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Chaos 31 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Koli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jagger Jacques (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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196 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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186 cm
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188 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sam Koli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jagger Jacques!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacques is looking to clinch but Koli is avoiding it.
Jacques tries to clinch there but Koli circles away.
Koli has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jacques gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jacques doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jacques struggles to land a body shot inside as Koli controls his hands.
Jacques misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koli.
Jacques fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jacques with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jacques struggles to land a body shot inside as Koli controls his hands.
Koli is trying to break the clinch but Jacques is controlling him.
Jacques swings wildly with an uppercut but Koli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koli blocking some punches.
Jacques is working Koli over against the cage.
Koli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jacques misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jacques tries a knee to the head but Koli blocks it.
Jacques tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koli avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koli wants to get back to striking at distance but Jacques won't allow it.
Koli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jacques.
Jacques's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jacques's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jacques throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Koli is trying to break the clinch but Jacques is controlling him.
Koli wants to stall.
Jacques lands a knee to the body.
Koli avoiding damage as Jacques throws knees to the body.
Koli blocks an elbow strike from Jacques.
Jacques pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Koli lands a shot to the body.
Koli is trying to push Jacques away but Jacques has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jacques lands an elbow just above Koli 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacques comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jacques tries a knee to the head but Koli blocks it.
Koli is trying to break the clinch but Jacques has him pressed against the cage.
Jacques looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jacques trying to land knees to the body.
Koli blocking some punches.
Koli is trying to push Jacques away but Jacques has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jacques tries a knee to the head but Koli blocks it.
Jacques working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacques gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jacques can't find room to land a body shot as Koli controls the action.
Koli breaks from the clinch.
Jacques moves into the clinch.
Jacques misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koli managing to block the knees to the body from Jacques.
Jacques misses with an elbow strike.
Koli takes an elbow to the temple.
Jacques tries a body shot but Koli blocks it.
Koli blocking some punches.
Jacques prevents Koli from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jacques.
Koli blocks an elbow strike from Jacques.
Jacques misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koli has had enough of the clinch but Jacques keeps him there for the moment.
Koli wants to break the clinch but can't.
Koli trying to stall but Jacques improves his position.
Koli takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jacques is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koli is defending well for now.
Koli blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacques tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jacques struggles to land a body shot inside as Koli controls his hands.
Koli blocks an elbow strike.
Koli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jacques misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jacques tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jacques tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koli avoids it.
Koli trying to stall but Jacques improves his position.
Jacques misses with a punch to the body.
Jacques misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koli blocks an elbow strike from Jacques.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jacques using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Koli dodges an elbow strike from Jacques.
Jacques tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koli's elbow.
Jacques misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jagger Jacques dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jacques fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jacques moves to clinch but Koli breaks away
and Koli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jagger Jacques seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacques keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koli.
Jacques fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jacques closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Koli is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Koli is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jacques tries to land knees in the clinch but Koli avoids the damage to the body.
Koli blocks a body shot from Jacques.
Jacques lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jacques goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jacques doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jacques misses with a body punch.
Jacques tries a body shot but Koli blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Jacques fails to land.
Jacques working aggressively here.
Jacques pushes off an throws an elbow but Koli leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Koli avoids the elbow strike from Jacques, against the cage.
Jacques tries a knee to the head but Koli blocks it.
Koli wants to get back to striking at distance but Jacques won't allow it.
Jacques fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jagger Jacques seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jacques swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Koli blocking some punches.
Koli is looking to break free of the clinch but Jacques has double underhooks.
Jacques misses with a punch to the body.
Jacques letting Koli take a breather here.
Jacques throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacques misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jacques trying to land knees to the body.
Jacques throws an elbow that misses.
Jacques throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jacques working aggressively here.
Koli blocks the elbow strike.
Jacques lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jacques throws a head punch that misses.
Jacques with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Koli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jacques.
Jacques looking to throw knees to the head but Koli is blocking nicely.
Jacques throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacques throws a head punch that misses.
Koli wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Koli prevents a body shot from Jacques.
Jacques tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koli avoids it.
Jacques has a couple of punches blocked by Koli.
Jacques tries to land knees in the clinch but Koli avoids the damage to the body.
Koli avoiding damage as Jacques throws knees to the body.
Jacques misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koli is trying to break the clinch but Jacques has him pressed against the cage.
Jacques tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koli avoids it.
Jacques tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koli's elbow.
Koli can't find room to land a body shot as Jacques controls the action.
Jacques misses with a body punch.
Koli blocks a body shot from Jacques.
Jacques struggles to land a body shot inside as Koli controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jacques.
Jacques trying to land knees to the body.
Jacques throws an elbow but it misses.
Jacques misses with a punch to the body.
Koli wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jacques working aggressively here.
Jacques misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koli.
Jacques pushes Koli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jacques is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koli is defending well for now.
Jacques misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jacques lands a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jacques landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jacques lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koli backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jagger Jacques showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Jacques takes one to the side of the head.
Jacques tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koli connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Koli is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jacques is looking to clinch.
Koli uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jacques has time to react.
Sam Koli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jacques moves to clinch but Koli breaks away
and Koli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koli circles away from the clinch attempt
and Koli counters with a crisp one two that drops Jacques! Koli thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Jacques to his feet! Jacques is in big trouble!
Jacques is rocked!
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!
Jacques darts in trying to clinch
and Koli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jacques is still on wobbly legs! Can Koli finish him?
Jacques tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Koli counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sam Koli!
Sam Koli thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Dobczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Nichols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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197 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Dobczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Scott Nichols!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nichols misses with a series of wild punches.
Nichols fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nichols with a nice cross.
Nichols digs a good body shot into Dobczynski's ribs.
Dobczynski needs to keep his hands up - Nichols had a free shot at his head there.
Dobczynski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nichols.
Dobczynski throws a head kick but Nichols moves out of range.
Nichols dips to his left and cracks Dobczynski with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dobczynski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dobczynski has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Nichols is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Dobczynski yanks on the arm and Nichols is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Dobczynski.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Robert Dobczynski!
Robert Dobczynski thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jere Stephens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Hill has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Billy Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jere Stephens!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephens keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stephens bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hill shoots for a double leg takedown but Stephens sprawls well. He's pushed Hill's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stephens throws a nice looking combination but Hill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice takedown defense from Stephens. No joy for Hill on that attempt.
Stephens connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Hill! He's out on his feet! Stephens rushes in and drops Hill with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jere Stephens!
Billy Hill spoke after the fight, saying 'Good scrap, good scrap. Pretty good scrap der.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jambe De Bois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blue Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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162 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jambe De Bois!
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, Blue Jay!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Bois gets caught flat footed, as Jay shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jay with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Bois 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.
Jay postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
De Bois looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jay is one step ahead there.
De Bois has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jay landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jay missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jay postures up.
Jay loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Bois knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jay on the ground.
Jay trying to control the position from guard on top but De Bois is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jay is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
De Bois is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jay postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
De Bois 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.
Jay postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jay drops back looking for a leg! De Bois is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and De Bois manages to kick Jay off! Jay jumps back into De Bois's guard.
Jay wants to control from the top but De Bois keeps moving.
Jay postures up in De Bois's guard and throws a big left but De Bois blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay wants to control from the top but De Bois keeps moving.
Jay working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Bois will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jay wants to control from the top but De Bois keeps moving.
Jay has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jay thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
De Bois on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if De Bois tries to get out of the position.
Jay trying to control but De Bois is working from the bottom.
Jay with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jay trying to control but De Bois is working from the bottom.
Jay postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay lands a couple of digs.
De Bois 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.
Jay stands up over De Bois, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jay accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Bois working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jay.
Jay tries to free his leg and advance position but De Bois is retaining full guard.
Jay is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jay cracks De Bois with a solid left hand.
De Bois managing to control the position.
De Bois looking for a sweep. Not yet De Bois, not yet.
Jay scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jay jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
De Bois not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jay landing some decent shots from guard.
De Bois is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jay working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jay with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jay drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and De Bois dives on top into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jay looking for a guillotine here but De Bois defends easily.
Jay is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blue Jay dominated that round.
That's time! De Bois's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
De Bois throws a right and a left that Jay avoids nicely.
Jay tries for a takedown but De Bois sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Bois tries to score with a low kick but Jay moves his leg out of the way.
De Bois uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Blue Jay has been cut.
De Bois throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice uppercut there from De Bois.
Jay closes the distance and clinches up with De Bois, looking for a takedown. Jay pushes De Bois against the cage but De Bois circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
De Bois keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jambe De Bois has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blue Jay.
Jay shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Bois pinned against the cage. De Bois gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jay scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jay scoring with punches and elbows.
De Bois takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jay working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The strikes coming from Jay are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jay is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but De Bois is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jay looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
De Bois tries to bench press Jay off him but Jay keeps the position.
De Bois is working hard here to advance position.
Jay thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Bois tries to escape but Jay is in control.
Jay tries for a kimura but De Bois is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on De Bois's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jay is working to tighten his grip on De Bois's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. De Bois has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Jay is really squeezing tight and eventually De Bois passes out! Jay breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Blue Jay!
An out of breath Blue Jay thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Murphy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gustavo Santos's chin.
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300 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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290 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gustavo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos darts in looking for a takedown but Murphy gets double underhooks and turns Santos into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murphy.
It looks like Gustavo Santos has been cut.
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Santos looks winded!
Murphy lands with a right to the head.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murphy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murphy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That has opened up Gustavo Santos's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy drops Santos onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Santos is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Santos is rocked!
Murphy working aggressively here.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Murphy finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santos blocking some punches.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Santos blocking some punches.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Murphy has Santos pressed against the cage. Santos drops his hands and Murphy takes advantage by unloading with a massive hook that sends Santos tumbling to the canvas! Murphy rains down with more punches but Santos was already out! That's a highlight reel knockout for Murphy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Murphy!
Joe Murphy spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denis Pelono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darko Markovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denis Pelono has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
211 lbs
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217 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Denis Pelono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darko Markovic!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markovic misses with a straight left.
Markovic takes a swing at Pelono's ribcage but misses.
Markovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pelono misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Markovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pelono counters with a straight right hand.
Markovic misses with a right hand
and Pelono counters with a two punch combo.
Markovic misses with a few strikes there.
Markovic cracks a nice hook into Pelono's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pelono ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Markovic moves away.
Pelono jabs Markovic right on the nose. Markovic blinks but takes it well.
Markovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Markovic throws a nice looking combination but Pelono bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pelono showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Markovic.
Markovic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pelono.
Markovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pelono sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pelono could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Markovic connects with a right hand. Pelono shakes it off.
Markovic misses with an uppercut
and Pelono counters with a big head kick but Markovic shrugs it off.
Pelono ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Markovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pelono counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Markovic misses with a lunging right hand
and Pelono counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pelono scores with a spinning back kick!
Markovic lands a jab to the head.
Markovic lands with a nice combination. Pelono backs away looking to recover.
Pelono misses with a wild body shot.
Markovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pelono.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markovic takes a swing at Pelono's ribcage but misses.
Pelono scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Markovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pelono counters with a body kick.
Markovic looks winded!
Markovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Pelono counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Markovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pelono counters with a big head kick but Markovic shrugs it off.
Pelono throws a sloppy head kick and Markovic moves out of range easily.
Markovic swings for the body but Pelono moves out of range.
Markovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pelono cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Markovic throws a series of punches but Pelono avoids them all with ease.
Markovic misses with a hook
and Pelono counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pelono counters with a nice body kick.
Darko Markovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pelono lands a big head kick that sends Markovic tumbling to the mat! Pelono takes a step backwards and waves Markovic back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Markovic is rocked!
It looks like Darko Markovic has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markovic ducks right into an uppercut from Pelono.
Markovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Pelono finish him?
Pelono looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pelono lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Markovic can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Pelono and Markovic drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Pelono.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Denis Pelono!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Sparrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson has chosen 2 Chainz, Wiz Khalifa - We Own It as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
225 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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275 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Sparrow!
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, Martin Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sparrow, pushing him back against the cage.
Wilson leaning against his opponent.
Wilson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wilson drops Sparrow with a big knee straight up the middle! Sparrow is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Jack Sparrow has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sparrow throws a combination that misses
and Wilson moves into the clinch.
Sparrow is trapped in a tight thai clinch here. Wilson pulls him left and then right before unleashing a vicious knee to the head. Oh damn - Sparrow is out cold! That's some serious business! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Martin Wilson!
Martin Wilson got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valdet Berisha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valdet Berisha has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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299 lbs
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280 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Valdet Berisha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leon Couture!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Couture showed some decent athleticism there.
Couture winds up and cracks Berisha with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Berisha is looking to improve his position.
Couture has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Couture takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Berisha wants to get back to his feet.
Couture lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Couture looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couture thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Berisha's head.
Berisha keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Berisha wants to improve his position but Couture is controlling well.
Couture 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.
Berisha is looking to improve his position.
Couture not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Couture seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Couture is nestled in close to Berisha, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Couture not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Couture lands with a punch from half guard.
Berisha is looking to improve his position.
Couture scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couture scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Berisha is trying to maintain the position but Couture is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Couture lands a nice short elbow.
Couture lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Berisha! More strikes land and this one is all over! Couture jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Couture!
A relieved looking Leon Couture thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anya Oley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicol Bolas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
185 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anya Oley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicol Bolas!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolas is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Oley's half guard.
Oley moves into full guard.
Oley looking for a guillotine here but Bolas defends easily.
Bolas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolas wants to control from the top but Oley keeps moving.
Bolas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Oley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bolas wants to control from the top but Oley keeps moving.
Oley is controlling Bolas's posture.
Oley pushes a forearm under Bolas's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Bolas is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anya Oley!
Anya Oley retains his middleweight title!
Anya Oley seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Benedict (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tung Kuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tung Kuk has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Charles Benedict's chin.
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26
163 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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19
160 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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Basic striking
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charles Benedict!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tung Kuk !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kuk misses with a body shot.
Kuk misses with a body shot.
Kuk rushes Benedict and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Benedict tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
I was talking to Benedict's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedict.
Benedict drags the fight down to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Benedict looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Kuk is defending well. Benedict quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Kuk has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Benedict celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Charles Benedict!
Charles Benedict retains his lightweight title!
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