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VIP 35: Crusoe vs. Yusura PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Davisdon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Survivor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Davisdon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to The Survivor's chin.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dave Davisdon!
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, The Survivor!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davisdon shoots for a takedown but Survivor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Davisdon tries to clinch but Survivor moves away
and Survivor counters with a head kick that drops Davisdon to the mat! Davisdon scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Survivor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Survivor lands a leg kick that knocks Davisdon off balance momentarily.
Davisdon tries to clinch
and Survivor counters with an outside leg kick.
Survivor keeps Davisdon at a distance using the push kick.
Davisdon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Davisdon is breathing heavily.
Survivor circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Davisdon drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Survivor follows Davisdon to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Survivor!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erick Rowan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Holmes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Thomas Holmes!
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, Erick Rowan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes scores with a one two! Rowan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Erick Rowan has been cut.
Rowan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rowan tries a head kick but it misses.
Oooooh!!! Holmes has knocked Rowan down with a huge combo! Holmes steps away and waves a wobbly Rowan back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Rowan is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rowan get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Rowan stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Holmes runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thomas Holmes!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ron Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ron Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dan Moss!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moss scores with a kick to the body.
Moss tries to land a leg kick but Holmes saw it coming and moves away.
Nice jab there from Holmes.
Holmes dips to his left and cracks Moss with an uppercut!
A head kick from Moss lands but Holmes takes it in his stride.
It looks like Ron Holmes has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moss tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Moss slips a straight right by Holmes.
Moss slips under a jab from Holmes.
Holmes checks a leg kick.
Holmes moves out of range of the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Moss.
Moss goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Holmes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Good work by Holmes as he checks the leg kick.
Holmes missing with a left hand there. Moss was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holmes.
That kick from Moss tenderised Holmes's leg. Holmes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Holmes scores with a nice right hand.
Holmes scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Moss throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Holmes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holmes checks a leg kick nicely.
Moss tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Holmes is able to avoid easily.
Holmes misses with an uppercut.
Holmes blocks a leg kick.
Moss connects with an inside leg kick.
Moss is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Holmes checks a leg kick.
Holmes blocks a head kick by Moss.
A telegraphed right hand from Holmes misses the target.
Holmes scores with the left hand. Moss knows he should have avoided that one.
Holmes swinging wildly here.
Holmes checks a leg kick.
Moss throws a head kick but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes misses with a straight left.
Moss throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Holmes. That did some damage!
Holmes lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holmes blocks the body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Moss.
Holmes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
Moss tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Moss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moss scores with a spinning back kick!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Moss throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Moss thumps Holmes with a low kick.
Holmes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Moss backs up against the cage.
A clash of legs there as Holmes blocks the low kick.
Holmes is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Holmes misses with an uppercut. Moss saw that one coming.
Moss throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Moss slips a jab from Holmes.
Moss misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Holmes blocks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Moss. That's going to slow Holmes down.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
Holmes throws a hook but Moss blocks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Moss, right into the meat.
Moss throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick from Moss lands but Holmes takes it in his stride.
Holmes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That kick from Moss tenderised Holmes's leg. Holmes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Moss staying out of range there.
Holmes misses with an uppercut.
Moss moves out of range as Holmes strikes.
Moss fakes the leg kick and cracks Holmes in the body.
Moss lands a leg kick that knocks Holmes off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moss thuds his shin into the meat of Holmes's side.
Moss cracks the inside of Holmes's front leg.
Moss motions for Holmes to come forward. Moss throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Moss connects with a leg kick. Holmes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Holmes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Moss throws a nice outside leg kick.
Holmes blocks a leg kick.
Moss throws a chopping leg kick but Holmes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Moss throws a quick inside leg kick.
Moss feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Holmes's calf.
Moss is looking to chop away at Holmes's legs.
Holmes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Holmes looks to land a left hand but Moss moved out of range nicely.
Moss feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Holmes's calf.
Moss throws a leg kick but Holmes sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Moss misses with a low kick.
Moss walks into a jab.
Moss throws a chopping leg kick but Holmes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Moss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Holmes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Moss throws a chopping leg kick but Holmes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Holmes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A jab lands there for Holmes.
Holmes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Moss tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Moss throws a low kick but Holmes avoids it.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
Moss tries to move into range but Holmes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Moss scoring well with a low kick there.
Holmes throws a series of strikes that have Moss backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Moss.
Moss is rocked!
Moss throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Moss misses with a low kick.
Moss swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Moss throws a nice inside leg kick.
Moss tries to work over Holmes's front leg with a kick but Holmes checks it.
Moss throws a wild body kick that Holmes sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Holmes. Beautiful body shot.
Holmes checks the leg kick.
Holmes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Holmes blocks a leg kick.
Moss looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Moss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holmes.
Moss motions for Holmes to come forward. Moss throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes avoids a kick to the body.
Moss shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Holmes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Moss throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Moss walks into a stiff left hand from Holmes.
Moss misses with a low kick.
Dan Moss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holmes lands with an overhand left.
Holmes jabs at Moss's body.
Holmes digs a good hook to Moss's body.
Holmes throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes takes a kick to the side of the head.
Moss is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Holmes.
Moss is still on wobbly legs! Can Holmes finish him?
Moss throws a low kick but it's checked well by Holmes.
Moss seems to have recovered his senses.
Holmes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Moss misses with a head kick.
Holmes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moss pivots, looking for a leg kick but Holmes is out of range and Moss settles back down.
Holmes lands with a straight right. Moss didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Holmes misses.
Moss takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Moss throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Moss shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Holmes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moss tries to move into range but Holmes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Moss.
Holmes moves out of range of the leg kick from Moss.
Holmes misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes blocks a low kick nicely.
Holmes throws a shot from downtown. Moss moves away and avoids it.
Holmes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A clash of legs there as Holmes blocks the low kick.
Holmes checks a leg kick.
Moss throws a half hearted mid kick.
Moss lands a leg kick that knocks Holmes off balance momentarily.
Holmes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Moss.
Moss plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Holmes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Moss slips under a jab from Holmes.
Good work by Holmes as he checks the leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Moss.
Moss misses with a low kick.
Holmes throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Moss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Moss, right into the meat.
A telegraphed right hand from Holmes misses the target.
Moss throws a leg kick but Holmes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Moss feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Holmes's calf.
Moss is looking to score with low kicks.
Holmes throws a jab when Moss was well out of range.
Moss tries to work over Holmes's front leg with a kick but Holmes checks it.
Moss tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Moss misses with a low kick as Holmes jumps back.
Holmes connects with a jab.
Holmes blocks a head kick by Moss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moss 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.
A head kick misses from Moss.
Holmes scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big right from Holmes misses.
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 Ron Holmes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ron Holmes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.
Holmes checks a low kick from Moss.
Moss wants to slow Holmes down by chopping away at his legs.
Holmes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Moss misses with a low kick.
Moss throws a head kick but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes lands a nice shot that snaps Moss's head back.
Moss has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Holmes lands a big right hand that sends Moss crashing to the mat! Holmes stays standing though and waves Moss back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmes throws a big shot that misses.
Holmes fails to land with a series of punches.
Moss cracks the inside of Holmes's front leg.
Holmes moves out of range of the leg kick from Moss.
Moss swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Moss misses with a low kick.
Holmes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Moss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holmes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moss.
Holmes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Moss moves out of range as Holmes strikes.
Moss throws a chopping leg kick but Holmes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Holmes throws a series of punches but Moss avoids them all with ease.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Moss.
Holmes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Moss tries to score with a low kick but Holmes moves his leg out of the way.
Holmes throws a shot from downtown. Moss moves away and avoids it.
Moss looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Moss cracks the inside of Holmes's front leg.
Holmes loads up on a big right hand but Moss slips the punch.
Holmes scores with a body shot.
Moss shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Holmes checks a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Moss. Holmes shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Moss moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Moss lands with a thumping leg kick.
Holmes checks a low kick from Moss.
Holmes misses with an uppercut. Moss saw that one coming.
Holmes checks a leg kick.
Moss misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moss tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Holmes is able to avoid easily.
Holmes scores with a jab.
Moss connects with a leg kick. Holmes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice body punch from Holmes.
Holmes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Moss. Moss obviously looking to wear him down.
Holmes cracks Moss with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Holmes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moss doesn't seem bothered though.
Holmes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moss.
A right-left combo lands from Holmes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Moss there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Moss throws a low kick but it's checked well by Holmes.
Moss fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Holmes is out of range.
Moss misses with a low kick.
Holmes connects with a right hand. Moss shakes it off.
Holmes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moss lands a high kick!
Moss tries a low kick but Holmes avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Holmes blocks the low kick.
Holmes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Holmes moves out of range of the leg kick from Moss.
Moss tries to land a front kick but Holmes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Moss lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Holmes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Holmes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Holmes lands a left and a right that send Moss crashing to the mat, dazed. Holmes thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss throws a chopping leg kick but Holmes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Holmes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Holmes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Moss on the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Holmes blocks the leg kick.
Holmes blocks a low kick nicely.
A big left from Holmes misses.
Holmes throws a hook to the side of Moss's head but Moss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holmes digs a good body shot into Moss's ribs.
A big right from Holmes misses.
Moss throws a low kick but it's checked well by Holmes.
A punch combination from Holmes misses.
Moss pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes checks the leg kick.
Moss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holmes.
Holmes connects with a nice looking jab.
Holmes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Holmes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Holmes 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Holmes!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fritz Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn Barry will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fritz Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shawn Barry!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson misses with a straight right.
Barry takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barry bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Larsson's head backwards.
Donk. Larsson catches Barry right on the button with a cross.
Larsson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Prolight Knockout in the buildup to the fight.
Barry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circling - Larsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Larsson slips under a jab from Barry.
Larsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barry.
Barry ducks under a wild hook from Larsson.
Nice defenses there by Barry.
The fighters circling - Barry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
Larsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barry throws out the jab.
Larsson missing with a left hand there. Barry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Larsson scores with a hook to the body. Barry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barry scores with a nice head shot.
Barry defending well as Larsson loads up on a big left hand.
Larsson looks to throw the jab but Barry is out of range.
Larsson swings for the body but Barry moves out of range.
Larsson misses with an uppercut
and Barry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson swings for the body but Barry moves out of range.
Barry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barry smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barry blocks a jab.
Larsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barry.
Larsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Larsson throws a body punch but Barry moves out of range.
Larsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barry manages to avoid it.
Barry misses with a lunging right hand
and Barry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Larsson with a jab.
Barry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barry throws a lazy uppercut
and Larsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barry misses with an uppercut
and Larsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Larsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A lazy left from Larsson finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson misses with a shot to the body
and Barry counters with a straight right hand.
Barry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Larsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barry.
Larsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Larsson swings for the body but Barry moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Larsson. Beautiful body shot.
Larsson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Larsson misses with a wild body shot.
Larsson takes one to the chin there.
Larsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barry misses with a hook.
Fritz Larsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larsson defending well as Barry loads up on a big left hand.
Barry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larsson.
Barry slips under a jab.
Larsson swings for the body but Barry moves out of range.
Larsson misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barry misses with an uppercut
letting Larsson counter with a right hand.
Larsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Barry misses the target.
Larsson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larsson.
Larsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Barry is just out of range.
A left lands for Larsson.
A big left from Larsson misses.
Barry scores with a punch to the head.
Barry connects with a right hand. Larsson shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Larsson takes a swing at Barry's ribcage but misses.
Larsson swings for the body but Barry moves out of range.
Barry throws a hook but Larsson blocks it.
Larsson misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson misses the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Barry as he connects with a hook.
Larsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Larsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barry.
Good standup being displayed there by Barry as he connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Larsson misses the target.
Larsson throws a big shot that misses.
Larsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Barry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barry misses with a looping left.
Barry lands with a straight right. Larsson didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barry throws a lazy right hand but Larsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barry defending well as Larsson loads up on a big left hand.
Larsson misses the shot to the body.
Larsson lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Fritz Larsson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Larsson looks to throw the jab but Barry is out of range.
Larsson throws a big shot that misses.
Larsson looks to land a right hand but Barry moved out of range.
Barry 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.
Barry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Larsson throws a hook but Barry blocks it.
Barry is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Barry ducks under a wild hook from Larsson.
Larsson staying out of range there.
Larsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barry throws a hook but Larsson blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Barry misses the target.
A slow jab from Barry misses its intended target.
Larsson looks to land a left hand but Barry moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Larsson misses its intended target.
Larsson slips a straight right by Barry.
Larsson takes a swing at Barry's ribcage but misses.
Larsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson slips under a jab.
Barry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Larsson takes a swing at Barry's ribcage but misses.
Barry slips under a jab from Larsson.
Larsson slips under a jab.
Barry looks to land a right hand but Larsson moved out of range.
Larsson misses with a hook.
Barry looks to land a left hand but Larsson moved out of range nicely.
Barry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barry needs to keep his hands up - Larsson had a free shot at his head there.
Larsson ducks under a wild hook from Barry.
Larsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barry manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larsson. Barry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barry.
Barry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Larsson misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson drops his hands momentarily and Barry takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barry manages to avoid it.
Barry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Larsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barry was well out of range. Poor timing from Larsson.
Barry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Larsson.
Larsson throws a shot from downtown. Barry moves away and avoids it.
Barry slips under a jab from Larsson.
Barry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larsson.
Larsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barry.
Barry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot lands for Larsson.
Larsson 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.
Larsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Larsson misses with a looping left.
Larsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barry looks to throw the jab but Larsson is out of range.
Fritz Larsson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barry was well out of range. Poor timing from Larsson.
Larsson misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Barry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body punch from Larsson.
A swing and a miss from Larsson.
Larsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Larsson throws an off balance right hand
letting Barry counter with a right hand.
Barry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Larsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barry.
Larsson takes a swing at Barry's ribcage but misses.
Larsson slips under a jab from Barry.
Larsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barry has time to react.
Barry lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his 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!
Barry misses with a looping left.
Barry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larsson swings for the body but Barry moves out of range.
Barry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Larsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Larsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barry's head backwards.
Larsson scores with a jab. Barry acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Larsson misses with a straight left.
Larsson slips under a jab.
Larsson misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Larsson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barry.
Larsson throws a big shot that misses.
Barry throws a lazy right hand but Larsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fritz Larsson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Barry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Larsson throws a body punch but Barry moves out of range.
Barry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Larsson.
Larsson looks to throw the jab but Barry is out of range.
Barry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larsson scores with a body shot.
Larsson throws a body punch but Barry moves out of range.
Barry takes one to the chin there.
Larsson digs a good hook to Barry's body.
Larsson throws a jab when Barry was well out of range.
A cross from Larsson lands.
Barry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larsson.
Larsson misses with an uppercut.
Barry looks to land a left hand but Larsson moved out of range nicely.
Barry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Larsson cracks a nice hook into Barry's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry scores with a jab to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Barry misses the target.
Larsson misses with a looping right.
Barry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larsson throws out the jab.
Barry throws out a loose jab but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Barry misses.
Larsson slips under a jab from Barry.
The fighters circle momentarily. Larsson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Larsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barrys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Larsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barry.
Larsson dips to his left and cracks Barry with an uppercut!
Larsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barry.
Larsson scores with the left hand. Barry knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry misses with an uppercut.
Larsson throws a body punch but Barry moves out of range.
Larsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Larsson works the jab nicely.
A big left from Barry misses.
Barry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barry walks into a stiff left hand from Larsson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larsson. Barry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barry scores with a hook.
Barry sizes up Larsson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Larsson.
Larsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larsson. Barry does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Larsson.
Barry blocks a jab.
Larsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barry scores with the left hand. Larsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Barry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Larsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barry.
Larsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Larsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Barry blocks a jab.
Barry loads up on a big right hand but Larsson slips the punch.
Barry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Larsson clobbers Barry with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A swing and a miss from Barry.
Larsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barry was well out of range. Poor timing from Larsson.
A slow jab from Barry misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barry misses with an uppercut.
Larsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barry counters with a stiff right hand.
Larsson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Larsson looks to throw the jab but Barry is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larsson slips under a jab from Barry.
Larsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Barry's head.
A slow jab from Larsson misses its intended target.
Larsson misses with a hook. Barry ducked under it nicely.
Larsson lands a right hook to the body.
Larsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larsson throws a hook but Barry avoids it easily.
Larsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barry.
A jab from Barry misses.
Shawn Barry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fritz Larsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Larsson swings for the body but Barry moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fritz Larsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Larsson 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fritz Larsson!
After winning the bout, Fritz Larsson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Money Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell Davis struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Mitchell Davis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Money Man!
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, Mitchell Davis!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Man does no damage.
Man blocks the body kick.
Davis tries to clinch but Man moves out of range.
Davis wants to clinch.
Man thows a body shot but no joy.
Man closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Davis's guard.
Man stays in close to Davis's body and controls the position.
Man has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Man lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
Man seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Davis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Davis keeping full guard, as Man tries to pass.
Man postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Man 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Money Man wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Man manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Davis on his heels. He'll look to pass Davis's guard now, I'm sure.
Man controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Davis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Man slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Money Man has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Man closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Davis's guard.
Man controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Man throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Man scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Money Man dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Man looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.
Man drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Man'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.
Davis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Man works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Man is taking a breather. Davis 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.
Man seems to be looking for submissions.
Man performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis wants to improve his position but Man is controlling well.
Man slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Money Man wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Man scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Davis is looking to get back to his feet here but Man is keeping cool and he's managed to take Davis's back.
Davis trying to control the hands but Man won't let him.
Man controlling the position well here. Davis rolled but Man kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man lands with a hammerfist to the side of Davis's head.
Man throwing damaging strikes from the back! Davis could be in trouble here!
Davis takes a big shot to the side of the head.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
I really don't envy Davis right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throwing damaging strikes from the back! Davis could be in trouble here!
Davis showing good submission defense here.
Man keeps control of the position easily here as Davis tries to buck him off.
Davis felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Davis!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Money Man dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Man looks for a takedown but Davis sprawls well.
Davis fails with the takedown.
Man takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Davis enables Man to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Davis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Man controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Davis keeping full guard, as Man tries to pass.
Davis looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Money Man just wasn't active enough.
Man scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
A lull in the action here.
Davis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Man seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Davis for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to control but Man postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Man just content to control the position.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davis can do to turn this around?
Money Man has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Davis throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Davis!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis is letting Man control him for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to get back to his feet but Man drags him back down.
Davis wants to control but Man postures up.
Man scores with a couple of short elbows.
Man landing a few strikes.
Man remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Davis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Man connects with a decent elbow.
Money Man overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Mitchell Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Man'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.
Money Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Money Man.
Davis gets caught flat footed, as Man shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Money Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Man 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Money Man!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edvan De Moraes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Simple Man. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
265 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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26
260 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edvan De Moraes!
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, Roy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by De Moraes. That's going to slow Nelson down.
De Moraes throws a leg kick but Nelson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nelson lands a right hook to the body.
De Moraes cracks the inside of Nelson's front leg.
Nelson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Moraes cracks the inside of Nelson's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by De Moraes.
De Moraes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nelson looks winded!
De Moraes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for De Moraes.
De Moraes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nelson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Moraes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Moraes.
A thudding body kick lands there by De Moraes!
De Moraes scoring well with a low kick there.
De Moraes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That kick from De Moraes tenderised Nelson's leg. Nelson is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Moraes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nelson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Moraes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Moraes connects with a leg kick. Nelson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Moraes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nelson blocks a head kick by De Moraes.
That kick from De Moraes tenderised Nelson's leg. Nelson is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Moraes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Moraes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Moraes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Moraes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nelson takes a step back to recover.
An inside leg kick lands from De Moraes.
De Moraes throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Moraes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nelson's calf.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Moraes.
Nelson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Moraes. That's going to slow Nelson down.
Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Moraes misses with a head kick.
De Moraes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Moraes is looking to slow Nelson down with leg kicks.
De Moraes connects with an inside leg kick.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
An inside leg kick lands from De Moraes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Moraes.
An inside leg kick lands from De Moraes.
De Moraes lands a big head kick that sends Nelson tumbling to the mat! De Moraes takes a step backwards and waves Nelson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nelson is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Look low, kick high! De Moraes uses the oldest trick in the book to send Nelson tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! De Moraes is absolutely delighted - when Nelson wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Edvan De Moraes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Samael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Herst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samael's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Warrior. Herst is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mr Crowley. Damian Herst has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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230 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Solomon Samael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Damian Herst!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herst fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Samael sprawls well initially but Herst persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nice strikes from Herst there.
Herst thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Samael's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Herst lands a nice short elbow.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Herst working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Samael is trying to get back to full guard.
Herst takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Herst drops an elbow to the side of Samael's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Herst is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Samael blocking the ground and pound attempt from Herst.
Samael taking some punishment here, with Herst in his half guard.
Samael gets full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Samael'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.
Herst is in close to Samael's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Samael is rocked!
Herst gets to his feet and stands over Samael, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Samael felt that one! Herst unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Samael from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damian Herst!
Post fight, Damian Herst took to the microphone: '*growls incoherently*'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Sonova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maikel Da Silva Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonova comes to the cage accompanied by Sleep Lullaby. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruno Sonova!
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, Maikel Da Silva Souza!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza throws a push kick but Sonova slaps the foot to one side.
Sonova keeps the fight on the outside.
Souza closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sonova circles away.
Souza tries to clinch but Sonova is having none of it.
Souza throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Souza throws a head kick but Sonova moves out of range.
Sonova missing with a left hand there. Souza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Souza moves away from the strike by Sonova.
Souza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sonova counters with a nice double leg into side control. Souza won't be happy with that.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sonova scores with a couple of short elbows.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Souza can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sonova scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Souza to see if he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonova is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Souza looks calm but he's in trouble here. Sonova gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Souza is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Sonova lets go of the hold and Souza can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bruno Sonova!
Bruno Sonova spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Island King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zorg Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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275 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, The Island King!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zorg Grabowski!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grabowski throws a big shot that misses.
King takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like The Island King has been cut.
King tries to move into range but Grabowski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grabowski pinned against the cage. Grabowski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Grabowski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King shoots for a takedown but Grabowski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
King ducks under a wild hook from Grabowski.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grabowski.
Grabowski stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Island King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Grabowski misses.
Grabowski thows a body shot but no joy.
King doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
King looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Grabowski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
King is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Grabowski is trying to escape and King transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Grabowski is forced to tap! Nice work there by King! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). The Island King!
The Island King retains his heavyweight title!
The Island King decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robinson Crusoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omi Yusura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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215 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite 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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robinson Crusoe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Omi Yusura!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yusura gets caught napping as Crusoe dives in and scores a takedown. Yusura manages to retain guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Yusura throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Crusoe passes Yusura's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Crusoe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Still in half guard, Crusoe seems content to control.
Yusura tries to roll over but Crusoe keeps him under control.
Crusoe trying to control from half guard but Yusura is working away.
Crusoe is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Yusura has managed to free his arm - good work.
Still in half guard, Crusoe seems content to control.
Crusoe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yusura actively working from the bottom here.
Crusoe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crusoe is trying to work for a kimura but Yusura is defending well.
Yusura wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusura keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crusoe is working for a submission of some sort.
Ground and pound from Crusoe.
Crusoe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yusura looking for submissions off his back.
Yusura throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Crusoe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Crusoe prevents Yusura from improving his position.
Crusoe lands strikes from half guard.
Crusoe lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crusoe is looking for a kimura here.
Yusura is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Crusoe scores with a couple of nice shots.
Crusoe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Crusoe stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Yusura to get to his feet.
Crusoe shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Crusoe showed some decent athleticism there.
Yusura moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Crusoe is stalling in the full guard.
Yusura keeping moving, preventing Crusoe from controlling successfully.
Crusoe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Crusoe chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusoe passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Crusoe connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Yusura some visible discomfort.
Yusura is trying to improve his position.
Crusoe tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Crusoe controlling the position.
Crusoe is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Yusura looks calm but he's in trouble here. Crusoe gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Yusura is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Crusoe lets go of the hold and Yusura can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Robinson Crusoe!
Robinson Crusoe retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Robinson Crusoe 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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