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Island Brawls 7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aidamir Magomedsharipov (ranked 6773 p4p, 620 weight class) and Edson Barboozer (ranked 6885 p4p, 624 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aidamir Magomedsharipov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edson Barboozer!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barboozer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Magomedsharipov counters with a shoot takedown. Barboozer fights it but they end up in guard.
Magomedsharipov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Barboozer is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Magomedsharipov, into his guard.
Barboozer decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Magomedsharipov, up you get!
Magomedsharipov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Barboozer manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomedsharipov shoots in and bounces Barboozer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Barboozer pushes Magomedsharipov off and scrambles back to his feet.
Barboozer looks to land a left hand but Magomedsharipov moved out of range nicely.
Magomedsharipov rushes Barboozer and presses him up against the cage.
Magomedsharipov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Magomedsharipov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Barboozer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Magomedsharipov is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aidamir Magomedsharipov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barboozer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barboozer pushes Magomedsharipov away with a front kick.
Magomedsharipov is breathing heavily.
Barboozer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barboozer sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Magomedsharipov to the ground! Barboozer dives into full mount looking to finish!
Magomedsharipov is rocked!
It looks like Aidamir Magomedsharipov has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barboozer postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Magomedsharipov bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Barboozer and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edson Barboozer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Walker (ranked 5362 p4p, 427 weight class) and Torsten Johansson (ranked 4807 p4p, 415 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chris Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Torsten Johansson !
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walker lands with an uppercut that bounces Johansson off the cage and back into range.
Walker blocks a head kick by Johansson .
Walker throws a head kick that misses.
Walker throws a looping overhand right but Johansson ducks down to avoid it.
Walker tries to clinch there but Johansson circles away.
Walker moves into the clinch.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson working hard to break the clinch.
Walker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johansson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walker has him pressed against the cage.
Johansson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johansson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johansson avoids it.
Walker lands an elbow just above Johansson 's eye.
Walker leaning against his opponent.
Walker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Johansson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but Johansson blocks with his arms.
Walker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johansson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johansson takes an elbow to the temple.
Walker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Walker obliges.
Walker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johansson is defending well for now.
Johansson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johansson . Johansson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Walker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johansson looks to land a left hand but Walker moved out of range nicely.
Walker throws a low kick but Johansson moves out of range easily.
Walker moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJohansson .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker closes the distance and clinches.
Johansson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Walker misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johansson up against the cage.
Walker stalling against the cage.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Johansson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker looks to land a body kick but Johansson moved away.
Johansson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Chris Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johansson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johansson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Johansson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walker.
Johansson throws a fast counter high kick but Walker manages to duck under it in time.
Walker lands a head shot.
Johansson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Walker cracks Johansson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Good leg kick by Walker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A swing and a miss from Walker.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johansson moves away.
Johansson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab from Walker misses.
Johansson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Johansson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Walker moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJohansson .
Walker throws a head kick but Johansson moves out of range.
Johansson throws a fast counter high kick but Walker manages to duck under it in time.
Danga de danga de dang - Walker scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Walker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Walker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johansson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Walker misses with a looping right.
Johansson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Johansson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Johansson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Walker misses with an uppercut. Johansson saw that one coming.
Walker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Walker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johansson is out of range and Walker settles back down.
Johansson throws a fast counter high kick but Walker manages to duck under it in time.
Johansson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker scoring well with a low kick there.
Johansson slips under a jab from Walker.
Johansson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Johansson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Walker has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson is trying to break the clinch but Walker is controlling him.
Walker slowing the pace effectively.
Walker with a knee to the head.
Walker tries a knee to the head but Johansson blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Walker 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.
Walker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker misses with a knee to the head.
Walker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johansson 's efforts to push away.
Walker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johansson can do to turn this around?
Walker stalling the fight.
Johansson wants to break free but Walker has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson tries to break free but Walker pushes him back against the cage.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walker prevents Johansson from breaking the clinch.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johansson blocks it with crossed arms.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johansson blocks it with crossed arms.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Johansson 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johansson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walker has Johansson pressed against the cage.
Walker landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is trying to force a seperation but Walker has the dominant position.
Walker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The referee calls for Walker to work.
Walker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johansson 's efforts to push away.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johansson .
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Johansson is blocking nicely.
Johansson is trying to force a seperation but Walker has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
Walker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johansson 's face.
Johansson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walker leaning his opponent against the cage.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but Johansson blocks with his arms.
Walker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johansson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johansson is breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Walker as Johansson tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Walker dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A bone on bone clash there as Johansson blocks the leg kick.
Walker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johansson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Johansson misses with a low kick.
Walker with a jab.
Johansson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker misses with a low kick.
Johansson throws a big counter head kick but Walker avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
Walker lands a lovely overhand right.
Walker clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker lands an elbow inside.
Walker misses with a knee to the head.
Chris Walker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johansson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Walker lands an elbow inside that Johansson shrugs off.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johansson .
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johansson 's elbow.
Johansson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johansson blocks an elbow strike.
Johansson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johansson is looking to break free of the clinch but Walker has double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Walker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johansson 's brow.
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Johansson is blocking nicely.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
Chris Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker avoiding damage.
Johansson is trying to force a seperation but Walker has the dominant position.
Walker has Johansson pressed against the cage, preventing Johansson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johansson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torsten Johansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker moves into the clinch successfully.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Walker as Johansson tries to tie him up.
Walker scores with a knee to the head.
Walker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johansson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker prevents Johansson from breaking the clinch.
Johansson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Walker prevents Johansson from breaking the clinch.
Walker has Johansson pressed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johansson takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Walker 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:25
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Walker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geezer Bird (ranked 6770 p4p, 198 weight class) and Terry Gehrig (ranked 7328 p4p, 137 weight class). Terry Gehrig has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Geezer Bird's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Geezer Bird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Terry Gehrig !
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bird tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gehrig swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bird wants to clinch up but Gehrig keeps it at a distance.
Bird sets himself, and Gehrig steps forward looking for the clinch! Bird avoids it this time.
Gehrig has closed the distance and engaged Bird in a clinch.
Bird swings wildly with an uppercut but Gehrig uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gehrig turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Gehrig decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Bird darts in looking for a takedown but Gehrig gets double underhooks and turns Bird into the cage.
A shot to the liver by Gehrig . Beautiful body shot.
Bird is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Gehrig .
Gehrig misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gehrig 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.
Gehrig throws a sloppy head kick and Bird moves out of range easily.
Bird fails with the takedown
and Gehrig counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gehrig lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Geezer Bird has been cut.
Gehrig looks for the body kick but Bird saw that one coming.
Bird is looking to counter punch.
Gehrig gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gehrig lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gehrig trying to control the pace.
Ground and pound from Gehrig .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gehrig controlling the action here.
It looks like Gehrig might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Gehrig sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bird defending well though.
Gehrig decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird has his takedown stuffed
and Gehrig counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Geezer Bird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gehrig breaks from the clinch.
Gehrig gets a double leg takedown into Bird's guard.
Bird is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bird is trying to control the position but Gehrig postures up.
Bird can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gehrig controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gehrig in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gehrig gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bird looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gehrig misses with a head kick.
Bird looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gehrig is fending him off so far but Bird persists. Nope, Gehrig circles away and we're back to standing.
Gehrig shoots in and gets a takedown into Bird's guard.
Gehrig sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Gehrig dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Geezer Bird's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gehrig gets a double leg takedown into Bird's guard.
Bird wants to get back to his feet but Gehrig passes into half guard.
Gehrig throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gehrig looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bird keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gehrig not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in half guard, Gehrig seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird wants to improve his position but Gehrig is controlling well.
Gehrig is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gehrig is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
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.
Bird is trying to escape back to his feet but Gehrig uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Gehrig moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gehrig tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bird tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gehrig sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bird somewhat.
A countering left hand to the body from Gehrig misses.
Gehrig gets a double leg takedown into Bird's guard.
Gehrig pushing down on Bird's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gehrig stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Bird to get to his feet.
Gehrig shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bird is trying to defend but Gehrig finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gehrig really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bird. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gehrig is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bird defends it well.
Gehrig has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gehrig has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gehrig controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Gehrig showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Geezer Bird's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gehrig pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Geezer Bird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gehrig gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gehrig has Bird pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gehrig pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bird tumbling to the mat - Gehrig dives into Bird's guard.
Gehrig stands and steps away. Bird gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bird gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gehrig to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bird is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Gehrig dives into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gehrig in side control, throwing shots but Bird defends.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gehrig working the ground and pound but Bird is defending the strikes.
Gehrig happy to just control the position for now.
Gehrig is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bird has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gehrig is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bird's shoulder. That is not cool.
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.
Gehrig stands up and beckons Bird to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gehrig clinches up against the cage.
Gehrig manages to break the clinch.
Bird fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And Gehrig tries to counter it with a takedown but Bird pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gehrig bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bird is trying to escape the position but Gehrig is controlling the position.
Gehrig sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bird is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bird regains half guard, as Gehrig was trying to land strikes.
Gehrig is taking a breather. Bird says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gehrig not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gehrig throwing shots but Bird is blocking nicely.
Gehrig thows a huge punch but Bird dodges it nicely.
Gehrig postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Bird to stand up.
Geezer Bird has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bird gets caught flat footed, as Gehrig shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gehrig stays in close to Bird's body and controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gehrig 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Gehrig comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gehrig has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Gehrig !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Konstantinov (ranked 4003 p4p, 484 weight class) and Witun Wittu (ranked 6998 p4p, 649 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vadim Konstantinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Witun Wittu!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konstantinov wants to clinch but Wittu slips to the side
letting Wittu counter with a right hand.
Konstantinov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wittu avoids it really well and circles away.
We've been told by Konstantinov's head coaches at Armored Fitness & Sparring that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wittu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Vadim Konstantinov has been cut.
Konstantinov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wittu lands with a shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Wittu.
Wittu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Konstantinov fails to land.
Wittu digs a right hand underneath Konstantinov's ribcage. Konstantinov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wittu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Konstantinov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wittu scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wittu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Konstantinov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wittu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Konstantinov throws a nice looking combination but Wittu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wittu has Konstantinov up against the cage in a clinch.
Wittu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Konstantinov is rocked!
Wittu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oh Konstantinov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wittu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wittu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wittu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wittu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wittu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wittu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wittu misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wittu.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Konstantinov.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wittu misses with the head strike.
Wittu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
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!
Wittu misses with the head strike.
Konstantinov tries to break free but Wittu pushes him back against the cage.
Wittu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wittu.
Konstantinov blocks an uppercut.
Konstantinov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wittu misses with the head strike.
Wittu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Konstantinov blocking some punches.
Konstantinov blocking some punches.
Wittu has Konstantinov pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Konstantinov is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Wittu - that's hurt Konstantinov badly! Oh, another knee lands and Konstantinov is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Konstantinov doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Witun Wittu!
Witun Wittu tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bayu Subagio (ranked 5141 p4p, 223 weight class) and KC Turner (ranked 6662 p4p, 251 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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136 lbs
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140 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bayu Subagio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, KC Turner!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner shoots in looking for a takedown. Subagio tries to sprawl out of it but Turner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Subagio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Subagio was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Turner scores with a nice head shot.
Subagio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turner.
Turner lands a jab to the nose.
Subagio lands a nice shot that snaps Turner's head back.
Subagio lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Subagio tries a head kick but it misses.
Turner avoids the head kick by Subagio.
Subagio throws a nice head kick!
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!
Subagio wants to clinch.
Subagio tries to clinch there but Turner circles away.
Turner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Subagio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Subagio. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Subagio pushes Turner up against the cage in a clinch.
Subagio stalling.
Turner breaks the clinch.
Subagio clinches up with Turner and pushes him back against the cage.
Turner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bayu Subagio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Subagio lands a nice looking body shot.
Bayu Subagio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Subagio throws out a powerful jab.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner misses with a straight right.
It looked like Subagio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Subagio moves into the clinch.
Subagio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Subagio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Turner misses with a straight left.
Turner takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Subagio is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Subagio.
Turner scores with a nice head shot.
Turner throws a body shot but no joy.
Subagio gets a clinch.
Subagio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turner's elbow.
Subagio breaks from the clinch.
Subagio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Subagio in his tracks.
Subagio lands with a right hand.
Turner tries for a takedown but Subagio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Subagio cracks Turner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Turner moves out of range as Subagio throws a body kick.
Subagio lands a body shot.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Subagio was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Subagio is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Subagio throws a sloppy head kick and Turner moves out of range easily.
Subagio misses with a head kick.
Turner blocks a head kick by Subagio.
Subagio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Subagio misses with a head kick.
Subagio tries a head kick but it misses.
Turner moves into the clinch successfully.
Subagio tries to stall but Turner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Turner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Subagio effectively controlling the action here.
Turner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Subagio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Subagio gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Subagio has a couple of punches blocked by Turner.
Subagio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Subagio wants to clinch up but Turner keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Subagio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Turner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner scores with a jab to the body.
Subagio throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
Subagio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turner counters with a left to the body.
Subagio looks to land a right hand but Turner moved out of range.
Subagio tries a head kick but it misses.
Turner avoids the head kick by Subagio.
Subagio misses with a body punch
letting Turner counter with a right hand.
Turner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Subagio moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bayu Subagio dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Turner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Turner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Subagio rather than just go for the knockout.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Subagio is just out of range.
Subagio throws a poor cross that misses
and Turner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Turner lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Subagio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Subagio can't find room to land a body shot as Turner controls the action.
Subagio stalling the fight.
Subagio throws an elbow that misses.
Subagio lands a right hand.
Turner manages to break the clinch.
Subagio tries to clinch up
and Turner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Subagio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Turner's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Subagio throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Turner.
Turner shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Subagio misses.
Bayu Subagio is winning the standup battle so far.
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by Subagio.
Subagio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Subagio throws a head kick that misses.
Subagio throws a series of strikes that have Turner backpedaling.
Turner misses with a hook. Subagio ducked under it nicely.
Subagio clobbers Turner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Subagio scores with the left hand. Turner knows he should have avoided that one.
Turner digs a good hook to Subagio's body.
Turner moves into the clinch successfully.
Turner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Subagio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Subagio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turner can do to turn this around?
Turner manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Subagio.
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!
Turner cracks Subagio with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big right from Subagio misses.
Subagio lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Subagio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Subagio.
Turner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Subagio misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Subagio misses the target.
Turner ducks under a wild hook from Subagio.
Subagio clobbers Turner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Turner throws out a powerful jab.
Turner wants to clinch up but Subagio keeps it at a distance.
Subagio looks to land a left hand but Turner moved out of range nicely.
Turner scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Turner.
Turner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Subagio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turner blocks a head kick by Subagio.
Turner is trying to counter with his kicks.
A jab from Turner misses.
Subagio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turner tests Subagio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Subagio throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Turner's head.
Turner throws a combination. Subagio tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Subagio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turner takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Subagio is looking to land body kicks.
Subagio misses with a right hand
enabling Turner to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Turner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Subagio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Turner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turner throws an overhand right that lands on Subagio's shoulder, as Subagio tries to avoid the shot.
Subagio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Subagio.
Turner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Subagio lunges at Turner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Turner's hand.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Turner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Subagio 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.
Turner tries to clinch up but Subagio circles away and keeps his distance.
Turner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Subagio's sensitive parts.
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 Bayu Subagio will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Turner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Subagio looks to land a left hand but Turner moved out of range nicely.
Subagio lands a jab to the head.
Subagio misses with a head kick.
Turner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Subagio.
Turner scores with a shot to the body.
Turner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Subagio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Turner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Subagio rushes Turner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Subagio misses with the head strike.
Turner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Subagio misses with a hook.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Subagio moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Subagio misses with a hook. Turner ducked under it nicely.
Turner throws a body punch but Subagio moves out of range.
Subagio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Subagio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turner shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Subagio misses the body punch
and Turner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Subagio blocks a jab.
Subagio connects with a looping right hand.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Subagio swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Turner counter with a right hand.
Subagio throws a sloppy head kick and Turner moves out of range easily.
Subagio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turner doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Turner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by Subagio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner moves out of range as Subagio throws a body kick.
Subagio swings widly with a right hand
and Turner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner blocks a jab.
Turner appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Turner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters circling - Subagio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Subagio.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Subagio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Turner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Subagio throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Subagio.
Turner moves out of range as Subagio strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Subagio throws a lazy uppercut
and Turner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Subagio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner blocks a head kick by Subagio.
Turner throws out a counter right but Subagio avoids it with no problem.
Turner jabs Subagio right on the nose. Subagio blinks but takes it well.
Turner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Subagio throws a lazy head kick
and Turner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turner moves away from the strike by Subagio.
Turner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Subagio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A head kick misses from Subagio.
Turner scores with a nice strike.
Turner takes a swing at Subagio's ribcage but misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Turner, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Subagio.
Subagio walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Turner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Turner catches Subagio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A slow jab from Subagio misses its intended target.
Subagio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Subagio just misses with a punch to the body.
Subagio clinches.
Turner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Subagio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turner.
Turner misses with a takedown attempt - Subagio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by Subagio.
KC Turner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bayu Subagio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turner missing with a left hand there. Subagio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Subagio misses the target.
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 Bayu Subagio.
Well Subagio 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bayu Subagio!
A very excited looking Bayu Subagio 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.
The defeated KC Turner had this to say: 'fuck yall'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blake Barrett (ranked 3326 p4p, 176 weight class) and Ricky Martins (ranked 6690 p4p, 252 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ricky Martins enters the cage!
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135 lbs
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Blake Barrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricky Martins!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrett misses with a hook.
Barrett definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barrett misses with a hook. Martins ducked under it nicely.
Martins throws a lazy head kick
letting Barrett counter with a right hand.
Martins is rocked!
Barrett lands an uppercut, right on the button! Martins tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Blake Barrett!
A relieved looking Blake Barrett 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Angel Guzman (ranked 2614 p4p, 112 weight class) and Troll Boovaine (ranked 5280 p4p, 179 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Miguel Angel Guzman!
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, Troll Boovaine!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Guzman does no damage.
Guzman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boovaine counters with a low kick, right behind Guzman 's knee.
Boovaine moves forwards but Guzman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boovaine looks to land a body kick but Guzman moved away.
Guzman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boovaine defending well as Guzman loads up on a big left hand.
And Boovaine responds with a good body kick, but Guzman manages to step out the way in time.
Guzman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Guzman throws a one two combo.
Guzman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boovaine is rocked!
Guzman drops Boovaine with a big left hand! Boovaine is injured, injured bad! Guzman jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Angel Guzman!
A relieved looking Miguel Angel Guzman 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cid Wallace (ranked 3396 p4p, 89 weight class) and Ronaldo Silva (ranked 3502 p4p, 139 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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262 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cid Wallace!
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, Ronaldo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Cid Wallace has been cut.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
Silva avoids the body shot from Wallace.
Wallace lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Ronaldo Silva has been cut.
Wallace cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wallace falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wallace lands the left hand.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wallace scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva avoids the body shot from Wallace.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Silva misses with an uppercut
letting Wallace counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Wallace looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Silva moves away from the strike by Wallace.
Wallace definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cid Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a series of punches but Wallace avoids them all with ease.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Wallace scores with a body shot.
Wallace misses with a double jab
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wallace stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wallace throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Silva releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva avoids the body shot from Wallace.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wallace misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wallace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace.
Silva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A big left from Silva misses.
Wallace throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Wallace defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Wallace backing up. Wallace nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Wallace throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Wallace lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silva looks to land a combination. Wallace sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wallace misses with a looping left.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wallace.
Silva moves away from the strike by Wallace.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Silva takes a swing at Wallace's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Wallace wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silva slips under a jab from Wallace.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wallace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace.
Silva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands a lovely overhand right.
That has opened up Ronaldo Silva's cut even more.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A lazy left from Wallace finds it's target.
A big left from Wallace misses.
Wallace sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wallace throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva lands a jab to the head.
Wallace is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wallace swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wallace slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wallace misses with a jab to the body
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cid Wallace dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wallace swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wallace misses with a straight left.
Silva slips under a jab from Wallace.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wallace jabs at Silva's body.
Wallace throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wallace misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Wallace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva throws out a counter right but Wallace avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wallace lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wallace throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva throws out a counter right but Wallace avoids it with no problem.
Wallace scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wallace misses with a body shot.
Wallace fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wallace connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wallace lands the left hand.
The cut above Ronaldo Silva's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva defending well as Wallace loads up on a big left hand.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wallace 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.
Wallace misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Wallace swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Wallace swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Wallace.
Wallace is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Wallace scores with a jab to the body.
Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Wallace throws a shot to the body.
Wallace lands a body shot.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva slips under a jab.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva blocks a jab.
Wallace digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Wallace scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
Wallace throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Wallace was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva staying out of range there.
Wallace paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ronaldo Silva's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Silva throws a series of punches but Wallace moves out of range.
Wallace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wallace with a body shot.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Wallace backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Wallace manages to avoid it all.
Wallace misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Wallace throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wallace misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wallace rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Wallace throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ronaldo Silva's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cid Wallace!
A very excited looking Cid Wallace 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sanfino Vino (ranked 2178 p4p, 294 weight class) and Jose Valdez (ranked 1999 p4p, 270 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Valdez's choice of entrance music: Pump it up. Sanfino Vino has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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198 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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220 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sanfino Vino!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jose Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vino tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Valdez manages to circle out of the way.
Valdez scores with a leg kick.
Vino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vino does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Valdez's coach down at Prosper Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Valdez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Vino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valdez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vino tries to clinch but Valdez is having none of it.
Vino takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Sanfino Vino has been cut.
Valdez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valdez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valdez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vino.
Valdez tries to land a front kick but Vino steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Valdez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez throws a sloppy head kick
and Vino counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vino.
Valdez is looking to break free of the clinch but Vino has double underhooks.
Valdez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vino has him pressed against the cage.
Valdez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vino tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valdez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valdez throws a head kick but Vino moves out of range.
Vino has closed the distance and engaged Valdez in a clinch.
Vino scores a nice knee to the body.
Vino misses with an elbow over the top.
Valdez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vino unloads a knee to the mid-section. Valdez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vino unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Valdez looks winded!
Valdez is trying to break the clinch but Vino has him pressed against the cage.
Vino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Valdez avoids it.
Valdez avoiding damage as Vino throws knees to the body.
Vino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Valdez avoids it.
Vino throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Valdez avoiding damage as Vino throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vino tries to land knees in the clinch but Valdez avoids the damage to the body.
Vino tries to land knees in the clinch but Valdez avoids the damage to the body.
Vino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valdez tries to break the clinch but Vino is controlling the position.
Vino tries to land knees in the clinch but Valdez avoids the damage to the body.
Vino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vino gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
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!
Vino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valdez.
Valdez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vino throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Valdez avoids it.
Valdez wants to break free but Vino has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez avoids a wild elbow strike from Vino.
Valdez blocks an elbow strike.
Valdez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vino looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vino missing with knees to the body.
Valdez managing to block the knees to the body from Vino.
Valdez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vino has Valdez up against the cage in a clinch.
Vino keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Valdez's efforts to push away.
Vino using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valdez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Valdez is defending well for now.
Valdez is trying to break the clinch but Vino has him pressed against the cage.
Valdez is trying to force a seperation but Vino has the dominant position.
Valdez breaks from the clinch.
Vino moves in looking to clinch but Valdez pushes him off.
Valdez throws a head kick that misses.
Valdez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vino wants to clinch up but Valdez keeps it at a distance.
Valdez wants to counter the offense by Vino and move into the clinch position.
Valdez lands a big head kick that sends Vino tumbling to the mat! Valdez takes a step backwards and waves Vino back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sanfino Vino's cut is getting worse.
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!
Valdez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vino fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Valdez wants to counter with a clinch but Vino pushes him away.
Vino avoids the head kick by Valdez.
Vino tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jose Valdez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sanfino Vino's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Valdez throws a head kick that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Valdez.
Valdez tries a head kick but it misses.
Vino tries to clinch but Valdez is having none of it.
Valdez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vino wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Valdez swats away the attempt to clinch by Vino.
Valdez tries a head kick but it misses.
Vino is looking to counter the offense by Valdez and move into the clinch.
Valdez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valdez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vino.
Vino tries to close the distance and clinch but Valdez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vino is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vino tries to clinch up.
Vino moves into range and clinches up with Valdez.
Vino with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Valdez managing to block the knees to the body from Vino.
Valdez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vino trying to land knees to the body.
Valdez wants to get back to striking at distance but Vino won't allow it.
Vino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vino tries to land a knee to the head but Valdez blocks with his arms.
Vino misses with a knee to the head.
Valdez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vino definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Valdez is trying to push Vino away but Vino has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Valdez tries to circle away but Vino has him pinned against the cage.
Vino trying to land knees to the body.
Vino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valdez breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez tries a head kick but it misses.
Valdez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valdez lands a big head kick that sends Vino tumbling to the mat! Valdez takes a step backwards and waves Vino back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vino misses with a takedown attempt - Valdez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Valdez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Valdez tries to get set, Vino tries to push him back and clinch up but Valdez manages to avoid the attempt.
Valdez throws a head kick but Vino moves out of range.
Sanfino Vino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vino tries to clinch but Valdez is having none of it.
Jose Valdez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vino avoids the head kick by Valdez.
Valdez is looking to score with low kicks.
Valdez throws a head kick but Vino moves out of range.
Valdez tries a head kick but it misses.
Valdez is breathing heavily.
Vino pushes Valdez up against the cage in a clinch.
Vino pushes off an throws an elbow but Valdez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vino throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez avoids a wild elbow strike from Vino.
Valdez tries to circle away but Vino has him pinned against the cage.
A knee to the head by Vino.
Valdez breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Valdez.
Valdez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valdez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vino tries to close the distance and clinch but Valdez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valdez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valdez throws a sloppy head kick and Vino moves out of range easily.
Valdez throws a lazy head kick
and Vino holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Valdez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valdez has had enough of the clinch but Vino keeps him there for the moment.
Vino breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez throws a head kick but Vino moves out of range.
Vino clinches up against the cage.
Vino lands a knee to the body.
Valdez has had enough of the clinch but Vino keeps him there for the moment.
Valdez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Valdez has had enough of the clinch but Vino keeps him there for the moment.
Vino tries to land a knee to the head but Valdez blocks with his arms.
Vino looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Valdez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vino has taken the fight to the clinch.
Valdez can't break the clinch.
Vino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Valdez avoids it.
Vino lands a good knee to the midsection. Valdez won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jose Valdez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sanfino Vino's cut.
That's time! Vino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vino moves into the clinch.
Vino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Valdez avoids it.
Valdez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vino has him pressed against the cage.
Vino throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vino prevents Valdez from breaking the clinch.
Valdez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Valdez.
Valdez tries to keep at a distance but Vino has taken the fight into the clinch.
Valdez wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vino has him pressed against the cage.
Valdez blocks an elbow strike.
Vino tries a knee to the head but Valdez blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez is trying to push Vino away but Vino has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sanfino Vino has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Valdez blocking some punches.
Valdez breaks the clinch.
Vino blocks a head kick by Valdez.
Vino tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valdez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vino fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vino fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vino clinches up against the cage.
Valdez tries to circle away but Vino has him pinned against the cage.
Valdez working hard to break the clinch.
Vino tries to land knees in the clinch but Valdez avoids the damage to the body.
Valdez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vino with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valdez.
Valdez blocks an elbow strike from Vino.
Valdez avoids a wild elbow strike from Vino.
Valdez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Valdez managing to block the knees to the body from Vino.
Valdez is trying to break the clinch but Vino is controlling him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vino throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vino throws an elbow but misses.
Valdez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valdez.
Vino throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vino unloads a knee to the mid-section. Valdez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vino throws an elbow but it misses.
Valdez managing to block the knees to the body from Vino.
Valdez avoiding damage as Vino throws knees to the body.
Vino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Valdez avoids it.
Valdez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valdez can't break the clinch.
Valdez breaks the clinch.
Valdez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valdez throws a head kick but Vino moves out of range.
Valdez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valdez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez throws a head kick that misses.
Vino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valdez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Valdez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vino.
Vino tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Valdez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Valdez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vino avoids the head kick by Valdez.
Vino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valdez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valdez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Valdez throws the kick towards the body but Vino avoids it.
Vino shoots in for a double leg but Valdez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vino closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vino lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valdez managing to block the knees to the body from Vino.
Vino scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sanfino Vino clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Sanfino Vino's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vino is looking to clinch but Valdez is avoiding it.
Valdez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valdez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vino.
Vino wants to clinch.
Valdez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valdez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vino wants to clinch up but Valdez keeps it at a distance.
Vino looks for a takedown but Valdez sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vino tries to clinch up but Valdez circles away and keeps his distance.
Vino moves into the clinch successfully.
Valdez managing to block the knees to the body from Vino.
Vino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valdez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vino throws an elbow that misses.
Valdez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vino tries to clinch up but Valdez circles away and keeps his distance.
Valdez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vino shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Valdez pinned against the cage. Valdez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A head kick misses from Valdez.
Vino tries to counter by clinching up but Valdez breaks away and moves out of range.
Vino tries to clinch there but Valdez circles away.
Valdez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vino fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vino tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valdez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick from Valdez lands but Vino takes it in his stride.
Valdez is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Valdez circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vino pushes Valdez up against the cage in a clinch.
Vino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Valdez avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Valdez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Valdez is looking to break free of the clinch but Vino has double underhooks.
Vino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valdez.
Vino misses with an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Valdez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vino misses with a knee strike.
Vino creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Valdez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vino tries to clinch up.
Jose Valdez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vino tries to clinch but Valdez is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vino tries to close the distance and clinch but Valdez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valdez swats away the attempt to clinch by Vino.
Valdez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Valdez keeps the fight on the outside.
Valdez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valdez throws a head kick that misses.
Vino tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Valdez manages to circle out of the way.
Vino fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sanfino Vino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vino is looking to clinch but Valdez is avoiding it.
Valdez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vino.
Vino clinches with his opponent.
Vino lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valdez.
Vino has Valdez pressed against the cage, preventing Valdez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Valdez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vino gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Valdez is trying to break the clinch but Vino has him pressed against the cage.
Vino putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Valdez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Valdez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vino lands an elbow inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vino.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vino crunches a lovely knee into Valdez's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jose Valdez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sanfino Vino's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Vino fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valdez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vino tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valdez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valdez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vino closes the distance and pushes Valdez back into the cage.
Valdez avoiding damage as Vino throws knees to the body.
Valdez is trying to push Vino away but Vino has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Valdez dodges an elbow strike from Vino.
Valdez is looking to break free of the clinch but Vino has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Valdez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vino tries to clinch but Valdez is having none of it.
Vino is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Valdez.
Valdez throws a head kick that misses.
Valdez throws a lazy head kick
and Vino counters by clinching up.
Valdez is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Valdez blocks an elbow strike from Vino.
Vino creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Valdez's defenses.
It looks like Jose Valdez has been cut.
Valdez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vino tries a knee to the head but Valdez blocks it.
Valdez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Valdez avoids it.
Vino keeps control of Valdez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Valdez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Valdez has had enough of the clinch but Vino keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vino lands a nice elbow.
Valdez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vino just misses with a elbow thrown towards Valdez's brow.
Valdez is trying to force a seperation but Vino has the dominant position.
Valdez breaks the clinch.
Vino fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valdez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Vino clinches up with Valdez and pushes him back against the cage.
Vino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Valdez avoids it.
Valdez has had enough of the clinch but Vino keeps him there for the moment.
Valdez blocks the elbow strike.
Vino lands a nice elbow.
Vino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valdez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Valdez is defending well for now.
Valdez manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vino.
Vino blocks a head kick by Valdez.
Valdez throws a head kick that misses.
Vino tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Valdez manages to circle out of the way.
Vino tries to clinch but Valdez is having none of it.
Valdez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vino tries to clinch there but Valdez circles away.
Vino tries to clinch but Valdez moves out of range.
Vino closes the distance and clinches.
Valdez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez swats away the attempt to clinch by Vino.
Sanfino Vino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Valdez.
Vino tries to close the distance and clinch but Valdez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valdez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vino.
Vino tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Valdez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vino pushes Valdez up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vino just misses with a elbow thrown towards Valdez's brow.
Vino is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Valdez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valdez checks a leg kick.
Vino sets himself, and Valdez steps forward looking for the clinch! Vino avoids it this time.
Valdez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping body kick lands there for Valdez.
Valdez checks a low kick from Vino.
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 Sanfino Vino.
I think Valdez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 48:47
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Oh dear, what a disastrous situation! The belt remains unclaimed and both fighters go home unhappy!
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