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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Poundstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serial Killah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Poundstone has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Poundstone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Serial Killah!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poundstone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poundstone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Killah was well out of range. Poor timing from Poundstone.
Killah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Killah avoids the body shot from Poundstone.
Killah connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Poundstone momentarily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Poundstone.
Killah drops Poundstone with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Poundstone! Killah dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Serial Killah!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Tiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicklas Lidstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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, Tony Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicklas Lidstrom!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger misses with a hook. Lidstrom ducked under it nicely.
Lidstrom swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lidstrom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lidstrom connects with a single shot there.
Lidstrom looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tiger misses with a hook.
A big right from Lidstrom misses.
A big left from Lidstrom misses.
Lidstrom misses with a body shot.
Tiger was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiger. Lidstrom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tiger misses with a wild body shot.
Lidstrom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tiger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lidstrom throws out a counter right but Tiger avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Tiger misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Tiger misses the target.
Lidstrom looks to land a combination but Tiger avoids it well.
Lidstrom misses with an uppercut. Tiger saw that one coming.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tiger is defended easily by Lidstrom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidstrom misses with a series of wild punches.
Lidstrom lands a nice shot to the body.
Lidstrom moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nicklas Lidstrom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiger throws out a loose jab but Lidstrom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lidstrom misses with a body shot.
Tiger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lidstrom.
Tiger throws a looping overhand right but Lidstrom ducks down to avoid it.
Tiger misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiger. Lidstrom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lidstrom lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tiger backs up against the cage.
Lidstrom throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidstrom throws a series of punches but Tiger avoids them all with ease.
Lidstrom ducks under a wild hook from Tiger.
Lidstrom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lidstrom was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiger.
Lidstrom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lidstrom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tiger just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Lidstrom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lidstrom looks to land a left hand but Tiger moved out of range nicely.
Tiger throws the left hand but Lidstrom avoids the punch easily.
Lidstrom ducks under a wild hook from Tiger.
Lidstrom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiger.
Tiger definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lidstrom!
It looks like Tony Tiger has been cut.
Lidstrom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Lidstrom.
Tiger shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lidstrom's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger stops Lidstrom from standing up.
Tiger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lidstrom works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tiger sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lidstrom can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tiger's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lidstrom looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lidstrom wants to stand up but Tiger is controlling him.
Tiger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tiger throwing strikes from guard but Lidstrom blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tiger's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tiger landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lidstrom can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tiger controls the pace.
Lidstrom is looking to stand up but Tiger isn't so interested in that idea.
Tiger wants to control from the top but Lidstrom keeps moving.
Tiger is looking to work some ground and pound but Lidstrom has wrist control.
Tiger scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tiger prevents Lidstrom from getting back to his feet.
Tiger lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tiger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lidstrom works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tiger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lidstrom wants to stand and escape but Tiger is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nicklas Lidstrom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Tiger's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Tiger misses the target.
Tiger misses with a straight left.
Lidstrom lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tiger misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Lidstrom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lidstrom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lidstrom throws a lazy right hand but Tiger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lidstrom swinging wildly here.
Lidstrom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tiger.
Lidstrom fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger looks to land a right hand but Lidstrom moved out of range.
Lidstrom defending well as Tiger loads up on a big left hand.
Lidstrom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tiger moves away from the strike by Lidstrom.
Tiger attempts a counter takedown but Lidstrom avoids it well and moves away.
Lidstrom throws a series of punches but Tiger moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidstrom bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tiger's head backwards.
Lidstrom throws a series of punches but Tiger avoids them all with ease.
Lidstrom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiger throws out the jab.
Tiger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tiger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lidstrom throws out the jab.
Tiger misses with a hook. Lidstrom ducked under it nicely.
Lidstrom lands with an uppercut that bounces Tiger off the cage and back into range.
Lidstrom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tiger.
Tiger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tiger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lidstrom.
Tiger throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lidstrom! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Tiger.
It seemed like Lidstrom was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lidstrom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No luck for Tiger with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lidstrom.
Tiger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lidstrom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tiger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lidstrom.
Nicklas Lidstrom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tiger swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tiger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Lidstrom lands with a cross.
Lidstrom throws a jab but it's blocked by Tiger.
Tiger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tiger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lidstrom might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lidstrom lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lidstrom misses with a hook. Tiger ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Tiger misses the target.
Tiger with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lidstrom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Tiger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Lidstrom. Those never looked like landing.
Lidstrom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lidstrom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tiger.
Tiger appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tiger throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger ducks under a wild hook from Lidstrom.
Tiger is looking to counter punch.
Tiger looks to score with a jab to the body but Lidstrom is just out of range.
Lidstrom throws out a counter right but Tiger avoids it with no problem.
Tiger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tiger misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Tiger.
Lidstrom throws a nice looking combination but Tiger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tiger drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tiger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tiger wants to control from the top but Lidstrom keeps moving.
Lidstrom really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tiger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tiger postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tiger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tiger engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tiger won't allow Lidstrom to get back to his feet.
Tiger scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tiger scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tiger working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lidstrom's head.
Tiger prevents Lidstrom from getting back to his feet.
Lidstrom is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Tiger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tiger postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicklas Lidstrom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tony Tiger's cut.
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.
Lidstrom lands a jab-cross combination.
Lidstrom throws a right and a left that Tiger avoids nicely.
Tiger slips a jab from Lidstrom.
Lidstrom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lidstrom misses with a looping left.
Lidstrom misses with a looping right.
A counter left hand to the body from Tiger misses its target.
Lidstrom looks to throw the jab but Tiger is out of range.
Tiger throws the left hand but Lidstrom avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Tiger.
Tiger throws a hook but Lidstrom avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lidstrom lands with a hook. Tiger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lidstrom misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tiger throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Tiger misses the target.
Lidstrom lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidstrom loads up on a big right hand but Tiger slips the punch.
Lidstrom loads up on a big right hand but Tiger slips the punch.
Lidstrom misses the jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tiger.
Tiger throws an off balance right hand
and Lidstrom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Tiger.
Lidstrom looks to land a right hand but Tiger moved out of range.
Tiger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lidstrom doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tiger misses the shot to the body.
Tiger with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lidstrom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lidstrom lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lidstrom throws a hook to the side of Tiger's head but Tiger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lidstrom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tiger.
Lidstrom connects with a single shot there.
Lidstrom slips a straight right by Tiger.
Lidstrom throws a lazy right hand but Tiger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lidstrom stuffs the takedown attempt from Tiger. Tiger gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Tiger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiger ducks under a wild hook from Lidstrom.
Lidstrom misses with a double jab.
Tiger shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lidstrom as he avoids it easily.
Lidstrom lands with an overhand left.
Tiger avoids the body shot from Lidstrom.
It looked like Tiger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lidstrom drops Tiger with a beautiful combination! Tiger stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lidstrom is looking for the KO!
Tiger is rocked!
Tiger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oh Tiger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger throws a body shot but no joy.
Lidstrom looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tiger seems to have got his legs back now.
Lidstrom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiger.
Lidstrom just misses with a punch to the body.
Lidstrom bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tiger feints and as Lidstrom raises his hands in defense, Tiger changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tiger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tiger won't allow Lidstrom to get back to his feet.
Lidstrom wants to sweep here but Tiger controlling him for the moment.
Tiger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tiger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tiger landing with the ground and pound.
Tiger prevents Lidstrom from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lidstrom keeping moving, preventing Tiger from controlling successfully.
Tiger works over Lidstrom with some ground and pound from guard.
Lidstrom uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lidstrom slips under a jab from Tiger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiger looks to land a right hand but Lidstrom moved out of range.
Lidstrom swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lidstrom throws a looping overhand right but Tiger ducks down to avoid it.
Tiger staying out of range there.
Lidstrom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lidstrom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tiger.
Lidstrom scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tony Tiger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nicklas Lidstrom is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tiger misses with a straight right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicklas Lidstrom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lidstrom winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicklas Lidstrom!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kettu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Kalle Kettu has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kalle Kettu!
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, Tito Kerr!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr drops his hands momentarily and Kettu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kettu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kettu looks to throw the jab but Kerr is out of range.
Kerr tries to close the distance and clinch but Kettu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donk. Kettu catches Kerr right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Tito Kerr has been cut.
Kettu misses the jab.
Kerr feints the counter takedown.
Kettu gets caught napping as Kerr dives in and scores a takedown. Kettu manages to retain guard.
Kettu being controlled here, momentarily.
Kettu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kerr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kettu's head.
Kerr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kettu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kerr on the ground.
Kerr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kettu can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kerr controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kerr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kerr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kerr is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kettu looks to score with a jab to the body but Kerr is just out of range.
Kettu missing with a left hand there. Kerr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Kerr tries to counter it with a takedown but Kettu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kettu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kettu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kerr.
Kerr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kerr throws a chopping leg kick but Kettu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kerr shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kerr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kerr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kerr is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kerr tries to pass to full mount but Kettu defends it.
Kerr controlling the action here.
Kettu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kerr scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kerr slips a nice elbow through Kettu's hands, connecting with Kettu's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kerr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kettu defending well though.
Kerr is pressing down on Kettu's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kettu is holding on for now.
Kettu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kerr.
Kettu wants to improve his position but Kerr is controlling well.
Kerr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kerr thows a huge punch but Kettu dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kettu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kerr.
Kettu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kerr.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kerr avoids the body shot from Kettu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Kerr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tito Kerr's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kerr throws a low kick but Kettu avoids it.
Kettu throws a jab when Kerr was well out of range.
Kerr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kettu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kerr pushes Kettu up against the cage in a clinch.
Kettu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kerr prevents Kettu from breaking the clinch.
Kerr slows down the pace here.
Kettu is trying to break the clinch but Kerr has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kerr has Kettu pushed against the cage.
Kerr throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu misses with a punch to the body.
Kettu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kalle Kettu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Kettu does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Kerr.
Kerr wants to counter the offense by Kettu and move into the clinch position.
Kettu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kerr has time to react.
Kalle Kettu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Kettu misses the target.
Kerr rushes Kettu and presses him up against the cage.
Kerr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kettu misses with a body punch.
Kerr blocks a body shot from Kettu.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kerr blocks a body shot from Kettu.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kerr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kettu tries a body shot but Kerr blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Kettu on the inside.
Kettu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kettu prevents the takedown attempt.
Kettu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kerr as Kettu tries to tie him up.
Kettu lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Kettu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kettu is pressed up against the cage. Kerr has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kettu down to the mat. Kettu avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kalle Kettu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Kerr.
Kettu throws a poor cross that misses
and Kerr counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kerr working over Kettu with some ground and pound. Kettu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kerr is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kettu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kerr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tito Kerr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kerr trying to control the pace.
Kettu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kettu tries to get out of the position.
Kettu wants to control but Kerr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kerr working Kettu over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kettu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kerr.
Kerr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kerr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kerr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kerr works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kerr lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kerr in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kerr landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kerr scoring with strikes but Kettu is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Kerr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tito Kerr's cut.
That's time! Kettu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kerr closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kerr is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kerr connects with a nice short shot to Kettu's temple.
Kettu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kerr slips a nice elbow through Kettu's hands, connecting with Kettu's forehead.
Kerr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kerr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ground and pound from Kerr.
Kerr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kerr working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr lands strikes from half guard.
Kerr perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kerr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kerr wants to pass to mount but Kettu is defending the position.
Ground and pound from Kerr.
Kettu is controlling Kerr's trapped leg to prevent Kerr from advancing to side control.
Kerr works his way into side control.
Kerr controlling the position from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kerr tries to score with some ground and pound. Kettu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kerr just content to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A big left from Kettu misses.
Kerr with the counter takedown but Kettu avoids it easily.
Kalle Kettu is winning the standup battle so far.
Kerr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kettu looks to score with a jab to the body but Kerr is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kerr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kettu misses with some punches.
Kerr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch on the inside from Kettu fails to land.
Kettu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kerr misses with a punch to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kerr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kettu breaks from the clinch.
Kettu throws a series of punches but Kerr moves out of range.
Kerr wants to clinch up but Kettu keeps it at a distance.
Kettu throws a body punch but Kerr moves out of range.
Kettu misses with a hook
and Kerr counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kettu!
Kettu takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kalle Kettu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr cracks Kettu with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kettu wants to get back to his feet but Kerr drags him back down.
Kerr grinds an elbow into Kettu's temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Kerr scoring with punches and elbows.
Kettu takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kerr working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kerr working the head with strikes.
Kerr controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Kerr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kerr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Kerr!
Tito Kerr was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Conny Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Winters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winters has chosen US Army - We Are Soldiers as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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25
202 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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25
189 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Conny Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Winters!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winters checks the leg kick.
Winters checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Larsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Winters misses with an uppercut.
Winters works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Winters blocks the body kick.
Winters scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Winters misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Winters, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Larsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Winters throws a hook but Larsson avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A solid leg kick lands there for Larsson.
Larsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crunch! Larsson slams his shin into Winters's torso.
Larsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsson throws a leg kick
and Winters counters with a crisp one two that drops Larsson! Winters thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Larsson to his feet! Larsson is in big trouble!
Larsson is rocked!
Winters looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Larsson tries to work over Winters's front leg with a kick but Winters checks it.
Oh Larsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Winters closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Larsson! Winters dives in looking to finish! Larsson is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Winters!
Richard Winters seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Quintonio Vazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adisa Afolabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Quintonio Vazquez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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25
162 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Quintonio Vazquez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adisa Afolabi!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Afolabi moves forwards but Vazquez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vazquez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Afolabi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Afolabi throws a leg kick but Vazquez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Afolabi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vazquez moves into the clinch successfully.
Afolabi fails to pull guard.
Afolabi misses with some punches.
Afolabi takes a shot to the head.
Afolabi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vazquez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vazquez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Afolabi misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Afolabi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vazquez blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vazquez.
Afolabi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Afolabi misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Afolabi throws a head punch that misses.
Afolabi working aggressively here.
Afolabi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vazquez lands a body shot.
Vazquez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Afolabi or not.
Afolabi throws a punch but it's blocked by Vazquez.
Vazquez effectively controlling the action here.
Afolabi takes a shot to the head.
Afolabi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vazquez to keep the fight standing.
Quintonio Vazquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adisa Afolabi.
Vazquez presses Afolabi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Afolabi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Afolabi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Afolabi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vazquez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Afolabi backwards.
Afolabi misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Afolabi swings wildly with an uppercut but Vazquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Afolabi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Afolabi working aggressively here.
Afolabi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vazquez blocking some punches.
Vazquez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Afolabi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vazquez walks away with a smile on his face. Afolabi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Afolabi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Afolabi throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Afolabi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Adisa Afolabi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vazquez pushes Afolabi up against the cage in a clinch.
Afolabi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vazquez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Afolabi backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vazquez.
Afolabi tries to pull guard but Vazquez holds him up against the cage and eventually Afolabi drops back down to his feet.
A left hand lands to the body for Vazquez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Afolabi fails to land.
Vazquez slowing the pace effectively.
Afolabi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Afolabi throws a head punch that misses.
Afolabi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vazquez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Afolabi up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Vazquez.
Vazquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Afolabi is trying to pull guard but Vazquez has him pressed against the cage.
Vazquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Afolabi misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Vazquez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vazquez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Afolabi up against the cage.
The referee calls for Vazquez to work.
Vazquez gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Afolabi's coach down at Highland Brawl Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Afolabi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Vazquez cracks Afolabi with a nice body shot.
Vazquez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Afolabi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vazquez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vazquez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vazquez blocking some punches.
Afolabi has a couple of punches blocked by Vazquez.
A short uppercut from Vazquez.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Afolabi misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quintonio Vazquez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vazquez is looking to clinch.
Vazquez fails with an attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vazquez checks a leg kick.
Vazquez throws a body punch but Afolabi moves out of range.
Afolabi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vazquez misses the shot to the body.
Vazquez checks a leg kick nicely.
Afolabi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vazquez connects with a single shot there.
Vazquez's corner calls for a 1-2. Vazquez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Afolabi is rocked!
Afolabi throws a shot from downtown. Vazquez moves away and avoids it.
Afolabi is still on wobbly legs! Can Vazquez finish him?
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vazquez moves into the clinch.
Afolabi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vazquez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Afolabi can do to turn this around?
Vazquez lands with a left to the head.
Afolabi throws a head punch that misses.
Quintonio Vazquez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Afolabi working aggressively here.
Vazquez blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vazquez.
Afolabi seems to have recovered his senses.
Afolabi misses with some punches.
Afolabi throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Afolabi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vazquez blocking some punches.
Vazquez lands with a left to the head.
Afolabi swings wildly with an uppercut but Vazquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vazquez blocking some punches.
Vazquez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Vazquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Afolabi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vazquez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Vazquez.
Afolabi throws a punch but it's blocked by Vazquez.
Vazquez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vazquez blocking some punches.
Afolabi misses with some punches.
Afolabi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vazquez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Afolabi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Afolabi has a couple of punches blocked by Vazquez.
The referee calls for Vazquez to work.
Afolabi is trying to push Vazquez away but Vazquez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vazquez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Afolabi.
Vazquez leaning against his opponent.
Afolabi misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vazquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Afolabi wants to get back to striking at distance but Vazquez won't allow it.
Afolabi misses with the head strike.
Afolabi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vazquez wants to stall.
Afolabi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Afolabi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Afolabi has a couple of punches blocked by Vazquez.
Vazquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vazquez.
Afolabi swings wildly with an uppercut but Vazquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vazquez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vazquez prevents Afolabi from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Afolabi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vazquez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vazquez.
Vazquez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Vazquez pushes Afolabi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vazquez scores with a shoulder strike.
Afolabi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Afolabi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vazquez blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Afolabi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Afolabi breaks from the clinch.
Afolabi takes a swing at Vazquez's ribcage but misses.
Vazquez scores with a nice right hand.
Vazquez has Afolabi up against the cage in a clinch.
Afolabi misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quintonio Vazquez dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Afolabi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vazquez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Afolabi doesn't seem bothered though.
Vazquez flashes Afolabi a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Afolabi's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Afolabi crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Vazquez punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Quintonio Vazquez!
Quintonio Vazquez is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Quintonio Vazquez 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Chong Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Chong Li's Bloodlust. Chong Li has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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25
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chong Li!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joseph Wright!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Li is looking to counter the offense by Wright and move into the clinch.
A punch combination from Li misses.
Li throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Li. Those never looked like landing.
Wright has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Li jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wright throws a counter combo.
Wright throws a nice looking combination but Li bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Li defending well as Wright loads up on a big left hand.
Wright scores with a hook.
Wright takes a swing at Li's ribcage but misses.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Li saw that one coming.
Wright throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Li is just out of range.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Li is out of range.
Wright scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wright throws a poor cross that misses
and Li counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li pulls guard effortlessly.
Li has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Li working a defensive guard here.
Li is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wright defends well.
Wright wants to pass the guard but Li is keeping the position.
Li working a defensive guard here.
Wright wants to stand but Li is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wright stopping the sweep attempt from Li.
Wright stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Li swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Li is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li working for a triangle but Wright defends it easily.
Li is looking for a triangle but Wright pushes his legs off easily.
Li might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Li is trying to control the position but Wright postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wright looking to pass the guard.
Wright wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
Wright really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Li. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Li holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Li shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wright as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wright scores with a three punch combo!
Li throws a hook but Wright avoids it easily.
Wright looks to land a left hand but Li moved out of range nicely.
Wright throws a right and a left that Li avoids nicely.
Li misses with a double jab.
Li steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright.
A big left from Wright misses.
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Li throwing a counter right hand but Wright manages to avoid it.
Wright keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wright! But no joy.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Wright avoids a punch combination nicely.
Li closes the distance and clinches up with Wright, looking for a takedown. Li pushes Wright against the cage but Wright circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wright throws a series of punches but Li moves out of range.
Wright throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wright cracks a nice hook into Li's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Wright dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wright swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
Wright has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wright misses with a two punch combination.
Li takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Li tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Wright, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Li is looking to counter the offense by Wright and move into the clinch.
Wright misses with the combination.
Li scores with a punch to the head.
Li jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wright throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wright looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Li lands with a straight right. Wright didn't see that one coming.
Li takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Li dodges the punch combination from Wright.
Wright lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Joseph Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Li tests Wright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wright misses with a series of wild punches.
Wright swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
Chong Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Li is just out of range.
Wright jabs at Li's body.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Li saw that one coming.
Li lands a jab-cross combination.
Li will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wright scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Li ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li lands a jab to the nose.
Wright throws a sloppy body shot
and Li counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wright thinking.
Li swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Li staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Li throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wright now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wright swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
Li throws the left hand but Wright avoids the punch easily.
Wright throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Li dives in for a single leg takedown but Wright sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Li swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wright counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Li lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wright darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright feints a jab promting Li to slip. Wright then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Li slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wright let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wright throws a body punch but Li moves out of range.
Li throws an overhand right that lands on Wright's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
Li slips a jab and a cross from Wright.
Li connects with a crisp jab.
Li throws a series of punches but Wright moves out of range.
Wright lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Li circles away quickly and effectively.
A lazy left from Li finds it's target.
Wright jabs Li to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wright bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Li is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright throws a body punch but Li moves out of range.
Wright throws a right hand that Li ducks under and follows up with a left that Li also avoids with ease.
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
A nice side step and Wright releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright moves out of range of the strikes.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Li misses the target.
Li has Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Li is trying to pull guard but Wright turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wright wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Li jumps guard but Wright turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chong Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li tries to pull guard but Wright forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Li fails to pull guard.
Li tries to pull guard but Wright holds him up against the cage and eventually Li drops back down to his feet.
Li blocks a body shot from Wright.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Wright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joseph Wright seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Li shoots in but Wright avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wright now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Li.
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wright looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wright lands a glancing blow to the side of Li's head.
Wright is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Li rather than just go for the knockout.
Li looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Li was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Wright lands a glancing blow to the side of Li's head.
Wright is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Li.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Li throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Wright misses with a double jab
and Li counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch but Wright swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wright throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Li wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wright scores with a nice strike.
Wright throws a right hand that Li ducks under and follows up with a left that Li also avoids with ease.
Li throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wright dodges the punch combination from Li.
Wright misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Wright. Those never looked like landing.
Wright takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Li throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright misses with a hook. Li ducked under it nicely.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright works the jab nicely.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li tries for a takedown but Wright circles away easily
and Wright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li moves in looking to clinch but Wright pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Li.
A little jabbing left from Wright on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wright lands a nice shot to the body.
Wright swings away with a body shot that misses
and Li connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wright ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Li has Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Wright looking to stall.
Wright wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li is trying to pull guard but Wright has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chong Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li fails to pull guard.
Li jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wright walks away with a smile on his face. Li gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Li shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wright pinned against the cage. Wright gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Li tries to clinch up.
Wright misses with a combination
and Li counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wright throws a hook but Li blocks it.
Li moves away from the strike by Wright.
Nice sprawl there from Wright as Li shoots in.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it.
Wright works Li's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li staying out of range there.
Wright fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wright thuds a left hand into Li's body.
Wright lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wright.
Wright defending well as Li loads up on a big left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wright lands with a good body shot.
Wright throws a nice looking combination but Li bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Li closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wright quickly recovers to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Li missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Li not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Li is working for a submission of some sort.
Li thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wright's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Wright really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Li has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Li is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wright sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Li throws an overhand right that lands on Wright's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Li, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Li moves out of range as Wright strikes.
Wright works over Li's head and body with a nice combination.
Wright keeps the fight on the outside.
Li misses with a straight left.
As Li backs off Wright throws a huge counter combo but Li manages to avoid it all.
Wright misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Li closes the distance and clinches.
Wright throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wright wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wright wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Li blocks a body shot from Wright.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wright smiles and moves away.
Wright steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Li.
Wright avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wright doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Li scores with a nice head shot.
Wright cracks Li with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wright swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Li ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Li is out of range.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Li drives through with a takedown into guard.
Li trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
Li working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wright has his hands on Li's head, controlling the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wright can do anything to dispel that myth.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Li accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Li shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Li dives in for a single leg takedown but Wright sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chong Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut there from Li.
Wright Rushes Li and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Li is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Wright Piles on the pressure and Li crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Wright!
Joseph Wright is the new middleweight champion!
Post fight, Joseph Wright stared into the camera and said 'I told you I was here to take over this division!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sampo Metso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Hellmuth Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sampo Metso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Phil Hellmuth Jr!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metso tries to work over Hellmuth Jr's front leg with a kick but Hellmuth Jr checks it.
Metso forces Hellmuth Jr back against the cage and clinches.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow that stopped Metso in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Sampo Metso has been cut.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow that stopped Metso in his tracks for a moment.
Sampo Metso's cut is getting worse.
Hellmuth Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Metsos head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Metso stalling in the clinch but Hellmuth Jr improves position.
Metso struggles to land a body shot inside as Hellmuth Jr controls his hands.
Hellmuth Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Metso avoids the elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hellmuth Jr as Metso tries to tie him up.
Metso creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow just above Metso 's eye.
Sampo Metso's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Metso.
Hellmuth Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Hellmuth Jr - that landed with a thud.
Metso is breathing heavily.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow inside that Metso shrugs off.
Jeez, Sampo Metso's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow that stopped Metso in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sampo Metso's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
Phil Hellmuth Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Spinolio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Peter Gabriel - The Rhythm Of The Heat kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Spinolio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Slade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spinolio drops his hands momentarily and Wilson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wilson misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Spinolio misses the target.
A big right from Spinolio misses.
Slade Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spinolio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spinolio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilson is looking for the big counter here.
Wilson misses with a double jab
and Spinolio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Slade Wilson has been cut.
Wilson looks to land a right hand but Spinolio moved out of range.
Wilson cracks Spinolio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Spinolio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wilson lands a two punch combo.
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!
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spinolio moves away.
Spinolio Throws a clean left jab. Spinolio Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Wilson's chin! Wilson crumbles to the ground and Spinolio follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Spinolio!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ivan Spinolio!
After winning the bout, Ivan Spinolio 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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