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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Gevoenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Manny Pacquiao has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Gevoenez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao clinches up against the ropes.
Pacquiao trying to stall but Gevoenez improves his position.
Pacquiao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Pacquiao dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Pacquiao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gevoenez backwards.
Gevoenez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Pacquiao.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pacquiao.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gevoenez tries a body shot but Pacquiao blocks it.
Pacquiao lands a body punch.
Pacquiao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gevoenez backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Gevoenez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pacquiao misses with a body punch.
A short right from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pacquiao digs a right hand underneath Gevoenez's ribcage. Gevoenez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pacquiao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gevoenez is looking to break free of the clinch but Pacquiao has double underhooks.
Pacquiao lands with a light punch inside.
Pacquiao prevents Gevoenez from breaking the clinch.
Gevoenez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gevoenez wants to break free but Pacquiao has control.
Gevoenez is working for takedown but Pacquiao is calmly controlling the position for now.
A body shot lands from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands with a left to the head.
Pacquiao lands a body punch.
Gevoenez looks winded!
Pacquiao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pacquiao lands a nice shot to the body.
Pacquiao presses Gevoenez against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pacquiao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pacquiao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A bit of stalling here from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pacquiao.
Come on Pacquiao - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Pacquiao.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pacquiao looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pacquiao is pressed up against the ropes. Gevoenez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pacquiao down to the mat. Pacquiao avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Gevoenez.
Pacquiao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A short right from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Pacquiao.
Gevoenez takes a shot to the head.
Gevoenez is rocked!
Good body shot from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands a right hand.
Gevoenez is still on wobbly legs! Can Pacquiao finish him?
A right hook to the body lands for Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands with a light punch inside.
Pacquiao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pacquiao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pacquiao gets through Gevoenez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pacquiao unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Gevoenez! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Pacquiao is unloading with more strikes now! Gevoenez drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Pacquiao!
Manny Pacquiao 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mzai Uno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Mcgee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mzai Uno!
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, Ian Mcgee!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uno takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mcgee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Uno moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Mcgee.
Uno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Uno on the inside.
Mcgee blocks an uppercut.
Uno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mcgee blocks an uppercut.
Uno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mcgee backwards.
Mcgee misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Uno.
Uno presses Mcgee against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uno misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Uno on the inside.
Mcgee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mcgee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mcgee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Uno - that landed with a thud.
Uno lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mcgee looks winded!
Uno scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Uno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Uno.
Uno throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Uno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Uno lands a hook to the side of the head.
Uno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Uno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mcgee is rocked!
Uno lands with a short shot to the head.
Mcgee is still on wobbly legs! Can Uno finish him?
Uno lands a body shot in the clinch.
Uno scores with a shot to the side of Mcgee's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Uno.
Uno lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uno lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mcgee to his knees! Uno keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mzai Uno!
A less than humble Mzai Uno misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Karasev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ogre Treestump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ogre Treestump 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 heavyweight 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, Alexey Karasev!
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, Ogre Treestump!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karasev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Karasev's corner calls for a 1-2. Karasev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Karasev scores with a decent looking hook.
Karasev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Ogre Treestump has been cut.
Treestump on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Treestump ducks right into an uppercut from Karasev.
Karasev drops Treestump with a beautiful combination! Treestump stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Karasev is looking for the KO!
Treestump is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Treestump walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Treestump limp body while Karasev jumps on to the ropes and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexey Karasev!
Alexey Karasev 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.
Ogre Treestump spoke after the fight, saying 'Oh hell'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shrek Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simbo Klice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klice has chosen THE D.O.C. - it's funky enough as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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245 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shrek Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Simbo Klice!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klice has a takedown stuffed.
Norris throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Klice is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Klice avoids the head kick by Norris.
Klice changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Klice swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Norris counters with a nice leg kick.
Norris throws a sloppy head kick and Klice moves out of range easily.
Norris lands with a slapping head kick.
Norris looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Norris throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Norris looks for the body kick but Klice saw that one coming.
Simbo Klice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klice pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Klice misses with a body shot.
Norris throws a nice outside leg kick.
Klice checks the leg kick nicely there.
Klice has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Norris.
Klice shoots in looking for a takedown but Norris manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Klice's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Norris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klice checks a leg kick nicely.
Norris misses with a body shot.
Klice moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norris misses the shot to the body.
Klice throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Norris counters with a thumping low kick.
Klice misses with a series of wild punches.
Norris throws a low kick but Klice moves out of range easily.
Klice has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Klice.
That kick from Norris tenderised Klice's leg. Klice is trying to keep his angry face on.
Klice fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Norris avoids it really well and circles away.
Shrek Norris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simbo Klice.
Klice misses with a hook. Norris ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Klice.
Norris stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Klice scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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!
Norris is not content to let Klice control the position.
Norris tries to roll over but Klice keeps him under control.
Klice slips a nice elbow through Norris's hands, connecting with Norris's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris has hold of Klice's hands but Klice slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Klice is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Klice pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Norris in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Klice landing strikes from the mount.
Klice with the ground and pound from mount.
Norris in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Klice landing strikes from the mount.
Norris is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Klice! Norris is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Simbo Klice!
After the fight, Simbo Klice was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huan Tai (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aleksandr Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Huan Tai!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tai.
Emelianenko shoots for a takedown but Tai saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tai tries a quick counter leg kick but Emelianenko is wise to it.
Emelianenko blocks a head kick by Tai.
Emelianenko fails with the takedown.
Tai thinks about the counter body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tai scores with a head kick. Emelianenko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A low kick from Tai is predictable there
and Emelianenko counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Emelianenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko drops back looking for a leg! Tai is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tai manages to kick Emelianenko off! Emelianenko jumps back into Tai's guard.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Tai keeps moving.
Tai is trying to keep Emelianenko in close.
Tai controlling Emelianenko's posture.
Emelianenko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Emelianenko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Emelianenko is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Emelianenko is stalling in the full guard.
Tai keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
Emelianenko sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Emelianenko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Emelianenko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Emelianenko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Emelianenko trying to control but Tai is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Emelianenko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Tai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emelianenko is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Emelianenko drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tai looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tai looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tai!
Emelianenko is trying to get back to half guard.
Emelianenko has one of Tai's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Emelianenko is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tai off and has taken his back!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Emelianenko looking to break Tai's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Tai remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Emelianenko will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Emelianenko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tai stuffs the takedown.
Tai plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Emelianenko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tai avoids it really well and circles away.
Tai lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko wants to clinch
and Tai counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Emelianenko is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Huan Tai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Emelianenko.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tai throws a body kick that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tai.
Aleksandr Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko tries for a takedown but Tai sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Emelianenko fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tai misses with a body kick.
Emelianenko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tai sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Emelianenko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tai sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Emelianenko shoots in but Tai avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tai scores with a push kick.
Emelianenko dives in for a single leg takedown but Tai sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Emelianenko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tai counters with a nice leg kick.
Tai lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Huan Tai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tai, right into the meat.
Emelianenko shoots for a takedown but Tai saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown but Tai shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a takedown attempt - Tai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Emelianenko misses with a leg kick
and Tai counters with a body kick that stops Emelianenko in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tai misses with a head kick.
Emelianenko changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A good leg kick by Tai.
Tai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tai tries to land a leg kick but Emelianenko saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Emelianenko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tai counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huan Tai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Emelianenko avoids a kick to the body.
Emelianenko changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tai defends it nicely.
Tai steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Emelianenko misses with a takedown attempt
and Tai counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Tai looks at the referee who does nothing so Tai lands a crushing right that sends Emelianenko to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Huan Tai!
In defeat, Aleksandr Emelianenko stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm lose... But I sleep with his wife. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Parlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Tinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jon Parlow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Tinto!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parlow connects with a right hand. Tinto shakes it off.
Tinto throws a jab but it's blocked by Parlow.
Parlow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parlow lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Parlow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tinto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parlow.
Parlow connects with a body shot that sends Tinto's belly button to the back.
Parlow lands a jab-cross combination.
Parlow dips to his left and cracks Tinto with an uppercut!
Parlow checks a leg kick.
Tinto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Parlow is able to avoid easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parlow avoids the body shot from Tinto.
Parlow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tinto throws out the jab.
Tinto shoots for a double leg takedown but Parlow sprawls well. He's pushed Tinto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Parlow misses its target.
Parlow scores with a sloppy right hand. Tinto should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheers as Parlow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tinto doesn't seem phased though.
A cross from Parlow lands.
Tinto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tinto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tinto wants to land a leg kick but Parlow is out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tinto has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Parlow connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tinto. Tinto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tinto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parlow.
Parlow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tinto misses with a takedown attempt - Parlow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Parlow throws a big shot that misses.
Parlow jabs at Tinto's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tinto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Parlow finds it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Parlow, as that shot connected.
Parlow stuns Tinto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tinto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Parlow lands the left hand.
Parlow is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Parlow getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Parlow, as that shot connected.
It looks like Daniel Tinto has been cut.
Jon Parlow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tinto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Parlow tries to avoid it but Tinto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Parlow to the ground. Parlow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Parlow throwing a counter right hand but Tinto manages to avoid it.
Jon Parlow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Tinto.
Parlow looks to score with a jab to the body but Tinto is just out of range.
Parlow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tinto circles away quickly and effectively.
Tinto feints the counter takedown.
Parlow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Parlow. Beautiful body shot.
Parlow is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Tinto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parlow moves into the clinch.
Parlow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parlow.
Tinto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Parlow lands with a light punch inside.
Tinto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tinto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Parlow.
Parlow lands a shoulder strike.
Parlow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Parlow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tinto is rocked!
Parlow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tinto is still on wobbly legs! Can Parlow finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parlow manages to break the clinch.
Tinto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Parlow with a jab.
Parlow walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Tinto drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Parlow swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Tinto's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Parlow!
A victorious Jon Parlow thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Rand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Draven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Draven has chosen Cobra Kai Fight Song as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danny Rand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erik Draven!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draven scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Draven fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Draven swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rand counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Erik Draven has been cut.
Draven throws a right hand that Rand ducks under and follows up with a left that Rand also avoids with ease.
Rand throws a lazy right hand but Draven sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Draven let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rand lands an uppercut, right on the button! Draven tumbles backwards into the ropes, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Danny Rand!
In defeat, Erik Draven stepped up to the mic, saying 'Back to the drawing board. Hit the gym, re-evaluate and come back stronger.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Samwell Tarly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Corden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corden has chosen Osmani Garcia - El Taxi as his entrance music. Mark Corden 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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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samwell Tarly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Corden!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarly has managed to clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Corden.
Tarly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Corden backwards.
Corden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tarly's elbow.
Tarly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tarly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tarly throws a punch but it's blocked by Corden.
Corden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tarly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corden stalling in the clinch but Tarly improves position.
Tarly has a couple of punches blocked by Corden.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Corden.
Corden pushes Tarly back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corden looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Corden pushes Tarly back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tarly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Corden backwards.
Corden misses with the head strike.
Corden lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarly lands a right hand.
Tarly throws a punch but it's blocked by Corden.
Corden blocks a body shot from Tarly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarly lands a nice uppercut.
Corden tries to stall but Tarly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tarly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tarly lands with a right to the head.
Tarly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tarly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corden scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarly.
Tarly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Corden.
Tarly wants to stall.
Corden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tarly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corden manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tarly struggles to land a body shot inside as Corden controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarly swings wildly with an uppercut but Corden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corden prevents a body shot from Tarly.
Corden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tarly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tarly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tarly misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corden displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tarly up against the ropes.
Tarly looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Corden is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Corden tries to work over Tarly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tarly throws a head punch that misses.
Tarly misses with a punch to the body.
Tarly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tarly misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarly can't find room to land a body shot as Corden controls the action.
Corden lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tarly misses with the head strike.
Corden lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tarly backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Tarly fails to land.
Tarly throws a punch but it's blocked by Corden.
Tarly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tarly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tarly is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Corden lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tarly or not.
Corden is looking to control Tarly's arms but Tarly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Corden has his back to the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Corden looking to slow down the pace here.
Corden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tarly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corden's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarly.
Tarly misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Corden is looking to control Tarly's arms but Tarly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Corden has his back to the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Corden.
Corden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tarly.
Tarly tries to close the distance and clinch but Corden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Corden.
Corden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tarly throws a series of punches but Corden avoids them all with ease.
Corden looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tarly has Corden up against the ropes in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tarly throws a punch but it's blocked by Corden.
Tarly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tarly lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarly misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samwell Tarly dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tarly closes the distance and clinches.
Corden takes a shot to the head.
Tarly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corden blocks a body shot from Tarly.
Tarly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corden is leaning against Tarly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tarly taking a breather.
Tarly is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Corden is keeping busy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Corden throws a punch but it's blocked by Tarly.
Tarly working aggressively here.
Tarly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tarly's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Corden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Corden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tarly misses with a body punch.
Corden tries to throw a body punch but Tarly avoids it by throwing Corden back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Corden taking a breather.
Corden trying to control the position but instead, Tarly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Corden into the ropes.
Corden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Corden can't find room to land a body shot as Tarly controls the action.
Tarly misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Tarly.
Tarly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tarly tries a body shot but Corden blocks it.
Tarly misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Corden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Corden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Corden pushes Tarly back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corden lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarly throws a head punch that misses.
Corden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tarly misses with a punch on the inside.
Corden misses with a body punch.
Tarly stalling in the clinch.
Corden scores with a shoulder strike.
Corden wants to stall.
Tarly throws a punch but it's blocked by Corden.
Tarly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cordens head.
Corden working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tarly lands with a short shot to the head.
Tarly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tarly has a couple of punches blocked by Corden.
Tarly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tarly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tarly lands a nice uppercut.
Corden blocks an uppercut.
Corden scores with a shot to the side of Tarly's head.
Come on Corden - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tarly lands a hook that snaps the head of Corden backwards.
Tarly letting Corden take a breather here.
Corden misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corden.
Tarly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tarly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Corden looking to stall.
Tarly is trying to stall.
Tarly misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corden swings wildly with an uppercut but Tarly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corden lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Corden is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tarly as Corden tries to tie him up.
Corden is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Tarly has denied him.
Corden looking to slow down the pace here.
Corden is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Corden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Corden blocks an uppercut.
Corden stalling in the clinch but Tarly improves position.
Tarly misses with the head strike.
Corden leaning against his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tarly pushes Corden back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tarly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Samwell Tarly will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Corden as he connects with a hook.
Corden works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Corden ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Corden misses with a body shot.
Tarly closes the distance and clinches.
Tarly misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corden.
Corden struggles to land a body shot inside as Tarly controls his hands.
Corden blocks a body shot from Tarly.
A hook to the body from Tarly.
A head punch on the inside from Tarly fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tarly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tarly tries to stall but Corden uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Corden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarly.
Tarly misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tarly.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tarly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Corden trying to stall but Tarly improves his position.
Tarly tries a body shot but Corden blocks it.
Tarly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Corden backwards.
Still in the clinch, Corden scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Corden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tarly tries a body shot but Corden blocks it.
Tarly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tarly fails to land.
Tarly misses with a punch on the inside.
Tarly being controlled against the ropes.
Tarly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corden's elbow.
Mark Corden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corden blocking some punches.
A short right from Tarly.
Tarly cracks Corden with a nice body shot.
Tarly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tarly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tarly throws a head punch that misses.
Tarly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tarly lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tarly just leaning against Corden, taking a breather.
Tarly looking to slow down the pace here.
Tarly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Corden lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Corden.
Tarly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corden stalling in the clinch but Tarly improves position.
Tarly lands with a light punch inside.
Tarly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Corden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tarly throws a punch but it's blocked by Corden.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tarly.
Corden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tarly has a couple of punches blocked by Corden.
Tarly misses with a punch on the inside.
Tarly misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Corden lands a shoulder strike.
Tarly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corden lands a shot to the body.
Tarly tries a body shot but Corden blocks it.
Corden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corden lands a nice shot to the body.
Tarly misses with a punch to the body.
Tarly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corden blocking some punches.
Corden lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tarly backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Tarly fails to land.
Samwell Tarly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tarly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corden stalls.
Corden looking to slow down the pace here.
Corden gets through Tarly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tarly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tarly misses with the head strike.
Tarly working aggressively here.
Corden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Samwell Tarly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tarly is rocked!
Corden tries to throw a body punch but Tarly avoids it by throwing Corden back against the ropes.
Oh Tarly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tarly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Samwell Tarly.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tarly, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Samwell Tarly!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Piana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skip Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon has chosen Long Hard Times to Come as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rich Piana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Skip Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gordon.
Piana takes a swing at Gordon's ribcage but misses.
Gordon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gordon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Piana.
Gordon looks for the body kick but Piana saw that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Piana, as that shot connected.
It looks like Skip Gordon has been cut.
Gordon misses with a kick to the body
and Piana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Piana misses with a straight right.
Piana takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gordon moves away from the strike by Piana.
Gordon throws out a loose jab but Piana uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Gordon misses.
Piana misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piana avoids the head kick by Gordon.
Piana drops Gordon with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gordon looks back up at him and smiles so Piana waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Gordon is rocked!
The crowd cheers as Gordon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Piana doesn't seem phased though.
Gordon throws a body kick that misses
and Piana counters with a nice right hand that sends Gordon toppling to the canvas! Gordon scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Piana finish him?!
Gordon is still on wobbly legs! Can Piana finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piana avoids a kick to the body.
Gordon doesn't manage to clinch there - Piana circles away.
Gordon seems to have recovered his senses.
Piana avoids the head kick by Gordon.
Piana swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gordon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gordon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
An inside leg kick from Gordon misses.
Gordon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body punch from Piana.
Piana throws the left hand but Gordon avoids the punch easily.
Piana lands a really nice looking cross but Gordon seems unphased.
Gordon moves out of range as Piana strikes.
Gordon throws a body kick that misses
and Piana counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gordon looks winded!
Piana throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gordon misses with a leg kick
and Piana counters with a big right hand! Oh Gordon is in trouble here! Piana follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rich Piana!
Rich Piana decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tapio Valo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tweedle Dum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tweedle Dum told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tapio Valo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tweedle Dum!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valo wants to clinch
and Dum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Tapio Valo has been cut.
Valo tries to clinch up but Dum circles away and keeps his distance.
Valo looks to throw the jab but Dum is out of range.
A nice side step and Dum releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dum misses with a hook. Valo ducked under it nicely.
Dum is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Valo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dum has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Valo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Tweedle Dum has been cut.
Valo tries to clinch up.
Valo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dum.
Valo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dum was well out of range. Poor timing from Valo.
A jab from Valo misses.
Valo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dum with a nice cross.
Valo gets tackled into the ropes by Dum. Dum maintains the clinch.
Valo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valo is trying to stall.
Valo blocks a body shot from Dum.
Dum works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dum digs a right hand into Valo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Valo's gas tank.
Dum blocks an uppercut.
Dum struggles to land a body shot inside as Valo controls his hands.
Valo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dum working aggressively here.
Valo throws a punch but it's blocked by Dum.
Dum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Dum.
Dum tries to work over Valo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dum lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dum misses with some punches.
Valo misses with the head strike.
Valo tries to work over Dum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dum misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Dum.
Dum lands a left hand.
Dum gets through Valo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Valo taking a breather.
Dum's coach down at Rabid Dog was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dum's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dum lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Valo struggles to land a body shot inside as Dum controls his hands.
Dum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dum prevents a body shot from Valo.
Valo throws a punch but it's blocked by Dum.
Valo prevents a body shot from Dum.
Dum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dum lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Valo or not.
Dum blocking some punches.
Valo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valo blocks a body shot from Dum.
Dum blocks an uppercut.
Valo misses with a punch to the body.
Valo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dum's elbow.
Dum lands a body shot.
Valo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dum blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Dum.
Dum misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dum lands with a light punch inside.
Valo tries to work over Dum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dum blocks a body shot from Valo.
Dum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valo blocks a body shot from Dum.
Dum lands a body punch in the clinch.
Valo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valo tries to throw a body punch but Dum avoids it by throwing Valo back against the ropes.
Dum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dum misses with a body punch.
Dum lands with a right to the head.
Dum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valo has a couple of punches blocked by Dum.
Dum scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Dum.
Dum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dum softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Valo misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valo throws a punch but it's blocked by Dum.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dum lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dum is working Valo over against the ropes.
Dum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dum.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dum creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dum can't find room to land a body shot as Valo controls the action.
Dum swings wildly with an uppercut but Valo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valo's elbow.
Valo lands with a left to the head.
Dum scores with a shot to the side of Valo's head.
Valo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dum pushes Valo back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Dum.
A body shot lands from Dum.
Dum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tweedle Dum dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Dum dodges the punch combination from Valo.
Dum misses with a looping right.
Valo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dum throws a hook to the side of Valo's head but Valo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valo throws a sloppy body shot
and Dum counters with a nice uppercut.
Valo slips a jab from Dum.
Dum thuds a left hand into Valo's body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dum 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.
Valo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Valo is rocked!
Tapio Valo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Dum moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Valo! Dum continues to tee off on Valo, landing with a left and a right! Dum connects with a right hand that leaves Valo sleeping against the ropes! What a finish by Dum!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tweedle Dum! Tweedle Dum retains his middleweight title!
Tweedle Dum managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Leviathan Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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