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BAMF Island 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between George Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Tomassoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marco Tomassoni is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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144 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, George Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marco Tomassoni!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tomassoni stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Murray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tomassoni shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tomassoni shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tomassoni shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murray as he jumps to the side.
Murray is looking to counter the offense by Tomassoni and move into the clinch.
George Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Tomassoni.
Tomassoni tries to clinch there but Murray circles away.
Murray scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tomassoni tries to clinch but Murray moves out of range.
Murray lands an overhand right.
Murray attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Murray fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murray connects with a body shot that sends Tomassoni's belly button to the back.
Murray works over Tomassoni's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomassoni misses with a looping right.
Tomassoni drops his hands momentarily and Murray takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Some wild striking there from Murray.
Murray lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tomassoni doesn't manage to clinch there - Murray circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray lands with a nice combination. Tomassoni backs away looking to recover.
Murray moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Murray lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Danga de danga de dang - Murray scores with a four punch combination!
Tomassoni is rocked!
Murray misses with the combination.
Murray lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomassoni is looking to clinch but Murray is avoiding it.
Tomassoni scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tomassoni tries to clinch there but Murray circles away.
Tomassoni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tomassoni pushes Murray up against the cage in a clinch.
Tomassoni prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tomassoni on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tomassoni is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Murray to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomassoni is trying to stall.
Murray is trying to pull guard but Tomassoni has him pressed against the cage.
Tomassoni tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Murray just stands there and leans against the cage.
Murray has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tomassoni avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tomassoni fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tomassoni jumps guard but Murray stands there with Tomassoni around his waist. Tomassoni gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tomassoni misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murray.
Murray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tomassoni fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tomassoni is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Murray to keep the fight standing.
Murray managing to block the knees to the body from Tomassoni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray drags the fight down to the ground.
Tomassoni is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tomassoni got a little sloppy there for a moment and Murray has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tomassoni has managed to get both his arms back between Murray's legs - danger averted.
Murray wants to sweep here but Tomassoni controlling him for the moment.
Murray has his foot on Tomassoni's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tomassoni works his way back into a safe position though.
Tomassoni has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Murray is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Murray seems keen to control Tomassoni's posture.
Tomassoni tries to free his leg and advance position but Murray is retaining full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
George Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murray scores with a hook to the body. Tomassoni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tomassoni is looking to clinch but Murray is avoiding it.
Tomassoni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murray takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Murray lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tomassoni wants to clinch up but Murray keeps it at a distance.
Murray tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tomassoni is able to avoid easily.
Murray swinging wildly here.
Murray digs a good hook to Tomassoni's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Murray dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Murray lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Murray.
Tomassoni tries to clinch but Murray is having none of it.
Murray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And Tomassoni responds with a good body kick, but Murray manages to step out the way in time.
Murray looks to land a combination but Tomassoni avoids it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tomassoni.
Tomassoni shoots in for a double leg but Murray sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Murray scores with a one two! Tomassoni had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tomassoni has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tomassoni displaying some good clinch control by pressing Murray up against the cage.
Tomassoni misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murray.
Tomassoni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tomassoni can do to turn this around?
Tomassoni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murray is looking to wear down Tomassoni with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tomassoni takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray connects with a right hand. Tomassoni shakes it off.
Murray misses with a double jab.
Murray lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murray displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Murray changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tomassoni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murray throws a big counter combination but Tomassoni scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice body punch from Murray.
Murray scores with a jab to the body.
Murray circles away from the clinch attempt.
George Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomassoni avoids the body shot from Murray.
Tomassoni follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Tomassoni fails in his attempt to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Murray tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tomassoni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murray moves away.
Tomassoni shoots in for a double leg but Murray sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
George Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Tomassoni.
Tomassoni fails with an attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomassoni has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A right-left combo lands from Murray.
Tomassoni tries to clinch but Murray moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomassoni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murray was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tomassoni is looking to clinch.
Murray half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Murray swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murray throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tomassoni throws a lazy right hand but Murray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tomassoni doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tomassoni is looking to clinch.
Murray stuffs the takedown attempt from Tomassoni. Tomassoni gets slowly back to his feet.
It looked like Murray was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tomassoni fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murray, pushing him back against the cage.
Tomassoni is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tomassoni manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tomassoni.
George Murray is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Tomassoni misses.
Murray swats away the attempt to clinch by Tomassoni.
Murray swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murray throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tomassoni wants to clinch.
Murray is working the combinations to good effect here.
Murray misses with a head kick.
Tomassoni swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murray circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tomassoni darts in looking for a takedown but Murray gets double underhooks and turns Tomassoni into the cage.
Murray lands a jab to Tomassoni's midsection.
Murray misses with a two punch combination.
Murray scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murray jabs at Tomassoni's body.
Tomassoni tries to close the distance and clinch but Murray swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murray feinted with a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomassoni doesn't manage to clinch there - Murray circles away.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
Tomassoni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tomassoni scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Murray sneaks out the side door and pushes Tomassoni away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tomassoni looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murray slaps away a takedown attempt from Tomassoni, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tomassoni shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Murray but Murray pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tomassoni lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murray cracks Tomassoni with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murray throws a push kick but Tomassoni slaps the foot to one side.
George Murray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murray uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Murray dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tomassoni takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tomassoni wants to clinch up but Murray keeps it at a distance.
Tomassoni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murray throws a big counter combination but Tomassoni scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Murray throws a series of strikes that have Tomassoni backpedaling.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tomassoni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murray half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tomassoni tries to clinch up.
Murray tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tomassoni manages to circle out of the way.
Murray swats away the attempt to clinch by Tomassoni.
Tomassoni wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tomassoni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murray manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tomassoni looks for the body kick but Murray saw that one coming.
Murray scores with a nice head shot.
Tomassoni wants to clinch.
Tomassoni shoots for a double leg takedown but Murray sprawls well. He's pushed Tomassoni's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Murray swats away the attempt to clinch by Tomassoni.
Tomassoni is looking to clinch but Murray is avoiding it.
Tomassoni avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tomassoni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murray misses with a wild combination.
Murray closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Tomassoni 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tomassoni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tomassoni is looking to clinch.
Tomassoni tries to clinch up but Murray circles away and keeps his distance.
Murray tries to counter by clinching up but Tomassoni breaks away and moves out of range.
Tomassoni shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Murray sprawls well. Murray wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tomassoni gets slowly back to his feet.
Murray digs a good body shot into Tomassoni's ribs.
Tomassoni has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomassoni wants to clinch up but Murray keeps it at a distance.
Tomassoni shoots for a double leg takedown but Murray sprawls well. He's pushed Tomassoni's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Murray is looking for a counter combo.
George Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Tomassoni.
Tomassoni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tomassoni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Murray was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Murray scores with a hook to the body. Tomassoni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray lands with a cross.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tomassoni.
Murray throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tomassoni will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Murray lands with a cross.
Murray keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Murray scores with a one two! Tomassoni had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Murray scores with a three punch combo!
Tomassoni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tomassoni takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomassoni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murray lands with a nice combination. Tomassoni backs away looking to recover.
Murray lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomassoni closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Murray with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murray moves away from the strike by Tomassoni.
Tomassoni tries to clinch but Murray is having none of it.
Tomassoni wants to clinch.
Murray misses with a series of wild punches.
Murray moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Murray throws a shot to the body.
Tomassoni shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Murray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marco Tomassoni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George Murray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murray connects with a body shot that sends Tomassoni's belly button to the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Murray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murray, 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Murray!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drederick Byson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Magnum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byson comes to the cage accompanied by Redman - Time 4 Sum Aksion. Glen Magnum acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Drederick Byson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Glen Magnum!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magnum misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Byson misses the target.
Byson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab, jab by Magnum - just one landing.
Byson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Magnum throws a body shot but no joy.
Magnum scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Byson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Drederick Byson has been cut.
Magnum looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Magnum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Byson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Bear's Den in the buildup to the fight.
Magnum lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Magnum pushes Byson up against the cage in a clinch.
Magnum breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magnum looks to score with a jab to the body but Byson is just out of range.
Byson is looking to counter punch.
Magnum rushes Byson and presses him up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Magnum scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnum jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Magnum is on top in guard.
Byson wants to get back to his feet but Magnum is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Magnum slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Magnum working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Magnum won't allow Byson to get back to his feet.
Magnum stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Magnum ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Byson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Glen Magnum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magnum moves into range and clinches up with Byson.
Magnum drags the fight down to the ground.
Magnum wants to stand but Byson is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Magnum works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Magnum has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Byson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Byson won't allow Magnum to get back to his feet.
Byson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Byson postures up in Magnum's guard and throws a big left but Magnum blocks it.
Magnum scores with a nice shot.
Magnum doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Byson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Byson postures up in Magnum's guard and throws a big left but Magnum blocks it.
Magnum preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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!
Byson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Magnum wriggles free and stands up.
Nice body kick there by Magnum.
Magnum is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Magnum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Byson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Byson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnum lands a head shot.
Magnum throws a body punch but Byson moves out of range.
Byson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Byson gets tackled into the cage by Magnum. Magnum maintains the clinch.
Magnum is looking to take this one to the mat.
Magnum breaks from the clinch.
Magnum looks to score with a jab to the body but Byson is just out of range.
Magnum clinches.
Magnum has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Byson tries to break free but Magnum pushes him back against the cage.
Magnum drags the fight down to the ground.
Byson throwing strikes from guard but Magnum blocks nicely.
Byson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Byson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Magnum wants to get back to his feet but Byson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Magnum looking to hit a scissor sweep but Byson is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnum wants to stand and escape but Byson is having none of it.
Magnum avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Magnum throwing short punches from the bottom.
Magnum has his feet on Byson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Magnum fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Byson on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magnum lands with a good body shot.
Magnum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magnum lands a nice shot that snaps Byson's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magnum. Byson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magnum lands a head shot.
Magnum misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glen Magnum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drederick Byson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Magnum closes the distance and pushes Byson back into the cage.
Magnum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Magnum prevents Byson from breaking the clinch.
Byson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Byson working hard to break the clinch.
Magnum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Magnum moves into the clinch.
Magnum tries for a takedown. No joy.
Byson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Magnum has him pressed against the cage.
Byson tries to circle away but Magnum has him pinned against the cage.
Byson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Byson stops a takedown attempt from Magnum.
Magnum taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Magnum drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drederick Byson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glen Magnum.
Magnum successfully pulls guard.
Magnum preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Byson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Byson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Byson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Magnum on the ground.
Magnum is adopting a defensive guard.
Magnum lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Magnum slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Byson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Magnum slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Magnum throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Byson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Magnum working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Byson's head.
Magnum sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Magnum in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byson wants to stand up but Magnum is controlling him.
Byson being controlled here, momentarily.
Magnum wants to pass the guard but Byson is keeping the position.
Magnum stops Byson from standing up.
Magnum decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Magnum throws a jab but it's blocked by Byson.
It looked like Byson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Byson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magnum.
Byson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Magnum just misses with a punch to the body.
Byson throwing a counter right hand but Magnum manages to avoid it.
Magnum clinches up with Byson and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnum lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Byson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Magnum ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Magnum no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Magnum pushes Byson off and gets back to his feet.
Magnum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Byson moves away.
Magnum clinches up against the cage.
Magnum lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Glen Magnum seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A frustrated look appears on Byson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Magnum tries for a takedown. No joy.
Byson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Byson tries to break free but Magnum pushes him back against the cage.
Magnum manages to pull guard.
Byson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Byson postures up in Magnum's guard and throws a big left but Magnum blocks it.
Magnum has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Byson is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magnum has Byson pressed against the cage, preventing Byson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnum stalling in the clinch.
Magnum breaks the clinch.
Magnum is breathing heavily.
Magnum throws a predictable looking body shot
and Byson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Byson tries to keep at a distance but Magnum has taken the fight into the clinch.
Byson working hard to break the clinch.
Magnum lands a nice uppercut.
Magnum breaks from the clinch.
Magnum changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Magnum cracks a nice hook into Byson's ribs.
Magnum gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Magnum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Magnum gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glen Magnum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Drederick Byson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Magnum misses with a straight left.
Magnum swings for the body but Byson moves out of range.
Magnum throws a right hand that Byson ducks under and follows up with a left that Byson also avoids with ease.
It looked like Byson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
No joy there for Magnum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Byson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magnum.
An attempted straight right counter from Byson misses the target.
Byson avoids the body shot from Magnum.
Magnum closes the distance and clinches.
Magnum is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Byson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Magnum manages to pull guard.
Byson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Magnum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Byson throwing strikes from guard but Magnum blocks nicely.
Byson throws a big elbow that misses.
Magnum wants to stand up but Byson is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnum working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Byson.
Magnum wants to stand up but Byson is controlling him.
Byson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Magnum is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Magnum decides to pull guard.
Magnum pulls Byson in close to his closed guard and prevents Byson from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Magnum manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Byson tries to break the clinch but Magnum is controlling the position.
Byson working hard to break the clinch.
Byson is trying to break free.
Byson is trying to break the clinch but Magnum is controlling him.
Magnum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Magnum instigates a clinch.
Drederick Byson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Byson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Magnum keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Byson's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Byson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Magnum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Magnum moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magnum scores with a jab to the body.
Magnum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Byson was well out of range. Poor timing from Magnum.
Magnum rushes Byson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Byson is trying to break free.
Byson is trying to break the clinch but Magnum is controlling him.
Magnum breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnum throws a head kick but Byson moves out of range.
Byson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Byson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Magnum's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Magnum jabs Byson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Magnum has managed to clinch.
Magnum breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magnum. Byson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Byson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Magnum connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Magnum clinches.
Magnum goes for a takedown in the clinch but Byson prevents it.
Drederick Byson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glen Magnum.
Byson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Byson is looking to break free of the clinch but Magnum has double underhooks.
Byson can't break the clinch.
Magnum lands an elbow inside that Byson shrugs off.
Byson wants to break free but Magnum has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Byson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Magnum prevents Byson from breaking the clinch.
Byson is trying to force a seperation but Magnum has the dominant position.
Magnum lands a body shot.
Magnum lands a shot to the body.
Byson is trying to break the clinch but Magnum has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Magnum - that landed with a thud.
Magnum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Magnum closes the distance and clinches.
Magnum blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magnum jumps guard.
Glen Magnum is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Magnum wants to get back to his feet but Byson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Byson has gone for a leg lock! Magnum slips out almost immediately though and dives into Byson's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Glen Magnum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Magnum 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 25:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glen Magnum!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Islam Sulimani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sulimani's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Walla. Newton has chosen Destiny's Child - Bootylicious as his entrance music. Islam Sulimani has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Islam Sulimani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carlos Newton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sulimani fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sulimani throws a solid leg kick but Newton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sulimani.
Sulimani lands a left and a right that send Newton crashing to the mat, dazed. Sulimani thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Newton is rocked!
It looks like Carlos Newton has been cut.
Sulimani doesn't manage to clinch there - Newton circles away.
Newton is still on wobbly legs! Can Sulimani finish him?
Sulimani drops Newton with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Newton looks back up at him and smiles so Sulimani waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Newton fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sulimani to the ground. Newton is now in Sulimani's guard.
Newton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sulimani is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sulimani 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.
Newton seems to have recovered his senses.
Newton is stalling in the full guard.
Newton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Newton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton passes Sulimani's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Newton thows a huge punch but Sulimani dodges it nicely.
Newton thows a huge punch but Sulimani dodges it nicely.
Newton slips a nice elbow through Sulimani's hands, connecting with Sulimani's forehead.
Sulimani looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sulimani is breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Newton in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Newton has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Newton is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sulimani is just riding it out for now. Newton eventually gives up the hold.
Newton lands strikes from half guard.
Newton uses his free foot to push down on Sulimani's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sulimani.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Newton with the ground and pound from mount.
Newton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Newton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Newton jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Sulimani is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Sulimani and Newton has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton is putting a hurting on Sulimani here, landing some big shots from side control.
Newton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Newton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sulimani wants to control but Newton postures up.
Newton throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Newton throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Newton landing a few strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Newton is working to tighten his grip on Sulimani's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Sulimani has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Newton is really squeezing tight and eventually Sulimani passes out! Newton breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Carlos Newton!
Carlos Newton gave a mention to Sully's Bar & Grill in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamey Francisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordon Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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225 lbs
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234 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jamey Francisco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jordon Carter!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter darts in looking for a takedown but Francisco gets double underhooks and turns Carter into the cage.
Francisco clinches up against the cage.
Francisco prevents a takedown attempt there.
Carter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Francisco is keeping busy.
Francisco breaks the clinch.
Francisco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Francisco scores with a sloppy right hand. Carter should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francisco lands with a nice body punch.
Francisco moves into the clinch.
Francisco digs a right hand into Carter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carter's gas tank.
Francisco manages to break the clinch.
Carter is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Francisco rushes Carter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carter gets tackled into the cage by Francisco. Francisco maintains the clinch.
Francisco cracks Carter with a nice body shot.
Carter tries to break free but Francisco pushes him back against the cage.
Francisco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carter has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Francisco avoiding damage.
Francisco will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Carter up against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Francisco for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Carter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francisco stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Francisco prevents a body shot from Carter.
Francisco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carter.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but Francisco blocks with his arms.
Francisco stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Francisco stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Francisco stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jamey Francisco.
Francisco throws a right and a left that Carter avoids nicely.
Francisco gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco taking a breather.
Francisco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jamey Francisco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Francisco finds it's target.
Francisco takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Francisco walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Francisco was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Francisco closes the distance and clinches.
Francisco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Francisco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
BAM! Francisco delivers a spinning backfist that drops Carter like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Jamey Francisco!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Halftard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bang Vito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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300 lbs
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289 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gary Halftard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bang Vito!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halftard closes the distance and pushes Vito back into the cage.
Vito lands with a light punch inside.
Vito changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Halftard fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vito wants to clinch up but Halftard keeps it at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Halftard as Vito shoots in.
Vito looks for a takedown but Halftard sprawls well.
Gary Halftard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bang Vito.
Halftard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vito gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Halftard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vito misses with a takedown
and Halftard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halftard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vito's head backwards.
Vito tries for a takedown but Halftard circles away easily
letting Halftard counter with a right hand.
Halftard scores with a hook to the body. Vito takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vito looks winded!
Halftard closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Bang Vito has been cut.
Gary Halftard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vito dives in and grabs Halftard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Halftard pushes down on Vito's head and hops out.
Vito takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vito tries to clinch but Halftard moves out of range.
Vito tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Halftard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Halftard gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Halftard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halftard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halftard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vito just misses with a elbow thrown towards Halftard's brow.
Halftard lands a left hand.
Halftard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halftard lands with a cross.
Vito moves into the clinch successfully.
Halftard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Halftard lands with a right to the head.
Halftard has Vito pressed against the cage, preventing Vito from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Halftard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Halftard taking a breather.
Vito tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Halftard just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vito tries to pull guard but Halftard won't allow it.
Halftard slowing the pace effectively.
Halftard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vito backwards.
Halftard has Vito pushed against the cage.
Halftard misses with the head strike.
Vito is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Halftard tries to break free but Vito pushes him back against the cage.
Halftard lands with a left to the head.
Halftard misses with a body punch.
Halftard pushes Vito back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halftard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vito backwards.
Halftard dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Halftard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vito backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Halftard.
Halftard lands with a right to the head.
Vito is trying to pull guard but Halftard turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Halftard lands a right hand.
Vito fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Halftard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Halftard lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vito blocks an uppercut.
Halftard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halftard is pressed up against the cage. Vito has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Halftard down to the mat. Halftard avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vito throws a predictable looking body shot
and Halftard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vito falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Halftard to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Halftard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bang Vito's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Halftard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vito tries to clinch up
and Halftard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bang Vito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halftard closes the distance and clinches.
Halftard stalling in the clinch.
Vito tries for a takedown but Halftard manages to get underhooks.
Halftard stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vito is trying to push Halftard away but Halftard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Halftard taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gary Halftard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Halftard.
Halftard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halftard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halftard stalling in the clinch.
Halftard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vito can do to turn this around?
Halftard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vito backwards.
Halftard gets through Vito's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Halftard's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Vito has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Halftard after a bit of a struggle.
Vito is breathing heavily.
Vito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vito takes a shot to the head.
Halftard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vito's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bang Vito is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halftard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vito manages to avoid it.
A head kick by Vito misses
and Halftard counters with a straight right hand.
Vito throws a leg kick
and Halftard counters with a series of strikes. Vito will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halftard drops Vito with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Vito looks back up at him and smiles so Halftard waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Vito is rocked!
Halftard is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vito switches off momentarily and Halftard cracks him with a monster right hand! Vito topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Halftard dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Halftard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gary Halftard!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Callahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Simpson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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199 lbs
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198 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harry Callahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeff Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Callahan avoids the head kick by Simpson.
A telegraphed right hand from Callahan misses the target.
Simpson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Callahan lands a knee to the head.
Simpson tries to pull guard but Callahan holds him up against the cage and eventually Simpson drops back down to his feet.
Callahan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Simpson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Callahan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Callahan.
Simpson tries to circle away but Callahan has him pinned against the cage.
Simpson is trying to break free.
Callahan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simpson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harry Callahan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Callahan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Simpson, pushing him back against the cage.
Callahan gets through Simpson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Callahan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Callahan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callahan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Simpson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Callahan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Callahan lands a good knee to the midsection. Simpson won't want to take too many of those.
Callahan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Simpson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Callahan lands a left hand.
Callahan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Callahan tries to land a knee to the head but Simpson blocks with his arms.
Simpson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Callahan prevents it.
Harry Callahan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Simpson.
Callahan scores with a knee to the head.
Callahan looking to throw knees to the head but Simpson is blocking nicely.
Callahan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Callahan tries a knee to the head but Simpson blocks it.
Callahan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Simpson managing to block the knees to the body from Callahan.
Simpson wants to break free but Callahan has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callahan looking to throw knees to the head but Simpson is blocking nicely.
Callahan missing with knees to the body.
Simpson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Callahan slips a jab and a cross from Simpson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Callahan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Simpson has time to react.
Callahan rushes Simpson and presses him up against the cage.
Simpson trying to control the position but instead, Callahan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Simpson into the cage.
Callahan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Simpson blocks it with crossed arms.
Simpson tries to pull guard but Callahan won't allow it.
Simpson decides to pull guard.
Simpson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Callahan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callahan pushing down on Simpson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Callahan wants to take a breather but Simpson is having none of it.
Callahan is really struggling to control Simpson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Callahan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Simpson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Callahan seems to be working for a kimura but Simpson defends the submission attempt.
Callahan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Simpson is looking for a sweep. Callahan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Callahan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Simpson is looking to control Callahan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Simpson avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Callahan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Simpson instigates a clinch.
Callahan tries to land a knee to the head but Simpson blocks with his arms.
Simpson breaks from the clinch.
Callahan gets tackled into the cage by Simpson. Simpson maintains the clinch.
Callahan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Callahan crunches a lovely knee into Simpson's ribcage.
Simpson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Callahan.
Callahan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Callahan scores with a knee to the head.
A short right from Callahan.
Callahan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Callahan on the inside.
Callahan lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Callahan tries to land a knee to the head but Simpson blocks with his arms.
Callahan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Callahan avoids it.
Callahan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simpson can do to turn this around?
A knee to the head by Callahan.
Callahan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simpson.
Simpson jumps guard and drags Callahan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Simpson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Callahan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Callahan is pushing down on Simpson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Simpson is fighting to maintain full guard but Callahan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Simpson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Simpson is breathing heavily.
Callahan trying to control the action but Simpson is working from the bottom.
Callahan is working for a kimura but Simpson is defending it quite comfortably.
Callahan is trying to control the action in half guard but Simpson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callahan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Simpson is just riding it out for now. Callahan eventually gives up the hold.
Callahan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Simpson defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simpson is doing well to control the position and prevent Callahan from advancing to side control.
Callahan is trying to control the action in half guard but Simpson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Callahan tries to stand and escape but Simpson is controlling the position.
Callahan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Simpson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Callahan pulls his head out easily.
Callahan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Callahan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Simpson is defending against the submission attempts here by Callahan.
Callahan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callahan works his way into side control.
Simpson looks to move to half guard but instead Callahan has passed into mount! Damn!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Callahan manages to capitalize on a mistake by Simpson to take his back!
Simpson defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Callahan has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Simpson is in real trouble here. Callahan gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Simpson is tapping out! Callahan wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Harry Callahan!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Felix Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Satoshi Masahira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Felix Fonseca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Satoshi Masahira!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masahira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Masahira goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fonseca prevents it.
Masahira has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fonseca after a bit of a struggle.
Fonseca landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fonseca gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Masahira.
Felix Fonseca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Satoshi Masahira.
Masahira turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Masahira manages to end up in side control.
Masahira tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Masahira has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Masahira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Masahira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Masahira working the head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masahira in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Masahira connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fonseca some visible discomfort.
Masahira looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Fonseca is avoiding damage well.
Masahira is trying to ground and pound but Fonseca uses the momentary lack of control by Masahira to regain half guard.
Masahira thows a huge punch but Fonseca dodges it nicely.
Fonseca is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Masahira scores with a couple of nice shots.
Masahira is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Masahira working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masahira is keen to just control but Fonseca is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masahira is looking for a kimura but Fonseca is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Masahira to get the leverage.
Masahira throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Masahira seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Fonseca is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Satoshi Masahira!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pyry Kontio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pyry Kontio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Troy Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson gets the takedown into side control.
Kontio manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kontio on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kontio tries to get out of the position.
Kontio slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jackson has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Kontio to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Jackson is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Kontio pulls down on the head and he's put Jackson to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pyry Kontio!
Pyry Kontio seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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