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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Cuevo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignatius Farray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farray is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jerry Reed - Amos Moses. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jose Cuevo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ignatius Farray!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farray lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cuevo fails to land the takedown.
Cuevo shoots for a double leg takedown but Farray sprawls well. He's pushed Cuevo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cuevo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Farray lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cuevo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Farray is trying to break the clinch but Cuevo is controlling him.
Farray is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cuevo prevents Farray from breaking the clinch.
Cuevo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Farray gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Cuevo. 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.
Farray being controlled against the cage.
Farray wants to get back to striking at distance but Cuevo won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuevo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Farray avoids it.
Cuevo is trying to pull guard but Farray turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cuevo manages to pull guard.
Farray stopping the sweep attempt from Cuevo.
Cuevo wriggles free and stands up.
Cuevo pushes Farray up against the cage in a clinch.
Cuevo prevents Farray from breaking the clinch.
Farray prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cuevo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuevo moves into range and clinches up with Farray.
Farray prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cuevo has Farray pressed against the cage, preventing Farray from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Farray is trying to push Cuevo away but Cuevo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Farray wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Farray is trying to force a seperation but Cuevo has the dominant position.
Cuevo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Farray wants to slow Cuevo down by chopping away at his legs.
Cuevo goes for a double leg but Farray avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Farray continues to drive forward.
Cuevo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cuevo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuevo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Farray is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cuevo drags the fight down to the ground.
Cuevo wants to sweep here but Farray controlling him for the moment.
Cuevo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cuevo tries to get out of the position.
Farray gets to his feet. Cuevo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Cuevo fails with a takedown attempt.
Ignatius Farray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cuevo fails to land with a series of punches.
Cuevo dodges the punch combination from Farray.
Cuevo has closed the distance and engaged Farray in a clinch.
Cuevo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Farray gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuevo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cuevo keeps control of Farray as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cuevo breaks the clinch.
Farray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by Farray.
Farray checks the leg kick nicely there.
Farray lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farray lands a nice shot to the body.
Cuevo pushes Farray up against the cage in a clinch.
Farray has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ignatius Farray will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Left hook, right uppercut from Farray.
A cross from Farray lands.
Farray tries to keep at a distance but Cuevo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cuevo can't get the takedown.
Cuevo has Farray pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Farray manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Farray looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cuevo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Farray's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farray has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Farray looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cuevo is trying to pull guard but Farray has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Cuevo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuevo cracks Farray with a nice body shot.
Cuevo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cuevo slips a straight right by Farray.
Nice defenses there by Cuevo.
Cuevo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A combination from Farray does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farray. Cuevo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cuevo manages to avoid it.
Farray misses with a double jab.
Cuevo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Farray avoids it really well and circles away.
Cuevo fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Farray. No joy for Cuevo on that attempt.
Cuevo darts in and clinches Farray up against the cage.
Farray manages to break the clinch.
Cuevo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cuevo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Farray as he jumps to the side.
Farray looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cuevo throws a solid leg kick but Farray takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cuevo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cuevo checks a leg kick.
A combination from Farray does no damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cuevo fails with a takedown attempt.
Farray has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Farray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice cross by Farray.
Farray misses with a low kick.
Farray has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Farray.
Ignatius Farray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cuevo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cuevo moves forwards but Farray connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cuevo moves forwards but Farray connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Farray lands a jab to the head.
Cuevo shoots in but no luck this time.
Cuevo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Farray counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Farray moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good exchange - Farray coming out on top.
Cuevo is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
and Farray counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Cuevo! He's just covering up as Farray starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ignatius Farray!
A relieved looking Ignatius Farray 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joji Kujo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamrock kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cure My Tragedy. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kyle Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joji Kujo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kujo jabs Shamrock to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kujo scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Kujo finds it's way through Shamrock's defenses.
Shamrock takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kujo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shamrock's hands.
Shamrock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kujo.
Nice jab there from Kujo.
Kujo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice shot lands for Kujo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kujo scores with a nice strike.
Joji Kujo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kujo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Joji Kujo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shamrock is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice shot lands for Kujo.
Kujo with a nice cross.
Kujo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shamrock on the side of the head.
Shamrock is rocked!
Kujo lands with a shot to the body.
Shamrock takes one on the button.
Kujo cracks Shamrock with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oh Shamrock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kujo cracks Shamrock on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Shamrock falls backwards against the cage. Kujo follows up with more strikes that drop Shamrock to his knees. Kujo keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Shamrock! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joji Kujo!
After winning the bout, Joji Kujo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Kyle Shamrock was interviewed post fight and said 'My desire, My fight, is to face my fear and with that I have overcome.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Steve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyler Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Moore!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve scores with a jab. Moore acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moore closes the distance and pushes Steve back into the cage.
Steve is trying to pull guard but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Steve is trying to pull guard but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Moore lands a body shot.
Steve tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Moore just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Steve. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short body shot lands from Moore as the two fighters clinch.
Moore lands a body shot in the clinch.
Steve is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moore creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moore scores with a shoulder strike.
Moore stalling.
Good body shot from Moore.
Moore lands a body shot.
Moore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore digs a right hand underneath Steve's ribcage. Steve let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Moore scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Moore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moore drops Steve onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Steve is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Steve is rocked!
It looks like Tyler Steve has been cut.
Moore creates a bit of distance and cracks Steve with a massive left hook! Steve crumples out of camera shot, completely unconscious! He's been Nelmarked! Moore stares at him for a moment then struts over to his corner, victorious.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniel Moore!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Slavoljub Curcic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yodmuay Petpanpamnuang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Slavoljub Curcic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yodmuay Petpanpamnuang!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curcic misses with a takedown attempt
and Petpanpamnuang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Curcic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Curcic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Curcic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Petpanpamnuang was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Curcic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Petpanpamnuang sprawls well. Petpanpamnuang wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Curcic gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slavoljub Curcic. 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.
Curcic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Petpanpamnuang counters with a nice uppercut.
Curcic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petpanpamnuang.
Petpanpamnuang is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Curcic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curcic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Petpanpamnuang. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Petpanpamnuang.
Curcic throws a combination that misses
and Petpanpamnuang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Curcic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Curcic shoots in but no luck this time.
Petpanpamnuang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Curcic shoots for a takedown but Petpanpamnuang saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Curcic shoots in looking for a takedown but Petpanpamnuang manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Curcic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Petpanpamnuang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Petpanpamnuang clinches.
Curcic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Curcic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Petpanpamnuang lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petpanpamnuang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Petpanpamnuang.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Petpanpamnuang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Petpanpamnuang.
A hook to the body from Petpanpamnuang.
A nice left hand lands by Petpanpamnuang.
Petpanpamnuang pressing his opponent against the cage.
Curcic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Petpanpamnuang's defenses.
Petpanpamnuang lands a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Petpanpamnuang is leaning against Curcic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Curcic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Petpanpamnuang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curcic tries to pull guard but Petpanpamnuang won't allow it.
Curcic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Petpanpamnuang misses with a punch on the inside.
Petpanpamnuang prevents the takedown attempt.
Petpanpamnuang working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Curcic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Petpanpamnuang.
Petpanpamnuang lands with a left to the head.
Petpanpamnuang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Petpanpamnuang lands a body shot.
Petpanpamnuang lands with a left to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Curcic obliges.
Curcic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curcic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Curcic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Petpanpamnuang swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curcic fails with a takedown attempt.
Curcic is breathing heavily.
Curcic with a poor takedown
and Petpanpamnuang counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Petpanpamnuang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Petpanpamnuang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Curcic is looking to clinch but Petpanpamnuang is avoiding it.
Petpanpamnuang forces Curcic back against the cage and clinches.
Petpanpamnuang is trying to push Curcic away but Curcic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Petpanpamnuang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petpanpamnuang instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yodmuay Petpanpamnuang dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Petpanpamnuang works Curcic's body with a nice hook.
Nice takedown defense from Petpanpamnuang. No joy for Curcic on that attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Petpanpamnuang! But no joy.
Petpanpamnuang checks a low kick from Curcic.
Decent striking displayed by Petpanpamnuang there.
Curcic tries to keep at a distance but Petpanpamnuang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Curcic drags the fight down to the ground.
Petpanpamnuang postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petpanpamnuang sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Curcic trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petpanpamnuang trying to control but Curcic is working from the bottom.
Petpanpamnuang postures up.
Petpanpamnuang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Petpanpamnuang trying to control the position from guard on top but Curcic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick misses from Curcic.
Curcic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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.
Curcic tries to clinch there but Petpanpamnuang circles away.
Petpanpamnuang now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A punch lands to the side of Curcic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Petpanpamnuang jabs Curcic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Curcic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Petpanpamnuang swivels and escapes.
Nice sprawl there from Petpanpamnuang as Curcic shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slavoljub Curcic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petpanpamnuang lands a body shot.
Yodmuay Petpanpamnuang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petpanpamnuang lunges at Curcic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Curcic's hand.
Curcic misses with a hook. Petpanpamnuang ducked under it nicely.
Petpanpamnuang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Petpanpamnuang misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Petpanpamnuang.
Petpanpamnuang throws a punch but it's blocked by Curcic.
Petpanpamnuang misses with a body punch.
Petpanpamnuang tries to throw a body punch but Curcic avoids it by throwing Petpanpamnuang back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Still in the clinch, Petpanpamnuang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Petpanpamnuang struggles to land a body shot inside as Curcic controls his hands.
Yodmuay Petpanpamnuang seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Petpanpamnuang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petpanpamnuang lands a body shot.
Petpanpamnuang tries to throw a body punch but Curcic avoids it by throwing Petpanpamnuang back against the cage.
Petpanpamnuang lands a shoulder strike.
Petpanpamnuang lands a nice shot to the body.
Petpanpamnuang lands with a light punch inside.
Curcic is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Petpanpamnuang is defending well.
Petpanpamnuang struggles to land a body shot inside as Curcic controls his hands.
Petpanpamnuang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Petpanpamnuang.
Curcic manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Curcic keeping full guard, as Petpanpamnuang tries to pass.
Petpanpamnuang stays in close to Curcic's body and controls the position.
Curcic will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petpanpamnuang stays in close to Curcic's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yodmuay Petpanpamnuang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Curcic moves to clinch but Petpanpamnuang breaks away
and Petpanpamnuang counters with a nice uppercut.
Curcic fails with a takedown attempt.
Curcic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Curcic tries to clinch but Petpanpamnuang moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curcic is looking to clinch.
Curcic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Curcic shoots in and drives through. Petpanpamnuang sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petpanpamnuang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petpanpamnuang keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slavoljub Curcic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Curcic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Curcic has his takedown stuffed
and Petpanpamnuang counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Curcic tries for a takedown but Petpanpamnuang circles away easily
and Petpanpamnuang counters with a straight right hand.
Curcic misses with a takedown attempt - Petpanpamnuang sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curcic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Petpanpamnuang avoids it really well and circles away.
Petpanpamnuang clinches.
Petpanpamnuang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Curcic.
Curcic takes a shot to the head.
Curcic looking to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Petpanpamnuang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Petpanpamnuang.
Petpanpamnuang pushes Curcic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Petpanpamnuang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Petpanpamnuang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Petpanpamnuang.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petpanpamnuang.
Petpanpamnuang is trying to push Curcic away but Curcic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Curcic jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Petpanpamnuang walks away with a smile on his face. Curcic gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Curcic has a takedown stuffed.
Petpanpamnuang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petpanpamnuang throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Slavoljub Curcic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curcic misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Petpanpamnuang to counter with a crisp jab.
Curcic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Petpanpamnuang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petpanpamnuang lands with a nice body punch.
Petpanpamnuang connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curcic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yodmuay Petpanpamnuang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Petpanpamnuang keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A countering left hand to the body from Petpanpamnuang misses.
Petpanpamnuang with a jab.
Slavoljub Curcic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Curcic tries to clinch up
and Petpanpamnuang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Yodmuay Petpanpamnuang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Petpanpamnuang 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 26:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yodmuay Petpanpamnuang!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Lora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elmo Huegli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elmo Huegli will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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25
180 lbs
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23
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Manuel Lora!
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, Elmo Huegli!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huegli scores with a three punch combo!
Lora shoots for a double leg takedown but Huegli sprawls well. He's pushed Lora's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lora doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lora fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Huegli avoids it really well and circles away.
Lora takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lora.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Lora. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lora shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Huegli can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huegli is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huegli will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Huegli is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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.
Huegli will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Huegli trying to keep a closed guard but Lora is proving a slippery customer.
Lora wants to pass the guard but Huegli is keeping the position.
Lora stops Huegli from standing up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lora controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Huegli defending well as Lora loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from Huegli does no damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lora.
Huegli lands a slapping body shot.
Huegli's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Huegli duly obliges.
Lora shoots in looking for a takedown but Huegli manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lora's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Huegli flicks out a counter leg kick but Lora steps away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lora misses with a takedown
and Huegli counters with a three punch combo that has Lora backing up. Lora nods at Huegli to acknowledge the strikes.
Lora shoots in for a double leg but Huegli sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lora doesn't manage to clinch there - Huegli circles away.
Huegli finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lora shoots in but no luck this time.
Huegli takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huegli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manuel Lora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huegli wants to land a leg kick but Lora is out of range.
Huegli lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lora fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Huegli clinches up with Lora and pushes him back against the cage.
Lora wants to take the fight to the mat but Huegli manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huegli tries to land knees in the clinch but Lora avoids the damage to the body.
Lora definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lora changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Huegli fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lora.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Huegli 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 Lora has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lora and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Huegli swinging wildly here.
Huegli tries to score with a low kick but Lora moves his leg out of the way.
Lora dives in and grabs Huegli's left leg, looking for a takedown. Huegli pushes down on Lora's head and hops out.
Huegli has Lora up against the cage in a clinch.
Huegli looking to throw knees to the head but Lora is blocking nicely.
Huegli is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Huegli pulls guard successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huegli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lora is looking to pass into half guard but Huegli pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Huegli is in guard.
Lora looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lora had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Huegli defends it easily.
Huegli wants to get up but he can't break Lora's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lora is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lora has his feet on Huegli's thighs here. He's pushed Huegli off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Huegli screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Manuel Lora!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hosntial Auf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Elder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Hosntial Auf has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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18
130 lbs
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18
149 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hosntial Auf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, The Elder!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elder shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Auf as he jumps to the side.
Elder misses with a takedown
and Auf counters with a series of strikes. Elder will be more careful next time no doubt.
Auf defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Elder.
Hosntial Auf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Elder.
Elder finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Elder dives in and scores a takedown into Auf's guard.
Elder stops Auf from standing up.
Elder throws an elbow that misses. Auf uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Elder's guard. Nice move by Auf!
Auf would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elder wants to sweep here but Auf controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elder is controlling Auf's posture.
Auf stands up and waves to Elder to follow him.
Elder shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elder stands up and beckons Auf to join him on the feet.
Elder drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Auf knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Elder on the ground.
Elder sitting in guard here, content to control.
It looks like Elder might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elder prevents Auf from getting back to his feet.
Elder is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Elder sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Auf's guard.
Elder perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Auf blocking the ground and pound attempt from Elder.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Auf looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sloppy strikes from Elder. Those never looked like landing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Elder with a lazy takedown attempt
and Auf counters with a two punch combo.
Elder fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Auf avoids it really well and circles away.
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 Hosntial Auf will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Auf scores with the left hand. Elder knows he should have avoided that one.
Elder swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Auf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Auf throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Elder.
Elder throws a lazy head kick
and Auf cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Elder misses with a takedown
and Elder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Auf scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Auf ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Auf lands an overhand right.
Auf lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Auf lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Elder backs up against the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Auf here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elder gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Auf counters with a one-two to the body.
Elder closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Auf throws Elder to one side and escapes!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Elder shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Auf napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elder moves into full mount!
Elder controlling his opponent.
Auf wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elder controlling the pace for now.
Elder scoring with strikes but Auf is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elder controlling the pace for now.
Auf tries to buck Elder off but he can't manage it.
Elder controlling his opponent.
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hosntial Auf dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Elder fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Auf feints a jab promting Elder to slip. Auf then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Elder slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Auf fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Auf stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Auf wants it to stay on the feet.
Elder misses with a takedown
and Auf counters with a one-two to the body.
Hosntial Auf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Elder.
Elder throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elder fails with a takedown attempt.
Elder tries a low kick but Auf avoids it.
Hosntial Auf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Auf feints a jab promting Elder to slip. Auf then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Elder slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Elder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Auf fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Elder tries for a takedown but Auf circles away easily
and Auf counters with a one-two to the body.
Elder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Elder fails with the takedown
and Auf counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Elder misses with a combination
and Auf connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Elder gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elder tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Auf smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Auf scores with a three punch combo!
Elder's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Auf connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Elder scrambles back to his feet.
Auf moves into range and connects with a jab.
Auf scores with a one two! Elder had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Elder tries for a takedown but Auf sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Auf lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Auf.
Hosntial Auf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Elder looks to clinch
and Elder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Elder has taken the fight to the clinch.
Elder has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Elder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Auf throws a nice looking combination but Elder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Auf gets caught flat footed, as Elder shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Elder throwing strikes but missing.
Elder slips nicely into half guard.
Elder throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Elder stands up from half guard.
Auf misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elder closes this distance looking for a takedown but Auf circles away.
Auf tries to bum rush Elder with a series of wild strikes but Elder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Auf lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Elder clinches up against the cage.
Elder jumps guard.
Auf is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Elder can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Auf stopping the sweep attempt from Elder.
Elder pulls Auf in to control the position.
Elder has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Auf should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Elder has tightened it up now! Auf should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). The Elder!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Von Kromog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Watkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Will Watkins is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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25
215 lbs
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25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Basic striking
Experienced |
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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, Von Kromog!
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, Will Watkins!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kromog lands a big right hand that sends Watkins crashing to the mat! Kromog stays standing though and waves Watkins back to his feet!
Watkins throws an overhand right that lands on Kromog's shoulder, as Kromog tries to avoid the shot.
Watkins moves out of range as Kromog strikes.
Watkins with the counter takedown but Kromog avoids it easily.
Kromog walks into a straight right hand from Watkins.
Watkins moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kromog lands a left hand that snaps the head of Watkins backwards.
Watkins tries to score a body lock takedown but Kromog shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kromog gets underhooks to prevent Watkins's takedown attempt.
Kromog drops Watkins onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Watkins is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Watkins is rocked!
Kromog lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Watkins to his knees! Kromog keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Von Kromog!
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