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TIT 4 - Double Trouble PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rory Macdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Paniki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elias Paniki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rory Macdonald's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rory Macdonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Elias Paniki!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paniki has Macdonald up against the cage in a clinch.
Paniki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Macdonald backwards.
Paniki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paniki.
Paniki lands with a light punch inside.
Paniki presses Macdonald against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Paniki scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paniki.
Macdonald is breathing heavily.
Paniki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paniki lands a shoulder strike.
Macdonald's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
A short left from Paniki.
Macdonald is rocked!
Macdonald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oh Macdonald is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Paniki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Paniki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paniki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paniki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Paniki unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Macdonald! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Paniki is unloading with more strikes now! Macdonald drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elias Paniki!
Elias Paniki decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Battock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Rutherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutherford has chosen Genesis - Deep in the Motherlode as his entrance music. Mike Rutherford has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Battock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Rutherford!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutherford walks into a straight right hand from Battock.
Battock looks to throw the jab but Rutherford is out of range.
Battock throws a chopping leg kick but Rutherford manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Battock throws a jab when Rutherford was well out of range.
Rutherford steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Battock.
Battock thuds his right hand into Rutherford's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rutherford slips under a jab from Battock.
Rutherford on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rutherford has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rutherford throws a solid leg kick but Battock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rutherford.
Battock lands a big uppercut and Rutherford crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Rutherford looks OK. Battock waves Rutherford back to his feet!
Rutherford is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Rutherford misses.
Rutherford is still on wobbly legs! Can Battock finish him?
Rutherford bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Battock comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Rutherford falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Rutherford was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Battock!
John Battock very nearly forgot to thank Quark's amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guntank Hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chlorenz Banel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatfield's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, All that Remains-What if I was Nothing. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Guntank Hatfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chlorenz Banel!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatfield tried to score with a low kick but Banel checks it.
Hatfield has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Aspire Acαdemy CT in the buildup to the fight.
Hatfield thuds a left hand into Banel's body.
Hatfield smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slow jab from Hatfield misses its intended target.
Banel with the counter takedown but Hatfield avoids it easily.
Hatfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hatfield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Banel circles away quickly and effectively.
Banel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hatfield connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Banel scrambles back to his feet.
Hatfield throws a shot to the body.
Hatfield misses with a body shot.
Guntank Hatfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banel moves to clinch but Hatfield breaks away
and Hatfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Banel closes the distance and clinches.
Banel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hatfield is keeping busy.
Hatfield can't find room to land a body shot as Banel controls the action.
Hatfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banel's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banel tries to stall but Hatfield uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hatfield throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Banels head.
Hatfield tries to throw a body punch but Banel avoids it by throwing Hatfield back against the cage.
Banel prevents a body shot from Hatfield.
Hatfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Banel controls his hands.
Hatfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banel's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Hatfield.
Hatfield scores with a shoulder strike.
Hatfield lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hatfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hatfield.
Banel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hatfield lands with a light punch inside.
Hatfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banel's elbow.
Banel is trying to break the clinch but Hatfield is controlling him.
Banel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hatfield.
Hatfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banel's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banel pushes off an throws an elbow but Hatfield leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hatfield misses with the head strike.
Hatfield tries to throw a body punch but Banel avoids it by throwing Hatfield back against the cage.
Banel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Hatfield.
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!
Banel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hatfield is keeping busy.
Hatfield misses with a hook to the ribs.
Banel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Hatfield on the inside.
Banel looking to stall.
Hatfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Banel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banel prevents a body shot from Hatfield.
Banel misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banel is trying to push Hatfield away but Hatfield has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hatfield prevents Banel from breaking the clinch.
Hatfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Hatfield - that landed with a thud.
Hatfield displaying some good clinch control by pressing Banel up against the cage.
Banel stalling in the clinch but Hatfield improves position.
Hatfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Hatfield.
Hatfield lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hatfield stalling.
Hatfield is leaning against Banel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Hatfield.
Banel looks winded!
Hatfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hatfield breaks from the clinch.
Hatfield just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield throws a leg kick but Banel checks it.
Hatfield throws a leg kick but Banel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hatfield lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hatfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Banel walks into a left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Banel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hatfield manages to avoid it.
Hatfield gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hatfield misses with a punch to the body.
Hatfield taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Banel misses with a punch to the body.
Banel is trying to maintain a safe position but Hatfield gets an underhook and turns Banel into the cage.
Hatfield has Banel pushed against the cage.
Hatfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hatfield lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guntank Hatfield 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.
Hatfield lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Banel at a distance.
Hatfield punishes Banel's body with a nice straight punch.
Hatfield throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Banel lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hatfield fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Banel on the side of the head.
Hatfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Banel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hatfield. Banel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hatfield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Banel can do to turn this around?
Hatfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banel moves away.
Hatfield lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatfield misses with a few strikes there.
Chlorenz Banel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hatfield connects with a good right hand that stumbles Banel. Banel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hatfield is looking to wear down Banel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Banel throws a right hand that Hatfield ducks under and follows up with a left that Hatfield also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banel instigates a clinch.
Banel tries to break free but Hatfield pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield can't find room to land a body shot as Banel controls the action.
Banel stalling against the cage.
Banel looking to slow down the pace here.
Guntank Hatfield has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hatfield scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banel.
Hatfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Banel controls his hands.
Hatfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Hatfield.
Hatfield lands with a shot to the body.
Hatfield swings for the body but Banel moves out of range.
Banel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hatfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hatfield circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hatfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hatfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banel was well out of range. Poor timing from Hatfield.
Banel is looking for the big counter here.
Hatfield scores with a jab. Banel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Banel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hatfield.
Hatfield lands a nice hook to Banel's body. Banel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hatfield swats away the attempt to clinch by Banel.
Hatfield scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Guntank Hatfield is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hatfield stuns Banel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Banel is breathing heavily.
Banel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hatfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banel.
Banel throws a sloppy head kick
and Hatfield makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield tries to score with a low kick but Banel moves his leg out of the way.
Banel wants to clinch up but Hatfield keeps it at a distance.
Banel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hatfield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice shot lands for Hatfield.
Banel is looking to clinch but Hatfield is avoiding it.
Hatfield moves into the clinch.
Hatfield tries to work over Banel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hatfield misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hatfield lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Hatfield.
Hatfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banel's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Hatfield as the two fighters clinch.
Hatfield lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Hatfield.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Hatfield.
Hatfield lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hatfield dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hatfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hatfield tries a body shot but Banel blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hatfield tries to throw a body punch but Banel avoids it by throwing Hatfield back against the cage.
Hatfield has a couple of punches blocked by Banel.
Good body shot from Hatfield.
Hatfield lands a body punch.
Hatfield lands a right hand.
Hatfield stalling the fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hatfield.
Hatfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guntank Hatfield dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hatfield lands a nice shot to the body.
Banel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hatfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hatfield clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hatfield.
Hatfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hatfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Hatfield - that landed with a thud.
Hatfield lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Hatfield as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatfield presses Banel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hatfield stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hatfield lands a left hand that snaps the head of Banel backwards.
Hatfield slows down the pace here.
Banel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hatfield lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield is working Banel over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Hatfield scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hatfield is leaning against Banel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hatfield digs a right hand underneath Banel's ribcage. Banel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hatfield tries to throw a body punch but Banel avoids it by throwing Hatfield back against the cage.
Hatfield lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Banel or not.
Hatfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banel's elbow.
Hatfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Hatfield.
Banel takes a shot to the head.
Hatfield digs a right hand underneath Banel's ribcage. Banel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hatfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hatfield gets through Banel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hatfield lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Hatfield on the inside.
Hatfield scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hatfield will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Banel up against the cage.
Hatfield digs a right hand underneath Banel's ribcage. Banel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hatfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hatfield misses with a two punch combination.
Hatfield with a jab.
Banel moves out of range of the leg kick from Hatfield.
Banel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hatfield dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Banel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hatfield lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield cracks Banel with an open hand slap.
Hatfield throws a body shot but no joy.
Despite the aggression on Banel's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hatfield moves into the clinch.
Hatfield misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hatfield lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hatfield lands a nice shot to the body.
Hatfield tries a body shot but Banel blocks it.
Hatfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Banel tries to clinch up.
Hatfield misses with a low kick.
Hatfield throws a body shot but no joy.
Hatfield darts in and clinches Banel up against the cage.
Hatfield lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hatfield slowing the pace effectively.
Guntank Hatfield is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banel prevents a body shot from Hatfield.
Banel misses with a punch on the inside.
Hatfield tries to throw a body punch but Banel avoids it by throwing Hatfield back against the cage.
Hatfield lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hatfield cracks Banel with a nice body shot.
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!
Hatfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hatfield misses with a punch to the body.
Hatfield lands a nice uppercut.
Hatfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Banel controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Hatfield.
Hatfield working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Banel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chlorenz Banel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hatfield stalling in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guntank Hatfield showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hatfield has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guntank Hatfield!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Guntank Hatfield made sure he mentioned Quark's , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoyo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Talisay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yoyo Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricardo Talisay!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talisay fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Santos to the ground. Talisay is now in Santos's guard.
Talisay preventing the sweep.
Santos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Talisay looking to pass the guard.
Talisay keeps trying to improve his position.
Talisay pushing down on Santos's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Talisay is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Santos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Talisay.
Santos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Talisay tries to pass the half guard into mount. Santos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talisay is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Santos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Talisay is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Santos sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talisay is trying to work for a kimura but Santos is defending well.
Talisay trying to pass the guard but Santos defending well.
Talisay is looking for submissions but instead, Santos has regained full guard.
Talisay wants to pass the guard but Santos is keeping the position.
Talisay postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Santos is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Talisay, into his guard.
Talisay escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Talisay's head.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Talisay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Talisay is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santos defends well.
Talisay escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Talisay wants to sweep here but Santos controlling him for the moment.
Santos controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Talisay is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Santos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Talisay wants to sweep but no luck.
Santos postures up and lands a big shot to Talisay's brow.
Talisay working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Santos has passed into half guard!
Santos is keen to just control but Talisay is a slippery customer.
Talisay is looking for a sweep. Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Santos working over Talisay with some ground and pound. Talisay looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Talisay is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Santos connects with a nice short shot to Talisay's temple.
Talisay is staying active underneath Santos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Talisay looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Talisay slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Talisay had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santos defends it easily.
Talisay looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Talisay looks winded!
Talisay throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Santos escapes and throws Talisay's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricardo Talisay will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Talisay with a lazy takedown attempt
and Santos counters with a nice body kick.
Talisay ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Santos dives in and grabs Talisay's left leg, looking for a takedown. Talisay pushes down on Santos's head and hops out.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Santos.
And Talisay tries to counter it with a takedown but Santos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Santos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Talisay staying out of range there.
Santos throws a body kick, spinning off balance
so Talisay counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talisay 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.
Santos wants to stand but Talisay is controlling the position.
Ricardo Talisay has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talisay tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.
Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Santos, not yet.
Talisay looking to pass the guard.
Talisay drops back, looking for a kneebar! Santos looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Santos looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Santos!
Santos in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Talisay tries to bench press Santos off him but Santos keeps the position.
Santos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Talisay on the ground.
Talisay takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Santos cracks Talisay with a big right hand but Talisay just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a nice forearm strike.
Santos trying to control the action but Talisay is working from the bottom.
Talisay manages to work his way to half guard, despite Santos's best efforts.
Talisay is pressing down on Santos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Talisay looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Santos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Talisay's head.
Santos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Santos has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Talisay working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talisay keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Talisay had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santos defends it easily.
Talisay looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Talisay is breathing heavily.
Talisay is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Santos rolls with it to try and escape but Talisay cranks on the arm and Santos is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricardo Talisay!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joao Champion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demetrius Persley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demetrius Persley will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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25
143 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joao Champion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Demetrius Persley !
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Persley . Champion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Champion seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Champion lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Persley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Champion.
Persley wants to counter the offense by Champion and move into the clinch position.
Champion lands a glancing blow to the side of Persley 's head.
Persley closes the distance but Champion moves to the side
and Champion counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Champion lands with a cross.
Champion avoids the body shot from Persley .
Champion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Persley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Persley throws a leg kick
and Champion counters with a stiff right hand.
Persley wants to slow Champion down by chopping away at his legs.
Persley throws a body shot but no joy.
Demetrius Persley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Persley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Champions jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Persley lands with a light punch inside.
Persley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Persley stalling against the cage.
Champion has Persley pressed against the cage.
Champion content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Persley has Champion pressed against the cage, preventing Champion from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Persley misses with the head strike.
Persley tries to throw a body punch but Champion avoids it by throwing Persley back against the cage.
Champion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Champion misses with a straight left.
Champion getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Persley is looking to clinch but Champion is avoiding it.
Persley misses with a straight left.
Champion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Persley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Champion manages to avoid it.
Champion scores with the left hand. Persley knows he should have avoided that one.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Champion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Champion wants to get back to striking at distance but Persley won't allow it.
Champion is trying to break free.
Persley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Champion letting Persley take a breather here.
Champion is trying to maintain a safe position but Persley gets an underhook and turns Champion into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Champion's elbow.
Champion tries to break free but Persley pushes him back against the cage.
Persley misses with a punch on the inside.
Persley lands with a short shot to the head.
Champion is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Persley digs a right hand underneath Champion's ribcage. Champion let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Persley misses with some punches.
Persley can't find room to land a body shot as Champion controls the action.
Champion can't break the clinch.
Persley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Persley tries to work over Champion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Persley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Persley throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Persley swings wildly with an uppercut but Champion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Champion blocks a body shot from Persley .
Persley misses with some punches.
Persley dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Persley struggles to land a body shot inside as Champion controls his hands.
Champion is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Champion takes a shot to the head.
Champion has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Persley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Champion backwards.
Persley tries to work over Champion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Champion blocks a body shot from Persley .
Champion working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Demetrius Persley will probably get the nod.
That's time! Champion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Persley rushes Champion and presses him up against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Persley in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Persley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Champion blocks a jab.
Champion misses the shot to the body.
Champion bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Persley 's head.
A jab from Champion misses.
Persley tries to clinch up but Champion circles away and keeps his distance.
Persley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Joao Champion is winning the standup battle so far.
Champion tests Persley 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Persley takes a swing at Champion's ribcage but misses.
Champion throwing a counter right hand but Persley manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Champion.
A big right from Persley misses.
A little feinted left hand from Champion on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Persley cracks Champion with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Champion.
Champion misses the jab.
Champion looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Persley slips a straight right by Champion.
Persley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Champion cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Persley connects with a body shot that sends Champion's belly button to the back.
Persley throws out a loose jab but Champion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Persley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Persley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Champion.
Persley rushes Champion and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Persley tries to throw a body punch but Champion avoids it by throwing Persley back against the cage.
Persley trying to land knees to the body.
Persley struggles to land a body shot inside as Champion controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champion is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Champion.
Champion prevents a body shot from Persley .
Persley misses with a body punch.
Persley has Champion pressed against the cage, preventing Champion from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Champion wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Persley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Champion's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Champion blocks a body shot from Persley .
Persley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Persley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Champion is defending well for now.
Champion looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Persley lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persley has Champion pressed against the cage, preventing Champion from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Persley .
Champion has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Persley lands with a left to the head.
Champion tries to stall but Persley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Champion prevents a body shot from Persley .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Champion.
Persley tries to throw a body punch but Champion avoids it by throwing Persley back against the cage.
Persley throws a punch but it's blocked by Champion.
Champion is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Champion is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Persley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Champion backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Persley misses with some punches.
Persley tries to throw a body punch but Champion avoids it by throwing Persley back against the cage.
Persley has Champion pressed against the cage, preventing Champion from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Persley struggles to land a body shot inside as Champion controls his hands.
Persley has Champion pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Persley .
Champion stalling in the clinch but Persley improves position.
Persley misses with the head strike.
Persley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Champion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Persley struggles to land a body shot inside as Champion controls his hands.
Persley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demetrius Persley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Persley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Champion moves away.
Champion swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Champion misses with a looping left.
Persley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Persley lands with a straight right. Champion didn't see that one coming.
Champion misses with a right hand
and Persley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A punch combination from Champion misses.
Persley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Champion counters with a nice uppercut.
Champion waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Persley .
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Persley working aggressively here.
Persley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Persley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Champion is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champion is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oh Champion is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Persley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Champion blocks it with crossed arms.
Champion seems to have got his legs back now.
Champion is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Demetrius Persley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Champion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Champion's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Champion prevents a body shot from Persley .
Persley taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Champion trying to stall but Persley improves his position.
Persley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Persley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Champion wants to break the clinch but can't.
Champion is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Persley is keeping busy.
Persley breaks the clinch.
Persley has Champion up against the cage in a clinch.
Demetrius Persley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Persley .
Champion blocks a body shot from Persley .
Champion is looking to break free of the clinch but Persley has double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Persley .
Persley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Persley lands a shot to the body.
Champion can't break the clinch.
Persley misses with a punch to the body.
Persley tries to throw a body punch but Champion avoids it by throwing Persley back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Champion blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Persley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Champion is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Persley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Persley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Champion backwards.
Persley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Persley tries a body shot but Champion blocks it.
Persley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Champion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Persley tries to throw a body punch but Champion avoids it by throwing Persley back against the cage.
Champion'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.
Champion is trying to push Persley away but Persley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Joao Champion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Champion wants to break the clinch but can't.
Persley struggles to land a body shot inside as Champion controls his hands.
Persley misses with the head strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Persley pushes Champion back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Persley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Persley misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demetrius Persley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Persley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demetrius Persley !
During a confident post fight interview, Demetrius Persley thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mason Hodge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caspian Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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18
242 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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18
275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mason Hodge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Caspian Waters!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waters feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hodges jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Mason Hodge has been cut.
Hodge misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hodge ducks under a wild hook from Waters.
Hodge takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Waters stuffs the takedown attempt from Hodge. Hodge gets slowly back to his feet.
Waters ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hodge misses with a takedown
and Waters cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Hodge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hodge is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hodge looks up at the clock. Bad move! Waters lands a right hand from hell, dropping Hodge. Waters pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caspian Waters!
Our winner, Caspian Waters, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Dangerfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taneli Hankala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocco Dangerfield could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Taneli Hankala's chin.
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rocco Dangerfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Taneli Hankala!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dangerfield has closed the distance and engaged Hankala in a clinch.
Dangerfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Dangerfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Hankala.
Dangerfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hankala has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dangerfield avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dangerfield keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hankala's efforts to push away.
Hankala is trying to break free.
Hankala blocks a body shot from Dangerfield.
Dangerfield misses with the head strike.
Hankala is trying to force a seperation but Dangerfield has the dominant position.
Dangerfield working aggressively here.
Dangerfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dangerfield tries a body shot but Hankala blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hankala blocks a body shot from Dangerfield.
Hankala wants to break free but Dangerfield has control.
Dangerfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Dangerfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dangerfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dangerfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hankala can't break the clinch.
Dangerfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dangerfield tries to work over Hankala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hankala wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dangerfield has him pressed against the cage.
Dangerfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dangerfield lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hankala backwards.
Dangerfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hankala wants to get back to striking at distance but Dangerfield won't allow it.
Hankala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dangerfield could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dangerfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Hankala controls his hands.
Dangerfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hankala is trying to break the clinch but Dangerfield is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Dangerfield fails to land.
Hankala blocks a body shot from Dangerfield.
Dangerfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hankala has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short left from Dangerfield.
Dangerfield keeps control of Hankala as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dangerfield stops a takedown attempt from Hankala.
Dangerfield stops a takedown attempt from Hankala.
Rocco Dangerfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taneli Hankala.
Hankala is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hankala looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hankala wants to take the fight to the mat but Dangerfield manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hankala looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A head punch on the inside from Dangerfield fails to land.
Hankala prevents a body shot from Dangerfield.
Dangerfield misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dangerfield has Hankala pressed against the cage, preventing Hankala from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dangerfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dangerfield.
Dangerfield tries to throw a body punch but Hankala avoids it by throwing Dangerfield back against the cage.
Dangerfield lands a hook that snaps the head of Hankala backwards.
Hankala blocking some punches.
Dangerfield gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hankala.
Hankala blocks a body shot from Dangerfield.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dangerfield misses with a body punch.
Dangerfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dangerfield fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hankala.
Hankala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dangerfield fails to land.
Dangerfield misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dangerfield throws a head punch that misses.
Hankala is trying to break free.
Hankala wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dangerfield tries to work over Hankala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hankala can't get the takedown.
Dangerfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dangerfield misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dangerfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dangerfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hankala's elbow.
Hankala is trying to break the clinch but Dangerfield has him pressed against the cage.
Dangerfield keeps control of Hankala as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hankala has had enough of the clinch but Dangerfield keeps him there for the moment.
Hankala blocking some punches.
Hankala goes for a takedown attempt but Dangerfield pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hankala lands a head kick. Dangerfield smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dangerfield has managed to clinch.
Dangerfield scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dangerfield prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dangerfield looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hankala looks winded!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dangerfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Hankala.
Hankala is trying to break the clinch but Dangerfield is controlling him.
Hankala blocks a body shot from Dangerfield.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dangerfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dangerfield working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Hankala's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hankala is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hankala's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Dangerfield dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dangerfield moves into range and clinches up with Hankala.
Dangerfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hankala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hankala darts in looking for a takedown but Dangerfield gets double underhooks and turns Hankala into the cage.
Dangerfield closes the distance and clinches.
Dangerfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Dangerfield misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dangerfield misses with the head strike.
Hankala is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dangerfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hankala is looking to break free of the clinch but Dangerfield has double underhooks.
Dangerfield misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Hankala's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dangerfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Hankala.
Dangerfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Dangerfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dangerfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Hankala controls his hands.
Hankala tries to score a body lock takedown but Dangerfield shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hankala wants to get back to striking at distance but Dangerfield won't allow it.
Hankala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hankala goes for a takedown attempt but Dangerfield pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rocco Dangerfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taneli Hankala.
Hankala misses with a head kick.
Dangerfield is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hankala.
Dangerfield drives through and clinches with Hankala against the cage.
Hankala tries to score a body lock takedown but Dangerfield shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hankala is breathing heavily.
Dangerfield tries to throw a body punch but Hankala avoids it by throwing Dangerfield back against the cage.
Dangerfield misses with the head strike.
Hankala is trying to break the clinch but Dangerfield has him pressed against the cage.
Dangerfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dangerfield misses with the head strike.
Dangerfield misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Dangerfield.
A head punch on the inside from Dangerfield fails to land.
Dangerfield misses with some punches.
Hankala tries to score a body lock takedown but Dangerfield shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hankala has Dangerfield pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dangerfield manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rocco Dangerfield has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dangerfield tries to work over Hankala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dangerfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hankala is trying to break the clinch but Dangerfield is controlling him.
Dangerfield digs a right hand underneath Hankala's ribcage. Hankala let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dangerfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Hankala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dangerfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Dangerfield throws a head punch that misses.
Dangerfield misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hankala is trying to break the clinch but Dangerfield has him pressed against the cage.
Dangerfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Hankala.
Dangerfield misses with some punches.
Dangerfield tries to throw a body punch but Hankala avoids it by throwing Dangerfield back against the cage.
Dangerfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Hankala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dangerfield lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hankala tries to break the clinch but Dangerfield is controlling the position.
Hankala prevents a body shot from Dangerfield.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dangerfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Hankala.
Dangerfield working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dangerfield misses with the head strike.
Dangerfield lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dangerfield.
Hankala blocking some punches.
Dangerfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dangerfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dangerfield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hankala can do to turn this around?
Dangerfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dangerfield lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hankala.
Hankala wants a takedown.
Hankala blocks a body shot from Dangerfield.
Dangerfield lands a nice uppercut.
Dangerfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Hankala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dangerfield lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hankala backwards.
Dangerfield has a couple of punches blocked by Hankala.
Hankala is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dangerfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Hankala.
Dangerfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dangerfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Hankala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dangerfield has Hankala pressed against the cage, preventing Hankala from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hankala blocks an uppercut.
Hankala blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dangerfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Hankala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dangerfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Hankala.
Hankala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dangerfield lands a nice uppercut.
Hankala is rocked!
Dangerfield lands a big right hand that drops Hankala! The killer instinct kicks in and Dangerfield finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Dangerfield!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocco Dangerfield!
After winning the bout, Rocco Dangerfield thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Halkim Floss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hark Munt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halkim Floss could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hark Munt's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Halkim Floss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hark Munt!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munt loads up on a big right hand but Floss slips the punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Floss.
Jab, jab by Floss - just one landing.
Floss lunges at Munt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Munt's hand.
Floss misses with the combination.
The fighters circling - Floss throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Floss scores with a hook.
Munt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Floss.
Munt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Munt throws a looping overhand right but Floss ducks down to avoid it.
Floss seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Floss connects with a single shot there.
Munt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Floss misses its target.
Floss misses with an uppercut.
Munt is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Floss throws a leg kick but Munt checks it.
Munt misses with a hook
and Floss counters with a nice low kick that buckles Munt's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Munt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Floss tests Munt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Munt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A left lands for Floss.
A swing and a miss from Munt.
Floss gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Floss scores with a hook to the body.
Floss lands a right hand that snaps the head of Munt backwards.
Munt is trying to pull guard but Floss has him pressed against the cage.
Floss lands a hook that snaps the head of Munt backwards.
Floss lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Munt backwards.
Munt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Floss just leaning against Munt, taking a breather.
Floss lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Floss.
Floss has a couple of punches blocked by Munt.
Floss lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Floss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munt manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munt keeping moving, preventing Floss from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Floss's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Floss knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Munt on the ground.
Floss has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Munt to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Floss is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Munt pulls down on the head and he's put Floss to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Hark Munt!
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