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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshimitzu Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakuraba comes to the cage accompanied by Pride theme song blares through the speaker as fireworks erupt . Mickey Henderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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272 lbs
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265 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yoshimitzu Sakuraba!
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, Mickey Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson lands with a nice body punch.
Henderson works over Sakuraba's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Yoshimitzu Sakuraba has been cut.
Henderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sakuraba looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Henderson staying out of range there.
Henderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Sakuraba counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sakuraba lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sakuraba lands a nice short elbow.
Sakuraba has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ground and pound from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Henderson wants to control but Sakuraba is keeping busy.
Sakuraba seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sakuraba landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson trying to hold on to Sakuraba's head to control him but Sakuraba postures up.
Sakuraba could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sakuraba slows the pace down in half guard.
Sakuraba 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 one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
It looks like Mickey Henderson has been cut.
Henderson taking some punishment here, with Sakuraba in his half guard.
That has opened up Mickey Henderson's cut even more.
Sakuraba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sakuraba with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Henderson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sakuraba is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Henderson!
Henderson tries to hold on but Sakuraba pushes him away.
Sakuraba postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Henderson is out cold - huge knockout for Sakuraba!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yoshimitzu Sakuraba!
Yoshimitzu Sakuraba tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akin Kiaskari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Wirya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wirya has chosen Let Her Go as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Akin Kiaskari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leon Wirya!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Kiaskari.
Wirya wants to clinch.
A lazy left from Kiaskari finds it's target.
Kiaskari misses with a head kick.
Wirya swings widly with a right hand
and Kiaskari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wirya lands a big head kick that sends Kiaskari tumbling to the mat! Wirya takes a step backwards and waves Kiaskari back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kiaskari is rocked!
It looks like Akin Kiaskari has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiaskari wants to stay close but Wirya steps back to make room for something. Kiaskari seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Wirya and Kiaskari drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Leon Wirya!
Leon Wirya thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ahmed Aljad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Wad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick Wad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ahmed Aljad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dick Wad!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aljad has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wad finds it's way round the side to connect with Aljad's head.
Wad looks to land a right hand but Aljad moved out of range.
Wad stuffs the takedown.
Wad's jab looks to have found its range, popping Aljad under the eye.
Wad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wad throws a body shot but no joy.
Aljad misses with a takedown attempt
and Wad counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wad sends Aljad crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Wad is motioning to the referee to let Aljad up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Aljad is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aljad is aggressively charging in as Wad backs up avoiding any damage. Wad tosses out a jab and Aljad runs right into it face first! Aljad is out cold! Wad dropped down on all fours and is barking in Aljad's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dick Wad!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Peturson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hollis Bradbury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollis Bradbury has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Erik Peturson's chin.
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221 lbs
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221 lbs
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Good wrestling
Decent elbows
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erik Peturson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hollis Bradbury!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peturson has closed the distance and engaged Bradbury in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bradbury fails to land.
Nice elbow from Peturson.
Peturson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bradbury's defenses.
It looks like Hollis Bradbury has been cut.
Peturson scores a nice knee to the body.
Bradbury misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Peturson.
Peturson working Bradbury over with knees to the body.
Bradbury looks winded!
Bradbury can't find room to land a body shot as Peturson controls the action.
Nice elbow from Peturson.
Peturson lands an elbow just above Bradbury 's eye.
Peturson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peturson lands an elbow inside that Bradbury shrugs off.
Bradbury takes an elbow to the forehead.
Peturson lands a damaging elbow.
Peturson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Hollis Bradbury's cut even more.
Bradbury takes an elbow to the temple.
Peturson lands an elbow that stopped Bradbury in his tracks for a moment.
Peturson drops Bradbury with a big knee straight up the middle! Bradbury is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Bradbury is rocked!
Peturson clinches up against the cage.
Bradbury is still on wobbly legs! Can Peturson finish him?
Peturson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Peturson lands a big knee! That's hurt Bradbury! Oh, he's all over the place! Peturson lands another knee that sends Bradbury to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erik Peturson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ren Grusen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Jon (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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148 lbs
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157 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ren Grusen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Derrick Jon!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jon has closed the distance and engaged Grusen in a clinch.
Jon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jon missing with knees to the body.
Jon working Grusen over with knees to the body.
Jon misses with a body punch.
Jon pushes Grusen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grusen fails to pull guard.
Grusen can't get the takedown.
Grusen misses with a punch to the body.
Jon crunches a lovely knee into Grusen's ribcage.
Grusen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ren Grusen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jon misses with a body punch.
Grusen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jon trying to land knees to the body.
Jon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jon lands a good knee to the midsection. Grusen won't want to take too many of those.
Grusen is trying to pull guard but Jon has him pressed against the cage.
Grusen is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Jon.
Jon lands a left hand.
Jon presses Grusen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jon connects with a knee to the head.
Jon lands a nice knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Jon.
Jon crunches a lovely knee into Grusen's ribcage.
Jon scores with a hook to the body.
We've been informed that Jon has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A short body shot lands from Jon as the two fighters clinch.
Jon landing knees to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Jon.
Grusen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jon scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Jon.
Jon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jon lands a nice knee to the body.
Jon scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grusen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jon cracks Grusen with a nice body shot.
Jon lands a good knee to the midsection. Grusen won't want to take too many of those.
Jon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grusen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jon landing knees to the head.
Grusen is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Jon.
Oh Grusen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jon lands a knee to the head.
Jon has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Grusen - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Jon, and another! Grusen is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Derrick Jon!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mamad Mouba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coltin Scheihing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamad Mouba is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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158 lbs
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143 lbs
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mamad Mouba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Coltin Scheihing!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scheihing on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mouba.
Scheihing blocks a head kick by Mouba.
Scheihing digs a good body shot into Mouba's ribs.
Scheihing tries to bum rush Mouba with a series of wild strikes but Mouba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scheihing throws a body kick that misses.
Scheihing on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mouba lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mouba connects with an inside leg kick.
Scheihing on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Mouba has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mouba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Scheihing crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mouba - the referee stops the clock and Scheihing gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mouba. Scheihing manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scheihing on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Scheihing throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mouba was covering up waiting for the punch and Scheihing finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mouba is looking for a triangle but Scheihing pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scheihing controlling from the top position.
Mouba on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mouba tries to get out of the position.
Mouba looking for subs off his back but Scheihing has passed one foot through into half guard.
Scheihing trying to control from half guard but Mouba is working away.
Mouba has his hands clasped together around Scheihing's back. He's all about the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mouba trying to hold on to Scheihing's head to control him but Scheihing postures up.
Mouba slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mouba will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mouba manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Scheihing manages to get himself to full guard.
Mouba working some strikes from top position.
Mouba wants to pass the guard but Scheihing is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouba wants to control from the top but Scheihing keeps moving.
Scheihing is controlling Mouba's posture.
Scheihing is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mouba working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mouba wants to control from the top but Scheihing keeps moving.
Mouba advances position into side control!
Scheihing tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mouba wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mouba working the ground and pound.
Mouba lands a nice forearm strike.
Mouba has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Mouba scoring with strikes but Scheihing is staying in there.
Scheihing takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
It looks like Coltin Scheihing has been cut.
Mouba trying to control but Scheihing is having none of it.
Mouba lands a big shot there that rocks Scheihing but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Mouba connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mouba has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Scheihing's face.
Scheihing is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamad Mouba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Coltin Scheihing's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Scheihing scores with a takedown into Mouba's guard.
Mouba is striking from the bottom but Scheihing uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Mouba is trying to get back to full guard.
Mouba is looking to control Scheihing's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mouba avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mouba is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Mouba makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mouba.
Mouba 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 one minute gone in the round.
Mouba is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Scheihing trying to control but Mouba is working from the bottom.
Scheihing gets to his feet. Mouba looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mouba gets a clinch.
Mouba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Scheihing blocks it with crossed arms.
Mouba displaying some good clinch control by pressing Scheihing up against the cage.
Scheihing on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scheihing blocks a body shot from Mouba.
Scheihing takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Coltin Scheihing's cut even more.
Scheihing is looking to break free of the clinch but Mouba has double underhooks.
Scheihing looking to slow down the pace here.
Mouba with a knee to the head.
The cut above Coltin Scheihing's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mouba utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Scheihing takes an elbow to the temple.
Mouba lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Mouba.
Mouba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scheihing can do to turn this around?
Scheihing is breathing heavily.
Mouba utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scheihing is trying to break the clinch but Mouba has him pressed against the cage.
Mouba lands a nice elbow.
Coltin Scheihing's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouba lands an elbow that stopped Scheihing in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Coltin Scheihing's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mamad Mouba!
Mamad Mouba retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Mamad Mouba, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shoddy Body (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Katona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shoddy Body is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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180 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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169 lbs
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Basic striking
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Brawler
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shoddy Body!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leo Katona!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Body goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Katona feints the counter takedown.
Body goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Body is looking to clinch but Katona is avoiding it.
Katona throws a leg kick
and Body counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Katona flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Body is trying to work for a kimura but Katona is defending well.
Body knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Katona on the ground.
Katona is trying to control but can't.
Body throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Katona is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katona trying to control but Body postures up.
Katona is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Body is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Katona sees it coming and defends easily.
Katona looking for submissions off his back.
Body takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Body not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Body keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Katona won't allow Body to pass to mount.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Body fakes the leg kick and cracks Katona in the body.
Katona closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katona tries to move into full mount but can't pass Body's legs.
Katona scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Body to see if he's OK.
Katona is looking to take a break and control but Body is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Body can't do much from the bottom here.
Katona fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Katona looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Body is avoiding damage well.
Katona looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Body is avoiding damage well.
Katona tries to move into full mount but can't pass Body's legs.
Katona lands a few punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katona trying to control the position but Body is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Body is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Body is not content to let Katona control the position.
Body looking for submissions off his back.
Katona sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Body defending well though.
Body is concentrating on defense, preventing Katona from advancing position.
Katona not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Katona throwing shots but Body is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Body is looking to improve his position.
Katona trying to pass the guard but Body defending well.
Body is looking for a sweep. Katona is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Body trying to hold on to Katona's head to control him but Katona postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Body scores with a takedown into Katona's guard.
Katona keeping moving, preventing Body from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Body controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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 Shoddy Body will probably get the nod.
That's time! Body's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Katona comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Body tries to clinch
and Katona counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Body looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Katona lands a head kick!
Katona tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Katona throws a head kick that misses.
Katona throws a left and a right that both miss
and Body decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Katona's guard.
Body trying to control but Katona is working from the bottom.
Body trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Body connects with a couple of short punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Katona had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Body defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katona can't keep his opponent in guard - Body advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Body slows the pace down in half guard.
Katona slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Body stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Katona swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Body won't allow Katona to get back to his feet.
Katona is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Katona looking to hit a scissor sweep but Body is one step ahead there.
Body trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Leo Katona is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Katona throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Body's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katona blocks a leg kick.
Katona swings for the body but Body moves out of range.
Katona throws a sloppy head kick and Body moves out of range easily.
Body gets caught napping as Katona dives in and scores a takedown. Body manages to retain guard.
Body bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Katona's guard.
Katona looking for subs off his back but Body has passed one foot through into half guard.
Katona is breathing heavily.
Body is looking for a kimura but Katona is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Body to get the leverage.
Katona looking for submissions off his back.
Body tries to pass to full mount but Katona defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Body keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Body missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Body takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Body is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Katona keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Katona tries to roll over but Body keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Leo Katona will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Body gets caught napping as Katona dives in and scores a takedown. Body manages to retain guard.
Body lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Body slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Katona tries to bench press Body off him but Body keeps the position.
Body trying to control the position but Katona is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Body tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Body has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Body wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Katona, who protects the arm well.
Katona tries to buck Body off but Body is having none of it.
Katona takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Katona manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Katona regains full guard. Nicely done.
Katona is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Katona lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Body pulls Katona in close to prevent any damage.
Body looking for a sweep. Not yet Body, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katona slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Body is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Body working a defensive guard here.
Body has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Body has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Katona swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Body 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.
Body is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Shoddy Body overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Katona wants to sweep but no luck.
Katona looking for a guillotine here but Body defends easily.
Katona takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Body wants to pass the guard but Katona is keeping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Leo Katona.
I think Katona 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Katona!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thibault Michel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunnar McGregor 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gunnar McGregor!
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, Thibault Michel!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michel shoots in for a takedown but McGregor shows good takedown defense.
McGregor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Michel shoots in and gets a takedown into McGregor's 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.
Michel looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
McGregor is trying to control the position but Michel postures up.
McGregor is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Michel is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Michel wants to control from the top but McGregor keeps moving.
McGregor looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michel trying to control the position from guard on top but McGregor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGregor trying to control the position.
Michel won't allow McGregor to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McGregor closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - McGregor lands in his opponent's guard.
Michel looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Michel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Michel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Michel wants to get back to his feet but McGregor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McGregor passes Michel's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Michel looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Michel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McGregor lands a nice short elbow.
McGregor prevents Michel from standing back up.
McGregor is working for a submission of some sort.
Michel has one foot on McGregor's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Michel fails with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by McGregor or perhaps it was just good defense by Michel, which made it look bad.
Michel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGregor appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
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!
McGregor gets a double leg takedown into Michel's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michel looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! McGregor has picked Michel up and slammed him! Michel can't keep hold of the triangle and McGregor manages to pass to side control!
McGregor thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Michel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McGregor is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Michel looks calm but he's in trouble here. McGregor gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Michel is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! McGregor lets go of the hold and Michel can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gunnar McGregor!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Wad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rape Alarm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick Wad has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dick Wad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rape Alarm!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wad slips a straight right by Alarm.
Alarm takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Rape Alarm has been cut.
Wad closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Wad.
Alarm is trying to pull guard but Wad turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wad.
Wad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alarms head.
A short uppercut from Wad.
Alarm blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alarm is trying to pull guard but Wad has him pressed against the cage.
Wad lands a left hand.
Wad scores with a shoulder strike.
Alarm tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dick Wad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rape Alarm.
Wad taking a breather.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wad pushes Alarm back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wad lands a body shot.
Alarm looks winded!
A short body shot lands from Wad as the two fighters clinch.
Wad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wad scores with a hook to the body.
Wad scores with a shoulder strike.
Alarm tries to pull guard but Wad won't allow it.
Wad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Wad.
Alarm is rocked!
Wad content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Alarm is still on wobbly legs! Can Wad finish him?
Wad digs a right hand underneath Alarm's ribcage. Alarm let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alarm backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wad obliges.
Wad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wad landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wad works on Alarm's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wad works on Alarm's body with a couple of short punches.
Wad works on Alarm's body with a couple of short punches.
Wad throws a big uppercut that drops Alarm! More strikes from Wad and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Alarm lies dazed against the cage as Wad celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Wad!
Dick Wad retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Dick Wad thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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