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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raul Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Cantrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raul Gutierrez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jerry Cantrell's chin.
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raul Gutierrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jerry Cantrell!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Gutierrez.
Cantrell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sloppy strikes from Gutierrez. Those never looked like landing.
Gutierrez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gutierrez cracks Cantrell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A punch combination from Gutierrez misses.
Gutierrez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cantrell.
Cantrell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gutierrez defends it nicely.
Cantrell dives in and grabs Gutierrez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gutierrez pushes down on Cantrell's head and hops out.
Gutierrez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gutierrez circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutierrez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cantrell tries to clinch but Gutierrez is having none of it.
Raul Gutierrez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cantrell shoots in for a takedown but Gutierrez shows good takedown defense.
Raul Gutierrez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Cantrell.
Cantrell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cantrell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cantrell loads up on a big right hand but Gutierrez slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Gutierrez misses.
Gutierrez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cantrell circles away quickly and effectively.
Gutierrez looks to land a combination. Cantrell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Jerry Cantrell has been cut.
Gutierrez misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Cantrell.
Gutierrez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cantrell counters with a leg kick.
Cantrell tries to bum rush Gutierrez with a series of wild strikes but Gutierrez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cantrell tries to clinch up.
Gutierrez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cantrell looks winded!
A punch combination from Gutierrez misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gutierrez misses with a combination
and Cantrell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cantrell goes for a double leg but Gutierrez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gutierrez continues to drive forward.
Gutierrez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gutierrez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gutierrez fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick from Gutierrez misses.
Cantrell slips a jab and a cross from Gutierrez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gutierrez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cantrell avoids a kick to the body.
Cantrell scores with a jab. Gutierrez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gutierrez throws a series of punches but Cantrell avoids them all with ease.
Cantrell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cantrell avoids a punch combination nicely.
And Cantrell tries to counter it with a takedown but Gutierrez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gutierrez takes one to the chin there.
Gutierrez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gutierrez wants it to stay on the feet.
Gutierrez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gutierrez!
Raul Gutierrez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gutierrez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cantrell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gutierrez looks to land a combination. Cantrell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gutierrez misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cantrell.
Gutierrez lands a jab.
Cantrell is rocked!
A nice combination there by Gutierrez.
Cantrell is still on wobbly legs! Can Gutierrez finish him?
No joy there for Gutierrez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gutierrez throws a wild body kick that Cantrell sees coming a mile off.
Cantrell seems to have recovered his senses.
Cantrell takes one on the button.
Cantrell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gutierrez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gutierrez swinging wildly here.
Cantrell throws an overhand right that lands on Gutierrez's shoulder, as Gutierrez tries to avoid the shot.
Gutierrez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cantrell avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell moves in looking to clinch but Gutierrez pushes him off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gutierrez works over Cantrell's head and body with a nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez misses with a few strikes there.
Cantrell slips a jab and a cross from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cantrell.
Gutierrez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gutierrez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cantrell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cantrell avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gutierrez. Cantrell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cantrell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cantrell scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gutierrez lands a two punch combo.
Gutierrez misses with a wild combination.
Gutierrez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Gutierrez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jerry Cantrell'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.
Gutierrez misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cantrell! But no joy.
Gutierrez throws a right hand that Cantrell ducks under and follows up with a left that Cantrell also avoids with ease.
Gutierrez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cantrell can do to turn this around?
Gutierrez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cantrell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gutierrez is looking for a counter combo.
Gutierrez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cantrell lands a right hook to the body.
Cantrell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gutierrez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cantrell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cantrell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gutierrez is fending him off so far but Cantrell persists. Nope, Gutierrez circles away and we're back to standing.
Gutierrez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Raul Gutierrez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cantrell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gutierrez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cantrell is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gutierrez throws a right hand that Cantrell ducks under and follows up with a left that Cantrell also avoids with ease.
Gutierrez throws a series of punches but Cantrell moves out of range.
Cantrell drops his hands momentarily and Gutierrez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cantrell throws a right and a left that Gutierrez avoids nicely.
Cantrell is breathing heavily.
Cantrell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gutierrez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gutierrez tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez throws a series of punches but Cantrell avoids them all with ease.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cantrell might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gutierrez has got the better of the exchanges.
Gutierrez throws a right and a left that Cantrell avoids nicely.
Cantrell forces Gutierrez back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Cantrell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gutierrez keeps control of Cantrell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gutierrez has had enough of the clinch but Cantrell keeps him there for the moment.
Cantrell misses with a body punch.
Gutierrez wants to get back to striking at distance but Cantrell won't allow it.
Gutierrez prevents Cantrell from breaking the clinch.
Gutierrez tries to break the clinch but Cantrell is controlling the position.
Gutierrez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cantrell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gutierrez misses with a series of wild punches.
Cantrell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez misses with a combination
and Cantrell counters with a low kick, right behind Gutierrez 's knee.
Cantrell misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gutierrez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gutierrez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gutierrez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gutierrez throws a right and a left that Cantrell avoids nicely.
Despite the aggression on Cantrell's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cantrell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gutierrez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gutierrez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Gutierrez.
It seemed like Cantrell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gutierrez dips to his left and cracks Cantrell with an uppercut!
Gutierrez misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez fails to land with a series of punches.
Raul Gutierrez is winning the standup battle so far.
Cantrell swinging wildly here.
Gutierrez scores with a decent looking hook.
No joy there for Gutierrez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gutierrez misses with a series of wild punches.
Gutierrez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cantrell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gutierrez circles away.
Gutierrez misses with a head kick.
Gutierrez scores with a sloppy right hand. Cantrell should have avoided that one.
Gutierrez misses with a two punch combination.
Gutierrez throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell tries to clinch up.
Cantrell slips a jab and a cross from Gutierrez.
Cantrell blocks a head kick by Gutierrez.
Cantrell is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Gutierrez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cantrell tries a head kick but it misses.
Gutierrez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gutierrez lands the left hand.
A jab lands there for Gutierrez.
Cantrell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gutierrez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gutierrez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gutierrez misses with a few strikes there.
Cantrell doesn't manage to clinch there - Gutierrez circles away.
Gutierrez throws a series of punches but Cantrell moves out of range.
Gutierrez throws a series of punches but Cantrell moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cantrell! But no joy.
Cantrell throws a head kick but Gutierrez moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Gutierrez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jerry Cantrell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cantrell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cantrell blocks a leg kick.
Cantrell rushes Gutierrez and presses him up against the cage.
Cantrell connects with a knee to the head.
Gutierrez is trying to force a seperation but Cantrell has the dominant position.
Gutierrez working hard to break the clinch.
Cantrell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gutierrez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cantrell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gutierrez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cantrell clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cantrell lands a shot to the body.
Gutierrez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cantrell has Gutierrez pressed against the cage, preventing Gutierrez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cantrell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantrell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gutierrez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cantrell is stalling here.
Cantrell lands a shoulder strike.
Gutierrez has had enough of the clinch but Cantrell keeps him there for the moment.
Cantrell prevents Gutierrez from breaking the clinch.
Gutierrez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cantrell.
Cantrell prevents Gutierrez from breaking the clinch.
Cantrell has Gutierrez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gutierrez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gutierrez tries to circle away but Cantrell has him pinned against the cage.
Gutierrez wants to break free but Cantrell has control.
Cantrell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gutierrez tries to break free but Cantrell pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell looking to stall.
Cantrell manages to pull guard.
Gutierrez stands up from Cantrell's guard - Gutierrez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Cantrell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cantrell throws out a counter right but Gutierrez avoids it with no problem.
Gutierrez misses with a double jab.
Cantrell shoots in but no luck this time.
Raul Gutierrez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Cantrell.
Gutierrez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cantrell eats them both and turns towards Gutierrez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cantrell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gutierrez.
Cantrell looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gutierrez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cantrell circles away quickly and effectively.
Cantrell wants to counter the offense by Gutierrez and move into the clinch position.
Cantrell blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cantrell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gutierrez.
Cantrell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gutierrez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gutierrez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cantrell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gutierrez.
Cantrell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gutierrez pinned against the cage. Gutierrez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gutierrez works over Cantrell's head and body with a nice combination.
Cantrell slips a straight right by Gutierrez.
Gutierrez swats away the attempt to clinch by Cantrell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell moves out of range of the body kick.
Gutierrez misses with an uppercut. Cantrell saw that one coming.
Gutierrez misses with the combination.
Cantrell avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cantrell doesn't manage to clinch there - Gutierrez circles away.
Cantrell throws a series of punches but Gutierrez moves out of range.
Cantrell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gutierrez.
Cantrell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gutierrez defends it well.
Cantrell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gutierrez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cantrell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gutierrez sets himself, and Cantrell steps forward looking for the clinch! Gutierrez avoids it this time.
Jerry Cantrell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raul Gutierrez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice combination there by Gutierrez.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gutierrez!
And that's the end of the fight!
Raul Gutierrez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gutierrez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raul Gutierrez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alora Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reyanne Ignacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, stomp. Reyanne Ignacio has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alora Henry 's chin.
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177 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alora Henry !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Reyanne Ignacio!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignacio misses with a double jab.
Ignacio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Ignacio does no damage.
Henry drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ignacio sprawls and moves away.
Ignacio looks to land a combination but Henry avoids it well.
Henry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Henry was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Henry shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ignacio manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ignacio pushes Henry off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ignacio throws a jab when Henry was well out of range.
Henry appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Henry doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ignacio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reyanne Ignacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry gets the takedown into side control.
Ignacio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Henry . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ignacio on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
It looks like Reyanne Ignacio has been cut.
Ignacio taking punishment in the form of punches.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ignacio can do anything to dispel that myth.
Henry has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Ignacio is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Henry yanks on the arm and Ignacio is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Henry .
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alora Henry !
Alora Henry 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Explosion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simbo Klice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klice has chosen THE D.O.C. - it's funky enough as his entrance music. 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nathan Explosion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Simbo Klice!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Klice fails with a takedown attempt.
Explosion gets a clinch.
Explosion definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Klice jumps guard but Explosion stands there with Klice around his waist. Klice gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Explosion avoiding damage as Klice throws knees to the body.
Klice is trying to drag Explosion to the mat but Explosion just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nathan Explosion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simbo Klice.
Explosion is leaning against Klice and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Klice tries a body shot but Explosion blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Explosion's elbow.
A body shot lands from Klice.
Klice misses with a body punch.
Explosion stalling in the clinch.
Explosion blocks an uppercut.
Klice is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Explosion is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klice working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klice.
Klice is looking to take this one to the mat.
Explosion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Klice moves into the clinch.
Explosion is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Klice is keeping busy.
Explosion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Explosion wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Explosion is pushing Klice up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Klice manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Klice misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Explosion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Klice shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Explosion clinches with his opponent.
Klice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Explosion wants to get back to striking at distance but Klice won't allow it.
Klice has a couple of punches blocked by Explosion.
Klice drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Explosion gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Explosion breaks from the clinch.
Simbo Klice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Explosion works Klice's body with a nice hook.
Klice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Explosion fires out a quick counter leg kick but Klice just manages to avoid it.
Explosion tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Klice manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Klice with the counter takedown but Explosion avoids it easily.
Explosion thuds a left hand into Klice's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Explosion throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nathan Explosion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Klice takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Explosion rushes Klice and presses him up against the cage.
Explosion manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klice takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Explosion misses with an attempted mid kick.
Klice looks to throw the jab but Explosion is out of range.
Klice fails with the takedown
and Explosion counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Klice thinking.
Klice on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Klice looks winded!
Explosion swinging wildly here.
Explosion clinches with his opponent.
Klice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've been informed that Klice has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Explosion scores with a shoulder strike.
Klice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Explosion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Klice moves into range and clinches up with Explosion.
Klice has had enough of the clinch but Explosion keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Explosion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klice drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Explosion is looking to break free of the clinch but Klice has double underhooks.
Explosion can't break the clinch.
Explosion tries to break free but Klice pushes him back against the cage.
Klice has Explosion pressed against the cage, preventing Explosion from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Klice has a couple of punches blocked by Explosion.
Still in the clinch, Klice scores with a nice short uppercut.
Explosion dodges an elbow strike from Klice.
Klice keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Explosion's efforts to push away.
Klice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Klice struggles to land a body shot inside as Explosion controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Explosion dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Explosion has managed to clinch.
Klice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Explosion's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Klice as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Explosion.
Klice lands a nice shot to the body.
Klice gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Explosion taking some punishment here, with Klice in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Klice lands a nice short elbow.
Klice throwing shots but Explosion is blocking nicely.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Explosion here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Klice is keen to just control but Explosion is a slippery customer.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Klice thows a huge punch but Explosion dodges it nicely.
Klice lands strikes from half guard.
Klice is keen to just control but Explosion is a slippery customer.
Explosion is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Klice scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klice lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klice lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Klice seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Explosion on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Explosion tries to get out of the position.
Explosion on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Klice thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Klice is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Klice lands a nice short elbow.
Klice seems to be working for a kimura but Explosion defends the submission attempt.
Klice working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klice is looking to advance position but Explosion won't allow it.
Klice throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Klice throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Klice looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Klice not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Klice working Explosion over with strikes.
Klice is trying to control. Explosion wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Klice thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Klice throwing shots but Explosion is blocking nicely.
Klice is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Explosion sees it coming and defends easily.
Klice not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Klice throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klice throwing shots but Explosion is blocking nicely.
Explosion is in trouble now - Klice has advanced to mount!
Explosion is in a horrible position here. Klice smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Explosion takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Klice controlling the pace for now.
Explosion is bucking up trying to escape but Klice cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Klice lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Explosion hang on?
Klice landing strikes from the mount and Explosion is in trouble!
Klice lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Explosion is rocked!
Explosion is squirming around, avoiding Klice's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klice with a couple of short strikes.
Oh Explosion is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Simbo Klice has got the better of the ground game so far.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Klice! Explosion is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Simbo Klice!
A less than humble Simbo Klice misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pandy Gou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Taran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
204 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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24
206 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pandy Gou!
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, Alexander Taran!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gou throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taran.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Taran is defended easily by Gou.
Gou drops Taran with a beautiful combination! Taran stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gou is looking for the KO!
It looks like Alexander Taran has been cut.
Gou cracks a nice hook into Taran's ribs.
Taran closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gou quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gou tries to get to full guard but Taran has control of the leg.
Gou is working hard here to advance position.
Gou gets back to full guard.
Taran connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gou controls Taran momentarily but Taran frees himself.
Taran with a nice head shot there.
Taran has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gou can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Taran controls the pace.
Taran distracts Gou with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taran distracts Gou with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Taran stands and steps away. Gou gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Taran moves forwards but Gou connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Taran blocks a jab.
Taran takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gou lands a big right hand that sends Taran crashing to the mat! Gou stays standing though and waves Taran back to his feet!
Taran is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crack! Gou connects with the perfect overhand right and Taran falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Gou!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pandy Gou!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Claude Jaques Guesteau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Kolivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jaques Guesteau might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ca Plane Pour Moi. Kolivanov has chosen Russia National Anthem as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
224 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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25
230 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jean Claude Jaques Guesteau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Igor Kolivanov!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolivanov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jaques Guesteau paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jaques Guesteau wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kolivanov takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kolivanov.
Kolivanov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kolivanov lands an elbow inside that Jaques Guesteau shrugs off.
It looks like Jean Claude Jaques Guesteau has been cut.
Jaques Guesteau takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kolivanov lands an elbow just above Jaques Guesteau 's eye.
Jaques Guesteau trying to stall but Kolivanov improves his position.
Nice elbow from Kolivanov.
Jaques Guesteau has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kolivanov.
Jean Claude Jaques Guesteau's cut is getting worse.
Kolivanov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kolivanov tries to land a knee to the head but Jaques Guesteau blocks with his arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaques Guesteau digs a right hand into Kolivanov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kolivanov's gas tank.
Jaques Guesteau wants to get back to striking at distance but Kolivanov won't allow it.
Kolivanov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolivanov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jaques Guesteau's defenses.
Jaques Guesteau takes an elbow to the temple.
Kolivanov misses with a punch to the body.
Jaques Guesteau looking to stall.
Nice elbow from Kolivanov.
Kolivanov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jaques Guesteau's defenses.
Jaques Guesteau working hard to break the clinch.
Jaques Guesteau tries to circle away but Kolivanov has him pinned against the cage.
Kolivanov gets through Jaques Guesteau's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Kolivanov.
Kolivanov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jean Claude Jaques Guesteau's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jaques Guesteau takes a shot to the head.
Jaques Guesteau is breathing heavily.
Kolivanov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jaques Guesteau is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kolivanov lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Jaques Guesteau is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jaques Guesteau lands a nice shot to the body.
Kolivanov has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Jaques Guesteau - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Kolivanov, and another! Jaques Guesteau is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Igor Kolivanov!
Igor Kolivanov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Revelation Vinapola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Nargarito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roman Nargarito is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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19
193 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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184 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Revelation Vinapola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roman Nargarito!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nargarito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vinapola scores with a hook to the body. Nargarito takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nargarito darts in trying to clinch
and Vinapola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nargarito blocks the body kick.
Nargarito is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nargarito tries to clinch up but Vinapola circles away and keeps his distance.
Vinapola misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nargarito gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vinapola counters with a straight right hand.
Vinapola connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinapola scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vinapola throws a hook to the side of Nargarito's head but Nargarito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nargarito walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice straight punches there by Vinapola. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vinapola.
It looks like Roman Nargarito has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nargarito shoots for a takedown but Vinapola saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nargarito shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vinapola as he jumps to the side.
It looked like Vinapola was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nargarito.
Revelation Vinapola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman Nargarito.
Nargarito closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vinapola scores with a shot to the body.
Nargarito looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nargarito is rocked!
Vinapola sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Nargarito's defenses. It connects perfectly with Nargarito's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Revelation Vinapola!
Our winner, Revelation Vinapola, 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 Wooden Stick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirill Koltsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wooden Stick had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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270 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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240 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wooden Stick!
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, Kirill Koltsov!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koltsov lands with a nice body punch.
Stick shoots in and drives through. Koltsov sprawls well.
Koltsov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Koltsov throws a head kick that Stick semi-blocks.
It looks like Wooden Stick has been cut.
Koltsov misses with a wild body shot.
Stick shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Koltsov's guard.
Stick 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.
Koltsov is trying to keep Stick in close.
Stick thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stick wants to control from the top but Koltsov keeps moving.
Stick drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stick jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stick 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.
Stick sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Koltsov's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltsov trying to control here.
Still in half guard, Stick seems content to control.
Koltsov is staying active underneath Stick, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stick works his way into full mount!
Koltsov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Stick looking to secure an arm triangle but Koltsov defends it well.
Stick quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Stick but it's paid off an Koltsov is forced to tap! Nice work by Stick.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wooden Stick!
Wooden Stick looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'It is about being clever - thinking about the angles and levels of the fight. In combat, the mind is more powerful than the body, and in this occasion, evidently, I am mentally superior to my opponent, but it was a good fight, and I thank him for it. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blaster Monocastor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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167 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Blaster Monocastor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, King Diamond!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Monocastor.
Monocastor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diamond's sensitive parts.
Diamond misses with a combination
and Monocastor counters with a body kick.
Diamond connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Diamond lands with a good body shot.
Diamond throws a right and a left that Monocastor avoids nicely.
It appears Monocastor was looking to counter with a kick there.
Diamond ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diamond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diamond moves out of range of the body kick.
Diamond throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Monocastor counters with an inside leg kick.
Diamond throws a lazy head kick
and Monocastor counters with a nice kick to the body.
Diamond throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diamond scores with a sloppy right hand. Monocastor should have avoided that one.
Diamond is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monocastor.
Monocastor appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Diamond throws a leg kick that is checked
and Monocastor counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond blocks a head kick by Monocastor.
Diamond looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diamond takes a swing at Monocastor's ribcage but misses.
Monocastor really is a fat lump.
Diamond avoids the head kick by Monocastor.
Monocastor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Monocastor throws a nice inside leg kick.
A cross from Diamond lands.
Monocastor throws a front kick that sends Diamond stumbling back into the cage.
Diamond throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Monocastor finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Diamond throws a sloppy head kick
and Monocastor counters with a low kick, right behind Diamond 's knee.
Diamond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monocastor was well out of range. Poor timing from Diamond.
Diamond misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Monocastor lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Monocastor has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Raven's strike MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Diamond ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monocastor moves away.
Diamond lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diamond tries to score with a low kick but Monocastor moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monocastor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Monocastor blocks a head kick by Diamond.
Diamond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monocastor.
Monocastor throws a head kick but Diamond moves out of range.
Diamond throws a right hand that Monocastor ducks under and follows up with a left that Monocastor also avoids with ease.
Diamond throws a leg kick but Monocastor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Diamond misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diamond tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Monocastor feints and then cracks Diamond's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diamond down.
Monocastor dodges the punch combination from Diamond.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Monocastor. Diamond shrugs it off though.
Monocastor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diamond is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Monocastor rather than just go for the knockout.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diamond crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Monocastor - the referee stops the clock and Diamond gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Monocastor. Diamond manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monocastor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diamond's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Some bone on bone action there as Monocastor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Monocastor really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Monocastor walks into a straight right hand from Diamond.
Monocastor slips a jab and a cross from Diamond.
Monocastor looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Monocastor scores with a head kick. Diamond tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Monocastor explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Diamond tries a low kick but Monocastor avoids it.
Monocastor dodges the punch combination from Diamond.
Monocastor throws a nice head kick!
Diamond throws a nice looking combination but Monocastor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And Monocastor counters with a quick kick to the body but Diamond blocks it.
Monocastor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Monocastor lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monocastor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monocastor plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Diamond scores with a sloppy right hand. Monocastor should have avoided that one.
Diamond has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Monocastor slips under a jab.
Diamond blocks a head kick by Monocastor.
Monocastor throws a body kick that misses.
Monocastor lands a nice looking body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diamond 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 Monocastor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Monocastor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A nice inside leg kick there by Monocastor. That's going to slow Diamond down.
A head kick misses from Diamond.
Diamond digs a good body shot into Monocastor's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diamond tries a head kick but it misses.
Diamond scores with a shot to the body.
Monocastor moves forwards but Diamond connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Blaster Monocastor will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Diamond jabs at Monocastor's body.
Monocastor throws a sloppy head kick and Diamond moves out of range easily.
Diamond let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Diamond thows a leg kick but Monocastor checks it
and Monocastor counters with a nice leg kick.
Blaster Monocastor is winning the standup battle so far.
Diamond works the jab nicely.
Diamond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Monocastor connects with a high kick.
Diamond lands a jab to Monocastor's midsection.
Monocastor throws a body kick that misses.
Diamond throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Monocastor counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Monocastor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diamond. That did some damage!
Diamond has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Diamond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monocastor was well out of range. Poor timing from Diamond.
A right-left combo lands from Diamond.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monocastor misses with a head kick.
Diamond lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Monocastor circles away quickly and effectively.
Diamond throws a combination that misses
and Monocastor counters with a big head kick but Diamond shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monocastor ducks under a wild hook from Diamond.
Monocastor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diamond goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Monocastor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A low kick from Diamond misses
and Monocastor counters with a good low kick that Diamond was not able to check.
Diamond works the jab nicely.
Diamond misses with a series of wild punches.
Monocastor throws a counter high kick but Diamond was just alert enough to avoid it.
Monocastor throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Monocastor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Monocastor misses with a head kick.
Diamond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Monocastor throws a head kick but Diamond moves out of range.
Diamond blocks a head kick by Monocastor.
A left and a right from Diamond both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diamond works the jab nicely.
Monocastor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Monocastor thows a body kick. Diamond tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Diamond has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Monocastor.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diamond.
Monocastor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Monocastor thinks about countering with a head kick.
Diamond misses with a body shot
and Monocastor counters with a body kick that stops Diamond in his tracks momentarily.
Monocastor throws a head kick that Diamond semi-blocks.
Diamond is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Diamond looks to land a combination. Monocastor sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Diamond throws a leg kick
and Monocastor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diamond's knee momentarily.
Diamond loads up on a big right hand but Monocastor slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond throws a leg kick but Monocastor moved away.
Monocastor throws a counter high kick but Diamond was just alert enough to avoid it.
Diamond works the jab nicely.
Monocastor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diamond sizes up Monocastor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Diamond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monocastor was well out of range. Poor timing from Diamond.
Monocastor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Monocastor throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Diamond misses with a double jab
and Monocastor counters with a nice body kick.
Diamond wants to slow Monocastor down by chopping away at his legs.
Diamond misses with the combination.
Monocastor blocks a low kick nicely.
Diamond throws a leg kick that is checked
and Monocastor counters with a body kick.
Diamond is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond just misses with a punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Monocastor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diamond cracks Monocastor with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diamond swinging wildly here.
Diamond throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Monocastor throws a leg kick which misses Diamond's front leg but catches the back leg as Diamond tries to avoid it.
Diamond blocks a head kick by Monocastor.
Diamond misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diamond misses with a looping right.
It appears Monocastor was looking to counter with a kick there.
Diamond cracks Monocastor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diamond lands a nice looking body shot.
Monocastor moves away from the strike by Diamond.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but King Diamond will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Monocastor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Diamond misses with a few strikes there.
Monocastor throws a quick counter kick to the body but Diamond avoids it.
Diamond throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Monocastor counters with a solid body kick.
Diamond takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Monocastor throws a head kick but Diamond moves out of range.
Diamond throws a leg kick that is checked
and Monocastor counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Diamond misses with a leg kick.
Diamond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diamond throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
No joy there for Diamond, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Monocastor quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Monocastor lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like King Diamond has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monocastor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Monocastor thinks about countering with a head kick.
Monocastor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diamond throws a predictable looking body shot
and Monocastor counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Diamond takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diamond misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond throws out a loose jab but Monocastor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monocastor tries a head kick but it misses.
Diamond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diamond misses the jab.
Diamond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Diamond backs away, Monocastor returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Diamond tried to score with a low kick but Monocastor checks it.
Diamond misses with a double jab
and Monocastor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Diamond is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Monocastor bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
King Diamond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diamond misses with an uppercut
and Monocastor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Diamond is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Diamond takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Monocastor scoring well with a low kick there.
Diamond misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monocastor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diamond throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Monocastor.
Diamond takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Monocastor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Monocastor blocks a leg kick.
Monocastor throws a counter high kick but Diamond was just alert enough to avoid it.
Diamond on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Monocastor. Monocastor obviously looking to wear him down.
Diamond will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diamond keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Diamond ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monocastor moves away.
Diamond just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMonocastor.
Diamond throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond falls off balance throwing a combination
and Monocastor finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Diamond walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Monocastor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Monocastor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Monocastor goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Diamond misses with a body punch
and Monocastor counters with a low kick, right behind Diamond 's knee.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Monocastor.
Monocastor lands with a nice body kick.
Diamond misses with a left hand
and Monocastor counters with a body kick.
Monocastor connects with a high kick.
Monocastor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Monocastor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diamond throws a left and a right that both miss
and Monocastor counters with a head kick.
Diamond takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond misses with the combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Monocastor.
Monocastor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Monocastor explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Diamond throws a head kick that misses.
Diamond digs a good body shot into Monocastor's ribs.
Monocastor throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Diamond.
Monocastor thinks about countering with a body kick.
Monocastor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blaster Monocastor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Monocastor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pyry Kontio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingsley Babajide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pyry Kontio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kingsley Babajide!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babajide dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kontio closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Babajide's guard.
Kontio stands up over Babajide, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kontio throwing strikes but missing.
We've been hearing good reports from Kontio's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kontio trying to control but Babajide is working from the bottom.
Kontio lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kontio keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Babajide's head.
Babajide has his foot on Kontio's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kontio works his way back into a safe position though.
Kontio looking to sit in guard and control but Babajide gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kontio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Babajide gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kontio throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Babajide escapes and throws Kontio's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babajide is looking to take a break and control but Kontio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Babajide tries to move to mount but Kontio blocks the move with his legs.
Kontio sneaks back into half guard.
Kontio is looking to control Babajide's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kontio avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Babajide tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kontio knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Babajide wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kontio keeps working.
Kontio moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Babajide looking to pass the guard.
Kontio wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kontio working for submissions but it's allowed Babajide to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kontio with the active half guard here but Babajide passes nicely into side control.
Kontio manages to work his way to half guard, despite Babajide's best efforts.
Babajide is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Babajide in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Kontio tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Babajide!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kingsley Babajide!
Kingsley Babajide is the new lightweight champion!
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