
Mudzuri gets full guard.
Steiner stopping the sweep attempt from Mudzuri.
Steiner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Steiner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Steiner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Steiner throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steiner trying to control the position from guard on top but Mudzuri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steiner postures up and lands a big shot to Mudzuri's brow.
Steiner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Steiner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mudzuri swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mudzuri keeping moving, preventing Steiner from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mudzuri wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mudzuri manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mudzuri wants to take Steiner's back but he can't do it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Steiner 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!
Mudzuri throws a hook to the side of Steiner's head but Steiner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mudzuri throws a right hand that Steiner ducks under and follows up with a left that Steiner also avoids with ease.
Mudzuri throws a nice looking combination but Steiner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mudzuri works Steiner's body with a nice hook.
Mudzuri misses with a wild body shot.
Mudzuri misses with a series of wild punches.
Steiner shoots in and bounces Mudzuri off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Steiner tries to free his leg and advance position but Mudzuri is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steiner is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Steiner throws a strike but Mudzuri rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mudzuri trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mudzuri trying to control but Steiner is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mudzuri looking to sit in guard and control but Steiner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Steiner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mudzuri keeping moving, preventing Steiner from controlling successfully.
Steiner is looking to advance position but Mudzuri has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Mudzuri wants to take Steiner's back but he can't do it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steiner is trying desperately to improve position.
Mudzuri is trying to take his opponent's back.
Mudzuri jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Steiner is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Steiner and Mudzuri has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mudzuri wants to control but Steiner is keeping him busy.
Steiner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Steiner is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Josiah Mudzuri did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Mudzuri's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A shot to the liver by Mudzuri. Beautiful body shot.
Mudzuri throws a hook but Steiner blocks it.
Mudzuri throws a one two combo.
Mudzuri misses the shot to the body.
Steiner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Mudzuri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Steiner shoots in but Mudzuri avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Steiner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Josiah Mudzuri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Steiner is defended easily by Mudzuri.
Steiner defending well as Mudzuri loads up on a big left hand.
Mudzuri is looking to wear down Steiner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mudzuri misses with a wild body shot.
Josiah Mudzuri is winning the standup battle so far.
Mudzuri misses with a body shot.
Steiner ducks under a wild hook from Mudzuri.
Steiner tries to clinch there but Mudzuri circles away.
Mudzuri misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mudzuri scores with a punch to the head.
Steiner is looking to clinch but Mudzuri is avoiding it.
Steiner drives through and clinches with Mudzuri against the cage.
Mudzuri is struggling to control the position.
Steiner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steiner blocks a body shot from Mudzuri.
Steiner tries to work over Mudzuri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steiner is working Mudzuri over against the cage.
Steiner blocks an uppercut.
Mudzuri throws a head punch that misses.
Mudzuri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steiner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steiner pushes Mudzuri back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mudzuri makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mudzuri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steiner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mudzuri is looking to control Steiner's arms but Steiner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mudzuri has his back to the cage.
Steiner misses with a knee strike.
Steiner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steiner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Steiner wants to take the fight to the mat but Mudzuri manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Josiah Mudzuri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Steiner.
Steiner tries to work over Mudzuri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mudzuri lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mudzuri stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Steiner struggles to land a body shot inside as Mudzuri controls his hands.
Mudzuri is pushing Steiner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Steiner misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Steiner fails to land.
Steiner can't find room to land a body shot as Mudzuri controls the action.
Mudzuri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steiner trying to stall but Mudzuri improves his position.
Steiner misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mudzuri lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mudzuri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mudzuri stalling against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steiner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mudzuri blocks it with crossed arms.
Ricky Steiner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Steiner tries to land knees in the clinch but Mudzuri avoids the damage to the body.
Mudzuri is fighting off a takedown attempt but Steiner is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Mudzuri to the mat. Mudzuri regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Josiah Mudzuri will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mudzuri throws a looping overhand right but Steiner ducks down to avoid it.
Mudzuri tries to sprawl but Steiner drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mudzuri gets back to full guard.
Steiner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mudzuri works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Steiner sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Steiner wants to control from the top but Mudzuri keeps moving.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Steiner working his ground and pound in the gym.
Steiner sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Steiner throws an elbow that misses. Mudzuri uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Steiner's guard. Nice move by Mudzuri!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mudzuri wants to control from the top but Steiner keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Josiah Mudzuri wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Steiner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mudzuri missing with a left hand there. Steiner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steiner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mudzuri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mudzuri darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Mudzuri.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steiner. Mudzuri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steiner staying out of range there.
Steiner looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Steiner trying to mount his opponent but Mudzuri defends it.
Steiner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mudzuri keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mudzuri trying to control from the bottom.
Steiner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mudzuri is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Steiner jumps into side control!
Mudzuri is being controlled here.
Mudzuri manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Steiner working over Mudzuri with some ground and pound. Mudzuri looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Steiner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Steiner is nestled in close to Mudzuri, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mudzuri trying to control but Steiner postures up.
Mudzuri is looking to improve his position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Steiner throwing shots but Mudzuri is blocking nicely.
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!
Steiner wants to take a breather but Mudzuri is having none of it.
Steiner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mudzuri's head.
Steiner drops an elbow to the side of Mudzuri's head.
Steiner content to control rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Steiner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Steiner 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 47:49
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Steiner!
Ricky Steiner decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phat Funk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Jo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phat Funk could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexander Jo'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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Phat Funk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexander Jo!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jo fails with the takedown.
Jo shoots in for a takedown but Funk shows good takedown defense.
Jo closes the distance and clinches up with Funk, looking for a takedown. Jo pushes Funk against the cage but Funk circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Phat Funk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Jo.
Jo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Funk pinned against the cage. Funk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Funk as he jumps to the side.
Jo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Funk sprawls well. Funk wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jo gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jo.
Funk tries to clinch but Jo moves out of range.
Jo misses with a takedown
and Funk moves into the clinch.
Funk is pressed up against the cage. Jo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Funk down to the mat. Funk avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Funk moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jo tries to score a body lock takedown but Funk shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Funk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Funk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Funk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Funk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jo looks winded!
Funk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Funk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jo's face.
Funk landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funk lands a nice knee to the body.
Funk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Funk obliges.
Funk tries a knee to the head but Jo blocks it.
Funk tries a knee to the head but Jo blocks it.
Funk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Funk tries to land a knee to the head but Jo blocks with his arms.
Jo can't get the takedown.
Funk lands a good knee to the midsection. Jo won't want to take too many of those.
Funk with a knee to the head.
Funk utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Funk is pushing Jo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk scores a nice knee to the body.
Funk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Funk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jo's face.
Jo is rocked!
Jo has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Funk lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jo is still on wobbly legs! Can Funk finish him?
Funk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Funk tries to land a knee to the head but Jo blocks with his arms.
Funk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Funk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Funk lands a nice knee to the body.
Funk has Jo tight in a Thai clinch... and there's a huge knee which drops Jo to the floor. He's out cold!! I hope he's still got all his teeth!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Phat Funk!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between DeMarcus Bojan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruud Gullit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DeMarcus Bojan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, DeMarcus Bojan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ruud Gullit!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gullit enables Bojan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gullit manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bojan preventing the sweep.
Bojan trying to control but Gullit is working from the bottom.
Gullit looking for a sweep. Not yet Gullit, not yet.
Bojan trying to control but Gullit is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because DeMarcus Bojan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gullit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bojan momentarily.
Bojan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like DeMarcus Bojan has been cut.
Horrible takedown by Bojan or perhaps it was just good defense by Gullit which made him look bad.
Gullit connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gullit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bojan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bojan moves forwards but Gullit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bojan has been working on his balance at Island Premium 20x CT's, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Gullit.
Ruud Gullit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gullit plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Bojan swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Bojan face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ruud Gullit! Ruud Gullit retains his bantamweight title!
Ruud Gullit 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuba Boulwiha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Buhler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yuba Boulwiha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marco Buhler!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boulwiha walks into a left hand.
Boulwiha moves out of range of the body kick from Buhler.
Buhler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boulwiha seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Buhler throws a push kick but Boulwiha slaps the foot to one side.
Nice defenses there by Boulwiha.
Buhler scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buhler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boulwiha.
Buhler misses with a body shot.
A solid body kick from Buhler.
Buhler looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Buhler scores with a spinning back kick!
Boulwiha is breathing heavily.
Buhler throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buhler throws a body kick that misses.
Marco Buhler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buhler throws a body punch but Boulwiha moves out of range.
Buhler thuds his shin into the meat of Boulwiha's side.
Buhler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boulwiha.
A solid leg kick lands there for Buhler.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buhler throws a head kick that misses.
Buhler lands a nice looking body shot.
Buhler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boulwiha moves out of range of the body kick from Buhler.
Buhler throws a head kick that Boulwiha semi-blocks.
It looks like Yuba Boulwiha has been cut.
Buhler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulwiha moves out of range as Buhler throws a body kick.
Buhler lands a head kick. Boulwiha smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Buhler looks to throw the jab but Boulwiha is out of range.
Buhler thows a body shot but no joy.
Buhler tries to land a front kick but Boulwiha steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Buhler scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boulwiha takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Boulwiha moves out of range of the body kick from Buhler.
Buhler tries to land a front kick but Boulwiha steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Buhler looks to score with a jab to the body but Boulwiha is just out of range.
Marco Buhler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buhler lands a big head kick that sends Boulwiha tumbling to the mat! Buhler takes a step backwards and waves Boulwiha back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Boulwiha is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boulwiha avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Buhler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Buhler throws a monster overhand right that drops Boulwiha! Buhler follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marco Buhler!
Marco Buhler is the new heavyweight champion!
In defeat, Yuba Boulwiha stepped up to the mic, saying 'I smell TRT here...'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Berzins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duncan Jon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samuel Berzins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Duncan Jon!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berzins moves into range and clinches up with Jon.
Jon is looking to break free of the clinch but Berzins has double underhooks.
Jon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Berzins lands a right hand.
It looks like Duncan Jon has been cut.
Jon lands a body punch.
Berzins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jon backwards.
A short left from Berzins.
Berzins misses with a punch to the body.
Jon is trying to break the clinch but Berzins is controlling him.
Berzins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Berzins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jon can't break the clinch.
Berzins blocking some punches.
Berzins takes a shot to the head.
Jon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Berzins defending well as Jon loads up on a big left hand.
Berzins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jon to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Jon.
Berzins seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Berzins lands a nice looking body shot.
Berzins lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Berzins counters with a nice uppercut.
Berzins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jon.
Berzins moves out of range of the strikes.
Berzins misses with a wild combination.
Jon misses with a combination
and Berzins counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big left from Jon misses.
Jon throws a nice looking combination but Berzins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Berzins on the side of the head.
Berzins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jon.
Jon looks winded!
Berzins scores with the left hand. Jon knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berzins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Berzins swinging wildly here.
Jon misses with a combination
and Berzins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Berzins there.
A slow jab from Jon misses its intended target.
Jon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Berzins counters with a nice right hand that sends Jon toppling to the canvas! Jon scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Berzins finish him?!
Jon is rocked!
That has opened up Duncan Jon's cut even more.
Berzins slips a straight right by Jon.
Jon is still on wobbly legs! Can Berzins finish him?
Berzins misses with a series of wild punches.
Berzins moves into the clinch successfully.
Jon seems to have recovered his senses.
Berzins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jon's elbow.
Jon has a couple of punches blocked by Berzins.
A frustrated look appears on Jon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jon tries to work over Berzins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Berzins.
Berzins is working Jon over against the cage.
Berzins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Berzins scores with a shot to the side of Jon's head.
Berzins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jon being controlled against the cage.
Berzins lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jon backwards.
Jon has a couple of punches blocked by Berzins.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Berzins.
Berzins is struggling to control the position.
Jon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Berzins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jons head.
A head punch on the inside from Jon fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Berzins.
Berzins lands an uppercut.
Jon's coach down at Shitty Training Facility (Product Recall) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jon's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Berzins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jon backwards.
Berzins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jons head.
Berzins lands a big right hand that drops Jon! The killer instinct kicks in and Berzins finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Berzins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Berzins!
Samuel Berzins retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Samuel Berzins thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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RATING
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