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Chaos 7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raoul Kenshiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sani Hassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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290 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raoul Kenshiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sani Hassan!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hassan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hassan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kenshiro.
It looks like Sani Hassan has been cut.
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!
Kenshiro lands with an overhand left.
Kenshiro lands a jab to Hassan's midsection.
Kenshiro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kenshiro scores with a jab to the body.
Hassan looks winded!
Kenshiro fakes the body blow, causing Hassan to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Hassan goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raoul Kenshiro!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Ansatsuken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jonny Jon was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ryu Ansatsuken!
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, Jonny Jon!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ansatsuken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ansatsuken but Ansatsuken pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ansatsuken lands a head kick!
Jon fails with a takedown attempt.
Jon fails with the takedown
and Ansatsuken counters with a stiff right hand.
Ryu Ansatsuken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Jon.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jon is defended easily by Ansatsuken.
Ansatsuken moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ansatsuken throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jon misses with a hook. Ansatsuken ducked under it nicely.
Jon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ansatsuken connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ansatsuken moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab by Ansatsuken.
Jon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ansatsuken keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jon has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A head kick from Ansatsuken lands but Jon takes it in his stride.
Jon is rocked!
Ansatsuken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jon.
Jon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ansatsuken sprawls well. Ansatsuken wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jon gets slowly back to his feet.
Jon looks winded!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ansatsuken, as that shot connected.
Jon is still on wobbly legs! Can Ansatsuken finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters circling a little - Ansatsuken finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jon seems to have recovered his senses.
Ansatsuken connects with a body shot.
Ansatsuken scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jonny Jon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ansatsuken lands with a straight right. Jon didn't see that one coming.
Jon is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ansatsuken is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jon.
Ansatsuken pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jon back to the cage. Ansatsuken follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jon is rocked!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jon is still on wobbly legs! Can Ansatsuken finish him?
Ansatsuken lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jon seems to have recovered his senses.
Ansatsuken lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ansatsuken lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jon backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ansatsuken.
Ansatsuken breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ansatsuken swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice jab there from Ansatsuken.
Jon tries to clinch there but Ansatsuken circles away.
Ansatsuken has Jon up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Ansatsuken.
Ansatsuken softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jon tries to pull guard but Ansatsuken holds him up against the cage and eventually Jon drops back down to his feet.
A right hook to the body lands for Ansatsuken.
Jon is trying to force a seperation but Ansatsuken has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Ansatsuken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jon misses with the head strike.
A short right from Ansatsuken on the inside.
Ansatsuken lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jon backwards.
Jon tries to land a knee to the head but Ansatsuken blocks with his arms.
Ansatsuken lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ansatsuken.
Ansatsuken lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Ansatsuken.
Ansatsuken lands a shoulder strike.
Ansatsuken lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ansatsuken lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jon backwards.
Ansatsuken presses Jon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ansatsuken lands a left hand.
Ansatsuken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ansatsuken scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Ansatsuken dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ansatsuken lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Jon can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Ansatsuken and Jon drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Ansatsuken.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryu Ansatsuken!
Ryu Ansatsuken managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Island Gear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Grizzly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Travis Browne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Grizzly!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grizzly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grizzly pushes Browne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grizzly lands a nice uppercut.
Grizzly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Browne tries for a takedown but Grizzly manages to get underhooks.
Grizzly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stalling in the clinch from Grizzly.
Grizzly cracks Browne with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Browne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grizzly jabs Browne to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Browne is defended easily by Grizzly.
Grizzly lands with a cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grizzly, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grizzly closes the distance and clinches.
Grizzly is stalling here.
Grizzly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grizzly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grizzly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grizzly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grizzly lands a body punch.
Browne is trying to maintain a safe position but Grizzly gets an underhook and turns Browne into the cage.
Grizzly has Browne pressed against the cage, preventing Browne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Grizzly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grizzly presses Browne against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Browne is breathing heavily.
Browne is trying to force a seperation but Grizzly has the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Browne is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grizzly taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Grizzly lands with a left to the head.
Grizzly pushes Browne back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Browne is trying to drag Grizzly to the mat but Grizzly just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Browne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grizzly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grizzly works on Browne's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Grizzly as the two fighters clinch.
Grizzly is struggling to control the position.
Grizzly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Grizzly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grizzly lands a left hand.
Grizzly lands a body punch.
Grizzly stalling the fight.
Grizzly continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Grizzly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grizzly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Browne is working for takedown but Grizzly is calmly controlling the position for now.
A right hook to the body lands for Grizzly.
Browne has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Grizzly is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Grizzly taking a breather.
Grizzly digs a right hand into Browne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Browne's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grizzly lands a body punch in the clinch.
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!
Grizzly lands a right hand.
Grizzly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Browne or not.
Grizzly works on Browne's body with a couple of short punches.
Grizzly pushes Browne back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Grizzly presses Browne against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Grizzly stalls.
We've been informed that Grizzly has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Grizzly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grizzly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Browne or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Grizzly dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Grizzly scores with a sloppy right hand. Browne should have avoided that one.
Browne fails with a takedown attempt.
Grizzly thuds his right hand into Browne's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Browne takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grizzly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Browne at a distance.
Grizzly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Browne at a distance.
Grizzly has Browne up against the cage in a clinch.
Browne taking a breather.
Browne drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Grizzly gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Grizzly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Grizzly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grizzly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Grizzly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grizzly lands a left hand.
Browne tries to score a body lock takedown but Grizzly shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Browne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grizzly.
Grizzly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Grizzly lands with a light punch inside.
Grizzly taking a breather.
Grizzly lands a left hand.
A short left from Grizzly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grizzly lands with a light punch inside.
Browne is rocked!
Grizzly mutters something to Browne before pushing him back against the cage. As Browne comes back towards him, Grizzly unloads a hook from the very depths of hell that knocks Browne clean out! Oh. My. God. That is some seriously brutal stuff right there! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Grizzly!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Nichols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denis Pelono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Scott Nichols has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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197 lbs
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211 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Scott Nichols!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Denis Pelono!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nichols jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scott Nichols seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nichols misses with a wild body shot.
Nichols misses with a hook.
Nichols lands with a shot to the body.
Nichols throws the left hand but Pelono avoids the punch easily.
Nichols lands a really nice looking cross but Pelono seems unphased.
The fighters circling - Nichols throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pelono uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nichols.
Nichols throws a shot from downtown. Pelono moves away and avoids it.
Nichols misses the shot to the body.
Nichols misses with a lunging right hand
and Pelono counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pelono.
Pelono should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nichols is trying to control the position but Pelono postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelono drops back looking for a leg! Nichols is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nichols manages to kick Pelono off! Pelono jumps back into Nichols's guard.
Nichols can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pelono controls the pace.
Nichols is trying to keep Pelono in close.
Pelono stopping the sweep attempt from Nichols.
Nichols is trying to control the position but Pelono postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nichols looking to control but Pelono passes into half guard.
Pelono in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Nichols tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Pelono!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Denis Pelono!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Sarnoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovani Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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200 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stan Sarnoso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Giovani Silva!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sarnoso's head.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sarnoso has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Elite Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Sarnoso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sarnoso defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Stan Sarnoso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giovani Silva.
Sarnoso jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Sarnoso! Silva is backing up but he can't get away as Sarnoso lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Silva and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Stan Sarnoso!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Stan Sarnoso waved his t-shirt featuring Island Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Icarus Liege (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Layne Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Icarus Liege has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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211 lbs
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209 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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, Icarus Liege!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Layne Shepherd!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liege lands a two punch combo.
Liege displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shepherd.
Icarus Liege seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liege shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shepherd eats them both and turns towards Liege to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Shepherd throws a low kick but it's checked well by Liege.
Liege keeps the fight on the outside.
A decent looking cross lands there for Liege.
Shepherd tries to clinch there but Liege circles away.
Shepherd has closed the distance and engaged Liege in a clinch.
Shepherd unloads a knee to the mid-section. Liege lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Liege is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shepherd scores a nice knee to the body.
Shepherd stalling.
Shepherd lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Icarus Liege has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liege takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shepherd landing knees to the head.
Shepherd manages to break the clinch.
Liege swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shepherd.
Shepherd tries to score a power double leg takedown but Liege sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shepherd somewhat.
Shepherd tries to clinch but Liege moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Liege. Those never looked like landing.
Shepherd shoots in for a takedown but Liege shows good takedown defense.
Icarus Liege has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Layne Shepherd.
Shepherd takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liege lands a nice hook to Shepherd's body. Shepherd takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Liege as Shepherd shoots in.
Shepherd tries to close the distance and clinch but Liege swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shepherd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Liege manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Liege throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shepherd on the side of the head.
Shepherd shoots in but no luck this time.
Liege keeps the fight on the outside.
A left and a right from Liege both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liege connects with a right hand. Shepherd shakes it off.
Liege cracks Shepherd with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shepherd takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Liege scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Liege lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Liege lands with a nice combination. Shepherd backs away looking to recover.
Liege gets tackled into the cage by Shepherd. Shepherd maintains the clinch.
Liege avoiding damage as Shepherd throws knees to the body.
Shepherd with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shepherd tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Liege managing to block the knees to the body from Shepherd.
Shepherd throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Liege blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liege lands a glancing blow to the side of Shepherd's head.
Shepherd slips a jab and a cross from Liege.
We've been informed that Shepherd has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Liege displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shepherd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Liege paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Liege uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shepherd has time to react.
Liege digs a good body shot into Shepherd's ribs.
Jab by Liege.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liege lands a two punch combo.
Shepherd misses with a takedown attempt - Liege sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Layne Shepherd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Icarus Liege's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shepherd shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Liege as he jumps to the side.
Shepherd walks into a left hand.
Liege scores with a hook.
Shepherd walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Liege stalks Shepherd and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shepherd's face. Shepherd staggers backwards, shaken.
Shepherd takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Liege changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shepherd tries to clinch but Liege is having none of it.
Shepherd tries to close the distance and clinch but Liege swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liege lands a glancing blow to the side of Shepherd's head.
Shepherd moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Liege lands a body shot.
Icarus Liege is winning the standup battle so far.
Shepherd takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Liege lands with a hook. Shepherd tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Layne Shepherd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shepherd instigates a clinch.
Shepherd prevents Liege from breaking the clinch.
Shepherd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liege punishes Shepherd's body with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Liege, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shepherd has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shepherd fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Liege!
Shepherd has a takedown stuffed.
Icarus Liege has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Layne Shepherd.
Liege's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shepherd under the eye.
Liege lands a nice looking body shot.
Shepherd closes the distance and clinches up with Liege, looking for a takedown. Shepherd pushes Liege against the cage but Liege circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shepherd is breathing heavily.
Liege cracks Shepherd with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Liege.
Nice uppercut there from Liege.
Liege looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liege jabs Shepherd to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liege with a hook.
Shepherd throws a leg kick but Liege sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shepherd is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Liege.
Liege throws a series of strikes that have Shepherd backpedaling.
Shepherd walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Liege throws a shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Liege blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shepherd.
Layne Shepherd seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liege tries to break free but Shepherd pushes him back against the cage.
Liege wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shepherd gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shepherd landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shepherd tries to land knees in the clinch but Liege avoids the damage to the body.
Liege takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shepherd is trying desperately to land a takedown but Liege is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Shepherd.
Shepherd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shepherd tries to clinch there but Liege circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shepherd dives in and grabs Liege's left leg, looking for a takedown. Liege pushes down on Shepherd's head and hops out.
Shepherd takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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 Icarus Liege will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Icarus Liege's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Liege throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good standup being displayed there by Liege as he connects with a hook.
Shepherd tries to clinch but Liege is having none of it.
Liege lands an overhand right.
Liege cracks Shepherd with a good jab.
Liege tests Shepherd's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Liege lands a jab to the nose.
Liege lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shepherd drops his hands momentarily and Liege takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Liege moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liege throws a combination. Shepherd tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Liege cracks Shepherd with an open hand slap.
Liege works Shepherd's body with a nice hook.
Shepherd ducks right into an uppercut from Liege.
Liege scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shepherd doesn't seem bothered though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shepherd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shepherd fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Liege has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shepherd shoots for a double leg takedown but Liege sprawls well. He's pushed Shepherd's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice shot lands for Liege.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shepherd tries to clinch up.
Liege dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shepherd tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shepherd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Decent striking displayed by Liege there.
Shepherd closes the distance and pushes Liege back into the cage.
Shepherd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Liege lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd tries for a takedown but Liege sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shepherd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Liege keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Liege darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Liege connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shepherd's hands.
Shepherd forces Liege back against the cage and clinches.
A knee to the head by Shepherd.
Shepherd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shepherd walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shepherd is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab lands there for Liege.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Liege finds it's target.
Nice shot lands for Liege.
Liege clobbers Shepherd with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shepherd has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shepherd there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shepherd misses with a head kick.
Shepherd is looking to clinch but Liege is avoiding it.
Liege's corner calls for a 1-2. Liege obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Icarus Liege is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horrible takedown by Shepherd or perhaps it was just good defense by Liege which made him look bad.
Icarus Liege has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Layne Shepherd.
Shepherd has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Icarus Liege showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Liege has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Icarus Liege!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Fala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijiro Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Tim Fala!
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, Keijiro Maeda!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maeda fails with a takedown attempt.
Maeda misses with a takedown attempt - Fala sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fala throws a jab but it's blocked by Maeda.
Fala closes the distance and clinches.
Maeda tries to pull guard but Fala won't allow it.
Tim Fala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keijiro Maeda.
Maeda jumps guard but Fala stands there with Maeda around his waist. Maeda gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fala just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maeda's brow.
Fala unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fala lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Keijiro Maeda has been cut.
Maeda tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fala smiles and moves away.
Fala throws the kick towards the body but Maeda avoids it.
Fala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maeda moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fala gets a clinch.
Fala tries to land a knee to the head but Maeda blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fala missing with knees to the body.
Fala creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maeda's defenses.
Maeda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fala with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maeda dodges an elbow strike from Fala.
Fala lands an elbow just above Maeda 's eye.
Maeda trying to control the position but instead, Fala has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maeda into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fala.
Fala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maeda.
Fala throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fala with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fala lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Keijiro Maeda's cut even more.
Fala tries to land a knee to the head but Maeda blocks with his arms.
Fala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maeda avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fala throws an elbow but it misses.
Fala stops a takedown attempt from Maeda.
Fala missing with knees to the body.
Fala lands a damaging elbow.
Maeda blocks an elbow strike.
Maeda takes an elbow to the forehead.
The cut above Keijiro Maeda's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fala is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maeda is defending well for now.
Maeda tries to stall but Fala uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fala lands an elbow just above Maeda 's eye.
Keijiro Maeda's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Maeda wants to take the fight to the mat but Fala manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Fala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maeda avoids it.
Fala lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Keijiro Maeda's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tim Fala!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kelvin Lin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marco Cross!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lin moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lin scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Marco Cross has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lin.
Lin misses with some punches.
A short right from Lin.
Lin has a couple of punches blocked by Cross.
A head punch on the inside from Lin fails to land.
Cross's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cross wants a takedown but no success here.
Lin lands a left hand.
Cross can't get the takedown.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Cross has eaten all the pies!
Lin misses with some punches.
A short right from Lin.
Lin lands a hook that snaps the head of Cross backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cross backwards.
A short right from Lin.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lin.
That has opened up Marco Cross's cut even more.
Cross looks winded!
A short right from Lin on the inside.
Lin lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Cross to his knees! Lin keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kelvin Lin!
Post fight, Kelvin Lin took to the microphone: 'Wow man, he is no joke. He is very strong you know. Much respect to him and his manager.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Domingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Page might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bulls on Parade. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kyle Page!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jorge Domingo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page shoots in for a takedown but Domingo shows good takedown defense.
Domingo jabs Page to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Page with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Domingo to score with a decent uppercut.
Page dodges the punch combination from Domingo.
Domingo lands with a nice combination. Page backs away looking to recover.
Domingo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Page tries to move into range but Domingo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Domingo scores with a jab. Page acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Domingo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Page counters with a single leg into guard. Domingo didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page tries to free his leg and advance position but Domingo is retaining full guard.
Page is looking to work some ground and pound but Domingo has wrist control.
Page is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Page slips nicely into half guard.
Page seems to be looking for submissions.
Page trying to control the action but Domingo is working from the bottom.
Page is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page is pressing down on Domingo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Domingo is holding on for now.
Domingo is trying to get back to full guard.
Page is looking to stall here but Domingo recovers full guard.
Page pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Domingo is keeping the position for now.
Domingo is looking to stand up but Page isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page trying to control but Domingo is working from the bottom.
Page throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Domingo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Domingo is pulling down on Page's head. It's preventing any offense from Page, at least for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A right-left combo lands from Domingo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Domingo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Domingo.
A punch lands to the side of Page 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Domingo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Page on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Domingo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Page slips under a jab.
Page throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Domingo's waist but Domingo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Page off to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Domingo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jorge Domingo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Domingo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Domingo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Domingo connects with a crisp jab.
Domingo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Domingo.
Kyle Page is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Domingo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Page takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice takedown defense from Domingo. No joy for Page on that attempt.
Jab by Domingo.
Page throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Domingo's waist but Domingo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Page off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Domingo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Domingo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Page's head.
Domingo with a nice cross.
Page shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Domingo pinned against the cage. Domingo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Page. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Domingo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Page circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domingo connects with a right hand. Page shakes it off.
Domingo punishes Page's body with a nice straight punch.
Page takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Page takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Domingo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Domingo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Page.
Page moves forwards but Domingo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domingo cracks Page with an open hand slap.
Domingo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Page under the eye.
Domingo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Domingo throws a body punch but Page moves out of range.
Domingo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Domingo tests Page's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Page.
Domingo lands a two punch combo.
Domingo clobbers Page with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Page darts in looking for a takedown but Domingo gets double underhooks and turns Page into the cage.
Domingo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Domingo controlling the action here for a moment.
Domingo can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Domingo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Page fails with the takedown
and Domingo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Domingo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice shot lands for Domingo.
Domingo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Page. Page circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Page shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Page showed some decent athleticism there.
Domingo trying to control but Page postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Domingo can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page is taking a breather. Domingo 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.
Domingo is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Domingo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Domingo is trying to maintain the position but Page is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jorge Domingo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Domingo. Page does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domingo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Domingo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Page moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Page is trying hard to land a takedown here. Domingo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Page shoots in but Domingo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Page. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Domingo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Domingo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domingo throws a series of punches but Page moves out of range.
Jorge Domingo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Domingo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Page circles away quickly and effectively.
Domingo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Domingo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Page looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Domingo lands a right hook to the body.
Jorge Domingo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Page fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A combination from Domingo does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Domingo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Page.
Domingo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Domingo lands a lovely overhand right.
Page fails with a takedown attempt.
Domingo lands a jab to the nose.
Page is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Page fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Domingo really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Domingo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Domingo scores with a jab to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Domingo. No joy for Page on that attempt.
Domingo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Domingo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Domingo fails to land with a series of punches.
Domingo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pages jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Domingo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Page. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Page postures up in Domingo's guard and throws a big left but Domingo blocks it.
Domingo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Domingo controlling the position.
Page throws a big right hand that misses.
Page throwing strikes from guard but Domingo blocks nicely.
Page drops back looking for a leg! Domingo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Domingo manages to kick Page off! Page jumps back into Domingo's guard.
Domingo is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page pushing down on Domingo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Domingo is trying to stand up here but Page is controlling him well.
Domingo tries to get to full guard but Page has control of the leg.
Page is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Domingo sees it coming and defends easily.
Domingo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page wants to control but Domingo is keeping him busy.
Page is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Domingo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Page.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Page is looking for a kimura but Domingo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Page to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Domingo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Page is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Page working over Domingo with some ground and pound. Domingo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Page is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Domingo defends it well.
Page is looking to take a break and control but Domingo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kyle Page overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Page is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Page had his way with Jorge Domingo in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Domingo connects with a crisp jab.
Page takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Domingo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch combination from Domingo misses.
Page fails with a takedown attempt.
Domingo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Page circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Domingo throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Page counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Page is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Domingo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Domingo has escaped and now he's on top!
Domingo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Page looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Page wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domingo wants to pass the guard but Page is keeping the position.
Page throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Page wants to sweep here but Domingo controlling him for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Domingo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Page throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Page working for a triangle but Domingo defends it easily.
Page is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page is looking for a triangle here but Domingo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
You can see the frustration on Page's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Page has one of Domingo's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Domingo tries to stand but Page is controlling his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page is trying to control Domingo's posture but Domingo avoids it.
Page gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Page slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Page is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Domingo defends well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Page showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Domingo 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 47:48
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 46:48
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 46:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Domingo!
Jorge Domingo is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Jorge Domingo 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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