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ICC CN 15: Slugs v Gracie 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harvey Blake (ranked 4861 p4p, 459 weight class) and Rakeem Marley (ranked 4012 p4p, 419 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harvey Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rakeem Marley!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blake, right into the meat.
Marley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blake misses with a takedown attempt - Marley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Marley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Harvey Blake has been cut.
Blake drives through with a takedown into Marley's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Blake missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blake stops Marley from standing up.
Marley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blake. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blake is looking to work some ground and pound but Marley has wrist control.
Marley wants to stand up but Blake is controlling him.
Marley is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Marley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake wants to control from the top but Marley keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Harvey Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marley throws a combination that misses
and Blake counters with a shoot takedown. Marley fights it but they end up in guard.
Marley manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Blake needs to keep his hands up - Marley had a free shot at his head there.
Marley drops Blake with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Blake looks back up at him and smiles so Marley waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Blake is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marley lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Blake - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Marley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rakeem Marley!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronny Limmerick (ranked 2745 p4p, 324 weight class) and Alonzo Gracie (ranked 4306 p4p, 435 weight class). Alonzo Gracie has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ronny Limmerick's chin.
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217 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronny Limmerick!
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, Alonzo Gracie !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Limmerick stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Alonzo Gracie has been cut.
Limmerick definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Limmerick cracks Gracie with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Limmerick has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gracie to stand back up!
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Limmerick's waist but Limmerick gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Limmerick cracks Gracie with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ronny Limmerick!
Ronny Limmerick thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gadi Gadi (ranked 3664 p4p, 381 weight class) and Tyson Wilder (ranked 3843 p4p, 397 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Gadi Gadi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gadi Gadi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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167 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gadi Gadi!
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, Tyson Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gadi dodges the punch combination from Wilder.
Wilder slips a jab and a cross from Gadi.
Wilder throws an overhand right that lands on Gadi's shoulder, as Gadi tries to avoid the shot.
Wilder looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gadi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wilder jabs at Gadi's body.
Wilder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wilder scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wilder with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gadi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilder connects with a body shot that sends Gadi's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilder looks to land a right hand but Gadi moved out of range.
Wilder lands a nice shot to the body.
Wilder misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder just misses with a punch to the body.
Gadi tries to clinch up.
Wilder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Gadi misses.
Wilder appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wilder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice body punch from Wilder.
A big left from Wilder misses.
Wilder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gadi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wilder fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gadi is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Wilder throws a body punch but Gadi moves out of range.
Gadi appears to be looking for a big counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Gadi misses the target.
Wilder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder stuns Gadi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wilder is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gadi rather than just go for the knockout.
Wilder fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gadi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wilder scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gadi in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gadi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gadi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilder was well out of range. Poor timing from Gadi.
Wilder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gadi moves away.
Gadi is looking for a counter combo.
Wilder blocks a head kick by Gadi.
A big right from Gadi misses.
Gadi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wilder lands with an uppercut that bounces Gadi off the cage and back into range.
Gadi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wilder lands a glancing blow to the side of Gadi's head.
Gadi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilder was well out of range. Poor timing from Gadi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Wilder dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gadi throws a leg kick but Wilder sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wilder works Gadi's body with a nice hook.
Gadi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice side step and Wilder releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wilder throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gadi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Danga de danga de dang - Wilder scores with a four punch combination!
Gadi Gadi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gadi slips a jab and a cross from Wilder.
Wilder just misses with a punch to the body.
Gadi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wilder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Gadi misses the target.
Wilder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wilder throws a right hand that Gadi ducks under and follows up with a left that Gadi also avoids with ease.
Wilder slips under a jab from Gadi.
Wilder has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wilder misses with an uppercut.
Gadi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyson Wilder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gadi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilder.
Gadi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gadi misses with the combination.
Wilder scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wilder ducks under a wild hook from Gadi.
Wilder throws a counter combo.
Wilder fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gadi misses with a body kick.
Gadi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gadi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wilder.
A left and a right from Wilder both land. Nice combination.
Tyson Wilder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gadi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wilder to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gadi misses with a looping left.
Wilder lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gadi backs up against the cage.
Wilder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilder scores with a hook to the body. Gadi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gadi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wilder slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wilder looks to land a combination but Gadi avoids it well.
Wilder lands with a good body shot.
Wilder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gadi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilder's corner calls for a 1-2. Wilder obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Wilder 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!
Gadi throws a wild body kick that Wilder sees coming a mile off.
Wilder misses with a hook.
Gadi is looking for a counter combo.
Wilder tests Gadi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Well,Gadi is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Gadi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gadi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wilder counters with a straight right hand.
Wilder lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gadi throws a combination that misses
letting Wilder counter with a right hand.
Wilder thuds his right hand into Gadi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gadi slips under a jab.
Wilder misses with a right hand
and Gadi counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilder throws a combination. Gadi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A shot to the liver by Wilder. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gadi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice uppercut lands for Wilder. That snapped Gadi's head back.
Gadi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wilder manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wilder cracks Gadi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wilder throws a right and a left that Gadi avoids nicely.
Wilder scores with a shot to the body.
Wilder scores with a body shot.
Wilder lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gadi throws the kick towards the body but Wilder avoids it.
Wilder defending well as Gadi loads up on a big left hand.
Wilder connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilder takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gadi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gadi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wilder counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wilder lands with an uppercut that bounces Gadi off the cage and back into range.
Wilder lands a slapping body shot.
Wilder misses with a straight right.
Wilder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wilder lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gadi at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilder lands a jab to the head.
Wilder cracks a nice hook into Gadi's ribs.
Gadi Gadi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson Wilder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A left lands for Wilder.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Wilder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wilder 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Tyson Wilder!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Tyson Wilder!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Tyson Wilder!
Tyson Wilder wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thundering Mantis (ranked 2530 p4p, 147 weight class) and Sandro Marques (ranked 4289 p4p, 218 weight class). Marques has chosen Pimp as his entrance music. Thundering Mantis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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, Thundering Mantis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sandro Marques!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mantis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Marques if he has to take too many more of those.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mantis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marques is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Marques is trying to break the clinch but Mantis is controlling him.
Mantis pushes Marques back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Mantis.
It looks like Sandro Marques has been cut.
Marques is looking to break free of the clinch but Mantis has double underhooks.
Mantis scores with a hook to the body.
Mantis lands a good knee to the midsection. Marques won't want to take too many of those.
Marques is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mantis.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Marques has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Mantis pushes Marques back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mantis digs a right hand into Marques's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marques's gas tank.
Marques looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marques wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marques wants to get back to striking at distance but Mantis won't allow it.
Mantis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mantis.
A right hand to the body from Mantis.
A shot in the inside from Mantis.
Nice body punch from Mantis - that landed with a thud.
Mantis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mantis lands with a light punch inside.
Marques is rocked!
Mantis pushes Marques against the cage. Mantis is working some dirty boxing. Mantis pushes off with a quick right hook! Marques goes down! Marques tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Mantis moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thundering Mantis!
A victorious Thundering Mantis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vin Sentiments (ranked 24401 p4p, 547 weight class) and Zinii Kolanko (ranked 6379 p4p, 515 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vin Sentiments!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zinii Kolanko!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolanko fails to land with a series of punches.
Kolanko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sentiments throwing a counter right hand but Kolanko manages to avoid it.
Sentiments lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kolanko misses with a lunging right hand
and Sentiments counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kolanko moves out of range as Sentiments strikes.
Sentiments scores with a jab to the head.
Sentiments connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kolanko's hands.
Kolanko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sentiments throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kolanko unleashes a big counter combination but Sentiments bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kolanko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sentiments.
Despite the aggression on Kolanko's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kolanko throws a jab but it's blocked by Sentiments.
Kolanko misses with a hook.
Kolanko throws a leg kick
and Sentiments counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kolanko throws an off balance right hand
and Sentiments counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sentiments connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sentiments is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kolanko tries to land a body kick
and Sentiments connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolanko misses with a left hand
and Kolanko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kolanko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sentiments counters with a straight right hand.
Kolanko lands with an uppercut that bounces Sentiments off the cage and back into range.
Sentiments is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sentiments misses with a straight right.
Kolanko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kolanko blocks a jab.
Kolanko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kolanko swings widly with a right hand
and Sentiments cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sentiments with a hook.
Kolanko throws a combination that misses
and Sentiments counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zinii Kolanko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kolanko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sentiments uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kolanko.
Kolanko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sentiments counters with a nice uppercut.
Kolanko looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Kolanko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kolanko throws a sloppy head kick
and Sentiments connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sentiments scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sentiments dips to his left and cracks Kolanko with an uppercut!
Sentiments jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kolanko is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sentiments throws a lazy right hand but Kolanko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Kolanko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kolanko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sentiments counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kolanko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kolanko misses with a double jab
and Sentiments counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sentiments throws a hook but Kolanko blocks it.
Kolanko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sentiments on the side of the head.
Kolanko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kolanko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sentiments's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vin Sentiments dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kolanko connects with a looping right hand.
Sentiments is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kolanko.
Kolanko ducks under a wild hook from Sentiments.
Sentiments keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sentiments throws a jab when Kolanko was well out of range.
We've been informed that Kolanko has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jab, jab by Kolanko - just one landing.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kolanko might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sentiments has got the better of the exchanges.
Kolanko misses with an uppercut.
Sentiments doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sentiments avoids the body shot from Kolanko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sentiments ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kolanko moves away.
Kolanko appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sentiments is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kolanko.
Kolanko misses with a hook
and Sentiments counters with a straight right hand.
Kolanko misses with a hook to the body
and Sentiments counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolanko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sentiments counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sentiments avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kolanko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sentiments counters with a stiff right hand.
Sentiments cracks Kolanko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kolanko throws an overhand right that lands on Sentiments's shoulder, as Sentiments tries to avoid the shot.
Sentiments was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kolanko throws a series of punches but Sentiments moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Sentiments on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kolanko moves out of range of the strikes.
Kolanko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kolanko misses with a double jab
and Sentiments counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kolanko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kolanko duly obliges.
Sentiments throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kolanko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sentiments is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kolanko can do to turn this around?
Sentiments throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kolanko is looking for the big counter here.
Vin Sentiments is winning the standup battle so far.
Kolanko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sentiments keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sentiments swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kolanko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Sentiments counter with a right hand.
Good exchange - Sentiments coming out on top.
Sentiments staying out of range there.
Kolanko throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Sentiments counter with a right hand.
Sentiments connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kolanko tries to move into range but Sentiments moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kolanko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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 Vin Sentiments will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kolanko misses with a series of wild punches.
Kolanko misses with an uppercut
and Sentiments makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kolanko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kolanko takes one on the button.
Sentiments connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kolanko. Kolanko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kolanko throws a combination that misses
enabling Sentiments to counter with a crisp jab.
Sentiments throws the left hand but Kolanko avoids the punch easily.
Kolanko slips a jab from Sentiments.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Sentiments does it's job there.
Kolanko misses with a jab to the body
and Sentiments counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kolanko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sentiments throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolanko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sentiments counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good exchange - Sentiments coming out on top.
Kolanko throws a combination that misses
and Sentiments connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sentiments keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sentiments lands a really nice looking cross but Kolanko seems unphased.
Kolanko throws a hook but Sentiments avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Kolanko. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Kolanko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sentiments throws a jab when Kolanko was well out of range.
Kolanko slips a jab from Sentiments.
A combination from Kolanko does no damage.
Sentiments cracks Kolanko with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sentiments has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the body from Kolanko misses
and Sentiments counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sentiments lands an overhand right.
Kolanko fails to land with a series of punches.
Sentiments bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kolanko's head.
Sentiments gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sentiments displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kolanko feints a jab promting Sentiments to slip. Kolanko then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sentiments slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kolanko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sentiments.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kolanko misses with a straight left.
Sentiments thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kolanko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vin Sentiments clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fighters circling - Sentiments throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kolanko appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sentiments swings widly with a right hand
and Kolanko counters with a stiff right hand.
Kolanko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sentiments.
Sentiments misses with a double jab.
Kolanko scores with a shot to the body.
Sentiments lands with a hook. Kolanko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kolanko throws a series of punches but Sentiments moves out of range.
Kolanko throws a combination that misses
and Sentiments connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kolanko throws an overhand right that lands on Sentiments's shoulder, as Sentiments tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sentiments looks to land a right hand but Kolanko moved out of range.
Kolanko swings widly with a right hand
letting Sentiments counter with a right hand.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sentiments defending well as Kolanko loads up on a big left hand.
Kolanko misses with an uppercut
and Sentiments counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolanko misses with a body shot.
Kolanko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sentiments's hands.
Kolanko jabs Sentiments to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kolanko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sentiments.
Kolanko misses with a double jab
and Sentiments counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kolanko!
Kolanko throws a big shot that misses.
Kolanko misses with a body shot.
Kolanko misses with a double jab.
Kolanko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sentiments counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zinii Kolanko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kolanko blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolanko tries to bum rush Sentiments with a series of wild strikes but Sentiments uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kolanko throws a lazy uppercut
and Sentiments counters with a good right hand that lands right on 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!
Sloppy strikes from Kolanko. Those never looked like landing.
Kolanko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kolanko misses with the combination.
Kolanko throws a body shot but no joy.
Sentiments moves out of range of the body kick from Kolanko.
Sentiments throwing a counter right hand but Kolanko manages to avoid it.
Kolanko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kolanko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sentiments counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zinii Kolanko dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sentiments throws out a loose jab but Kolanko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kolanko throws a series of punches but Sentiments moves out of range.
Kolanko misses with a body shot
and Sentiments counters with a straight right hand.
Sentiments throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kolanko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sentiments connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kolanko throws a looping overhand right but Sentiments ducks down to avoid it.
Kolanko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sentiments counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sentiments bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kolanko lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sentiments connects with a nice looking jab.
Kolanko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sentiments counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sentiments misses with a hook.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Sentiments misses the target.
Kolanko throws a jab but it's blocked by Sentiments.
Kolanko throws a combination that misses
and Sentiments counters with a straight right hand.
Kolanko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sentiments counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kolanko swinging wildly here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kolanko!
Sentiments swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Despite the aggression on Kolanko's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kolanko misses with a jab to the body
letting Sentiments counter with a right hand.
Kolanko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sentiments counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolanko missing with a left hand there. Sentiments was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kolanko misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Sentiments throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kolanko takes a swing at Sentiments's ribcage but misses.
Kolanko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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!
Sentiments bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kolanko bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kolanko misses with a two punch combination.
Vin Sentiments is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kolanko tries to bum rush Sentiments with a series of wild strikes but Sentiments uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kolanko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sentiments dodges the punch combination from Kolanko.
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 Vin Sentiments.
Well Sentiments has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Vin Sentiments!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Vin Sentiments!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Vin Sentiments!
Vin Sentiments wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Vin Sentiments rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Mcdonald (ranked 2582 p4p, 312 weight class) and Pedro Gomez (ranked 2394 p4p, 295 weight class). The key to victory for Ronald Mcdonald has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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179 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Good chin |
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Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronald Mcdonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pedro Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcdonald gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gomez counters with a shoot takedown. Mcdonald fights it but they end up in guard.
Mcdonald tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gomez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mcdonald bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gomez's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcdonald loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mcdonald 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.
Gomez is looking for a triangle but Mcdonald pushes his legs off easily.
We've been hearing good reports from Mcdonald's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcdonald pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gomez is keeping the position for now.
Mcdonald is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcdonald stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gomez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mcdonald is working Gomez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gomez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mcdonald stays in close to Gomez's body and controls the position.
Mcdonald 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.
Gomez seems keen to control Mcdonald's posture.
Gomez working a defensive guard here.
Mcdonald wants to pass the guard but Gomez is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mcdonald drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gomez dives on top into guard.
Gomez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mcdonald pulls Gomez in close to his closed guard and prevents Gomez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gomez preventing the sweep.
Gomez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mcdonald has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gomez has managed to get both his arms back between Mcdonald's legs - danger averted.
Gomez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mcdonald looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gomez is one step ahead there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mcdonald keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pedro Gomez 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.
Mcdonald looks for a takedown but Gomez sprawls well.
And Gomez tries to counter it with a takedown but Mcdonald pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mcdonald has a takedown stuffed.
Mcdonald gets a takedown into half guard.
Mcdonald is trying to control the action in half guard but Gomez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mcdonald is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mcdonald is working away from the top position though.
Mcdonald missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ronald Mcdonald overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gomez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gomez.
Mcdonald 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.
Mcdonald missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mcdonald sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gomez's guard.
Mcdonald is nestled in close to Gomez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gomez holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is trying to maintain the position but Mcdonald is very close to passing his half guard.
Gomez tries to get to full guard but Mcdonald has control of the leg.
Mcdonald throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gomez to regain full guard.
Mcdonald postures up in Gomez's guard and throws a big left but Gomez blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mcdonald's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gomez working a defensive guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mcdonald slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mcdonald is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gomez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Mcdonald dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mcdonald has closed the distance and engaged Gomez in a clinch.
Mcdonald pulls Gomez into guard.
Mcdonald tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mcdonald working a defensive guard but Gomez passes into half guard.
Mcdonald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomez can do to turn this around?
Gomez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mcdonald gets full guard.
Mcdonald bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gomez's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcdonald sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mcdonald postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcdonald wants to pass the guard but Gomez is keeping the position.
Mcdonald throwing strikes from guard but Gomez blocks nicely.
Gomez has control of Mcdonald's left arm, preventing Mcdonald from doing any damage.
Mcdonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pedro Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mcdonald is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gomez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mcdonald pushes down on Gomez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mcdonald 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.
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.
Mcdonald is looking for a kimura here.
Ronald Mcdonald is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mcdonald is looking to take a break and control but Gomez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mcdonald controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronald Mcdonald showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mcdonald 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Ronald Mcdonald!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Ronald Mcdonald!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Ronald Mcdonald!
Ronald Mcdonald wins by unanimous decision!
Ronald Mcdonald thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Li Qiang (ranked 777 p4p, 100 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 1375 p4p, 166 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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262 lbs
5 - 0 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Li Qiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Qiang lands with an overhand left.
It looks like John Smith has been cut.
Qiang throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith avoids the body shot from Qiang.
A countering left hand to the body from Smith misses.
Qiang ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Qiang shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Qiang is just content to waste time from the top position. Smith takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Qiang from controlling successfully.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Qiang is proving a slippery customer.
Smith wants to stand but Qiang is controlling the position.
Qiang preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Qiang is controlling him.
Qiang 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.
Qiang prevents Smith from getting back to his feet.
Smith pulls Qiang in close to prevent any damage.
Qiang scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Qiang not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Qiang forces his way into half guard.
Smith is looking to control Qiang's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
Qiang wants to pass to mount but Smith is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Qiang lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Qiang moves nicely into side control.
Smith is trying to buck Qiang off.
Qiang working the head and body with strikes.
Smith is trying to control Qiang's posture but Qiang avoids it.
Qiang in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Qiang lands a decent elbow from side control.
Qiang slows the pace down.
Smith tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Qiang wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Li Qiang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Smith's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Qiang fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Smith to the ground. Qiang is now in Smith's guard.
Smith is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Qiang dives into side control.
Qiang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Smith bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Qiang tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That has opened up John Smith's cut even more.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Qiang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Qiang's head but Qiang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Qiang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Qiang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith scores with a sloppy right hand. Qiang should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Qiang is just out of range.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Qiang throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith throws a one two combo.
Qiang fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Qiang fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Qiang looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Smith controls Qiang momentarily but Qiang frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Qiang looking to pass the guard.
Qiang postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smith looking to control.
Qiang keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Qiang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Qiang is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Smith wants to stand up but Qiang is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qiang trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Qiang tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Smith looking to control.
Qiang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith trying to control the position.
Qiang trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Smith manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Qiang cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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 Li Qiang will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Smith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Smith throws a leg kick that is checked
and Qiang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Li Qiang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Qiang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
John Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Qiang swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Qiang looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Qiang.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Qiang is out of range.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Qiang avoids the head kick by Smith.
Qiang's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smith under the eye.
Qiang throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Qiang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Qiang throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Qiang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A combination from Qiang does no damage.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Qiang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qiang with a hook.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Qiang closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Qiang lands in his opponent's guard.
Smith doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Qiang slips an elbow through the middle.
Smith seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Qiang content to stall in guard here.
Qiang is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Smith looking to control.
Qiang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Qiang controls from within his opponent's guard.
Smith working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Qiang has passed into half guard!
Smith flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Smith actively working from the bottom here.
Qiang looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Smith is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Qiang scores with a couple of nice shots.
Smith actively working from the bottom here.
Qiang working over Smith with some ground and pound. Smith looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Smith tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Li Qiang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Qiang has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Li Qiang!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Li Qiang!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Li Qiang!
Li Qiang wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Li Qiang thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timo Juti (ranked 792 p4p, 102 weight class) and Tom Boaler (ranked 1435 p4p, 170 weight class). The key to victory for Timo Juti has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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250 lbs
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260 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timo Juti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom Boaler!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Juti as Boaler shoots in.
Boaler goes for a double leg but Juti avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Juti continues to drive forward.
Boaler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juti.
Boaler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Juti swivels and escapes.
Timo Juti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Boaler.
Boaler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boaler misses with an attempted mid kick.
As Boaler tries to get set, Juti tries to push him back and clinch up but Boaler manages to avoid the attempt.
Boaler moves forwards but Juti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Juti lands with a cross.
Juti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Juti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boaler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Juti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Tom Boaler has been cut.
Juti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Boaler looks winded!
Juti prevents a takedown attempt there.
Juti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boaler backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boaler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Boaler tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Juti smiles and moves away.
Juti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juti gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Boaler.
Juti 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.
Knees in the clinch landing for Juti.
Juti lands an elbow inside.
Boaler tries to land knees in the clinch but Juti avoids the damage to the body.
Juti connects with a knee to the head.
Juti lands an elbow just above Boaler 's eye.
Juti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Juti.
Juti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice body punch from Juti.
Juti slows down the pace here.
Juti scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stalling in the clinch from Juti.
Boaler is trying to pull guard but Juti turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Juti.
A shot in the inside from Juti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juti lands a damaging elbow.
Boaler letting Juti take a breather here.
Juti lands an elbow that stopped Boaler in his tracks for a moment.
Juti holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Boaler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boaler drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Juti gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A bit of stalling here from Juti.
Boaler goes for a takedown attempt but Juti pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Boaler takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juti forces Boaler back against the cage and clinches.
Juti working Boaler over with knees to the body.
Juti is working Boaler over against the cage.
Nice elbow from Juti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Juti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Boaler's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A cross from Juti lands.
Juti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Boaler tries for a takedown but Juti manages to get underhooks.
Boaler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Juti lands a hook that snaps the head of Boaler backwards.
Juti lands an elbow that stopped Boaler in his tracks for a moment.
Juti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boaler drops down looking for an ankle pick but Juti pulls his leg out and moves away.
A jab from Juti does it's job there.
Juti scores with a hook to the body. Boaler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Juti connects with a single shot there.
Juti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Juti taking a breather.
Boaler is breathing heavily.
Boaler jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Juti walks away with a smile on his face. Boaler gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Timo Juti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Boaler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juti closes the distance and clinches.
Juti drops Boaler with a big knee straight up the middle! Boaler is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Boaler is rocked!
Juti moves into the clinch.
Boaler is still on wobbly legs! Can Juti finish him?
Knees in the clinch landing for Juti.
Boaler takes an elbow to the temple.
Juti lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Juti.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Juti obliges.
Juti lands a big knee! That's hurt Boaler! Oh, he's all over the place! Juti lands another knee that sends Boaler to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timo Juti!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Tidd (ranked 876 p4p, 54 weight class) and Maggot Soup (ranked 1280 p4p, 81 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Tidd!
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, Maggot Soup!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soup tries to sprawl but Tidd drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Soup has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Island Hammers Fight Camp. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Soup moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tidd's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tidd landing with the ground and pound.
Soup is trying to control the position but Tidd postures up.
Tidd with a flurry of punches that miss.
Soup is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tidd preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soup utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tidd landing with the ground and pound.
Tidd chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tidd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tidd looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tidd cracks Soup with a solid left hand.
Tidd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Soup is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Soup prevents Tidd from improving his position.
Tidd is refusing to be controlled, as Soup sits in half guard.
Tidd wants to get back to full guard.
Soup is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tidd sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soup prevents Tidd from improving his position.
Soup 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. Tidd tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Soup!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Maggot Soup!
Maggot Soup is the new bantamweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Slugs (ranked 477 p4p, 19 weight class) and Royce Camara Gracie (ranked 933 p4p, 46 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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300 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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265 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight 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, Doug Slugs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Royce Camara Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slugs throws out the jab.
Slugs instigates a clinch.
Camara Gracie jumps guard but Slugs turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Camara Gracie manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Slugs got a little sloppy there for a moment and Camara Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Slugs has managed to get both his arms back between Camara Gracie's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slugs has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Camara Gracie to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Slugs is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Camara Gracie pulls down on the head and he's put Slugs to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Royce Camara Gracie!
Royce Camara Gracie is the new super heavyweight champion!
A less than humble Royce Camara Gracie misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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