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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sake Chu (ranked 5994 p4p, 548 weight class) and Gordon Harper (ranked 7842 p4p, 605 weight class). Chu comes to the cage accompanied by Daughtry - Renegade. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sake Chu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gordon Harper!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chu throws a nice looking combination but Harper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Chu and Harper goes tumbling to the canvas! Chu follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Harper is rocked!
It looks like Gordon Harper has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Chu tries to pass to full mount but Harper defends it.
Harper is looking to control Chu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Harper avoid being mounted?
Chu sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Further stalling from Chu.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Harper throws a body punch but Chu moves out of range.
Chu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chu clinches.
Harper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chu backwards.
Harper misses with some punches.
Harper is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chu to keep the fight standing.
Chu drags the fight down to the ground.
Chu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chu tries to get out of the position.
Chu seems keen to control Harper's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chu lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Chu is stalling in the full guard.
Chu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Chu tries to score with some ground and pound. Harper controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Chu controls the position.
Harper stops Chu from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chu works to advance to full mount. Harper defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Chu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Chu punching from mount but Harper doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Chu throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Chu controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper tries to hold on but Chu pushes him away.
Chu throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Chu looking to control and managing it successfully.
Poor strikes thrown by Chu there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Chu controlling his opponent.
Chu unloads with some shots from mount but Harper bucks and avoids them well.
Chu looking to control and managing it successfully.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Chu is stinking the place up with his stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sake Chu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gordon Harper's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Chu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chu moves away.
Harper misses with a wild body shot.
Chu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harper doesn't seem bothered though.
Harper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chu.
Harper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harper wants to clinch up but Chu keeps it at a distance.
Harper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harper tries to keep at a distance but Chu has taken the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Chu.
Harper prevents a body shot from Chu.
Chu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chu manages to pull guard.
Chu seems keen to control Harper's posture.
Chu wants to sweep here but Harper controlling him for the moment.
Harper is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chu controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chu works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chu controlling from the full mount.
Harper avoids a series of strikes thrown by Chu.
Chu controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chu misses with a head shot.
Chu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harper can do to turn this around?
Chu content just to control the position here.
Harper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chu throws some wild stikes that Harper manages to avoid easily.
Chu controlling from the full mount.
Chu throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chu throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Chu looking to control and managing it successfully.
Chu continues to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sake Chu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gordon Harper's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Chu catches Harper napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Harper to the canvas!
Harper is still in real trouble! Can Chu finish him?
Chu looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Harper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harper seems to have recovered his senses.
Chu passes Harper's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Chu is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Chu frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chu controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Poor strikes thrown by Chu there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Chu looking to ground and pound but Harper is blocking nicely.
Chu throws some wild stikes that Harper manages to avoid easily.
Chu controlling the pace for now.
Gordon Harper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chu misses with a head shot.
Chu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
More hug and hope from Chu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chu punching from mount but Harper doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Chu looking to control and managing it successfully.
Harper is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Chu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chu controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chu throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Harper because Chu loaded up on that one.
Harper avoids a series of strikes thrown by Chu.
Chu sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Chu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sake Chu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chu 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:25
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sake Chu!
Sake Chu decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jango Fett (ranked 5779 p4p, 593 weight class) and Jambe De Bois (ranked 2911 p4p, 393 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jango Fett!
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, Jambe De Bois!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Bois doesn't seem bothered though.
De Bois throws an overhand right that lands on Fett's shoulder, as Fett tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Fett.
Fett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Bois takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Bois scores with a takedown into Fett's guard.
Fett is trying to control the position from the bottom.
De Bois postures up and lands a big shot to Fett's brow.
Fett working for a triangle but De Bois defends it easily.
De Bois postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
De Bois postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Bois with a nice head shot there.
De Bois chips away with some ground and pound.
Fett is trying to control the position but De Bois postures up.
De Bois with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Bois postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fett looking to control.
De Bois landing some decent shots from guard.
De Bois makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fett is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
De Bois connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Bois scoring with punches to the head and body.
De Bois passes easily into side control. Nice work.
My spies in Temp Spar Gym inform me that De Bois has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
De Bois lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fett down.
Fett is working to avoid the ground and pound but De Bois connects with a decent elbow.
De Bois scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fett to see if he's OK.
De Bois wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fett keeps working.
Fett taking a bit of punishment here - De Bois scoring with strikes.
De Bois wants to control but Fett is keeping him busy.
De Bois tries to advance to mount but Fett denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Bois in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
De Bois landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fett takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fett is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big shot lands for De Bois! That's hurt Fett! Will he recover? De Bois fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jambe De Bois!
Jambe De Bois 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between JT Smith (ranked 4036 p4p, 492 weight class) and Petr Makarov (ranked 3438 p4p, 443 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Im your boogie man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, JT Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Petr Makarov!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makarov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Makarov cracks Smith with a good jab.
Makarov punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Makarov digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Smith walks into a left hand.
Smith decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Makarov misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Smith passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Makarov!
Smith looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Smith controlling from mount.
Smith lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Makarov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Smith controlling from the full mount.
Makarov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Smith landing shots from mount.
Smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smith lands a big shot there that rocks Makarov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Smith tries to control but Makarov wriggling away.
Makarov tries to improve his position but Smith has taken his back! Smith has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Makarov tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Smith pushes Makarov away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). JT Smith!
A very excited looking JT Smith 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brevan Mink (ranked 6099 p4p, 498 weight class) and White Death (ranked 6294 p4p, 504 weight class). The key to victory for Brevan Mink has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brevan Mink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, White Death!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Death closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mink's guard.
Death should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Death stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mink swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mink is looking to sweep but instead, Death has passed into half guard.
Death is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Death not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mink wants to control but Death passes into side.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Death is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mink has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Death tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Death has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Death working the ground and pound.
Mink is trying to improve his position.
Death is trying to get an arm triangle but Mink is defending well.
Mink struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Death is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mink is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mink looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Death looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Death tries for a kimura but Mink is defending well.
Mink is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Death has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Mink is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Death yanks on the arm and Mink is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Death.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). White Death!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oroku Saku (ranked 5852 p4p, 494 weight class) and Barry Buchanan (ranked 5758 p4p, 491 weight class). Barry Buchanan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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, Oroku Saku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Barry Buchanan!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saku throws a leg kick which misses Buchanan's front leg but catches the back leg as Buchanan tries to avoid it.
Buchanan lands a jab to Saku's midsection.
Saku connects with a leg kick. Buchanan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Buchanan misses with an uppercut.
Saku tries to clinch
and Buchanan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Buchanan 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.
Saku moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oroku Saku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saku moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saku fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Buchanan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That kick from Saku tenderised Buchanan's leg. Buchanan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Saku is looking to slow Buchanan down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saku fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Buchanan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Buchanan misses with a straight left.
Saku is looking to counter the offense by Buchanan and move into the clinch.
Saku thows a leg kick but Buchanan checks it
and Buchanan counters with a left to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Buchanan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Saku feints and then cracks Buchanan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Buchanan down.
Saku with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saku looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Buchanan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saku is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Buchanan.
Buchanan misses with a body shot.
Buchanan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Saku cracks the inside of Buchanan's front leg.
Buchanan misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan misses with a left hand
and Saku counters with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saku.
Buchanan looks to land a left hand but Saku moved out of range nicely.
Buchanan 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.
Saku scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saku connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Buchanan misses with an uppercut.
Saku looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Saku scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saku gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Buchanan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saku has Buchanan up against the cage in a clinch.
Saku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Buchanan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buchanan takes an elbow to the temple.
Saku lands an elbow just above Buchanan 's eye.
It looks like Barry Buchanan has been cut.
Buchanan swings wildly with an uppercut but Saku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buchanan is looking to break free of the clinch but Saku has double underhooks.
Saku gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Buchanan.
Saku misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buchanan.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Saku.
Saku lands a knee to the body.
Buchanan looks winded!
Saku creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Buchanan's defenses.
Saku'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saku lands an elbow inside.
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!
Buchanan takes an elbow to the temple.
Buchanan avoiding damage as Saku throws knees to the body.
Saku misses with a punch to the body.
Saku lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Barry Buchanan's cut even more.
Saku lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Buchanan working aggressively here.
Saku working Buchanan over with knees to the body.
Buchanan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saku lands an elbow just above Buchanan 's eye.
Saku lands an elbow that stopped Buchanan in his tracks for a moment.
Saku lands a damaging elbow.
Saku landing knees to the body.
Saku scores a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Saku.
Saku landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Saku lands an elbow just above Buchanan 's eye.
The cut above Barry Buchanan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Saku lands an elbow that stopped Buchanan in his tracks for a moment.
Saku using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oroku Saku dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barry Buchanan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Buchanan 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.
Saku tries to clinch up but Buchanan circles away and keeps his distance.
Saku rushes Buchanan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Saku utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Saku.
Buchanan tries to circle away but Saku has him pinned against the cage.
Saku lands an elbow that stopped Buchanan in his tracks for a moment.
Buchanan takes an elbow to the temple.
Saku lands a damaging elbow.
Barry Buchanan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Barry Buchanan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Oroku Saku!
A very excited looking Oroku Saku 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Dannis Till (ranked 4038 p4p, 410 weight class) and Trash Warmsley (ranked 6376 p4p, 545 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
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177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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, Dannis Till!
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, Trash Warmsley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Till gets tackled into the cage by Warmsley. Warmsley maintains the clinch.
Warmsley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Till has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Till jumps guard but Warmsley stands there with Till around his waist. Till gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Warmsley stalling in the clinch but Till improves position.
Till jumps into guard, dragging Warmsley to the mat.
Till looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Warmsley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Till has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Warmsley has managed to get both his arms back between Till's legs - danger averted.
Warmsley trying to stand up but can't free himself from Till's guard.
Warmsley wants to stand and escape but instead Till has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Warmsley wants to stand and escape but Till is having none of it.
Warmsley working a defensive guard here.
Till trying to control the position from guard on top but Warmsley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Till looking to pass the guard.
Warmsley trying to keep a closed guard but Till is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Till pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Warmsley is keeping the position for now.
Warmsley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Till. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Warmsley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Till is one step ahead there.
Till stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Warmsley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Warmsley trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Till passes Warmsley's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Till trying to pass the guard but Warmsley defending well.
Till trying to control the pace.
Till is working for a kimura but Warmsley is defending it quite comfortably.
Till is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Till content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warmsley trying to hold on to Till's head to control him but Till postures up.
Till prevents Warmsley from standing back up.
Till seems to be working for a kimura but Warmsley defends the submission attempt.
Till is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Till is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Till prevents Warmsley from improving his position.
Warmsley wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Till passes to full mount!
Warmsley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Till can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Warmsley is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Warmsley is trying to escape the mount.
Till is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Warmsley is surviving well by controlling Till's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dannis Till dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Till is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Warmsley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Warmsley misses with a series of wild punches.
Warmsley throws a nice looking combination but Till bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up but Warmsley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Till wants to clinch up but Warmsley keeps it at a distance.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Warmsley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dannis Till is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Warmsley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Warmsley has closed the distance and engaged Till in a clinch.
Till blocking some punches.
Warmsley working aggressively here.
Till is trying to pull guard but Warmsley turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Till jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Warmsley walks away with a smile on his face. Till gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Till looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Till is looking to clinch.
Till darts in trying to clinch
and Warmsley counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warmsley takes the fight into the clinch.
Warmsley misses with a punch on the inside.
Warmsley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Till is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warmsley.
Warmsley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Till's defenses.
Till tries to pull guard but Warmsley won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dannis Till. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Warmsley breaks from the clinch.
Warmsley has Till up against the cage in a clinch.
Warmsley leaning his opponent against the cage.
Till ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Till no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Till 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! Warmsley rolls with it to try and escape but Till cranks on the arm and Warmsley is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dannis Till!
After winning the bout, Dannis Till 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ren Askcrew (ranked 3225 p4p, 342 weight class) and Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci (ranked 5826 p4p, 513 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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25
174 lbs
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25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ren Askcrew!
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, Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askcrew closes this distance looking for a takedown but Da Vinci circles away.
Da Vinci appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Askcrew tries for a takedown but Da Vinci sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Da Vinci chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Da Vinci fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Askcrew shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Da Vinci pinned against the cage. Da Vinci gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ren Askcrew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Vinci with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ren Askcrew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Vinci plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Askcrew clinches with his opponent.
Askcrew on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Askcrew has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Da Vinci avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Da Vinci misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Vinci gets underhooks to prevent Askcrew's takedown attempt.
Da Vinci crunches a lovely knee into Askcrew's ribcage.
Da Vinci connects with a nasty looking knee right to Askcrew's face.
It looks like Ren Askcrew has been cut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Da Vinci obliges.
Askcrew is breathing heavily.
Da Vinci using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Askcrew has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Askcrew stalling against the cage.
Da Vinci lands a nice knee to the body.
Da Vinci is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Askcrew gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Askcrew drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Da Vinci is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Da Vinci tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Da Vinci trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Da Vinci as Askcrew tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Vinci trying to land knees to the body.
Askcrew trying to land knees to the body.
Askcrew tightens his grip and picks Da Vinci up, before dumping him to the ground. Da Vinci manages to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Askcrew trying to control but Da Vinci is working from the bottom.
Da Vinci wants to sweep here but Askcrew controlling him for the moment.
Askcrew trying to control but Da Vinci is working from the bottom.
Askcrew trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Da Vinci looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Da Vinci managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askcrew looking to pass the guard.
Da Vinci keeping moving, preventing Askcrew from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Da Vinci moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Askcrew shoots for a takedown but Da Vinci saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Askcrew misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Da Vinci lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Da Vinci with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Askcrew clinches with his opponent.
Da Vinci trying to stall but Askcrew improves his position.
Askcrew tries to pull guard but Da Vinci forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Vinci tries to land knees in the clinch but Askcrew avoids the damage to the body.
Askcrew tries to pull guard but Da Vinci holds him up against the cage and eventually Askcrew drops back down to his feet.
Da Vinci breaks the clinch.
Askcrew shoots for a takedown but Da Vinci saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Da Vinci is looking to slow Askcrew down with leg kicks.
Askcrew goes for a double leg but Da Vinci avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Da Vinci continues to drive forward.
Askcrew shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Da Vinci sprawls well. Da Vinci wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Askcrew gets slowly back to his feet.
Askcrew looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Askcrew takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ren Askcrew's cut.
That's time! Askcrew's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A good leg kick by Da Vinci.
Askcrew tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Da Vinci pushes Askcrew away with a front kick.
Askcrew moves into the clinch successfully.
Da Vinci looking to throw knees to the head but Askcrew is blocking nicely.
Da Vinci tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Askcrew avoids it.
Da Vinci has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Da Vinci lands a knee to the body.
Askcrew is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Da Vinci is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Askcrew is defending well for now.
Askcrew slows down the pace here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Da Vinci trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Vinci lands a nice knee to the body.
Askcrew drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Da Vinci gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Askcrew gets underhooks to prevent Da Vinci's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Vinci crunches a lovely knee into Askcrew's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Da Vinci is pressed up against the cage. Askcrew has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Da Vinci down to the mat. Da Vinci avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Da Vinci throws a leg kick which misses Askcrew's front leg but catches the back leg as Askcrew tries to avoid it.
Da Vinci lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A good leg kick by Da Vinci.
Askcrew has closed the distance and engaged Da Vinci in a clinch.
Da Vinci missing with knees to the body.
Da Vinci blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Askcrew jumps guard but Da Vinci turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ren Askcrew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Askcrew is trying to pull guard but Da Vinci turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Da Vinci lands a nice knee to the body.
Da Vinci unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Askcrew takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Vinci using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Askcrew has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Da Vinci connects with a nasty looking knee right to Askcrew's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Vinci is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Askcrew is defending well for now.
Da Vinci throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Askcrew blocks it with crossed arms.
Da Vinci utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Da Vinci misses with a short punch on the inside.
Da Vinci misses with a knee strike.
Da Vinci lands a knee to the body.
Da Vinci tries to score a body lock takedown but Askcrew shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Da Vinci can't get the takedown.
Da Vinci scores with a knee to the head.
Da Vinci scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Da Vinci.
Askcrew blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Da Vinci - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Askcrew wants to take the fight to the mat but Da Vinci manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Askcrew avoiding damage as Da Vinci throws knees to the body.
Da Vinci breaks the clinch.
Askcrew pushes Da Vinci up against the cage in a clinch.
Da Vinci is fighting off a takedown attempt but Askcrew is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Da Vinci to the mat. Da Vinci regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Da Vinci tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Da Vinci utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Askcrew preventing the sweep.
Da Vinci has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Askcrew tries to stand but Da Vinci is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askcrew is fighting to break Da Vinci's control of his arms but Da Vinci is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Askcrew throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Askcrew stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Da Vinci.
Da Vinci misses with an uppercut. Askcrew saw that one coming.
Da Vinci buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Askcrew fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Da Vinci, pushing him back against the cage.
Da Vinci has Askcrew pushed against the cage.
Askcrew jumps guard and drags Da Vinci to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ren Askcrew's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Da Vinci.
Nice takedown defense from Da Vinci. No joy for Askcrew on that attempt.
Askcrew shoots in for a takedown but Da Vinci shows good takedown defense.
A nice inside leg kick there by Da Vinci. That's going to slow Askcrew down.
Da Vinci connects with a solid leg kick.
Da Vinci lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters circling a little - Da Vinci finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Da Vinci.
Askcrew fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ren Askcrew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askcrew chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Da Vinci can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askcrew misses with a takedown
and Da Vinci moves into the clinch.
Askcrew is trying to pull guard but Da Vinci turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Da Vinci landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Da Vinci with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Askcrew is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Askcrew trying to stall but Da Vinci improves his position.
Askcrew blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Da Vinci landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Askcrew managing to block the knees to the body from Da Vinci.
Da Vinci manages to break the clinch.
Ren Askcrew is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Askcrew takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Da Vinci lands a nice leg kick that just misses Askcrew's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Da Vinci.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Vinci looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Askcrew instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Vinci tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Askcrew avoids it.
Da Vinci goes for a takedown attempt but Askcrew pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Askcrew has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Da Vinci.
Askcrew chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Da Vinci can pounce on him.
Askcrew closes the distance and clinches.
Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Askcrew managing to block the knees to the body from Da Vinci.
Askcrew on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Da Vinci escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Askcrew has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Da Vinci.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askcrew looking to score a takedown here. Da Vinci is defending well but Askcrew drives through and ends up in Da Vinci's guard.
Askcrew trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Da Vinci managing to control the position.
Da Vinci's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ren Askcrew overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Let's hope that Da Vinci has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askcrew passes Da Vinci's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Da Vinci keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Askcrew is working for a submission of some sort.
Askcrew looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Da Vinci 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci!
After winning the bout, Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Hogan (ranked 25120 p4p, 619 weight class) and Genji Kamogawa (ranked 6788 p4p, 553 weight class). Kamogawa has chosen Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard - Hungry as his entrance music. Joe Hogan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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164 lbs
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165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Genji Kamogawa!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamogawa cracks Hogan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kamogawa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Joe Hogan has been cut.
Hogan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kamogawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kamogawa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kamogawa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kamogawa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hogan misses with the head strike.
Kamogawa can't break the clinch.
Hogan has Kamogawa pressed against the cage, preventing Kamogawa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kamogawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kamogawa sends Hogan crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kamogawa is motioning to the referee to let Hogan up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Hogan is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamogawa throws an overhand right that has Hogan reeling! Kamogawa follows up with more punches and Hogan is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Genji Kamogawa!
Genji Kamogawa decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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