LIA 16: Nice Marmot PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rutan Ilram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Custo Lombardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lombardo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Ripper kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Custo Lombardo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Ilram
vs
Lombardo

184 cm
25
235 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

220 cm
25
250 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rutan Ilram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Custo Lombardo!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilram throws a body punch but Lombardo moves out of range.
Lombardo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ilram throws a shot from downtown. Lombardo moves away and avoids it.

Lombardo closes the distance and clinches.

Lombardo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ilram just misses with a punch to the body.
Lombardo feints a jab promting Ilram to slip. Lombardo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ilram slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Rutan Ilram has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ilram.
Ilram takes a swing at Lombardo's ribcage but misses.
Ilram fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ilram misses with a shot to the body
letting Lombardo counter with a right hand.
Lombardo misses with a wild body shot.
Lombardo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ilram lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombardo lands a lovely overhand right.
Lombardo cracks Ilram with a right hand to the side of the head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lombardo is trying to pull guard but Ilram has him pressed against the cage.
Ilram avoids a wild elbow strike from Lombardo.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lombardo.
Ilram looking to slow down the pace here.

Lombardo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ilram steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lombardo.
Lombardo looks to land a combination. Ilram sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilram throws an overhand right that lands on Lombardo's shoulder, as Lombardo tries to avoid the shot.
Ilram looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ilram lands with a right hand.
Ilram looks to land a left hand but Lombardo moved out of range nicely.
Ilram shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Despite the aggression on Lombardo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rutan Ilram. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lombardo ducks under a wild hook from Ilram.
Lombardo scores with a nice right hand.
Lombardo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ilram.
A nice side step and Lombardo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ilram tries for a takedown but Lombardo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ilram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ilram goes for a double leg but Lombardo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lombardo continues to drive forward.
Lombardo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ilram.
Ilram just misses with a punch to the body.
Lombardo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ilram.
Lombardo slips a jab from Ilram.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilram misses with a straight right.
Lombardo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ilram moves forwards but Lombardo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lombardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ilram swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ilram showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lombardo.

Lombardo clinches up with Ilram and pushes him back against the cage.
Ilram misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lombardo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Lombardo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Lombardo rushes Ilram and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lombardo is pushing Ilram up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ilram tries to pull guard but Lombardo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lombardo lands with a left to the head.
Ilram has a couple of punches blocked by Lombardo.
Lombardo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ilram tries to throw a body punch but Lombardo avoids it by throwing Ilram back against the cage.
Lombardo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ilram is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Ilram.

Lombardo is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ilram misses with some punches.
Lombardo is still on wobbly legs! Can Ilram finish him?
Ilram has a couple of punches blocked by Lombardo.
Ilram misses with the head strike.
Lombardo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ilram just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ilram has a couple of punches blocked by Lombardo.
Lombardo blocking some punches.
Ilram swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ilram misses with some punches.
Ilram misses with some punches.
Lombardo blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Ilram has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lombardo is trying to keep an underhook but Ilram manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Lombardo tries to kick Ilram off in order to stand up. Ilram Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Ilram throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Ilram tries for a kimura but Lombardo is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Custo Lombardo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rutan Ilram's cut.
That's time! Ilram's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ilram with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ilram shoots in but Lombardo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lombardo seems to have recovered his senses.
Lombardo misses with a wild body shot.
Ilram appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lombardo lands a right hook to the body.
Ilram throws a monster overhand right that drops Lombardo! Ilram follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rutan Ilram!
After the fight, Rutan Ilram 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donito DeLeon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daing Irfan (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!

DeLeon
vs
Irfan

184 cm
25
183 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Donito DeLeon!
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, Daing Irfan!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irfan wants to clinch but DeLeon slips to the side
and DeLeon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Irfan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice cross by DeLeon.

It looks like Daing Irfan has been cut.
DeLeon scores with a three punch combo!
Irfan darts in trying to clinch
and DeLeon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Irfan takes one on the button.
Irfan ducks right into an uppercut from DeLeon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeLeon lands a body shot.
DeLeon connects with a crisp jab.
DeLeon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Irfan is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeLeon drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Irfan right on the button. Irfan goes down! DeLeon follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! DeLeon gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donito DeLeon!
Donito DeLeon really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hellraiser FightGear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biggus Dickus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Hoskins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Biggus Dickus has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Dickus
vs
Hoskins

188 cm
25
240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

177 cm
25
280 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Biggus Dickus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bubba Hoskins!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickus throws a body shot but no joy.
Dickus slaps away a takedown attempt from Hoskins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dickus misses with a hook.
Dickus looks to land a left hand but Hoskins moved out of range nicely.
Dickus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dickus missing with a left hand there. Hoskins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hoskins tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nice defenses there by Dickus.
Dickus throws a looping overhand right but Hoskins ducks down to avoid it.
Dickus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hoskins throws a lazy right hand but Dickus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoskins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dickus is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickus defending well as Hoskins loads up on a big left hand.
Hoskins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bubba Hoskins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoskins tries a low kick but Dickus avoids it.
Dickus slips under a jab from Hoskins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickus lands with a straight right. Hoskins didn't see that one coming.
Hoskins throws the kick towards the body but Dickus avoids it.
Hoskins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Biggus Dickus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Hoskins.
Hoskins staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Dickus.
Dickus throws a shot to the body.
Hoskins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dickus.
Dickus fails to land with a series of punches.
Hoskins misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Dickus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dickus throws a body punch but Hoskins moves out of range.
Hoskins drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dickus defends it well.
Hoskins looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hoskins misses with a body punch
and Dickus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoskins ducks under a wild hook from Dickus.
And Hoskins tries to counter it with a takedown but Dickus pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dickus misses with a looping left.
Hoskins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dickus moves away.
A big right from Dickus misses.
Dickus avoids the body shot from Hoskins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickus fails to land with a series of punches.
Dickus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoskins misses with a lunging right hand
and Dickus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Hoskins shoots in and gets a takedown into Dickus's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hoskins engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dickus is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hoskins is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dickus pulls Hoskins in close to his closed guard and prevents Hoskins from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hoskins preventing the sweep.
Hoskins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dickus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickus has control of Hoskins's left arm, preventing Hoskins from doing any damage.
Hoskins lands a couple of digs.
Dickus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hoskins on the ground.
Hoskins trying to control but Dickus is working from the bottom.
Dickus wants to stand and escape but Hoskins is having none of it.
Hoskins working some strikes from top position.
Hoskins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dickus can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hoskins controls the pace.
Hoskins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dickus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hoskins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dickus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoskins throwing strikes from guard but Dickus blocks nicely.
Dickus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hoskins lands a couple of digs.
Hoskins working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hoskins with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hoskins scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hoskins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dickus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dickus tries to get out of the position.
Hoskins content to stall in guard here.
Dickus looking for a sweep. Not yet Dickus, not yet.
Hoskins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hoskins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hoskins scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hoskins's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Biggus Dickus will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hoskins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dickus counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoskins throws a right hand that misses
and Dickus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dickus throws a hook but Hoskins blocks it.
Hoskins slips a jab from Dickus.
Hoskins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dickus swivels and escapes.
Hoskins is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dickus moves out of range as Hoskins throws a body kick.
Hoskins misses with a body kick.
Hoskins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A quick step to the side and Dickus tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dickus throws a hook but Hoskins avoids it easily.
Dickus is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hoskins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dickus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoskins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dickus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoskins can do to turn this around?
Dickus misses with a looping right.
Hoskins misses with a lunging right hand
and Dickus counters with a left to the body.
Hoskins swings for the body but Dickus moves out of range.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Dickus here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hoskins walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoskins.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hoskins lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dickus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dickus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dickus digs a good hook to Hoskins's body.
Hoskins throws the kick towards the body but Dickus avoids it.
Hoskins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dickus moves out of range as Hoskins strikes.
Dickus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hoskins momentarily.
Dickus lands a really nice looking cross but Hoskins seems unphased.

It looks like Bubba Hoskins has been cut.
Hoskins is breathing heavily.
Dickus throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoskins.
The crowd cheers as Hoskins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dickus doesn't seem phased though.
Hoskins walks into a left hand.
Dickus misses with a straight left.
Hoskins with a poor takedown
and Dickus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Biggus Dickus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Hoskins.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoskins with a lazy takedown attempt

and Dickus counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hoskins! Dickus lets Hoskins back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hoskins misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Dickus misses the target.
Hoskins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dickus.
Dickus thuds his right hand into Hoskins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Biggus Dickus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoskins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dickus counters with a nice uppercut.

Hoskins is rocked!
Dickus throws a looping overhand right but Hoskins ducks down to avoid it.

Dickus feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hoskins sprawling to the canvas! Hoskins rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dickus finish him?!
Hoskins is still on wobbly legs! Can Dickus finish him?
Dickus throws an overhand right that has Hoskins reeling! Dickus follows up with more punches and Hoskins is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Biggus Dickus!
A less than humble Biggus Dickus misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darce Weaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Down - Bury Me In Smoke. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Walker
vs
Weaver

178 cm
25
152 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

150 cm
25
155 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

Oblivion Inc.

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, Melvin Walker!
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, Darce Weaver!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker lands with a cross.

It looks like Darce Weaver has been cut.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Weaver.

Weaver thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Weaver swings around for an armbar but Walker sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Weaver's guard.
Walker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Walker wants to control from the top but Weaver keeps moving.
Walker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Walker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weaver utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Walker throwing strikes but missing.
Walker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Weaver is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Walker has his hands clasped together but Weaver extends and breaks Walker's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Weaver.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Darce Weaver!
In his post fight interview, Darce Weaver started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Melvin Walker had this to say: 'Your sister's petunias!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snake Dickskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by Bombs Away by Whole Wheat Bread. Snake Dickskin 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!

Nelson
vs
Dickskin

200 cm
25
280 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

197 cm
25
260 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Oblivion Inc.

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, Duke Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Snake Dickskin!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson throws a body shot but no joy.

Oooooh!!! Nelson has knocked Dickskin down with a huge combo! Nelson steps away and waves a wobbly Dickskin back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Snake Dickskin has been cut.
Nelson slips a jab from Dickskin.
Nelson digs a good hook to Dickskin's body.
Nelson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nelson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dickskin.
Dickskin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dickskin digs a good hook to Nelson's body.
Nelson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
Nelson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dickskin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nelson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Nelson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dickskin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dickskin moves away.
Dickskin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nelson with a body shot.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dickskin was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
Dickskin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nelson.
Dickskin connects with a body shot that sends Nelson's belly button to the back.
Dickskin throws a shot from downtown. Nelson moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dickskin tries to clinch up but Nelson circles away and keeps his distance.
Dickskin scores with a hook to the body. Nelson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dickskin throws a good cross that connects.
Nelson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Snake Dickskin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson misses with a few strikes there.
Dickskin throws a body punch but Nelson moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Dickskin. Those never looked like landing.
Dickskin scores with a jab to the head.
Dickskin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nelson is looking to wear down Dickskin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nelson misses with a straight right.
Dickskin feints a counter leg kick.
Dickskin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dickskin. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nelson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nelson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dickskin. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dickskin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nelson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nelson tries to move into range but Dickskin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nelson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nelson throws a lazy uppercut
and Dickskin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
Dickskin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dickskin connects with a body shot that sends Nelson's belly button to the back.
A shot to the liver by Dickskin. Beautiful body shot.
Nice cross by Dickskin.
Nelson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nelson misses with an uppercut. Dickskin saw that one coming.
Nelson misses with a double jab.
Nelson throws a hook but Dickskin avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson moves forwards but Dickskin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dickskin lands a jab.
Dickskin lands with a shot to the body.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Dickskin throws out a powerful jab.
Nelson connects with a jab.
Dickskin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nelson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dickskin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nelson.
Nelson misses with a straight right.
Dickskin scores with a body shot.
Nelson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dickskin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dickskin lands with a hook. Nelson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson misses with a looping right.
Dickskin scores with a sloppy right hand. Nelson should have avoided that one.
Nelson takes one to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good shot there by Dickskin.
Nelson swings for the body but Dickskin moves out of range.
Dickskin lands a nice looking body shot.
Nelson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Dickskin moves out of range.
Nelson misses with a double jab.
A little jabbing left from Dickskin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dickskin tries to clinch up.
Dickskin lands with a hook. Nelson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
Dickskin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson swings for the body but Dickskin moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson walks into a straight right hand from Dickskin.
Dickskin cracks Nelson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dickskin throws the kick towards the body but Nelson avoids it.
Nelson walks into a stiff left hand from Dickskin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Snake Dickskin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Snake Dickskin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nelson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dickskin.

Dickskin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dickskin misses with a punch on the inside.
Dickskin tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dickskin taking a breather.
Dickskin throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Dickskin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dickskin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nelson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dickskin has him pressed against the cage.
Nelson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dickskin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nelson throws a lazy uppercut
and Dickskin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nelson tries to bum rush Dickskin with a series of wild strikes but Dickskin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nelson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nelson misses with the combination.
Snake Dickskin seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickskin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nelson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dickskin.
Nelson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nelson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dickskin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Dickskin avoids them all with ease.
Dickskin scores with a one two! Nelson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dickskin swinging wildly here.
Nelson is looking for a counter combo.
Nelson throws the left hand but Dickskin avoids the punch easily.
Dickskin throws out a loose jab but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickskin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dickskin.
Nelson misses with a two punch combination.
Nelson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dickskin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Dickskin lands a head shot.
Dickskin tries to clinch up.
Dickskin tries to clinch there but Nelson circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dickskin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dickskin scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Nelson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
Dickskin cracks a nice hook into Nelson's ribs.
Duke Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickskin lands a head shot.
Dickskin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nelson throws out the jab.
Good exchange - Dickskin coming out on top.
Nelson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nelson throws a right hand that Dickskin ducks under and follows up with a left that Dickskin also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nelson misses with a hook.
Nelson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dickskin jabs Nelson right on the nose. Nelson blinks but takes it well.
Dickskin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dickskin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dickskin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nelson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dickskin lands a nice hook to Nelson's body. Nelson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickskin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nelson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dickskin was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
Dickskin scores with a nice right hand.
Nelson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nelson!
Dickskin stuns Nelson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dickskin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nelson under the eye.
Dickskin connects with a body shot.
Dickskin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dickskin cracks Nelson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dickskin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dickskin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nelson.
Dickskin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson throws an off balance right hand
letting Dickskin counter with a right hand.
Dickskin lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Snake Dickskin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Snake Dickskin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nelson moves forwards but Dickskin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dickskin lands with a good body shot.
Dickskin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nelson throws out a loose jab but Dickskin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dickskin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nelson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Dickskin. Beautiful body shot.
Dickskin scores with a jab. Nelson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dickskin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dickskin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Dickskin moves into range and clinches up with Nelson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson wants to get back to striking at distance but Dickskin won't allow it.

Dickskin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nelson throws a nice looking combination but Dickskin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Donk. Dickskin catches Nelson right on the button with a cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickskin dodges the punch combination from Nelson.
Dickskin lands with an overhand left.
Dickskin lands a right hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Nelson.

Dickskin drives through and clinches with Nelson against the cage.
Dickskin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nelson.
Dickskin cracks Nelson with a nice body shot.

Dickskin manages to break the clinch.
Dickskin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nelson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dickskin lands a slapping body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Dickskin there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson thuds his right hand into Dickskin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nelson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dickskin wants to clinch up but Nelson keeps it at a distance.
Dickskin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nelson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nelson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A quick step to the side and Nelson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dickskin throws a one two combo.
Dickskin wants to clinch up but Nelson keeps it at a distance.
Dickskin ducks under a wild hook from Nelson.
Dickskin thuds a left hand into Nelson's body.
Nelson moves forwards but Dickskin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dickskin scores with a nice strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Dickskin.
Dickskin moves away from the strike by Nelson.
Danga de danga de dang - Dickskin scores with a four punch combination!
Nelson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Nelson misses.
Nelson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dickskin lands a nice hook to Nelson's body. Nelson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dickskin with a nice cross.
Dickskin slips a straight right by Nelson.
Dickskin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nelson at a distance.
Nelson takes one to the side of the head.
Nelson walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dickskin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Nelson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dickskin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nelson.
Dickskin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Snake Dickskin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dickskin clinches up with Nelson and pushes him back against the cage.

Dickskin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nelson misses the jab.
Dickskin scores with a nice right hand.
Nelson misses with a hook.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Dickskin avoids them all with ease.
Good shot there by Dickskin.
Nice cross by Dickskin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dickskin fails with an attempt to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Nelson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nelson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dickskin at a distance.
Dickskin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Duke Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nelson fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Snake Dickskin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dickskin 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Snake Dickskin!
Snake Dickskin gave a mention to Oblivion Inc. in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
87%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tycoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Shelton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tycoon comes to the cage accompanied by Monkey Business. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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.

Tycoon
vs
Shelton

182 cm
25
220 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
235 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Oblivion Inc.

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Tycoon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marc Shelton!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shelton misses with an uppercut. Tycoon saw that one coming.
Tycoon slips a jab from Shelton.
Tycoon misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Tycoon.
Tycoon looks to land a right hand but Shelton moved out of range.
It seemed like Shelton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice shot by Tycoon.
Tycoon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tycoon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tycoon takes one to the chin there.

It looks like Mike Tycoon has been cut.
Shelton has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mike Tycoon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shelton throws a hook but Tycoon blocks it.
Tycoon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shelton was well out of range. Poor timing from Tycoon.
Shelton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tycoon.
Shelton ducks under a wild hook from Tycoon.
Shelton moves away from the strike by Tycoon.
Tycoon throws a jab but it's blocked by Shelton.
Tycoon misses with a body shot
and Shelton counters with a nice uppercut.
Tycoon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shelton counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Tycoon misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shelton to score with a decent uppercut.
Shelton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tycoon manages to avoid it.
Tycoon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shelton moves away.
Tycoon takes a swing at Shelton's ribcage but misses.
Tycoon misses with a double jab.
Tycoon throws a body punch but Shelton moves out of range.
A big left from Shelton misses.
Shelton tests Tycoon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tycoon is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Shelton's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Tycoon misses with a hook
and Shelton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Shelton lands a big right hand that sends Tycoon crashing to the mat! Shelton stays standing though and waves Tycoon back to his feet!

Tycoon is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shelton ducks under a wild hook from Tycoon.
Oh Tycoon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shelton throws a series of punches but Tycoon moves out of range.
Tycoon seems to have got his legs back now.
Tycoon looks to land a right hand but Shelton moved out of range.
Shelton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shelton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice defenses there by Shelton.
Shelton throws the left hand but Tycoon avoids the punch easily.
Tycoon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon lands with an overhand left.
Shelton wants to clinch up but Tycoon keeps it at a distance.
Shelton fails to land with a series of punches.
Shelton lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Mike Tycoon's cut is getting worse.
Nice uppercut there from Tycoon.
Tycoon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tycoon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shelton manages to avoid it.
Shelton looks to score with a jab to the body but Tycoon is just out of range.
Tycoon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shelton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shelton is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tycoon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tycoon misses with an uppercut.
Shelton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tycoon.
Tycoon moves out of range as Shelton strikes.
Shelton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shelton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shelton misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tycoon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tycoon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shelton. Shelton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice straight punches there by Shelton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shelton.

Mike Tycoon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Shelton lands with an uppercut that bounces Tycoon off the cage and back into range.
Shelton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tycoon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shelton manages to avoid it.
Tycoon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shelton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tycoon has time to react.

Jeez, Mike Tycoon's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Shelton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shelton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tycoon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tycoon blocks a jab.
Tycoon throws a shot from downtown. Shelton moves away and avoids it.
Tycoon throws a sloppy body shot
and Shelton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Tycoon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marc Shelton!
Marc Shelton is the new heavyweight champion!