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Solitude 19 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lumi Pallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Dixon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lumi Pallo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jim Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon misses with a takedown attempt - Pallo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dixon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pallo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pallo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pallo content to stall in guard here.
Pallo passes Dixon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pallo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've been hearing good reports from Pallo's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pallo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pallo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dixon is squirming around, avoiding Pallo's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pallo unloads with some shots from mount but Dixon bucks and avoids them well.
Pallo lands a couple of good shots and Dixon has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Pallo loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Dixon hold on?
Pallo misses with a punch to the head.
Pallo has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Dixon's body.
Dixon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pallo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pallo wants to control but Dixon is keeping busy.
Pallo missing with strikes from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Pallo manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Dixon wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Pallo wants to control the pace but Dixon is squirming around nicely.
Pallo misses with a head shot.
Pallo throws a sloppy strike and Dixon uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Dixon has ended up in Pallo's guard.
Pallo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dixon won't allow Pallo to sweep him here.
Dixon is looking to pass into half guard but Pallo pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Pallo is in guard.
Pallo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon trying to keep a closed guard but Pallo is proving a slippery customer.
Pallo trying to control the position from guard on top but Dixon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dixon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pallo postures up in Dixon's guard and throws a big left but Dixon blocks it.
Dixon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pallo wants to pass the guard but Dixon is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pallo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dixon.
Dixon throws a lazy right hand but Pallo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dixon looks to throw the jab but Pallo is out of range.
Pallo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dixon throws a shot from downtown. Pallo moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dixon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dixon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pallo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dixon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pallo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dixon throws a big shot that misses.
Pallo defending well as Dixon loads up on a big left hand.
Dixon throws a jab when Pallo was well out of range.
Pallo stuffs the takedown.
Lumi Pallo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Dixon.
Dixon throws the left hand but Pallo avoids the punch easily.
Dixon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pallo attempts a counter takedown but Dixon avoids it well and moves away.
Pallo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dixon to the ground. Pallo is now in Dixon's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pallo is looking to work some ground and pound but Dixon has wrist control.
Pallo wants to control from the top but Dixon keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dixon holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lumi Pallo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dixon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dixon throws an off balance right hand
and Pallo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dixon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pallo.
Pallo trying to control the action but Dixon is working from the bottom.
Pallo is really struggling to control Dixon but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Pallo winds up and cracks Dixon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pallo is looking to take a break and control but Dixon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pallo working over Dixon with some ground and pound. Dixon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pallo thows a huge punch but Dixon dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Dixon trying to hold on to Pallo's head to control him but Pallo postures up.
Pallo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pallo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pallo wants to take a breather but Dixon is having none of it.
Dixon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pallo.
Pallo controlling the pace.
Pallo thows a huge punch but Dixon dodges it nicely.
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.
Dixon is staying active underneath Pallo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pallo moves into full mount! Dixon won't be happy about that!
Dixon tries to lock up and control but Pallo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pallo punching from mount but Dixon doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Pallo scoring with strikes but Dixon is staying in there.
Dixon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pallo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pallo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dixon because Pallo loaded up on that one.
Pallo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pallo throws a sloppy strike and Dixon uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Dixon has ended up in Pallo's guard.
Dixon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pallo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dixon is one step ahead there.
Dixon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dixon throws an elbow that misses. Pallo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dixon's guard. Nice move by Pallo!
Pallo trying to control the position from guard on top but Dixon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lumi Pallo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pallo cracks Dixon with a solid left hand.
Pallo wants to control from the top but Dixon keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pallo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pallo is in close to Dixon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pallo throwing strikes but missing.
Pallo looking to sit in guard and control but Dixon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pallo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dixon's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pallo tries to free his leg and advance position but Dixon is retaining full guard.
Pallo throws an elbow that misses. Dixon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pallo's guard. Nice move by Dixon!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lumi Pallo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Dixon sizes up Pallo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pallo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dixon throws out the jab.
Pallo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pallo feinted with a counter takedown.
A slow jab from Dixon misses its intended target.
Dixon misses with a straight left.
Pallo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've been informed that Dixon has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dixon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pallo is rocked!
Dixon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pallo defends well and Dixon ends up having to push Pallo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Oh Pallo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pallo stuffs the takedown attempt from Dixon. Dixon gets slowly back to his feet.
Dixon misses with a straight right.
Pallo misses with a straight right.
Pallo blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Pallo.
Pallo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dixon wants to clinch.
Dixon missing with a left hand there. Pallo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pallo keeps the fight on the outside.
Pallo attempts a counter takedown but Dixon avoids it well and moves away.
Dixon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dixon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pallo tries to counter with a takedown but Dixon is quick to defend against it.
Dixon misses with a looping right.
Dixon drops Pallo with a naaaaasty hook - Pallo is in real trouble here! Dixon dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Dixon!
After winning the bout, Jim Dixon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimbo Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jo Smo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimbo Jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jo Smo's chin.
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300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Very confident |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jimbo Jones!
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, Jo Smo!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smo tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smo.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Jo Smo has been cut.
Smo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jo Smo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smo blocks a head kick by Jones.
Smo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Smo.
Smo misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
Smo throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Smo's belly button to the back.
Jones sends Smo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Jones is motioning to the referee to let Smo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Smo is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smo leaves his chin hanging out and Jones seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Smo crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimbo Jones!
Jimbo Jones spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, Jo Smo stepped up to the mic, saying 'pshhhh what Bull man I can beat that guy easy givme a rematch man '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Hetfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hetfield is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Find Ya Wealth. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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174 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Good kicks
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Hetfield!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Marley misses.
Marley misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Marley swings for the body but Hetfield moves out of range.
Marley backing away here, and Hetfield unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hetfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hetfield connects with an inside leg kick.
Jab by Hetfield.
Hetfield 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.
Marley throws a lazy right hand but Hetfield sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hetfield takes a swing at Marley's ribcage but misses.
Marley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hetfield moves away.
Hetfield is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Marley with a body shot.
Marley throws a right hand that misses
and Hetfield counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hetfield throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marley lands a jab.
Marley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hetfield checks it well.
Hetfield scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marley moves out of range of the strikes.
Marley throws a shot from downtown. Hetfield moves away and avoids it.
Marley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hetfield counters with a straight right hand.
Hetfield misses with a straight left.
Marley throws a leg kick
and Hetfield makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Marley misses.
Marley moves out of range as Hetfield strikes.
Hetfield checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marley misses with an uppercut.
Hetfield catches Marley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hetfield throws a hook but Marley blocks it.
Hetfield scoring well with a low kick there.
Marley misses with a hook to the body
and Hetfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hetfield throws a poor cross that misses
and Marley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hetfield takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marley with a jab.
Hetfield misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Marley misses.
Hetfield digs a good body shot into Marley's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hetfield blocks a jab.
Hetfield only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hetfield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marley.
Marley looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Marley is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hetfield lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Robert Marley has been cut.
Robert Marley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hetfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Marley.
Marley throwing a counter right hand but Hetfield manages to avoid it.
Marley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Marley scores with a jab.
Marley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marley throws a body punch but Hetfield moves out of range.
Hetfield paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hetfield misses with an uppercut. Marley saw that one coming.
Marley misses with a looping right.
Marley misses with the combination.
No joy there for Marley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marley misses with an uppercut
and Hetfield counters with a nice uppercut.
Marley throws a looping overhand right but Hetfield ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Hetfield was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marley lands with a straight right. Hetfield didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marley in his tracks.
Marley is rocked!
Marley slips a jab from Hetfield.
It looked like Marley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hetfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Marley.
Hetfield lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hetfield feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marley's calf.
Hetfield lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marley at a distance.
Hetfield misses with a looping left.
Marley misses with an uppercut.
Hetfield is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Marley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hetfield lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hetfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marley moves away.
A cross from Hetfield lands.
Hetfield throws a body punch but Marley moves out of range.
Hetfield jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hetfield avoids the body shot from Marley.
Hetfield jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hetfield lands a jab to Marley's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marley's calf.
Marley misses with a double jab
and Hetfield counters with a thumping low kick.
Hetfield throws the left hand but Marley avoids the punch easily.
Marley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hetfield feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marley's calf.
A big right from Marley misses.
It seemed like Hetfield was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hetfield throws a lazy right hand but Marley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab lands there for Hetfield.
Hetfield takes a swing at Marley's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Marley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hetfield misses with an uppercut.
Hetfield lands with a cross.
Robert Marley's cut is getting worse.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Hetfield misses the target.
Hetfield dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hetfield lands with a right hand.
Hetfield lands a big uppercut and Marley crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Marley looks OK. Hetfield waves Marley back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Hetfield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Marley's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hetfield digs a good body shot into Marley's ribs.
Hetfield connects with a leg kick. Marley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hetfield in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Marley throws a right hand that misses
and Hetfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Marley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hetfield slips a straight right by Marley.
Marley seems to have got his legs back now.
Hetfield throws a looping overhand right but Marley ducks down to avoid it.
Hetfield has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marley looks up at the clock. Bad move! Hetfield lands a right hand from hell, dropping Marley. Hetfield pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Hetfield!
In his post fight interview, Johnny Hetfield started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Onslaught Massacre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moe Szyslak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Onslaught Massacre has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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162 lbs
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164 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Onslaught Massacre!
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, Moe Szyslak!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Massacre.
Szyslak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Massacre throws a series of strikes that have Szyslak backpedaling.
Szyslak takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Massacre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Szyslak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Massacre misses with a looping right.
Szyslak throws out a counter right but Massacre avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Massacre throws a predictable looking body shot
and Szyslak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Szyslak misses with a left hand
and Massacre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Massacre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Szyslak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Szyslak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szyslak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Massacre.
Massacre lands a jab-cross combination.
Massacre misses with a body shot.
Massacre with a lazy takedown attempt
and Szyslak counters with a nice uppercut.
Massacre missing with a left hand there. Szyslak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Szyslak let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Massacre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Szyslak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Massacre just misses with a punch to the body.
Massacre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Szyslak was well out of range. Poor timing from Massacre.
Massacre lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Szyslak backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massacre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Szyslak doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Massacre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Szyslak stuffs the takedown attempt from Massacre. Massacre gets slowly back to his feet.
Massacre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Massacre ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Massacre looks for a takedown but Szyslak sprawls well.
Szyslak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Onslaught Massacre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Massacre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Szyslak counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szyslak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Massacre.
Szyslak doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Massacre is looking to wear down Szyslak with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Massacre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Szyslak is fending him off so far but Massacre persists. Nope, Szyslak circles away and we're back to standing.
Szyslak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Massacre throws a predictable looking body shot
and Szyslak counters with a nice uppercut.
Massacre misses with a right hand
and Szyslak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Massacre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Szyslak looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Massacre ducks under a wild hook from Szyslak.
Massacre throws a body shot but no joy.
Massacre throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Szyslak counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szyslak on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Szyslak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Massacre.
Massacre punishes Szyslak's body with a nice straight punch.
Szyslak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Massacre with a lazy takedown attempt
and Massacre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Massacre definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Szyslak might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Massacre with a poor takedown
and Szyslak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Massacre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Onslaught Massacre dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Massacre misses with a takedown attempt
and Szyslak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Massacre. Szyslak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Massacre. Those never looked like landing.
Szyslak throws a counter combo.
Szyslak's coach down at THE GYM (20 Elite coaches on the Island !!!) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Szyslak's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Massacre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Szyslak can do to turn this around?
Szyslak throws a hook to the side of Massacre's head but Massacre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Massacre jabs at Szyslak's body.
Szyslak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Massacre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A nice side step and Szyslak releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Massacre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Szyslak moves away.
It seemed like Szyslak was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Onslaught Massacre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Massacre misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Massacre shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Szyslak sprawls well. Szyslak wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Massacre gets slowly back to his feet.
Szyslak unleashes a big counter combination but Massacre bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Onslaught Massacre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Massacre. Szyslak does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Szyslak was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Massacre shoots for a double leg takedown but Szyslak sprawls well. He's pushed Massacre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Massacre misses with a body punch
and Szyslak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Massacre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Szyslak.
A little jabbing left from Szyslak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Szyslak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Massacre.
Massacre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Szyslak manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massacre misses with a hook.
Szyslak throws a jab but it's blocked by Massacre.
Szyslak moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Szyslak! But no joy.
Massacre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Szyslak.
Massacre goes for a double leg but Szyslak avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Szyslak continues to drive forward.
A little jabbing left from Szyslak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Massacre misses with a hook to the body
letting Szyslak counter with a right hand.
Massacre throws a right hand that misses
letting Szyslak counter with a right hand.
Massacre looks to score with a jab to the body but Szyslak is just out of range.
Szyslak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Massacre.
Szyslak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massacre's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Massacre duly obliges.
Massacre lands a jab to Szyslak's midsection.
Massacre throws a sloppy body shot
and Szyslak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Massacre throws a combination that misses
and Szyslak counters with a nice right hand that sends Massacre toppling to the canvas! Massacre scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Szyslak finish him?!
Massacre is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Massacre throws a combination that misses
and Szyslak counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Moe Szyslak!
A very excited looking Moe Szyslak made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darth Mauler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanwar Singh (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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144 lbs
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155 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darth Mauler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kanwar Singh!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mauler moves out of range of the strikes.
Singh connects with a single shot there.
Singh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Singh misses with a hook to the body
and Mauler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Singh lands a body shot.
Singh misses with a jab to the body
and Mauler counters with a right hand to the body.
Mauler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mauler connects with a body shot that sends Singh's belly button to the back.
Mauler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Singh let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Mauler. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mauler.
Singh lands a nice shot that snaps Mauler's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh misses with a shot to the body
and Mauler counters with a nice leg kick.
Mauler cracks a nice hook into Singh's ribs.
Some wild striking there from Singh.
Mauler looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Mauler misses the target.
Singh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Singh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mauler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Singh is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mauler rather than just go for the knockout.
Singh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mauler.
A big left from Singh misses.
Mauler throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Singh looks to score with a jab to the body but Mauler is just out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mauler.
Mauler scores with a jab to the head.
Mauler lands with a straight right. Singh didn't see that one coming.
A shot to the body from Singh misses
and Mauler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Singh thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Singh sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh looks to land a left hand but Mauler moved out of range nicely.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
Mauler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Singh takes one to the side of the head.
Singh misses with a jab to the body
and Mauler makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mauler goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mauler lands a brutal head kick. Singh looks out on his feet and Mauler throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Darth Mauler!
Our winner, Darth Mauler, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Erik Thorvaldson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emilio Cerci (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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189 lbs
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197 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Erik Thorvaldson!
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, Emilio Cerci!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerci throws a body shot but no joy.
Cerci listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cerci takes a swing at Thorvaldson's ribcage but misses.
Cerci misses with a wild body shot.
Cerci manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Thorvaldson on his heels. He'll look to pass Thorvaldson's guard now, I'm sure.
Thorvaldson working for a triangle but Cerci defends it easily.
Thorvaldson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thorvaldson looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Cerci is defending well. Thorvaldson quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Cerci has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Thorvaldson celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Erik Thorvaldson!
Erik Thorvaldson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Yamato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by Sail - Armin van Buuren. Tom King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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147 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom King!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hans Yamato!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a big shot that misses.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
Yamato's hands are dropping dangerously low here and King connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yamato scrambles back to his feet.
Yamato fails with the takedown
and King counters with a nice body shot.
King changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamato misses with a takedown
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamato takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yamato shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. King is trying to defend but Yamato finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King is defending against the submission attempts here by Yamato.
Yamato is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, King has managed to free his arm - good work.
Yamato is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so King is just riding it out for now. Yamato eventually gives up the hold.
King's coaches at THE GYM (20 Elite coaches on the Island !!!) have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
King has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yamato is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamato not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yamato maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! King could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Yamato has cracked it and King is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Yamato!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hans Yamato!
Hans Yamato is the new featherweight champion!
The defeated Tom King had this to say: 'You got lucky, damn lucky! Now give me my fucking FOTN bonus!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Burczymucha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Pipkin (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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215 lbs
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210 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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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, Stefan Burczymucha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andy Pipkin!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burczymucha circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burczymucha throws a big counter combination but Pipkin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pipkin clinches with his opponent.
Pipkin misses with some punches.
Pipkin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pipkin lands a nice shot to the body.
Pipkin throws an elbow that misses.
Burczymucha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pipkin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burczymucha dodges an elbow strike from Pipkin.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pipkin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pipkin misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pipkin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Burczymucha's brow.
Pipkin misses with a punch to the body.
Burczymucha blocks the elbow strike.
Pipkin misses with an elbow over the top.
Burczymucha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pipkin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pipkin misses with an elbow strike.
Pipkin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Burczymucha seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pipkin can turn it around.
Pipkin has a couple of punches blocked by Burczymucha.
Pipkin tries to throw a body punch but Burczymucha avoids it by throwing Pipkin back against the cage.
Burczymucha letting Pipkin take a breather here.
A short left from Pipkin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burczymucha tries to break free but Pipkin pushes him back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Burczymucha takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pipkin misses with a punch to the body.
Pipkin throws an elbow but it misses.
I was talking to Burczymucha's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Burczymucha takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Stefan Burczymucha has been cut.
Burczymucha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pipkin looks to clinch
and Burczymucha counters with a three punch combo that has Pipkin backing up. Pipkin nods at Burczymucha to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burczymucha has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pipkin finds it's way round the side to connect with Burczymucha's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pipkin is looking to clinch.
Burczymucha seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pipkin closes the distance and pushes Burczymucha back into the cage.
Pipkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pipkin misses with an elbow strike.
Burczymucha has had enough of the clinch but Pipkin keeps him there for the moment.
Pipkin stalling in the clinch.
Pipkin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Burczymucha working hard to break the clinch.
Burczymucha breaks from the clinch.
Pipkin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pipkin has Burczymucha up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pipkin misses with a body punch.
Pipkin effectively controlling the action here.
Burczymucha avoids the elbow strike from Pipkin, against the cage.
Burczymucha wants to break free but Pipkin has control.
Burczymucha is trying to break the clinch but Pipkin has him pressed against the cage.
Pipkin misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pipkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burczymucha blocks an elbow strike.
Pipkin throws an elbow that misses.
Burczymucha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Pipkin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stefan Burczymucha's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pipkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Burczymucha is just out of range.
Burczymucha circles away from the clinch attempt
and Burczymucha counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pipkin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Pipkin looks to move away, Burczymucha throws a big counter combo bu Pipkin just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pipkin tries to clinch
and Burczymucha counters with a three punch combo that has Pipkin backing up. Pipkin nods at Burczymucha to acknowledge the strikes.
Burczymucha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pipkin.
Burczymucha is looking for a counter combo.
Stefan Burczymucha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pipkin has closed the distance and engaged Burczymucha in a clinch.
Pipkin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pipkin tries a body shot but Burczymucha blocks it.
Pipkin throws an elbow but it misses.
Burczymucha blocks an elbow strike.
Pipkin throws an elbow but it misses.
Burczymucha is trying to break the clinch but Pipkin is controlling him.
Burczymucha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pipkin lands a shot to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pipkin in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Burczymucha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pipkin misses with an uppercut
and Burczymucha counters with a three punch combo that has Pipkin backing up. Pipkin nods at Burczymucha to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pipkin moves in looking to clinch but Burczymucha pushes him off.
Burczymucha seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pipkin tries to clinch up.
As Pipkin looks to move away, Burczymucha throws a big counter combo bu Pipkin just gets out of the way.
Burczymucha moves out of range of the strikes.
Burczymucha throws a big counter combination but Pipkin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pipkin throws a lazy uppercut
and Burczymucha counters with a series of strikes. Pipkin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pipkin gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burczymucha prevents a body shot from Pipkin.
Pipkin lands an elbow just above Burczymucha 's eye.
Burczymucha blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burczymucha working hard to break the clinch.
Pipkin avoiding damage.
Pipkin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pipkin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pipkin misses with an elbow strike.
Burczymucha tries to break free but Pipkin pushes him back against the cage.
Pipkin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pipkin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pipkin throws an elbow but misses.
Burczymucha takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pipkin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pipkin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pipkin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pipkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pipkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pipkin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pipkin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pipkin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Burczymucha dodges an elbow strike from Pipkin.
Pipkin tries a body shot but Burczymucha blocks it.
Pipkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Burczymucha.
Pipkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Pipkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stefan Burczymucha's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pipkin tries to clinch there but Burczymucha circles away.
Burczymucha went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pipkin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pipkin thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Pipkin looks to move away, Burczymucha throws a big counter combo bu Pipkin just gets out of the way.
Pipkin rushes Burczymucha and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pipkin misses with some punches.
Pipkin pushes off an throws an elbow but Burczymucha leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pipkin has a couple of punches blocked by Burczymucha.
Burczymucha wants to break free but Pipkin has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burczymucha is looking to break free of the clinch but Pipkin has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pipkin throws an elbow but misses.
Burczymucha is trying to break free.
Pipkin working aggressively here.
Burczymucha can't break the clinch.
Burczymucha has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Burczymucha can't break the clinch.
Burczymucha takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pipkin pushes off an throws an elbow but Burczymucha leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pipkin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pipkin throws an elbow that misses.
Pipkin working aggressively here.
Burczymucha dodges an elbow strike from Pipkin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burczymucha blocks an elbow strike from Pipkin.
Pipkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pipkin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pipkin is struggling to control the position.
Pipkin misses with an elbow strike.
Pipkin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burczymucha.
Pipkin misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pipkin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Burczymucha's brow.
Burczymucha avoids a wild elbow strike from Pipkin.
Burczymucha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Burczymucha dodges an elbow strike from Pipkin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pipkin can't find room to land a body shot as Burczymucha controls the action.
Burczymucha avoids the elbow strike from Pipkin, against the cage.
Pipkin throws an elbow but it misses.
Pipkin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pipkin misses with some punches.
Pipkin has Burczymucha pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Pipkin.
Pipkin slowing the pace effectively.
A short body shot lands from Pipkin as the two fighters clinch.
Burczymucha blocks an elbow strike.
Pipkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andy Pipkin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pipkin working aggressively here.
Burczymucha tries to break the clinch but Pipkin is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Pipkin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pipkin.
Burczymucha breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Pipkin does it's job there.
Pipkin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burczymucha blocks the elbow strike.
Pipkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stefan Burczymucha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pipkin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Pipkin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pipkin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 26:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Pipkin!
Andy Pipkin decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keto Belle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Sparrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Belle might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Going Down . Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keto Belle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Sparrow!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belle lunges at Sparrow with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sparrow's hand.
It looks like Jack Sparrow has been cut.
Sparrow tries for a takedown but Belle circles away easily
and Belle counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Sparrow off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Belle follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Sparrow was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Keto Belle!
Keto Belle retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Keto Belle thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Glorious Superior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xander Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Glorious Superior!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xander Graves!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves throws a wild body kick that Superior sees coming a mile off.
Superior swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Superior moves into the clinch.
Superior misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graves fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Graves can't break the clinch.
Superior lands a body shot.
Graves drops down looking for an ankle pick but Superior pulls his leg out and moves away.
Graves shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Superior sprawls well. Superior wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Graves gets slowly back to his feet.
Glorious Superior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xander Graves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Superior fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Graves misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves throws a combination that misses
and Superior counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Superior tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Superior misses with the head strike.
Superior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Superior misses with a body punch.
Superior pressing his opponent against the cage.
Superior throws a punch but it's blocked by Graves.
Graves goes for a takedown attempt but Superior pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Superior throws a body punch but Graves moves out of range.
Superior lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Graves at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Superior misses with a body shot.
Superior lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Superior dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Graves, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Superior is looking to wear down Graves with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Superior closes the distance and clinches.
Superior is stalling here.
Superior has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Superior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Superior gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Graves is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Superior works on Graves's body with a couple of short punches.
Graves tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Superior just stands there and leans against the cage.
Graves drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Graves looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Superior swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Graves is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Superior gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Superior lands with a right to the head.
Superior stops a takedown attempt from Graves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Superior regains guard.
Superior preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Superior looking for a guillotine here but Graves defends easily.
Superior looking for a sweep. Not yet Superior, not yet.
Superior is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Graves throws a strike but Superior rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Graves looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Superior has picked Graves up and slammed him! Graves can't keep hold of the triangle and Superior manages to pass to side control!
Superior controls the position from side control.
Graves is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glorious Superior dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Graves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Superior.
Graves misses with a jab, cross combination.
Graves looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Graves wants to control from the top but Superior keeps moving.
Superior working for a triangle but Graves defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves is looking to work some ground and pound but Superior has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Superior has control of Graves's left arm, preventing Graves from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves wants to pass the guard but Superior is keeping the position.
Graves postures up in Superior's guard and throws a big left but Superior blocks it.
Graves trying to control but Superior is working from the bottom.
Graves throws a big right hand that misses.
Superior is controlling Graves's posture.
Superior is trying to keep Graves in close.
Graves slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Graves working away.
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.
Graves tries to stand but Superior is controlling his head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graves tries to advance to mount but Superior denies him.
Graves throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Graves throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Graves misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Graves tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Graves has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Superior's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Graves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Superior keeps working.
Superior is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Superior is working hard here to advance position.
Graves throws an elbow but Superior slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's four 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.
Superior prevents Graves from improving position.
Graves tries for a kimura but Superior is defending well.
Graves goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Superior rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Graves's guard! Nice work there by Superior!
Superior won't allow Graves to get back to his feet.
Graves has his foot on Superior's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Superior works his way back into a safe position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Superior is pushing down on Graves's leg trying to pass to half guard. Graves is fighting to maintain full guard but Superior has managed to sneak the leg through.
Graves works his way to full guard. Good work.
Graves looking to control.
Graves has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Superior controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Graves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Superior's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Superior misses with a body shot.
Graves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Superior moves into the clinch.
Graves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graves is looking to take this one to the mat.
Graves is looking for a takedown.
A right hook to the body lands for Superior.
Superior is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Glorious Superior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xander Graves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Superior misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Superior.
Superior tries to throw a body punch but Graves avoids it by throwing Superior back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Superior misses with a punch to the body.
Superior throws a head punch that misses.
Superior tries to throw a body punch but Graves avoids it by throwing Superior back against the cage.
Graves blocks a body shot from Superior.
Superior tries to work over Graves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Superior stalls.
Graves blocks a body shot from Superior.
Superior doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Graves has Superior pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Superior manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Graves wants a takedown.
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.
Superior misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves blocks an uppercut.
Graves takes a shot to the head.
Superior tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graves's elbow.
Superior is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graves can do to turn this around?
Graves goes for a takedown attempt but Superior pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Glorious Superior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Superior rushes Graves and presses him up against the cage.
Graves is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Superior is defending well.
Superior misses with a body punch.
Superior stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Superior.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Superior.
Graves looking for a takedown.
Graves drops down looking for an ankle pick but Superior pulls his leg out and moves away.
Xander Graves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Superior misses with a looping right.
Graves changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Graves gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Superior connects with a single shot there.
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Superior.
Superior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
Graves is looking for the big counter here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Superior clinches with his opponent.
Superior lands a left hand.
Superior tries to work over Graves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Superior is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Superior lands with a right to the head.
Graves is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Superior to keep the fight standing.
Glorious Superior has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Graves is trying to drag Superior to the mat but Superior just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Graves blocks a body shot from Superior.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glorious Superior clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice jab there from Superior.
Graves drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Graves closes the distance and pushes Superior back into the cage.
Superior has Graves pressed against the cage.
Superior tries to throw a body punch but Graves avoids it by throwing Superior back against the cage.
Superior lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Superior swings wildly with an uppercut but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Superior stops a takedown attempt from Graves.
Superior misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Superior misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Superior.
Superior lands a shoulder strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Graves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Graves drops down looking for an ankle pick but Superior pulls his leg out and moves away.
Superior looks to score with a jab to the body but Graves is just out of range.
Superior with a hook.
Superior looks to score with a jab to the body but Graves is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Superior ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Superior throws out a loose jab but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves shoots in but Superior avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Glorious Superior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xander Graves.
Superior instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Superior.
Superior pushes Graves back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Superior tries to work over Graves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Graves drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Superior gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Graves is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Superior struggles to land a body shot inside as Graves controls his hands.
Superior scores with a shoulder strike.
Superior lands a right hand.
Superior has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
The referee is keeping an eye on Superior - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Graves blocks an uppercut.
Graves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Superior tries to work over Graves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Superior lands with a right to the head.
Superior gets through Graves's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Graves blocks a body shot from Superior.
Superior swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Superior works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Graves wants to take the fight to the mat but Superior manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Superior prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Graves takes a shot to the head.
Superior lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Graves or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glorious Superior had his way with Xander Graves in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Superior swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Graves.
Superior looks to land a right hand but Graves moved out of range.
Graves tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Superior throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch lands to the side of Graves 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Graves is rocked!
Graves tries to work over Superior's front leg with a kick but Superior checks it.
Superior scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Graves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Superior.
Graves tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Superior closes the distance and pushes Graves back into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Superior as the two fighters clinch.
Superior pushes Graves back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Graves blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Superior throws a head punch that misses.
Superior lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Superior stalling the fight.
Superior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Superior throws a head punch that misses.
Superior taking a breather.
Superior lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Superior pushes Graves back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graves is still on wobbly legs! Can Superior finish him?
Graves wants to take the fight to the mat but Superior manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Superior lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Superior.
Superior is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short body shot lands from Superior as the two fighters clinch.
Superior works on Graves's body with a couple of short punches.
Graves is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Superior lands a big right hand that drops Graves! The killer instinct kicks in and Superior finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Superior!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glorious Superior!
Glorious Superior retains his lightweight title!
Glorious Superior decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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