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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Edmonds (ranked 3043 p4p, 345 weight class) and Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi (ranked 4452 p4p, 459 weight class). Edmonds's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus. Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ Blue 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Edmonds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edmonds on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Di Betto Bardi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Edmonds if he has to take too many more of those.
Di Betto Bardi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edmonds.
Edmonds 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.
Di Betto Bardi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Di Betto Bardi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Edmonds misses the shot to the body.
Di Betto Bardi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edmonds.
Edmonds is looking to counter punch.
Di Betto Bardi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Edmonds has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Di Betto Bardi lands with a kick to the temple. Edmonds shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Edmonds takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Edmonds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Betto Bardi throws a nice head kick!
Di Betto Bardi throws a leg kick which misses Edmonds's front leg but catches the back leg as Edmonds tries to avoid it.
Edmonds slips a jab from Di Betto Bardi.
Di Betto Bardi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Di Betto Bardi is looking to slow Edmonds down with leg kicks.
Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Di Betto Bardi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Edmonds scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Di Betto Bardi.
Di Betto Bardi slips a jab from Edmonds.
Edmonds just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Di Betto Bardi keeps Edmonds at a distance using the push kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Di Betto Bardi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Di Betto Bardi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Di Betto Bardi throws a head kick but Edmonds moves out of range.
Edmonds throws a nice looking combination but Di Betto Bardi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Di Betto Bardi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Edmonds.
Edmonds loads up on a big right hand but Di Betto Bardi slips the punch.
Edmonds throws a low kick, looking for Di Betto Bardi's leg but Di Betto Bardi calmly moves out of range.
Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Edmonds misses its intended target.
Di Betto Bardi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Edmonds with that takedown attempt.
Edmonds with a jab.
A solid body kick from Di Betto Bardi.
We've been informed that Di Betto Bardi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Edmonds fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Di Betto Bardi manages to avoid it.
Di Betto Bardi slips under a jab from Edmonds.
Di Betto Bardi tries a quick counter leg kick but Edmonds is wise to it.
Di Betto Bardi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Di Betto Bardi lands a front kick.
Di Betto Bardi scores with a head kick. Edmonds tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Di Betto Bardi throws a leg kick which misses Edmonds's front leg but catches the back leg as Edmonds tries to avoid it.
A left lands for Edmonds.
A slapping leg kick lands for Di Betto Bardi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edmonds stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Di Betto Bardi.
That kick from Di Betto Bardi tenderised Edmonds's leg. Edmonds is trying to keep his angry face on.
Di Betto Bardi cracks the inside of Edmonds's front leg.
Di Betto Bardi connects with an inside leg kick.
Edmonds has been working on his balance at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Di Betto Bardi.
An inside leg kick lands from Di Betto Bardi.
Di Betto Bardi connects with a solid leg kick.
A big left from Edmonds misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Di Betto Bardi throws a nice head kick!
Di Betto Bardi connects with a leg kick. Edmonds looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Di Betto Bardi.
Edmonds misses with a straight left.
Edmonds misses with a lunging right hand
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Edmonds chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Di Betto Bardi can pounce on him.
Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Edmonds throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Di Betto Bardi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Di Betto Bardi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Di Betto Bardi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Di Betto Bardi tries to get set, Edmonds tries to push him back and clinch up but Di Betto Bardi manages to avoid the attempt.
Di Betto Bardi thumps Edmonds with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Betto Bardi connects with a leg kick. Edmonds looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Di Betto Bardi feints and then cracks Edmonds's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Edmonds down.
Edmonds misses the shot to the body.
Di Betto Bardi throws a big counter head kick but Edmonds avoids it with no problem.
Edmonds tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Di Betto Bardi is able to avoid easily.
Edmonds misses with a lunging right hand
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a body kick that stops Edmonds in his tracks momentarily.
Edmonds takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Di Betto Bardi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Edmonds throws a looping overhand right but Di Betto Bardi ducks down to avoid it.
And Di Betto Bardi responds with a good body kick, but Edmonds manages to step out the way in time.
Edmonds will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Di Betto Bardi stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Di Betto Bardi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Edmonds on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Di Betto Bardi. Di Betto Bardi obviously looking to wear him down.
Di Betto Bardi lands with a slapping head kick.
Edmonds lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edmonds takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Di Betto Bardi lands a really nice looking cross but Edmonds seems unphased.
A slapping leg kick lands for Di Betto Bardi.
Di Betto Bardi throws a head kick that Edmonds semi-blocks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Di Betto Bardi.
Di Betto Bardi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Betto Bardi ducks under a wild hook from Edmonds.
Di Betto Bardi flicks out a counter leg kick but Edmonds steps away.
Edmonds misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Di Betto Bardi.
Di Betto Bardi lands a high kick!
Di Betto Bardi connects with a high kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Edmonds crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Di Betto Bardi - the referee stops the clock and Edmonds gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Di Betto Bardi. Edmonds manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Edmonds is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Edmonds swings for the body but Di Betto Bardi moves out of range.
Di Betto Bardi connects with an inside leg kick.
Edmonds is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Di Betto Bardi.
Di Betto Bardi feints a counter leg kick.
Di Betto Bardi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That kick from Di Betto Bardi tenderised Edmonds's leg. Edmonds is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Di Betto Bardi.
A good leg kick by Di Betto Bardi.
Edmonds looks to score with a jab to the body but Di Betto Bardi is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Di Betto Bardi scores with a leg kick.
Edmonds throws a jab but it's blocked by Di Betto Bardi.
Di Betto Bardi replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Edmonds blocks it well.
Di Betto Bardi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edmonds.
Di Betto Bardi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Di Betto Bardi lands a nice looking body kick.
Di Betto Bardi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Edmonds's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Di Betto Bardi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Edmonds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Edmonds was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Edmonds 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.
Edmonds misses with a straight left.
Di Betto Bardi throws a head kick but Edmonds moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Di Betto Bardi.
Di Betto Bardi scores with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmonds waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Di Betto Bardi.
Di Betto Bardi lands a head kick. Edmonds smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Di Betto Bardi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmonds scores with a jab to the head.
Di Betto Bardi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Di Betto Bardi is looking to slow Edmonds down with leg kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Di Betto Bardi, right into the meat.
Di Betto Bardi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Di Betto Bardi. That's going to slow Edmonds down.
Di Betto Bardi pushes Edmonds away with a front kick.
Di Betto Bardi scoring well with a low kick there.
Di Betto Bardi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Edmonds's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds throws a body shot but no joy.
Edmonds stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Di Betto Bardi.
Di Betto Bardi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Edmonds takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edmonds 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.
The fighters circling - Di Betto Bardi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Di Betto Bardi.
Di Betto Bardi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Edmonds has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Di Betto Bardi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Di Betto Bardi connects with a leg kick. Edmonds looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Betto Bardi scores with a head kick.
Di Betto Bardi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Di Betto Bardi.
Edmonds's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
An inside leg kick lands from Di Betto Bardi.
Edmonds throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Di Betto Bardi responds with a good body kick, but Edmonds manages to step out the way in time.
Di Betto Bardi throws a hook but Edmonds blocks it.
It looked like Edmonds was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Di Betto Bardi.
Di Betto Bardi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Edmonds throws out the jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Edmonds might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Di Betto Bardi slips under a jab.
Edmonds takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
John Edmonds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds throws a body punch but Di Betto Bardi moves out of range.
Di Betto Bardi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Di Betto Bardi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Edmonds's calf.
Edmonds misses with a wild body shot.
Edmonds takes a kick to the side of the head.
Di Betto Bardi thumps Edmonds with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edmonds misses with a body punch
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Edmonds is rocked!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Di Betto Bardi, right into the meat.
Oh Edmonds is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Edmonds blocks a head kick by Di Betto Bardi.
Di Betto Bardi misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Di Betto Bardi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi!
Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Corbett (ranked 7525 p4p, 558 weight class) and Gordon Harper (ranked 4828 p4p, 483 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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26
195 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
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26
190 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Corbett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gordon Harper!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corbett gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Harper counter with a right hand.
Harper lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Corbett closes the distance and clinches up with Harper, looking for a takedown. Corbett pushes Harper against the cage but Harper circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Harper looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Corbett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Corbett shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Harper moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Corbett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Corbett backwards.
Corbett looking for a takedown.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harper managing to block the knees to the body from Corbett.
A short left from Harper.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harper works on Corbett's body with a couple of short punches.
Harper works on Corbett's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Corbett's head.
Corbett is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Corbett is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Harper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Corbett tries to score a body lock takedown but Harper shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Harper stops a takedown attempt from Corbett.
Corbett wants a takedown but no success here.
Harper lands with a light punch inside.
Corbett is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Harper pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Corbett is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Harper.
A short right from Harper.
Harper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Corbett backwards.
Harper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.
Harper pushes Corbett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corbett wants a takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Corbett wants a takedown.
Corbett can't get the takedown.
Corbett can't get the takedown.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Corbett wants to take the fight to the mat but Harper manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Corbett is working for takedown but Harper is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Corbett or not.
Corbett swings wildly with an uppercut but Harper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Corbetts head.
Good body shot from Harper.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Harper.
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harper pushes Corbett back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper works on Corbett's body with a couple of short punches.
Harper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Corbetts head.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Harper.
Corbett drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short right from Harper.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harper stops a takedown attempt from Corbett.
Harper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Corbett backwards.
Harper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Corbett backwards.
Harper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Corbett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harper.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Corbett's head.
Harper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Corbett has him pressed against the cage.
Harper gets through Corbett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
Corbett wants to take the fight to the mat but Harper manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Harper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Corbett goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harper prevents it.
Harper pushes Corbett back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corbett backwards.
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corbett backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
Harper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harper lands with a short shot to the head.
Corbett is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harper gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Corbett's head.
A body shot lands from Harper.
Corbett is looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corbett drops down looking for an ankle pick but Harper pulls his leg out and moves away.
Corbett drops his hands momentarily and Harper takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Corbett misses with a takedown attempt
and Harper counters with a straight right hand.
Harper moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
Nice body punch from Harper.
Harper lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Harper.
Harper gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Corbett.
A short left from Harper.
Harper lands with a short shot to the head.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Corbett or not.
Harper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Corbett's head.
Harper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Harper dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harper jabs at Corbett's body.
Harper connects with the punch.
Harper closes the distance and clinches.
Corbett takes a shot to the head.
Harper gets through Corbett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Harper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Corbett.
Harper presses Corbett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Corbett backwards.
Harper lands a left hand.
Harper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Corbett backwards.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corbett tries to score a body lock takedown but Harper shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
Harper lands an uppercut.
Corbett working aggressively here.
Harper digs a right hand underneath Corbett's ribcage. Corbett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Corbett wants a takedown but no success here.
Harper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Corbett looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Corbett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Harper.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harper.
Corbett has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Harper after a bit of a struggle.
Corbett tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harper gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Corbett.
A short right from Harper.
Harper is pressed up against the cage. Corbett has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harper down to the mat. Harper avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Corbett misses with a takedown attempt
and Harper counters with a stiff right hand.
Harper lands with an uppercut that bounces Corbett off the cage and back into range.
Corbett takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Corbett, pushing him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Harper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper lands with a short shot to the head.
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Corbett backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbett wants a takedown but no success here.
Harper gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Corbett.
Harper lands an uppercut.
Corbett goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harper prevents it.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harper cracks Corbett with a nice body shot.
Harper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Corbett backwards.
Corbett has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harper avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Harper.
Corbett has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Harper after a bit of a struggle.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
Corbett changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harper fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Harper clinches up against the cage.
Harper pushes Corbett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harper stops a takedown attempt from Corbett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Corbett backwards.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
Corbett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Corbett backwards.
Harper lands a right hand.
A short left from Harper.
Corbett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corbett wants a takedown.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
Harper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gordon Harper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corbett drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harper lands with a light punch inside.
Harper is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
A body shot lands from Harper.
A short left from Harper.
Harper lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Harper.
Corbett drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Harper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Corbett backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
Harper lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harper.
Corbett is looking for a takedown.
Harper cracks Corbett with a nice body shot.
Corbett is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harper gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harper lands a body punch.
Corbett is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harper gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Harper.
Harper gets through Corbett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
Harper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Harper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice uppercut there from Harper.
Gordon Harper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Corbett shoots in for a takedown but Harper shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Corbett doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harper holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Corbett wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Corbett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corbett takes a shot to the head.
Harper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harper lands an uppercut.
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Corbett is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harper is defending well.
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
Harper lands with a light punch inside.
Harper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Harper.
A short left from Harper.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corbett backwards.
Harper lands a left hand.
Harper lands a body shot.
Corbett is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harper gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Corbett is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harper is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harper lands with a left to the head.
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Corbett's head.
Harper pushes Corbett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harper gets through Corbett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Harper.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Corbett's defenses.
Harper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corbett tries to score a body lock takedown but Harper shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Corbett tries for a takedown but Harper manages to get underhooks.
Harper works on Corbett's body with a couple of short punches.
Harper gets through Corbett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harper prevents the takedown attempt.
Harper is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Corbett can't fight it off and eventually Harper manages to take the fight to the floor. Corbett looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Harper is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbett working for a triangle but Harper defends it easily.
Harper is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Corbett to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Harper is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Corbett pulls down on the head and he's put Harper to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). James Corbett!
James Corbett decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moon Up Sun Up (ranked 1935 p4p, 58 weight class) and Tohit Tohurt (ranked 3241 p4p, 86 weight class). Moon Up Sun Up has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Moon Up Sun Up!
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, Tohit Tohurt!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tohurt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sun Up under the eye.
Tohit Tohurt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tohurt.
Crack! Tohurt connects with the perfect overhand right and Sun Up falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Tohurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tohit Tohurt!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Island King (ranked 3244 p4p, 261 weight class) and Hamid Sourian (ranked 3104 p4p, 252 weight class). Sourian is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Number One. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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145 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hamid Sourian!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sourian looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
Sourian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King lands a right hook to the body.
Sourian throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sourian manages to circle out of the way.
Sourian throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
Sourian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sourian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Sourian.
Sourian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sourian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sourian throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
King seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A big right from Sourian misses.
Sourian throws a hook but King blocks it.
Sourian misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sourian misses the jab.
Sourian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sourian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Sourian misses.
Sourian looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King tries to clinch there but Sourian circles away.
Sourian swings for the body but King moves out of range.
Hamid Sourian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sourian shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. King manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sourian working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
King tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sourian is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sourian lands a couple of digs.
King has momentary wrist control but Sourian slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sourian lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sourian trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sourian must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sourian scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sourian landing some decent shots from guard.
Sourian working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of King's head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Sourian got a little sloppy there for a moment and King has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sourian has managed to get both his arms back between King's legs - danger averted.
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!
Sourian wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
King looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sourian passes into side control.
King wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sourian working the ground and pound.
Sourian grinds an elbow into King's temple.
Sourian lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sourian lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
King takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sourian lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear King down.
King is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sourian has just dragged him back down to the mat.
King sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
King missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sourian landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
King flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
King is looking for a sweep. Sourian is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Sourian.
King 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.
King looking for submissions off his back.
Sourian blocks the strikes from King.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sourian lands a nice short elbow.
Sourian slips a nice elbow through King's hands, connecting with King's forehead.
King tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sourian wants to take a breather but King is having none of it.
Sourian lands strikes from half guard.
King looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sourian working King over with strikes.
King is staying active underneath Sourian, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sourian looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks King with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Sourian.
King is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sourian pulls his head out easily.
King is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sourian scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sourian is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sourian slips a nice elbow through King's hands, connecting with King's forehead.
Sourian working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sourian working over King with some ground and pound. King looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sourian slips a nice elbow through King's hands, connecting with King's forehead.
Sourian is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Well, if Sourian is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamid Sourian dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
King ducks under a wild hook from Sourian.
Sourian throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
King wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sourian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King wants to clinch.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King slips under a jab from Sourian.
King is looking to counter the offense by Sourian and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sourian scores with a crisp jab that stopped King in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sourian misses the jab.
As Sourian tries to get set, King tries to push him back and clinch up but Sourian manages to avoid the attempt.
Sourian thuds a left hand into King's body.
Sourian throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
King tries to clinch up but Sourian circles away and keeps his distance.
Island King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King moves forwards but Sourian connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sourian misses with a hook.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sourian.
Sourian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Sourian fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
King ducks under a wild hook from Sourian.
King keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
King tries to counter by clinching up but Sourian breaks away and moves out of range.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Sourian on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sourian.
King ducks under a wild hook from Sourian.
Sourian throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
Hamid Sourian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sourian closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. King did well to prevent Sourian getting side control.
King pushes Sourian off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sourian throws a body shot but no joy.
King is looking to counter the offense by Sourian and move into the clinch.
Jab, jab by Sourian - just one landing.
Sourian looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
Sourian throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sourian throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sourian throws a big shot that misses.
Sourian looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King tries to counter by clinching up but Sourian breaks away and moves out of range.
Sourian misses with a looping left.
Sourian throws a body shot but no joy.
King tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sourian manages to circle out of the way.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sourian.
King scores with a jab.
Sourian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King wants to clinch up but Sourian keeps it at a distance.
King slips a straight right by Sourian.
Sourian throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sourian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sourian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Sourian looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Sourian.
King blocks a jab.
King wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A jab from Sourian misses.
Sourian misses with a hook.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sourian circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sourian. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sourian scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamid Sourian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sourian misses with an uppercut.
Sourian misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Sourian misses the target.
Sourian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sourian misses with a straight right.
Sourian misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sourian throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Sourian misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Sourian misses.
Sourian shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sourian throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
Sourian looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sourian misses with an uppercut.
King tries to counter by clinching up but Sourian breaks away and moves out of range.
Sourian swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Sourian throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King avoids the body shot from Sourian.
Sourian swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Sourian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King slips a jab from Sourian.
King comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sourian shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. King is trying to defend but Sourian finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King actively working from the bottom here.
Sourian is looking to take a break and control but King is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sourian lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
King is refusing to be controlled, as Sourian sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sourian lands a nice short elbow.
King looking for submissions off his back.
Sourian blocks the strikes from King.
Sourian lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sourian connects with a nice short shot to King's temple.
King missing with punches from the bottom.
King looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sourian seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but King does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sourian drops an elbow to the side of King's head.
Hamid Sourian has got the better of the ground game so far.
King looking for submissions off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sourian connects with a nice short shot to King's temple.
Sourian looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks King with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
King looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sourian working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sourian looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks King with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sourian lands strikes from half guard.
Sourian is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sourian wants to take a breather but King is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King is looking to escape.
Sourian lands with a punch from half guard.
Sourian winds up and cracks King with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sourian lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sourian is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hamid Sourian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
King is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sourian pulls his head out easily.
King looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
King punching from the bottom.
Sourian is trying to work for a kimura but King is defending well.
King tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
King tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King taking some punishment here, with Sourian in his half guard.
Sourian lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sourian stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hamid Sourian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sourian has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Hamid Sourian!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Hamid Sourian!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Hamid Sourian!
Hamid Sourian wins by unanimous decision!
Hamid Sourian spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aslanbek Barayev (ranked 1204 p4p, 129 weight class) and Newton Fandango (ranked 2520 p4p, 217 weight class). Barayev comes to the cage accompanied by Antirespect - There. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aslanbek Barayev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Newton Fandango!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fandango closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Barayev quickly recovers to half guard.
Barayev is controlling Fandango's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Fandango thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fandango looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barayev taking some punishment here, with Fandango in his half guard.
Fandango looks to land a strike but Barayev avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Barayev throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fandango accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barayev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fandango defends it easily.
Fandango throwing strikes from guard but Barayev blocks nicely.
Barayev looking for a triangle here. Fandango is fighting it but it looks tight! Barayev pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Fandango is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Aslanbek Barayev!
Our winner, Aslanbek Barayev, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Caldeira (ranked 4949 p4p, 344 weight class) and Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (ranked 4360 p4p, 323 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arturo Caldeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caldeira chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Buonarroti Simoni can pounce on him.
Buonarroti Simoni connects with a solid leg kick.
Buonarroti Simoni scores with a kick to the midsection.
Buonarroti Simoni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buonarroti Simoni scores with a leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Caldeira has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Buonarroti Simoni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Caldeira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Buonarroti Simoni counters by moving into the clinch.
Buonarroti Simoni tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Buonarroti Simoni tries a knee to the head but Caldeira blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buonarroti Simoni utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Buonarroti Simoni with a knee to the head.
It looks like Arturo Caldeira has been cut.
Buonarroti Simoni landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buonarroti Simoni wants the takedown. Caldeira is fighting it off but Buonarroti Simoni persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Caldeira's guard against the cage.
Buonarroti Simoni is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buonarroti Simoni looking to pass the guard.
Buonarroti Simoni is stalling in the full guard.
Buonarroti Simoni's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Caldeira looking for a sweep. Not yet Caldeira, not yet.
Buonarroti Simoni stays in close to Caldeira's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buonarroti Simoni wants to pass the guard but Caldeira is keeping the position.
Caldeira has an active guard here but Buonarroti Simoni has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Caldeira is looking to improve his position.
Caldeira is looking to control Buonarroti Simoni's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Caldeira avoid being mounted?
Well, if Buonarroti Simoni is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Buonarroti Simoni looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Buonarroti Simoni really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Caldeira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Caldeira looking for submissions off his back.
Buonarroti Simoni is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buonarroti Simoni looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Buonarroti Simoni content to control rather than advance.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Buonarroti Simoni misses with a straight left.
Buonarroti Simoni throws a nice outside leg kick.
Buonarroti Simoni thows a leg kick but Caldeira checks it
and Caldeira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buonarroti Simoni moves out of range as Caldeira throws a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Buonarroti Simoni.
Caldeira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buonarroti Simoni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Caldeira's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Buonarroti Simoni.
Buonarroti Simoni lands a head kick. Caldeira smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Buonarroti Simoni scores with a nice body kick.
Caldeira sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Caldeira throws a sloppy body shot
and Buonarroti Simoni counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the body from Caldeira misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arturo Caldeira's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Buonarroti Simoni lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Caldeira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Buonarroti Simoni counters with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Buonarroti Simoni, right into the meat.
Caldeira has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Buonarroti Simoni.
Caldeira thows a leg kick but Buonarroti Simoni checks it
and Buonarroti Simoni counters with a nice leg kick.
Buonarroti Simoni tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buonarroti Simoni looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Buonarroti Simoni lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Buonarroti Simoni lands with a thumping leg kick.
Caldeira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Buonarroti Simoni. Buonarroti Simoni obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Buonarroti Simoni.
Buonarroti Simoni does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A little feinted left hand from Caldeira on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Buonarroti Simoni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Buonarroti Simoni!
Caldeira misses with a body shot
and Buonarroti Simoni counters with a nice low kick that buckles Caldeira's knee momentarily.
Buonarroti Simoni scores with a leg kick.
Buonarroti Simoni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Buonarroti Simoni lands a nice looking body kick.
That kick from Buonarroti Simoni tenderised Caldeira's leg. Caldeira is trying to keep his angry face on.
A telegraphed right hand from Caldeira misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buonarroti Simoni will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Caldeira misses with a shot to the body
and Buonarroti Simoni counters with a nice low kick that buckles Caldeira's knee momentarily.
Buonarroti Simoni throws a nice inside leg kick.
Buonarroti Simoni is looking to slow Caldeira down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buonarroti Simoni thumps Caldeira with a low kick.
Caldeira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caldeira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Buonarroti Simoni counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Buonarroti Simoni throws a nice outside leg kick.
Buonarroti Simoni misses with a leg kick.
Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Buonarroti Simoni. No joy for Caldeira on that attempt.
Caldeira is looking to wear down Buonarroti Simoni with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Caldeira tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Buonarroti Simoni there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Buonarroti Simoni slips under a jab from Caldeira.
Caldeira throws a hook to the side of Buonarroti Simoni's head but Buonarroti Simoni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Buonarroti Simoni - that will leave a mark!
Buonarroti Simoni lands with a thumping leg kick.
Buonarroti Simoni cracks the inside of Caldeira's front leg.
Caldeira takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Buonarroti Simoni.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Buonarroti Simoni.
Buonarroti Simoni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caldeira.
Buonarroti Simoni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Caldeira. That did some damage!
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 low kick from Buonarroti Simoni is predictable there
and Caldeira counters with a nice double leg into side control. Buonarroti Simoni won't be happy with that.
Caldeira throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Caldeira grinds an elbow into Buonarroti Simoni's temple.
Caldeira is looking to take a break and control but Buonarroti Simoni is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Buonarroti Simoni is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Caldeira's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arturo Caldeira's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Buonarroti Simoni.
Caldeira chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Buonarroti Simoni can pounce on him.
Buonarroti Simoni throws a front kick that sends Caldeira stumbling back into the cage.
Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caldeira throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Buonarroti Simoni lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Caldeira misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caldeira checks the leg kick.
Caldeira feinted with a counter takedown.
Buonarroti Simoni has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Caldeira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Buonarroti Simoni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldeira throws an off balance right hand
and Buonarroti Simoni counters with an outside leg kick.
Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buonarroti Simoni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Caldeira's sensitive parts.
Buonarroti Simoni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Buonarroti Simoni, right into the meat.
Caldeira misses with a wild body shot.
Buonarroti Simoni replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Caldeira blocks it well.
Buonarroti Simoni throws a nice outside leg kick.
Buonarroti Simoni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Caldeira will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Caldeira steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Buonarroti Simoni. That one must have hurt.
Caldeira on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Buonarroti Simoni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buonarroti Simoni throws a nice outside leg kick.
Caldeira throws a body shot but no joy.
Caldeira with a lazy takedown attempt
and Buonarroti Simoni counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Well,Caldeira is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Buonarroti Simoni utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caldeira is trying to break the clinch but Buonarroti Simoni has him pressed against the cage.
Buonarroti Simoni breaks from the clinch.
Caldeira takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Buonarroti Simoni lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Buonarroti Simoni throws a leg kick which misses Caldeira's front leg but catches the back leg as Caldeira tries to avoid it.
Buonarroti Simoni lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Caldeira is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira throws a body punch but Buonarroti Simoni moves out of range.
Buonarroti Simoni flicks out a counter leg kick but Caldeira steps away.
Buonarroti Simoni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Buonarroti Simoni throws a leg kick which misses Caldeira's front leg but catches the back leg as Caldeira tries to avoid it.
Caldeira takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A low kick from Caldeira misses
and Buonarroti Simoni counters with a low kick, right behind Caldeira 's knee.
Caldeira throws a hook to the side of Buonarroti Simoni's head but Buonarroti Simoni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Buonarroti Simoni lands a leg kick that knocks Caldeira off balance momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Buonarroti Simoni.
Caldeira seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Buonarroti Simoni feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Caldeira's calf.
Caldeira tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buonarroti Simoni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Caldeira was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Caldeira checks a leg kick.
Caldeira appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Caldeira steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Buonarroti Simoni. That one must have hurt.
Buonarroti Simoni fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Buonarroti Simoni.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caldeira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Buonarroti Simoni. Buonarroti Simoni obviously looking to wear him down.
Caldeira misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Caldeira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Buonarroti Simoni as he jumps to the side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Buonarroti Simoni has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni!
Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Whitaker (ranked 1170 p4p, 176 weight class) and Jango Fett (ranked 3833 p4p, 448 weight class). Eric Whitaker has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eric Whitaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jango Fett!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Whitaker is working Fett over with some ground and pound from side control.
Whitaker tries to advance to mount but can't.
Whitaker throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Fett is looking to regain half guard here but Whitaker keeps moving and retains side control.
Whitaker tries to score with some ground and pound. Fett controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Whitaker works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Fett is not content to let Whitaker control the position.
Fett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fett struggling a bit here.
Whitaker has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Fett!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker looking to finish Fett with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fett!
Whitaker avoids the attempt from Fett to control.
Whitaker scoring with strikes but Fett is staying in there.
Whitaker with a couple of short strikes.
Whitaker fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fett tries to hold on but Whitaker postures up.
Whitaker breaks from Fett's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Whitaker working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Whitaker with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fett wants to hold on but Whitaker pushes him away.
Whitaker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fett?
Fett is rocked!
Whitaker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fett is still in real trouble! Can Whitaker finish him?
Whitaker has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fett's face.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Whitaker! Fett is hurt baaadly! Whitaker is firing away with more strikes - Fett is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Whitaker!
A victorious Eric Whitaker 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jambe De Bois (ranked 1690 p4p, 245 weight class) and Giampaolo Turturro (ranked 583 p4p, 95 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jambe De Bois!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Giampaolo Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Bois scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice defenses there by Turturro.
Turturro clinches up with De Bois and pushes him back against the cage.
De Bois misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Bois.
Turturro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables De Bois to keep the fight standing.
Turturro jumps guard but De Bois stands there with Turturro around his waist. Turturro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
De Bois swings wildly with an uppercut but Turturro uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Bois has a couple of punches blocked by Turturro.
Turturro tries to pull guard but De Bois holds him up against the cage and eventually Turturro drops back down to his feet.
Jambe De Bois has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giampaolo Turturro.
De Bois swings wildly with an uppercut but Turturro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turturro successfully pulls guard.
Turturro looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Bois trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Turturro has his hands on De Bois's head, controlling the position.
Turturro looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Bois is one step ahead there.
De Bois scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De Bois doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De Bois manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
De Bois trying to control but Turturro is working from the bottom.
De Bois is in close to Turturro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
De Bois wants to pass the guard but Turturro is keeping the position.
Turturro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
De Bois connects with a couple of short punches.
De Bois wants to control from the top but Turturro keeps moving.
Turturro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
De Bois lands a couple of elbows.
Turturro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Bois trying to control the position from guard on top but Turturro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turturro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
De Bois stands up over Turturro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
De Bois landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De Bois wants to control from the top but Turturro keeps moving.
De Bois has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Turturro wants to sweep here but De Bois controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Bois looking to pass the guard.
Turturro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De Bois is aware though and is defending well.
De Bois knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Turturro on the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Turturro is on top in guard.
Turturro drops back looking for a leg! De Bois is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and De Bois manages to kick Turturro off! Turturro jumps back into De Bois's guard.
Turturro trying to control the position from guard on top but De Bois is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Bois has Turturro pulled in close to control his posture.
Turturro drops back looking for a leg! De Bois is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and De Bois manages to kick Turturro off! Turturro jumps back into De Bois's guard.
Turturro trying to control but De Bois is working from the bottom.
Turturro is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Turturro wants to control from the top but De Bois keeps moving.
Turturro preventing the sweep.
That's four 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.
De Bois is pulling down on Turturro's head to control his posture.
Turturro drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and De Bois dives on top into guard.
Turturro pushes a forearm under De Bois's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, De Bois is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Giampaolo Turturro! Giampaolo Turturro retains his light heavyweight title!
Giampaolo Turturro was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luther Jackson (ranked 392 p4p, 48 weight class) and Albert Melton (ranked 1489 p4p, 185 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luther Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Albert Melton!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson connects with a nice looking jab.
Jackson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Melton shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Melton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Melton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Melton is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Melton moves out of range of the strikes.
Melton tried to score with a low kick but Jackson checks it.
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Melton. Melton gets slowly back to his feet.
Melton throws a chopping leg kick but Jackson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
Jackson clinches up with Melton and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Melton ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Melton no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Melton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jackson defends well.
Jackson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson postures up in Melton's guard and throws a big left but Melton blocks it.
Melton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Melton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jackson defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melton is looking for a triangle but Jackson pushes his legs off easily.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Melton is retaining full guard.
Jackson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Melton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jackson has managed to get both his arms back between Melton's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Melton isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jackson stacks Melton on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jackson!
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Melton keeps working.
Melton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melton is looking for a sweep.
Melton manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Melton looking for submissions off his back.
Jackson prevents Melton from improving his position.
Jackson moves nicely into side control.
Jackson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jackson taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melton is looking to regain half guard here but Jackson keeps moving and retains side control.
Melton managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jackson.
Melton is looking to reverse the position.
Jackson moves into full mount!
Melton can't escape the position.
Jackson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jackson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Melton bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melton postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jackson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Melton, into his guard.
Jackson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Melton working a defensive guard here.
Melton is looking for a triangle here but Jackson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Melton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jackson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Jackson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Melton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson closes the distance and pushes Melton back into the cage.
Melton missing with knees to the body.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Melton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Melton wants to take the fight to the mat but Jackson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Melton trying to land knees to the body.
Melton tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson pushes Melton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Melton effectively controlling the action here.
Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jackson.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Melton tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Melton back against the cage.
Melton is breathing heavily.
Melton has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jackson after a bit of a struggle.
Jackson works on Melton's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
Melton misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
Jackson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Melton.
Luther Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Melton.
Melton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Melton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson digs a right hand into Melton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Melton's gas tank.
Luther Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Jackson.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Jackson.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Jackson.
Melton is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson digs a right hand into Melton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Melton's gas tank.
Melton is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Jackson unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Melton! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Jackson is unloading with more strikes now! Melton drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luther Jackson!
Luther Jackson retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Luther Jackson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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