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The Island Season 6, 205 lbs, Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stella Artois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kromog The Terror Of The Island (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kromog The Terror Of The Island is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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200 lbs
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215 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stella Artois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kromog The Terror Of The Island!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artois with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Terror Of The Island counters with a straight right hand.
Artois misses with a takedown
and The Terror Of The Island counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Artois doesn't succeed with the takedown
and The Terror Of The Island counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stella Artois. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Terror Of The Island works Artois's body with a nice hook.
The Terror Of The Island has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Artois is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Artois with a poor takedown
letting The Terror Of The Island counter with a right hand.
It looks like Stella Artois has been cut.
The Terror Of The Island comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Artois is breathing heavily.
The Terror Of The Island comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Artois with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Terror Of The Island counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Artois drops his hands momentarily. The Terror Of The Island doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Artois staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Artois doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kromog The Terror Of The Island!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brennan Gordon (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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220 lbs
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223 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brennan Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bean manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Bean on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gordon throws a right and a left that Bean avoids nicely.
Bean lands a jab.
Bean fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gordon on the side of the head.
Bean fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gordon, pushing him back against the cage.
Gordon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Johnny Bean has been cut.
Bean misses with a punch to the body.
Bean dodges an elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon lands an elbow that stopped Bean in his tracks for a moment.
Gordon lands a nice elbow.
Bean is trying to break the clinch but Gordon has him pressed against the cage.
Bean tries to break free but Gordon pushes him back against the cage.
Gordon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bean's efforts to push away.
Gordon lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bean.
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!
Gordon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bean.
Bean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bean thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good standup being displayed there by Bean as he connects with a hook.
Good exchange - Bean coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gordon. Bean does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gordon misses with a body shot.
Bean connects with a looping right hand.
Bean scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gordon misses the body punch
and Bean counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bean looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bean closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bean rushes Gordon and presses him up against the cage.
Gordon lands an elbow inside.
Gordon lands a left hand.
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!
Gordon lands a nice elbow.
Bean misses with a punch on the inside.
Gordon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bean's defenses.
Gordon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bean.
Gordon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gordon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bean misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gordon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bean throws a punch but it's blocked by Gordon.
Bean takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon lands an elbow just above Bean 's eye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bean.
Bean throws a head punch that misses.
Bean misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gordon lands a shot to the body.
Nice elbow from Gordon.
Gordon lands a damaging elbow.
Gordon lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gordon.
Bean can't break the clinch.
Bean swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gordon can't find room to land a body shot as Bean controls the action.
Bean takes an elbow to the temple.
Gordon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bean's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gordon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gordon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Bean.
Gordon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gordon lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gordon.
Gordon blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bean's defenses.
Gordon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bean.
Gordon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gordon blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bean.
Nice elbow from Gordon.
Gordon lands a damaging elbow.
Bean is rocked!
Gordon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oh Bean is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bean takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gordon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bean takes an elbow to the temple.
Gordon lands an elbow inside that Bean shrugs off.
Gordon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gordon misses with an elbow over the top.
Gordon pushes Bean against the cage. Gordon is working some dirty boxing. Gordon pushes off with a quick right hook! Bean goes down! Bean tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Gordon moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brennan Gordon!
Brennan Gordon decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Quincy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nurmagomedov has chosen KHABIB ''The Eagle'' NURMAGOMEDOV as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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190 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Quincy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quincy has Nurmagomedov up against the cage in a clinch.
Nurmagomedov lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nurmagomedov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Quincy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nurmagomedov on the ground.
Nurmagomedov working Quincy over with strikes.
Nurmagomedov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Quincy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Quincy tries to get out of the position.
Nurmagomedov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nurmagomedov winds up and cracks Quincy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov throwing shots but Quincy is blocking nicely.
Nurmagomedov slips a nice elbow through Quincy's hands, connecting with Quincy's forehead.
Nurmagomedov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Quincy defending well though.
Nurmagomedov drops an elbow to the side of Quincy's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurmagomedov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmagomedov working over Quincy with some ground and pound. Quincy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Quincy is trying to stand.
Nurmagomedov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nurmagomedov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Quincy defending well though.
Nurmagomedov lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov passes to side control.
Nurmagomedov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Nurmagomedov working the head with strikes.
Nurmagomedov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Quincy to see if he's OK.
Quincy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nurmagomedov working the ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Quincy sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Nurmagomedov works to advance to full mount. Quincy defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Nurmagomedov unloading with bombs!
Quincy trying desperately to get to his feet.
Nurmagomedov landing strikes from the mount and Quincy is in trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurmagomedov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nurmagomedov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nurmagomedov dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov lands a couple of good shots and Quincy has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Quincy is rocked!
Nurmagomedov scoring with big shots to the body. Quincy is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. Quincy was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khabib Nurmagomedov!
After winning the bout, Khabib Nurmagomedov 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lew Rockwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tele Ranyy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockwell comes to the cage accompanied by Like a Rock. Tele Ranyy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lew Rockwell's chin.
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187 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Lew Rockwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tele Ranyy!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockwell closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ranyy quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rockwell looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rockwell is working hard here to advance position.
Ranyy is trying to get back to full guard.
Rockwell is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ranyy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rockwell moves nicely into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockwell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ranyy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ranyy prevents Rockwell from moving into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ranyy gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Rockwell has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Ranyy is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lew Rockwell!
A relieved looking Lew Rockwell 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smash Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tycoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tycoon has chosen Monkey Business as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Smash Punch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Tycoon!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tycoon scores with a spinning back kick!
Punch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Tycoon finds it's way through Punch's defenses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tycoon.
Tycoon misses with a two punch combination.
Punch takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Punch throws a leg kick
and Tycoon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Punch misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tycoon counters with a stiff right hand.
Punch slips a straight right by Tycoon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tycoon lands with an overhand left.
Tycoon sends Punch crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tycoon is motioning to the referee to let Punch up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Punch is rocked!
Tycoon lands a big uppercut and Punch crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Punch looks OK. Tycoon waves Punch back to his feet!
Oh Punch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Punch lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Mike Tycoon has been cut.
Tycoon lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Punch head around and knocks him out cold! Tycoon hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Tycoon!
Mike Tycoon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Harmbe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Generic Everyone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Generic Everyone will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harold Harmbe!
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, Generic Everyone!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Everyone. Harmbe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harmbe shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Everyone trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Everyone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harmbe.
Harmbe with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Everyone can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmbe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Harmbe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harmbe prevents Everyone from improving his position.
Harmbe stalling.
Everyone manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Harmbe keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe has Everyone pressed against the cage.
Everyone tries to land a knee to the head but Harmbe blocks with his arms.
We've been informed that Everyone has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Everyone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harmbe has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Everyone regains guard immediately.
Harmbe throwing strikes from guard but Everyone blocks nicely.
Harmbe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Everyone keeping full guard, as Harmbe tries to pass.
Harmbe distracts Everyone with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harmbe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harmbe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harmbe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harmbe is working Everyone over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harmbe advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harmbe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harmbe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe is trying to control the action in half guard but Everyone is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Everyone wants to control but Harmbe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Harmbe working the head and body with strikes.
Harmbe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Everyone trying to control here.
Harmbe slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harmbe thows a huge punch but Everyone dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Harmbe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Everyone defending well as Harmbe loads up on a big left hand.
Everyone drives through and clinches with Harmbe against the cage.
Everyone misses with a knee strike.
Everyone works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Everyone trying to control the position from guard on top but Harmbe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harmbe is trying to keep Everyone in close.
Harmbe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harmbe 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.
Everyone engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harmbe working a defensive guard here.
Harmbe looking for a sweep. Not yet Harmbe, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Harmbe managing to control the position.
Everyone trying to control the position from guard on top but Harmbe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harmbe misses with a kick to the body.
Harmbe blocks a head kick by Everyone.
Everyone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harmbe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Everyone tries a head kick but it misses.
Everyone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Everyone pushes Harmbe off but Harmbe dives into side control.
Check out the look on Harmbe's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Everyone is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Everyone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harmbe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harmbe scoring with punches from side control.
Everyone takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harmbe trying to control the position but Everyone is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Harmbe politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Harmbe prefers to stall for the moment though.
Harmbe's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Harmbe looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Everyone is avoiding damage well.
Harmbe has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Everyone takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Everyone takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The ground and pound from Harmbe seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Harmbe landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Harmbe is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Everyone has escaped the position, nice work there.
Everyone being controlled for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Everyone tries to escape but Harmbe is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Harmbe dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Everyone gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Everyone manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Everyone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Everyone avoiding damage as Harmbe throws knees to the body.
Harmbe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harmbe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Everyone can do to turn this around?
Everyone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Everyone stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knees to the body from Harmbe.
Harmbe tries to stall but Everyone uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harmbe blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Everyone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harmbe.
Everyone prevents the takedown attempt.
Harmbe blocks an elbow strike from Everyone.
Everyone throws an elbow that misses.
Everyone missing with knees to the body.
Everyone missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmbe has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Everyone uses from the top position.
Everyone stopping the sweep attempt from Harmbe.
Harmbe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harmbe is controlling Everyone's posture.
Harmbe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Harmbe is keen to just control but Everyone is a slippery customer.
Everyone has hold of Harmbe's hands but Harmbe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Harmbe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Generic Everyone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harold Harmbe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Everyone trying to control here.
Harmbe seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Everyone is looking to control Harmbe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Everyone avoid being mounted?
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Harmbe looks to throw the jab but Everyone is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Everyone tries to clinch up but Harmbe circles away and keeps his distance.
Everyone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Harmbe here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Everyone looks to land a body kick but Harmbe moved away.
Harmbe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Everyone.
Everyone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Everyone throws a lazy right hand but Harmbe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Everyone throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Everyone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Harmbe was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harmbe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Everyone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Everyone ducks under a wild hook from Harmbe.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Harold Harmbe.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harmbe, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Harold Harmbe!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Harold Harmbe!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Harold Harmbe!
Harold Harmbe wins by unanimous decision!
Harold Harmbe gave a mention to Hellraiser FightGear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Generic Everyone spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Lattimore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rick Lattimore enters the cage!
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rick Rollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rick Lattimore!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lattimore is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rollins clinches with his opponent.
Rollins tries to circle away but Lattimore has him pinned against the cage.
Lattimore tries to throw a body punch but Rollins avoids it by throwing Lattimore back against the cage.
Rollins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lattimore paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lattimore tries to clinch but Rollins is having none of it.
Rollins is looking to counter with a body kick.
Rollins shoots in looking for a takedown. Lattimore tries to sprawl out of it but Rollins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lattimore manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A right-left combo lands from Lattimore.
Lattimore lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lattimore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rollins.
A combination from Rollins does no damage.
A punch lands to the side of Lattimore 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Rick Lattimore has been cut.
No joy there for Lattimore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins moves into range and clinches up with Lattimore.
Rollins blocks a body shot from Lattimore.
Lattimore tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rollins avoids it.
Lattimore with a knee to the head.
It looks like Rick Rollins has been cut.
Lattimore misses with a knee to the head.
Rollins looking to stall.
Rollins wants to break free but Lattimore has control.
Lattimore lands with a short shot to the head.
Lattimore lands a knee to the body.
Lattimore misses with a knee strike.
Lattimore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Our sources have told us that Rollins has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Lattimore misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Rollins.
Lattimore using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rollins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lattimore missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lattimore tries to land a knee to the head but Rollins blocks with his arms.
Rollins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rollins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lattimore gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rollins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Rollins. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lattimore scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A nice combination there by Lattimore.
Rollins moves out of range of the strikes.
Lattimore tries to keep at a distance but Rollins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rollins lands with a light punch inside.
Rollins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rollins wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Rollins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lattimore misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rollins.
Lattimore with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lattimore has him pressed against the cage.
Rollins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rollins breaks from the clinch.
Rollins tries for a takedown but Lattimore sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lattimore connects with a body shot that sends Rollins's belly button to the back.
Rollins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lattimore misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Lattimore.
Lattimore has managed to clinch.
Rollins avoiding damage as Lattimore throws knees to the body.
Lattimore with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lattimore misses with a knee to the head.
Rollins is trying to break the clinch but Lattimore is controlling him.
Lattimore lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lattimore misses with some punches.
Rollins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lattimore using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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!
Lattimore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lattimore tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lattimore softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lattimore unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rollins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rollins pulls Lattimore into guard.
Rollins is looking to stand up but Lattimore isn't so interested in that idea.
Rollins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lattimore is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lattimore throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Lattimore dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Rollins moves into range and clinches up with Lattimore.
A hook to the body from Lattimore.
Rollins wants to stall.
Rollins tries to pull guard but Lattimore won't allow it.
Lattimore misses with a knee to the head.
Lattimore working Rollins over with knees to the body.
Rollins is trying to force a seperation but Lattimore has the dominant position.
Lattimore softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lattimore scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollins pushes off an throws an elbow but Lattimore leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rollins struggles to land a body shot inside as Lattimore controls his hands.
Rollins tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lattimore just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lattimore connects with a knee to the head.
Lattimore throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lattimore landing knees to the head.
Lattimore lands a knee to the head.
Lattimore lands with a short shot to the head.
Lattimore scores with a knee to the head.
Rollins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Rollins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lattimore gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rollins.
Lattimore throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lattimore throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rollins blocks it with crossed arms.
Lattimore avoids a wild elbow strike from Rollins.
Lattimore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rollins tries to break free but Lattimore pushes him back against the cage.
Rollins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins goes for a takedown attempt but Lattimore pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rollins shoots in and drives through. Lattimore sprawls well.
A countering left hand to the body from Lattimore misses.
Rick Lattimore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rollins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lattimore pinned against the cage. Lattimore gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lattimore stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rollins feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lattimore tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lattimore bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rollins's guard.
Lattimore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lattimore throws an elbow that misses. Rollins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lattimore's guard. Nice move by Rollins!
Rollins decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rick Lattimore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lattimore moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lattimore throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rollins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Lattimore - that landed with a thud.
Rick Lattimore seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lattimore scores a nice knee to the body.
Lattimore lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lattimore throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rollins blocks it with crossed arms.
Rollins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lattimore.
Rollins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lattimore misses with a knee to the head.
Rollins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lattimore with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lattimore misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lattimore utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rollins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lattimore has Rollins pressed against the cage, preventing Rollins from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lattimore landing knees to the head.
Lattimore tries to throw a body punch but Rollins avoids it by throwing Lattimore back against the cage.
Lattimore managing to block the knees to the body from Rollins.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lattimore obliges.
Lattimore tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lattimore with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lattimore with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lattimore lands a right hand.
Lattimore scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rollins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Lattimore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lattimore misses with a body shot.
Rollins takes one to the chin there.
Danga de danga de dang - Lattimore scores with a four punch combination!
Lattimore has closed the distance and engaged Rollins in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Rollins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lattimore lands a nice knee to the body.
Lattimore tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rollins avoids it.
Rollins gets control of Lattimore's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rollins will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rollins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rollins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lattimore gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rollins working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lattimore trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rollins keeping moving, preventing Lattimore from controlling successfully.
Rollins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rollins has control of Lattimore's left arm, preventing Lattimore from doing any damage.
Rollins working for a triangle but Lattimore defends it easily.
Rollins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lattimore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rollins is keeping the position for now.
Lattimore in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lattimore throws a strike but Rollins rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rollins postures up in Lattimore's guard and throws a big left but Lattimore blocks it.
Rollins wants to control from the top but Lattimore keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins stands and throws Lattimore's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rick Rollins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rollins moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Lattimore is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rollins stands up and beckons Lattimore to his feet.
Rollins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lattimore stuffs the takedown.
Lattimore throws a combination. Rollins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lattimore connects with a single shot there.
Rollins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lattimore misses with a two punch combination.
Rollins misses with a double jab.
Rick Rollins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lattimore jabs at Rollins's body.
Rick Lattimore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rollins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rick Lattimore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rollins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A combination from Rollins does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Lattimore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lattimore winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Rick Lattimore!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Rick Lattimore!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Rick Lattimore!
Rick Lattimore wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brooks Sumner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denny Dixon (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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brooks Sumner!
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, Denny Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dixon is defended easily by Sumner.
A clash of legs there as Dixon blocks the low kick.
Dixon misses with a body shot.
Dixon slips a jab from Sumner.
Dixon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sumner.
Dixon shoots in but no luck this time.
Sumner is looking for a counter combo.
Dixon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dixon wants to get back to striking at distance but Sumner won't allow it.
Sumner jumps guard and drags Dixon to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sumner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sumner is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dixon throwing strikes from guard but Sumner blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumner being controlled here, momentarily.
Dixon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sumner is keeping the position for now.
Dixon wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Sumner's closed guard. He's half up but Sumner has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Sumner pivots and extends the arm, Dixon falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Sumner! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brooks Sumner!
Brooks Sumner thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saint Hauraki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uriah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uriah Faber is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Saint Hauraki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Uriah Faber!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hauraki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hauraki throws a nice looking combination but Faber bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice takedown defense from Hauraki. No joy for Faber on that attempt.
It looked like Hauraki was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hauraki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hauraki gets caught flat footed, as Faber shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Faber looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Faber controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Faber drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Faber jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hauraki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Faber pushes down on Hauraki's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faber stalling.
Faber has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauraki is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Faber has taken his back.
Faber patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Faber is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Hauraki has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Faber has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Hauraki taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Faber doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Uriah Faber!
Uriah Faber took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lenny Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones has managed to clinch.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Lenny Gordon has been cut.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones presses Gordon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Still in the clinch, Gordon scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gordon.
Gordon blocks an elbow strike.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gordon's elbow.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones lands an elbow just above Gordon 's eye.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones tries a body shot but Gordon blocks it.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Lenny Gordon's cut even more.
Gordon lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like John Jones has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gordon takes an elbow to the temple.
Gordon can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Gordon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones blocks a body shot from Gordon.
Gordon throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon blocks an elbow strike.
Jones lands an elbow just above Gordon 's eye.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Gordon blocks an elbow strike.
Gordon blocks an elbow strike.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gordon avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Gordon avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Lenny Gordon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Gordon in his tracks for a moment.
Lenny Gordon's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lenny Gordon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Wu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Holm (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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190 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charlie Wu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Martin Holm!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wu throws a right and a left that Holm avoids nicely.
Wu connects with the punch.
Wu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Holm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wu lands with a straight right. Holm didn't see that one coming.
Holm throws a lazy uppercut
and Wu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Holm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holm looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wu looks to throw the jab but Holm is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wu decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holm has hold of Wu's hands but Wu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wu is trying to control the action in half guard but Holm is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Holm defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Holm pushes Wu off looking to stand but Wu dives back in and keeps control.
Wu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wu is trying to control. Holm wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've been hearing that Wu has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Holm pushes Wu off looking to stand but Wu dives back in and keeps control.
Wu 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.
Holm has hold of Wu's hands but Wu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Holm looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holm is trying to stand back up but Wu is controlling him
Wu working Holm over with strikes.
Holm is looking to escape.
Wu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wu lands with a punch from half guard.
Wu working the head and body with strikes.
Holm is trying to stand back up but Wu is controlling him
Holm taking some punishment here, with Wu in his half guard.
Wu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wu winds up and cracks Holm with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wu thows a huge punch but Holm dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wu throwing shots but Holm is blocking nicely.
Holm regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wu.
Wu landing with the ground and pound.
Holm working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wu.
Wu cracks Holm with a solid left hand.
Wu trying to control but Holm is working from the bottom.
Wu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wu advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wu is trying to control. Holm wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Holm is looking to escape.
Holm is refusing to be controlled, as Wu sits in half guard.
Holm pushes Wu off but Wu dives into side control.
Holm really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Holm is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wu is controlling him well.
Wu is working Holm over with some ground and pound from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Holm can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wu fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Wu tries to advance to mount but Holm denies him.
Holm is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Wu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Holm misses with a wild body shot.
Wu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wu shoots for a double leg takedown but Holm sprawls well. He's pushed Wu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fighters circling - Holm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wu changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holm pinned against the cage. Holm gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Wu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wu feints and as Holm raises his hands in defense, Wu changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holm wants to stand and escape but Wu is having none of it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Wu here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Wu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wu has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Wu throws an elbow that misses. Holm uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wu's guard. Nice move by Holm!
Holm wants to stand but Wu has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wu is working an open guard so Holm takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Wu shoots in but Holm avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wu dives in and grabs Holm's left leg, looking for a takedown. Holm pushes down on Wu's head and hops out.
Holm looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wu tries for a takedown but Holm circles away easily
and Holm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wu fails with a takedown attempt.
Holm appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holm on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holm can do to turn this around?
Holm takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Holm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wu.
Holm looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holm throws out a counter right but Wu avoids it with no problem.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wu.
It seemed like Holm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wu swings widly with a right hand
and Holm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martin Holm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holm blocks a jab.
Wu lands a jab to the nose.
Nice straight punches there by Wu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wu.
Wu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Holm sprawls well. Holm wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wu gets slowly back to his feet.
It seemed like Holm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wu cracks Holm with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Martin Holm will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wu shoots in but no luck this time.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holm! But no joy.
Wu fails with a takedown attempt.
Wu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Holm swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Wu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wu shoots in and drives through. Holm sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Holm as Wu shoots in.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holm! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wu throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Holm on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Charlie Wu is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Wu misses its intended target.
It seemed like Holm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wu connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wu.
Wu dives in for a single leg takedown but Holm sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Holm throws out a counter right but Wu avoids it with no problem.
Wu misses with an uppercut.
Wu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Holm to counter with a crisp jab.
Wu with a poor takedown
and Holm counters with a straight right hand.
Wu throws a shot from downtown. Holm moves away and avoids it.
Holm is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wu with a body shot.
Wu misses with an uppercut
and Wu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wu is rocked!
Wu walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Holm swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Martin Holm!
A very excited looking Martin Holm rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Zuev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Garner (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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27
215 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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205 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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Konstantin Zuev !
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, Ricky Garner!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Garner's head.
Garner just misses with a punch to the body.
Zuev swats away the attempt to clinch by Garner.
Zuev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garner on the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Zuev .
Garner tries to move into range but Zuev moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Garner is rocked!
It looks like Ricky Garner has been cut.
Zuev scores with a jab. Garner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Garner is still on wobbly legs! Can Zuev finish him?
Zuev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zuev cracks Garner's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Garner slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Zuev can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Konstantin Zuev !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Rovanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Harrak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rovanov comes to the cage accompanied by System Of A Down - Chop Suey!. Omar Harrak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maxim Rovanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Omar Harrak!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Harrak finds it's way through Rovanov's defenses.
It looks like Maxim Rovanov has been cut.
Rovanov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harrak counters with a nice right hand that sends Rovanov toppling to the canvas! Rovanov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Harrak finish him?!
Rovanov misses with a hook
and Harrak counters with a huge left! Rovanov is in big trouble! He's backing up but Harrak isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Rovanov from any more damage. A dominating finish by Harrak!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omar Harrak!
A very excited looking Omar Harrak made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titing Tumulak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Willy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Peter Willy enters the cage!
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195 lbs
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219 lbs
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Titing Tumulak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peter Willy!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tumulak shoots in but Willy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tumulak shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Willy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tumulak is aware though and is defending well.
Willy is looking to cinch up a triangle. Tumulak throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Willy's body to avoid the submission. Willy has instead reached around Tumulak's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Willy arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Peter Willy!
Our winner, Peter Willy, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masaaki Kanagawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and aTtaaas Lao Liikta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). aTtaaas Lao Liikta told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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211 lbs
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218 lbs
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Masaaki Kanagawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, aTtaaas Lao Liikta!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lao Liikta fails with the takedown
enabling Kanagawa to counter with a crisp jab.
Lao Liikta gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kanagawa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
aTtaaas Lao Liikta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lao Liikta fails with the takedown
and Kanagawa counters with a nice body shot.
Masaaki Kanagawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of aTtaaas Lao Liikta.
Lao Liikta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kanagawa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kanagawa throws a good cross that connects.
Kanagawa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lao Liikta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kanagawa scores with a hook to the body. Lao Liikta takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lao Liikta is looking to clinch but Kanagawa is avoiding it.
Kanagawa lands a glancing blow to the side of Lao Liikta's head.
A punch lands to the side of Lao Liikta 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lao Liikta with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kanagawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kanagawa lands a nice hook to Lao Liikta's body. Lao Liikta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao Liikta shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kanagawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lao Liikta moves into range and clinches up with Kanagawa.
Kanagawa lands a body shot.
Kanagawa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kanagawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kanagawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kanagawa presses Lao Liikta against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lao Liikta drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kanagawa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lao Liikta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lao Liikta closes the distance and pushes Kanagawa back into the cage.
Kanagawa tries to throw a body punch but Lao Liikta avoids it by throwing Kanagawa back against the cage.
Kanagawa gets underhooks to prevent Lao Liikta's takedown attempt.
Lao Liikta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kanagawa lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanagawa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kanagawa.
Lao Liikta wants to take the fight to the mat but Kanagawa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lao Liikta looks winded!
Lao Liikta is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kanagawa is defending well.
Kanagawa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kanagawa scores with a shoulder strike.
Lao Liikta tries to score a body lock takedown but Kanagawa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A right hook to the body lands for Kanagawa.
Lao Liikta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kanagawa lands with a right to the head.
Kanagawa lands a right hand.
Kanagawa is working Lao Liikta over against the cage.
Kanagawa lands with a light punch inside.
Kanagawa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kanagawa pushes Lao Liikta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kanagawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kanagawa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lao Liikta's efforts to push away.
Kanagawa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanagawa scores with a shot to the side of Lao Liikta's head.
A shot in the inside from Kanagawa.
Nice body punch from Kanagawa - that landed with a thud.
Kanagawa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kanagawa lands a hook that snaps the head of Lao Liikta backwards.
Kanagawa is leaning against Lao Liikta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kanagawa.
Kanagawa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lao Liikta backwards.
A hook to the body from Kanagawa.
Kanagawa lands with a short shot to the head.
Kanagawa is working Lao Liikta over against the cage.
Kanagawa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kanagawa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lao Liikta.
Kanagawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanagawa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kanagawa is leaning against Lao Liikta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kanagawa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kanagawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kanagawa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lao Liikta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanagawa cracks Lao Liikta with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Kanagawa.
Lao Liikta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kanagawa presses Lao Liikta against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kanagawa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kanagawa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kanagawa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lao Liikta backwards.
Lao Liikta is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Kanagawa.
A short right from Kanagawa.
Kanagawa is leaning against Lao Liikta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kanagawa gets through Lao Liikta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kanagawa cracks Lao Liikta with a nice body shot.
Kanagawa lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kanagawa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kanagawa cracks Lao Liikta with a nice body shot.
Kanagawa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lao Liikta or not.
Kanagawa digs a right hand into Lao Liikta's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lao Liikta's gas tank.
Kanagawa lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masaaki Kanagawa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kanagawa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lao Liikta on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lao Liikta moves to clinch but Kanagawa breaks away
and Kanagawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lao Liikta is still on wobbly legs! Can Kanagawa finish him?
Kanagawa scores with a jab to the body.
Lao Liikta seems to have recovered his senses.
Kanagawa digs a good body shot into Lao Liikta's ribs.
Kanagawa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kanagawa lands a big uppercut and Lao Liikta crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lao Liikta looks OK. Kanagawa waves Lao Liikta back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kanagawa sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Lao Liikta's defenses. It connects perfectly with Lao Liikta's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Masaaki Kanagawa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reynaldo Lam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Solid boxing
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dan Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Reynaldo Lam!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Couture lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Couture avoiding damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Couture.
Couture pressing his opponent against the cage.
Couture is stalling here.
Lam is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Couture is defending well.
Couture working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Couture softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lam misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Couture controlling the action here for a moment.
Couture displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lam up against the cage.
Lam wants to take the fight to the mat but Couture manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Couture to work.
Couture lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lam.
Couture scores with a shoulder strike.
Lam looks winded!
Lam trying to stall but Couture improves his position.
Couture stalling.
Couture lands a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Couture.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dan Couture.
Couture lands a big uppercut and Lam crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lam looks OK. Couture waves Lam back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couture throws a shot to the body.
Dan Couture is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Couture knocks Lam out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dan Couture!
A very excited looking Dan Couture made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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