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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Genaro Barraza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Diggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Genaro Barraza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Franklin Diggs!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barraza with a nice cross.
Diggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Barraza does no damage.
Barraza scores with a hook.
Diggs tries to land a leg kick but Barraza saw it coming and moves away.
Barraza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diggs.
Barraza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barraza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggs manages to avoid it.
A big right from Barraza misses.
Barraza throws a hook but Diggs avoids it easily.
Diggs throws a head kick but Barraza moves out of range.
Diggs moves into range and connects with a jab.
Diggs tries a low kick but Barraza avoids it.
Diggs thows a body shot but no joy.
Barraza misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Diggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barraza swings widly with a right hand
letting Diggs counter with a right hand.
Barraza throws a right and a left that Diggs avoids nicely.
Diggs works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barraza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggs moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraza throws out a loose jab but Diggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barraza walks into a stiff left hand from Diggs.
Nice defenses there by Diggs.
Diggs throws a leg kick but Barraza checks it.
Diggs moves out of range as Barraza strikes.
Diggs fails with a takedown attempt.
Barraza avoids the body shot from Diggs.
Diggs doesn't manage to clinch there - Barraza circles away.
Genaro Barraza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barraza swats away the attempt to clinch by Diggs.
Barraza misses with a two punch combination.
Barraza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barraza misses the jab.
Diggs avoids the body shot from Barraza.
Diggs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diggs slips a jab from Barraza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs misses with a straight right.
Diggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barraza.
Diggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barraza misses with a hook. Diggs ducked under it nicely.
Diggs connects with a crisp jab.
Diggs takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diggs throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barraza.
Diggs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barraza.
Barraza scores with a shot to the body.
Barraza lands with a good body shot.
Barraza works Diggs's body with a nice hook.
Diggs wants to clinch.
Jab by Barraza.
Nice uppercut there from Barraza.
Barraza misses with an uppercut. Diggs saw that one coming.
Diggs has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barraza ducks under a wild hook from Diggs.
Diggs tries to close the distance and clinch but Barraza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barraza scores with a decent looking hook.
Barraza misses with a shot to the body
and Diggs counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diggs throws a front kick aimed at Barraza's knee but Barraza avoids it well.
Diggs slips under a jab.
Barraza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diggs misses with a low kick as Barraza jumps back.
Diggs misses with a looping right.
Diggs slips a straight right by Barraza.
Diggs cracks Barraza with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Barraza misses.
Diggs is looking to clinch but Barraza is avoiding it.
Diggs connects with an inside leg kick.
Barraza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barraza ducks under a wild hook from Diggs.
A shot to the liver by Barraza. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Diggs tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diggs takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barraza cracks Diggs with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diggs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barraza throws an overhand right that lands on Diggs's shoulder, as Diggs tries to avoid the shot.
Diggs throws a good cross that connects.
Barraza throws a looping overhand right but Diggs ducks down to avoid it.
Diggs lands with a cross.
Diggs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barraza misses with a few strikes there.
Barraza keeps the fight on the outside.
Barraza scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barraza misses with an uppercut.
Diggs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barraza is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Diggs scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barraza doesn't seem bothered though.
Barraza swings for the body but Diggs moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genaro Barraza dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barraza lands a nice shot to the body.
Barraza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggs manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Diggs misses.
Diggs looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barraza is fending him off so far but Diggs persists. Nope, Barraza circles away and we're back to standing.
Diggs moves away from the strike by Barraza.
Barraza staying out of range there.
Barraza throws a nice looking combination but Diggs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diggs misses with a straight left.
Barraza misses the shot to the body.
Diggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diggs misses the jab.
Diggs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diggs is looking to clinch but Barraza is avoiding it.
Barraza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diggs is looking to clinch but Barraza is avoiding it.
Barraza misses with a hook.
A big left from Barraza misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barraza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barraza throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barraza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barraza on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diggs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barraza.
Barraza throws a poor cross that misses
and Diggs counters with a good low kick that Barraza was not able to check.
Diggs misses with a low kick as Barraza jumps back.
Diggs ducks under a wild hook from Barraza.
Diggs uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barraza has time to react.
Diggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barraza.
Barraza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diggs ducks under a wild hook from Barraza.
Barraza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diggs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barraza lands a head shot.
Barraza misses with a hook.
Diggs tries to close the distance and clinch but Barraza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Genaro Barraza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barraza. Diggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barraza throws a lazy uppercut
and Diggs counters with a straight right hand.
Barraza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barraza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barraza misses with a looping right.
Nice takedown defense from Barraza. No joy for Diggs on that attempt.
Barraza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barraza lands a jab to Diggs's midsection.
Barraza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barraza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diggs.
Diggs lands with a slapping head kick.
Barraza misses with a hook to the body
and Diggs counters with a nice body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Diggs misses the target.
Diggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diggs jabs at Barraza's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barraza misses with an uppercut. Diggs saw that one coming.
Barraza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diggs misses with a wild body shot.
Barraza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barraza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diggs.
Nice cross by Barraza.
Barraza misses with a series of wild punches.
Barraza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diggs.
A slow jab from Barraza misses its intended target.
Barraza blocks a head kick by Diggs.
Barraza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Diggs misses.
Diggs ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Diggs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Diggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barraza slaps away a takedown attempt from Diggs, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Genaro Barraza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklin Diggs.
Barraza misses with a double jab.
Barraza looks to land a left hand but Diggs moved out of range nicely.
Barraza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diggs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diggs slips under a jab from Barraza.
Genaro Barraza is winning the standup battle so far.
Diggs bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Diggs is trying to get an arm triangle but Barraza is defending well.
Diggs is looking to take a break and control but Barraza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diggs advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franklin Diggs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Barraza lands with a cross.
Diggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barraza.
Barraza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Barraza.
Barraza throws a body punch but Diggs moves out of range.
Diggs tries to land a leg kick but Barraza saw it coming and moves away.
Diggs misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Barraza. Those never looked like landing.
Barraza on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Diggs digs a good body shot into Barraza's ribs.
Barraza connects with a body shot.
Barraza takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diggs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barraza.
Diggs throws a poor cross that misses
and Barraza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diggs changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Barraza checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Barraza misses its intended target.
Barraza darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barraza bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barraza lands a nice shot that snaps Diggs's head back.
Diggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice jab there from Barraza.
Barraza takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Diggs throws a leg kick but Barraza moved away.
Diggs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barraza.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diggs. Barraza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diggs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barraza throws the left hand but Diggs avoids the punch easily.
Diggs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barraza throws out the jab.
Diggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barraza moves away.
Barraza jabs at Diggs's body.
Diggs swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barraza takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barraza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggs manages to avoid it.
Diggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barraza.
Barraza scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barraza misses with a few strikes there.
Barraza defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Diggs.
Diggs bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barraza's head.
Barraza throws a hook to the side of Diggs's head but Diggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diggs avoids the body shot from Barraza.
Diggs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diggs lands with a right hand.
Diggs takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barraza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diggs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barraza.
Diggs tries to clinch but Barraza is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs moves away from the strike by Barraza.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diggs. Barraza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diggs with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barraza slips under a jab from Diggs.
Barraza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diggs. Diggs obviously looking to wear him down.
Barraza takes one on the button.
Diggs tries to clinch there but Barraza circles away.
Barraza misses with a hook.
Diggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barraza throws an overhand right that lands on Diggs's shoulder, as Diggs tries to avoid the shot.
Diggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barraza manages to avoid it.
Diggs on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diggs slips a jab from Barraza.
Diggs misses with an uppercut. Barraza saw that one coming.
Diggs slips a jab from Barraza.
Diggs throws a jab but it's blocked by Barraza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barraza checks a leg kick.
Diggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Barraza misses its intended target.
Barraza slips under a jab.
Diggs scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barraza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diggs throws a hook but Barraza avoids it easily.
Diggs tries to clinch but Barraza is having none of it.
Diggs throws a lazy right hand but Barraza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barraza paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barraza misses with a two punch combination.
Barraza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diggs.
Barraza misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barraza avoids a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Genaro Barraza.
I think Barraza has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Genaro Barraza!
A relieved looking Genaro Barraza 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adabisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patt Magroin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon Adabisi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Simon Adabisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patt Magroin!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Magroin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adabisi misses with a looping left.
Magroin throws a combination that misses
and Adabisi counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice combination there by Magroin.
Magroin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adabisi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Magroin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Adabisi on the side of the head.
Magroin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adabisi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Magroin tries to bum rush Adabisi with a series of wild strikes but Adabisi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Magroin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Magroin throws a combination. Adabisi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magroin with a hook.
Adabisi connects with a body shot that sends Magroin's belly button to the back.
Adabisi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adabisi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magroin.
A punch combination from Magroin misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adabisi lands with a shot to the body.
Magroin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adabisi moves away.
Magroin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Adabisi avoids the body shot from Magroin.
Magroin misses with a few strikes there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Adabisi, as that shot connected.
Magroin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Magroin misses with the combination.
Magroin looks winded!
Magroin just misses with a punch to the body.
Magroin throws out a loose jab but Adabisi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adabisi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Basics -LOD- in the buildup to the fight.
Magroin gets cracked there but stands up to 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!
Adabisi misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magroin misses with a straight right.
Magroin throws an off balance right hand
and Adabisi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Magroin fails to land with a series of punches.
Magroin ducks right into an uppercut from Adabisi.
Magroin is rocked!
Magroin misses with a double jab
and Adabisi counters with a right hand to the body.
Magroin is still on wobbly legs! Can Adabisi finish him?
Magroin 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.
Adabisi lands a slapping body shot.
Are you kidding me?! Adabisi ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Magroin clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Simon Adabisi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ip Leung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guto Silveira (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ip Leung !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Guto Silveira!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leung pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silveira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silveira looks to land a combination but Leung avoids it well.
Nice jab there from Silveira.
Leung misses with an attempted mid kick.
Leung connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A punch combination from Silveira misses.
Leung feints and then cracks Silveira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silveira down.
Leung doesn't manage to clinch there - Silveira circles away.
Leung swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silveira counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Silveira does it's job there.
Leung tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silveira throws a nice looking combination but Leung bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leung tries to clinch up but Silveira circles away and keeps his distance.
Leung throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silveira throws a right hand that Leung ducks under and follows up with a left that Leung also avoids with ease.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silveira!
Leung gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silveira swings wildly with an uppercut but Leung uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silveira throws a punch but it's blocked by Leung .
Leung goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silveira prevents a body shot from Leung .
Silveira has a couple of punches blocked by Leung .
Leung landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Leung gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Leung gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silveira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leung lands a damaging elbow.
Silveira is trying to break the clinch but Leung is controlling him.
Leung lands a damaging elbow.
Leung misses with a punch on the inside.
Silveira misses with a punch on the inside.
Silveira throws a head punch that misses.
Silveira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Silveira fails to land.
Leung lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silveira can't break the clinch.
Leung lands a nice knee to the body.
Leung comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Leung lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silveira has a couple of punches blocked by Leung .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leung misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silveira.
Leung keeps control of Silveira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silveira avoids the elbow strike from Leung , against the cage.
Leung throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silveira is looking to break free of the clinch but Leung has double underhooks.
Silveira wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leung lands a body punch in the clinch.
Leung tries to land knees in the clinch but Silveira avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Leung just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silveira's brow.
Leung works on Silveira's body with a couple of short punches.
Leung lands an elbow inside.
Leung prevents Silveira from breaking the clinch.
Silveira working aggressively here.
Silveira gets through Leung 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silveira lands an uppercut.
Silveira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leung misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silveira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Leung throws an elbow that misses.
Silveira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silveira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leung has him pressed against the cage.
Leung tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leung creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silveira's defenses.
Nice elbow from Leung .
Leung using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silveira looks winded!
Leung looking to throw knees to the head but Silveira is blocking nicely.
A short right from Leung on the inside.
Silveira tries to break free but Leung pushes him back against the cage.
Leung lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leung struggles to land a body shot inside as Silveira controls his hands.
Leung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silveira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leung goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leung lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Silveira's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leung .
Leung comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Leung goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leung 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Leung as the two fighters clinch.
Leung connects with a knee to the head.
Silveira is rocked!
Leung scores with a shoulder strike.
Silveira is still on wobbly legs! Can Leung finish him?
Leung comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leung lands an elbow inside that Silveira shrugs off.
Leung working the clinch nicely. Silveira is working for position but Leung cracks him with a big knee to the head! Silveira crumples up against the cage and Leung lands two more shots before the ref can save Silveira! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Ip Leung !
During a confident post fight interview, Ip Leung thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tarzan Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vacilo Ai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarzan Moreira had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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146 lbs
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139 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tarzan Moreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vacilo Ai!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreira drives through and clinches with Ai against the cage.
Ai takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Vacilo Ai has been cut.
Moreira lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Moreira.
Ai is rocked!
Moreira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ai is still on wobbly legs! Can Moreira finish him?
Moreira lands a body punch in the clinch.
Moreira lands a right hand.
Ai tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Moreira smiles and moves away.
Moreira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ai seems to have recovered his senses.
Ai is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Moreira to keep the fight standing.
A short left from Moreira.
Moreira presses Ai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moreira lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ai looks winded!
A short body shot lands from Moreira as the two fighters clinch.
Moreira lands a nice uppercut.
Ai jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Moreira walks away with a smile on his face. Ai gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tarzan Moreira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vacilo Ai.
Ai walks straight into a right hand from Moreira - that's dropped him! Moreira jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Ai from any more punishment! Ai complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tarzan Moreira!
Tarzan Moreira 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Koji Muto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dallas Rainwater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muto comes to the cage accompanied by Sleepwalking through the Mekong. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Koji Muto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dallas Rainwater!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muto throws a lazy right hand but Rainwater sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Muto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rainwater's coach down at Island Premium 20x CT's was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rainwater's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rainwater closes this distance looking for a takedown but Muto circles away.
Muto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rainwater thows a left - swing and a miss!
Muto definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice straight punches there by Muto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Muto.
It looks like Dallas Rainwater has been cut.
Muto swings for the body but Rainwater moves out of range.
Rainwater is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Muto's half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Muto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Muto.
Muto manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muto goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Rainwater is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rainwater drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Muto manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rainwater has Muto in his guard.
Muto 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.
Muto postures up.
Rainwater is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Muto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rainwater working a defensive guard but Muto passes into half guard.
Muto is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rainwater has managed to free his arm - good work.
Muto is pressing down on Rainwater's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rainwater is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muto trying to control from half guard but Rainwater is working away.
Muto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rainwater tries to roll over but Muto keeps him under control.
Muto wants to take a breather but Rainwater is having none of it.
Muto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rainwater defends it well.
Muto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rainwater keeps working.
Muto seems to be looking for submissions.
Rainwater moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rainwater throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rainwater is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Muto looking to pass the guard.
Muto advances position into side control!
Muto trying to control the action but Rainwater is working from the bottom.
Muto lands a few punches from side control.
Muto landing strikes.
Muto misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rainwater sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muto is thwarting Rainwater's attempts to control the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Muto is trying to work for a kimura but Rainwater is defending well.
Muto controlling the action here.
Rainwater wants to control but Muto is keeping busy.
Muto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Muto is looking for a kimura but Rainwater is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Muto to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rainwater slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rainwater is pulling down on Muto's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koji Muto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dallas Rainwater's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Muto scores with a takedown into Rainwater's guard.
Muto passes into half guard.
Rainwater is refusing to be controlled, as Muto sits in half guard.
Muto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rainwater's head.
Muto is looking to take a break and control but Rainwater is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rainwater manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Muto trying to control but Rainwater is working from the bottom.
Muto wants to pass the guard but Rainwater is keeping the position.
Muto passes Rainwater's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rainwater is not content to let Muto control the position.
Muto is pressing down on Rainwater's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rainwater is holding on for now.
Muto content to control rather than advance.
Rainwater trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muto drops an elbow to the side of Rainwater's head.
Rainwater won't allow Muto to pass to mount.
Rainwater is refusing to be controlled, as Muto sits in half guard.
Muto not doing much here.
Rainwater trying to hold on to Muto's head to control him but Muto postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Muto misses with an uppercut.
Rainwater showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Muto.
Muto lands with a straight right. Rainwater didn't see that one coming.
Rainwater walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Muto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rainwater was well out of range. Poor timing from Muto.
Muto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muto throws out a loose jab but Rainwater uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rainwater looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muto. Rainwater does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rainwater counters with a straight right hand.
Muto throws a jab but it's blocked by Rainwater.
Rainwater slips under a jab from Muto.
Muto swings for the body but Rainwater moves out of range.
Muto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Muto scores with a shot to the body.
Rainwater gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rainwater throws the left hand but Muto avoids the punch easily.
Muto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Muto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rainwater.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rainwater tries to clinch but Muto moves out of range.
Muto loads up on a big right hand but Rainwater slips the punch.
Rainwater takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jab from Muto.
Muto connects with a nice looking jab.
Rainwater slips a straight right by Muto.
Koji Muto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Muto - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice combination there by Muto.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muto scores with the left hand. Rainwater knows he should have avoided that one.
Donk. Muto catches Rainwater right on the button with a cross.
Muto scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koji Muto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dallas Rainwater's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rainwater scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Muto trying to hold on to Rainwater's head to control him but Rainwater postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Muto manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rainwater trying to control but Muto is working from the bottom.
Muto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rainwater drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Muto manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rainwater has Muto in his guard.
Rainwater is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Muto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muto wants to control from the top but Rainwater keeps moving.
Muto is really struggling to control Rainwater but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Muto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Muto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Muto is in close to Rainwater's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rainwater trying to keep a closed guard but Muto is proving a slippery customer.
Muto drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rainwater dives on top into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Muto keeping moving, preventing Rainwater from controlling successfully.
Koji Muto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rainwater being controlled here momentarily.
Rainwater is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Muto is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Muto has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rainwater is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Muto works over Rainwater with some ground and pound from guard.
Rainwater is looking for a triangle but Muto pushes his legs off easily.
Muto working some strikes from top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muto trying to control but Rainwater is working from the bottom.
Rainwater wants to sweep but no luck.
Muto landing some decent shots from guard.
Muto works over Rainwater with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muto lands a couple of digs.
Muto trying to control the position from guard on top but Rainwater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Muto is pushing down on Rainwater's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rainwater is fighting to maintain full guard but Muto has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rainwater wants to improve his position but Muto is controlling well.
Muto is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rainwater sees it coming and defends easily.
Muto working the head and body with strikes.
Muto wants to control but Rainwater is keeping him busy.
Rainwater wants to get back to full guard.
Rainwater is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Muto scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rainwater is staying active underneath Muto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rainwater is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muto trying to mount his opponent but Rainwater defends it.
Muto scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rainwater is trying to get back to full guard.
Muto scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rainwater blocking the ground and pound attempt from Muto.
Muto wants to pass the guard but Rainwater is defending well.
Rainwater wants to improve his position but Muto is controlling well.
Dallas Rainwater has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rainwater is concentrating on defense, preventing Muto from advancing position.
Koji Muto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rainwater is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Muto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Muto's back!
Rainwater doesn't have the hooks in and Muto manages to turn into his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koji Muto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Muto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koji Muto!
A victorious Koji Muto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arturas Rudokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Teach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arturas Rudokas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edward Teach!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teach gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rudokas counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Teach!
Rudokas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Teach knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rudokas tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rudokas has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rudokas moves into full mount!
Teach is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Rudokas is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Teach is surviving well by controlling Rudokas's body position as best he can.
Rudokas is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Teach has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rudokas avoids the attempt from Teach to control.
Teach gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teach wants to get back to full guard.
Teach gets full guard.
Teach tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Teach looking for a guillotine here but Rudokas defends easily.
Rudokas trying to control but Teach is working from the bottom.
Rudokas postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Teach keeping full guard, as Rudokas tries to pass.
Rudokas is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Teach is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Teach has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Teach stands up over Rudokas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rudokas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Teach doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Teach manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rudokas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Teach is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teach cracks Rudokas with a solid left hand.
Teach working some strikes from top position.
Teach preventing the sweep.
Teach avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Teach with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Teach scoring with punches to the head and body.
Teach landing with the ground and pound.
Teach landing with the ground and pound.
Rudokas is rocked!
Rudokas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Teach doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Teach manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Oh Rudokas is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Teach distracts Rudokas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rudokas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Teach defends well.
Rudokas seems to have got his legs back now.
Teach is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teach is pushing down on Rudokas's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rudokas is fighting to maintain full guard but Teach has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rudokas gets full guard.
Teach avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Teach is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rudokas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Teach distracts Rudokas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Teach scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rudokas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rudokas trying to control the position.
Teach with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teach scoring with punches to the head and body.
Teach working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Teach cracks Rudokas with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teach cracks Rudokas with a solid left hand.
Teach arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Rudokas's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Edward Teach!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Gower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Branko Juric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gower's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, So Cold. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Gower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Branko Juric!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juric slips a straight right by Gower.
Juric rushes Gower and presses him up against the cage.
Juric lands an elbow just above Gower 's eye.
Juric lands an elbow inside.
Gower wants to take the fight to the mat but Juric manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gower looking for a takedown.
Gower is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Gower. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juric lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Joe Gower has been cut.
Juric comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gower drops down looking for an ankle pick but Juric pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Juric.
Gower jumps guard but Juric turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Juric lands an elbow just above Gower 's eye.
Juric gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juric lands an elbow just above Gower 's eye.
Gower has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Juric avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Juric lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Juric.
Juric holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Juric creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gower's defenses.
Juric creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gower's defenses.
Juric lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Juric lands a damaging elbow.
Gower pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juric decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gower, up you get!
Juric has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gower thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gower fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Juric on the side of the head.
Juric tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gower paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gower shoots in for a double leg but Juric sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A telegraphed right hand from Gower misses the target.
Gower misses with a straight right.
Gower takes a swing at Juric's ribcage but misses.
Gower throws a looping overhand right but Juric ducks down to avoid it.
Gower lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Juric circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed right hand from Gower misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juric gets a clinch.
Juric stalling against the cage.
Juric lands an elbow just above Gower 's eye.
Juric gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gower.
Juric lands an elbow inside that Gower shrugs off.
Gower is working for takedown but Juric is calmly controlling the position for now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gower is looking for a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Juric scores with a nice short uppercut.
Juric lands an elbow inside that Gower shrugs off.
Juric content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gower is looking for a takedown.
Juric creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gower's defenses.
Juric lands an elbow inside that Gower shrugs off.
Juric lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Juric takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Juric lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gower takes an elbow to the temple.
Juric creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gower's defenses.
Juric lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gower takes an elbow to the forehead.
Juric stops a takedown attempt from Gower.
Juric lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gower has Juric pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Juric manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Juric gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gower takes an elbow to the forehead.
Juric lands an elbow inside.
Gower is trying to drag Juric to the mat but Juric just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Juric lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Juric lands a nice elbow.
Juric controlling the action here for a moment.
Gower looking for a takedown.
Juric leaning against his opponent.
Nice elbow from Juric.
Juric comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juric lands an elbow just above Gower 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juric lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Juric lands an elbow that stopped Gower in his tracks for a moment.
Juric comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Juric.
Juric has Gower pressed against the cage.
Gower wants a takedown.
Juric leaning against his opponent.
Nice elbow from Juric.
Juric prevents a takedown attempt there.
Juric leaning against his opponent.
Gower takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gower is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Juric's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gower has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Juric is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gower has Juric pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Juric manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gower takes an elbow to the temple.
Juric lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Branko Juric dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Gower's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Juric rushes Gower and presses him up against the cage.
Juric prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gower letting Juric take a breather here.
Juric creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gower's defenses.
Juric creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gower's defenses.
Juric lands an elbow inside that Gower shrugs off.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gower drops down looking for an ankle pick but Juric pulls his leg out and moves away.
Juric moves into the clinch.
Juric creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gower's defenses.
Gower looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Juric creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gower's defenses.
Juric lands a nice elbow.
Juric lands a damaging elbow.
Gower fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Gower. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juric lands an elbow that stopped Gower in his tracks for a moment.
Juric lands a nice elbow.
Joe Gower's cut is getting worse.
Gower is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Juric to keep the fight standing.
Juric lands a nice elbow.
Gower is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juric comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oh Gower is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gower avoids a wild elbow strike from Juric.
Gower wants to take the fight to the mat but Juric manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Juric leaning against his opponent.
Juric lands a nice elbow.
Juric lands a damaging elbow.
Juric lands an elbow inside.
Gower is pressed against the cage. Juric pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Gower! Two more big strikes from Juric and Gower crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Branko Juric!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Khmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bigg Moe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moe has chosen polly cover my son justin as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bigg Moe was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arnold Khmer!
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, Bigg Moe!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khmer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khmer staying out of range there.
Khmer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Khmer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khmer.
Khmer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Khmer misses with an uppercut. Moe saw that one coming.
Khmer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moe.
Moe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khmer.
Good standup being displayed there by Khmer as he connects with a hook.
Moe walks into a straight right hand from Khmer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moe avoids the body shot from Khmer.
Moe gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moe wants to control but Khmer is keeping him busy.
Moe is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Khmer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Moe in side control, throwing shots but Khmer defends.
Moe thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Khmer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Moe wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Khmer has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moe tries to score with some ground and pound. Khmer controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Moe is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Khmer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Khmer struggling a bit here.
Moe tries for a kimura but Khmer is defending well.
Moe trying to control the action but Khmer is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khmer dodges the ground and pound from Moe.
Moe working the strikes but Khmer uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moe misses with a head shot. Khmer uses the momentum to regain guard.
Khmer has Moe pulled in close to control his posture.
Khmer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Moe!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khmer with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Moe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Khmer has control of Moe's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Moe regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Moe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Moe working to try and regain half guard.
Moe regains half guard.
Moe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khmer trying to control but Moe is working from the bottom.
Khmer passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Khmer dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Moe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khmer.
Moe looks to throw the jab but Khmer is out of range.
Moe lands a jab to the head.
Moe looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
My spies in Island Top Team inform me that Moe has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Khmer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moe is one step ahead there.
Moe drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Khmer manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Moe has Khmer in his guard.
Khmer passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moe sneaks back into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khmer is thwarting Moe's attempts to control the position.
Khmer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Moe works his way to full guard. Good work.
Khmer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Moe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Moe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Khmer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Khmer passes Moe's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Khmer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Moe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Khmer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khmer working Moe over with strikes.
Moe trying to hold on to Khmer's head to control him but Khmer postures up.
Moe is trying to get back to full guard.
Moe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khmer connects with a couple of short punches.
Moe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Khmer scoring with punches to the head and body.
Khmer trying to control but Moe is working from the bottom.
Khmer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moe is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moe keeping moving, preventing Khmer from controlling successfully.
Moe working a defensive guard here.
Bigg Moe has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Moe throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Khmer was covering up waiting for the punch and Moe finishes the takedown easily into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Khmer holds on and takes a little breather.
Moe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moe advances to half guard.
Moe is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Khmer sees it coming and defends easily.
Moe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Khmer's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ground and pound from Moe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moe is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Khmer is refusing to be controlled, as Moe sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bigg Moe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Khmer lands a jab.
Khmer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khmer closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Moe's guard.
Khmer wants to pass the guard but Moe is keeping the position.
Khmer wants to control from the top but Moe keeps moving.
Moe looking for subs off his back but Khmer has passed one foot through into half guard.
Khmer wants to work for an arm triangle but Moe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Moe is defending against the submission attempts here by Khmer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moe throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Khmer trying to mount his opponent but Moe defends it.
Khmer thows a huge punch but Moe dodges it nicely.
Moe gets back to full guard.
Khmer looking to pass the guard.
Moe pulls Khmer in close to prevent any damage.
Khmer landing some decent shots from guard.
Moe looking for a sweep. Not yet Moe, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khmer passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Moe is trying to control Khmer's posture but Khmer avoids it.
Khmer tries to advance to mount but Moe denies him.
Moe is looking for a sweep.
Moe gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Moe is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Khmer pulls his head out easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khmer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Moe has managed to free his arm - good work.
Moe pushes Khmer off looking to stand but Khmer dives back in and keeps control.
Moe is looking for a sweep. Khmer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moe trying to control from the bottom.
Moe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khmer working over Moe with some ground and pound. Moe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Moe is pressing down on Khmer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Khmer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khmer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Khmer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Khmer wants to control from the top but Moe keeps moving.
Khmer passes Moe's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Khmer moves nicely into side control.
Moe is looking for a sweep.
Khmer working away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khmer working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Khmer scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Moe to see if he's OK.
Khmer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moe prevents Khmer from moving into mount.
Moe tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Khmer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Khmer controlling from side mount.
Khmer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Moe is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moe trying to control but Khmer postures up.
Moe manages to get to full guard.
Moe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arnold Khmer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Khmer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnold Khmer!
Bigg Moe was interviewed post fight and said 'sorry to fans'.
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