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AFL 15. PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Radamel Di Maria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McEnroe (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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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Radamel Di Maria!
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, John McEnroe!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McEnroe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McEnroe misses with an uppercut.
Di Maria tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Di Maria lands a leg kick that knocks McEnroe off balance momentarily.
Di Maria slips a straight right by McEnroe.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McEnroe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Di Maria - the referee stops the clock and McEnroe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Di Maria. McEnroe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Di Maria throws a leg kick which misses McEnroe's front leg but catches the back leg as McEnroe tries to avoid it.
Di Maria looks to land a body kick but McEnroe moved away.
McEnroe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Di Maria pushes McEnroe away with a front kick.
McEnroe avoids a kick to the body.
McEnroe throws a right and a left that Di Maria avoids nicely.
Di Maria definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McEnroe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
McEnroe checks the leg kick nicely there.
McEnroe fails to land with a series of punches.
McEnroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Di Maria pivots, looking for a leg kick but McEnroe is out of range and Di Maria settles back down.
McEnroe misses with the combination.
Di Maria moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice elbow from Di Maria.
It looks like John McEnroe has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Maria lands an elbow inside that McEnroe shrugs off.
Di Maria lands an elbow that stopped McEnroe in his tracks for a moment.
Di Maria lands an elbow that stopped McEnroe in his tracks for a moment.
Di Maria lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Di Maria comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Di Maria lands an elbow inside that McEnroe shrugs off.
Di Maria breaks from the clinch.
McEnroe takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McEnroe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Di Maria. Di Maria obviously looking to wear him down.
McEnroe throws a push kick but Di Maria slaps the foot to one side.
Di Maria lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Di Maria.
Di Maria misses with a low kick.
Di Maria throws a leg kick but McEnroe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Di Maria 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Di Maria lands a nice looking kick to the body. McEnroe takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Di Maria steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McEnroe.
McEnroe throws a series of punches but Di Maria avoids them all with ease.
Di Maria clinches up against the cage.
Di Maria breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for McEnroe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Di Maria slips a jab from McEnroe.
Di Maria feints and then cracks McEnroe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McEnroe down.
Di Maria moves into the clinch.
McEnroe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Di Maria gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Di Maria.
McEnroe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Di Maria lands an elbow inside.
Di Maria lands an elbow that stopped McEnroe in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up John McEnroe's cut even more.
McEnroe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice elbow from Di Maria.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McEnroe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Di Maria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McEnroe throws out a loose jab but Di Maria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Di Maria fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McEnroe, pushing him back against the cage.
Di Maria creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McEnroe's defenses.
Di Maria lands a damaging elbow.
Di Maria breaks from the clinch.
Di Maria tries to work over McEnroe's front leg with a kick but McEnroe checks it.
Di Maria takes one to the side of the head.
McEnroe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Di Maria's hands.
Good work by McEnroe as he checks the leg kick.
McEnroe scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Di Maria forces McEnroe back against the cage and clinches.
McEnroe takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Di Maria.
The cut above John McEnroe's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Di Maria gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Di Maria.
Di Maria gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
John McEnroe's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Di Maria lands a damaging elbow.
Di Maria lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Di Maria.
McEnroe tries to pull guard but Di Maria won't allow it.
Di Maria lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John McEnroe's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Radamel Di Maria!
John McEnroe spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curtis Davis will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jimmy Snuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Curtis Davis!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis throws a body punch but Snuka moves out of range.
Davis tries to bum rush Snuka with a series of wild strikes but Snuka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davis throws a shot to the body.
Snuka slips a jab from Davis.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Snuka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Snuka scores with a kick to the body.
Curtis Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis throws a hook but Snuka blocks it.
Davis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snuka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davis.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snuka moves away.
Snuka looking to score a takedown here. Davis is defending well but Snuka drives through and ends up in Davis's guard.
Davis trying to keep a closed guard but Snuka is proving a slippery customer.
Snuka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Snuka.
Snuka postures up in Davis's guard and throws a big left but Davis blocks it.
Snuka works over Davis with some ground and pound from guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Davis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Snuka scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snuka trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Snuka throwing strikes from guard but Davis blocks nicely.
Snuka wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Snuka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Snuka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Snuka trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snuka throws a big right hand that misses.
Snuka throwing strikes from guard but Davis blocks nicely.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Davis leaves Snuka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Davis misses with an uppercut.
Davis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Davis lands a nice looking body kick.
Snuka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Davis as he jumps to the side.
Davis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Snuka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Davis circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Snuka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snuka gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body punch from Davis.
Snuka misses with a body kick.
Davis lands a head kick. Snuka smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Snuka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Davis moves away from the strike by Snuka.
Davis slips under a jab.
Davis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Davis stalling in the clinch but Snuka improves position.
Davis is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snuka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Davis misses with a body punch.
Snuka blocking some punches.
Snuka stalling the fight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Snuka pulls guard effortlessly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis throws a big right hand that misses.
Snuka trying to keep a closed guard but Davis is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Davis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Davis postures up in Snuka's guard and throws a big left but Snuka blocks it.
Davis throwing strikes but missing.
Snuka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Davis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Snuka.
Curtis Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davis throws a leg kick which misses Snuka's front leg but catches the back leg as Snuka tries to avoid it.
Davis slaps away a takedown attempt from Snuka, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Snuka ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Snuka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Snuka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davis throws a leg kick but Snuka moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snuka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Snuka circles away.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snuka moves away.
Davis lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jimmy Snuka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Davis misses.
Jab, jab by Davis - just one landing.
Snuka drives through and clinches with Davis against the cage.
Davis prevents a body shot from Snuka.
A right hand to the body from Snuka.
Davis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Snuka has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Davis clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Davis just trying to survive but Snuka is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Snuka has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Davis is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Snuka is staying active.
Snuka lands punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis is taking damage to the body and head.
Snuka thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Snuka lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Davis.
Snuka has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Davis.
Davis covering up well and avoiding damage.
Davis trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Snuka thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Snuka misses with a punch to the head.
Can Davis hold on?! Snuka is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snuka throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Davis!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis can't escape the position.
Snuka is trying to stick to Davis's back but Davis is turning into Snuka. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Snuka's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Davis.
Snuka trying to control the position here.
Snuka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Snuka controls Davis momentarily but Davis frees himself.
Davis wants to control from the top but Snuka keeps moving.
Davis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Davis wants to control from the top but Snuka keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snuka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Snuka is really struggling to control Davis but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Snuka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Davis wants to control from the top but Snuka keeps moving.
Snuka pulls Davis in close to his closed guard and prevents Davis from doing any damage or advancing position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Davis postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Davis throws a head kick but Snuka moves out of range.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Snuka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Snuka dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Snuka moves forwards but Davis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Snuka.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Snuka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Snuka scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Snuka lands with a punch from half guard.
Snuka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Snuka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Davis flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Snuka is keen to just control but Davis is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snuka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Davis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Snuka.
Davis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Snuka.
Davis trying to control but Snuka postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Snuka stalling.
Snuka throwing shots but Davis is blocking nicely.
Snuka throwing shots but Davis is blocking nicely.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Snuka ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Davis misses with a hook.
Snuka misses with a hook.
Davis misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis connects with a right hand. Snuka shakes it off.
Snuka checks a low kick from Davis.
Davis moves out of range of the body kick from Snuka.
Snuka takes one to the side of the head.
Davis tests Snuka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Snuka slips under a jab from Davis.
Snuka throws a right hand that Davis ducks under and follows up with a left that Davis also avoids with ease.
Davis avoids the head kick by Snuka.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and Snuka moves out of range easily.
Davis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snuka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davis.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and Snuka moves out of range easily.
Davis throws a big shot that misses.
Snuka swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Davis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Snuka.
Davis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Snuka counter with a right hand.
Snuka tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Davis defends well and Snuka ends up having to push Davis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Davis avoids a wild elbow strike from Snuka.
Snuka has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Davis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Snuka throws an elbow but misses.
Davis trying to stall but Snuka improves his position.
Snuka tries to break free but Davis pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a body shot.
I was talking to Snuka's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Snuka takes a shot to the head.
Davis trying to stall but Snuka improves his position.
Snuka misses with an elbow over the top.
Snuka tries to throw a body punch but Davis avoids it by throwing Snuka back against the cage.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but Snuka avoids it by throwing Davis back against the cage.
Snuka is trying to maintain a safe position but Davis gets an underhook and turns Snuka into the cage.
Davis has had enough of the clinch but Snuka keeps him there for the moment.
Snuka has Davis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Davis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Snuka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis stalling in the clinch but Snuka improves position.
Davis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Snuka.
Davis looking to slow down the pace here.
Snuka misses with an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Curtis Davis.
I think Davis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Davis!
Jimmy Snuka was interviewed post fight and said 'Argghhh!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Tinkl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buff Crow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buff Crow will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Billy Tinkl!
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, Buff Crow!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crow cracks Tinkl with an open hand slap.
Crow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tinkl on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Crow's coach down at The GYM (19 elite coaches on the Island !!!) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Crow's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tinkl drives through and clinches with Crow against the cage.
Tinkl has clasped his hands together around Crow's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Tinkl is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Crow is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crow struggling a bit here.
Tinkl wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Crow, who protects the arm well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tinkl fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tinkl has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tinkl decides to stand up, so the ref orders Crow to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow throws a sloppy head kick and Tinkl moves out of range easily.
Tinkl takes one to the chin there.
Tinkl moves into range and clinches up with Crow.
Tinkl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tinkl takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tinkl shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tinkl showed some decent athleticism there.
Crow really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tinkl. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Crow looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Crow won't allow Tinkl to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crow is staying active underneath Tinkl, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tinkl is controlling the pace.
Tinkl seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Crow for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow wants to control but Tinkl is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tinkl drives through with a takedown into Crow's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tinkl trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tinkl showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tinkl trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crow trying to keep a closed guard but Tinkl is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tinkl is stalling in the full guard.
Tinkl wants to pass the guard but Crow is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tinkl trying to control the position from guard on top but Crow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tinkl throwing strikes from guard but Crow blocks nicely.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tinkl shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tinkl stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Crow to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Tinkl dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tinkl has closed the distance and engaged Crow in a clinch.
Tinkl gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tinkl has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Crow tries to hold on but Tinkl postures up.
Tinkl takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poor strikes thrown by Tinkl there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinkl goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Crow turns into him and now he's in Tinkl's guard.
Tinkl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crow can do to turn this around?
Tinkl is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Crow preventing the sweep.
Crow must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tinkl lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tinkl trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crow controls Tinkl momentarily but Tinkl frees himself.
Tinkl passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tinkl misses with the ground and pound.
Tinkl looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tinkl controlling the position from side mount.
Tinkl is working to tighten his grip on Crow's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Crow has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Tinkl is really squeezing tight and eventually Crow passes out! Tinkl breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Billy Tinkl!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adolf Schwarzkopf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reese's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Person of Interest OST - Knock Knock . Adolf Schwarzkopf will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Reese!
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, Adolf Schwarzkopf!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reese wants to clinch.
Schwarzkopf lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reese throws a looping overhand right but Schwarzkopf ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Schwarzkopf.
Schwarzkopf lands a big head kick that sends Reese tumbling to the mat! Schwarzkopf takes a step backwards and waves Reese back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like John Reese has been cut.
Reese tries to clinch but Schwarzkopf moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reese. Schwarzkopf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reese lands a nice shot that snaps Schwarzkopf's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reese looks to score with a jab to the body but Schwarzkopf is just out of range.
Reese is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schwarzkopf feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reese's calf.
Reese stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schwarzkopf.
Schwarzkopf swats away the attempt to clinch by Reese.
Reese wants to clinch
and Schwarzkopf counters with a good low kick that Reese was not able to check.
Schwarzkopf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schwarzkopf scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Schwarzkopf - that will leave a mark!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Schwarzkopf! Reese is out on his feet! Schwarzkopf rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Reese is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Reese is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adolf Schwarzkopf!
A relieved looking Adolf Schwarzkopf 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Porcelain Punisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yanko Brajic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yanko Brajic will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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300 lbs
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293 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matt Porcelain Punisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yanko Brajic!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brajic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Porcelain Punisher keeps the fight on the outside.
Brajic instigates a clinch.
Brajic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Porcelain Punisher backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brajic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Porcelain Punisher working hard to break the clinch.
Brajic lands a right hand.
The referee is keeping an eye on Porcelain Punisher - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brajic.
Brajic throws a punch but it's blocked by Porcelain Punisher.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brajic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Porcelain Punisher blocking some punches.
Brajic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brajic should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Brajic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brajic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brajic misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brajic working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Porcelain Punisher.
Brajic throws a head punch that misses.
Brajic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brajic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Porcelain Punisher displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brajic up against the cage.
Brajic misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Porcelain Punisher.
Porcelain Punisher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brajic is keeping busy.
Brajic misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Porcelain Punisher tries to circle away but Brajic has him pinned against the cage.
Brajic misses with a short punch on the inside.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Brajic has eaten all the pies!
Brajic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Brajic.
Brajic has a couple of punches blocked by Porcelain Punisher.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brajic.
Porcelain Punisher looking to slow down the pace here.
Porcelain Punisher blocking some punches.
Brajic misses with the head strike.
Brajic has a couple of punches blocked by Porcelain Punisher.
Porcelain Punisher is working Brajic over against the cage.
Porcelain Punisher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Porcelain Punisher is stalling here.
A head punch on the inside from Brajic fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brajic.
Porcelain Punisher looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Brajic fails to land.
Porcelain Punisher leaning his opponent against the cage.
Porcelain Punisher wants to get back to striking at distance but Brajic won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Brajic fails to land.
Brajic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brajic throws a head punch that misses.
Brajic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Porcelain Punisher's elbow.
Porcelain Punisher lands with a light punch inside.
Brajic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Porcelain Punisher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brajic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brajic working aggressively here.
Porcelain Punisher blocking some punches.
Brajic misses with some punches.
Porcelain Punisher is trying to stall.
Porcelain Punisher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brajic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Porcelain Punisher counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Porcelain Punisher looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Brajic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Porcelain Punisher trying to stall but Brajic improves his position.
Brajic can't find room to land a body shot as Porcelain Punisher controls the action.
Brajic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brajic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Porcelain Punishers head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yanko Brajic dominated that round.
That's time! Porcelain Punisher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brajic throws a series of punches but Porcelain Punisher moves out of range.
Brajic doesn't manage to clinch there - Porcelain Punisher circles away.
Brajic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Porcelain Punisher counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Porcelain Punisher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Porcelain Punisher feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Brajic sprawling to the canvas! Brajic rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Porcelain Punisher finish him?!
Brajic doesn't manage to clinch there - Porcelain Punisher circles away.
Porcelain Punisher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yanko Brajic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brajic tries to clinch but Porcelain Punisher is having none of it.
Porcelain Punisher misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Porcelain Punisher swats away the attempt to clinch by Brajic.
Porcelain Punisher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brajic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Porcelain Punisher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yanko Brajic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brajic closes the distance but Porcelain Punisher moves to the side
and Porcelain Punisher counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Brajic to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Porcelain Punisher!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Matt Porcelain Punisher!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between San Terra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). San Terra could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Magnus Cross's chin.
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25
300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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287 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, San Terra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Magnus Cross!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Terra is looking to clinch but Cross is avoiding it.
Terra is looking to clinch but Cross is avoiding it.
Cross lands a slapping body shot.
Terra moves away from the strike by Cross.
Terra lands with a nice body punch.
Nice defenses there by Terra.
Cross swings for the body but Terra moves out of range.
Terra misses with a head kick.
Cross tries to clinch up but Terra circles away and keeps his distance.
Cross misses with an uppercut. Terra saw that one coming.
Terra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cross manages to avoid it.
Cross misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Terra counters with a head kick that drops Cross to the mat! Cross scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Cross is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cross avoids the head kick by Terra.
Sloppy strikes from Terra. Those never looked like landing.
Terra lands with a big right hook that stumbles Cross - he's out on his feet here! Terra follows up with another monster hook that separates Cross from consciousness! Cross falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Terra stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). San Terra!
San Terra decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnolf Karstark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
166 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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25
163 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peter Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arnolf Karstark!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karstark swats away the attempt to clinch by Parker.
Parker dodges the punch combination from Karstark.
Karstark is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Parker shoots and misses
and Karstark counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Karstark moves away from the strike by Parker.
Karstark getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Karstark listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Parker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Foot Loves in the buildup to the fight.
Karstark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parker.
Parker shoots and misses
and Karstark counters with a left and a right that stings Parker.
Parker shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Karstark manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karstark avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Parker advances position into side control!
Parker throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Karstark really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Parker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karstark tries to improve position but can't.
Karstark managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Parker.
Parker tries to move to mount but Karstark blocks the move with his legs.
Parker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Parker is working Karstark over with some ground and pound from side control.
Parker landing a few strikes.
Karstark regains half guard.
Parker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Parker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Parker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karstark punching from the bottom.
Parker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Karstark blocking the ground and pound attempt from Parker.
Parker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Parker is trying to control the action in half guard but Karstark is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Parker prevents Karstark from improving his position.
Karstark is still trying to improve position.
Parker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Karstark is refusing to be controlled, as Parker sits in half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Parker 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Parker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Karstark keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Parker trying to pass the guard but Karstark defending well.
Parker is nestled in close to Karstark, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Parker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Karstark is trying to get back to full guard.
Parker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Karstark is looking to improve his position.
Parker wants to pass to mount but Karstark is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karstark has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Parker is working away from the top position though.
Parker trying to control from half guard but Karstark is working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Karstark can do anything to dispel that myth.
Parker slips a nice elbow through Karstark's hands, connecting with Karstark's forehead.
Karstark won't allow Parker to pass to mount.
Karstark throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Karstark landing small, sideways elbows.
Parker working Karstark over with strikes.
Parker passes to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Parker dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Parker has a takedown stuffed.
Karstark blocks a head kick by Parker.
Parker dodges the punch combination from Karstark.
Parker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Parker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Karstark as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karstark scores with a one two! Parker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Karstark slips a straight right by Parker.
Karstark has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Parker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Parker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker prevents Karstark from improving his position.
Parker has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Parker avoids the attempt from Karstark to control.
Parker lands a couple of good shots and Karstark has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Parker is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Karstark up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karstark tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Parker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Karstark is rocked!
Parker is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Karstark can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Karstark is still in real trouble! Can Parker finish him?
Parker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Karstark is looking to escape.
BOOM! Parker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker controlling from the full mount.
Parker postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Karstark in real trouble here! The ref calls for Karstark to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Parker!
Post fight, Peter Parker stared into the camera and said 'It's great to be the champ of such a great org. Thanks to AFL for putting together such great fights against great competition. JJ is one tough dude - way tougher than the cans that Shirt Fuse is fighting over in that other org. Come get some whenever you're ready Shorty.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam MacLeod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yip Kai Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacLeod comes to the cage accompanied by Braveheart Freedom Speech. Kai Man comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Grandmaster kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Yip Kai Man enters the cage!
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178 lbs
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175 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sam MacLeod!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yip Kai Man!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacLeod scores with a punch to the head.
Kai Man fails to land with a series of punches.
MacLeod connects with a body shot that sends Kai Man's belly button to the back.
Donk. MacLeod catches Kai Man right on the button with a cross.
Kai Man looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kai Man misses with a low kick.
MacLeod bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MacLeod tries to keep at a distance but Kai Man has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kai Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kai Man blocking some punches.
MacLeod works on Kai Man's body with a couple of short punches.
Kai Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kai Man lands a body punch.
MacLeod misses with a short punch on the inside.
MacLeod blocking some punches.
MacLeod definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
MacLeod tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
MacLeod tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kai Man's elbow.
MacLeod throws a head punch that misses.
MacLeod tries a body shot but Kai Man blocks it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kai Man stalling against the cage.
MacLeod is trying to push Kai Man away but Kai Man has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLeod wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
MacLeod stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kai Man is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
MacLeod is looking to break free of the clinch but Kai Man has double underhooks.
MacLeod tries to throw a body punch but Kai Man avoids it by throwing MacLeod back against the cage.
MacLeod misses with a punch to the body.
MacLeod is trying to maintain a safe position but Kai Man gets an underhook and turns MacLeod into the cage.
MacLeod wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kai Man has him pressed against the cage.
MacLeod misses with a hook to the ribs.
MacLeod misses with a hook to the ribs.
MacLeod is looking to control Kai Man's arms but Kai Man gets an underhook and turns him. Now MacLeod has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kai Man.
A right handed body shot lands from Kai Man.
MacLeod tries to throw a body punch but Kai Man avoids it by throwing MacLeod back against the cage.
MacLeod is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kai Man is trying to maintain a safe position but MacLeod gets an underhook and turns Kai Man into the cage.
Kai Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kai Man working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod blocking some punches.
MacLeod struggles to land a body shot inside as Kai Man controls his hands.
MacLeod prevents a body shot from Kai Man.
MacLeod has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kai Man lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kai Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
MacLeod is looking to control Kai Man's arms but Kai Man gets an underhook and turns him. Now MacLeod has his back to the cage.
MacLeod blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kai Man lands with a right to the head.
Kai Man misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kai Man.
Kai Man working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kai Man.
MacLeod tries to throw a body punch but Kai Man avoids it by throwing MacLeod back against the cage.
Kai Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kai Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, MacLeod creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
MacLeod tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kai Man's elbow.
Kai Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kai Man misses with a punch on the inside.
MacLeod tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod throws a punch but it's blocked by Kai Man.
Kai Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
MacLeod tries to work over Kai Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kai Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MacLeod misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kai Man blocks a body shot from MacLeod.
Kai Man blocks a body shot from MacLeod.
Kai Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
MacLeod tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
MacLeod looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kai Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacLeod blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MacLeod tries a body shot but Kai Man blocks it.
Kai Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
MacLeod struggles to land a body shot inside as Kai Man controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kai Man.
Kai Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kai Man lands a body punch.
MacLeod misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MacLeod blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kai Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kai Man swings wildly with an uppercut but MacLeod uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacLeod tries to work over Kai Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
MacLeod blocks an uppercut.
Kai Man has a couple of punches blocked by MacLeod.
MacLeod is trying to maintain a safe position but Kai Man gets an underhook and turns MacLeod into the cage.
MacLeod misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kai Man fails to land.
Kai Man has a couple of punches blocked by MacLeod.
MacLeod misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by MacLeod.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yip Kai Man dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kai Man throws a body shot but no joy.
Kai Man takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kai Man scores with a kick to the body.
Kai Man throws a head kick but MacLeod moves out of range.
Kai Man throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kai Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kai Man tries to land a leg kick but MacLeod saw it coming and moves away.
MacLeod misses the shot to the body.
MacLeod just misses with a punch to the body.
Kai Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kai Man throws a right and a left that MacLeod avoids nicely.
Kai Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kai Man misses with a looping right.
MacLeod misses with a wild body shot.
Kai Man slips a jab from MacLeod.
Kai Man attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
MacLeod misses the shot to the body.
Yip Kai Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai Man throws a right and a left that both miss.
MacLeod misses the body punch
and Kai Man counters with a one-two to the body.
MacLeod is looking to wear down Kai Man with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
MacLeod connects with a looping right hand.
Kai Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and MacLeod counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kai Man throws a combination but it was largely blocked by MacLeod.
Yip Kai Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kai Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacLeod moves away.
A combination from Kai Man does no damage.
MacLeod swings for the body but Kai Man moves out of range.
Kai Man moves out of range as MacLeod strikes.
Kai Man throws a body shot but no joy.
MacLeod swings for the body but Kai Man moves out of range.
Kai Man throws a series of punches but MacLeod avoids them all with ease.
Kai Man takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kai Man wants to clinch.
Kai Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai Man throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
MacLeod throws a body shot but no joy.
Kai Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kai Man feints and then cracks MacLeod's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow MacLeod down.
Kai Man throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
MacLeod is rocked!
Kai Man has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kai Man drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of MacLeod's head, knocking him out cold! Kai Man is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yip Kai Man!
Yip Kai Man is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Yip Kai Man made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Sam MacLeod spoke after the fight, saying 'Aye, fight and you may die. Run, and you'll live... at least a while. And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willin' to trade ALL the days, from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll n'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jet Hemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darth Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hemi comes to the cage accompanied by Satyricon - Fuel For Hatred. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jet Hemi!
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, Darth Vader !
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vader drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hemi tries to improve position but can't.
Vader working the ground and pound but Hemi is defending the strikes.
Vader in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hemi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hemi tries to get out of the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hemi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vader has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vader sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hemi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hemi taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader lands a decent elbow from side control.
The ground and pound from Vader seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The strikes coming from Vader are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hemi is looking to regain half guard here but Vader keeps moving and retains side control.
Vader in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hemi is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vader lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hemi down.
Vader tries to score with some ground and pound. Hemi controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Vader working the head with strikes.
Vader passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hemi!
Vader looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vader breaks from Hemi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Vader raining down shots from the mount!
Vader cracks Hemi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Vader landing strikes from the mount and Hemi is in trouble!
Hemi is rocked!
Vader tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vader throwing strikes here but Hemi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader avoids the attempt from Hemi to control.
Vader lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Vader pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Vader sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hemi tries to hold on but Vader pushes him away.
Vader with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hemi?
Oh Hemi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vader has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hemi's face.
Hemi takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Vader 's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darth Vader !
Darth Vader is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, Darth Vader thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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