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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ogre Treestump (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aleksandr Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ogre Treestump!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Treestump.
Nice takedown defense from Emelianenko. No joy for Treestump on that attempt.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Emelianenko working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Emelianenko tries for a kimura but Treestump is defending well.
Treestump tries to improve position but can't.
Emelianenko wants to control but Treestump is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Treestump is looking for a sweep.
Treestump keeps trying to improve his position.
Treestump is not content to let Emelianenko control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Treestump sneaks back into half guard.
Treestump works his way to full guard. Good work.
Treestump throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Treestump escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Emelianenko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Treestump is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Treestump working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Emelianenko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Emelianenko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Treestump is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Treestump tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Treestump keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
Emelianenko thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Emelianenko preventing the sweep.
Emelianenko is sitting in close to Treestump's body. Treestump has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Emelianenko is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Emelianenko is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Treestump.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ogre Treestump!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Royce Disgracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heinz Beanz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Disgracie comes to the cage accompanied by I kill cause im hungry. 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Royce Disgracie!
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, Heinz Beanz!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Disgracie misses with a looping left.
Beanz throws a jab but it's blocked by Disgracie.
Disgracie throwing a counter right hand but Beanz manages to avoid it.
Beanz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Beanz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Disgracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Disgracie scores with a jab.
Beanz ducks right into an uppercut from Disgracie.
Beanz is rocked!
Beanz gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Disgracie points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Beanz wakes up just in time to hear Disgracie thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Royce Disgracie!
Royce Disgracie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Allahu Akbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Murray (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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Allahu Akbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, George Murray!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray forces Akbar back against the cage and clinches.
Murray drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Akbar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Murray pulls guard.
Murray throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Akbar looking to sit in guard and control but Murray gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Murray wants to pass the guard but Akbar is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Murray throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akbar is working an open guard so Murray takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Murray has managed to clinch.
Murray wants a takedown but no success here.
Murray jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Akbar walks away with a smile on his face. Murray gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Allahu Akbar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Murray.
Murray closes this distance looking for a takedown but Akbar circles away.
Akbar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Akbar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Murray takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Akbar walks away with a smile on his face. Murray gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Murray tries for a takedown but Akbar circles away easily
and Akbar counters with a nice uppercut.
Akbar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murray throws out the jab.
Murray takes a swing at Akbar's ribcage but misses.
Akbar drops down looking for a counter takedown but Murray sprawls and moves away.
Murray misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It looked like Akbar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murray has a takedown stuffed.
Akbar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akbar lands with a good body shot.
Akbar seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Akbar scores with the left hand. Murray knows he should have avoided that one.
Murray on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murray gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Akbar lands with a hook. Murray tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Murray looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Murray looks winded!
Murray on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Murray doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Akbar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Murray clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Murray scores with a shoulder strike.
Akbar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murray slows down the pace here.
Murray fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Akbar stops a takedown attempt from Murray.
Murray tries to land a knee to the head but Akbar blocks with his arms.
Murray tries to pull guard but Akbar holds him up against the cage and eventually Murray drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allahu Akbar dominated that round.
That's time! Akbar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Murray takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Akbar digs a good body shot into Murray's ribs.
Akbar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Akbar leaves Murray with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Akbar feinted with a counter takedown.
Murray gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Murray tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Akbar smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murray misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray dodges the punch combination from Akbar.
Murray appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murray takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Murray shoots in but no luck this time.
Allahu Akbar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Murray.
Murray throws a body punch but Akbar moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Akbar as Murray shoots in.
Murray is breathing heavily.
Akbar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Murray backs up against the cage.
Akbar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murray is rocked!
George Murray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murray shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Akbar as he jumps to the side.
Murray is still on wobbly legs! Can Akbar finish him?
Akbar flashes Murray a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Murray's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Murray crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Akbar punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Allahu Akbar!
Allahu Akbar looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Praise Allah! '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Bullar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jayden Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick Bullar had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patrick Bullar!
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, Jayden Williams !
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Bullar finds it's target.
Bullar rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.
Bullar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bullar clinches.
Bullar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams tries to break free but Bullar pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Bullar.
Bullar lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Bullar.
Bullar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Bullar.
Bullar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Williams jumps into guard, dragging Bullar to the mat.
Bullar gets to his feet. Williams looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Patrick Bullar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Bullar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Williams gets tackled into the cage by Bullar. Bullar maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williams is trying to pull guard but Bullar turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short right from Bullar.
Bullar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Still in the clinch, Bullar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bullar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bullar keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bullar pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bullar lands an uppercut.
Bullar lands with a right to the head.
Williams is rocked!
Bullar lands a body punch.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Bullar finish him?
Bullar lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Williams to his knees! Bullar keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Bullar!
Our winner, Patrick Bullar, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otis Whittaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heath Herring (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Otis Whittaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Heath Herring!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herring will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Herring shoots and misses
and Whittaker counters with a straight right hand.
Herring throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Whittaker's waist but Whittaker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Herring off to one side.
Whittaker throwing a counter right hand but Herring manages to avoid it.
Otis Whittaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heath Herring.
Herring on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Whittaker digs a good hook to Herring's body.
A cross from Whittaker lands.
Whittaker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Herring looks winded!
Whittaker connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Herring covering up! Whittaker comes in with a big uppercut and Herring goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Otis Whittaker!
As Otis Whittaker got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Chump!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Corden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Issumatar Tariaksuq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corden comes into the arena with Osmani Garcia - El Taxi blaring out of the sound system. Tariaksuq has chosen Tanya Tagaq - Uja as his entrance music. 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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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Corden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Issumatar Tariaksuq!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corden misses with an uppercut. Tariaksuq saw that one coming.
Tariaksuq tries to score with a low kick but Corden moves his leg out of the way.
No joy there for Corden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Corden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tariaksuq slips under a jab.
Corden throws a nice looking combination but Tariaksuq bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tariaksuq throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tariaksuq scores with a spinning back kick!
Corden misses with a straight right.
Tariaksuq lands with a kick to the temple. Corden shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Mark Corden has been cut.
Tariaksuq clinches.
Corden avoids the elbow strike from Tariaksuq, against the cage.
Corden avoids a wild elbow strike from Tariaksuq.
Tariaksuq breaks from the clinch.
Tariaksuq throws a leg kick which misses Corden's front leg but catches the back leg as Corden tries to avoid it.
Tariaksuq ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tariaksuq misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tariaksuq - that will leave a mark!
Tariaksuq goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tariaksuq.
Tariaksuq misses with a body kick.
Tariaksuq lands a head kick. Corden smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Corden bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Corden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tariaksuq steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Tariaksuq moves out of range as Corden strikes.
A head kick misses from Tariaksuq.
Tariaksuq misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Corden is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Tariaksuq's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Tariaksuq dodges the punch combination from Corden.
Some wild striking there from Corden.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tariaksuq misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corden misses with an uppercut. Tariaksuq saw that one coming.
Tariaksuq tries to land a front kick but Corden steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tariaksuq bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tariaksuq appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tariaksuq throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It looked like Corden wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Corden lands with a shot to the body.
Tariaksuq scores with a kick to the midsection.
Corden throws a shot to the body.
Tariaksuq gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Corden.
Tariaksuq cracks the inside of Corden's front leg.
Tariaksuq throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Corden takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Corden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Corden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tariaksuq tries a quick counter leg kick but Corden is wise to it.
Corden definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corden blocks a head kick by Tariaksuq.
Tariaksuq throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tariaksuq misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tariaksuq.
Tariaksuq throws a head kick but Corden moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Corden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tariaksuq 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.
Tariaksuq explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tariaksuq fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Corden is out of range.
Tariaksuq thows a leg kick but Corden checks it
letting Corden counter with a right hand.
Corden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Corden misses with a right hand
and Tariaksuq counters with a good low kick that Corden was not able to check.
Corden will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Corden moves out of range as Tariaksuq throws a body kick.
Corden throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tariaksuq throws a sloppy head kick and Corden moves out of range easily.
It looked like Corden wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tariaksuq throws a leg kick but Corden checks it.
Tariaksuq throws a push kick but Corden slaps the foot to one side.
Corden feints a jab promting Tariaksuq to slip. Corden then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tariaksuq slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tariaksuq drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tariaksuq moves out of range of the strikes.
Tariaksuq lands a head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tariaksuq.
Corden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Corden cracks Tariaksuq with an open hand slap.
Corden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Corden looks to land a left hand but Tariaksuq moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Issumatar Tariaksuq will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Corden's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Corden misses the target.
Nice body kick from Tariaksuq.
Tariaksuq throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tariaksuq slips a straight right by Corden.
Tariaksuq dodges the punch combination from Corden.
Tariaksuq misses with a low kick as Corden jumps back.
Tariaksuq's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Corden connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tariaksuq scrambles back to his feet.
Corden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tariaksuq throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Corden appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corden throws a series of punches but Tariaksuq moves out of range.
Corden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tariaksuq moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Corden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crunch! Tariaksuq slams his shin into Corden's torso.
Corden misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corden lands a jab to Tariaksuq's midsection.
Tariaksuq pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tariaksuq tries to work over Corden's front leg with a kick but Corden checks it.
Tariaksuq has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Mark Corden is winning the standup battle so far.
Tariaksuq pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tariaksuq attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Corden swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Corden misses with a body shot.
Tariaksuq attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tariaksuq swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Corden checks a leg kick.
Tariaksuq throws a leg kick which misses Corden's front leg but catches the back leg as Corden tries to avoid it.
Tariaksuq misses with a low kick as Corden jumps back.
Corden is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Corden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tariaksuq tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Corden checks a leg kick.
Tariaksuq fakes the leg kick and cracks Corden in the body.
Corden loads up on a big right hand but Tariaksuq slips the punch.
Tariaksuq tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Corden is able to avoid easily.
A slow jab from Corden misses its intended target.
Corden uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tariaksuq.
Corden 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Corden does no damage.
And Tariaksuq responds with a good body kick, but Corden manages to step out the way in time.
Corden throws an overhand right that lands on Tariaksuq's shoulder, as Tariaksuq tries to avoid the shot.
Tariaksuq thinks about the counter body kick.
Tariaksuq feints and then cracks Corden's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Corden down.
Corden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tariaksuq was well out of range. Poor timing from Corden.
Tariaksuq is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tariaksuq misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tariaksuq throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Corden's head.
Corden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tariaksuq tries to score with a low kick but Corden moves his leg out of the way.
Nice uppercut there from Corden.
Corden moves out of range of the body kick.
Corden throws an off balance right hand
and Tariaksuq counters with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Corden darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tariaksuq slips a jab from Corden.
Corden moves out of range of the body kick.
Good work by Corden as he checks the leg kick.
Tariaksuq wants to land a leg kick but Corden is out of range.
Tariaksuq misses with a body kick.
Corden is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tariaksuq throws a push kick but Corden slaps the foot to one side.
Corden moves out of range of the leg kick from Tariaksuq.
Tariaksuq displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corden throws out the jab.
Tariaksuq throws a big counter head kick but Corden avoids it with no problem.
Corden on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corden fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tariaksuq uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corden.
Corden is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tariaksuq has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tariaksuq there as he acknowledges the shot.
Corden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tariaksuq.
Corden moves out of range of the body kick.
Tariaksuq misses with a low kick.
Corden appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tariaksuq is looking to score with low kicks.
Corden takes a swing at Tariaksuq's ribcage but misses.
Tariaksuq looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Tariaksuq takes one on the button.
Tariaksuq lands with a thumping leg kick.
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 Mark Corden will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Corden'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tariaksuq avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tariaksuq throws a chopping leg kick but Corden manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tariaksuq motions for Corden to come forward. Tariaksuq throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Corden misses the target.
Tariaksuq throws the kick towards the body but Corden avoids it.
Tariaksuq ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corden cracks Tariaksuq with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tariaksuq dodges the punch combination from Corden.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tariaksuq moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Corden scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tariaksuq doesn't seem bothered though.
Tariaksuq misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Corden misses
and Tariaksuq counters with a nice low kick that buckles Corden's knee momentarily.
Corden takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tariaksuq.
Corden went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Corden on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tariaksuq closes the distance and clinches.
Tariaksuq comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tariaksuq looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tariaksuq stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Corden lands a shoulder strike.
Tariaksuq creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Corden's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tariaksuq just misses with a elbow thrown towards Corden's brow.
Corden is trying to break the clinch but Tariaksuq is controlling him.
Corden tries to pull guard but Tariaksuq won't allow it.
Corden jumps guard but Tariaksuq turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corden jumps guard but Tariaksuq turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Corden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corden jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tariaksuq walks away with a smile on his face. Corden gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Corden changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Corden!
Nice body punch from Corden.
Tariaksuq misses with a low kick.
Tariaksuq pushes Corden away with a front kick.
Tariaksuq goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Corden moves out of range of the body kick from Tariaksuq.
Corden swings widly with a right hand
and Tariaksuq counters with a good, hard body kick but Corden shrugs it off.
Tariaksuq tries to land a front kick but Corden steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A low kick from Tariaksuq misses
and Corden counters with a left to the body.
Tariaksuq throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tariaksuq drops his hands momentarily and Corden takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tariaksuq throws a leg kick but Corden checks it.
A low kick from Tariaksuq is predictable there
letting Corden counter with a right hand.
Corden misses the shot to the body.
Tariaksuq throws a solid leg kick but Corden takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tariaksuq.
Corden misses with an uppercut.
Tariaksuq fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Corden has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tariaksuq uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corden.
Tariaksuq staying out of range there.
Tariaksuq counters with a body kick.
Tariaksuq is looking to slow Corden down with leg kicks.
Corden misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tariaksuq counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tariaksuq 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 Corden has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Corden and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tariaksuq throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Corden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tariaksuq moves into the clinch.
Corden blocks an elbow strike from Tariaksuq.
Tariaksuq pushes off an throws an elbow but Corden leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Corden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tariaksuq slips a straight right by Corden.
Tariaksuq lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Corden misses.
Tariaksuq appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Corden throws a big shot that misses.
Tariaksuq tries to land a front kick but Corden steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Corden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tariaksuq feints a counter leg kick.
Tariaksuq moves into the clinch successfully.
Corden tries to stall but Tariaksuq uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tariaksuq pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Issumatar Tariaksuq comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tariaksuq 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Issumatar Tariaksuq!
After winning the bout, Issumatar Tariaksuq thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Johnson (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andy Fitzgerald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jerry Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzgerald misses the shot to the body.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Fitzgerald has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fitzgerald can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Fitzgerald stalls.
Fitzgerald has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Johnson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Johnson tries to stall but Fitzgerald uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fitzgerald works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Fitzgerald has Johnson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Johnson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fitzgerald makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson is working Fitzgerald over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzgerald works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Fitzgerald lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fitzgerald has Johnson pressed against the cage.
Fitzgerald lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to stall but Fitzgerald improves his position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johnson looks winded!
Fitzgerald lands a left hand.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fitzgerald lands a nice shot to the body.
Fitzgerald lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fitzgerald lands with a right to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fitzgerald - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald controlling the action here for a moment.
Fitzgerald lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Fitzgerald lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fitzgerald lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Fitzgerald throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
A right hand to the body from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald scores with a hook to the body.
Fitzgerald is working Johnson over against the cage.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fitzgerald scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson is rocked!
Fitzgerald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Fitzgerald.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Fitzgerald finish him?
Fitzgerald misses with the head strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fitzgerald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Fitzgerald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fitzgerald misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fitzgerald misses with some punches.
Fitzgerald throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Fitzgerald manages to pull guard.
Johnson told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Fitzgerald bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
Fitzgerald looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Fitzgerald throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fitzgerald postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fitzgerald gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fitzgerald throws a pinpoint strike between Johnson's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Johnson crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Fitzgerald scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andy Fitzgerald!
Andy Fitzgerald really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sully's Bar & Grill logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jakub Dos Anjos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aidan Kincaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aidan Kincaid will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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, Jakub Dos Anjos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aidan Kincaid!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kincaid tries to keep at a distance but Dos Anjos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dos Anjos content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right from Dos Anjos on the inside.
Dos Anjos tries for a takedown but Kincaid manages to get underhooks.
Dos Anjos goes for a takedown attempt but Kincaid pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dos Anjos moves into the clinch.
Dos Anjos lands with a right to the head.
Kincaid looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dos Anjos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kincaid up against the cage.
A short right from Dos Anjos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Anjos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kincaid fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakub Dos Anjos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Anjos shoots in for a takedown but Kincaid shows good takedown defense.
Kincaid throws a counter combo.
Jakub Dos Anjos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Anjos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dos Anjos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kincaid defends it nicely.
Dos Anjos closes the distance and pushes Kincaid back into the cage.
Dos Anjos has been working on his balance at Cozad The Island, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Kincaid.
Kincaid is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dos Anjos is struggling to control the position.
Dos Anjos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kincaid walks away with a smile on his face. Dos Anjos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No luck for Dos Anjos with that takedown attempt.
Dos Anjos misses with a takedown attempt
and Kincaid counters with a nice right hand that sends Dos Anjos toppling to the canvas! Dos Anjos scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kincaid finish him?!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kincaid tries to keep at a distance but Dos Anjos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kincaid gets underhooks to prevent Dos Anjos's takedown attempt.
Dos Anjos effectively controlling the action here.
Kincaid is trying to break the clinch but Dos Anjos has him pressed against the cage.
Kincaid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dos Anjos jumps guard but Kincaid stands there with Dos Anjos around his waist. Dos Anjos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kincaid blocking some punches.
Dos Anjos lands with a short shot to the head.
Kincaid has had enough of the clinch but Dos Anjos keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dos Anjos.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kincaid.
Kincaid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kincaid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kincaid looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kincaid.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dos Anjos pulls guard.
Dos Anjos keeping moving, preventing Kincaid from controlling successfully.
Dos Anjos is looking to stand up but Kincaid isn't so interested in that idea.
Dos Anjos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kincaid on the ground.
Kincaid stands up from Dos Anjos's guard - Kincaid perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dos Anjos is looking to clinch but Kincaid is avoiding it.
Kincaid looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kincaid slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dos Anjos is rocked!
Dos Anjos loses concentration momentarily and Kincaid pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Dos Anjos crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Kincaid finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aidan Kincaid!
Aidan Kincaid very nearly forgot to thank Leviathan 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 Jake Belcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jake Belcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, DJ Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jordan.
Jordan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Belcher.
Belcher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jordan.
Belcher moves forwards but Jordan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A slow jab from Jordan misses its intended target.
Belcher tries to counter with a takedown but Jordan is quick to defend against it.
Jordan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jordan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jordan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jordan looking for a sweep. Not yet Jordan, not yet.
Jordan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Belcher controls from within his opponent's guard.
Belcher wants to control from the top but Jordan keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belcher's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jordan wants to sweep but no luck.
Jordan seems keen to control Belcher's posture.
Belcher trying to control but Jordan is working from the bottom.
Belcher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Belcher scoring with some ground and pound.
Belcher not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Belcher stopping the sweep attempt from Jordan.
Jordan keeping moving, preventing Belcher from controlling successfully.
Belcher wants to pass the guard but Jordan is keeping the position.
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.
Belcher passes Jordan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Belcher content to control rather than advance.
Jordan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Belcher. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Belcher prevents Jordan from improving his position.
Belcher missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Belcher lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Belcher has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jordan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Belcher.
Belcher winds up and cracks Jordan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jordan is in trouble now - Belcher has advanced to mount!
Belcher looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Belcher cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jordan is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Belcher cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Belcher prevents Jordan from getting the reversal.
Belcher lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Belcher with a couple of short strikes.
Belcher cracks Jordan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jordan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jordan is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belcher looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jordan is still in real trouble! Can Belcher finish him?
Belcher landing strikes from the mount and Jordan is in trouble!
Belcher looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Jordan covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Belcher!
A relieved looking Jake Belcher thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Vermeer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hop Sing Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jung is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jiu Jitsu. Alexander Vermeer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hop Sing Jung's chin.
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26
151 lbs
5 - 1 - 1 |
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25
155 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Alexander Vermeer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hop Sing Jung!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vermeer takes a swing at Jung's ribcage but misses.
Jung throws out a loose jab but Vermeer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jung misses with a looping left.
Jung takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vermeer rushes Jung and presses him up against the cage.
Vermeer gets underhooks to prevent Jung's takedown attempt.
Vermeer lands a left hand.
Jung tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jung is looking to take this one to the mat.
Alexander Vermeer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hop Sing Jung.
Jung has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vermeer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vermeer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vermeer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vermeer lands a right hand.
Jung looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jung tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vermeer lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vermeer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice 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!
Jung wants a takedown but no success here.
Jung looks winded!
Vermeer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jung backwards.
Jung is rocked!
It looks like Hop Sing Jung has been cut.
Vermeer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vermeer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jung is still on wobbly legs! Can Vermeer finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Vermeer.
Jung seems to have recovered his senses.
Jung drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vermeer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vermeer works on Jung's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Vermeer.
Vermeer lands with a left to the head.
Vermeer presses Jung against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Vermeer on the inside.
Vermeer lands a shoulder strike.
Vermeer lands a shot to the body.
Jung is looking for a takedown.
Vermeer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jung backwards.
Vermeer lands a nice uppercut.
Vermeer drops Jung onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jung is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vermeer lands a big right hand! Jung is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexander Vermeer!
Alexander Vermeer retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Alexander Vermeer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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