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The Island Season 4, 145 lbs, Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ziam Quade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Seery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seery has chosen An Irish Pub Song as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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145 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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, Ziam Quade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patrick Seery!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seery throws a nice looking combination but Quade bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Seery lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Seery scores with a body shot.
Quade takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Seery's coach down at Highland Brawl Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Seery's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Quade looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Quade throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Seery swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Seery lands a big uppercut and Quade crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Quade looks OK. Seery waves Quade back to his feet!
Quade is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seery lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Quade out cold! Quade is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Patrick Seery!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Patrick Seery waved his t-shirt featuring Highland Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hit Run (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rappy Virtucio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Virtucio has chosen Song for the Suspect as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
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Counter fighter
Very quick |
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hit Run!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rappy Virtucio!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Run feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Run forces his way into half guard.
Run is trying to work for a kimura but Virtucio is defending well.
Run is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Virtucio doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Run.
Run is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Virtucio is just riding it out for now. Run eventually gives up the hold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Run is trying to control. Virtucio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtucio wants to get back to full guard.
Run passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Virtucio!
Run with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Run swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hit Run!
Hit Run decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Rappy Virtucio was interviewed post fight and said 'I did my best but my best wasnt just good enough. '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ready Go (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Yamato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ready Go!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hans Yamato!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Go. No joy for Yamato on that attempt.
Yamato walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yamato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Go definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Go cracks Yamato with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yamato tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Go defends well and Yamato ends up having to push Go into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Go throws a shot from downtown. Yamato moves away and avoids it.
Go misses with a wild combination.
Go throws a lazy uppercut
and Yamato counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Go is pulling down on Yamato's head to control his posture.
Yamato throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Go works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Go looking to control.
Go preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Go preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Go preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yamato working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Go pulls Yamato in close to prevent any damage.
Yamato with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yamato trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yamato accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Go on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Go tries to get out of the position.
Yamato lands a couple of digs.
Go knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yamato on the ground.
Yamato working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yamato stopping the sweep attempt from Go.
Yamato seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Go working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yamato.
Go is trying to control the position but Yamato postures up.
Yamato stopping the sweep attempt from Go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamato with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yamato trying to control but Go is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yamato accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yamato in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Go is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yamato is looking to work some ground and pound but Go has wrist control.
Yamato throwing strikes but missing.
Go avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yamato in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yamato in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yamato in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yamato stopping the sweep attempt from Go.
Yamato throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Go works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamato loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Go working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yamato.
Yamato chips away with some ground and pound.
Yamato trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yamato has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yamato accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Go utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yamato trying to control but Go is working from the bottom.
Yamato throwing strikes but missing.
Go is trying to control the position but Yamato postures up.
Go throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Yamato working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yamato accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yamato throwing strikes from guard but Go blocks nicely.
Yamato trying to control the position from guard on top but Go is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamato loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yamato loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yamato in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yamato postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamato trying to control the position from guard on top but Go is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yamato accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yamato is in close to Go's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Yamato postures up in Go's guard and throws a big left but Go blocks it.
Yamato throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yamato lands a couple of digs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Go preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yamato loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yamato throwing strikes from guard but Go blocks nicely.
Go avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Yamato dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yamato gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Go.
Go lands a two punch combo.
Yamato slips under a jab from Go.
Yamato on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Go throws a hook but Yamato avoids it easily.
Yamato tries to move into range but Go moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yamato blocks a jab.
Yamato moves forwards but Go connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yamato shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Go napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The strikes coming from Yamato are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Yamato misses with the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Yamato are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Yamato working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Yamato throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamato lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamato creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Go sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
An elbow from Yamato crashes against the mat.
Yamato misses with the ground and pound.
Yamato tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Yamato fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Yamato misses with the ground and pound.
An elbow from Yamato crashes against the mat.
Yamato has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yamato works to advance to full mount. Go defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Yamato punching from mount but Go doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Yamato misses with a head shot.
Yamato throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Go wants to control but Yamato is having none of it.
Yamato throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamato looking to ground and pound but Go is blocking nicely.
Yamato misses with a head shot.
Yamato can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Go is looking to escape.
Yamato throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamato fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Go is rocked!
Yamato postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Go badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Yamato around the waist but Yamato pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Yamato is the winner by TKO! Yamato jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans Yamato!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Victor Sweet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Pettis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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155 lbs
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Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Victor Sweet!
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, Antonio Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis moves into the clinch.
Pettis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pettis drags the fight down to the ground.
Sweet postures up in Pettis's guard and throws a big left but Pettis blocks it.
Sweet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pettis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sweet. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sweet stands and throws Pettis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pettis is looking for a sweep.
Pettis wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis is looking for a sweep.
We've been hearing that Sweet has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Pettis is not content to let Sweet control the position.
Pettis tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Sweet politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Sweet prefers to stall for the moment though.
Pettis is not content to let Sweet control the position.
Pettis is trying to get back to his feet.
Sweet thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sweet decides to stand back up. Sweet steps back and let's Pettis get back to his feet.
Sweet avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pettis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pettis tries to clinch up.
Pettis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A punch combination from Pettis misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Sweet with that takedown attempt.
Sweet gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sweet wants the takedown. Pettis is fighting it off but Sweet persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Pettis's guard against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sweet drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Sweet seems to have locked his on tight now - Pettis screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Sweet, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Victor Sweet!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nahuel Tenskwatawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Montana will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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145 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nahuel Tenskwatawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tony Montana!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tenskwatawa misses with a hook
and Montana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Montana throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Montana getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Montana staying out of range there.
Tenskwatawa takes one to the chin there.
A swing and a miss from Tenskwatawa.
Montana throws a one two combo.
Tenskwatawa misses the shot to the body.
Montana feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tenskwatawas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tenskwatawa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Montana scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Montana scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tenskwatawa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tenskwatawa throws a body kick that misses.
Tenskwatawa 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.
Tenskwatawa misses with an uppercut
and Montana counters with a nice uppercut.
Tenskwatawa misses with a lunging right hand
and Tenskwatawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tenskwatawa is rocked!
Tenskwatawa misses with a straight right.
Oh Tenskwatawa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Some wild striking there from Tenskwatawa.
Tenskwatawa seems to have got his legs back now.
Montana connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tenskwatawa tries to clinch there but Montana circles away.
Tenskwatawa tries to clinch up but Montana circles away and keeps his distance.
Montana is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tenskwatawa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tenskwatawa shoots and misses
and Montana counters with a crisp one two that drops Tenskwatawa! Montana thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Tenskwatawa to his feet! Tenskwatawa is in big trouble!
Tony Montana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tenskwatawa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Montana counters with a huge left! Tenskwatawa is in big trouble! He's backing up but Montana isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Tenskwatawa from any more damage. A dominating finish by Montana!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Montana!
Tony Montana 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Jim Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cale Downes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jim Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cale Downes!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Downes tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dixon defends well and Downes ends up having to push Dixon into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Downes closes the distance and clinches up with Dixon, looking for a takedown. Downes pushes Dixon against the cage but Dixon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Downes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dixon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jim Dixon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cale Downes.
Downes misses with a takedown attempt
and Dixon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Cale Downes has been cut.
Dixon circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Downes to the canvas! Downes doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Dixon keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Dixon!
Jim Dixon 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Kaarlo Sonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimi Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kaarlo Sonni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jimi Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonni lands the left hand.
Aldo has a takedown stuffed.
Sonni connects with a body shot.
Aldo has his takedown stuffed
and Sonni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aldo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sonni slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Aldo misses with a takedown attempt
and Sonni counters with a nice uppercut.
Kaarlo Sonni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimi Aldo.
A jab from Sonni finds it's way through Aldo's defenses.
Sonni lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonni scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sonni throws a good cross that connects.
Aldo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sonni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donk. Sonni catches Aldo right on the button with a cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sonni.
Aldo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sonni sprawls well. Sonni wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Aldo gets slowly back to his feet.
Aldo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sonni finds it's way round the side to connect with Aldo's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sonni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sonni stuns Aldo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aldo with a poor takedown
and Sonni counters with a straight right hand.
Aldo looks winded!
Aldo walks into a jab.
Aldo is rocked!
Sonni throws an overhand right that drops Aldo like a sack of potatoes! Sonni dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaarlo Sonni!
An out of breath Kaarlo Sonni thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Jimi Aldo stepped up to the mic, saying 'Props to him for winning, I just couldn't do what I set out to do.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Moka Moka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The End (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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151 lbs
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Moka Moka!
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, The End!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
End tries for a takedown but Moka circles away easily
and Moka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
End doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Moka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
End tries to score a power double leg takedown but Moka sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten End somewhat.
Moka Moka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The End.
Moka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Moka wants it to stay on the feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Moka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
End fails with the takedown
enabling Moka to counter with a crisp jab.
Moka seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
End goes for a double leg but Moka avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Moka continues to drive forward.
Moka closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. End quickly recovers to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moka works his foot free and advances to mount.
Moka controlling from mount.
End looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
End working to try and regain half guard.
The referee warns End that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Moka landing strikes from the mount.
Moka controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
End wants to hold on but Moka pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
End is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Moka.
Moka lands a big elbow.
Moka controlling his opponent.
Moka lands a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moka takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Moka in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Moka controlling from the full mount.
End tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
End tries to hold on but Moka pushes him away.
Moka in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Moka landing shots from mount.
Moka controlling from the full mount.
Moka's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Moka scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Moka content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
End wants to control but Moka is having none of it.
End is looking to improve his position but Moka isn't that keen on the idea.
Moka lands a couple of good shots and End has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Moka really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for End.
Moka has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moka Moka dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
End changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Moka tries to avoid it but End manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Moka to the ground. Moka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Moka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from End.
End misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Moka to counter with a crisp jab.
Moka Moka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The End.
Moka closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Moka lands some shots froms side control.
Moka lands some shots froms side control.
End is trying to strike from the bottom but Moka has passed into full mount.
Moka content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Further stalling from Moka.
Moka landing shots from mount.
Moka lands with some strikes.
Moka 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.
Moka lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Moka prevents End from getting the reversal.
Moka Moka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A nice elbow there by Moka.
End is rocked!
Moka with the ground and pound from mount.
End is still in real trouble! Can Moka finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moka looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
End takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Moka's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moka Moka!
Moka Moka decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Dalca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Eugemia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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145 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tomas Dalca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Eugemia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eugemia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dalca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eugemia wants to counter the offense by Dalca and move into the clinch position.
Dalca definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dalca wants to clinch.
Dalca fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eugemia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dalca avoids the body shot from Eugemia.
Eugemia keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eugemia.
Dalca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eugemia.
Dalca takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dalca fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eugemia tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tomas Dalca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eugemia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Eugemia looks to land a combination but Dalca avoids it well.
Eugemia moves out of range of the leg kick from Dalca.
Eugemia has closed the distance and engaged Dalca in a clinch.
Eugemia digs a right hand into Dalca's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dalca's gas tank.
Dalca trying to stall but Eugemia improves his position.
Dalca tries to throw a body punch but Eugemia avoids it by throwing Dalca back against the cage.
Eugemia leaning against his opponent.
Eugemia tries a body shot but Dalca blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eugemia slows down the pace here.
Eugemia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dalca being controlled against the cage.
Eugemia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dalca backwards.
Dalca's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dalca lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Eugemia dodges an elbow strike from Dalca.
A short left from Eugemia.
Eugemia scores with a shoulder strike.
Eugemia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dalca being controlled against the cage.
Eugemia is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalca throws an elbow that misses.
Eugemia has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dalca seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Eugemia can turn it around.
Eugemia controlling the action here for a moment.
Eugemia avoiding damage as Dalca throws knees to the body.
Eugemia controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Eugemia.
Dalca fails to land with a series of punches.
Eugemia gets tackled into the cage by Dalca. Dalca maintains the clinch.
Dalca wants to break the clinch but can't.
Still in the clinch, Eugemia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Eugemia scores with a shoulder strike.
Dalca is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Eugemia is keeping busy.
Dalca missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eugemia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Eugemia keeps control of Dalca as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Eugemia as Dalca tries to tie him up.
Eugemia lands a shoulder strike.
Eugemia stalling in the clinch.
Eugemia effectively controlling the action here.
Eugemia lands a body punch.
Eugemia displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dalca up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Eugemia will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dalca up against the cage.
A short right from Eugemia on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Eugemia dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dalca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eugemia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dalca tries to close the distance and clinch but Eugemia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It seemed like Eugemia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dalca is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dalca tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eugemia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dalca fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eugemia wants to counter the offense by Dalca and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eugemia lands a body shot.
Eugemia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Eugemia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Eugemia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Eugemia tries to get set, Dalca tries to push him back and clinch up but Eugemia manages to avoid the attempt.
John Eugemia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalca tries to clinch there but Eugemia circles away.
Eugemia darts in and clinches Dalca up against the cage.
Eugemia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dalca is rocked!
Eugemia manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Oh Dalca is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Eugemia holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Eugemia unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Dalca! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Eugemia is unloading with more strikes now! Dalca drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Eugemia!
A very excited looking John Eugemia made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Neymar Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prince The (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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159 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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27
139 lbs
5 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Neymar Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Prince The!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The misses with a wild body shot.
Junior misses with a jab, cross combination.
The with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Junior.
The looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The connects with a solid leg kick.
The scores with a jab. Junior acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Junior 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.
The throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from The.
Junior throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The.
The throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from The.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Junior 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.
Junior takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Junior throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The.
The throws out a counter right but Junior avoids it with no problem.
The lands with a cross.
The scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Junior!
The fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Junior throws a right and a left that The avoids nicely.
Junior is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Junior throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for The.
Junior misses with a body shot.
The throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Junior. The does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Junior rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The stuns Junior with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Junior throws a right and a left that The avoids nicely.
The throws a counter combo.
Junior blocks a head kick by The.
Junior swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Junior's calf.
The misses the jab.
The fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Junior has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Junior swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Prince The seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Junior stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The.
Some wild striking there from Junior.
The throws a head kick that misses.
The buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Junior looks to score with a jab to the body but The is just out of range.
Junior misses with a few strikes there.
The is looking for the big counter here.
A slapping leg kick lands for The.
Junior has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The.
The lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Junior's calf.
Junior connects with a body shot.
The cracks the inside of Junior's front leg.
A big right from The misses.
Junior misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The, right into the meat.
Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The moves away.
Junior takes a swing at The's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by The. That's going to slow Junior down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The throws a nice head kick!
Junior looks to land a combination but The avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by The.
The scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Junior lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The circles away quickly and effectively.
Junior is looking to wear down The with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A chopping leg kick lands by The.
Junior ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Junior throws a body punch but The moves out of range.
Junior misses with a series of wild punches.
The listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Junior momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The connects with a leg kick. Junior looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The lands with a nice body punch.
The fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Junior.
Junior misses with a wild body shot.
The lands a leg kick that knocks Junior off balance momentarily.
Junior misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Junior fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The manages to avoid it.
Junior takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The thumps Junior with a low kick.
Junior takes a jab right on the kisser.
The throws the left hand but Junior avoids the punch easily.
Junior takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Junior misses with a wild body shot.
The is looking to slow Junior down with leg kicks.
A big right from The misses.
Junior appears to be looking for a big counter.
The throws a nice inside leg kick.
Junior misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The.
The looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
The throws a sloppy head kick and Junior moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Junior stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The.
Junior misses with a body shot.
The showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Junior.
The missing with a left hand there. Junior was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince The dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The throws a head kick that misses.
Junior misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for The.
A nice leg kick lands there from The.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Junior might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Junior misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Junior fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Junior. Those never looked like landing.
Junior lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The circles away quickly and effectively.
Junior throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The.
Junior misses with a wild combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The.
Junior jabs The to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Junior chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The can pounce on him.
Junior misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The avoids the body shot from Junior.
The misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Neymar Junior is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The scores with a leg kick.
The scores with a leg kick.
Junior swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from The.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for The. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A head kick misses from The.
Junior throws a series of punches but The moves out of range.
Junior drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Junior on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The. The obviously looking to wear him down.
The throws a head kick that misses.
The turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by The there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Junior throws a series of punches but The avoids them all with ease.
Junior fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The manages to avoid it.
The only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Junior will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junior looks to land a combination but The avoids it well.
The is looking to slow Junior down with leg kicks.
Junior takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Neymar Junior has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Junior.
Junior misses the shot to the body.
The throws a head kick that Junior semi-blocks.
Junior throws a right hand that The ducks under and follows up with a left that The also avoids with ease.
A nice inside leg kick there by The. That's going to slow Junior down.
The lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Junior throws a big counter combination but The scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Junior manages to avoid it.
Junior throws a nice looking combination but The bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Junior swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The throws a nice outside leg kick.
Prince The seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Junior throws a series of punches but The avoids them all with ease.
An inside leg kick lands from The.
The throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for The.
The throws a shot to the body.
Junior takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The connects with a high kick.
Junior swings for the body but The moves out of range.
Junior swinging wildly here.
Junior misses with a jab, cross combination.
The ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Junior moves away.
The fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Junior has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The scores with a leg kick.
A slow jab from The misses its intended target.
The chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The throws a quick inside leg kick.
The with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The throws a nice inside leg kick.
The scores with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Junior. The does a little dance to reset his feet.
Junior throws out a loose jab but The uses good head movement to avoid it.
The avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The cracks the inside of Junior's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for The.
The connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Junior avoids the head kick by The.
The tries a head kick but it misses.
Junior drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from The.
Junior misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The flicks out a counter leg kick but Junior steps away.
A slow jab from Junior misses its intended target.
Junior walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Junior tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Junior misses with a double jab.
The thumps Junior with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Junior jabs at The's body.
Junior misses with a body shot.
The lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Junior circles away quickly and effectively.
The lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for The.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince The showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Neymar Junior's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Junior throws a nice looking combination but The bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Junior misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on The's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A nice leg kick lands there from The.
Junior looks to score with a jab to the body but The is just out of range.
Junior ducks under a wild hook from The.
The looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Junior takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Junior's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
The dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Junior. That did some damage!
Junior avoids the head kick by The.
Junior swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The lands a head kick!
The scores with a leg kick.
Junior takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Junior misses with a two punch combination.
The has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The slips a jab and a cross from Junior.
The lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The moves away.
Junior on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The. The obviously looking to wear him down.
The dodges the punch combination from Junior.
Junior has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The.
The slips a jab and a cross from Junior.
The throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Junior throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Junior throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The.
The lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Junior fails to land with a series of punches.
The slips a jab and a cross from Junior.
Junior loads up on a big right hand but The slips the punch.
Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Junior tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junior scores with the left hand. The knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A looping hook to the body misses from Junior. The does a little dance to reset his feet.
The scores with a leg kick.
The lands a leg kick that knocks Junior off balance momentarily.
The throws a nice outside leg kick.
The feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Junior's calf.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The.
A slapping leg kick lands for The.
Junior fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Junior takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Junior has time to react.
The cracks the inside of Junior's front leg.
Junior just misses with a punch to the body.
Junior takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A solid leg kick lands there for The.
Prince The is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Junior fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by The. That's going to slow Junior down.
The thumps Junior with a low kick.
Junior misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The unleashes a big counter combination but Junior bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The throws a head kick that half lands.
The scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Junior.
A punch combination from Junior misses.
As Junior backs off The throws a huge counter combo but Junior manages to avoid it all.
The lands a nice leg kick that just misses Junior's sensitive parts.
Junior throws a right and a left that The avoids nicely.
The feints a counter leg kick.
The connects with a nice looking jab.
Junior chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The can pounce on him.
Junior on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The. The obviously looking to wear him down.
The throws a nice inside leg kick.
The throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Junior.
Junior has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The.
Good leg kick by The there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Junior swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The throws a nice outside leg kick.
Neymar Junior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Junior misses with the combination.
The looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior misses with a wild combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for The.
Good leg kick by The there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Junior misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An inside leg kick lands from The.
The dodges the punch combination from Junior.
The scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The lands with a thumping leg kick.
Junior lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The throws a head kick that misses.
Junior misses with a wild combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from The.
And that's the end of the fight!
Prince The comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Prince The!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Prince The!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Prince The!
Prince The wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karistokas Thereduuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dang Sai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dang Sai has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Karistokas Thereduuo's chin.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Karistokas Thereduuo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dang Sai!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sai throws a shot to the body.
Thereduuo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thereduuo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sai lands a slapping body shot.
Thereduuo shoots in for a takedown but Sai shows good takedown defense.
Sai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Thereduuo or perhaps it was just good defense by Sai, which made it look bad.
A countering left hand to the body from Sai misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karistokas Thereduuo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Sai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sai is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Thereduuo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sai sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sai slips a straight right by Thereduuo.
Sai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Nice uppercut lands for Sai. That snapped Thereduuo's head back.
Thereduuo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sai throws a right and a left that Thereduuo avoids nicely.
Thereduuo feinted with a counter takedown.
Thereduuo tries for a takedown but Sai circles away easily
and Sai counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thereduuo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sai lands a body shot.
Sai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thereduuo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thereduuo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thereduuo is rocked!
It looks like Karistokas Thereduuo has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from Sai.
Oh Thereduuo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thereduuo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thereduuo is breathing heavily.
Sai feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Thereduuo sprawling to the canvas! Thereduuo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sai finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thereduuo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sai is fending him off so far but Thereduuo persists. Nope, Sai circles away and we're back to standing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sai.
Thereduuo looks up at the clock. Bad move! Sai lands a right hand from hell, dropping Thereduuo. Sai pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dang Sai!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hannu Haapana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jojo Plata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hannu Haapana 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hannu Haapana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jojo Plata!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plata shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Plata misses with a body kick.
Haapana leaves Plata with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Haapana digs a good hook to Plata's body.
Haapana has taken the fight to the clinch.
Plata wants to break free but Haapana has control.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haapana.
Haapana lands a damaging elbow.
Haapana lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Plata.
Plata looks winded!
Haapana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Haapana lands an elbow inside that Plata shrugs off.
A shot in the inside from Haapana.
Plata is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haapana stalling against the cage.
Haapana lands a nice elbow.
Plata is still on wobbly legs! Can Haapana finish him?
It looks like Jojo Plata has been cut.
Haapana has Plata pressed against the cage. He pushes Plata back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Haapana throws a beautiful elbow that sends Plata crashing to the floor! Haapana piles on the pressure with more strikes! Plata is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hannu Haapana!
In his post fight interview, Hannu Haapana started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Sharpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Count Chocula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricky Sharpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Count Chocula!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharpe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ricky Sharpe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharpe darts in trying to clinch
and Chocula counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Ricky Sharpe has been cut.
Chocula clinches up with Sharpe and pushes him back against the cage.
Sharpe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sharpe fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Sharpe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chocula.
Sharpe jumps guard but Chocula stands there with Sharpe around his waist. Sharpe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sharpe breaks the clinch.
Sharpe looks for the body kick but Chocula saw that one coming.
Chocula is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharpe tries for a takedown but Chocula circles away easily
and Chocula counters with a straight that turns Sharpe's legs to rubber! Chocula pushes forward with more strikes and Sharpe goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Count Chocula!
In his post fight interview, Count Chocula started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuta Wakabayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Garbrandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wakabayashi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, vvotaro - Noi. Garbrandt has chosen Volbeat - A Warrior's Call as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Cody Garbrandt will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yuta Wakabayashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cody Garbrandt!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garbrandt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wakabayashi shoots in looking for a takedown. Garbrandt tries to sprawl out of it but Wakabayashi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Garbrandt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Garbrandt lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Garbrandt clinches.
Garbrandt is trying to break free.
Wakabayashi tries to throw a body punch but Garbrandt avoids it by throwing Wakabayashi back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Garbrandt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Garbrandt scores with a shot to the side of Wakabayashi's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garbrandt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yuta Wakabayashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garbrandt lands with a nice combination. Wakabayashi backs away looking to recover.
Garbrandt closes the distance and clinches.
Wakabayashi is working for takedown but Garbrandt is calmly controlling the position for now.
Garbrandt breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakabayashi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wakabayashi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wakabayashi takes a swing at Garbrandt's ribcage but misses.
Garbrandt misses with a few strikes there.
Wakabayashi pushes Garbrandt up against the cage in a clinch.
Wakabayashi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Garbrandt prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuta Wakabayashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wakabayashi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Garbrandt prevents it.
Garbrandt has Wakabayashi pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Garbrandt pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Wakabayashi tumbling to the mat - Garbrandt dives into Wakabayashi's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wakabayashi pushes a forearm under Garbrandt's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Garbrandt is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yuta Wakabayashi!
Yuta Wakabayashi decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vasile Carlova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sama Paska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sama Paska is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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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, Vasile Carlova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sama Paska!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlova moves out of range as Paska strikes.
Carlova drops down looking for a counter takedown but Paska sprawls and moves away.
Paska cracks Carlova with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Paska throws an off balance right hand
and Carlova counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Paska throws a jab when Carlova was well out of range.
Paska keeps the fight on the outside.
Carlova defending well as Paska loads up on a big left hand.
Paska misses with a hook. Carlova ducked under it nicely.
Paska throws out a loose jab but Carlova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paska throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carlova counters with a big head kick but Paska shrugs it off.
Paska swats away the attempt to clinch by Carlova.
As Carlova backs off Paska throws a huge counter combo but Carlova manages to avoid it all.
Sama Paska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paska throws the left hand but Carlova avoids the punch easily.
Carlova appears to be looking for a big counter.
Paska throws a shot from downtown. Carlova moves away and avoids it.
Carlova feinted with a counter takedown.
Carlova slips under a jab.
Carlova is looking for a counter combo.
Nice defenses there by Carlova.
Carlova changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlova slips under a jab.
Carlova went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Paska swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carlova moves in looking to clinch but Paska pushes him off.
Paska swings for the body but Carlova moves out of range.
Sama Paska is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carlova throws a right hand that Paska ducks under and follows up with a left that Paska also avoids with ease.
Paska jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carlova tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab by Paska.
Carlova keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paska.
Carlova appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Paska connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Paska missing with a left hand there. Carlova was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paska takes a kick to the side of the head.
Paska's coach down at All Time Wrestling - 12 ELITE COACHES was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Paska's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Paska throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carlova is looking to counter punch.
Carlova definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paska catches Carlova with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Carlova blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carlova moves away from the strike by Paska.
Carlova tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paska tries to counter with a clinch but Carlova shakes him off and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Paska misses the target.
Paska takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Carlova tries a head kick but it misses.
Paska rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carlova cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paska cracks Carlova with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Carlova moves in looking to clinch but Paska pushes him off.
Paska throws out a loose jab but Carlova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carlova misses with a head kick.
Paska pushes Carlova up against the cage in a clinch.
Carlova fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlova tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Paska keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carlova's efforts to push away.
Paska has Carlova pressed against the cage, preventing Carlova from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Paska lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Paska.
Carlova looking to stall.
Carlova being controlled against the cage.
Paska avoiding damage as Carlova throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paska.
Paska lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carlova backwards.
Carlova tries to pull guard but Paska won't allow it.
Paska swings wildly with an uppercut but Carlova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paska lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carlova backwards.
Carlova misses with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paska.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlova goes for a takedown attempt but Paska pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasile Carlova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paska's corner calls for a 1-2. Paska obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Paska misses the target.
Carlova feinted with a counter takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlova gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Paska throws a jab when Carlova was well out of range.
Carlova tries to clinch there but Paska circles away.
Paska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carlova was well out of range. Poor timing from Paska.
Carlova uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paska.
Paska throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paska misses with a hook.
Carlova is looking for a counter combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paska. Carlova does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carlova manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sama Paska dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Carlova is looking to clinch but Paska is avoiding it.
Paska throws a looping overhand right but Carlova ducks down to avoid it.
Carlova uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paska.
Carlova is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paska waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carlova.
Carlova defending well as Paska loads up on a big left hand.
Sama Paska seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carlova avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paska avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlova tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carlova fails with a takedown attempt.
Paska looks to throw the jab but Carlova is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paska scores with a jab. Carlova acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carlova throws a nice head kick!
Paska misses the jab.
Carlova changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Paska swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paska throws a jab but it's blocked by Carlova.
Carlova throws a right hand that Paska ducks under and follows up with a left that Paska also avoids with ease.
Paska throws a shot from downtown. Carlova moves away and avoids it.
As Paska tries to get set, Carlova tries to push him back and clinch up but Paska manages to avoid the attempt.
Paska takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Carlova avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paska with a nice cross.
Paska misses with a hook. Carlova ducked under it nicely.
Carlova fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carlova uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paska.
Carlova is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Paska.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Paska there.
Paska throws a jab when Carlova was well out of range.
Carlova tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paska swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paska throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paska 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.
Paska throws an overhand right that lands on Carlova's shoulder, as Carlova tries to avoid the shot.
Carlova moves out of range as Paska strikes.
Paska throws a lazy uppercut
and Carlova counters with a two punch combo.
Paska on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Carlova gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Carlova moves out of range as Paska strikes.
Carlova drops down looking for a counter takedown but Paska sprawls and moves away.
Paska misses with a looping left.
Carlova tries to clinch but Paska is having none of it.
Paska closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlova is trying to push Paska away but Paska has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Paska lands a right hand.
Paska stalling in the clinch.
Carlova's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carlova throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paska blocks it with crossed arms.
Paska lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carlova or not.
Carlova changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Paska fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A big right from Paska misses.
Carlova slips a jab from Paska.
Carlova doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Paska counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasile Carlova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paska throws a hook but Carlova blocks it.
Paska misses the jab.
Paska throws a hook to the side of Carlova's head but Carlova sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carlova defending well as Paska loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlova uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paska.
Carlova tries to counter by clinching up but Paska breaks away and moves out of range.
Carlova fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carlova throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Paska's waist but Paska gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carlova off to one side.
Paska looks to land a left hand but Carlova moved out of range nicely.
Paska swats away the attempt to clinch by Carlova.
Carlova tries to clinch up but Paska circles away and keeps his distance.
Paska throws a lazy right hand but Carlova sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carlova throws a push kick but Paska slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carlova ducks under a wild hook from Paska.
A big left from Paska misses.
Carlova doesn't manage to clinch there - Paska circles away.
A big left from Paska misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sama Paska showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Carlova's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Paska jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Carlova.
Carlova tries to clinch
and Paska cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Paska in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Carlova blocks a jab.
Paska looks to land a left hand but Carlova moved out of range nicely.
Paska misses with a looping left.
Paska has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paska missing with a left hand there. Carlova was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paska misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Paska throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlova tries to close the distance and clinch but Paska swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paska misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Carlova was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Paska throws a hook to the side of Carlova's head but Carlova sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paska misses with a wild combination.
Vasile Carlova is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paska looks to land a right hand but Carlova moved out of range.
Paska throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carlova counters with a slapping leg kick.
Carlova wants to clinch up but Paska keeps it at a distance.
Carlova defending well as Paska loads up on a big left hand.
Carlova tries to counter with a takedown but Paska is quick to defend against it.
Carlova tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Paska manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carlova tries to close the distance and clinch but Paska swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paska has managed to clinch.
Carlova blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paska lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Paska - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Carlova working aggressively here.
Paska keeps control of Carlova as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carlova taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlova throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paska blocks it with crossed arms.
Sama Paska seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Carlova fails to land.
Paska prevents Carlova from breaking the clinch.
Carlova is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Paska scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paska gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Carlova.
Paska lands with a left to the head.
Paska leaning against his opponent.
Paska throws a head punch that misses.
Paska lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlova misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Paska.
Carlova fails to pull guard.
Paska lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carlova is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paska is working Carlova over against the cage.
Carlova misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paska.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carlova throws an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Paska.
Paska controlling the action here for a moment.
Paska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paska displaying some good clinch control by pressing Carlova up against the cage.
Paska throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carlovas head.
Carlova has Paska pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Paska manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasile Carlova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paska stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Carlova drops down looking for an ankle pick but Paska pulls his leg out and moves away.
Paska throws an overhand right that lands on Carlova's shoulder, as Carlova tries to avoid the shot.
Paska scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paska with a nice cross.
Paska lands with a good body shot.
Sama Paska is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carlova keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paska.
Carlova fires out a quick counter leg kick but Paska just manages to avoid it.
Paska connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carlova momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paska throws a hook to the side of Carlova's head but Carlova sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paska lands a lovely overhand right.
Carlova avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carlova tries to clinch up.
Carlova moves in looking to clinch but Paska pushes him off.
Carlova doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Paska to counter with a crisp jab.
Vasile Carlova has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paska misses with a straight left.
Carlova tries to counter by clinching up but Paska breaks away and moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sama Paska comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paska has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Hoff scores the fight for Sama Paska!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Sama Paska!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Sama Paska!
Sama Paska wins by unanimous decision!
Sama Paska decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darth Mauler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kcim Balam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darth Mauler could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kcim Balam's chin.
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darth Mauler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kcim Balam!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balam wants to clinch
letting Mauler counter with a right hand.
Balam throws a body punch but Mauler moves out of range.
Mauler fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Balam on the side of the head.
A big right from Balam misses.
Mauler scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Balam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mauler manages to avoid it.
Balam ducks under a wild hook from Mauler.
Balam throws a series of punches but Mauler moves out of range.
Balam drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Balam tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mauler defends well and Balam ends up having to push Mauler into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mauler definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mauler blocks a low kick nicely.
Balam misses the shot to the body.
Balam is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balam swinging wildly here.
Mauler smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Balam is rocked!
Balam ducks under a wild hook from Mauler.
A nice side step and Balam releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Balam looks to score with a jab to the body but Mauler is just out of range.
Balam takes one to the side of the head.
Balam is still on wobbly legs! Can Mauler finish him?
Balam throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like Mauler was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Balam misses with a left hand
and Mauler counters with a big right hand! Oh Balam is in trouble here! Mauler follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darth Mauler!
Our winner, Darth Mauler, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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