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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Downdin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clinchimus Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sasha Downdin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Clinchimus Maximus!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Downdin.
Downdin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maximus counters with a straight right hand.
Downdin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Downdin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maximus doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Clinchimus Maximus has been cut.
Downdin looks to score with a jab to the body but Maximus is just out of range.
Downdin sets himself, and Maximus steps forward looking for the clinch! Downdin avoids it this time.
Sasha Downdin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Downdin tries a head kick but it misses.
Maximus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Downdin.
Maximus fails to land with a series of punches.
Downdin lands a big head kick that sends Maximus tumbling to the mat! Downdin takes a step backwards and waves Maximus back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Downdin missing with a left hand there. Maximus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maximus tries to counter by closing the distance.
Downdin lands a left and a right that send Maximus crashing to the mat, dazed. Downdin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Maximus is rocked!
Downdin tries a head kick but it misses.
Maximus is still on wobbly legs! Can Downdin finish him?
Maximus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Downdin.
Downdin misses with a kick to the body
and Maximus counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Maximus lands a damaging elbow.
Maximus seems to have recovered his senses.
Maximus is stalling here.
Maximus stalling in the clinch.
Maximus stalling.
The crowd are getting on Maximus's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus blocks an uppercut.
Maximus slows down the pace here.
Downdin wants to break free but Maximus has control.
Maximus pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Clinchimus Maximus.
Maximus moves into the clinch.
Maximus avoiding damage as Downdin throws knees to the body.
Downdin tries to break the clinch but Maximus is controlling the position.
Downdin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Downdin is trying to push Maximus away but Maximus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maximus lands a knee to the body.
Maximus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maximus manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Maximus takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downdin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maximus is stalling here.
Maximus lands a knee to the head.
Maximus stalling in the clinch.
Maximus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Downdin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maximus taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Maximus dodges an elbow strike from Downdin.
Downdin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Downdin misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Downdin working hard to break the clinch.
Maximus blocking some punches.
Maximus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maximus dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Downdin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downdin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maximus has him pressed against the cage.
Maximus stalling against the cage.
Downdin tries to circle away but Maximus has him pinned against the cage.
Downdin has had enough of the clinch but Maximus keeps him there for the moment.
Maximus has Downdin pressed against the cage.
Maximus dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Clinchimus Maximus.
Maximus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Downdin throws out the jab.
Maximus tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've been informed that Maximus has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Downdin throws a head kick but Maximus moves out of range.
Downdin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Downdin throws out a loose jab but Maximus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Downdin sets himself, and Maximus steps forward looking for the clinch! Downdin avoids it this time.
Downdin misses with a looping left.
A jab from Downdin misses.
Downdin misses with a straight right.
Downdin throws a body kick that misses
and Maximus moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downdin looking to stall.
Maximus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Downdin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Downdin.
Maximus pressing his opponent against the cage.
Downdin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Downdin avoiding damage as Maximus throws knees to the body.
Downdin is looking to control Maximus's arms but Maximus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Downdin has his back to the cage.
Maximus lands a damaging elbow.
Maximus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Downdin throws a head punch that misses.
Downdin throws an elbow but it misses.
Maximus is struggling to control the position.
Downdin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Maximus's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Downdin 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.
Sasha Downdin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clinchimus Maximus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Downdin tries to land a body kick
and Maximus makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Downdin really felt that one!
Downdin throws a head kick but Maximus moves out of range.
Downdin is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Maximus hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sasha Downdin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elias Manchinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manchinha comes to the cage accompanied by Courage. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jones's choice of entrance music: Codeine Cowboy - 2 Chainz. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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213 lbs
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205 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Elias Manchinha!
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, Daniel Jones!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Manchinha slips the punch.
Manchinha looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Manchinha takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
As Manchinha backs off Jones throws a huge counter combo but Manchinha manages to avoid it all.
Manchinha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Manchinha throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manchinha misses with a two punch combination.
Jones wants to counter with a clinch but Manchinha pushes him away.
Manchinha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manchinha clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Manchinha lands a right hand.
Manchinha lands a shoulder strike.
Manchinha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Manchinha on the inside.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Manchinha avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones tries to pull guard but Manchinha won't allow it.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Manchinha walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Manchinha swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manchinha misses with a straight left.
Manchinha swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manchinha.
Manchinha misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Manchinha's head.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
Manchinha cracks Jones with a hook to the temple - Jones is on wobbly legs here! Manchinha swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Jones falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Manchinha wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Elias Manchinha!
Our winner, Elias Manchinha, 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.
In defeat, Daniel Jones stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm disappointed in myself. But it is what it is. He was the better man tonight. I gotta train harder next time. Sink or swim and looks like i sunk. Thank you for coming out tonight and supporting me and this event. Shout out to my sponsor ace of spades clothing. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Git Push (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxon Schreave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxon Schreave 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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173 lbs
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179 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Git Push!
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, Maxon Schreave!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Push.
Push has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've been informed that Schreave 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.
Schreave throws a hook to the side of Push's head but Push sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schreave changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Push drives through with a takedown into guard.
Schreave keeping full guard, as Push tries to pass.
Push passes into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Schreave can do anything to dispel that myth.
Push is working for a submission of some sort.
Push definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schreave is trying to control Push's posture. Push takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Schreave! Push is rotating here... this could be the end... Schreave is out! Push has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Git Push!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pierre North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirtee Donderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierre North had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 207.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Dirtee Donderson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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207 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pierre North!
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, Dirtee Donderson!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donderson lands a nice shot that snaps North's head back.
North looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
North looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
North takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Donderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Donderson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crunch! Donderson slams his shin into North's torso.
North on the wrong end of a nice jab.
North takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donderson lands a slapping body shot.
A solid body kick from Donderson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
North takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Pierre North has been cut.
Donderson drops North with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but North looks back up at him and smiles so Donderson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Dirtee Donderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
North shoots in for a double leg but Donderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Donderson lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dirtee Donderson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nacho Stiffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Kruger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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278 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nacho Stiffy!
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, Alex Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stiffy scores with a hook to the body. Kruger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stiffy jabs Kruger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab by Stiffy.
It looks like Alex Kruger has been cut.
Stiffy throws a shot from downtown. Kruger moves away and avoids it.
Kruger looks to score with a jab to the body but Stiffy is just out of range.
Kruger tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stiffy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kruger thinking.
A left lands for Stiffy.
Kruger throws a hook but Stiffy avoids it easily.
It looked like Stiffy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stiffy throws out a loose jab but Kruger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kruger throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nacho Stiffy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruger moves forwards but Stiffy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Kruger.
Stiffy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kruger.
Stiffy seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A big left from Stiffy misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stiffy missing with a left hand there. Kruger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stiffy throws a lazy right hand but Kruger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stiffy throws a hook to the side of Kruger's head but Kruger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stiffy slips a jab from Kruger.
Kruger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kruger misses with a hook. Stiffy ducked under it nicely.
Stiffy cracks Kruger with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Stiffy has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kruger to stand back up!
Kruger is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Are you kidding me?! Stiffy ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Kruger clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nacho Stiffy!
In his post fight interview, Nacho Stiffy started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Destruction Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Savage Samaritan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Destruction Man has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Destruction Man!
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, Savage Samaritan!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Samaritan sprawls well initially but Man persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Samaritan trying to control but Man postures up.
Samaritan missing with punches from the bottom.
Man is trying to control. Samaritan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Man throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Samaritan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Samaritan wants to improve his position but Man is controlling well.
Samaritan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samaritan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Man gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Man in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man is sitting in close to Samaritan's body. Samaritan has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Man is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Man is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Samaritan.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Savage Samaritan!
Savage Samaritan really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Quark's logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henny Verhoeven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacobs kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Vato. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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141 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joseph Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Henny Verhoeven!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Verhoeven 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Verhoeven takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jacobs leaves Verhoeven with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jacobs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Verhoeven shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jacobs as he avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Jacobs.
Jacobs stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jacobs wants it to stay on the feet.
Jacobs appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Joseph Jacobs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henny Verhoeven.
Verhoeven takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jacobs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Verhoeven is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Verhoeven looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jacobs scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jacobs lands with a good body shot.
Jacobs misses with a wild body shot.
Jacobs works the jab nicely.
Jacobs connects with the punch.
Jacobs rushes Verhoeven and presses him up against the cage.
Jacobs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Verhoeven backwards.
Jacobs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jacobs lands a glancing blow to the side of Verhoeven's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verhoeven takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs with a hook.
Jacobs looks to score with a jab to the body but Verhoeven is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Jacobs.
Jacobs seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Good standup being displayed there by Jacobs as he connects with a hook.
Jacobs lands with a nice body punch.
Jacobs misses with a body shot.
And Verhoeven tries to counter it with a takedown but Jacobs pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Verhoeven tries for a takedown but Jacobs circles away easily
and Jacobs counters with a right hand to the body.
Jacobs cracks a nice hook into Verhoeven's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verhoeven gets the takedown into side control.
Verhoeven is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jacobs knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Verhoeven looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Verhoeven looks winded!
Verhoeven prevents Jacobs from escaping the position.
Verhoeven is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jacobs knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacobs throws Verhoeven to one side and escapes!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verhoeven takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jacobs takes a swing at Verhoeven's ribcage but misses.
Jacobs throws a body shot but no joy.
Jacobs cracks Verhoeven with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A jab lands there for Jacobs.
Verhoeven tries for a takedown but Jacobs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jacobs throws a combination. Verhoeven tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Verhoeven tries for a takedown but Jacobs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jacobs swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Verhoeven doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Verhoeven tries to move into range but Jacobs moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Verhoeven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacobs connects with a right hand. Verhoeven shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Jacobs dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jacobs takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jacobs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Verhoeven takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jacobs connects with a good right hand that stumbles Verhoeven. Verhoeven circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Verhoeven shoots in but Jacobs avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jacobs throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Verhoeven stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verhoeven has his takedown stuffed
and Jacobs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jacobs jabs Verhoeven to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Verhoeven takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henny Verhoeven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Verhoeven is breathing heavily.
Jacobs lands with a right hand.
Jacobs sizes up Verhoeven with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've been informed that Verhoeven has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jacobs scores with a sloppy right hand. Verhoeven should have avoided that one.
Verhoeven is rocked!
Jacobs is looking to wear down Verhoeven with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jacobs fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Verhoeven is still on wobbly legs! Can Jacobs finish him?
Jacobs scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Verhoeven seems to have recovered his senses.
Jacobs lands a nice shot to the body.
Jacobs lands with a nice body punch.
Joseph Jacobs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Jacobs does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacobs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jacobs throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Verhoeven crashing down! Verhoeven tries to stagger back to his feet but Jacobs just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Verhoeven asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Jacobs!
A victorious Joseph Jacobs thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dominique Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tenshin Obata (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dominique Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tenshin Obata!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obata takes the fight into the clinch.
Bell jumps guard but Obata turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bell letting Obata take a breather here.
Bell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Obata just stands there and leans against the cage.
Obata lands a nice uppercut.
Bell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Obata smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominique Bell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bell shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bell was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Obata can do anything to dispel that myth.
Obata is looking for a sweep.
Bell has hold of Obata's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Obata tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Bell cranks the arm and Obata screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Obata, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Dominique Bell!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ben McHough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Pacheco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben McHough could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jose Pacheco's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben McHough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jose Pacheco!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacheco dives in for a single leg takedown but McHough sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Good leg kick by McHough there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pacheco closes the distance and clinches up with McHough, looking for a takedown. Pacheco pushes McHough against the cage but McHough circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pacheco fails with the takedown.
Ben McHough has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Pacheco.
McHough gets off balance looking for a body kick
so Pacheco counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
McHough can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pacheco controls the pace.
Pacheco gets to his feet. McHough looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pacheco shoots in and drives through. McHough sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacheco gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McHough counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Jose Pacheco has been cut.
Pacheco fails with a takedown attempt.
Pacheco's coach down at Area51 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pacheco's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McHough.
McHough throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McHough swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pacheco.
Pacheco is rocked!
Pacheco has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McHough.
McHough connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pacheco with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McHough feints and then cracks Pacheco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pacheco down.
Pacheco is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McHough throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pacheco looks winded!
McHough dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pacheco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McHough.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacheco closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pacheco is still on wobbly legs! Can McHough finish him?
McHough looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pacheco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McHough lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pacheco at a distance.
Pacheco seems to have recovered his senses.
Ben McHough is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pacheco closes this distance looking for a takedown but McHough circles away.
Pacheco has his takedown stuffed
and McHough cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice body kick from McHough.
McHough sends Pacheco crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! McHough is motioning to the referee to let Pacheco up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
McHough dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pacheco. That did some damage!
Pacheco walks forward, straight into a front kick from McHough.
McHough wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McHough delivers a nice body kick.
McHough throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McHough can pounce on him.
Jose Pacheco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McHough throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McHough with a hook.
Pacheco on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McHough lands with a cross.
Pacheco misses with a takedown
and McHough counters with a nice right hand that sends Pacheco toppling to the canvas! Pacheco scrambles and gets back to his feet - can McHough finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McHough stuns Pacheco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pacheco bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! McHough comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Pacheco falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Pacheco was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ben McHough!
Ben McHough decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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