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SPARTA 28 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Martin Espiga (ranked 3919 p4p, 434 weight class) and Yitro Herzl (ranked 5493 p4p, 523 weight class). Juan Martin Espiga has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juan Martin Espiga!
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, Yitro Herzl!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Espiga misses.
And Herzl responds with a good body kick, but Espiga manages to step out the way in time.
A low kick from Herzl is predictable there
and Espiga counters with a nice uppercut.
Herzl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Espiga has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Yaw-Yan Ardigma in the buildup to the fight.
Herzl throws a nice inside leg kick.
Herzl throws the kick towards the body but Espiga avoids it.
Herzl throws a quick inside leg kick.
Espiga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Herzl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Herzl slips under a jab from Espiga.
Espiga looks to land a right hand but Herzl moved out of range.
Herzl slips under a jab.
Herzl throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Herzl throws a half hearted mid kick.
Espiga looks to land a right hand but Herzl moved out of range.
Herzl walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Herzl keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Espiga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Espiga throws a shot from downtown. Herzl moves away and avoids it.
Espiga pushes Herzl up against the cage in a clinch.
Herzl manages to break the clinch.
Herzl bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Herzl scores with a jab to the jaw.
Espiga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Herzl walks into a left hand.
Herzl throws a right hand that misses
letting Espiga counter with a right hand.
Espiga has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Herzl.
Espiga throws out a loose jab but Herzl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Espiga throws a right hand that misses
and Herzl counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Herzl tries to land a body kick
and Espiga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Herzl thuds his shin into the meat of Espiga's side.
Herzl looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Herzl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Espiga manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Espiga on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herzl takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Espiga lands the left hand.
Herzl misses with a wild body shot.
Herzl slips under a jab from Espiga.
Herzl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Espiga fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Herzl, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Herzl fails to land.
Herzl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Espiga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Herzl backwards.
Herzl throws a head punch that misses.
Herzl misses with a short punch on the inside.
Herzl blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Espiga.
Herzl blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espiga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Espiga throws a head punch that misses.
Herzl can't find room to land a body shot as Espiga controls the action.
Espiga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Espiga prevents a body shot from Herzl.
Herzl lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Espiga.
Herzl misses with a hook to the ribs.
Espiga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Espiga blocks a body shot from Herzl.
Herzl can't find room to land a body shot as Espiga controls the action.
Herzl scores with a shoulder strike.
Herzl lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herzl prevents a body shot from Espiga.
Herzl misses with a hook to the ribs.
Herzl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Herzl struggles to land a body shot inside as Espiga controls his hands.
Espiga lands with a short shot to the head.
Espiga misses with a punch on the inside.
Espiga lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Herzl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Espiga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Herzl manages to break the clinch.
Espiga is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Herzl walks into a stiff left hand from Espiga.
Herzl keeps Espiga at a distance using the push kick.
Herzl shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Herzl scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Martin Espiga dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Espiga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Herzl throws a predictable looking body shot
and Espiga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Espiga sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Herzl throws a head kick but Espiga moves out of range.
Herzl dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Espiga. That did some damage!
Espiga misses with a lunging right hand
and Herzl counters with a good low kick that Espiga was not able to check.
Juan Martin Espiga is winning the standup battle so far.
Herzl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Espiga keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Espiga misses with a hook.
Espiga stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Herzl throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Herzl throws a leg kick which misses Espiga's front leg but catches the back leg as Espiga tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Espiga.
Herzl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Espiga.
Herzl appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Herzl uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Espiga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herzl throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Herzl steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Espiga.
Espiga darts in and clinches Herzl up against the cage.
Herzl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Herzl sizes up Espiga with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Herzl takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Espiga misses with a lunging right hand
and Herzl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Espiga connects with a single shot there.
Herzl scores with a body shot.
Espiga forces Herzl back against the cage and clinches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Herzl gets through Espiga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Espiga lands a nice uppercut.
Espiga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Herzl tries to throw a body punch but Espiga avoids it by throwing Herzl back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herzl breaks from the clinch.
Espiga wants to clinch.
Herzl throws a fast counter high kick but Espiga manages to duck under it in time.
Espiga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Herzl jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Espiga sizes up Herzl with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Herzl tries to move into range but Espiga moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Espiga throws a shot from downtown. Herzl moves away and avoids it.
Herzl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Espiga misses with a looping right.
Espiga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Espiga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Espiga lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Herzl.
Herzl throws a poor cross that misses
and Espiga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Herzl throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Herzl lands with a hook. Espiga tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Herzl can't find room to land a body shot as Espiga controls the action.
Espiga throws a punch but it's blocked by Herzl.
Espiga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Espiga struggles to land a body shot inside as Herzl controls his hands.
Espiga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Herzl prevents a body shot from Espiga.
Espiga lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Herzl.
A nice left hand lands by Espiga.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espiga lands a shoulder strike.
Herzl tries to work over Espiga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Herzl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Herzl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Herzl misses with a body punch.
Herzl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Herzl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Espiga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Herzl backwards.
Espiga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Herzl fails to land.
Espiga swings wildly with an uppercut but Herzl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Espiga working aggressively here.
Espiga scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Martin Espiga dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Herzl connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Espiga's hands.
Herzl throws a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Herzl.
Espiga paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Espiga tries to clinch up.
Espiga connects with a looping right hand.
Herzl cracks Espiga with an open hand slap.
The fighters circle, before Herzl throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Espiga's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Herzl lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Yitro Herzl!
Our winner, Yitro Herzl, 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 Coach Wrestley (ranked 3335 p4p, 395 weight class) and Takanori Gomi (ranked 4633 p4p, 499 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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191 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Coach Wrestley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Takanori Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrestley fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gomi to the ground. Wrestley is now in Gomi's guard.
Gomi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wrestley passes into side control.
Gomi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Wrestley's best efforts.
Gomi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wrestley lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wrestley pulls his head out easily.
Wrestley 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi gets back to full guard.
Gomi wants to improve his position but instead Wrestley has moved into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wrestley working Gomi over with strikes.
Wrestley thows a huge punch but Gomi dodges it nicely.
Gomi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gomi looking for a guillotine here but Wrestley defends easily.
Gomi looking for a guillotine here but Wrestley defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrestley tries to free his leg and advance position but Gomi is retaining full guard.
Wrestley is working Gomi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wrestley works over Gomi with some ground and pound from guard.
Gomi has his foot on Wrestley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wrestley works his way back into a safe position though.
Wrestley throws a sloppy strike and Gomi has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Wrestley is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Gomi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Takanori Gomi!
Takanori Gomi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Kivela (ranked 4880 p4p, 183 weight class) and Tim Shaw (ranked 3557 p4p, 138 weight class). Daniel Kivela had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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265 lbs
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Kivela!
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, Tim Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shaw steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kivela.
Shaw closes the distance and clinches.
Shaw misses with some punches.
Shaw 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.
Shaw lands a right hand.
Shaw working aggressively here.
Shaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shaw lands an uppercut.
Shaw tries to work over Kivela's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kivela swings wildly with an uppercut but Shaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kivela is trying to pull guard but Shaw has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw lands a shoulder strike.
Shaw lands a left hand.
Kivela misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaw.
Kivela swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shaw misses with the head strike.
Shaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kivela misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Shaw fails to land.
Shaw blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shaw.
Shaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kivela is trying to force a seperation but Shaw has the dominant position.
Shaw prevents Kivela from breaking the clinch.
Shaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shaw misses with some punches.
Kivela misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kivela definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kivela takes a shot to the head.
Kivela tries to pull guard but Shaw forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shaw makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shaw's coach down at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Shaw's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shaw blocks an uppercut.
Kivela has a couple of punches blocked by Shaw.
Kivela misses with some punches.
Kivela is trying to pull guard but Shaw has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Kivela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kivela wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shaw has him pressed against the cage.
Shaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shaw has a couple of punches blocked by Kivela.
Kivela misses with some punches.
Kivela swings wildly with an uppercut but Shaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaw.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaw.
Kivela throws a head punch that misses.
Shaw scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kivela fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shaw lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kivela pulls Shaw into guard.
Shaw is sitting in close to Kivela's body. Kivela has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Shaw is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Shaw is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Kivela.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Daniel Kivela!
An out of breath Daniel Kivela 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alvar Rautio (ranked 2502 p4p, 124 weight class) and Coach GnP (ranked 3790 p4p, 174 weight class). The key to victory for Alvar Rautio has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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139 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alvar Rautio!
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, Coach GnP!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rautio just misses with a punch to the body.
GnP shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rautio as he jumps to the side.
Rautio slips under a jab from GnP.
GnP slips under a jab from Rautio.
Rautio fails with a takedown attempt.
Rautio misses with an uppercut. GnP saw that one coming.
Rautio moves away from the strike by GnP.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rautio missing with a left hand there. GnP was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rautio definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rautio shoots in for a takedown but GnP shows good takedown defense.
GnP with the counter takedown but Rautio avoids it easily.
Rautio fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvar Rautio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
GnP shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautio 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! GnP rolls with it to try and escape but Rautio cranks on the arm and GnP is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alvar Rautio!
Alvar Rautio 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Nkululeko Sokhela (ranked 2468 p4p, 291 weight class) and Jomar Galang (ranked 3944 p4p, 436 weight class). Galang comes into a darkened arena with his song building. No Other Name kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nkululeko Sokhela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jomar Galang!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokhela takes one on the button.
Sokhela uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Galang.
Jomar Galang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sokhela throws a sloppy head kick and Galang moves out of range easily.
Sokhela tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Galang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Galang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sokhela.
Galang throws a jab when Sokhela was well out of range.
Sokhela feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Galang scores with a jab.
A big left from Galang misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Sokhela misses the target.
Galang misses with a hook.
Galang throws a jab but it's blocked by Sokhela.
A lazy body kick from Sokhela
and Galang counters with a straight right hand.
Galang sizes up Sokhela with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Galang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sokhela with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Galang to score with a decent uppercut.
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!
Galang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Galang punishes Sokhela's body with a nice straight punch.
Sokhela waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Galang.
Sokhela moves away from the strike by Galang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galang misses with an uppercut. Sokhela saw that one coming.
Galang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A quick step to the side and Sokhela tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sokhela throws a sloppy head kick and Galang moves out of range easily.
Galang blocks a head kick by Sokhela.
Sokhela ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sokhela is looking to counter with a body kick.
Galang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sokhela.
Galang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sokhela.
Galang connects with a body shot that sends Sokhela's belly button to the back.
Sokhela throws a leg kick which misses Galang's front leg but catches the back leg as Galang tries to avoid it.
Galang scores with a jab.
Galang misses with a hook.
Sokhela throws out a leg kick but Galang moves out of range and Sokhela only half commits.
Galang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Galang throws a looping overhand right but Sokhela ducks down to avoid it.
Sokhela displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Galang throws out the jab.
Galang defending well as Sokhela loads up on a big left hand.
Sokhela 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.
Sokhela takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galang misses with a few strikes there.
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!
Sokhela's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Galang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sokhela scrambles back to his feet.
Galang looks to throw the jab but Sokhela is out of range.
Sokhela looks to score with a jab to the body but Galang is just out of range.
Sokhela throws a hook but Galang blocks it.
Sokhela swings widly with a right hand
and Galang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sokhela is rocked!
Galang drops Sokhela with a big left hand! Sokhela is injured, injured bad! Galang jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jomar Galang!
Jomar Galang took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Next time, I'll be more heartless '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Garcia (ranked 2675 p4p, 326 weight class) and Rorion Gracie (ranked 3702 p4p, 427 weight class). Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Olha a Explosăo. Rafael Garcia has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rafael Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rorion Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Garcia pulls his head out easily.
Gracie is not content to let Garcia control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Garcia trying to advance position but Gracie counters by regaining guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Garcia defends easily.
Garcia trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Garcia is pushing down on Gracie's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gracie is fighting to maintain full guard but Garcia has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gracie is pressing down on Garcia's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Garcia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Garcia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Garcia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Garcia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Garcia sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Garcia trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Garcia is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Garcia has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Garcia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie with the counter takedown but Garcia avoids it easily.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie shoots in but Garcia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie stuffs the takedown attempt from Garcia. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Gracie dives in and grabs Garcia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Garcia pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Garcia half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Garcia doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Garcia trying to control the position here.
Gracie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Garcia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracie has managed to get both his arms back between Garcia's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Garcia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Garcia manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Garcia's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rorion Gracie will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia scores with a decent looking hook.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garcia misses with a hook.
Gracie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Garcia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gracie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Garcia gets caught flat footed, as Gracie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
Gracie passes Garcia's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gracie 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.
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie prevents Garcia from improving his position.
Garcia is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
My spies in Yaw-Yan Ardigma inform me that Gracie has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The fighters are battling for position here. Garcia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Garcia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Garcia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well.
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gracie tries for a kimura but Garcia is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Garcia struggling a bit here.
Garcia is trying to get back to half guard.
Garcia wants to control but Gracie postures up.
Garcia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie tries for a kimura but Garcia is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Garcia knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Garcia is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it.
A control attempt from Garcia but he's now mounted!
Garcia sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Garcia defends the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie passes into side control, despite Garcia's attempt to control the position.
Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Garcia is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rorion Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gracie quickly recovers to half guard.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
Gracie can't keep his opponent in guard - Garcia advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Garcia landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Garcia is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Garcia is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gracie has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Garcia wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia prevents Gracie from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Garcia is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Garcia postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gracie is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Garcia, into his guard.
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Garcia controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pushing down on Garcia's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rorion Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garcia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Garcia is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Garcia is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Garcia avoid being mounted?
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garcia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Garcia is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back.
Garcia wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Garcia has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rafael Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Gracie is thwarting Garcia's attempts to control the position.
Rorion Gracie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Garcia moves into full guard.
Garcia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie is aware though and is defending well.
Garcia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Gracie seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garcia wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rafael Garcia.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rorion Gracie!
Rorion Gracie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mbekezeli Ndawonde (ranked 2804 p4p, 262 weight class) and Shawn Arteezy (ranked 2988 p4p, 283 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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151 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mbekezeli Ndawonde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shawn Arteezy!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ndawonde throws a one two combo.
Arteezy moves out of range of the leg kick from Ndawonde.
Arteezy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ndawonde counters with a nice body kick.
Ndawonde throws a shot from downtown. Arteezy moves away and avoids it.
Ndawonde throws a leg kick which misses Arteezy's front leg but catches the back leg as Arteezy tries to avoid it.
Ndawonde tries to sprawl but Arteezy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Arteezy 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arteezy trying to mount his opponent but Ndawonde defends it.
Arteezy slows the pace down in half guard.
Arteezy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ndawonde trying to control here.
Arteezy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ndawonde has managed to free his arm - good work.
Arteezy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ndawonde sees it coming and defends easily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Arteezy in particular looking to stall.
Arteezy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ndawonde doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Arteezy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ndawonde knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Arteezy on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ndawonde is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Arteezy seems to be looking for submissions.
Ndawonde wants to get back to full guard.
Arteezy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ndawonde defending well though.
Arteezy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ndawonde has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Arteezy in particular looking to stall.
Ndawonde wants to get back to full guard.
Arteezy has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Yaw-Yan Ardigma. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Arteezy controlling the pace.
Arteezy wants to take a breather but Ndawonde is having none of it.
Ndawonde is trying to control but can't.
Arteezy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arteezy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ndawonde tries to roll over but Arteezy keeps him under control.
Ndawonde wants to control but Arteezy is keeping busy.
Arteezy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Arteezy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ndawonde is defending against the submission attempts here by Arteezy.
Arteezy is trying to control. Ndawonde wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ndawonde trying to hold on to Arteezy's head to control him but Arteezy postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arteezy in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Ndawonde tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Arteezy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shawn Arteezy!
A very excited looking Shawn Arteezy 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Johnson (ranked 1373 p4p, 167 weight class) and Bkekimpilo Sotobe (ranked 2644 p4p, 301 weight class). Johnson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is My Time Is Now. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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163 lbs
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161 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dwayne Johnson!
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, Bkekimpilo Sotobe!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Sotobe as Johnson shoots in.
Sotobe flicks out a counter leg kick but Johnson steps away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sotobe.
Sotobe throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Sotobe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sotobe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Johnson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sotobe defends well and Johnson ends up having to push Sotobe into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sotobe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sotobe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Sotobe is out of range.
Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sotobe has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sotobe scores with a shoulder strike.
Sotobe blocks an uppercut.
Johnson has clasped his hands together around Sotobe's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotobe dodges the ground and pound from Johnson.
Sotobe takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sotobe defending against the ground and pound.
Sotobe managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Johnson.
Johnson in side control, throwing shots but Sotobe defends.
Johnson 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.
Johnson lands an elbow.
Sotobe is rocked!
Johnson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sotobe is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
Sotobe tries to improve position but can't.
Johnson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sotobe is avoiding damage well.
Sotobe seems to have recovered his senses.
Sloppy strikes there by Johnson.
Johnson has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Johnson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Johnson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sotobe some visible discomfort.
Johnson in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Sotobe looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Johnson turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwayne Johnson!
Dwayne Johnson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Bryan (ranked 1260 p4p, 172 weight class) and Put Lorlek (ranked 1885 p4p, 250 weight class). Put Lorlek will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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192 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tomi Bryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Put Lorlek!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lorlek swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bryan.
Lorlek takes a swing at Bryan's ribcage but misses.
Bryan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A jab from Lorlek does it's job there.
Bryan looks to land a left hand but Lorlek moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Bryan misses.
Bryan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lorlek misses the jab.
Lorlek wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lorlek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lorlek doesn't manage to clinch there - Bryan circles away.
Bryan takes a swing at Lorlek's ribcage but misses.
Lorlek gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lorlek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lorlek throws a punch but it's blocked by Bryan.
Bryan trying to control the position but instead, Lorlek has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bryan into the cage.
Bryan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lorlek pushes Bryan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bryan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bryan blocks an uppercut.
Bryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Lorlek.
Bryan taking a breather.
Bryan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lorlek pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've been informed that Lorlek has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorlek tries to clinch but Bryan moves out of range.
Bryan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Yaw-Yan Ardigma in the buildup to the fight.
Bryan takes one to the side of the head.
Lorlek scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Tomi Bryan has been cut.
Lorlek is looking to clinch but Bryan is avoiding it.
Lorlek pushes Bryan up against the cage in a clinch.
Bryan leaning against his opponent.
Lorlek gets through Bryan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryan blocking some punches.
Lorlek lands a left hand.
Bryan is struggling to control the position.
Bryan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lorlek is keeping busy.
Lorlek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan takes a shot to the head.
Come on Bryan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lorlek.
Bryan effectively controlling the action here.
Lorlek lands a left hand.
Bryan is trying to break the clinch but Lorlek is controlling him.
Bryan leaning against his opponent.
Bryan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tomi Bryan.
Bryan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lorlek counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bryan misses with an uppercut
and Lorlek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice jab there from Lorlek.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lorlek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bryan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lorlek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bryan takes one to the chin there.
Bryan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lorlek defending well though.
Bryan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bryan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bryan is thwarting Lorlek's attempts to control the position.
Bryan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lorlek is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bryan scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bryan lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Put Lorlek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomi Bryan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bryan has his takedown stuffed
and Lorlek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bryan ducks under a wild hook from Lorlek.
Bryan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A jab from Lorlek misses.
Lorlek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bryan throws a body shot but no joy.
Lorlek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bryan walks into a jab.
Bryan ducks under a wild hook from Lorlek.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lorlek slips a jab from Bryan.
Bryan throws a hook but Lorlek avoids it easily.
Lorlek cracks Bryan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lorlek scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan fails with a takedown attempt.
Bryan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lorlek's guard.
Bryan throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bryan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bryan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bryan landing some decent shots from guard.
Bryan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bryan works over Lorlek with some ground and pound from guard.
Bryan trying to control the position from guard on top but Lorlek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lorlek is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bryan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lorlek has momentary wrist control but Bryan slips an elbow through the middle.
Bryan scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorlek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bryan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bryan chips away with some ground and pound.
Lorlek is rocked!
Bryan chips away with some ground and pound.
Lorlek is still in real trouble! Can Bryan finish him?
Bryan is in close to Lorlek's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lorlek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bryan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lorlek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lorlek seems to have recovered his senses.
Bryan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bryan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bryan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan with a nice head shot there.
Bryan is in close to Lorlek's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bryan arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Lorlek's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tomi Bryan!
Tomi Bryan 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.
Put Lorlek spoke after the fight, saying 'You are just lucky today!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duke Blackbeard (ranked 533 p4p, 70 weight class) and Marcus Ribeiro (ranked 1011 p4p, 123 weight class). Blackbeard comes into the arena with Remember The Name blaring out of the sound system. Marcus Ribeiro acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Duke Blackbeard!
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, Marcus Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Blackbeard to counter with a crisp jab.
Blackbeard scores with a jab to the body.
Blackbeard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Blackbeard tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ribeiro misses with an uppercut
and Blackbeard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ribeiro avoids the body shot from Blackbeard.
Ribeiro has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Blackbeard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blackbeard connects with a body shot that sends Ribeiro's belly button to the back.
Blackbeard is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ribeiro takes one on the button.
Blackbeard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ribeiro's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackbeard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ribeiro at a distance.
Blackbeard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Blackbeard digs a good hook to Ribeiro's body.
Ribeiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Blackbeard.
Ribeiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blackbeard moves away.
Ribeiro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blackbeard circles away.
Ribeiro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blackbeard counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ribeiro! Blackbeard lets Ribeiro back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Ribeiro is rocked!
It looks like Marcus Ribeiro has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackbeard cracks Ribeiro on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Ribeiro falls backwards against the cage. Blackbeard follows up with more strikes that drop Ribeiro to his knees. Blackbeard keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Ribeiro! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duke Blackbeard!
Duke Blackbeard retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Duke Blackbeard thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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