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The Island Season 10, 265 lbs, Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucien Kessler (ranked 3116 p4p, 0 weight class) and Li Qiang (ranked 624 p4p, 0 weight class). Li Qiang has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lucien Kessler's chin.
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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
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucien Kessler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Li Qiang!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kessler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Qiang moves away.
Qiang is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kessler with a body shot.
Kessler misses with a wild body shot.
Kessler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Qiang manages to avoid it.
Kessler lands with a shot to the body.
Lucien Kessler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Qiang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kessler defending well as Qiang loads up on a big left hand.
Kessler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Qiang is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kessler is looking to wear down Qiang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kessler misses with a body shot
and Qiang counters with a nice uppercut.
Qiang misses with a series of wild punches.
Kessler swings for the body but Qiang moves out of range.
Kessler throws a body punch but Qiang moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Qiang.
It looks like Lucien Kessler has been cut.
Kessler slips under a jab.
Kessler moves out of range as Qiang strikes.
Qiang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kessler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Qiang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qiang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kessler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Qiang moves away.
Kessler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Qiang moves away.
Kessler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Qiang.
Qiang has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kessler is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kessler misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Qiang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kessler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kessler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kessler connects with a body shot that sends Qiang's belly button to the back.
Kessler throws a body punch but Qiang moves out of range.
Qiang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lucien Kessler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kessler looks to score with a jab to the body but Qiang is just out of range.
Qiang appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Qiang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kessler avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Kessler was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Qiang.
Kessler swings for the body but Qiang moves out of range.
Kessler slips a straight right by Qiang.
Qiang fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kessler on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessler misses with a body shot.
Kessler throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Qiang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Qiang drops Kessler with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kessler looks back up at him and smiles so Qiang waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kessler swings for the body but Qiang moves out of range.
Kessler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kessler drops his hands momentarily. Qiang doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Kessler staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Kessler doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Li Qiang!
A victorious Li Qiang 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarrod Quincy (ranked 1932 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Motts (ranked 2227 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jarrod Quincy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeremy Motts!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quincy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quincy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Motts gets tackled into the cage by Quincy. Quincy maintains the clinch.
Motts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Quincy fails to land.
Motts misses with the head strike.
Motts looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Motts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Motts misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quincy.
Motts misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quincy.
Motts lands with a right to the head.
Quincy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quincy is trying to maintain a safe position but Motts gets an underhook and turns Quincy into the cage.
Quincy has a couple of punches blocked by Motts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Motts keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Quincy's efforts to push away.
Motts lands a body shot in the clinch.
Motts pushes Quincy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Motts softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Jarrod Quincy has been cut.
A short right from Motts.
Motts throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Quincys head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Motts scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motts lands a hook that snaps the head of Quincy backwards.
Motts lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Quincy swings wildly with an uppercut but Motts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Motts lands a right hand.
Quincy throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Motts.
Motts working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Motts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Motts lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Motts.
Motts throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Quincys head.
Good body shot from Motts.
Quincy is breathing heavily.
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!
Motts lands an uppercut.
Motts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Motts lands a body shot in the clinch.
Motts lands a hook that snaps the head of Quincy backwards.
Motts digs a right hand into Quincy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Quincy's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Motts scores with a nice short uppercut.
Motts lands a big right hand that drops Quincy! The killer instinct kicks in and Motts finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Motts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Motts!
During a confident post fight interview, Jeremy Motts 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Croc Bot (ranked 2445 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Risk (ranked 1662 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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250 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Croc Bot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jackson Risk!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Risk.
Some wild striking there from Bot.
Risk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Risk darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Risk dives in and scores a takedown into Bot's guard.
Bot trying to control the position.
Bot is looking to cinch up a triangle. Risk throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Bot's body to avoid the submission. Bot has instead reached around Risk's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Bot arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Croc Bot!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Pardo (ranked 1436 p4p, 0 weight class) and Psycho Crusher (ranked 2825 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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240 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucas Pardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Psycho Crusher!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pardo misses with a hook
and Crusher counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Pardo badly! Crusher follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Pardo out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Crusher finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Psycho Crusher!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Dirk (ranked 2902 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fritz Hammer (ranked 1273 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom Dirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fritz Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer throws the left hand but Dirk avoids the punch easily.
Hammer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Fritz Hammer has been cut.
Dirk misses with a wild body shot.
Hammer tries to counter with a clinch but Dirk shakes him off and moves away.
Dirk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dirk has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Buoy Training in the buildup to the fight.
Dirk swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hammer.
Hammer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dirk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dirk throws a hook but Hammer avoids it easily.
Hammer defending well as Dirk loads up on a big left hand.
Hammer slips under a jab from Dirk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hammer.
Dirk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hammer.
Hammer defending well as Dirk loads up on a big left hand.
Dirk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hammer counters with a nice body shot.
Hammer moves away from the strike by Dirk.
Dirk connects with a looping right hand.
Dirk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hammer throws out the jab.
Dirk is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirk slips a jab and a cross from Hammer.
Dirk misses with an uppercut
enabling Hammer to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Hammer misses.
Dirk digs a good body shot into Hammer's ribs.
Dirk looks to land a left hand but Hammer moved out of range nicely.
Dirk moves out of range as Hammer strikes.
Dirk misses with a body shot
and Hammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hammer there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirk fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hammer to the ground. Dirk is now in Hammer's guard.
Dirk drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hammer manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dirk has Hammer in his guard.
Hammer stopping the sweep attempt from Dirk.
Hammer is posturing up here but Dirk has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Hammer tries to roll out but it's too tight and Hammer has to tap! Slick submission there by Dirk!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tom Dirk!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 1722 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutus Chaos (ranked 2446 p4p, 0 weight class). Brutus Chaos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 15 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brutus Chaos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Chaos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chaos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Sparring in the buildup to the fight.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Chaos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Smith keeping his opponent close.
Smith is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Chaos off and has taken his back!
Smith trying to control momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaos covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Chaos wants to escape the position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith missing with strikes from the back.
Will Smith go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Chaos tries to escape the position.
What can Chaos do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Chaos tries to escape but Smith has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Chaos is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos covering up well under a series of strikes from Smith.
Good control from Smith.
Smith throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Smith struggling to land strikes to the head as Chaos covers up.
Chaos covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Chaos is taking damage to the body and head.
Smith is persistently looking for the submission but Chaos is defending it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Chaos is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Smith trying to control momentarily.
Smith missing with strikes from the back.
Smith trying to control momentarily.
I would not like to be Chaos right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith continues to stall.
Chaos covering up well under a barage of strikes.
A lull in the action here.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
More hug and hope from Smith.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Smith dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chaos.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Chaos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith catches Chaos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chaos lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Chaos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chaos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith misses with the combination.
Chaos misses with a looping right.
Chaos throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith is not content to let Chaos control the position.
Smith is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Chaos working the ground and pound but Smith is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to control but Chaos postures up.
Smith is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
It looks like John Smith has been cut.
Smith is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Chaos is controlling him well.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chaos misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smith throws Chaos to one side and escapes!
Chaos misses with a double jab.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chaos can do to turn this around?
Chaos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith scores with a hook to the body. Chaos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
John Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chaos's head.
Smith blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
Smith scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Chaos moves away and avoids it.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chaos on the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chaos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
A jab lands there for Smith.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
Chaos slips under a jab from Smith.
John Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith connects with a looping right hand.
Chaos misses with a two punch combination.
Smith throwing a counter right hand but Chaos manages to avoid it.
Brutus Chaos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chaos is breathing heavily.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chaos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chaos throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chaos thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smith tests Chaos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith counters with a leg kick.
Brutus Chaos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chaos doesn't seem bothered though.
Chaos catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smith lands with a straight right. Chaos didn't see that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Chaos throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Chaos is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Smith! Chaos is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Smith!
In his post fight interview, John Smith started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henri Kirchen (ranked 2410 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hines (ranked 1909 p4p, 0 weight class). Henri Kirchen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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245 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Henri Kirchen!
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, Mark Hines!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hines gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kirchen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kirchen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hines dives on top into guard.
Kirchen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kirchen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hines stopping the sweep attempt from Kirchen.
Kirchen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kirchen tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirchen working a defensive guard but Hines manages to pass into side control anyway.
Kirchen is looking to regain half guard here but Hines keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hines wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kirchen keeps working.
Kirchen is trying to improve his position.
Kirchen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kirchen gets back to half guard.
Kirchen wants to control but Hines is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kirchen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
I've been told that Hines has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Hines trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kirchen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hines moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Kirchen.
Hines tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirchen can't do much from the bottom here.
Kirchen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kirchen looks to move to half guard but instead Hines has passed into mount! Damn!
Kirchen is looking to get to half guard.
Kirchen is working hard here to advance position.
That's four 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.
Kirchen looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Kirchen can't escape the position.
Hines controls the position.
Hines is trying to stick to Kirchen's back but Kirchen is turning into Hines. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hines's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kirchen.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kirchen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hines dives on top into guard.
Kirchen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Hines dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hines closes the distance and clinches.
Kirchen jumps into guard, dragging Hines to the mat.
Hines showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kirchen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hines not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirchen wants to control but Hines passes easily into half guard.
Hines wants to stand up but Kirchen has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirchen trying to control here.
Kirchen wants to sweep but Hines has passed to side control!
Kirchen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hines wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kirchen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hines off and has taken his back!
Hines is having to fend off submission attempts from Kirchen, who is looking to sink in the choke. Kirchen doesn't have the hooks in though and Hines manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Kirchen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hines trying to control the position from guard on top but Kirchen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mark Hines has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kirchen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kirchen is looking to sweep but instead, Hines has passed into half guard.
Kirchen is looking to control Hines's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kirchen avoid being mounted?
Hines not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirchen trying to hold on to Hines's head to control him but Hines postures up.
Kirchen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hines controlling the action here.
Hines uses his free foot to push down on Kirchen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kirchen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kirchen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hines tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kirchen gets back to half guard.
Kirchen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kirchen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kirchen trying to control from the bottom.
Kirchen tries to roll over but Hines keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Hines showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Kirchen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hines to the mat! Hines manages to get full guard.
Kirchen trying to control but Hines is working from the bottom.
Kirchen stopping the sweep attempt from Hines.
Kirchen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kirchen looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirchen trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hines manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kirchen managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hines controlling from the top position.
Kirchen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kirchen working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hines has passed into half guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kirchen wants to improve his position but Hines is controlling well.
Kirchen trying to control from the bottom.
Kirchen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hines pulls his head out easily.
Kirchen trying to control here.
Hines controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirchen trying to control from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hines has closed the distance and engaged Kirchen in a clinch.
Kirchen gets control of Hines's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kirchen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hines won't allow Kirchen to sweep him here.
Kirchen can't keep his opponent in guard - Hines advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kirchen tries to roll over but Hines keeps him under control.
Hines is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kirchen is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hines jumps into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirchen is looking for a sweep.
Kirchen trying to remain calm as Hines controls from the top position.
Hines tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Kirchen is holding Hines down, trying to stall.
Kirchen tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Hines presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hines content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Hines comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hines 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 Peter Branson scores the fight for Mark Hines!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Mark Hines!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Mark Hines!
Mark Hines wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Baba (ranked 905 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Bennett (ranked 2930 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Baba could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Adam Bennett's chin.
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thomas Baba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adam Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Bennett.
Baba scores with a shot to the body.
Baba connects with a right hand. Bennett shakes it off.
Baba has managed to clinch.
Baba lands an uppercut.
Bennett lands a body punch.
Baba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Baba.
Baba scores with a shot to the side of Bennett's head.
Bennett blocking some punches.
Bennett pushes Baba back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baba makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bennett can't find room to land a body shot as Baba controls the action.
Baba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bennetts head.
Bennett lands a right hand.
Baba misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Baba.
Baba lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba lands a right hand.
Bennett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baba blocking some punches.
Bennett is leaning against Baba and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Baba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Baba.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baba.
Baba lands a body punch.
Baba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Baba.
Baba lands with a right to the head.
Baba scores with a shot to the side of Bennett's head.
Baba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Bennett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baba struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennett controls his hands.
Baba working aggressively here.
Bennett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bennett misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baba.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennett's elbow.
Bennett has a couple of punches blocked by Baba.
A nice left hand lands by Baba.
Baba presses Bennett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Baba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baba keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bennett's efforts to push away.
Baba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bennett can't break the clinch.
A short right from Baba on the inside.
Baba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bennetts head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bennett misses with a body punch.
Baba prevents a body shot from Bennett.
Baba lands a nice shot to the body.
Baba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Baba.
Bennett working aggressively here.
Bennett is trying to break free.
Bennett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Baba blocking some punches.
Bennett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baba lands a right hand.
Baba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Baba.
Nice body punch from Baba.
Bennett looks winded!
Baba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Baba.
Bennett takes a shot to the head.
Bennett is rocked!
Baba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennett's elbow.
Bennett is still on wobbly legs! Can Baba finish him?
Baba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennett seems to have recovered his senses.
Baba blocking some punches.
Baba pushes Bennett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bennett misses with some punches.
Baba lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baba.
Bennett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baba lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Baba digs a right hand underneath Bennett's ribcage. Bennett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Baba lands with a right to the head.
Baba drops Bennett onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Bennett is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Baba lands a left hand.
Bennett blocks an uppercut.
Baba lands a right hand.
Baba pushes Bennett against the cage. Baba is working some dirty boxing. Baba pushes off with a quick right hook! Bennett goes down! Bennett tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Baba moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Baba!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manager Yonic (ranked 2954 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Juti (ranked 646 p4p, 0 weight class). Manager Yonic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Timo Juti's chin.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Manager Yonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timo Juti!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Yonic - just one landing.
It looks like Timo Juti has been cut.
Juti lands the left hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yonic, as that shot connected.
Juti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yonic.
Jab from Juti.
Timo Juti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yonic throws a hook to the side of Juti's head but Juti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yonic throws a looping overhand right but Juti ducks down to avoid it.
We've been told by Yonic's head coaches at Buoy Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Yonic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Juti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Juti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yonics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Juti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yonic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juti tries to clinch up.
Yonic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yonic connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic misses with a body shot.
Juti throws a body shot but no joy.
Juti has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yonic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Juti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yonic, pushing him back against the cage.
Yonic has a couple of punches blocked by Juti.
Juti lands an elbow inside.
Yonic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yonic misses with a hook.
Yonic loads up on a big right hand but Juti slips the punch.
Yonic avoids the body shot from Juti.
Yonic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Juti works the jab nicely.
Yonic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Juti tries to clinch there but Yonic circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Juti sizes up Yonic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yonic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Juti misses its intended target.
Yonic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Juti.
Yonic missing with a left hand there. Juti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yonic swats away the attempt to clinch by Juti.
Yonic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Juti has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Manager Yonic has been cut.
Yonic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Juti.
Yonic avoids a wild elbow strike from Juti.
Yonic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Juti looks winded!
Yonic breaks from the clinch.
Juti misses the jab.
Yonic throws a big shot that misses.
Juti misses with a straight left.
Juti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yonic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yonic lands with an uppercut that bounces Juti off the cage and back into range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Juti!
A looping hook to the body misses from Juti. Yonic does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Yonic misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yonic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yonic takes a swing at Juti's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Yonic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yonic punishes Juti's body with a nice straight punch.
Juti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yonic.
Juti tries to close the distance and clinch but Yonic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yonic looks to land a right hand but Juti moved out of range.
Juti wants to counter with a clinch but Yonic pushes him away.
Yonic swats away the attempt to clinch by Juti.
It looked like Yonic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Juti.
A swing and a miss from Yonic.
Yonic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Juti.
Yonic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Timo Juti will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yonic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Juti.
Timo Juti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yonic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Juti lands with a shot to the body.
Juti is looking to clinch.
Juti doesn't manage to clinch there - Yonic circles away.
A jab from Juti misses.
Yonic is looking to counter punch.
Yonic has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A jab lands there for Juti.
Juti connects with a body shot that sends Yonic's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Juti does no damage.
Yonic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yonic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Juti fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Juti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Yonic misses.
Yonic loads up on a big right hand but Juti slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Yonic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yonic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Juti slips under a jab.
Juti slips a straight right by Yonic.
Yonic sets himself, and Juti steps forward looking for the clinch! Yonic avoids it this time.
Juti looks to score with a jab to the body but Yonic is just out of range.
A big right from Juti misses.
Juti walks into a left hand.
Juti throws a hook but Yonic blocks it.
Yonic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Juti tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yonic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yonic swings for the body but Juti moves out of range.
Juti throws a body punch but Yonic moves out of range.
Yonic throwing a counter right hand but Juti manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Juti misses its intended target.
Juti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yonic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yonic drops Juti with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Juti looks back up at him and smiles so Yonic waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Juti is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yonic weaves into range and cracks Juti right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Juti goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Yonic is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Manager Yonic!
A relieved looking Manager Yonic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Boaler (ranked 1827 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Motts (ranked 2269 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom Boaler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gregory Motts!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Motts throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boaler on the side of the head.
Motts gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Boaler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Motts looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Motts lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boaler has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Motts avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Boaler has been working on his balance at Island Sparring, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Motts.
A right hook to the body lands for Motts.
Boaler has Motts pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Motts manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Motts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Motts.
Boaler is breathing heavily.
A short right from Motts on the inside.
Motts is leaning against Boaler and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Motts works on Boaler's body with a couple of short punches.
Motts lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Motts works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Motts.
Still in the clinch, Motts scores with a nice short uppercut.
Motts scores with a hook to the body.
Motts lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Motts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boaler looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
BOOM! Motts lands a beautiful left hook that drops Boaler. Boaler tries to recover but Motts is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Boaler lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregory Motts!
Gregory Motts seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maybe Black Belt (ranked 2684 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Shufutinskiy (ranked 1763 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
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273 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maybe Black Belt!
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, Michael Shufutinskiy!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shufutinskiy throws the left hand but Black Belt avoids the punch easily.
Black Belt drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Shufutinskiy controlling Black Belt's posture.
Shufutinskiy can't keep his opponent in guard - Black Belt advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've been hearing good reports from Black Belt'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.
Black Belt content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Shufutinskiy wants to get back to full guard.
Black Belt is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Black Belt controlling from the full mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black Belt has hold of Shufutinskiy's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Shufutinskiy manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Black Belt working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shufutinskiy wants to control but Black Belt is having none of it.
Black Belt is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Shufutinskiy can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Black Belt jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Shufutinskiy manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Shufutinskiy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Black Belt working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black Belt controls the position.
Shufutinskiy tries to improve position but can't.
Black Belt controls the position from side control.
Black Belt has hold of Shufutinskiy's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Shufutinskiy seems comfortable defending it but Black Belt has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Shufutinskiy is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Shufutinskiy is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Black Belt couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Maybe Black Belt!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Gallo (ranked 1091 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Lauss (ranked 2917 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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240 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juan Gallo!
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, Daniel Lauss!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lauss jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lauss scores with a jab.
Gallo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gallo throws a hook but Lauss blocks it.
Lauss takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Gallo misses.
Lauss misses with a body punch
enabling Gallo to counter with a crisp jab.
Gallo lands a right hook to the body.
Lauss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gallo.
Lauss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gallo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lauss.
Lauss has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lauss thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lauss walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gallo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gallo misses with a looping right.
Lauss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gallo.
Gallo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gallo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lauss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lauss counters with a stiff right hand.
Gallo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Buoy Training in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Gallo does it's job there.
Gallo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gallo misses with a jab to the body
and Lauss counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gallo throws a sloppy head kick and Lauss moves out of range easily.
Lauss tries to counter with a clinch but Gallo shakes him off and moves away.
Gallo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gallo swings widly with a right hand
letting Lauss counter with a right hand.
Lauss misses with a hook.
Gallo throws the left hand but Lauss avoids the punch easily.
Lauss with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lauss throws a lazy right hand but Gallo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lauss lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lauss swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gallo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lauss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gallo.
It looked like Gallo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gallo misses with a body punch
and Lauss counters with a straight right hand.
Gallo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lauss.
Gallo misses with a right hand
and Lauss counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lauss punishes Gallo's body with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Gallo misses its intended target.
Gallo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lauss.
Lauss throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gallo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gallo throws a low kick, looking for Lauss's leg but Lauss calmly moves out of range.
Gallo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lauss manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Gallo.
Gallo throws an off balance right hand
and Lauss connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gallo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lauss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gallo.
Gallo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lauss takes a swing at Gallo's ribcage but misses.
Gallo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gallo scores with a punch to the head.
Gallo swings for the body but Lauss moves out of range.
A big left from Gallo misses.
Gallo throws an overhand right that lands on Lauss's shoulder, as Lauss tries to avoid the shot.
Lauss scores with a hook to the body. Gallo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lauss scores with a shot to the body.
Lauss avoids the body shot from Gallo.
Lauss looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lauss loads up on a big right hand but Gallo slips the punch.
Lauss throws the left hand but Gallo avoids the punch easily.
Gallo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lauss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lauss uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gallo.
Gallo looks to throw the jab but Lauss is out of range.
Lauss takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lauss works Gallo's body with a nice hook.
Gallo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lauss checks a leg kick nicely.
Lauss misses the jab.
Jab from Lauss.
Lauss is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gallo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gallo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gallo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gallo defending well as Lauss loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lauss uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gallo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lauss misses with a straight left.
Gallo misses with a wild body shot.
Lauss connects with the punch.
Gallo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lauss moves into the clinch.
Gallo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gallo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gallo has had enough of the clinch but Lauss keeps him there for the moment.
Lauss lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lauss throws a punch but it's blocked by Gallo.
Gallo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lauss blocks an uppercut.
Lauss lands a shot to the body.
Gallo is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lauss lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gallo backwards.
Gallo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lauss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lauss lands a glancing blow to the side of Gallo's head.
Gallo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lauss counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Lauss 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.
Gallo loads up on a big right hand but Lauss slips the punch.
Gallo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gallo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lauss counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gallo throws a body punch but Lauss moves out of range.
Gallo misses with an uppercut.
Lauss throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lauss scores with a nice head shot.
Lauss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gallo lands a jab.
Gallo misses with an uppercut
and Gallo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gallo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lauss connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Gallo misses the target.
A big right from Gallo misses.
Lauss lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallo misses with a jab to the body
and Lauss counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gallo thinking.
Lauss comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lauss lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauss lands with a nice body punch.
Lauss scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gallo just misses with a punch to the body.
Gallo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gallo ducks under a wild hook from Lauss.
Gallo misses with a body shot.
Lauss moves away from the strike by Gallo.
Gallo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gallo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lauss.
Gallo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lauss.
Lauss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lauss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gallo.
It looked like Gallo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lauss.
Lauss lands a nice looking body shot.
Lauss just misses with a punch to the body.
Gallo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lauss misses with an uppercut. Gallo saw that one coming.
Lauss moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gallo can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lauss misses with a punch on the inside.
Gallo is trying to break free.
Gallo can't find room to land a body shot as Lauss controls the action.
Gallo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lauss blocking some punches.
Gallo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lauss gets through Gallo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lauss stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lauss lands with a light punch inside.
Lauss pushes Gallo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gallo breaks the clinch.
Gallo throws out a loose jab but Lauss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lauss darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gallo throws a sloppy head kick and Lauss moves out of range easily.
Lauss has Gallo up against the cage in a clinch.
Gallo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lauss lands with a left to the head.
Gallo struggles to land a body shot inside as Lauss controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lauss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daniel Lauss seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Lauss.
Gallo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lauss.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lauss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lauss lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gallo backwards.
Lauss scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lauss scores with a hook to the body.
Lauss working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gallo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lauss scores with a hook to the body.
Lauss lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lauss lands a hook that snaps the head of Gallo backwards.
Lauss works on Gallo's body with a couple of short punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lauss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lauss misses with a body punch.
Lauss lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gallo backwards.
Lauss working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lauss lands a left hand.
Lauss throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gallos head.
Lauss working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lauss working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Lauss scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lauss lands a left hand.
Lauss lands a hook that snaps the head of Gallo backwards.
Lauss makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gallo is rocked!
Lauss lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Gallo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lauss lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lauss lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Lauss as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Lauss.
Lauss lands a hook that snaps the head of Gallo backwards.
Lauss throws a big uppercut that drops Gallo! More strikes from Lauss and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gallo lies dazed against the cage as Lauss celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Lauss!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Huber (ranked 2873 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthaus Gold (ranked 1385 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Matthaus Gold was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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26
240 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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26
271 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carl Huber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matthaus Gold!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold takes the fight into the clinch.
Gold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Carl Huber has been cut.
Huber throws a punch but it's blocked by Gold.
Huber tries to score a body lock takedown but Gold shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice body punch from Gold.
Huber misses with a punch on the inside.
Huber wants a takedown.
Gold lands a body punch in the clinch.
Huber is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Gold.
Gold stalls.
Gold jumps guard.
Huber got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gold has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Huber has managed to get both his arms back between Gold's legs - danger averted.
Gold is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Huber is aware though and is defending well.
Gold working for a triangle but Huber defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huber wants to pass the guard but Gold is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gold is looking for a triangle but Huber pushes his legs off easily.
Huber slips nicely into half guard.
Gold is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Huber pulls his head out easily.
Huber works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huber trying to control but Gold is having none of it.
Gold has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Gold trying to control but not successfully.
Gold is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Gold's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huber slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Huber looking for the RNC.
Gold is keeping busy.
Gold just trying to survive but Huber is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Gold is looking to escape here. Oh dear - Huber has locked on a rear naked choke here! Gold is tapping out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Carl Huber!
A very excited looking Carl Huber made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Agostin Carrilo (ranked 1449 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Freds (ranked 2411 p4p, 0 weight class). Agostin Carrilo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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235 lbs
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235 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Agostin Carrilo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fred Freds!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freds looks to score with a jab to the body but Carrilo is just out of range.
Carrilo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Freds.
Freds slips under a jab from Carrilo.
Donk. Freds catches Carrilo right on the button with a cross.
Freds throws a looping overhand right but Carrilo ducks down to avoid it.
Freds cracks a nice hook into Carrilo's ribs.
Freds ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carrilo moves away.
Carrilo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Buoy Training in the buildup to the fight.
Freds misses with a looping left.
Carrilo loads up on a big right hand but Freds slips the punch.
Carrilo lands a jab to the nose.
Freds ducks under a wild hook from Carrilo.
A telegraphed right hand from Freds misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freds slips under a jab.
Carrilo blocks a jab.
Freds scores with a hook.
Carrilo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Freds lands a glancing blow to the side of Carrilo's head.
Freds looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Freds. Carrilo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carrilo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Freds.
Carrilo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Freds's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Freds steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carrilo.
Freds swings for the body but Carrilo moves out of range.
Carrilo throws an off balance right hand
and Freds counters with a stiff right hand.
Freds misses the shot to the body.
Freds connects with a right hand. Carrilo shakes it off.
Carrilo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Fred Freds has been cut.
No joy there for Freds, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Carrilo misses the target.
Freds paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Carrilo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Carrilo.
Carrilo scores with a decent looking hook.
Carrilo throws a sloppy body shot
and Freds cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Freds loads up on a big right hand but Carrilo slips the punch.
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!
Carrilo connects with a body shot that sends Freds's belly button to the back.
Freds throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carrilo slips a straight right by Freds.
Freds fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carrilo manages to avoid it.
Freds misses with a lunging right hand
and Freds takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carrilo throws a monster overhand right that drops Freds! Carrilo follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Agostin Carrilo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Douglas (ranked 2147 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Dredd (ranked 2125 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
245 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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27
231 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Buster Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jake Dredd!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas connects with the punch.
Douglas moves out of range as Dredd throws a body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dredd rushes Douglas and presses him up against the cage.
Dredd jumps into guard, dragging Douglas to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Douglas stops Dredd from standing up.
Douglas trying to control but Dredd is working from the bottom.
Douglas prevents Dredd from getting back to his feet.
Douglas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dredd swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dredd is looking to stand up but Douglas isn't so interested in that idea.
Dredd keeping moving, preventing Douglas from controlling successfully.
Dredd wants to stand but Douglas is controlling the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Douglas slips under a jab.
Douglas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dredd was well out of range. Poor timing from Douglas.
A jab from Douglas misses.
Dredd slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dredd takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Buster Douglas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dredd closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dredd is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Douglas defends it well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Douglas manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Douglas looking for a guillotine here but Dredd defends easily.
Douglas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dredd gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Douglas definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Douglas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Douglas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Douglas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dredd can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dredd is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Douglas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dredd is one step ahead there.
Dredd controlling from the top position.
Douglas looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dredd puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Dredd prevents Douglas from improving his position.
Dredd controlling the action here.
Dredd is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas wants to sweep but Dredd has passed to side control!
Douglas is looking to regain half guard here but Dredd keeps moving and retains side control.
Dredd in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Douglas is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jake Dredd!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Jiro (ranked 260 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haka Motu (ranked 3426 p4p, 0 weight class). Jiro comes to the cage accompanied by Game of Death. Ken Jiro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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269 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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260 lbs
11 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ken Jiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Haka Motu!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Motu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Motu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jiro ducks under a wild hook from Motu.
Motu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Motu with a poor takedown
and Jiro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jiro throws the left hand but Motu avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Jiro misses.
Motu misses with an uppercut
and Jiro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Motu throws a combination that misses
and Jiro counters with a left to the body.
Motu walks into a left hand.
Jiro feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Motu sprawling to the canvas! Motu rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jiro finish him?!
Motu is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Motu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Motu misses with a hook to the body
and Jiro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Motu is still on wobbly legs! Can Jiro finish him?
Motu looks winded!
Motu throws a poor cross that misses
and Jiro counters with a left to the body.
Motu seems to have recovered his senses.
Motu tries to get into range but Jiro steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Motu! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Jiro scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ken Jiro!
Our winner, Ken Jiro, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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