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The Island Season 8, 185 lbs, Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ziyardi Batukayev (ranked 8352 p4p, 0 weight class) and Middle Weight (ranked 443 p4p, 55 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ziyardi Batukayev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Middle Weight!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weight lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Weight slips a jab and a cross from Batukayev.
Weight cracks Batukayev with an open hand slap.
Weight digs a good hook to Batukayev's body.
Weight with a jab.
Batukayev misses with a takedown attempt - Weight sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Weight leaves Batukayev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Weight has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Batukayev.
Batukayev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ziyardi Batukayev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weight rushes Batukayev and presses him up against the cage.
Weight drops Batukayev onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Batukayev is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Batukayev is rocked!
It looks like Ziyardi Batukayev has been cut.
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 left hand lands to the body for Weight.
Oh Batukayev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Weight lands a body shot.
Batukayev seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weight lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Batukayev to his knees! Weight keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Middle Weight!
A victorious Middle Weight thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Under (ranked 2514 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Hammond (ranked 3600 p4p, 361 weight class). Rob Hammond is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Under!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rob Hammond!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Under gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hammond.
It looks like Michael Under has been cut.
Under shoots and misses
letting Hammond counter with a right hand.
Under closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hammond circles away.
Under shoots in looking for a takedown. Hammond tries to sprawl out of it but Under keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hammond manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hammond's coach down at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hammond's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Under. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammond stuffs the takedown attempt from Under. Under gets slowly back to his feet.
Under throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hammond.
Under misses with a takedown
and Hammond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice takedown defense from Hammond. No joy for Under on that attempt.
Under with a poor takedown
and Under takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab from Hammond.
Under is rocked!
Under tries for a takedown but Hammond circles away easily
and Hammond scores with a counter punch that sends Under to the canvas! Hammond smells blood - he's punishing Under with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Under has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Hammond!
A very excited looking Rob Hammond 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Whitaker (ranked 5174 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Turbano (ranked 1745 p4p, 206 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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186 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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, Forrest Whitaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thomas Turbano!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turbano cracks Whitaker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Whitaker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Whitaker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Turbano counters with a nice uppercut.
Turbano scores with a hook.
Whitaker swings widly with a right hand
and Turbano counters with a nice body shot.
Turbano drops Whitaker with a huge uppercut! Whitaker drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Turbano is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Turbano!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hal Jordan (ranked 1291 p4p, 156 weight class) and Harkon Volkihar (ranked 5726 p4p, 0 weight class). Harkon Volkihar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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196 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hal Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harkon Volkihar!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkihar takes one on the button.
Jordan drops Volkihar with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Volkihar! Jordan dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hal Jordan!
After the fight, Hal Jordan was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Harkon Volkihar spoke after the fight, saying 'Whooosh '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rein Van Antwerpen (ranked 6147 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaz McStafferson (ranked 1192 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Rein Van Antwerpen!
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, Kaz McStafferson!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McStafferson throws a right hand that Van Antwerpen ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Antwerpen also avoids with ease.
McStafferson gets the takedown into side control.
McStafferson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Van Antwerpen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Van Antwerpen is looking for a sweep.
McStafferson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Van Antwerpen wants to control but McStafferson postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Antwerpen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McStafferson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Van Antwerpen is trying to control McStafferson's posture but McStafferson avoids it.
McStafferson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
McStafferson is trying to get an arm triangle but Van Antwerpen is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McStafferson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Van Antwerpen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
McStafferson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Van Antwerpen, who protects the arm well.
McStafferson swings around for an armbar but Van Antwerpen sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into McStafferson's guard.
McStafferson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Van Antwerpen's guard.
McStafferson stopping the sweep attempt from Van Antwerpen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McStafferson drops back looking for a leg! Van Antwerpen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Van Antwerpen manages to kick McStafferson off! McStafferson jumps back into Van Antwerpen's guard.
Van Antwerpen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McStafferson.
McStafferson preventing the sweep.
McStafferson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Van Antwerpen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Van Antwerpen has escaped and now he's on top!
McStafferson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Van Antwerpen wants to pass the guard but McStafferson is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Antwerpen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and McStafferson dives on top into guard.
Van Antwerpen keeping moving, preventing McStafferson from controlling successfully.
McStafferson is standing up over Van Antwerpen. Van Antwerpen looks to escape but McStafferson dives into side control.
Van Antwerpen is not content to let McStafferson control the position.
Van Antwerpen tries to buck McStafferson off but McStafferson is having none of it.
McStafferson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McStafferson tries for a kimura but Van Antwerpen is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McStafferson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Van Antwerpen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
McStafferson tries to advance to mount but Van Antwerpen denies him.
McStafferson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Van Antwerpen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Van Antwerpen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked McStafferson off and has taken his back!
Van Antwerpen struggling to keep hold of the position.
McStafferson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaz McStafferson dominated that round.
That's time! Van Antwerpen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Van Antwerpen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McStafferson to the mat! McStafferson manages to get full guard.
McStafferson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van Antwerpen is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Antwerpen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McStafferson 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! Van Antwerpen rolls with it to try and escape but McStafferson cranks on the arm and Van Antwerpen is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kaz McStafferson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Knuckles (ranked 1931 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Oreiro (ranked 5182 p4p, 0 weight class). Felipe Oreiro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Felipe Oreiro!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oreiro has his takedown stuffed
enabling Knuckles to counter with a crisp jab.
Oreiro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
No luck for Oreiro with that takedown attempt.
A lazy left from Knuckles finds it's target.
Oreiro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knuckles's waist but Knuckles gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Oreiro off to one side.
Bobby Knuckles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Oreiro.
Oreiro looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Knuckles!
Knuckles is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Knuckles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Knuckles knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oreiro on the ground.
Oreiro is looking for a kimura here.
Knuckles on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Knuckles tries to get out of the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oreiro has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles regains half guard.
Oreiro trying to pass the guard but Knuckles defending well.
Oreiro is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Knuckles is just riding it out for now. Oreiro eventually gives up the hold.
Oreiro looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Oreiro is trying to work for a kimura but Knuckles is defending well.
Knuckles trying to hold on to Oreiro's head to control him but Oreiro postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles is trying to control Oreiro's posture. Oreiro takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Knuckles! Oreiro is rotating here... this could be the end... Knuckles is out! Oreiro has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Felipe Oreiro!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Greg House (ranked 4205 p4p, 417 weight class) and Chief Bear (ranked 2302 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Brawler
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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
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Greg House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chief Bear!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
House connects with a looping right hand.
House cracks Bear with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bear has his takedown stuffed
and House counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chief Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
House has closed the distance and engaged Bear in a clinch.
House throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bears head.
House tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
House swings away with an uppercut that misses.
House lands a nice shot to the body.
House can't find room to land a body shot as Bear controls the action.
House's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice sprawl there from House as Bear shoots in.
Bear needs to keep his hands up - House had a free shot at his head there.
Bear gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear lands with a straight right. House didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Greg House has been cut.
Bear avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bear drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
House looking for a sweep. Not yet House, not yet.
Bear lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bear distracts House with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bear won't allow House to sweep him here.
Bear chips away with some ground and pound.
House looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bear is one step ahead there.
Bear makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bear postures up and lands a big shot to House's brow.
Bear working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of House's head.
Bear keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of House's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
House looking for a sweep. Not yet House, not yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bear's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bear scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bear makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bear lands a couple of digs.
Bear postures up and lands a big shot to House's brow.
Bear stopping the sweep attempt from House.
Bear working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of House's head.
Bear distracts House with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bear is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
House has momentary wrist control but Bear slips an elbow through the middle.
Bear has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
House looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bear is one step ahead there.
Bear with a nice head shot there.
Bear lands a couple of decent looking shots.
House throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear landing some decent shots from guard.
Bear landing some decent shots from guard.
Bear keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of House's head.
House looking for a sweep. Not yet House, not yet.
Bear connects with a couple of short punches.
House on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if House tries to get out of the position.
Bear scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bear lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bear with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bear's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bear distracts House with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
House is rocked!
Bear content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Oh House is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
House has momentary wrist control but Bear slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House is looking to stand up but Bear isn't so interested in that idea.
Bear postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bear scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bear is in close to House's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bear lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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!
Bear with a nice head shot there.
Bear keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of House's head.
Bear arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! House's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chief Bear!
Chief Bear thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chrisopher Ball (ranked 805 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mercher Thomlinson (ranked 7496 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Thomlinson's choice of entrance music: Savage Garden - Truly Madly Deeply (Hooligan Acapella). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chrisopher Ball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mercher Thomlinson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ball moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ball.
Ball lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ball lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ball lands an uppercut.
Thomlinson is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Ball fails to land.
Thomlinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Ball finish him?
Ball throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomlinson.
Ball swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomlinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ball misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ball.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomlinson.
Ball misses with some punches.
Ball misses with a punch on the inside.
Ball throws a head punch that misses.
Ball fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Ball.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomlinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ball swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomlinson.
Ball fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thomlinson blocking some punches.
Ball lands a body shot.
Thomlinson blocks an uppercut.
Thomlinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ball fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ball misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ball throws a head punch that misses.
Ball misses with a punch on the inside.
Ball misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ball fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ball tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomlinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thomlinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Ball has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Ball throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomlinson.
Ball throws a head punch that misses.
Thomlinson blocks an uppercut.
Thomlinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ball misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomlinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ball misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomlinson blocks an uppercut.
Ball tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball misses with a punch on the inside.
Ball is leaning against Thomlinson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomlinson.
Ball swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ball has a couple of punches blocked by Thomlinson.
A head punch on the inside from Ball fails to land.
Ball misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ball fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ball swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomlinson.
Thomlinson blocks an uppercut.
Ball swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomlinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Ball fails to land.
Ball throws a head punch that misses.
Ball tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ball misses with some punches.
Ball has a couple of punches blocked by Thomlinson.
Ball misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ball swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomlinson.
Ball swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ball pushes Thomlinson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ball working aggressively here.
Ball misses with a punch on the inside.
Ball swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ball throws a head punch that misses.
Ball misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ball fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ball swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomlinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ball tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ball throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomlinson.
Thomlinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ball swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomlinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Ball fails to land.
Ball swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ball misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ball.
Thomlinson blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ball.
Ball working aggressively here.
Ball misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ball.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ball.
Thomlinson blocks an uppercut.
Ball misses with the head strike.
Ball has a couple of punches blocked by Thomlinson.
Thomlinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ball fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thomlinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ball swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomlinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ball misses with the head strike.
Ball throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomlinson.
Ball misses with the head strike.
Ball has a couple of punches blocked by Thomlinson.
Ball misses with some punches.
Ball throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomlinson.
Ball misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomlinson.
Ball throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomlinson.
Ball throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomlinson.
Ball misses with a punch on the inside.
Ball throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomlinson.
Thomlinson blocks an uppercut.
Thomlinson blocks an uppercut.
Ball fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ball misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ball.
Ball swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomlinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ball is breathing heavily.
Ball fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ball has a couple of punches blocked by Thomlinson.
Ball misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ball misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomlinson blocks an uppercut.
Ball is working Thomlinson over against the cage.
Thomlinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomlinson.
Thomlinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thomlinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomlinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ball tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Ball fails to land.
Thomlinson seems to have recovered his senses.
Ball scores with a shot to the side of Thomlinson's head.
Thomlinson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thomlinson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ball swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ball lands with a right to the head.
Thomlinson is trying to break the clinch but Ball has him pressed against the cage.
Ball tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thomlinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ball lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thomlinson or not.
Ball unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Thomlinson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ball is unloading with more strikes now! Thomlinson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chrisopher Ball!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Goku Son (ranked 7947 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romulo Nascimento (ranked 737 p4p, 89 weight class). Goku Son has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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191 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Hates pizza |
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Counter fighter
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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, Goku Son!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Romulo Nascimento!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Son moves to clinch but Nascimento breaks away
and Nascimento counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Son!
Nascimento advances nicely into full mount.
Nascimento takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Son trying desperately to get to his feet.
Son tries to hold on but Nascimento pushes him away.
Nascimento looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Nascimento is working for a guillotine from mount but Son frees his head quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Son is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Son is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Son flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Nascimento anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Son and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Nascimento slips an arm under Son chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Nascimento has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Nascimento is squeezing on Son like an anaconda would it's prey. Son fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Romulo Nascimento!
Romulo Nascimento decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ogedei Yingwen Taizong (ranked 2049 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cecil Scanlan (ranked 4141 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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193 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ogedei Yingwen Taizong !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cecil Scanlan!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yingwen Taizong takes one to the chin there.
Scanlan sends Yingwen Taizong crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Scanlan is motioning to the referee to let Yingwen Taizong up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Yingwen Taizong is rocked!
Yingwen Taizong circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Scanlan. Yingwen Taizong falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Scanlan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cecil Scanlan!
In his post fight interview, Cecil Scanlan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Chojnowski (ranked 5354 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Greene (ranked 1944 p4p, 0 weight class). Chojnowski comes to the cage accompanied by Nothing More - Do You Really Want It ?. Piotr Chojnowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Piotr Chojnowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danny Greene!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chojnowski tries to clinch there but Greene circles away.
Greene drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Greene looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Greene working the ground and pound but Chojnowski is defending the strikes.
Greene has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Greene tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Greene is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chojnowski is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene tries for a kimura but Chojnowski is defending well.
Chojnowski tries to bench press Greene off him but Greene keeps the position.
Greene swings around for an armbar but Chojnowski sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Greene's guard.
Greene is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chojnowski defends well.
Greene is looking for a triangle but Chojnowski pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chojnowski wants to control from the top but Greene keeps moving.
Greene is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Greene looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chojnowski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Greene on the ground.
Chojnowski wants to control from the top but Greene keeps moving.
Greene is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chojnowski is aware though and is defending well.
Greene is working an open guard so Chojnowski takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Greene is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chojnowski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chojnowski moves into the clinch successfully.
Chojnowski jumps guard.
Greene trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chojnowski trying to strike off his back.
Chojnowski working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chojnowski trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Greene throws a big right hand that misses.
Greene trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Greene trying to control the position from guard on top but Chojnowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Greene stopping the sweep attempt from Chojnowski.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Greene gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chojnowski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chojnowski is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Greene presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chojnowski blocking some punches.
Greene is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Greene tries for a takedown. No joy.
Piotr Chojnowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Greene.
Greene gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chojnowski is trying to control but can't.
Chojnowski is positioning himself well to prevent Greene advancing to mount.
Chojnowski looks like he's trying to stand up.
Greene is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Chojnowski is just riding it out for now. Greene eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Piotr Chojnowski will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Greene will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chojnowski scores with a jab to the body.
Chojnowski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Greene eats them both and turns towards Chojnowski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Greene shoots in but no luck this time.
Greene misses with a takedown attempt - Chojnowski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Piotr Chojnowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Greene.
Greene keeps the fight on the outside.
Greene drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chojnowski defends it well.
Greene swats away the attempt to clinch by Chojnowski.
Chojnowski tries to clinch there but Greene circles away.
Greene tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Chojnowski throws a front kick aimed at Greene's knee but Greene avoids it well.
Greene darts in looking for a takedown but Chojnowski gets double underhooks and turns Greene into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene misses with a takedown attempt - Chojnowski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chojnowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Greene.
Chojnowski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Greene misses with a looping left.
Greene shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chojnowski sprawls well. Chojnowski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Greene gets slowly back to his feet.
Greene is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Greene as he checks the leg kick.
Chojnowski clinches with his opponent.
Greene changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chojnowski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chojnowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chojnowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chojnowski moves into range and clinches up with Greene.
Greene's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Greene gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chojnowski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Greene moves out of range as Chojnowski throws a body kick.
Chojnowski throws a head kick but Greene moves out of range.
Chojnowski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chojnowski misses with a body shot.
Greene stuffs the takedown attempt from Chojnowski. Chojnowski gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene gets a double leg takedown into Chojnowski's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chojnowski keeping moving, preventing Greene from controlling successfully.
Greene stopping the sweep attempt from Chojnowski.
Chojnowski is wriggling around but Greene manages to pass to half guard.
Chojnowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Greene can do to turn this around?
Greene is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chojnowski doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Greene.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chojnowski is trying to control but can't.
Chojnowski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Greene's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Greene's back!
Chojnowski missing with punches from the back.
You can see the frustration on Greene's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Chojnowski doesn't have the hooks in and Greene manages to turn into his guard.
Greene is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chojnowski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene wants to pass the guard but Chojnowski is keeping the position.
Chojnowski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chojnowski is looking to stand up but Greene isn't so interested in that idea.
Greene got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chojnowski has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Greene has managed to get both his arms back between Chojnowski's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Chojnowski dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Greene shoots in for a takedown but Chojnowski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Greene moves out of range of the body kick.
Greene drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chojnowski defends it well.
Greene darts in looking for a takedown but Chojnowski gets double underhooks and turns Greene into the cage.
Greene dives in and grabs Chojnowski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chojnowski pushes down on Greene's head and hops out.
A little feinted left hand from Chojnowski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Piotr Chojnowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Greene.
Chojnowski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Greene.
Greene avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Greene circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chojnowski throws a sloppy head kick and Greene moves out of range easily.
Chojnowski scores with a jab.
Chojnowski shoots for a double leg takedown but Greene sprawls well. He's pushed Chojnowski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chojnowski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chojnowski wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Chojnowski wants to control but Greene is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Greene is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chojnowski has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chojnowski is trying to control but can't.
Greene takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Greene trying to pass the guard but Chojnowski defending well.
Chojnowski is looking for a sweep. Greene is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greene is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Chojnowski is refusing to be controlled, as Greene sits in half guard.
Chojnowski is trying to stand up here but Greene is controlling him well.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Piotr Chojnowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chojnowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Greene fails with a takedown attempt.
Chojnowski throws a push kick but Greene slaps the foot to one side.
Chojnowski stuffs the takedown attempt from Greene. Greene gets slowly back to his feet.
Chojnowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Greene 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.
Greene misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chojnowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chojnowski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Greene escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chojnowski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Danny Greene has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene gets a takedown into half guard.
Greene is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chojnowski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Greene is working away from the top position though.
Greene is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chojnowski doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Greene.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chojnowski looks like he's trying to stand up.
Piotr Chojnowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Danny Greene has got the better of the ground game so far.
Greene seems to be working for a kimura but Chojnowski defends the submission attempt.
Chojnowski is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Piotr Chojnowski.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chojnowski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Piotr Chojnowski!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Piotr Chojnowski!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Piotr Chojnowski!
Piotr Chojnowski wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Piotr Chojnowski 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Truth (ranked 980 p4p, 121 weight class) and Errol Zimmerman (ranked 6488 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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197 lbs
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196 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Truth!
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, Errol Zimmerman!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zimmerman needs to keep his hands up - Truth had a free shot at his head there.
Truth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zimmerman is looking for the big counter here.
Truth lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Truth misses with a wild body shot.
Johnny Truth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Truth drops Zimmerman with a big left hand! Zimmerman is injured, injured bad! Truth jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Truth!
Johnny Truth decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Prayit Sumberadem (ranked 6059 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iwo Yaj (ranked 1199 p4p, 0 weight class). Iwo Yaj has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Prayit Sumberadem's chin.
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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, Prayit Sumberadem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iwo Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Yaj.
Yaj lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Prayit Sumberadem has been cut.
Yaj cracks Sumberadem with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Yaj has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sumberadem to stand back up!
Sumberadem is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yaj cracks Sumberadem with a left hook right on the temple and Sumberadem goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Yaj lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Sumberadem is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Iwo Yaj!
Iwo Yaj seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Conford (ranked 1683 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borrachinha Costa (ranked 4298 p4p, 431 weight class). Andrew Conford has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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200 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrew Conford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Borrachinha Costa !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa with a poor takedown
and Conford moves into the clinch.
Conford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Costa backwards.
Costa tries to pull guard but Conford holds him up against the cage and eventually Costa drops back down to his feet.
A short right from Conford.
A right hook to the body lands for Conford.
Costa is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Conford is defending well.
Andrew Conford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Borrachinha Costa .
Conford lands a shot to the body.
Conford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Costa s head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Conford smiles and moves away.
Conford cracks a nice hook into Costa 's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Conford connects with a body shot that sends Costa 's belly button to the back.
Horrible takedown attempt by Costa or perhaps it was just good defense by Conford, which made it look bad.
Conford swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Conford cracks a nice hook into Costa 's ribs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Conford.
Costa gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Conford gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Costa is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Conford!
Andrew Conford decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Franklin (ranked 3060 p4p, 315 weight class) and Fernando Oreiro (ranked 2772 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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190 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wayne Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fernando Oreiro!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin defending well as Oreiro loads up on a big left hand.
Franklin shoots in looking for a takedown but Oreiro manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Franklin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Franklin gets tackled into the cage by Oreiro. Oreiro maintains the clinch.
Franklin takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Oreiro as the two fighters clinch.
Oreiro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oreiro.
A body shot lands from Oreiro.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oreiro.
Oreiro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Oreiro.
Oreiro lands an uppercut.
Franklin is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franklin is trying to pull guard but Oreiro turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Oh Franklin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oreiro throws a big uppercut that drops Franklin! More strikes from Oreiro and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Franklin lies dazed against the cage as Oreiro celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fernando Oreiro!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Rees Mogg (ranked 326 p4p, 0 weight class) and Future Goat (ranked 8391 p4p, 642 weight class). Future Goat has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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192 lbs
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jacob Rees Mogg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Future Goat!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goat swings widly with a right hand
and Rees Mogg counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Future Goat has been cut.
Rees Mogg sends Goat crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rees Mogg is motioning to the referee to let Goat up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Goat is rocked!
Goat ducks into an uppercut from Rees Mogg and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jacob Rees Mogg!
A relieved looking Jacob Rees Mogg 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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