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LH37: Higuchi vs Lapanov PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Swish Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adnan Zajev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Swish Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adnan Zajev!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zajev throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Swish Hogan has been cut.
A head kick misses from Zajev.
Zajev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zajev throws a head kick but Hogan moves out of range.
Hogan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Zajev tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Zajev.
A little feinted left hand from Hogan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zajev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Zajev looks to move away, Hogan throws a big counter combo but Zajev just gets out of the way.
Hogan misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Zajev misses
and Hogan counters with a three punch combo that has Zajev backing up. Zajev nods at Hogan to acknowledge the strikes.
Zajev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zajev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zajev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hogan avoids a kick to the body.
Hogan lands a left and a right that send Zajev crashing to the mat, dazed. Hogan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Zajev is rocked!
Zajev throws a sloppy head kick
and Hogan counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Swish Hogan!
A relieved looking Swish Hogan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tele Ranyy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Rovanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rovanov has chosen System Of A Down - Chop Suey! 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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BJJ White Belt
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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, Tele Ranyy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maxim Rovanov!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Rovanov.
Rovanov misses with a hook
and Ranyy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rovanov misses with a wild body shot.
Ranyy lands a slapping body shot.
Rovanov takes one on the button.
Ranyy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ranyy.
Rovanov misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab lands there for Ranyy.
It looks like Maxim Rovanov has been cut.
Rovanov cracks Ranyy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rovanov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ranyy to the mat! Ranyy manages to get full guard.
Ranyy scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Ranyy.
Rovanov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ranyy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rovanov scrambles back to his feet.
Nice jab there from Ranyy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rovanov misses with a hook.
Rovanov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tele Ranyy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rovanov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ranyy connects with a jab.
Rovanov walks into a left hand.
Rovanov misses with an uppercut.
Ranyy slips a straight right by Rovanov.
Rovanov throws a lazy uppercut
and Ranyy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rovanov thinking.
Rovanov throws a poor cross that misses
and Ranyy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ranyy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rovanov is rocked!
Rovanov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rovanov tries to bum rush Ranyy with a series of wild strikes but Ranyy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rovanov looks winded!
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!
Rovanov misses with a hook
letting Ranyy counter with a right hand.
Ranyy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rovanov closes the distance but Ranyy moves to the side
and Ranyy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ranyy jabs Rovanov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ranyy throws a shot to the body.
Ranyy lands a glancing blow to the side of Rovanov's head.
Ranyy cracks Rovanov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rovanov is still on wobbly legs! Can Ranyy finish him?
Ranyy throws out a powerful jab.
Rovanov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ranyy sends Rovanov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ranyy is motioning to the referee to let Rovanov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Ranyy cracks Rovanov on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Rovanov falls backwards against the cage. Ranyy follows up with more strikes that drop Rovanov to his knees. Ranyy keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Rovanov! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tele Ranyy!
A very excited looking Tele Ranyy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juha Hirvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flint Westrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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191 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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juha Hirvi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Flint Westrock!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westrock shoots and misses
and Hirvi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Westrock is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hirvi is defending well.
Hirvi pushes Westrock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Westrock is trying to break the clinch but Hirvi has him pressed against the cage.
Hirvi works on Westrock's body with a couple of short punches.
Hirvi lands a shoulder strike.
Hirvi stalling the fight.
Hirvi prevents the takedown attempt.
Juha Hirvi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flint Westrock.
Hirvi lands a shoulder strike.
Hirvi slows down the pace here.
Westrock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hirvi stalling against the cage.
Hirvi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hirvi gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hirvi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Westrock is rocked!
Westrock being controlled against the cage.
Westrock is still on wobbly legs! Can Hirvi finish him?
Nice body punch from Hirvi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvi leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Juha Hirvi.
Hirvi rushes Westrock and presses him up against the cage.
Hirvi lands a body punch.
Westrock looks winded!
Hirvi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hirvi is leaning against Westrock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hirvi lands a big right hand that drops Westrock! The killer instinct kicks in and Hirvi finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hirvi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juha Hirvi!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remy Cloche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Remy Cloche!
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, Rafael Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Cloche swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cloche circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch.
A jab lands there for Cloche.
Cloche has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cloche on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Cloche blocks with his arms.
Dos Santos missing with knees to the body.
Dos Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cloche is defending well for now.
Dos Santos crunches a lovely knee into Cloche's ribcage.
Cloche works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cloche.
Cloche scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dos Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Cloche avoids the damage to the body.
Cloche swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Cloche's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dos Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cloche is defending well for now.
Cloche misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dos Santos missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dos Santos lands a nice knee to the body.
Cloche working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos missing with knees to the body.
Cloche struggles to land a body shot inside as Dos Santos controls his hands.
Dos Santos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cloche is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos lands a good knee to the midsection. Cloche won't want to take too many of those.
Dos Santos scores with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos missing with knees to the body.
Cloche tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cloche blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cloche tries a body shot but Dos Santos blocks it.
Dos Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Dos Santos connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Remy Cloche has been cut.
Dos Santos missing with knees to the body.
Cloche working aggressively here.
Dos Santos lands a nice knee to the body.
Dos Santos stalling.
Dos Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cloche lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cloche blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos tries a knee to the head but Cloche blocks it.
Dos Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Cloche is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cloche's face.
Dos Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dos Santos connects with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos lands a good knee to the midsection. Cloche won't want to take too many of those.
Dos Santos landing knees to the body.
Cloche tries to throw a body punch but Dos Santos avoids it by throwing Cloche back against the cage.
Dos Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Cloche avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Cloche.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cloche avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Cloche.
Cloche misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cloche working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Cloche.
Cloche avoiding damage as Dos Santos throws knees to the body.
Cloche lands a body punch.
Dos Santos's coach down at Harambe Remembrance Hall was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dos Santos's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloche takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cloche lands with a right to the head.
Cloche manages to break the clinch.
Dos Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cloche counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Cloche there.
Dos Santos is looking to chop away at Cloche's legs.
Dos Santos looks to clinch
and Cloche counters with a stiff right hand.
Dos Santos wants to clinch.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch but Cloche is avoiding it.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up
and Cloche cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Cloche circles away.
Dos Santos wants to clinch.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up.
Dos Santos looks to clinch
and Cloche counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos rushes Cloche and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Cloche avoids the damage to the body.
Dos Santos missing with knees to the body.
Cloche swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dos Santos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cloche misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dos Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cloche is defending well for now.
Dos Santos scores a nice knee to the body.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cloche avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Dos Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Remy Cloche's cut.
That's time! Cloche's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Cloche moves out of range.
Dos Santos has closed the distance and engaged Cloche in a clinch.
Cloche tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dos Santos landing knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cloche takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dos Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cloche blocks it with crossed arms.
Cloche misses with a punch on the inside.
Dos Santos scores a nice knee to the body.
Dos Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Cloche avoids the damage to the body.
Cloche misses with a punch on the inside.
Dos Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cloche lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dos Santos missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cloche blocks it with crossed arms.
Dos Santos lands a nice knee to the body.
Dos Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cloche.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dos Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cloche is defending well for now.
Dos Santos landing knees to the body.
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!
Dos Santos with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cloche avoids it.
Dos Santos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dos Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dos Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cloche is defending well for now.
Rafael Dos Santos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cloche throws a punch but it's blocked by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cloche avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Cloche scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cloche lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cloche fails to land.
Dos Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cloche is defending well for now.
Cloche blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cloche misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dos Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Dos Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Cloche avoids the damage to the body.
Dos Santos blocks a body shot from Cloche.
Cloche lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Cloche avoids the damage to the body.
Dos Santos takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos prevents a body shot from Cloche.
Dos Santos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cloche in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dos Santos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cloche in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dos Santos scores with a knee to the head.
Cloche managing to block the knees to the body from Dos Santos.
Cloche blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dos Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cloche is defending well for now.
Dos Santos prevents a body shot from Cloche.
Cloche tries to work over Dos Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cloche on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cloche on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cloche pushes Dos Santos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dos Santos trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Cloche.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cloche.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cloche blocks it with crossed arms.
Cloche lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
Cloche has a couple of punches blocked by Dos Santos.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cloche.
Cloche tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dos Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Cloche avoids the damage to the body.
Dos Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cloche breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cloche.
Cloche cracks a nice hook into Dos Santos's ribs.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Cloche moves away
letting Cloche counter with a right hand.
Cloche moves into the clinch.
Cloche blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cloche misses with the head strike.
Cloche lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cloche cracks Dos Santos with a nice body shot.
Cloche is leaning against Dos Santos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloche lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Cloche - that landed with a thud.
Cloche misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cloche pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cloche gets a clinch.
Cloche lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
Cloche avoiding damage as Dos Santos throws knees to the body.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cloche avoids it.
Cloche makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cloche lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cloche goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dos Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cloche.
Dos Santos trying to stall but Cloche improves his position.
Cloche lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cloche scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cloche softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cloche avoiding damage as Dos Santos throws knees to the body.
Cloche pushes Dos Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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 Remy Cloche will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Remy Cloche's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cloche jabs at Dos Santos's body.
Cloche darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Cloche circles away and keeps his distance.
Cloche throwing a counter right hand but Dos Santos manages to avoid it.
Cloche dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Cloche swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Cloche pushes him off.
Rafael Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos darts in trying to clinch
and Cloche counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Cloche.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Cloche moves away
and Cloche cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dos Santos tries to clinch there but Cloche circles away.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Cloche moves out of range.
Cloche throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Cloche circles away and keeps his distance.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch but Cloche is avoiding it.
Cloche getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dos Santos closes the distance and pushes Cloche back into the cage.
Cloche wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dos Santos missing with knees to the body.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cloche avoids it.
Dos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cloche blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dos Santos blocks an uppercut.
Dos Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cloche.
Dos Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cloche misses with some punches.
Cloche on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Cloche on the inside.
Nice body punch from Cloche - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloche lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cloche lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cloche is working Dos Santos over against the cage.
Cloche lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
Cloche throws a punch but it's blocked by Dos Santos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Cloche avoids the damage to the body.
Cloche lands an uppercut.
Cloche breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
BOOM! Cloche lands a beautiful left hook that drops Dos Santos. Dos Santos tries to recover but Cloche is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Dos Santos lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Remy Cloche!
Our winner, Remy Cloche, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kleszczynska Brzeczyszczykiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Lansky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brzeczyszczykiewicz comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac – Scared Straight . Kleszczynska Brzeczyszczykiewicz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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173 lbs
6 - 1 - 2 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kleszczynska Brzeczyszczykiewicz !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 2, fighting out of The Island, George Lansky!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lansky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brzeczyszczykiewicz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lansky takes one to the chin there.
Lansky clinches up with Brzeczyszczykiewicz and pushes him back against the cage.
Lansky lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lansky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brzeczyszczykiewicz blocks it with crossed arms.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz is trying to break the clinch but Lansky is controlling him.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz avoiding damage as Lansky throws knees to the body.
Lansky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brzeczyszczykiewicz avoids it.
Lansky landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lansky.
Lansky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz misses with the head strike.
Lansky lands a damaging elbow.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz misses with a punch to the body.
Lansky using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lansky lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Lansky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lansky lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lansky obliges.
Lansky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lansky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brzeczyszczykiewicz 's defenses.
Lansky lands an elbow that stopped Brzeczyszczykiewicz in his tracks for a moment.
Lansky lands an elbow inside that Brzeczyszczykiewicz shrugs off.
Lansky is leaning against Brzeczyszczykiewicz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lansky keeps control of Brzeczyszczykiewicz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lansky has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Brzeczyszczykiewicz seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lansky can turn it around.
Lansky lands a damaging elbow.
Lansky blocking some punches.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz tries to break the clinch but Lansky is controlling the position.
Lansky utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz is breathing heavily.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lanskys head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lansky.
Lansky lands an elbow inside that Brzeczyszczykiewicz shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lansky lands a shoulder strike.
Lansky is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Lansky as the two fighters clinch.
Lansky putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brzeczyszczykiewicz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lansky unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brzeczyszczykiewicz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lansky lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lansky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lansky lands an elbow just above Brzeczyszczykiewicz 's eye.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Lansky.
Lansky scores a nice knee to the body.
Lansky landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lansky lands an elbow inside.
Lansky lands a nice knee to the body.
Lansky lands an elbow that stopped Brzeczyszczykiewicz in his tracks for a moment.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz takes a shot to the head.
Lansky lands a nice elbow.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz takes an elbow to the temple.
Lansky lands an elbow just above Brzeczyszczykiewicz 's eye.
Lansky blocking some punches.
Lansky lands an elbow just above Brzeczyszczykiewicz 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Brzeczyszczykiewicz fails to land.
Lansky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brzeczyszczykiewicz 's defenses.
Lansky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brzeczyszczykiewicz 's defenses.
Lansky landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Lansky.
Lansky gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lansky lands a nice elbow.
Lansky with a knee to the head.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz misses with a punch to the body.
Lansky lands a damaging elbow.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz throws a head punch that misses.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz throws a head punch that misses.
Lansky unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brzeczyszczykiewicz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lansky.
Lansky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brzeczyszczykiewicz s head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lansky lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lansky obliges.
Lansky lands a left hand.
Lansky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brzeczyszczykiewicz 's defenses.
Lansky lands an elbow that stopped Brzeczyszczykiewicz in his tracks for a moment.
Lansky lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lansky unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brzeczyszczykiewicz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lansky gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lansky lands a nice knee to the body.
Lansky lands an elbow that stopped Brzeczyszczykiewicz in his tracks for a moment.
Lansky lands a knee to the head.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz is rocked!
Lansky lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Brzeczyszczykiewicz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lansky jerks Brzeczyszczykiewicz 's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Brzeczyszczykiewicz drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Lansky goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Lansky because Brzeczyszczykiewicz was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). George Lansky!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Pecilli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Marcos Souza was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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141 lbs
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142 lbs
8 - 4 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Guillermo Pecilli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Marcos Souza!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza avoids the body shot from Pecilli.
Souza is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Souza on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pecilli moves into range and clinches up with Souza.
Pecilli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Souza backwards.
Pecilli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Souza struggles to land a body shot inside as Pecilli controls his hands.
Souza blocks an uppercut.
We've been informed that Souza has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Souza tries to work over Pecilli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Souza tries a body shot but Pecilli blocks it.
Souza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza can't find room to land a body shot as Pecilli controls the action.
Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Souza working hard to break the clinch.
Pecilli swings wildly with an uppercut but Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Souza's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Souza is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pecilli has a couple of punches blocked by Souza.
Souza blocks a body shot from Pecilli.
Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Souza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pecilli's elbow.
Pecilli comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pecilli blocks an uppercut.
Pecilli scores with a shot to the side of Souza's head.
Souza taking a breather.
Pecilli struggles to land a body shot inside as Souza controls his hands.
Pecilli has Souza pressed against the cage, preventing Souza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Souza holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pecilli as Souza tries to tie him up.
A left hand lands to the body for Souza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza blocks a body shot from Pecilli.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pecilli throws an elbow but misses.
Pecilli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Souza lands a hook that snaps the head of Pecilli backwards.
Souza blocks a body shot from Pecilli.
Pecilli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pecilli struggles to land a body shot inside as Souza controls his hands.
Pecilli will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Souza up against the cage.
Pecilli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pecilli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pecilli.
Pecilli scores with a nice hook to the head.
Souza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pecilli digs a right hand underneath Souza's ribcage. Souza let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Souza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pecilli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Souza throws out the jab.
Pecilli misses the shot to the body.
Souza is looking for the big counter here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pecilli scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pecilli misses with a hook. Souza ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Souza was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pecilli changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Souza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pecilli throws out the jab.
It seemed like Souza was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Souza throws a hook but Pecilli blocks it.
Pecilli doesn't manage to clinch there - Souza circles away.
Souza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pecilli tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Souza counters with a straight right hand.
Souza swats away the attempt to clinch by Pecilli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pecilli tries to clinch up.
Souza throws a jab but it's blocked by Pecilli.
Souza feints a jab promting Pecilli to slip. Souza then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pecilli slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Guillermo Pecilli has been cut.
Pecilli misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Souza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pecilli throws a right hand that misses
enabling Souza to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Pecilli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Souza takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pecilli takes the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Pecilli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guillermo Pecilli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Guillermo Pecilli's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pecilli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Souza.
Pecilli moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pecilli has managed to clinch.
Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Pecilli.
Souza dodges an elbow strike from Pecilli.
Pecilli misses with some punches.
Souza is trying to push Pecilli away but Pecilli has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Souza tries to stall but Pecilli uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pecilli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Souza can do to turn this around?
Pecilli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pecilli keeps control of Souza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pecilli.
Pecilli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Souza's elbow.
Pecilli prevents a body shot from Souza.
Pecilli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Souza's elbow.
Souza working hard to break the clinch.
Souza stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pecilli misses with an elbow strike.
Pecilli tries to throw a body punch but Souza avoids it by throwing Pecilli back against the cage.
Souza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Souza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pecilli throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Souza! But no joy.
Pecilli moves to clinch but Souza breaks away
and Souza counters with a two punch combo.
Pecilli misses with a hook
and Souza counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pecilli just misses with a punch to the body.
Pecilli takes the fight into the clinch.
Souza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pecilli fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pecilli.
Pecilli prevents Souza from breaking the clinch.
Pecilli cracks Souza with a nice body shot.
Pecilli tries a body shot but Souza blocks it.
Souza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice elbow from Pecilli.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pecilli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pecilli can't find room to land a body shot as Souza controls the action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Souza lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pecilli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Souza is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Souza wants to get back to striking at distance but Pecilli won't allow it.
Pecilli is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Souza is keeping busy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Souza.
Pecilli misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pecilli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pecilli trying to stall but Souza improves his position.
Souza dodges an elbow strike from Pecilli.
Guillermo Pecilli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pecilli pushes Souza back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Souza is trying to force a seperation but Pecilli has the dominant position.
Souza's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Souza is trying to break the clinch but Pecilli has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Souza.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pecilli.
Souza throws a head punch that misses.
Pecilli prevents a body shot from Souza.
Souza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pecilli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pecilli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pecilli tries to throw a body punch but Souza avoids it by throwing Pecilli back against the cage.
Souza working hard to break the clinch.
Souza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pecilli has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pecilli keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Souza's efforts to push away.
Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Pecilli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pecilli throws a head punch that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Souza takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Souza lands a left hand.
Souza scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pecilli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Souza's elbow.
Souza struggles to land a body shot inside as Pecilli controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pecilli.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from Pecilli as the two fighters clinch.
Pecilli keeps control of Souza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pecilli prevents a body shot from Souza.
Souza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pecilli pushes Souza back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Souza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pecilli lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcos Souza will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Guillermo Pecilli's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Souza throws a shot from downtown. Pecilli moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pecilli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from Souza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pecilli wants to clinch
and Pecilli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pecilli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Souza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Souza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Souza swats away the attempt to clinch by Pecilli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pecilli takes a swing at Souza's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Souza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pecilli connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Souza momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pecilli clinches up with Souza and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Souza.
Pecilli misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Souza.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Souza leaning against his opponent.
Pecilli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Souza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pecilli tries to throw a body punch but Souza avoids it by throwing Pecilli back against the cage.
Pecilli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Souza tries a body shot but Pecilli blocks it.
Pecilli throws an elbow that misses.
Souza is looking to break free of the clinch but Pecilli has double underhooks.
Pecilli throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Souza as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pecilli tries to throw a body punch but Souza avoids it by throwing Pecilli back against the cage.
Souza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pecilli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pecilli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Souza was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pecilli ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pecilli tries to clinch but Souza is having none of it.
Souza ducks under a wild hook from Pecilli.
Pecilli closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Souza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Souza avoids the body shot from Pecilli.
Souza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pecilli throws a body punch but Souza moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pecilli scores with a shot to the body.
Souza lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pecilli with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Souza to score with a decent uppercut.
Pecilli throws a jab when Souza was well out of range.
Souza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pecilli closes the distance and clinches.
Souza pushes Pecilli back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Souza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pecilli moves into range and clinches up with Souza.
Pecilli tries a body shot but Souza blocks it.
Pecilli blocking some punches.
Pecilli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pecilli struggles to land a body shot inside as Souza controls his hands.
Souza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Souza was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pecilli throws a jab but it's blocked by Souza.
Souza throws out a counter right but Pecilli avoids it with no problem.
Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Souza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Guillermo Pecilli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pecilli wants to clinch up but Souza keeps it at a distance.
Pecilli throws a lazy right hand but Souza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Souza was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pecilli swings for the body but Souza moves out of range.
Souza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pecilli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Souza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marcos Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guillermo Pecilli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pecilli slips under a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guillermo Pecilli showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pecilli has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Guillermo Pecilli!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Guillermo Pecilli!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Guillermo Pecilli!
Guillermo Pecilli wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Corbin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malaquias Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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160 lbs
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26
179 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, William Corbin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Malaquias Teixeira!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teixeira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Teixeira! But no joy.
Teixeira throws a lazy right hand but Corbin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Corbin has Teixeira up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Teixeira.
Teixeira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Teixeira throws a punch but it's blocked by Corbin.
Corbin stalls.
A nice right hand lands inside from Teixeira.
Teixeira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Teixeira.
It looks like William Corbin has been cut.
Teixeira digs a right hand into Corbin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Corbin's gas tank.
Corbin stalls.
Teixeira looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Teixeira lands an elbow inside that Corbin shrugs off.
Teixeira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teixeira lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Corbin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira lands a right hand.
Teixeira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Corbin tries to stall but Teixeira uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Corbin is looking to control Teixeira's arms but Teixeira gets an underhook and turns him. Now Corbin has his back to the cage.
Corbin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Corbin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Teixeira throwing strikes from guard but Corbin blocks nicely.
Teixeira looking to sit in guard and control but Corbin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Teixeira will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Teixeira controls Corbin momentarily but Corbin frees himself.
Corbin connects with a couple of short punches.
Corbin distracts Teixeira with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Corbin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Corbin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Teixeira trying to keep a closed guard but Corbin is proving a slippery customer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Corbin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Corbin wants to control from the top but Teixeira keeps moving.
Corbin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Teixeira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Corbin landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corbin is in close to Teixeira's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Corbin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Corbin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Teixeira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Corbin postures up and lands a big shot to Teixeira's brow.
Corbin landing some decent shots from guard.
Corbin lands a couple of digs.
Teixeira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Corbin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Teixeira wants to sweep here but Corbin controlling him for the moment.
Corbin sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Teixeira is looking to stand up but Corbin isn't so interested in that idea.
Corbin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corbin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Corbin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Corbin connects with a couple of short punches.
Teixeira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Corbin is one step ahead there.
Corbin lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Corbin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Corbin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Corbin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Corbin wants to control from the top but Teixeira keeps moving.
Corbin landing some decent shots from guard.
Teixeira is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Corbin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Corbin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Corbin has closed the distance and engaged Teixeira in a clinch.
Corbin is pushing Teixeira up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Corbin looking for a takedown.
The referee is keeping an eye on Corbin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Teixeira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Corbin backwards.
Teixeira lands with a right to the head.
Corbin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Teixeira can do to turn this around?
Teixeira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Teixeira misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teixeira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Teixeira throws a head punch that misses.
Teixeira lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Teixeira.
Teixeira lands a nice shot to the body.
Teixeira works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Corbin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira misses with a punch to the body.
Teixeira pushes Corbin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Corbin has been working on his balance at Island Top Team, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Teixeira.
Teixeira misses with a punch to the body.
Corbin has Teixeira pressed against the cage.
Teixeira lands an elbow just above Corbin 's eye.
Teixeira lands an uppercut.
Corbin just leaning against Teixeira, taking a breather.
Teixeira throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Corbins head.
Corbin blocks an elbow strike from Teixeira.
Teixeira tries a body shot but Corbin blocks it.
Teixeira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corbin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Corbin is struggling to control the position.
Corbin wants to stall.
Teixeira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Corbin backwards.
Corbin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbin blocks an uppercut.
Corbin avoids a wild elbow strike from Teixeira.
Teixeira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Teixeira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corbin prevents a body shot from Teixeira.
A right hook to the body lands for Teixeira.
A short right from Teixeira.
Corbin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Teixeira up against the cage.
Corbin tries to stall but Teixeira uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice body punch from Teixeira.
Teixeira lands with a left to the head.
Corbin wants a takedown.
Corbin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Teixeira is keeping busy.
Teixeira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Teixeira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Corbin backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Teixeira.
Teixeira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corbin's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbin blocking some punches.
Teixeira lands an elbow inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Teixeira throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Teixeira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Corbin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Teixeira lands a body shot in the clinch.
Corbin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Teixeira can't find room to land a body shot as Corbin controls the action.
Teixeira lands a nice elbow.
Teixeira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Malaquias Teixeira seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Teixeira lands a damaging elbow.
Teixeira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Teixeira misses with a punch to the body.
Corbin manages to pull guard.
William Corbin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Corbin is pulling down on Teixeira's head. It's preventing any offense from Teixeira, at least for the moment.
Teixeira must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Teixeira trying to control the position from guard on top but Corbin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Teixeira won't allow Corbin to sweep him here.
Corbin keeping moving, preventing Teixeira from controlling successfully.
Teixeira throws a big right hand that misses.
Teixeira would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Teixeira wants to stand and escape but instead Corbin has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malaquias Teixeira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Corbin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Corbin misses with an uppercut.
Teixeira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Teixeira tries to counter with a clinch but Corbin shakes him off and moves away.
Teixeira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corbin moves away.
Corbin tries to clinch there but Teixeira circles away.
Corbin has managed to clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Teixeira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corbin throws a hook to the side of Teixeira's head but Teixeira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corbin doesn't manage to clinch there - Teixeira circles away.
Corbin wants to clinch but Teixeira slips to the side
and Teixeira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corbin is looking to clinch.
Teixeira throws a counter combo.
Corbin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Teixeira throws out a counter right but Corbin avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Teixeira. Corbin does a little dance to reset his feet.
William Corbin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Teixeira. Those never looked like landing.
Corbin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Teixeira.
Teixeira now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Corbin throws a jab when Teixeira was well out of range.
Teixeira steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Corbin.
Corbin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Teixeira!
Teixeira tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Corbin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
William Corbin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbin is working Teixeira over with some ground and pound from side control.
Teixeira striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Corbin in side control lands a decent elbow.
Teixeira is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Corbin working the head with strikes.
Corbin wants to control but Teixeira is keeping him busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teixeira is trying to get back to half guard.
Corbin cracks Teixeira with a big right hand but Teixeira just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Corbin content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira taking a bit of punishment here - Corbin scoring with strikes.
Corbin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Corbin cracks Teixeira with a big right hand but Teixeira just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Corbin is working Teixeira over with some ground and pound from side control.
Corbin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Teixeira some visible discomfort.
Teixeira tries to improve position but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Teixeira can do anything to dispel that myth.
Corbin working the ground and pound from side control.
Corbin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Corbin working the ground and pound.
Teixeira is still in real trouble! Can Corbin finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira tries to improve position but can't.
Teixeira seems to have recovered his senses.
Corbin landing a few strikes.
Corbin in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Teixeira looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Corbin turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Corbin!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Dodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Sands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sands has chosen Irish Soldier Song ... Free & Green as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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142 lbs
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150 lbs
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Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Dodson !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Sands!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dodson jabs Sands to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dodson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dodson misses with a hook. Sands ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sands! But no joy.
John Dodson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sands shoots in for a double leg but Dodson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sands gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sands on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Bobby Sands has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sands shoots in but Dodson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A little feinted left hand from Dodson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dodson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sands moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dodson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dodson closes the distance and clinches.
Dodson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Dodson - that landed with a thud.
Dodson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sands is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dodson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
John Dodson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Sands.
Dodson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Dodson .
Dodson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sands manages to break the clinch.
Dodson gets a clinch.
Sands is trying to trip Dodson . He has hold of a leg but Dodson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sands persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sands missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sands throwing strikes from guard but Dodson blocks nicely.
Dodson wants to stand and escape but Sands is having none of it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sands working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Sands with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dodson keeping full guard, as Sands tries to pass.
Sands working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dodson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sands 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.
Sands pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dodson is keeping the position for now.
Sands throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodson is looking to stand up but Sands isn't so interested in that idea.
Sands pushes down on Dodson 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sands is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dodson sees it coming and defends easily.
Sands is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dodson sees it coming and defends easily.
Sands is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sands tries to pass to full mount but Dodson defends it.
Sands stops Dodson from getting back to his feet.
Sands is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Dodson is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bobby Sands!
Bobby Sands is the new featherweight champion!
Bobby Sands decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes into the arena with Black Sabbath - Children of the Sea blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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180 lbs
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183 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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kari Karhu!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jackson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jackson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Karhu's head.
Karhu lands with an uppercut that bounces Jackson off the cage and back into range.
Jackson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Karhu clinches up against the cage.
Karhu lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Jackson.
Karhu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Karhu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Karhu blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Jackson.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Karhu can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Jackson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Karhu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karhu misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Karhu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Karhu misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karhu.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Karhu backwards.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Karhu blocks an uppercut.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson misses with a hook. Karhu ducked under it nicely.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
Karhu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson tests Karhu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karhu tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Karhu moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson throws a head kick that Karhu semi-blocks.
Karhu misses with a straight left.
Karhu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jackson to score with a decent uppercut.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body. Karhu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Karhu closes the distance and clinches.
Karhu misses with a punch to the body.
Karhu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson blocking some punches.
The referee calls for Karhu to work.
Karhu has Jackson pushed against the cage.
Karhu continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Kari Karhu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karhu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karhu.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Karhu.
Karhu moves into the clinch.
Karhu blocking some punches.
Karhu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Karhu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karhu.
A short right from Jackson on the inside.
Karhu looking to slow down the pace here.
Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karhu backwards.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karhu tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Karhu back against the cage.
Jackson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karhus head.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson tries to work over Karhu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karhu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karhu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karhu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karhu stalling against the cage.
Karhu lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Jackson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jackson scores with a head kick.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karhu can do to turn this around?
Jackson slips a jab from Karhu.
Jackson lands a nice looking body shot.
Michael Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Karhu is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Karhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson throwing a counter right hand but Karhu manages to avoid it.
Karhu tries to move into range but Jackson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jackson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Karhu is rocked!
Karhu walks straight into a right hand from Jackson - that's dropped him! Jackson jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Karhu from any more punishment! Karhu complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Michael Jackson!
A very excited looking Michael Jackson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rei Higuchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Laponov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laponov has chosen Oxxxymiron - Where we don't have 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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139 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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172 cm
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150 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rei Higuchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Igor Laponov!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higuchi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Higuchi prevents Laponov from improving his position.
Laponov is looking to control Higuchi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Laponov avoid being mounted?
Higuchi working Laponov over with strikes.
Laponov is trying to control but can't.
Laponov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Higuchi.
Higuchi is trying to work for a kimura but Laponov is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laponov actively working from the bottom here.
Laponov wants to control but Higuchi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laponov is refusing to be controlled, as Higuchi sits in half guard.
Laponov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Higuchi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Laponov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Higuchi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Higuchi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Laponov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Higuchi throwing strikes but missing.
Higuchi postures up.
Laponov has an active guard here but Higuchi has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Laponov is trying to maintain the position but Higuchi is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Higuchi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Laponov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Laponov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Higuchi.
Higuchi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Higuchi is looking to advance position but Laponov won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laponov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Higuchi seems to be working for a kimura but Laponov defends the submission attempt.
Laponov wants to improve his position but Higuchi is controlling well.
Laponov actively working from the bottom here.
Higuchi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Higuchi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Higuchi is looking for a kimura but Laponov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Higuchi to get the leverage.
Higuchi prevents Laponov from improving his position.
Higuchi is working for a kimura but Laponov is defending it quite comfortably.
Higuchi thows a huge punch but Laponov dodges it nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Higuchi passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rei Higuchi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Higuchi shoots for a double leg takedown but Laponov sprawls well. He's pushed Higuchi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Laponov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Laponov tries for a takedown but Higuchi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Higuchi shoots in looking for a takedown. Laponov tries to sprawl out of it but Higuchi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Laponov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Igor Laponov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Higuchi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rei Higuchi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Higuchi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Laponov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Higuchi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laponov looking to control.
Higuchi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Laponov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laponov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Laponov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Higuchi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Higuchi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Laponov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Laponov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Higuchi stopping the sweep attempt from Laponov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Higuchi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Laponov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Laponov has escaped and now he's on top!
Higuchi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Laponov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Laponov trying to control but Higuchi is working from the bottom.
Laponov won't allow Higuchi to get back to his feet.
Higuchi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Higuchi pulls Laponov in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higuchi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Laponov is one step ahead there.
Laponov passes into half guard.
Higuchi gets back to full guard.
Laponov preventing the sweep.
Laponov trying to control the position from guard on top but Higuchi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Laponov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Higuchi here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Laponov trying to control the position from guard on top but Higuchi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Laponov looking to pass the guard.
Laponov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Laponov stopping the sweep attempt from Higuchi.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laponov slips a jab from Higuchi.
And Laponov tries to counter it with a takedown but Higuchi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Laponov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Higuchi avoids it really well and circles away.
Higuchi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Laponov manages to circle out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Igor Laponov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Laponov misses with a leg kick.
Laponov throws a hook but Higuchi blocks it.
Higuchi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Higuchi misses with an uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Higuchi.
Laponov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Higuchi tries to avoid it but Laponov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Higuchi to the ground. Higuchi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Higuchi slips a jab and a cross from Laponov.
Higuchi moves out of range as Laponov strikes.
Laponov looks to score with a jab to the body but Higuchi is just out of range.
Higuchi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Laponov thuds his right hand into Higuchi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Laponov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Igor Laponov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Higuchi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Laponov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Higuchi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laponov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Laponov is trying to control Higuchi's posture but Higuchi avoids it.
Higuchi tries for a kimura but Laponov is defending well.
Laponov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Higuchi.
Laponov taking punishment in the form of punches.
Igor Laponov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Laponov is trying to get back to half guard.
Higuchi working away.
Higuchi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Higuchi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
A lull in the action here as Higuchi stalls from top position.
Higuchi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Laponov, who protects the arm well.
Laponov wants to control but Higuchi postures up.
Laponov is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laponov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Laponov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Higuchi's best efforts.
Laponov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Higuchi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laponov can do to turn this around?
Laponov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Higuchi pulls his head out easily.
Higuchi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Higuchi working the head and body with strikes.
Laponov tries to roll over but Higuchi keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higuchi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Laponov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Laponov.
Rei Higuchi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Higuchi looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laponov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rei Higuchi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Higuchi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 for Rei Higuchi!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Rei Higuchi!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Rei Higuchi!
Rei Higuchi wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Rei Higuchi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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