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IFA : 26/02 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brevan Mink (ranked 4211 p4p, 409 weight class) and Rick Laws (ranked 7207 p4p, 495 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brevan Mink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rick Laws!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laws takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Laws darts in looking for a takedown but Mink gets double underhooks and turns Laws into the cage.
Mink lands a jab to the nose.
Mink lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mink.
Mink punishes Laws's body with a nice straight punch.
Laws throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mink tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Laws is in Mink's guard.
Laws drops back looking for a leg! Mink is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mink manages to kick Laws off! Laws jumps back into Mink's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laws thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mink looking to hit a scissor sweep but Laws is one step ahead there.
Laws drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Laws jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Laws drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Laws seems to have locked his on tight now - Mink screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Laws, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Rick Laws!
An out of breath Rick Laws 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Krimson (ranked 24307 p4p, 452 weight class) and Richard Richards (ranked 4519 p4p, 340 weight class). Krimson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Landser - 88 Rock N´Roll Band. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Billy Krimson!
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, Richard Richards!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards closes the distance and clinches.
Krimson is trying to break the clinch but Richards is controlling him.
Richards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Richards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krimson connects with a body shot that sends Richards's belly button to the back.
Krimson tries to keep at a distance but Richards has taken the fight into the clinch.
Krimson is trying to break the clinch but Richards is controlling him.
Richards can't find room to land a body shot as Krimson controls the action.
Krimson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Richards avoids the body shot from Krimson.
Krimson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Krimson quickly recovers to half guard.
Still in half guard, Richards seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richards lands strikes from half guard.
Krimson is rocked!
Richards scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Oh Krimson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards lands a big elbow - Krimson is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Richards!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Richards!
An out of breath Richard Richards thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Billy Krimson stepped up to the mic, saying 'You all are beneath me!!!!! You dont derseve any more words from a superior being like myself!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gianmarco Lobosco (ranked 4404 p4p, 417 weight class) and Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino (ranked 5710 p4p, 464 weight class). Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gianmarco Lobosco's chin.
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gianmarco Lobosco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Urbino scores with a leg kick.
Da Urbino looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lobosco tries to clinch there but Da Urbino circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Da Urbino.
Da Urbino motions for Lobosco to come forward. Da Urbino throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lobosco feinted with a counter takedown.
Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Urbino shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lobosco darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Da Urbino keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Urbino is trying to control but can't.
Lobosco is trying to control the action in half guard but Da Urbino is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Da Urbino trying to control from the bottom.
Lobosco 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.
Da Urbino is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Urbino is holding on to half guard well.
Da Urbino is trying to get back to full guard.
Da Urbino is trying to maintain the position but Lobosco is very close to passing his half guard.
Lobosco lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lobosco lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Da Urbino trying to control but Lobosco postures up.
Da Urbino keeping hold of Lobosco's head, controlling as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ground and pound from Lobosco.
Da Urbino controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Lobosco thows a huge punch but Da Urbino dodges it nicely.
Da Urbino is trying to maintain the position but Lobosco is very close to passing his half guard.
Da Urbino is looking for a sweep. Lobosco is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Da Urbino is trying to control but can't.
Lobosco thows a huge punch but Da Urbino dodges it nicely.
Lobosco is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobosco sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Da Urbino defending well though.
Da Urbino wants to control but Lobosco is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Da Urbino gets back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Da Urbino has control of Lobosco's left arm, preventing Lobosco from doing any damage.
Lobosco loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Da Urbino is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Da Urbino throws a leg kick
and Lobosco counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Da Urbino working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lobosco in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Da Urbino not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Da Urbino trying to control the position here.
Da Urbino wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Da Urbino wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Da Urbino misses with a lunging right hand
and Lobosco counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gianmarco Lobosco dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
No luck for Lobosco with that takedown attempt.
Lobosco checks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Da Urbino.
Lobosco fails to land the takedown.
Da Urbino lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lobosco with a lazy takedown attempt
and Da Urbino makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gianmarco Lobosco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Urbino cracks the inside of Lobosco's front leg.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Da Urbino.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Urbino motions for Lobosco to come forward. Da Urbino throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lobosco steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Da Urbino. That one must have hurt.
Da Urbino attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lobosco has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Da Urbino.
Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Da Urbino scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Da Urbino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Da Urbino stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Da Urbino wants it to stay on the feet.
Lobosco takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Da Urbino throws a head kick that half lands.
Da Urbino delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Urbino throws out a leg kick but Lobosco moves out of range and Da Urbino only half commits.
Da Urbino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lobosco moves out of range of the leg kick from Da Urbino.
Lobosco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Da Urbino.
Lobosco tries to clinch up but Da Urbino circles away and keeps his distance.
Lobosco tries to clinch up but Da Urbino circles away and keeps his distance.
Da Urbino misses with a low kick.
Da Urbino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Da Urbino scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lobosco throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Da Urbino was covering up waiting for the punch and Lobosco finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gianmarco Lobosco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lobosco 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.
Da Urbino kicks Lobosco off and gets to his feet.
Da Urbino lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lobosco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Da Urbino.
Da Urbino scores with a leg kick.
Da Urbino throws a low kick but Lobosco avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Da Urbino.
Da Urbino tries to score with a low kick but Lobosco moves his leg out of the way.
Lobosco doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Da Urbino counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Urbino lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lobosco misses with a takedown attempt - Da Urbino sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Da Urbino darts in and clinches Lobosco up against the cage.
Da Urbino tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Da Urbino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lobosco fails with the takedown
and Da Urbino counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lobosco shoots in for a takedown but Da Urbino shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Da Urbino fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lobosco is out of range.
Lobosco wants to clinch but Da Urbino slips to the side
and Da Urbino counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lobosco is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice sprawl there from Da Urbino as Lobosco shoots in.
Da Urbino feints a counter leg kick.
Da Urbino scores with a head kick. Lobosco tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lobosco moves into the clinch successfully.
Da Urbino putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lobosco in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Da Urbino trying to land knees to the body.
Da Urbino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lobosco is defending well for now.
Da Urbino with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Urbino has clasped his hands together around Lobosco's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Urbino wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lobosco keeps working.
Da Urbino in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Urbino tries for a kimura but Lobosco is defending well.
Lobosco is working to avoid the ground and pound but Da Urbino connects with a decent elbow.
Lobosco trying to remain calm as Da Urbino controls from the top position.
Lobosco parries the strikes from Da Urbino easily there. Da Urbino is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lobosco to escape.
Lobosco defending against the ground and pound.
Lobosco is not content to let Da Urbino control the position.
Da Urbino tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Da Urbino has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Da Urbino is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lobosco has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Da Urbino working the ground and pound but Lobosco is defending the strikes.
Lobosco isn't going anywhere.
Da Urbino tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Da Urbino wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lobosco, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Urbino decides to stand up, so the ref orders Lobosco to his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lobosco checks a leg kick.
Da Urbino lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lobosco dives in for a single leg takedown but Da Urbino sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lobosco steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Da Urbino. That one must have hurt.
Lobosco tries to close the distance and clinch but Da Urbino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gianmarco Lobosco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lobosco shoots for a double leg takedown but Da Urbino sprawls well. He's pushed Lobosco's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Da Urbino was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gianmarco Lobosco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Da Urbino.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Urbino lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lobosco 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.
Lobosco has a takedown stuffed.
Lobosco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Da Urbino thows a body kick. Lobosco tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Da Urbino scores with a push kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Da Urbino, right into the meat.
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 solid body kick from Da Urbino.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Da Urbino 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino!
Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sake Chu (ranked 2809 p4p, 328 weight class) and Gordon Harper (ranked 6909 p4p, 543 weight class). Chu comes to the cage accompanied by Daughtry - Renegade. Gordon Harper is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Sake Chu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gordon Harper!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chu scores with the left hand. Harper knows he should have avoided that one.
Chu clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chu.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Chu.
Chu swings wildly with an uppercut but Harper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harper's elbow.
Harper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chu tries to throw a body punch but Harper avoids it by throwing Chu back against the cage.
Chu blocks a body shot from Harper.
Chu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harper walks away with a smile on his face. Chu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Harper instigates a clinch.
Chu lands a body shot.
Chu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harper working aggressively here.
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!
Chu digs a right hand into Harper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harper's gas tank.
Chu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chu pulls Harper into guard.
Chu is adopting a defensive guard.
Chu looking for a sweep. Not yet Chu, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chu trying to control the pace.
Chu continues to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harper trying to control but Chu postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chu is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harper can do anything to dispel that myth.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Harper ducks straight into an uppercut from Chu and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Harper manages to regain guard straight away.
Chu pushing down on Harper's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chu controlling the pace.
Chu works his way into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chu throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Harper seems a little lost for a moment, as Chu dominates the positioning.
Chu working the ground and pound but Harper is defending the strikes.
An elbow from Chu crashes against the mat.
Chu has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Chu controlling the position easily from mount.
Harper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chu throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Harper because Chu loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sake Chu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Chu connects with a body shot that sends Harper's belly button to the back.
A big right from Chu misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Harper ducks under a wild hook from Chu.
The fighters circling - Harper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chu closes the distance and pushes Harper back into the cage.
Chu lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Harper fails to land.
Chu looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Harper misses with some punches.
Chu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
Chu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harper can do to turn this around?
Harper working aggressively here.
Chu scores with a shoulder strike.
Chu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chu drags the fight down to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chu seems keen to control Harper's posture.
Harper is breathing heavily.
Chu lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chu has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chu forces his way into half guard.
Chu stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chu's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
More hug and hope from Chu.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harper is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Chu moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sake Chu!
After the fight, Sake Chu was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi (ranked 2894 p4p, 336 weight class) and James Corbett (ranked 4091 p4p, 430 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Corbett!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Di Betto Bardi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Corbett's head.
Corbett with a poor takedown
and Di Betto Bardi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Corbett wants a takedown.
Corbett is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Di Betto Bardi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Corbett.
Di Betto Bardi manages to break the clinch.
Corbett doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a big head kick but Corbett shrugs it off.
Corbett shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Di Betto Bardi counters with an outside leg kick.
Di Betto Bardi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Corbett fails with the takedown
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a straight right hand.
Di Betto Bardi scores with a nice body kick.
Corbett shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Corbett looks winded!
Corbett has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by 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!
Corbett with a lazy takedown attempt
and Di Betto Bardi counters with an outside leg kick.
Di Betto Bardi clinches up with Corbett and pushes him back against the cage.
Di Betto Bardi presses Corbett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Di Betto Bardi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Di Betto Bardi breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Betto Bardi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Di Betto Bardi scores with a head kick. Corbett tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like James Corbett has been cut.
Corbett takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Corbett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Corbett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Di Betto Bardi can pounce on him.
Di Betto Bardi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Di Betto Bardi lands a left and a right that send Corbett crashing to the mat, dazed. Di Betto Bardi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Corbett is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
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.
Whack! Di Betto Bardi lands a heavy head kick that drops Corbett. The ref tackles Di Betto Bardi to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Corbett was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi!
An out of breath Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Rocha Barros (ranked 2514 p4p, 227 weight class) and Gustav Ahr (ranked 1926 p4p, 188 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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149 lbs
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152 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pedro Rocha Barros!
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, Gustav Ahr!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocha Barros throws an overhand right that lands on Ahr's shoulder, as Ahr tries to avoid the shot.
Ahr misses with a straight left.
Rocha Barros tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ahr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ahr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rocha Barros.
Ahr throws a looping overhand right but Rocha Barros ducks down to avoid it.
Rocha Barros definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ahr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rocha Barros counters with a stiff right hand.
Rocha Barros swings for the body but Ahr moves out of range.
Ahr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rocha Barros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahr manages to avoid it.
Pedro Rocha Barros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocha Barros tries to clinch up but Ahr circles away and keeps his distance.
Rocha Barros staying out of range there.
Rocha Barros moves in looking to clinch but Ahr pushes him off.
Ahr throws out a counter right but Rocha Barros avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahr looks to land a right hand but Rocha Barros moved out of range.
Rocha Barros tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ahr manages to circle out of the way.
Rocha Barros bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ahr's head.
Ahr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rocha Barros throws out a loose jab but Ahr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rocha Barros wants to clinch up but Ahr keeps it at a distance.
Ahr misses with a body shot.
Rocha Barros throws a hook but Ahr blocks it.
Ahr tries to move into range but Rocha Barros moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ahr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rocha Barros.
Ahr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rocha Barros.
It seemed like Ahr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rocha Barros.
Ahr lands a jab.
Rocha Barros is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha Barros throws a big shot that misses.
We've been informed that Ahr 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.
Ahr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rocha Barros.
Rocha Barros tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ahr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ahr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rocha Barros doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rocha Barros on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rocha Barros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ahr.
Ahr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ahr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rocha Barros wants to clinch up but Ahr keeps it at a distance.
Ahr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ahr misses the shot to the body.
Ahr throws a body shot but no joy.
Rocha Barros throws a lazy uppercut
and Ahr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Rocha Barros misses.
A little jabbing left from Ahr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ahr misses with a left hand
and Rocha Barros connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ahr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rocha Barros throws out the jab.
Ahr looks to land a left hand but Rocha Barros moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Rocha Barros misses.
Rocha Barros thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rocha Barros is looking to clinch but Ahr is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ahr! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rocha Barros. Ahr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ahr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rocha Barros slips a straight right by Ahr.
Rocha Barros lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ahr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rocha Barros manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Rocha Barros misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha Barros misses with a hook.
Rocha Barros misses with a right hand
and Ahr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rocha Barros thinking.
Ahr misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Ahr.
Rocha Barros misses with an uppercut. Ahr saw that one coming.
Ahr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rocha Barros takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rocha Barros misses with a hook
and Ahr counters with a nice body shot.
Rocha Barros misses with a straight left.
Ahr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rocha Barros misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pedro Rocha Barros will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rocha Barros fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ahr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rocha Barros misses with a hook. Ahr ducked under it nicely.
Ahr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ahr digs a good hook to Rocha Barros's body.
Rocha Barros looks to throw the jab but Ahr is out of range.
Ahr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A shot to the liver by Rocha Barros. Beautiful body shot.
Rocha Barros throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ahr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rocha Barros lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ahr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rocha Barros.
Ahr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ahr slips under a jab from Rocha Barros.
It seemed like Ahr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ahr takes a swing at Rocha Barros's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Rocha Barros was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ahr.
Rocha Barros rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ahr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha Barros throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ahr on the side of the head.
Rocha Barros throws a hook but Ahr avoids it easily.
Rocha Barros on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ahr scores with a jab to the head.
Rocha Barros looks to score with a jab to the body but Ahr is just out of range.
Gustav Ahr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rocha Barros bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rocha Barros's corner calls for a 1-2. Rocha Barros obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ahr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rocha Barros counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rocha Barros throws the left hand but Ahr avoids the punch easily.
Pedro Rocha Barros is winning the standup battle so far.
Rocha Barros slips a straight right by Ahr.
Ahr throws a jab but it's blocked by Rocha Barros.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahr missing with a left hand there. Rocha Barros was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ahr lands a really nice looking cross but Rocha Barros seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the body from Rocha Barros misses
and Ahr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ahr lands with a hook. Rocha Barros tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ahr misses with a wild body shot.
Ahr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rocha Barros.
Rocha Barros misses with a straight right.
Ahr misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Rocha Barros on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rocha Barros, as that shot connected.
Rocha Barros fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ahr misses with a jab to the body
and Rocha Barros connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha Barros missing with a left hand there. Ahr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rocha Barros throws a right hand that misses
and Ahr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ahr ducks under a wild hook from Rocha Barros.
Ahr slips a jab from Rocha Barros.
A little jabbing left from Ahr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ahr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rocha Barros.
Ahr misses the shot to the body.
Ahr throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Rocha Barros. Beautiful body shot.
Ahr lands a body shot.
Ahr misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Ahr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ahr lands the left hand.
Ahr misses with a body shot.
Ahr slips a straight right by Rocha Barros.
Rocha Barros moves out of range of the strikes.
Rocha Barros doesn't manage to clinch there - Ahr circles away.
Rocha Barros just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ahr! But no joy.
A big right from Rocha Barros misses.
Rocha Barros lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocha Barros ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rocha Barros throwing a counter right hand but Ahr manages to avoid it.
Rocha Barros looks to score with a jab to the body but Ahr is just out of range.
Ahr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pedro Rocha Barros will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Rocha Barros tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Ahr to counter with a crisp jab.
Rocha Barros tests Ahr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahr. Rocha Barros does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rocha Barros misses with a hook
and Ahr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Ahr misses.
Rocha Barros misses with a jab to the body
and Ahr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocha Barros throws a jab when Ahr was well out of range.
Rocha Barros throws the left hand but Ahr avoids the punch easily.
Ahr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rocha Barros counters with a stiff right hand.
Rocha Barros tries to clinch up but Ahr circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha Barros jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ahr misses with a wild body shot.
Rocha Barros throws the left hand but Ahr avoids the punch easily.
Rocha Barros clinches up with Ahr and pushes him back against the cage.
Ahr has a couple of punches blocked by Rocha Barros.
Rocha Barros lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rocha Barros misses with some punches.
Rocha Barros swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rocha Barros throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ahrs head.
Ahr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ahr throws out a powerful jab.
Rocha Barros bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rocha Barros throwing a counter right hand but Ahr manages to avoid it.
Rocha Barros throws a hook but Ahr blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahr ducks under a wild hook from Rocha Barros.
A little jabbing left from Ahr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ahr misses with a straight right.
Rocha Barros ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahr moves away.
Ahr ducks under a wild hook from Rocha Barros.
Rocha Barros throws out a loose jab but Ahr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahr blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ahr! But no joy.
Rocha Barros misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rocha Barros throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ahr's waist but Ahr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rocha Barros off to one side.
Ahr throws out a loose jab but Rocha Barros uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rocha Barros was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ahr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rocha Barros manages to avoid it.
Ahr throws a hook to the side of Rocha Barros's head but Rocha Barros sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rocha Barros is looking to counter the offense by Ahr and move into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha Barros misses with a jab to the body
and Ahr counters with a stiff right hand.
Rocha Barros walks into a straight right hand from Ahr.
Rocha Barros throws a shot from downtown. Ahr moves away and avoids it.
Ahr throws a body punch but Rocha Barros moves out of range.
Ahr blocks a jab.
Ahr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ahr ducks right into an uppercut from Rocha Barros.
Rocha Barros throws a lazy right hand but Ahr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rocha Barros scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rocha Barros darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ahr manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gustav Ahr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ahr connects with the punch.
Ahr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rocha Barros looks to clinch
and Ahr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ahr misses with a straight right.
Ahr just misses with a punch to the body.
Ahr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rocha Barros moves away.
Ahr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ahr staying out of range there.
Ahr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gustav Ahr.
I think Rocha Barros has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zabit Sharipov (ranked 1521 p4p, 181 weight class) and Macho Man Savage (ranked 1673 p4p, 198 weight class). Man Savage has chosen Hey Freakshow! as his entrance music. Macho Man Savage is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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160 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zabit Sharipov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Macho Man Savage!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharipov misses the body punch
and Man Savage counters with a straight right hand.
Man Savage throws a big shot that misses.
Sharipov lands an overhand right.
Man Savage moves out of range as Sharipov strikes.
Man Savage throws out a loose jab but Sharipov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharipov is looking to counter the offense by Man Savage and move into the clinch.
Sharipov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Man Savage digs a good hook to Sharipov's body.
Sharipov drives through and clinches with Man Savage against the cage.
Man Savage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sharipov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sharipov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man Savage looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sharipov tries to work over Man Savage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sharipov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man Savage struggles to land a body shot inside as Sharipov controls his hands.
Man Savage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sharipov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sharipov tries to work over Man Savage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharipov has a couple of punches blocked by Man Savage.
Sharipov has a couple of punches blocked by Man Savage.
Man Savage swings wildly with an uppercut but Sharipov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharipov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Man Savage lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sharipov backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Sharipov fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man Savage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sharipov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Man Savage blocking some punches.
Sharipov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Man Savage scores with a nice hook to the head.
Man Savage lands a left hand.
Man Savage misses with the head strike.
Sharipov blocks an uppercut.
Man Savage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man Savage blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Man Savage fails to land.
Sharipov throws a punch but it's blocked by Man Savage.
A head punch on the inside from Sharipov fails to land.
Sharipov lands with a right to the head.
Man Savage digs a right hand underneath Sharipov's ribcage. Sharipov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Man Savage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sharipov blocks an uppercut.
Man Savage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sharipov.
Man Savage lands a right hand.
Sharipov tries a body shot but Man Savage blocks it.
Man Savage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Man Savage.
A head punch on the inside from Man Savage fails to land.
Sharipov stalls.
Man Savage misses with the head strike.
Man Savage stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man Savage throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharipov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sharipov.
A head punch on the inside from Sharipov fails to land.
Sharipov blocking some punches.
Man Savage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man Savage lands with a light punch inside.
Man Savage misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man Savage.
A nice left hand lands by Man Savage.
Sharipov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sharipov lands a nice shot to the body.
Sharipov blocks an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sharipov.
Man Savage lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sharipov misses with the head strike.
Sharipov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man Savage lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharipov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Man Savage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharipov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sharipov gets through Man Savage's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Man Savage lands an uppercut.
Sharipov can't find room to land a body shot as Man Savage controls the action.
Sharipov struggles to land a body shot inside as Man Savage controls his hands.
Sharipov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Man Savage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man Savage lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sharipov.
Sharipov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Man Savage or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man Savage.
Sharipov lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Man Savage.
Man Savage tries to circle away but Sharipov has him pinned against the cage.
Sharipov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macho Man Savage dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sharipov looks to score with a jab to the body but Man Savage is just out of range.
Man Savage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Man Savage connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sharipov's hands.
Sharipov forces Man Savage back against the cage and clinches.
Man Savage digs a right hand into Sharipov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sharipov's gas tank.
Man Savage lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sharipov backwards.
Macho Man Savage seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sharipov scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man Savage.
Sharipov blocking some punches.
Sharipov misses with a punch to the body.
Sharipov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man Savage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharipov lands with a short shot to the head.
Sharipov pushes Man Savage back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sharipov blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharipov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Sharipov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Savage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sharipov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Man Savage as Sharipov tries to tie him up.
Sharipov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Man Savage backwards.
Sharipov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Man Savage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sharipov.
Nice body punch from Man Savage - that landed with a thud.
Sharipov blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man Savage.
Sharipov looking to stall.
Man Savage misses with the head strike.
Man Savage throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharipov.
Sharipov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man Savage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man Savage lands with a right to the head.
Sharipov blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sharipov.
Man Savage scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sharipov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man Savage's elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Man Savage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sharipov blocks an uppercut.
Man Savage lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man Savage lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Man Savage makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Sharipov - that landed with a thud.
Man Savage throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharipov.
Sharipov pushes Man Savage back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man Savage misses with some punches.
Man Savage lands a nice uppercut.
Sharipov looking to slow down the pace here.
Man Savage can't find room to land a body shot as Sharipov controls the action.
Man Savage swings wildly with an uppercut but Sharipov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharipov trying to control the position but instead, Man Savage has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sharipov into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Man Savage.
Man Savage is trying to break free.
Man Savage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sharipov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sharipov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man Savage misses with some punches.
Sharipov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Man Savage is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sharipov.
Man Savage is leaning against Sharipov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sharipov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Man Savage blocking some punches.
Sharipov can't find room to land a body shot as Man Savage controls the action.
Man Savage lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Man Savage.
Sharipov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man Savage swings wildly with an uppercut but Sharipov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharipov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharipov working aggressively here.
Man Savage misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Sharipov.
Man Savage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Sharipov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macho Man Savage 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!
Sharipov moves out of range as Man Savage strikes.
Sharipov is looking to counter the offense by Man Savage and move into the clinch.
Man Savage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Man Savage does it's job there.
Man Savage misses with a hook.
A big right from Man Savage misses.
Sharipov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man Savage.
Sharipov closes the distance and clinches.
Sharipov cracks Man Savage with a nice body shot.
A short right from Man Savage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharipov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Man Savage lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sharipov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Savage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Man Savage.
Sharipov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sharipov gets through Man Savage's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Man Savage misses with the head strike.
Man Savage lands an uppercut.
A short right from Man Savage.
Sharipov stalling the fight.
Sharipov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man Savage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sharipov.
Sharipov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man Savage throws a head punch that misses.
Man Savage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sharipov tries to throw a body punch but Man Savage avoids it by throwing Sharipov back against the cage.
Man Savage tries to work over Sharipov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man Savage misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man Savage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man Savage blocks a body shot from Sharipov.
Man Savage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharipov throws a head punch that misses.
Sharipov has Man Savage pushed against the cage.
Sharipov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Man Savage lands a left hand.
Man Savage lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sharipov swings wildly with an uppercut but Man Savage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharipov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Man Savage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sharipov working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sharipov stalling.
Sharipov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man Savage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man Savage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man Savage prevents a body shot from Sharipov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sharipov.
Sharipov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Man Savage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zabit Sharipov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Macho Man Savage is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Man Savage tries to throw a body punch but Sharipov avoids it by throwing Man Savage back against the cage.
Sharipov is trying to maintain a safe position but Man Savage gets an underhook and turns Sharipov into the cage.
Sharipov trying to control the position but instead, Man Savage has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sharipov into the cage.
A hook to the body from Sharipov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man Savage throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharipov.
Man Savage lands with a light punch inside.
Man Savage working aggressively here.
Sharipov pushes Man Savage back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sharipov pushes Man Savage back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man Savage blocks an uppercut.
Sharipov tries to throw a body punch but Man Savage avoids it by throwing Sharipov back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sharipov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Man Savage tries to break free but Sharipov pushes him back against the cage.
Sharipov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sharipov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Man Savage backwards.
Man Savage tries to throw a body punch but Sharipov avoids it by throwing Man Savage back against the cage.
Sharipov throws a head punch that misses.
Sharipov misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Macho Man Savage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Man Savage 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Macho Man Savage!
During a confident post fight interview, Macho Man Savage thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Island King (ranked 2388 p4p, 217 weight class) and Martin Eugen (ranked 388 p4p, 47 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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26
154 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island King!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Martin Eugen!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eugen swinging wildly here.
King slips under a jab.
King wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Eugen throws a hook but King blocks it.
Good exchange - Eugen coming out on top.
Eugen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eugen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King is looking to counter the offense by Eugen and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eugen lands a two punch combo.
King gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Eugen.
King tries to clinch
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Eugen circles away.
Eugen misses with a series of wild punches.
Eugen swings for the body but King moves out of range.
King wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A slow jab from Eugen misses its intended target.
Eugen fails to land with a series of punches.
Eugen's coach down at My Yard 'Alcatraz' was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Eugen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Eugen throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eugen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
King takes a shot to the body in his stride.
King blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King takes a body punch but keeps moving.
King is looking to clinch.
Eugen is looking for the big counter here.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Eugen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Eugen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of King's head.
King throws a poor cross that misses
and Eugen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Eugen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Eugen.
King wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Eugen misses with a series of wild punches.
As Eugen tries to get set, King tries to push him back and clinch up but Eugen manages to avoid the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King ducks under a wild hook from Eugen.
King slips a jab from Eugen.
Eugen moves out of range as King strikes.
Eugen connects with a looping right hand.
Eugen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Eugen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
King is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Eugen.
Eugen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eugen.
King tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Eugen manages to circle out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Eugen throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
Eugen throws a hook but King blocks it.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Eugen circles away.
Eugen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eugen.
Eugen scores with a nice strike.
Eugen lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King moves out of range as Eugen strikes.
Eugen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Eugen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Eugen misses its intended target.
Martin Eugen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
King misses with a hook.
Eugen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Eugen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eugen misses with a straight right.
King seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Eugen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eugen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eugen.
As Eugen tries to get set, King tries to push him back and clinch up but Eugen manages to avoid the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries to clinch there but Eugen circles away.
Eugen throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether King might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
King tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Eugen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Eugen! But no joy.
King slips a jab from Eugen.
King is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Eugen.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eugen looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King tries to clinch
and Eugen counters with a straight right hand.
Eugen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eugen misses with a body shot.
King seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eugen misses with an uppercut.
King is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Eugen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eugen. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eugen clobbers King with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eugen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King is looking to counter the offense by Eugen and move into the clinch.
King takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
King walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Martin Eugen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King slips a jab from Eugen.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Eugen! But no joy.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Eugen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King wants to clinch but Eugen slips to the side
and Eugen counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Eugen misses its intended target.
Eugen throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
Eugen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King is looking to counter the offense by Eugen and move into the clinch.
King rushes Eugen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Eugen scores with a nice short uppercut.
King tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Eugen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Our sources have told us that King has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Eugen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
King is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Eugen to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Island King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice left hand lands by Eugen.
Eugen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
Eugen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
King blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Eugen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
King tries to clinch there but Eugen circles away.
Eugen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Eugen clobbers King with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
King is rocked!
King wants to clinch but Eugen slips to the side
and Eugen counters with a huge left! King is in big trouble! He's backing up but Eugen isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save King from any more damage. A dominating finish by Eugen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Eugen! Martin Eugen retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Martin Eugen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Litill Bjornsson (ranked 883 p4p, 104 weight class) and Tan Zan (ranked 481 p4p, 52 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
165 lbs
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26
164 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Litill Bjornsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tan Zan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zan.
Bjornsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zan. Bjornsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bjornsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zan throws out the jab.
Bjornsson darts in and clinches Zan up against the cage.
Bjornsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
I was talking to Bjornsson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Zan is trying to break the clinch but Bjornsson has him pressed against the cage.
Bjornsson jumps into guard, dragging Zan to the mat.
Bjornsson trying to keep a closed guard but Zan is proving a slippery customer.
Bjornsson looking for a triangle here. Zan is fighting it but it looks tight! Bjornsson pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Zan is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Litill Bjornsson!
Litill Bjornsson is the new lightweight champion!
Litill Bjornsson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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