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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Peso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woo Kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Woo Kidd acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Dangerous GnP
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Peso!
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, Woo Kidd!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kidd fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kidd takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Peso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kidd moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Kidd. Those never looked like landing.
Kidd uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Peso has time to react.
Peso showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kidd.
Kidd's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kidd duly obliges.
Peso wants to clinch.
Peso lands a nice hook to Kidd's body. Kidd takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Peso steps in with a hook that catches Kidd right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Peso follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Kidd looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Peso!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DJ Palmer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vitor Belfort's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vitor Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, DJ Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Belfort in his tracks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Palmer.
A jab lands there for Palmer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palmer. Belfort does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Palmer backs away, Belfort returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Belfort takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Belfort is rocked!
Belfort gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Palmer points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Belfort wakes up just in time to hear Palmer thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). DJ Palmer!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adisa Afolabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Nussi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Nussi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adisa Afolabi!
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, Jack Nussi!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nussi scores with a body shot.
Nussi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nussi lands a jab to the head.
Afolabi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nussi moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Afolabi goes down! Can Nussi finish him!?
Afolabi is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Afolabi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oh Afolabi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nussi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nussi trying to control the position from guard on top but Afolabi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nussi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Afolabi looking to control.
Afolabi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Afolabi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nussi pushes down on Afolabi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nussi connects with a nice short shot to Afolabi's temple.
Nussi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Afolabi seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice elbow there by Nussi.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nussi avoids the attempt from Afolabi to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nussi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nussi throws some wild stikes that Afolabi manages to avoid easily.
Afolabi working to try and regain half guard.
Afolabi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Afolabi tries to get out of the position.
Afolabi wants to control but Nussi is having none of it.
Nussi trying to control but Afolabi is having none of it.
Afolabi holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nussi tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Afolabi tries to hold on but Nussi pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nussi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nussi lands a big shot to the head and Afolabi winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jack Nussi!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Agoncillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piston Horiguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Agoncillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Piston Horiguchi!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horiguchi feints and then cracks Agoncillo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Agoncillo down.
Horiguchi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Agoncillo.
Agoncillo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Agoncillo is looking to clinch but Horiguchi is avoiding it.
Horiguchi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Agoncillo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Horiguchi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Agoncillo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Horiguchi.
We've been told by Agoncillo's head coaches at RCJ Machado Jiu-Jitsu that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Agoncillo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Agoncillo throws a head kick that Horiguchi semi-blocks.
Agoncillo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Agoncillo moves forwards but Horiguchi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Horiguchi moves out of range of the body kick.
Agoncillo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Agoncillo checks a leg kick.
Horiguchi blocks a head kick by Agoncillo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horiguchi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Horiguchi catches Agoncillo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Horiguchi lands a glancing blow to the side of Agoncillo's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agoncillo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Horiguchi is able to avoid easily.
Agoncillo misses with a head kick.
Horiguchi misses with a head kick.
Horiguchi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Agoncillo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Agoncillo misses with a low kick.
John Agoncillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Agoncillo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Agoncillo scores with a kick to the body.
Horiguchi works Agoncillo's body with a nice hook.
Horiguchi thuds his right hand into Agoncillo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Agoncillo tries to clinch but Horiguchi is having none of it.
Horiguchi swats away the attempt to clinch by Agoncillo.
Horiguchi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Agoncillo slips a jab and a cross from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Agoncillo throws a head kick that Horiguchi semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Agoncillo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Horiguchi flicks out a counter leg kick but Agoncillo steps away.
Horiguchi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Agoncillo is looking to clinch but Horiguchi is avoiding it.
Horiguchi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Agoncillo swings for the body but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Agoncillo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Horiguchi. That did some damage!
Agoncillo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Agoncillo misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Horiguchi misses.
Agoncillo is looking to chop away at Horiguchi's legs.
Horiguchi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Horiguchi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Agoncillo throws a head kick but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Agoncillo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A slapping body kick lands there for Horiguchi.
Agoncillo clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Horiguchi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Agoncillos head.
Horiguchi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Come on Horiguchi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Horiguchi lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Horiguchi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Agoncillo is rocked!
Nice elbow from Horiguchi.
Oh Agoncillo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Horiguchi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Horiguchi lands a shoulder strike.
Horiguchi lands a big right hand that drops Agoncillo! The killer instinct kicks in and Horiguchi finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Horiguchi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piston Horiguchi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mashrafe Mortaza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Yzerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Yzerman will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mashrafe Mortaza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Yzerman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mortaza slips under a jab.
Mortaza goes for a double leg but Yzerman avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yzerman continues to drive forward.
Mortaza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yzerman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mortaza tries for a takedown but Yzerman circles away easily
and Yzerman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mashrafe Mortaza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yzerman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mortaza.
Yzerman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mortaza takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sloppy strikes from Yzerman. Those never looked like landing.
Yzerman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mortaza shoots and misses
and Yzerman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mortaza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yzerman.
Mortaza shoots and misses
letting Yzerman counter with a right 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!
Yzerman misses with a left hand
and Mortaza counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mortaza scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mortaza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mortaza 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.
Mortaza looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Yzerman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mortaza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yzerman tries to kick Mortaza off but Mortaza keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Yzerman wants to improve his position but Mortaza is controlling well.
Yzerman looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mortaza is keen to just control but Yzerman is a slippery customer.
Mortaza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yzerman defending well though.
Mortaza wants to pass to mount but Yzerman is defending the position.
Yzerman is looking to improve his position.
Mortaza wants to work for an arm triangle but Yzerman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mortaza wants to work for an arm triangle but Yzerman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Yzerman is looking to escape.
Mortaza looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mortaza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yzerman defending well though.
Mortaza looking for a submission but Yzerman manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Mortaza throwing strikes but missing.
Mortaza content to stall in guard here.
Yzerman controlling the position.
Mortaza wants to pass the guard but Yzerman is keeping the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yzerman keeping moving, preventing Mortaza from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yzerman is trying to control the position but Mortaza postures up.
Yzerman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mortaza.
Mortaza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mortaza trying to control but Yzerman is working from the bottom.
Yzerman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mortaza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mortaza is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yzerman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mortaza pushing down on Yzerman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mortaza looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Yzerman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mortaza lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mortaza thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yzerman is looking to control Mortaza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yzerman avoid being mounted?
Yzerman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mortaza.
Yzerman is trying to get back to full guard.
Mortaza looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Yzerman pushes Mortaza off looking to stand but Mortaza dives back in and keeps control.
Yzerman is not content to let Mortaza control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mashrafe Mortaza will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A shot to the liver by Yzerman. Beautiful body shot.
Mortaza on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yzerman with a hook.
Mortaza shoots in but no luck this time.
Yzerman lands the left hand.
Yzerman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yzerman connects with the punch.
Yzerman stuffs the takedown attempt from Mortaza. Mortaza gets slowly back to his feet.
Yzerman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mortaza has time to react.
Yzerman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mortaza closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Yzerman did well to prevent Mortaza getting side control.
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!
Yzerman wants to get back to his feet.
Mashrafe Mortaza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mortaza looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Yzerman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mortaza's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mortaza's back!
Yzerman is trying to stick to Mortaza's back but Mortaza is turning into Yzerman. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Yzerman's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Mortaza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yzerman keeping moving, preventing Mortaza from controlling successfully.
Mortaza is looking to work some ground and pound but Yzerman has wrist control.
Mortaza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yzerman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mortaza advances to half guard.
Mortaza is trying to work for a kimura but Yzerman is defending well.
Yzerman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mortaza is working away from the top position though.
Mortaza is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Yzerman sees it coming and defends easily.
Mortaza thows a huge punch but Yzerman dodges it nicely.
Yzerman is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yzerman is staying active underneath Mortaza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mortaza lands strikes from half guard.
Mortaza throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mortaza in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Yzerman tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Mortaza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mashrafe Mortaza!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamshed Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Charlie Kelly has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Charlie Kelly seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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137 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Charlie Kelly!
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, Jamshed Khan!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Kelly.
Kelly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Khan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelly.
Kelly tries to land a front kick but Khan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Khan clinches.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Khan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
Khan lands with a light punch inside.
Kelly blocking some punches.
Kelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelly manages to break the clinch.
Khan tries to bum rush Kelly with a series of wild strikes but Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Kelly.
Jamshed Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly connects with a right hand. Khan shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Kelly throws a lazy uppercut
and Khan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khan is looking to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Khan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khan.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Khan lands a right hook to the body.
Kelly throws a big shot that misses.
Khan loads up on a big right hand but Kelly slips the punch.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Khan misses with a two punch combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Kelly as he connects with a hook.
Khan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kelly throws a series of punches but Khan avoids them all with ease.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelly.
Khan tries to clinch there but Kelly circles away.
Khan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from Kelly tenderised Khan's leg. Khan is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kelly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kelly dodges the punch combination from Khan.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelly.
Nice straight punches there by Kelly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kelly.
Khan looks winded!
Khan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kelly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Khan drops his hands momentarily and Kelly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Khan misses with a looping left.
As Khan tries to get set, Kelly tries to push him back and clinch up but Khan manages to avoid the attempt.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Kelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Khan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kelly moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kelly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kelly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kelly scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kelly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.
Khan misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a nice looking kick to the body. Khan takes a step back to recover.
Kelly is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Kelly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kelly scores with a spinning back kick!
Kelly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kelly scores with a body shot.
Kelly connects with a body shot.
Kelly is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Khan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Khan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kelly finds it's way round the side to connect with Khan's head.
Kelly lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kelly throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kelly lets loose with a powerful body kick. Khan will feel that in the morning.
Kelly lands the left hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kelly!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kelly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Kelly.
Kelly scores with a kick to the body.
Khan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kelly lands a jab to Khan's midsection.
Kelly scores with a leg kick.
Kelly connects with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Kelly. Those never looked like landing.
Khan takes one to the chin there.
Kelly jabs at Khan's body.
Kelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly's corner calls for a 1-2. Kelly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Khan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kelly can pounce on him.
Kelly scores with a jab.
Khan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Kelly dominated that round.
That's time! Kelly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kelly.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kelly throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Khan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan blocks a body shot from Kelly.
Khan tries to work over Kelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelly missing with knees to the body.
Kelly misses with some punches.
Kelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan misses with some punches.
Kelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khan can do to turn this around?
Kelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kelly does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Khan tries to move into range but Kelly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A lazy left from Khan finds it's target.
Charlie Kelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Kelly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Kelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Charlie Kelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Kelly does it's job there.
Khan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Khan moves forwards but Kelly connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Khan walks into a straight right hand from Kelly.
Khan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kelly counters with a crisp one two that drops Khan! Kelly thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Khan to his feet! Khan is in big trouble!
Khan is rocked!
Kelly catches Khan with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Khan forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Charlie Kelly!
A relieved looking Charlie Kelly 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Dang Sai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Errol SpenceJR (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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25
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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154 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dang Sai!
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, Errol SpenceJR!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sai ducks under a wild hook from SpenceJR.
Sai seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but SpenceJR was well out of range. Poor timing from Sai.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from SpenceJR! But no joy.
Sai moves into the clinch.
SpenceJR wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
SpenceJR misses with a punch to the body.
SpenceJR blocks the elbow strike.
SpenceJR avoids the elbow strike from Sai, against the cage.
Sai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Errol SpenceJR has been cut.
SpenceJR dodges an elbow strike from Sai.
SpenceJR works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
SpenceJR misses with the head strike.
SpenceJR avoids the elbow strike from Sai, against the cage.
Sai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
SpenceJR misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
SpenceJR takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sai misses with an elbow over the top.
SpenceJR takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
SpenceJR dodges an elbow strike from Sai.
SpenceJR blocks the elbow strike.
SpenceJR is trying to stall.
Sai lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sai lands an elbow that stopped SpenceJR in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sai throws an elbow but misses.
SpenceJR cracks Sai with a nice body shot.
Sai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from SpenceJR.
SpenceJR looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
SpenceJR avoids a wild elbow strike from Sai.
SpenceJR doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
SpenceJR wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
SpenceJR misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sai really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A head punch on the inside from SpenceJR fails to land.
SpenceJR takes an elbow to the forehead.
SpenceJR throws a head punch that misses.
Sai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
SpenceJR takes an elbow to the temple.
SpenceJR is rocked!
With the fighters up against the cage, Sai throws an elbow but misses.
SpenceJR is still on wobbly legs! Can Sai finish him?
SpenceJR avoids a wild elbow strike from Sai.
Sai throws an elbow that misses.
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!
SpenceJR blocks the elbow strike.
SpenceJR seems to have recovered his senses.
SpenceJR lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
SpenceJR throws a head punch that misses.
SpenceJR blocks the elbow strike.
Sai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through SpenceJR's defenses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sai as SpenceJR tries to tie him up.
SpenceJR throws a head punch that misses.
SpenceJR misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
SpenceJR misses with some punches.
SpenceJR struggles to land a body shot inside as Sai controls his hands.
SpenceJR blocks an elbow strike.
Sai has SpenceJR pressed against the cage, preventing SpenceJR from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sai throws an elbow that misses.
SpenceJR takes an elbow to the temple.
Sai misses with an elbow over the top.
Clinched against the cage, Sai lands a big elbow that drops SpenceJR! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - SpenceJR is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dang Sai!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rigan Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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25
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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25
285 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rigan Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tito Kerr!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kerr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Machado with a poor takedown
and Kerr counters with a single leg into guard. Machado didn't expect that.
Kerr with a nice head shot there.
Kerr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Machado working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kerr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kerr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kerr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Machado had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kerr defends it easily.
Kerr trying to control but Machado is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerr throws a big right hand that misses.
Machado is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kerr defends well.
Kerr landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr stands up over Machado, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kerr distracts Machado with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Machado controls Kerr momentarily but Kerr frees himself.
Kerr controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machado is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kerr is aware though and is defending well.
Kerr scoring with some ground and pound.
Machado looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kerr is one step ahead there.
Machado is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kerr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Machado. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kerr landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Machado can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kerr controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kerr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Machado is rocked!
Kerr postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Machado covers up, he's hurt! Kerr keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Kerr and the ref steps in to end the fight! Kerr can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tito Kerr!
Tito Kerr bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serial Killah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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265 lbs
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270 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hank Holmes!
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, Serial Killah!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes swings for the body but Killah moves out of range.
Killah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Killah keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Holmes slips a straight right by Killah.
Holmes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Killah throws out the jab.
Holmes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Holmes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Killah takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Serial Killah has been cut.
Holmes takes a swing at Killah's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Killah releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Killah throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Holmes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Killah misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Killah misses.
Killah avoids the body shot from Holmes.
Holmes dives in and scores a takedown into Killah's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes trying to control but Killah is working from the bottom.
Holmes stands and throws Killah's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Killah tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Holmes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Holmes trying to control the position but Killah is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes has hold of Killah's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Killah tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Holmes cranks the arm and Killah screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Killah, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Hank Holmes!
Hank Holmes thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Ysengrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sampo Metso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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238 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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240 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dave Ysengrin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sampo Metso!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ysengrin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Metso tries to land a leg kick but Ysengrin saw it coming and moves away.
Ysengrin is looking for a counter combo.
Sampo Metso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Metso misses
and Ysengrin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Metso lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Metso tries to land a leg kick but Ysengrin saw it coming and moves away.
Metso throws a low kick but Ysengrin avoids it.
Metso looks for the body kick but Ysengrin saw that one coming.
Ysengrin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Sampo Metso has been cut.
Ysengrin checks a leg kick.
Ysengrin clobbers Metso with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Metso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ysengrin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ysengrin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ysengrin cracks Metso with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Metso tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Ysengrin pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Metso is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Ysengrin!
Dave Ysengrin retains his heavyweight title!
A less than humble Dave Ysengrin misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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