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The Island Season 4, 170 lbs, Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keto Belle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belle comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Going Down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Keto Belle is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nathan Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keto Belle!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belle stuffs the takedown.
Belle moves into the clinch.
Belle lands a nice uppercut.
Nelson tries to break the clinch but Belle is controlling the position.
Nelson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nelson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nelson.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belle stalling.
Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Belle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Belle looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Belle as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson moves into the clinch.
Nelson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Belle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Belle tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Belle.
Belle lands with a short shot to the head.
Belle lands a hook that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Belle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Belle scores with a shot to the side of Nelson's head.
Belle lands with a short shot to the head.
Nelson letting Belle take a breather here.
Belle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Belle works on Nelson's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Belle.
A right hand to the body from Belle.
A right handed body shot lands from Belle.
Nelson takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nice body punch from Belle - that landed with a thud.
Belle lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Belle scores with a shot to the side of Nelson's head.
Belle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Belle lands a body shot.
Belle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Belle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Belle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nelson is rocked!
Belle cracks Nelson with a nice body shot.
Belle lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Nelson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Belle digs a right hand into Nelson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nelson's gas tank.
Nelson seems to have got his legs back now.
Belle lands with a light punch inside.
Belle gets through Nelson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Belle has Nelson pushed against the cage.
Belle lands a nice uppercut.
Belle digs a right hand into Nelson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nelson's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Belle lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Belle.
Belle keeps control of Nelson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Belle lands with a short shot to the head.
Belle creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Nelson with a big uppercut! Nelson tries to clinch up but Belle pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Nelson to the mat! Nelson covers up and Belle unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Keto Belle!
Keto Belle thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Laaka Mato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Temoodschin Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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168 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Laaka Mato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Temoodschin Khan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mato avoids the head kick by Khan.
Mato connects with a looping right hand.
Mato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Mato.
Khan tries to counter with a clinch but Mato shakes him off and moves away.
Khan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Khan moves away from the strike by Mato.
A head kick by Khan misses
and Mato counters with a one-two to the body.
Khan is rocked!
Nice shot by Mato.
Khan is still on wobbly legs! Can Mato finish him?
Khan is aggressively charging in as Mato backs up avoiding any damage. Mato tosses out a jab and Khan runs right into it face first! Khan is out cold! Mato dropped down on all fours and is barking in Khan's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Laaka Mato!
An out of breath Laaka Mato thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanson Recall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West comes to the cage accompanied by Roy Jones - Can't be touched. Recall has chosen Stairway to Heaven as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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184 lbs
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165 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrew West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hanson Recall!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Recall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Recall lands a jab to West's midsection.
We've been told by West's head coaches at All Time Wrestling - 12 ELITE COACHES that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Recall misses with a wild combination.
West lands a nice looking body shot.
West lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Recall circles away quickly and effectively.
West takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Andrew West has been cut.
West is looking to land body kicks.
Recall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West throws a jab but it's blocked by Recall.
Recall appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
West throws an overhand right that lands on Recall's shoulder, as Recall tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Recall! But no joy.
West throws an overhand right that lands on Recall's shoulder, as Recall tries to avoid the shot.
Recall with the counter takedown but West avoids it easily.
West thuds his right hand into Recall's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Recall.
Recall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big right from West misses.
The crowd cheers as West lands an impressive looking overhand right. Recall doesn't seem phased though.
Andrew West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Recall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Recall has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
West lands a head kick. Recall smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A looping hook to the body misses from West. Recall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Recall appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
West closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Recall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Recall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Recall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
West scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Recall.
West fakes the leg kick and cracks Recall in the body.
Recall avoids a punch combination nicely.
West misses with a looping left.
West cracks Recall with a good jab.
West lands a nice hook to Recall's body. Recall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
West throws a hook to the side of Recall's head but Recall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Recall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A big right from West misses.
West with a body punch. A glancing blow.
West moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Recall's corner calls for a 1-2. Recall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Recall.
West lands a leg kick that knocks Recall off balance momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Recall.
Recall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
West throws a series of punches but Recall avoids them all with ease.
Recall feints the counter takedown.
Recall takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
West looks to throw the jab but Recall is out of range.
Recall throws a big overhand right that connects, sending West tumbling to the canvas!
West is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Recall preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Recall is pushing down on West's leg trying to pass to half guard. West is fighting to maintain full guard but Recall has managed to sneak the leg through.
West works his way to full guard. Good work.
Recall won't allow West to sweep him here.
Recall wants to control from the top but West keeps moving.
Recall is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Recall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Recall preventing the sweep.
Recall throwing strikes from guard but West blocks nicely.
West tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Recall wants to control from the top but West keeps moving.
Recall postures up.
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 Andrew West will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andrew West's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Recall throws out a leg kick but West moves out of range and Recall only half commits.
West attempts a counter takedown but Recall avoids it well and moves away.
Andrew West is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
West throws a lazy right hand but Recall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No joy there for West, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big right from Recall misses.
Recall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
West pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Recall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
West lands with a good body shot.
Recall blocks a jab.
West connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West throws a nice looking combination but Recall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Recall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
West swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
West slips under a jab.
West throws a series of punches but Recall moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West lands a two punch combo.
West stuns Recall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Recall tries to score with a low kick but West moves his leg out of the way.
Recall throws a predictable looking body shot
and West connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
West throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch lands to the side of Recall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A shot to the liver by West. Beautiful body shot.
Recall connects with a jab.
West thuds a left hand into Recall's body.
West swings for the body but Recall moves out of range.
West looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Recall now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Recall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Recall appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
West scores with a nice right hand.
West throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Recall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
West misses with an uppercut.
Recall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
West lands a jab-cross combination.
Recall takes a kick to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Recall.
Recall defending well as West loads up on a big left hand.
West keeps Recall at a distance using the push kick.
West scores with a sloppy right hand. Recall should have avoided that one.
West fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
West cracks Recall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
West is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Recall can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Recall throws a right hand that misses
and West counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Recall throws an off balance right hand
and West counters with a two punch combo.
West is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Recall.
West throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
West lands with an uppercut that bounces Recall off the cage and back into range.
West looks to land a combination but Recall avoids it well.
Recall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Recall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from West.
Good standup being displayed there by West as he connects with a hook.
West bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Recall avoids the body shot from West.
Recall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Recall misses with a low kick.
It looked like West wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
West throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Recall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
West tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Recall was well out of range. Poor timing from West.
Recall now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Recall moves out of range of the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Recall misses with a looping left.
Recall takes a swing at West's ribcage but misses.
West throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
West fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Recall misses the shot to the body.
Recall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from West misses.
West pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew West dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrew West's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
West is looking to slow Recall down with leg kicks.
West takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
West slips under a jab from Recall.
West with a jab.
West is looking to slow Recall down with leg kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from West lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Recall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Recall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Recall misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Recall back to the cage. West follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The fighters circling - Recall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
West lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West scoring well with a low kick there.
West swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Recall counters with a right hand to the body.
West connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Recall's hands.
West misses with a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Recall! But no joy.
Recall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
West appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Recall avoids the head kick by West.
Recall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
West scores with a hook to the body. Recall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheers as West lands an impressive looking overhand right. Recall doesn't seem phased though.
West avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good exchange - West coming out on top.
Recall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from West.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West throws a big shot that misses.
Jab, jab by West - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West throws a front kick aimed at Recall's knee but Recall avoids it well.
Recall misses with an uppercut. West saw that one coming.
West lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Recall circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from Recall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Recall blocks a head kick by West.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from West.
A countering left hand to the body from Recall misses.
Recall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Recall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West.
West lands with an uppercut that bounces Recall off the cage and back into range.
Recall throws a lazy right hand but West sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No joy there for Recall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West misses with a double jab.
Recall lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
West throws a series of punches but Recall avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
West lands the left hand.
Recall bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps West's head backwards.
Andrew West's cut is getting worse.
West scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Recall doesn't seem bothered though.
Recall looks to land a combination but West avoids it well.
Recall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
West misses with a hook to the body
and Recall counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh West is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
West throws an overhand right that lands on Recall's shoulder, as Recall tries to avoid the shot.
West seems to have got his legs back now.
West feints a jab promting Recall to slip. West then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Recall slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
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!
West throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West swinging wildly here.
Recall let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Recall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
West throws a big shot that misses.
Recall staying out of range there.
Andrew West is winning the standup battle so far.
West displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Recall throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Recall.
West looks to score with a jab to the body but Recall is just out of range.
Recall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Recall throws out a loose jab but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanson Recall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrew West is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
West is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Recall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew West showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for West, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Andrew West!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Andrew West!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Andrew West!
Andrew West wins by unanimous decision!
A less than humble Andrew West misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
In defeat, Hanson Recall stepped up to the mic, saying 'That sucked'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gary Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Eye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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167 lbs
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gary Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Eye!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eye shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Glover has taken the fight to the clinch.
Glover gets through Eye's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Eye jumps guard.
Eye working for a triangle but Glover defends it easily.
Eye is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Glover is aware though and is defending well.
Glover wants to pass the guard but Eye is keeping the position.
Eye has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Glover doesn't defend quickly enough and Eye has managed to lock this one up! Can Glover escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Eye on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Daniel Eye!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Crank Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teppo Tavi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crank Shaw has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Crank Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Teppo Tavi!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tavi circles away quickly and effectively.
Good standup being displayed there by Tavi as he connects with a hook.
Tavi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tavi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shaw has a takedown stuffed.
Shaw shoots in looking for a takedown but Tavi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shaw's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tavi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shaw ducks under a wild hook from Tavi.
Shaw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tavi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tavi lands with a good body shot.
Tavi forces Shaw back against the cage and clinches.
Tavi misses with a body punch.
Shaw tries to land knees in the clinch but Tavi avoids the damage to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shaw has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tavi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crank Shaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shaw drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tavi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tavi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shaw swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tavi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shaw closes the distance and clinches up with Tavi, looking for a takedown. Shaw pushes Tavi against the cage but Tavi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tavi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Tavi tenderised Shaw's leg. Shaw is trying to keep his angry face on.
A punch combination from Tavi misses.
Tavi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shaw. That did some damage!
Tavi connects with a looping right hand.
Shaw on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shaw is rocked!
Shaw ducks into an uppercut from Tavi and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Teppo Tavi!
Teppo Tavi made sure to mention his sponsor, Highland Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Kiiruna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges Hughes (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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185 lbs
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170 lbs
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kimmo Kiiruna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Georges Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiiruna scores with a hook to the body. Hughes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kiiruna feints a jab promting Hughes to slip. Kiiruna then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hughes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Georges Hughes has been cut.
Kiiruna uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hughes has time to react.
Kiiruna darts in and clinches Hughes up against the cage.
Hughes is working for takedown but Kiiruna is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hughes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hughes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiiruna taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hughes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kiiruna stops a takedown attempt from Hughes.
Hughes missing with knees to the body.
Hughes wants to take the fight to the mat but Kiiruna manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kimmo Kiiruna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges Hughes.
Kiiruna lands with a left to the head.
Kiiruna is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes tries for a takedown but Kiiruna manages to get underhooks.
Hughes takes a shot to the head.
Kiiruna stalling in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kiiruna scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hughes pushes off an throws an elbow but Kiiruna leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kiiruna is leaning against Hughes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hughes looks winded!
Kiiruna leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hughes misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiiruna makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Kiiruna.
Kiiruna lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee calls for Kiiruna to work.
Hughes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Kiiruna.
Kiiruna lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
Kiiruna stalling.
Stalling in the clinch from Kiiruna.
Kiiruna lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kiiruna.
Nice body punch from Kiiruna.
Hughes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiiruna lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiiruna scores with a hook to the body.
Kiiruna lands a hook that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
A body shot lands from Kiiruna.
Kiiruna scores with a shot to the side of Hughes's head.
Kiiruna scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kiiruna definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiiruna is leaning against Hughes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kiiruna works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Kiiruna.
Kiiruna effectively controlling the action here.
Kiiruna softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Kiiruna.
Kiiruna lands a body punch.
Kiiruna cracks Hughes with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Kiiruna.
Kiiruna lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
Kiiruna makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hughes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kiiruna.
Hughes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kiiruna lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kiiruna is leaning against Hughes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kiiruna dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hughes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kiiruna has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kiiruna scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hughes is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiiruna lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kiiruna lands an uppercut.
Kiiruna softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hughes is still on wobbly legs! Can Kiiruna finish him?
A nice right hand lands inside from Kiiruna.
Kiiruna lands a big right hand that drops Hughes! The killer instinct kicks in and Kiiruna finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kiiruna!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimmo Kiiruna!
Kimmo Kiiruna really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Highland Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benny Lawlor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Maul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawlor's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Have A Dream. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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182 lbs
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Benny Lawlor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Maul!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maul throws a hook but Lawlor blocks it.
Lawlor swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Maul throws a jab but it's blocked by Lawlor.
Lawlor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Maul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lawlor misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maul! But no joy.
Lawlor defending well as Maul loads up on a big left hand.
Maul has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lawlor cracks Maul with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lawlor misses with a wild body shot.
Lawlor works Maul's body with a nice hook.
Lawlor missing with a left hand there. Maul was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maul misses with a two punch combination.
Lawlor throws a right hand that misses
and Maul counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maul lands a jab-cross combination.
Lawlor throws a shot from downtown. Maul moves away and avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maul jabs Lawlor right on the nose. Lawlor blinks but takes it well.
Lawlor takes a swing at Maul's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Maul throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lawlor has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lawlor scores with a jab to the body.
Maul looks to throw the jab but Lawlor is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lawlor.
A big left from Maul misses.
Maul thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maul will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lawlor with a hook.
Lawlor slips under a jab from Maul.
Lawlor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maul moves away.
Lawlor throws an overhand right that lands on Maul's shoulder, as Maul tries to avoid the shot.
Maul misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maul takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lawlor slips under a jab from Maul.
Maul misses with a series of wild punches.
Lawlor is looking to counter punch.
Lawlor throws an overhand right that lands on Maul's shoulder, as Maul tries to avoid the shot.
Lawlor throws a looping overhand right but Maul ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lawlor throwing a counter right hand but Maul manages to avoid it.
Maul throws a hook but Lawlor blocks it.
Lawlor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lawlor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maul.
Maul throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawlor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maul moves away.
Maul is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lawlor cracks Maul with a right hand to the side of the head.
Maul walks into a left hand.
Lawlor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maul throws out a counter right but Lawlor avoids it with no problem.
Lawlor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Maul misses with a hook. Lawlor ducked under it nicely.
Lawlor loads up on a big right hand but Maul slips the punch.
Maul looks to land a left hand but Lawlor moved out of range nicely.
Maul waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawlor.
Lawlor digs a good body shot into Maul's ribs.
Maul misses with a straight left.
Lawlor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maul lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lawlor backs up against the cage.
Maul stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lawlor misses with a straight right.
Lawlor dips to his left and cracks Maul with an uppercut!
Maul connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lawlor. Lawlor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maul throws a nice looking combination but Lawlor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maul swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lawlor counters with a stiff right hand.
Lawlor tries to bum rush Maul with a series of wild strikes but Maul uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lawlor looks to score with a jab to the body but Maul is just out of range.
Maul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Lawlor misses.
The fighters circling - Maul throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lawlor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawlor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lawlor misses with a lunging right hand
and Maul counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lawlor looks to land a right hand but Maul moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maul throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lawlor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maul manages to avoid it.
Maul looks to score with a jab to the body but Lawlor is just out of range.
Maul swings for the body but Lawlor moves out of range.
Lawlor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maul.
Maul slips under a jab.
Maul throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maul throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lawlor.
Lawlor lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lawlor throws a hook but Maul blocks it.
Lawlor throws a right hand that misses
and Maul counters with a straight right hand.
Lawlor ducks under a wild hook from Maul.
An attempted straight right counter from Lawlor misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawlor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Lawlor.
Maul misses with a hook. Lawlor ducked under it nicely.
Lawlor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Maul will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lawlor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maul lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Maul misses with a two punch combination.
Maul misses with a lunging right hand
and Lawlor counters with a straight right hand.
Lawlor misses with an uppercut. Maul saw that one coming.
Maul avoids the body shot from Lawlor.
Lawlor misses with the combination.
Lawlor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maul. Maul circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice shot by Lawlor.
The fighters circling - Lawlor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maul looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lawlor works over Maul's head and body with a nice combination.
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!
Maul lands with an overhand left.
Lawlor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maul.
Lawlor throws a looping overhand right but Maul ducks down to avoid it.
Maul connects with a jab.
Maul misses with a jab to the body
and Maul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paul Maul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul with a jab.
Jab, jab by Lawlor - just one landing.
Maul is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lawlor throws a body punch but Maul moves out of range.
Lawlor lands the left hand.
Maul throws an overhand right that lands on Lawlor's shoulder, as Lawlor tries to avoid the shot.
Lawlor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lawlor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lawlor looks to land a combination but Maul avoids it well.
Maul misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Lawlor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maul misses with a hook. Lawlor ducked under it nicely.
Lawlor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maul moves away from the strike by Lawlor.
Lawlor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawlor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maul misses with a wild body shot.
Maul walks into a stiff left hand from Lawlor.
Lawlor throws a combination that misses
and Maul counters with a two punch combo.
A combination from Lawlor does no damage.
Maul looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maul scores with a hook to the body. Lawlor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maul throws a right hand that Lawlor ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawlor also avoids with ease.
Lawlor misses with an uppercut
and Maul counters with a nice uppercut.
Maul misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Lawlor.
Maul scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lawlor throws out a loose jab but Maul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maul thuds a left hand into Lawlor's body.
Maul lands with a straight right. Lawlor didn't see that one coming.
Lawlor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maul momentarily.
Maul rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lawlor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maul scores with the left hand. Lawlor knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Lawlor misses.
Maul throws a series of punches but Lawlor moves out of range.
Maul throws a body punch but Lawlor moves out of range.
Maul swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maul jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maul throws a jab when Lawlor was well out of range.
Lawlor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maul avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lawlor moves away.
Lawlor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lawlor ducks under a wild hook from Maul.
Maul lands a jab-cross combination.
Maul misses with a hook.
Lawlor misses with a double jab
and Maul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maul misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawlor swings widly with a right hand
and Maul counters with a three punch combo that has Lawlor backing up. Lawlor nods at Maul to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Lawlor walks into a left hand.
Maul 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.
Lawlor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maul connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lawlor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maul.
A right-left combo lands from Lawlor.
Lawlor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maul moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lawlor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maul swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lawlor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maul pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maul connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maul misses with a left hand
and Lawlor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lawlor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maul has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maul there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lawlor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maul moves away.
Maul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Maul!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paul Maul will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Maul slips under a jab from Lawlor.
Maul just misses with a punch to the body.
Maul slips under a jab.
Lawlor connects with a body shot.
Lawlor misses with an uppercut.
Lawlor throws a lazy uppercut
and Maul counters with a stiff right hand.
Lawlor lands with a cross.
Maul rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lawlor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maul misses with a hook. Lawlor ducked under it nicely.
Maul dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lawlor moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Lawlor misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maul waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawlor.
A slow jab from Lawlor misses its intended target.
Lawlor throws a shot from downtown. Maul moves away and avoids it.
Maul has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lawlor misses with a hook. Maul ducked under it nicely.
Maul throws a jab but it's blocked by Lawlor.
Good standup being displayed there by Maul as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawlor connects with a right hand. Maul shakes it off.
Maul misses with a looping right.
Maul throws a big shot that misses.
Maul scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Maul takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lawlor looks to score with a jab to the body but Maul is just out of range.
Maul thows a left - swing and a miss!
A counter left hand to the body from Lawlor misses its target.
Paul Maul seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maul throws a combination that misses
enabling Lawlor to counter with a crisp jab.
Lawlor slips a jab and a cross from Maul.
Lawlor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maul.
Lawlor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maul.
Lawlor misses with a wild body shot.
Lawlor jabs Maul to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maul uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lawlor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawlor. Maul does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Maul lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lawlor doesn't seem phased though.
Maul throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lawlor.
Lawlor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Maul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maul stalks Lawlor and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lawlor's face. Lawlor staggers backwards, shaken.
Lawlor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maul moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lawlor misses the shot to the body.
Lawlor moves out of range as Maul strikes.
Maul displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Maul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawlor manages to avoid it.
Lawlor looks to score with a jab to the body but Maul is just out of range.
Lawlor misses with a wild body shot.
Lawlor scores with a jab to the head.
Lawlor throws a lazy right hand but Maul sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maul looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lawlor throws a looping overhand right but Maul ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Maul was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawlor lands a slapping body shot.
Maul displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawlor throws out the jab.
Maul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maul misses with a left hand
and Lawlor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lawlor walks into a left hand.
Maul throws a poor cross that misses
and Lawlor counters with a nice uppercut.
Maul misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Lawlor.
Maul darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lawlor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sloppy strikes from Maul. Those never looked like landing.
Lawlor thows a left - swing and a miss!
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!
Lawlor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maul.
Maul takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maul throws a looping overhand right but Lawlor ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Lawlor misses the target.
Lawlor slips under a jab from Maul.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maul lands the left hand.
Maul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawlor.
Danga de danga de dang - Lawlor scores with a four punch combination!
Maul throws a shot from downtown. Lawlor moves away and avoids it.
Lawlor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawlor. Maul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maul lands with a shot to the body.
Maul lands a nice hook to Lawlor's body. Lawlor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lawlor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lawlor misses with an uppercut.
Maul misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawlor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Maul throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little feinted left hand from Lawlor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maul moves away from the strike by Lawlor.
Maul rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lawlor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Benny Lawlor.
Well Maul has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Paul Maul!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Benny Lawlor!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Paul Maul!
Paul Maul wins by split decision!
Paul Maul decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Benny Lawlor was interviewed post fight and said 'best 2 of 3?'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Stubb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ned Flanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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27
179 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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175 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexander Stubb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ned Flanders!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stubb swats away the attempt to clinch by Flanders.
Flanders fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stubb was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Flanders has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from Stubb - that landed with a thud.
Flanders goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Flanders swings wildly with an uppercut but Stubb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stubb slowing the pace effectively.
Stubb misses with a body punch.
Stubb looking to slow down the pace here.
Flanders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stubb lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Flanders backwards.
Flanders prevents a body shot from Stubb.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stubb misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Stubb - that landed with a thud.
Flanders misses with the head strike.
Come on Stubb - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stubb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flanders working aggressively here.
Flanders prevents a body shot from Stubb.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stubb holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stubb lands a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stubb leaning against his opponent.
Flanders throws a head punch that misses.
Flanders softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Flanders doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Flanders struggles to land a body shot inside as Stubb controls his hands.
Flanders tries a body shot but Stubb blocks it.
Stubb lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stubb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stubb blocks an uppercut.
Flanders prevents a body shot from Stubb.
Stubb throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Flanderss head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stubb takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Flanders working aggressively here.
Flanders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Flanders lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stubb misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Flanders has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Stubb seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Flanders can turn it around.
Stubb pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stubb prevents a body shot from Flanders.
Flanders tries to throw a body punch but Stubb avoids it by throwing Flanders back against the cage.
Stubb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stubb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stubb trying to control the position but instead, Flanders has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stubb into the cage.
Stubb takes a shot to the head.
Stubb trying to stall but Flanders improves his position.
Stubb is struggling to control the position.
Stubb throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Flanderss head.
Stubb scores with a shoulder strike.
Flanders struggles to land a body shot inside as Stubb controls his hands.
Flanders swings wildly with an uppercut but Stubb uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flanders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stubb taking a breather.
Stubb manages to break the clinch.
Stubb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stubb clinches up with Flanders and pushes him back against the cage.
Stubb lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Ned Flanders has been cut.
Stubb lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Flanders or not.
Stubb stalling.
Stubb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stubb misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Flanders creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Flanders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flanders goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stubb.
Flanders is rocked!
Stubb lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Flanders is still on wobbly legs! Can Stubb finish him?
Stubb unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Flanders! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Stubb is unloading with more strikes now! Flanders drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Stubb!
Alexander Stubb very nearly forgot to thank Highland Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Haapalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razval Saraev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haapalainen comes into the arena with Lentävä Kalakukko blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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171 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mikko Haapalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Razval Saraev!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saraev looks to throw the jab but Haapalainen is out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Haapalainen is defended easily by Saraev.
Haapalainen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saraev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saraev is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Saraev lands with a straight right. Haapalainen didn't see that one coming.
Haapalainen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saraev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Haapalainen doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Haapalainen.
Haapalainen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikko Haapalainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haapalainen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Saraev circles away.
Saraev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Saraev changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Haapalainen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
A lull in the action here as Saraev stalls from top position.
Saraev's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Saraev working the body and head with strikes.
Saraev is putting a hurting on Haapalainen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Saraev working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Haapalainen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haapalainen wants to get back to his feet but Saraev drags him back down.
Haapalainen taking a bit of punishment here - Saraev scoring with strikes.
Saraev passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Haapalainen!
Saraev postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Haapalainen bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Saraev and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Razval Saraev!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Kage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Dickens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickens has chosen I Want it All as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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26
183 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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27
185 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kobe Kage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oliver Dickens!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kage takes a swing at Dickens's ribcage but misses.
Kage avoids the body shot from Dickens.
Dickens misses with a low kick.
A big left from Kage misses.
Dickens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kage throws out the jab.
Dickens throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kage tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dickens is in Kage's guard.
Kage throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kage is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickens trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dickens in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kage working a defensive guard here.
Kage doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Kage is pulling down on Dickens's head. It's preventing any offense from Dickens, at least for the moment.
Kage is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kage manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dickens manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dickens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kage trying to control but Dickens is working from the bottom.
Dickens manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kage manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kage is looking for a triangle but Dickens pushes his legs off easily.
Kage not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dickens landing with the ground and pound.
Dickens trying to control but Kage is working from the bottom.
Kage trying to keep a closed guard but Dickens is proving a slippery customer.
Dickens postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kage has his foot on Dickens's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dickens works his way back into a safe position though.
Dickens working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kage's head.
Kage is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dickens trying to control the position from guard on top but Kage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dickens pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kage is keeping the position for now.
Kage keeping moving, preventing Dickens from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kage working for a triangle but Dickens defends it easily.
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.
Dickens scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kage not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kage working for a triangle but Dickens defends it easily.
Kage working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dickens doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dickens manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dickens stays in close to Kage's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Dickens dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice cross by Kage.
Dickens drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dickens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kage keeping moving, preventing Dickens from controlling successfully.
Dickens slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dickens content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kage is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dickens is working Kage over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kage escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dickens gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kage throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dickens working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kage's head.
Dickens has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dickens scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kage trying to control the position.
Kage definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dickens keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kage's head.
Kage tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dickens landing some decent shots from guard.
Kage is rocked!
Dickens trying to control the position from guard on top but Kage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oh Kage is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oliver Dickens has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kage is trying to keep Dickens in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickens postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dickens stays in close to Kage's body and controls the position.
Dickens lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kage wants to sweep here but Dickens controlling him for the moment.
Dickens with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dickens arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Kage's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Oliver Dickens!
In his post fight interview, Oliver Dickens started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seok Yi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yi's entrance music is Sir Sly - You Haunt Me (Soysauce Edition). A fine choice. Franklin Fitzgerald has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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20
170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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27
180 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Seok Yi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Franklin Fitzgerald!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzgerald works Yi's body with a nice hook.
Fitzgerald checks a low kick from Yi.
Yi throws a lazy body kick
and Fitzgerald counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yi throws a front kick aimed at Fitzgerald's knee but Fitzgerald avoids it well.
Yi misses with a low kick as Fitzgerald jumps back.
Yi moves into range and clinches up with Fitzgerald.
Yi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fitzgerald is defending well for now.
Fitzgerald is looking to break free of the clinch but Yi has double underhooks.
Yi trying to land knees to the body.
Fitzgerald has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fitzgerald wants to break free but Yi has control.
Fitzgerald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fitzgerald wants to get back to striking at distance but Yi won't allow it.
Yi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzgerald takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fitzgerald managing to block the knees to the body from Yi.
Fitzgerald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fitzgerald wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yi has him pressed against the cage.
Yi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fitzgerald wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yi trying to land knees to the body.
Yi crunches a lovely knee into Fitzgerald's ribcage.
Yi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fitzgerald looks winded!
Yi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fitzgerald avoids it.
Fitzgerald avoiding damage as Yi throws knees to the body.
Yi trying to land knees to the body.
Fitzgerald breaks the clinch.
Fitzgerald blocks a leg kick.
Yi throws a leg kick which misses Fitzgerald's front leg but catches the back leg as Fitzgerald tries to avoid it.
Fitzgerald has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yi.
Yi slips under a jab.
Yi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Fitzgerald.
Seok Yi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitzgerald has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yi.
Fitzgerald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fitzgerald looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald throws the left hand but Yi avoids the punch easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fitzgerald has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Yi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fitzgerald can turn it around.
Fitzgerald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitzgerald 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Fitzgerald finds it's target.
Yi defending well as Fitzgerald loads up on a big left hand.
Yi tries to close the distance and clinch but Fitzgerald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fitzgerald getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yi looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Fitzgerald fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yi is out of range.
Yi motions for Fitzgerald to come forward. Yi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yi tries to clinch but Fitzgerald is having none of it.
Fitzgerald misses the jab.
Fitzgerald throws a good cross that connects.
Yi checks a low kick from Fitzgerald.
Yi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fitzgerald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fitzgerald appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzgerald. Yi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yi moves in looking to clinch but Fitzgerald pushes him off.
Yi throws a leg kick but Fitzgerald sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fitzgerald circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fitzgerald is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yi throws a leg kick that misses.
As Yi backs off Fitzgerald throws a huge counter combo but Yi manages to avoid it all.
Yi misses with a low kick.
Yi tries to clinch up but Fitzgerald circles away and keeps his distance.
Fitzgerald bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yi's head.
Fitzgerald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fitzgerald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fitzgerald, pushing him back against the cage.
Yi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fitzgerald is defending well for now.
Fitzgerald swings wildly with an uppercut but Yi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fitzgerald wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fitzgerald working hard to break the clinch.
Fitzgerald is looking for a takedown.
Yi working Fitzgerald over with knees to the body.
Yi tries to land knees in the clinch but Fitzgerald avoids the damage to the body.
Yi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fitzgerald is defending well for now.
Yi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fitzgerald is defending well for now.
Fitzgerald is trying to break the clinch but Yi is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fitzgerald lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yi trying to land knees to the body.
Yi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fitzgerald avoids it.
Fitzgerald wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fitzgerald can't find room to land a body shot as Yi controls the action.
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!
Fitzgerald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fitzgerald managing to block the knees to the body from Yi.
Yi tries to land knees in the clinch but Fitzgerald avoids the damage to the body.
Yi trying to land knees to the body.
Yi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fitzgerald.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fitzgerald just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yi's brow.
Yi prevents Fitzgerald from breaking the clinch.
Yi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fitzgerald avoids it.
Yi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fitzgerald avoiding damage as Yi throws knees to the body.
Fitzgerald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fitzgerald misses with a punch to the body.
Yi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fitzgerald is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seok Yi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yi tries to work over Fitzgerald's front leg with a kick but Fitzgerald checks it.
Yi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fitzgerald can do to turn this around?
Yi clinches.
Yi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fitzgerald.
Yi has Fitzgerald pressed against the cage, preventing Fitzgerald from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fitzgerald is trying to force a seperation but Yi has the dominant position.
Fitzgerald working hard to break the clinch.
Fitzgerald is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Fitzgerald.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fitzgerald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fitzgerald scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fitzgerald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Fitzgerald finds it's way through Yi's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yi forces Fitzgerald back against the cage and clinches.
Yi prevents Fitzgerald from breaking the clinch.
Fitzgerald managing to block the knees to the body from Yi.
Yi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald lands with a right to the head.
Fitzgerald wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald managing to block the knees to the body from Yi.
Fitzgerald avoiding damage as Yi throws knees to the body.
Yi tries to land knees in the clinch but Fitzgerald avoids the damage to the body.
Fitzgerald is looking to control Yi's arms but Yi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fitzgerald has his back to the cage.
Fitzgerald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fitzgerald avoiding damage as Yi throws knees to the body.
Fitzgerald misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald is trying to push Yi away but Yi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fitzgerald scores with a hook to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fitzgerald - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Yi trying to land knees to the body.
Seok Yi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fitzgerald's face.
It looks like Franklin Fitzgerald has been cut.
Fitzgerald managing to block the knees to the body from Yi.
Fitzgerald misses with a punch on the inside.
Fitzgerald working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fitzgerald misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald is trying to break the clinch but Yi is controlling him.
Yi missing with knees to the body.
Yi prevents a body shot from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald throws a head punch that misses.
Yi trying to land knees to the body.
Fitzgerald avoiding damage as Yi throws knees to the body.
Fitzgerald misses with a body punch.
Fitzgerald tries to throw a body punch but Yi avoids it by throwing Fitzgerald back against the cage.
Yi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fitzgerald is defending well for now.
Fitzgerald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fitzgerald is defending well for now.
Fitzgerald has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fitzgerald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yi's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yi tries to land knees in the clinch but Fitzgerald avoids the damage to the body.
Fitzgerald wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yi has him pressed against the cage.
Yi trying to land knees to the body.
Yi lands a knee to the body.
Yi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fitzgerald is defending well for now.
Fitzgerald wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yi trying to land knees to the body.
Yi tries to land knees in the clinch but Fitzgerald avoids the damage to the body.
Yi has Fitzgerald pressed against the cage, preventing Fitzgerald from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fitzgerald tries a body shot but Yi blocks it.
Yi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fitzgerald avoids it.
Yi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fitzgerald is defending well for now.
Yi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fitzgerald is defending well for now.
Fitzgerald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yi tries to land knees in the clinch but Fitzgerald avoids the damage to the body.
Yi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fitzgerald avoids it.
Fitzgerald gets through Yi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yi missing with knees to the body.
Fitzgerald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fitzgerald managing to block the knees to the body from Yi.
Fitzgerald breaks from the clinch.
Yi throws a low kick but Fitzgerald avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yi looks to clinch
and Fitzgerald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yi throws a low kick, looking for Fitzgerald's leg but Fitzgerald calmly moves out of range.
Fitzgerald only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fitzgerald keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yi rushes Fitzgerald and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yi trying to land knees to the body.
Yi trying to land knees to the body.
Fitzgerald working hard to break the clinch.
Fitzgerald swings wildly with an uppercut but Yi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fitzgerald avoids it.
Fitzgerald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Yi misses.
It seemed like Fitzgerald was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fitzgerald misses with a two punch combination.
Fitzgerald checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fitzgerald checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seok Yi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Franklin Fitzgerald's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fitzgerald loads up on a big right hand but Yi slips the punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Fitzgerald checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fitzgerald's efforts to push away.
Fitzgerald wants to break free but Yi has control.
Yi trying to land knees to the body.
Fitzgerald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fitzgerald lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald avoiding damage as Yi throws knees to the body.
Yi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fitzgerald is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzgerald is trying to push Yi away but Yi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fitzgerald avoids it.
Fitzgerald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yi.
Fitzgerald scores with a jab to the body.
Yi throws a low kick but Fitzgerald moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fitzgerald throws out the jab.
Fitzgerald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yi.
Yi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fitzgerald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fitzgerald tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yi.
Yi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fitzgerald's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yi tries to clinch up but Fitzgerald circles away and keeps his distance.
Fitzgerald looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yi tries to close the distance and clinch but Fitzgerald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yi forces Fitzgerald back against the cage and clinches.
Fitzgerald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fitzgerald managing to block the knees to the body from Yi.
Yi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fitzgerald is defending well for now.
Fitzgerald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fitzgerald managing to block the knees to the body from Yi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yi misses with a knee to the head.
Fitzgerald misses with a body punch.
Fitzgerald managing to block the knees to the body from Yi.
Fitzgerald trying to land knees to the body.
Fitzgerald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yi lands a nice knee to the body.
Fitzgerald takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yi working Fitzgerald over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzgerald misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yi breaks the clinch.
Yi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fitzgerald swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yi throws a leg kick that misses.
Fitzgerald tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fitzgerald checks a low kick from Yi.
Fitzgerald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fitzgerald loads up on a big right hand but Yi slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yi tries to clinch there but Fitzgerald circles away.
Fitzgerald takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yi cracks the inside of Fitzgerald's front leg.
Yi throws a leg kick but Fitzgerald sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A lazy body kick from Yi
and Yi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yi needs to keep his hands up - Fitzgerald had a free shot at his head there.
Yi moves into the clinch.
Fitzgerald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fitzgerald misses with a punch on the inside.
Yi lands a good knee to the midsection. Fitzgerald won't want to take too many of those.
Yi trying to land knees to the body.
Fitzgerald is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fitzgerald working aggressively here.
Fitzgerald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fitzgerald stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fitzgerald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Franklin Fitzgerald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald breaks from the clinch.
Fitzgerald blocks a leg kick.
Fitzgerald does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fitzgerald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yi thows a leg kick but Fitzgerald checks it
and Yi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fitzgerald lands with an overhand left.
Yi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fitzgerald can't break the clinch.
Yi tries to land knees in the clinch but Fitzgerald avoids the damage to the body.
Yi missing with knees to the body.
Fitzgerald throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yi.
Fitzgerald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fitzgerald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Fitzgerald.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seok Yi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 for Seok Yi!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Seok Yi!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Seok Yi!
Seok Yi wins by unanimous decision!
Seok Yi 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 Zadimus Delacroix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bman Olot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olot has chosen Bad Blood as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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178 lbs
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zadimus Delacroix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bman Olot!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Delacroix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Delacroix throws a right hand that Olot ducks under and follows up with a left that Olot also avoids with ease.
Olot wants to counter the offense by Delacroix and move into the clinch position.
Delacroix connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Bman Olot has been cut.
Delacroix gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Olot working aggressively here.
Delacroix takes an elbow to the forehead.
Olot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Olot using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Delacroix has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Olot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Olot tries a knee to the head but Delacroix blocks it.
Delacroix scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Olot tries to throw a body punch but Delacroix avoids it by throwing Olot back against the cage.
Olot throws a punch but it's blocked by Delacroix.
Delacroix lands an uppercut.
Delacroix lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Delacroix lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olot tries a body shot but Delacroix blocks it.
Olot told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Delacroix.
Delacroix tries to work over Olot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Delacroix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delacroix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olot's elbow.
Olot lands a hook to the side of the head.
Delacroix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olot backwards.
Delacroix cracks Olot with a nice body shot.
Delacroix lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Olot.
Olot looks winded!
Delacroix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Delacroix pushes Olot back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Olot trying to land knees to the body.
Delacroix definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Delacroix lands a left hand.
Delacroix lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Delacroix softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Delacroix lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Olot backwards.
Olot is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delacroix lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Olot is still on wobbly legs! Can Delacroix finish him?
Delacroix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Delacroix pushes Olot back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Delacroix creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Olot's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Olot drops to his knees and Delacroix pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zadimus Delacroix!
Zadimus Delacroix decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Bman Olot was interviewed post fight and said 'Forgiveness, please!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alan Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xande Shoyoroll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alan Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xande Shoyoroll!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford misses with a body shot.
Ford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shoyoroll doesn't manage to clinch there - Ford circles away.
Shoyoroll throws a lazy right hand but Ford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ford fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shoyoroll just manages to avoid it.
Shoyoroll throws a poor cross that misses
and Shoyoroll takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Xande Shoyoroll has been cut.
Shoyoroll closes the distance and clinches.
Ford breaks from the clinch.
Shoyoroll tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ford counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shoyoroll drives through with a takedown into Ford's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ford working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shoyoroll.
Shoyoroll stopping the sweep attempt from Ford.
Ford on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ford tries to get out of the position.
Shoyoroll loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoyoroll with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shoyoroll accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
My spies in RCJ Machado Jiu-Jitsu inform me that Shoyoroll has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Shoyoroll lands a couple of elbows.
Shoyoroll works over Ford with some ground and pound from guard.
Ford can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shoyoroll controls the pace.
Shoyoroll's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ford utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shoyoroll throwing strikes but missing.
Shoyoroll content to stall in guard here.
Shoyoroll throwing strikes from guard but Ford blocks nicely.
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.
Ford keeping full guard, as Shoyoroll tries to pass.
Ford preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shoyoroll pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ford is keeping the position for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Shoyoroll drops back looking for a leg! Ford is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ford manages to kick Shoyoroll off! Shoyoroll jumps back into Ford's guard.
Shoyoroll is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Shoyoroll slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoyoroll is looking to stall here but Ford recovers full guard.
Ford is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ford wants to sweep but no luck.
Shoyoroll drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ford dives on top into guard.
Shoyoroll controlling Ford's posture.
Ford wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Shoyoroll's closed guard. He's half up but Shoyoroll has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Shoyoroll pivots and extends the arm, Ford falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Shoyoroll! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Xande Shoyoroll!
After the fight, Xande Shoyoroll was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Hetfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apolonio Papas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hetfield comes to the cage accompanied by Find Ya Wealth. On his way into the cage it seems that Johnny Hetfield has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Johnny Hetfield seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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174 lbs
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180 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Hetfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Apolonio Papas!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hetfield swings for the body but Papas moves out of range.
Hetfield backing away here, and Papas unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hetfield seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Papas throws the kick towards the body but Hetfield avoids it.
Papas misses with a head kick.
Papas defending well as Hetfield loads up on a big left hand.
Hetfield moves out of range of the body kick.
Papas tries to keep at a distance but Hetfield has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hetfield pushes Papas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hetfield working aggressively here.
Papas tries to break free but Hetfield pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hetfield tries to throw a body punch but Papas avoids it by throwing Hetfield back against the cage.
Hetfield lands a body punch.
Hetfield lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hetfield has Papas pressed against the cage, preventing Papas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hetfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hetfield lands a left hand.
Knees in the clinch landing for Papas.
Hetfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Papas tries to break free but Hetfield pushes him back against the cage.
Papas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hetfield lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like Apolonio Papas has been cut.
Hetfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Papas's elbow.
Hetfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Papas blocks a body shot from Hetfield.
Hetfield is working Papas over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hetfield tries to throw a body punch but Papas avoids it by throwing Hetfield back against the cage.
Papas tries a knee to the head but Hetfield blocks it.
A hook to the body from Hetfield.
Hetfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Papas pulls guard.
Papas controlling Hetfield's posture.
Hetfield gets to his feet. Papas looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Papas misses with a kick to the body
and Hetfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Papas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hetfield lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hetfield lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Papas lands with a kick to the temple. Hetfield shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hetfield throws a low kick but Papas moves out of range easily.
Papas is looking to land body kicks.
Papas moves out of range of the strikes.
Papas was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hetfield throws the left hand but Papas avoids the punch easily.
Papas is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Hetfield checks a leg kick.
Papas moves out of range of the strikes.
Papas throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hetfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Papas was well out of range. Poor timing from Hetfield.
Hetfield explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Papas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hetfield fails with an attempt to clinch.
Papas has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Hetfield fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Papas, pushing him back against the cage.
Hetfield working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hetfield.
Hetfield lands a shot to the body.
Hetfield lands a body shot.
Hetfield working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hetfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hetfield lands a nice shot to the body.
Papas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 Apolonio Papas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hetfield misses with a straight left.
Hetfield slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Papas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hetfield clinches up against the cage.
Hetfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hetfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Papas tries to pull guard but Hetfield forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hetfield dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Papas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hetfield cracks Papas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hetfield moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Papas.
Johnny Hetfield is winning the standup battle so far.
Hetfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Papas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Papas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hetfield fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Papas, pushing him back against the cage.
Hetfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hetfield lands a body punch.
Hetfield tries to throw a body punch but Papas avoids it by throwing Hetfield back against the cage.
Hetfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hetfield content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hetfield misses with a body punch.
Papas missing with knees to the body.
Hetfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield lands a shoulder strike.
Hetfield managing to block the knees to the body from Papas.
A right hook to the body lands for Hetfield.
Hetfield lands with a short shot to the head.
Hetfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Hetfield.
Hetfield slows down the pace here.
Hetfield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Papas can do to turn this around?
Papas misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hetfield taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Papas is looking to break free of the clinch but Hetfield has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papas blocks a body shot from Hetfield.
Nice body punch from Hetfield - that landed with a thud.
Hetfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Papas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from Hetfield.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Papas.
Papas missing with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hetfield lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield is stalling here.
Hetfield is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Papas misses with a knee to the head.
Hetfield tries a body shot but Papas blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Hetfield.
Hetfield lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hetfield lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hetfield scores with a shoulder strike.
Hetfield misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Hetfield dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Apolonio Papas's cut.
That's time! Hetfield's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Papas.
Hetfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Hetfield backing away here, and Papas unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hetfield tries to clinch but Papas is having none of it.
Papas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hetfield to score with a decent uppercut.
Papas misses with a head kick.
Hetfield was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hetfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Papas.
Papas throws a leg kick that misses.
Papas lands a head kick. Hetfield smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hetfield misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hetfield.
Papas is rocked!
Papas misses with a head kick.
Hetfield misses with a looping left.
Papas throws a sloppy head kick and Hetfield moves out of range easily.
Hetfield lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hetfield cracks Papas with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Papas tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Hetfield pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Papas is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Hetfield!
Johnny Hetfield 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 Kaka Papa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chevie Case (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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180 lbs
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176 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kaka Papa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chevie Case!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Case leaves Papa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Papa goes for a double leg but Case avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Case continues to drive forward.
Papa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Case is fending him off so far but Papa persists. Nope, Case circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaka Papa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Case connects with a body shot.
Case lands with a nice body punch.
Case tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Papa shoots and misses
and Case counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Case.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Case.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Case jumps into guard, dragging Papa to the mat.
Papa looking to pass the guard.
Case managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Case working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Papa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Papa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Papa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Papa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Papa wants to control from the top but Case keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Papa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Papa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Case working a defensive guard but Papa manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papa tries to score with some ground and pound. Case controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Papa is looking to take a break and control but Case is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Case felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Case is looking for a sweep.
Papa grinds an elbow into Case's temple.
Case stops Papa from passing to mount.
The strikes coming from Papa are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Papa with the ground and pound but Case regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Case is refusing to be controlled, as Papa sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Papa.
Papa misses with a head shot. Case uses the momentum to regain guard.
Papa distracts Case with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Papa stands up over Case, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Case working a defensive guard here.
Papa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Case wants to hit a switch here but Papa passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Case there!
Case is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papa lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Papa working the ground and pound effectively.
Papa cracks Case with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Papa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Case takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Papa putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Case is in all sorts of trouble here.
Case tries to hold on but Papa pushes him away.
Papa lands with some strikes.
Papa dominating with strikes here.
Case is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaka Papa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Case jabs Papa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Papa throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Case tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Papa is in Case's guard.
Case is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Case preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Papa tries to free his leg and advance position but Case is retaining full guard.
Papa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Case works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Case keeping moving, preventing Papa from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papa is really struggling to control Case but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Papa works over Case with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papa throwing strikes but missing.
Case looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Case is trying to control the position but Papa postures up.
Papa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Case escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Papa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Papa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Case can do to turn this around?
Papa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Case's head.
Papa trying to control but Case is working from the bottom.
Papa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Papa postures up and lands a big shot to Case's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Papa sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Papa working some strikes from top position.
Papa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Papa trying to control but Case is working from the bottom.
Papa postures up and lands a big shot to Case's brow.
Papa trying to control but Case is working from the bottom.
Papa scoring with some ground and pound.
Case working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Papa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papa trying to control but Case is working from the bottom.
Papa's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Papa throwing strikes from guard but Case blocks nicely.
Case is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Papa trying to control but Case is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Papa shoots in for a takedown but Case shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Case throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Papa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Papa shoots in looking for a takedown. Case tries to sprawl out of it but Papa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Case manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Case throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Case sprawls well initially but Papa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Case is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Papa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Papa's back!
Papa tries to break free.
Case is looking for the choke from the back position but Papa is controlling his hands well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Case looking for the choke but no joy.
Papa tries to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Papa is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kaka Papa will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Papa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Case defends it nicely.
Case displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Papa.
Case with the counter takedown but Papa avoids it easily.
Case lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Case finds it's way through Papa's defenses.
Case with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Papa has a takedown stuffed.
Case tries to counter with a clinch but Papa shakes him off and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaka Papa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Papa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Case swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Case. That's going to slow Papa down.
Chevie Case seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Case slaps away a takedown attempt from Papa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Case looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Case buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papa shoots in but no luck this time.
Papa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Case sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Papa shoots for a double leg takedown but Case sprawls well. He's pushed Papa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Case scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Case feints and then cracks Papa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Papa down.
Papa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice shot by Case.
Kaka Papa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Case scores with a jab. Papa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Case defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Papa.
Case works Papa's body with a nice hook.
Case feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Papa's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Case.
Case punishes Papa's body with a nice straight punch.
Papa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Case lands a glancing blow to the side of Papa's head.
Papa shoots in for a takedown but Case shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice combination there by Case.
Case lands a nice shot that snaps Papa's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case connects with a leg kick. Papa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Case lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Case connects with an inside leg kick.
Papa looks for a takedown but Case sprawls well.
Case feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Papa's calf.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Papa.
Papa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Case tries to avoid it but Papa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Case to the ground. Case escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Well,Papa is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Case lands with a thumping leg kick.
Papa looks for a takedown but Case sprawls well.
Case feints the counter takedown.
Case lands a high kick!
Case is looking to slow Papa down with leg kicks.
Case leaves Papa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Case.
Case slaps away a takedown attempt from Papa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Case stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Case wants it to stay on the feet.
Case dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Papa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Case but Case pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Papa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Papa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Case is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Papa rather than just go for the knockout.
Case scores with a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Case, right into the meat.
Papa darts in looking for a takedown but Case gets double underhooks and turns Papa into the cage.
A good leg kick by Case.
Papa fails with a takedown attempt.
Chevie Case is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Case fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Case. That one must have hurt.
Case lands with a kick to the temple. Papa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Papa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Case tries to avoid it but Papa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Case to the ground. Case escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Case steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Papa.
Case scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Papa doesn't seem bothered though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Papa is defended easily by Case.
Good leg kick by Case there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kaka Papa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot to the liver by Case. Beautiful body shot.
Papa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Case sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chevie Case comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Papa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Chevie Case!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Chevie Case!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Chevie Case!
Chevie Case wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fernardu Palmier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augusto Vargas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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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
17 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fernardu Palmier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Augusto Vargas!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargas tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Palmier defends well and Vargas ends up having to push Palmier into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Palmier seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Vargas looks for a takedown but Palmier sprawls well.
Palmier is looking to counter the offense by Vargas and move into the clinch.
Palmier cracks Vargas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vargas ducks right into an uppercut from Palmier.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vargas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Palmier counters with a straight right hand.
Fernardu Palmier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Augusto Vargas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas walks into a left hand.
Vargas shoots and misses
and Palmier counters by clinching up.
Palmier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vargas is trying to drag Palmier to the mat but Palmier just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Palmier has Vargas pushed against the cage.
Vargas is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Palmier is defending well.
Palmier leaning against his opponent.
Vargas wants to take the fight to the mat but Palmier manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Palmier content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vargas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Palmier fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Palmier moves into range and clinches up with Vargas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmier lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Palmier.
Palmier dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Palmier leaning his opponent against the cage.
Palmier is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Palmier gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vargas.
Palmier makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmier stalls.
Palmier taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Palmier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Palmier.
Vargas looks winded!
A short body shot lands from Palmier as the two fighters clinch.
Palmier stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A right hand to the body from Palmier.
Palmier has Vargas pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fernardu Palmier.
Vargas moves forwards but Palmier connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Palmier definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Palmier digs a good body shot into Vargas's ribs.
Augusto Vargas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vargas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Palmier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmier connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vargas with a poor takedown
and Palmier counters by clinching up.
Palmier gets underhooks to prevent Vargas's takedown attempt.
Palmier slows down the pace here.
Palmier gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vargas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmier leaning his opponent against the cage.
Palmier prevents a takedown attempt there.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Palmier displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vargas up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernardu Palmier dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vargas misses with a takedown
and Palmier counters with a straight right hand.
Palmier connects with a jab.
A jab from Palmier does it's job there.
Palmier rushes Vargas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vargas tries for a takedown. No joy.
Palmier leaning his opponent against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Palmier.
Palmier stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fernardu Palmier.
Nice takedown defense from Palmier. No joy for Vargas on that attempt.
Palmier seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fernardu Palmier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Augusto Vargas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmier rushes Vargas and presses him up against the cage.
Vargas goes for a takedown attempt but Palmier pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Vargas with a poor takedown
and Palmier counters with a straight right hand.
Vargas misses with a takedown attempt
and Palmier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vargas is breathing heavily.
Palmier forces Vargas back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Palmier on the inside.
Palmier content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Palmier slowing the pace effectively.
Palmier seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Vargas wants a takedown.
Palmier pushes Vargas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palmier prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas letting Palmier take a breather here.
Vargas is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Palmier is defending well.
Palmier presses Vargas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vargas letting Palmier take a breather here.
Palmier controlling the action here for a moment.
Palmier is leaning against Vargas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Palmier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vargas can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palmier lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Palmier is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vargas takes a shot to the head.
Palmier lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vargas or not.
Palmier lands with a left to the head.
Palmier gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vargas.
Palmier has Vargas pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmier stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fernardu Palmier.
Jab by Palmier.
Nice uppercut lands for Palmier. That snapped Vargas's head back.
Palmier connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Palmier cracks Vargas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fernardu Palmier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palmier lands a big right hand that sends Vargas crashing to the mat! Palmier stays standing though and waves Vargas back to his feet!
Vargas is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmier stuns Vargas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vargas is still on wobbly legs! Can Palmier finish him?
Augusto Vargas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palmier cracks Vargas with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Vargas looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Palmier finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmier lands a big right hook! Vargas looks hurt but is still standing! Palmier lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Vargas falls down and Palmier dives in with a huge hammer fist! Vargas's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Palmier runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fernardu Palmier!
A victorious Fernardu Palmier thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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