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Bombers on the Beach PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Lambton (ranked 25337 p4p, 797 weight class) and Tony Turnup (ranked 4170 p4p, 496 weight class). George Lambton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tony Turnup's 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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, George Lambton!
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, Tony Turnup!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turnup displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lambton throws out the jab.
Lambton closes the distance and clinches.
Turnup tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lambton smiles and moves away.
Turnup displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lambton throws out the jab.
Turnup looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lambton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turnup.
Lambton has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Lambton.
Lambton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Lambton.
Lambton struggles to land a body shot inside as Turnup controls his hands.
Turnup tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lambton just stands there and leans against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Lambton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lambton lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Lambton.
Lambton scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turnup wants to break free but Lambton has control.
Lambton scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnup tries to score a body lock takedown but Lambton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
George Lambton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Turnup.
Lambton lands a left hand.
Turnup is rocked!
Good body shot from Lambton.
Turnup is still on wobbly legs! Can Lambton finish him?
Turnup looks winded!
Lambton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Turnup.
Lambton unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Turnup! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Lambton is unloading with more strikes now! Turnup drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Lambton!
In his post fight interview, George Lambton started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Diaz (ranked 6694 p4p, 585 weight class) and Henry Chinaski (ranked 4667 p4p, 478 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jose Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Henry Chinaski!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz gets a clinch.
Chinaski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chinaski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henry Chinaski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chinaski throws out the jab.
Chinaski throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Chinaski is just out of range.
Diaz thuds his right hand into Chinaski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Jab, jab by Diaz - just one landing.
Chinaski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Diaz as he connects with a hook.
Chinaski misses the shot to the body.
Chinaski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diaz throws a body punch but Chinaski moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Chinaski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Diaz lands with an uppercut that bounces Chinaski off the cage and back into range.
Some wild striking there from Chinaski.
Nice cross by Diaz.
Diaz moves out of range as Chinaski strikes.
Diaz seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Chinaski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chinaski has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Chinaski misses the jab.
Chinaski staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz scores with a punch to the head.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chinaski moves away.
Chinaski throws a poor cross that misses
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chinaski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chinaski misses with a looping right.
Chinaski's corner calls for a 1-2. Chinaski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chinaski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Chinaski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Diaz with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski misses the jab.
Diaz slips under a jab.
Chinaski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chinaski looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Chinaski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chinaski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Chinaski is just out of range.
Chinaski throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Chinaski stuns Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
Diaz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Chinaski manages to circle out of the way.
Diaz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chinaski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chinaski.
Diaz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chinaski throws out the jab.
Chinaski misses with a straight left.
Chinaski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chinaski counters with a nice uppercut.
Chinaski misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chinaski. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Chinaski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Chinaski.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Chinaski cracks Diaz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chinaski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chinaski takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Chinaski lands with an uppercut that bounces Diaz off the cage and back into range.
Chinaski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chinaski slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chinaski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chinaski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Chinaski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz needs to keep his hands up - Chinaski had a free shot at his head there.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chinaski.
Chinaski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Chinaski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz tries to counter by clinching up but Chinaski breaks away and moves out of range.
Chinaski misses the body punch
and Chinaski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chinaski throws out the jab.
Diaz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chinaski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Chinaski misses.
Diaz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Chinaski just manages to avoid it.
Diaz throws a chopping leg kick but Chinaski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chinaski might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Chinaski lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Chinaski.
Chinaski connects with a nice looking jab.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chinaski.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz moves into range and clinches up with Chinaski.
Chinaski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz instigates a clinch.
Chinaski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chinaski has had enough of the clinch but Diaz keeps him there for the moment.
Chinaski tries to circle away but Diaz has him pinned against the cage.
Diaz pulls Chinaski into guard.
Diaz is trying to keep Chinaski in close.
Diaz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Chinaski gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Chinaski lands with an uppercut that bounces Diaz off the cage and back into range.
Chinaski lands with a cross.
Diaz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A cross from Diaz lands.
Chinaski swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Chinaski unleashes a big counter combination but Diaz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Chinaski throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
A jab from Chinaski misses.
Diaz ducks right into an uppercut from Chinaski.
A slow jab from Chinaski misses its intended target.
Chinaski throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chinaski looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Diaz misses the body punch
and Chinaski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz 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.
Chinaski thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Chinaski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chinaski lands a jab.
Chinaski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Chinaski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chinaski has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Chinaski as he connects with a hook.
Chinaski misses with a wild body shot.
Chinaski misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinaski misses the jab.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chinaski.
A counter left hand to the body from Diaz misses its target.
Chinaski with a hook.
Chinaski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Diaz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Diaz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Chinaski is just out of range.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Chinaski.
Diaz moves forwards but Chinaski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Diaz lands with a nice body punch.
Chinaski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Chinaski counters with a straight right hand.
Henry Chinaski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Chinaski as he connects with a hook.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Chinaski moves away and avoids it.
Chinaski misses with an uppercut.
Diaz slips a jab from Chinaski.
Chinaski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Chinaski.
Jose Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chinaski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chinaski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chinaski has time to react.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chinaski moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chinaski! But no joy.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diaz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chinaski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski misses the shot to the body.
Diaz connects with the punch.
Diaz moves into the clinch.
Chinaski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diaz tries to work over Chinaski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz has Chinaski pressed against the cage, preventing Chinaski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chinaski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diaz pulls guard effortlessly.
Diaz has his hands on Chinaski's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chinaski is aware though and is defending well.
Diaz throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Chinaski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chinaski is posturing up here but Diaz has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Chinaski tries to roll out but it's too tight and Chinaski has to tap! Slick submission there by Diaz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Diaz!
During a confident post fight interview, Jose Diaz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rico Blake (ranked 8042 p4p, 637 weight class) and Jonathan Davis (ranked 6708 p4p, 586 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jonathan Davis enters the cage!
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rico Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonathan Davis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Blake's head but Blake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blake seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Blake dives in for a single leg takedown but Davis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jab from Davis.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Blake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Blake dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Nice sprawl there from Davis as Blake shoots in.
A little jabbing left from Davis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blake throws a leg kick but Davis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
Davis swings for the body but Blake moves out of range.
Blake is looking to counter the offense by Davis and move into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blake pushes Davis away with a front kick.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis tries to bum rush Blake with a series of wild strikes but Blake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blake lands a jab-cross combination.
Blake takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blake fails with a takedown attempt.
Davis throws out a counter right but Blake avoids it with no problem.
Blake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rico Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Blake fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blake dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Blake swinging wildly here.
Davis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blake throws a push kick but Davis slaps the foot to one side.
As Blake backs off Davis throws a huge counter combo but Blake manages to avoid it all.
Davis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Davis.
It looks like Rico Blake has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis stuffs the takedown attempt from Blake. Blake gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blake shoots in and bounces Davis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Davis pushes Blake off and scrambles back to his feet.
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davis throws a big shot that misses.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Blake is just out of range.
Davis throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Davis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Blake - the referee stops the clock and Davis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Blake. Davis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis dips to his left and cracks Blake with an uppercut!
Blake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Blake takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Blake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davis throws a series of punches but Blake avoids them all with ease.
Blake scores with the left hand. Davis knows he should have avoided that one.
Blake moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Blake throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blake feints a jab promting Davis to slip. Blake then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Davis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blake tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis dips to his left and cracks Blake with an uppercut!
Davis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Blake to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Davis wants to get back to his feet but Blake passes into half guard.
Davis pushes Blake off looking to stand but Blake dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Davis is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rico Blake's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blake takes one to the side of the head.
Blake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blake throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis throws a big shot that misses.
Blake lands with a hook. Davis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rico Blake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis jabs Blake right on the nose. Blake blinks but takes it well.
Davis throws a right and a left that Blake avoids nicely.
Davis misses with an uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blake.
Davis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Blake takes one to the side of the head.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake blocks a jab.
Blake looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Davis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blake with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jonathan Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
Davis throws a right hand that Blake ducks under and follows up with a left that Blake also avoids with ease.
Blake appears to be looking for a big counter.
Blake fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rico Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blake moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Blake gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis throws a body shot but no joy.
Blake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davis ducks right into an uppercut from Blake.
Davis connects with a nice looking jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Blake throwing a counter right hand but Davis manages to avoid it.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blake looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blake fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Davis to the ground. Blake is now in Davis's guard.
Blake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blake seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis is looking to stand up but Blake isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Davis, up you get!
Davis misses with a hook.
Blake looks for the body kick but Davis saw that one coming.
Davis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Davis stuffs the takedown attempt from Blake. Blake gets slowly back to his feet.
Blake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Davis throws a right and a left that Blake avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Blake misses the target.
Davis misses with the combination.
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Blake shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Davis defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Blake.
Blake appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jonathan Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake scores with a crisp jab that stopped Davis in his tracks.
Jonathan Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Davis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis misses with the combination.
Davis misses with a double jab
so Blake counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Blake trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Blake thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rico Blake's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Blake tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Davis swivels and escapes.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Blake slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Blake went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blake.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Blake throws a solid leg kick but Davis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blake.
Davis stuffs the takedown.
Blake shoots in looking for a takedown but Davis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blake's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rico Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot lands for Davis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Blake looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Davis slaps away a takedown attempt from Blake, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blake looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Davis lands a jab-cross combination.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Blake is just out of range.
Blake closes this distance looking for a takedown but Davis circles away.
Davis throws a counter combo.
Davis thuds a left hand into Blake's body.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis throws a right and a left that Blake avoids nicely.
Davis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blake.
Blake shoots in looking for a takedown. Davis tries to sprawl out of it but Blake keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Davis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Davis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davis lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis tries to bum rush Blake with a series of wild strikes but Blake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis throws a series of punches but Blake avoids them all with ease.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Blake throws a right hand that Davis ducks under and follows up with a left that Davis also avoids with ease.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Blake.
Davis lands a jab-cross combination.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
Davis throws a series of punches but Blake moves out of range.
Blake appears to be looking for a big counter.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Blake connects with a looping right hand.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blake fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blake fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Blake pushes down on Davis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Davis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Davis is looking to escape.
Blake wants to control but Davis is keeping him busy.
Blake throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Davis is staying active underneath Blake, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis is looking to escape.
Rico Blake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blake postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Davis to stand up.
Blake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Davis misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Davis 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Davis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Kowalski (ranked 4977 p4p, 481 weight class) and Hardis Stan (ranked 6314 p4p, 556 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
235 lbs
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18
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Kowalski!
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, Hardis Stan!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stan in his tracks.
Stan tries to clinch
and Kowalski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stan looks to clinch
and Kowalski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stan darts in trying to clinch
and Kowalski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kowalski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kowalski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kowalski can pounce on him.
Kowalski connects with a looping right hand.
Stan tries to clinch but Kowalski moves away
and Kowalski counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kowalski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski scores with a jab to the body.
Kowalski cracks a nice hook into Stan's ribs.
Stan tries to clinch up
and Kowalski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kowalski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kowalski throws a quick counter kick to the body but Stan avoids it.
Stan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kowalski counters with a straight right hand.
Stan fails with a takedown attempt.
Stan darts in trying to clinch
and Kowalski counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stan tries to clinch
and Kowalski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Frank Kowalski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stan misses with a takedown attempt
and Kowalski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stan thinking.
Kowalski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stan doesn't seem bothered though.
Stan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Stan has his takedown stuffed
and Kowalski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Frank Kowalski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hardis Stan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stan tries for a takedown but Kowalski circles away easily
letting Kowalski counter with a right hand.
Stan looks winded!
Kowalski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stan has time to react.
Kowalski tests Stan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stan tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stan throws a right hand that misses
and Kowalski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kowalski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stan tries to clinch up
enabling Kowalski to counter with a crisp jab.
Stan ducks right into an uppercut from Kowalski.
Stan misses with a takedown attempt
and Kowalski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stan tries to clinch
and Kowalski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kowalski cracks Stan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kowalski lands with a shot to the body.
Stan looks to clinch
enabling Kowalski to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowalski connects with a jab.
Kowalski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kowalski is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice body punch from Kowalski.
Stan wants to clinch
and Kowalski counters with a nice body kick.
Stan wants to clinch but Kowalski slips to the side
and Stan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stan tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kowalski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stan in his tracks.
Kowalski lands a leg kick that knocks Stan off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Kowalski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kowalski jabs Stan right on the nose. Stan blinks but takes it well.
Kowalski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kowalski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A lazy left from Kowalski finds it's target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Stan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kowalski has got the better of the exchanges.
A jab from Kowalski finds it's way through Stan's defenses.
Frank Kowalski is winning the standup battle so far.
Stan tries to clinch but Kowalski moves away
and Kowalski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kowalski.
Stan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Kowalski finds it's target.
Stan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kowalski!
Kowalski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kowalski tries to get out of the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stan scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kowalski to see if he's OK.
Kowalski avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Stan.
Stan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kowalski wants to control but Stan postures up.
Kowalski avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Stan.
Kowalski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stan can do to turn this around?
Kowalski is trying to control Stan's posture but Stan avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kowalski avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Stan.
Kowalski parries the strikes from Stan easily there. Stan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kowalski to escape.
Kowalski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stan on the ground.
That's two 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.
Stan tries for a kimura but Kowalski is defending well.
Stan lands a few punches from side control.
Kowalski is looking to reverse the position.
Kowalski takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Stan in side control, throwing shots but Kowalski defends.
The ground and pound from Stan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Kowalski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kowalski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Stan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kowalski dodges the ground and pound from Stan.
Stan working the head and body with strikes.
Stan in side control, throwing shots but Kowalski defends.
The strikes coming from Stan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Stan scoring with punches and elbows.
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.
Kowalski wants to control but Stan postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ground and pound from Stan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kowalski lands an overhand right.
Stan wants to clinch
and Kowalski counters with an outside leg kick.
Stan tries to clinch
and Kowalski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stan tries to clinch
and Stan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardis Stan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kowalski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And Kowalski counters with a quick kick to the body but Stan blocks it.
Stan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kowalski quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hardis Stan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Stan tries to clinch
and Kowalski counters with a good low kick that Stan was not able to check.
Stan closes the distance but Kowalski moves to the side
and Kowalski counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice jab there from Kowalski.
Kowalski connects with a solid leg kick.
Stan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kowalski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kowalski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kowalski lands a jab.
Kowalski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice uppercut there from Kowalski.
It looks like Hardis Stan has been cut.
Good exchange - Kowalski coming out on top.
Stan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kowalski.
Stan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kowalski.
Kowalski lands with a hook. Stan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kowalski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kowalski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stan thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stan closes the distance but Kowalski moves to the side
and Kowalski counters with a nice body shot.
A shot to the body from Stan misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kowalski keeps the fight on the outside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowalski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kowalski scores with a jab.
Kowalski swats away the attempt to clinch by Stan.
Kowalski appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kowalski scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stan in his tracks.
Stan wants to clinch but Kowalski slips to the side
and Kowalski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kowalski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kowalski with a jab.
Kowalski lands a leg kick that knocks Stan off balance momentarily.
Kowalski scores with a jab to the head.
Stan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stan tries to clinch
and Kowalski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Kowalski.
Kowalski lands a jab to Stan's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kowalski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Stan backs away, Kowalski returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Stan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kowalski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stan's knee momentarily.
Frank Kowalski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hardis Stan.
Jab from Kowalski.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Kowalski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kowalski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Kowalski!
An out of breath Frank Kowalski thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sladjy Musaev (ranked 4467 p4p, 441 weight class) and Roger Steele (ranked 3406 p4p, 346 weight class). Sladjy Musaev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
248 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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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, Sladjy Musaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roger Steele!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musaev cracks Steele with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Steele throws a body shot but no joy.
Steele lands a lovely overhand right.
Steele fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Steele throws a right and a left that Musaev avoids nicely.
Musaev avoids the body shot from Steele.
Musaev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steele throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Musaev holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Musaev scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Musaev.
Steele looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Steele tries to throw a body punch but Musaev avoids it by throwing Steele back against the cage.
Steele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Musaev misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Steele - that landed with a thud.
Musaev prevents a body shot from Steele.
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!
Musaev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steeles head.
Steele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Musaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Musaev backwards.
Musaev stalling the fight.
Good body shot from Steele.
Musaev is breathing heavily.
Steele works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Steele tries a body shot but Musaev blocks it.
The referee calls for Steele to work.
Steele lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steele lands a body shot.
Steele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steele tries to work over Musaev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Musaev has a couple of punches blocked by Steele.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Steele.
Steele pushes Musaev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Steele lands a nice uppercut.
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steele.
Steele lands a nice uppercut.
Steele stalling against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele lands a right hand that snaps the head of Musaev backwards.
Musaev trying to stall but Steele improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Steele.
Steele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Musaev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Steele on the inside.
Steele lands a shot to the body.
Steele lands a left hand.
Steele cracks Musaev with a nice body shot.
Steele lands a nice shot to the body.
Steele breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steele lands with a nice body punch.
Steele punishes Musaev's body with a nice straight punch.
Roger Steele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steele connects with a solid leg kick.
Roger Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Musaev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steele fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Musaev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Musaev takes a jab right on the kisser.
Steele misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele misses the shot to the body.
Musaev definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Steele fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Musaev is out of range.
Musaev takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Steele lands an overhand right.
Musaev throws a body shot but no joy.
Steele throws a body kick that misses.
Steele misses with a series of wild punches.
Musaev tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Steele manages to circle out of the way.
Musaev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Musaev goes for a double leg but Steele avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Steele continues to drive forward.
Steele with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
Musaev slips under a jab from Steele.
Musaev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Musaev is rocked!
Musaev misses with a takedown attempt
and Steele scores with a counter punch that sends Musaev to the canvas! Steele smells blood - he's punishing Musaev with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Musaev has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roger Steele!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Burns (ranked 2925 p4p, 328 weight class) and Pipi Manu (ranked 3698 p4p, 398 weight class). Manu has chosen 'We dont like Cricket' as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Xavier Burns has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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25
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xavier Burns!
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, Pipi Manu!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manu throws an overhand right that lands on Burns's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
Burns throws a good cross that connects.
Burns connects with the punch.
Manu needs to keep his hands up - Burns had a free shot at his head there.
Manu tries to clinch there but Burns circles away.
Manu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Burns as he jumps to the side.
Burns lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Burns defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Manu.
Burns throws a body punch but Manu moves out of range.
And Manu tries to counter it with a takedown but Burns pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns connects with a looping right hand.
Burns definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Manu tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range.
Burns tests Manu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Manu tries to clinch up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manu shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Manu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Manu seems content to control.
Manu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Manu in particular looking to stall.
Manu is looking for a kimura but Burns is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Manu to get the leverage.
Burns on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Burns tries to get out of the position.
Manu stalling.
Burns knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Manu on the ground.
Burns wants to control but Manu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Manu seems to be working for a kimura but Burns defends the submission attempt.
That's two 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.
Manu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Burns looks like he's trying to stand up.
Manu throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Burns to regain full guard.
Manu stopping the sweep attempt from Burns.
Manu is pushing down on Burns's leg trying to pass to half guard. Burns is fighting to maintain full guard but Manu has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Manu connects with a nice short shot to Burns's temple.
Manu wants to free his trapped foot but Burns is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Manu slips a nice elbow through Burns's hands, connecting with Burns's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manu performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Burns pushes Manu off but Manu dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Burns's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Manu in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Burns avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Manu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Manu trying to control the action but Burns is working from the bottom.
The referee asks Manu politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Manu prefers to stall for the moment though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Burns tries to buck Manu off but Manu is having none of it.
Burns takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Manu has control of an arm but Burns manages to advance to Manu's back!
Burns is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Manu up.
Burns throws strikes from the back but Manu rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Manu.
Manu doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Burns dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good shot there by Burns.
Manu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Manu shoots in looking for a takedown but Burns manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Manu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pipi Manu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burns scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Manu tries to clinch there but Burns circles away.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manu.
Xavier Burns is winning the standup battle so far.
Manu moves forwards but Burns connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Burns jabs Manu right on the nose. Manu blinks but takes it well.
Burns is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Manu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Xavier Burns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pipi Manu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manu gets a double leg takedown into Burns's guard.
Manu sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Burns's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Burns does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns tries to roll over but Manu keeps him under control.
Manu is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Burns keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Burns has his hands clasped together around Manu's back. He's all about the action.
Manu is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Burns reverses the position - he's now on top in Manu's guard.
Burns postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns is looking to work some ground and pound but Manu has wrist control.
Burns will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Burns throws an elbow that misses. Manu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Burns's guard. Nice move by Manu!
Manu seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Burns keeping moving, preventing Manu from controlling successfully.
Burns working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manu passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Manu controls the position.
Manu's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Burns is trying to control Manu's posture but Manu avoids it.
Manu creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Manu trying to control the position but Burns is working away.
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.
Manu moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Burns is trying to improve his position.
Manu landing strikes.
Manu is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Burns will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manu working the ground and pound but Burns is defending the strikes.
Burns trying his best to control but Manu has mounted him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pipi Manu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Burns throws a body shot but no joy.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Manus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Burns is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Manu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burns sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Manu somewhat.
Burns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Manu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns scores with a nice right hand.
Manu misses with a body shot.
Manu misses with a two punch combination.
Manu looks for a takedown but Burns sprawls well.
Burns swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Burns 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Burns misses the target.
Burns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pipi Manu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Burns. Beautiful body shot.
Manu moves into the clinch.
A short right from Burns.
Burns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burns was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Burns scores with a hook.
Jab by Burns.
Manu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Burns connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Manu scrambles back to his feet.
Manu is looking to clinch but Burns is avoiding it.
Manu moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns breaks from the clinch.
Manu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Burns swivels and escapes.
Xavier Burns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pipi Manu.
Burns throws a right and a left that Manu avoids nicely.
Manu tries to clinch up.
Manu misses with an uppercut.
Manu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice defenses there by Burns.
Burns misses with an uppercut.
Burns swings for the body but Manu moves out of range.
Manu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Manu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Burns is looking for a sweep. Manu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns wants to control but Manu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Manu looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Burns is staying active underneath Manu, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Manu wants to pass to mount but Burns is defending the position.
Manu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Manu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Burns taking some punishment here, with Manu in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manu lands with a punch from half guard.
Manu prevents Burns from improving his position.
Manu is controlling the pace.
Manu wants to take a breather but Burns is having none of it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Manu is nestled in close to Burns, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Burns showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Burns has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Burns!
Xavier Burns decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Euron Greyjoy (ranked 2327 p4p, 310 weight class) and Tchalla Heritageaka (ranked 4100 p4p, 488 weight class). Euron Greyjoy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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, Euron Greyjoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tchalla Heritageaka!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heritageaka fails with a takedown attempt.
Heritageaka fails to land the takedown.
Greyjoy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heritageaka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Greyjoy.
Heritageaka doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Greyjoy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Heritageaka won't be happy with that.
Euron Greyjoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tchalla Heritageaka.
Heritageaka regains half guard, as Greyjoy was trying to land strikes.
Greyjoy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Heritageaka defending well though.
Greyjoy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Heritageaka's head.
Greyjoy throws a strike but Heritageaka avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Greyjoy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greyjoy throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greyjoy throwing strikes from guard but Heritageaka blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Greyjoy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Greyjoy won't allow Heritageaka to get back to his feet.
Greyjoy throwing strikes from guard but Heritageaka blocks nicely.
Greyjoy postures up in Heritageaka's guard and throws a big left but Heritageaka blocks it.
Greyjoy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Greyjoy postures up in Heritageaka's guard and throws a big left but Heritageaka blocks it.
Greyjoy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Greyjoy is in close to Heritageaka's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Heritageaka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Greyjoy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Heritageaka's head.
Heritageaka has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greyjoy distracts Heritageaka with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Heritageaka looking to control.
Greyjoy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Greyjoy throws a strike but Heritageaka rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Heritageaka is in close to Greyjoy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Heritageaka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Greyjoy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Heritageaka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Greyjoy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Greyjoy tries to get out of the position.
Heritageaka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Greyjoy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Heritageaka wants to control from the top but Greyjoy keeps moving.
Greyjoy looking for a sweep. Not yet Greyjoy, not yet.
Heritageaka trying to control but Greyjoy is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heritageaka won't allow Greyjoy to sweep him here.
Greyjoy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Heritageaka landing some decent shots from guard.
Heritageaka scoring with some ground and pound.
Greyjoy has control of Heritageaka's left arm, preventing Heritageaka from doing any damage.
Heritageaka lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Heritageaka postures up.
Heritageaka distracts Greyjoy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Greyjoy controlling Heritageaka's posture.
Heritageaka wants to control from the top but Greyjoy keeps moving.
Greyjoy working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heritageaka trying to control but Greyjoy is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
We've been informed that Heritageaka has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Heritageaka slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Greyjoy throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Greyjoy is trying to control Heritageaka's posture but Heritageaka avoids it.
Heritageaka works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Heritageaka grinds an elbow into Greyjoy's temple.
Heritageaka lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greyjoy is looking to reverse the position.
Heritageaka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
You can see the frustration on Greyjoy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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 Euron Greyjoy will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Heritageaka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Heritageaka shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Greyjoy's guard.
Greyjoy wants to control the position but Heritageaka says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Heritageaka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Heritageaka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Greyjoy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Heritageaka winds up and cracks Greyjoy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Greyjoy tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Heritageaka is keen to just control but Greyjoy is a slippery customer.
Heritageaka is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heritageaka is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Greyjoy missing with punches from the bottom.
Tchalla Heritageaka has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heritageaka thows a huge punch but Greyjoy dodges it nicely.
Greyjoy is controlling Heritageaka's trapped leg to prevent Heritageaka from advancing to side control.
Heritageaka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Greyjoy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Heritageaka on the ground.
Greyjoy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Greyjoy.
Greyjoy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Greyjoy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Heritageaka makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Heritageaka with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Heritageaka is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Greyjoy keeping moving, preventing Heritageaka from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greyjoy working a defensive guard but Heritageaka passes into half guard.
Greyjoy is positioning himself well to prevent Heritageaka advancing to mount.
Greyjoy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Heritageaka scores with a couple of nice shots.
Heritageaka lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Greyjoy is rocked!
Greyjoy taking some punishment here, with Heritageaka in his half guard.
Oh Greyjoy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Heritageaka scores with a big shot! Greyjoy's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Greyjoy! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tchalla Heritageaka!
In his post fight interview, Tchalla Heritageaka 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Eron Saunders (ranked 1946 p4p, 247 weight class) and Bobby Knuckles (ranked 3228 p4p, 375 weight class). Eron Saunders could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bobby Knuckles's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eron Saunders!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Knuckles!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Knuckles.
Knuckles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saunders.
Knuckles's coach down at Island Safe Space was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Knuckles's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Knuckles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saunders.
Knuckles misses with a wild body shot.
Saunders swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Saunders looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Knuckles misses with a straight right.
Knuckles cracks a nice hook into Saunders's ribs.
A slow jab from Knuckles misses its intended target.
Knuckles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saunders keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knuckles.
Saunders slips a jab and a cross from Knuckles.
A little feinted left hand from Saunders on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Saunders lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders tries to clinch but Knuckles is having none of it.
Knuckles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saunders throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saunders throws a hook but Knuckles blocks it.
Saunders scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders looks to land a left hand but Knuckles moved out of range nicely.
Knuckles is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Saunders misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saunders. Knuckles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saunders just misses with a punch to the body.
Bobby Knuckles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saunders throws a jab when Knuckles was well out of range.
Saunders throws a right hand that Knuckles ducks under and follows up with a left that Knuckles also avoids with ease.
Saunders avoids the body shot from Knuckles.
Knuckles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saunders on the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Saunders misses
and Knuckles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saunders looks to throw the jab but Knuckles is out of range.
Knuckles misses with a body shot.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knuckles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knuckles throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Saunders wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles throws a body punch but Saunders moves out of range.
It looked like Saunders wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knuckles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saunders.
Knuckles lands a slapping body shot.
Knuckles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saunders defending well as Knuckles loads up on a big left hand.
Saunders misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saunders misses with the combination.
Knuckles slips under a jab from Saunders.
Nice uppercut there from Saunders.
Knuckles moves out of range as Saunders strikes.
A punch combination from Knuckles misses.
Saunders displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knuckles throws out the jab.
A left and a right from Knuckles both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles throws a right hand that Saunders ducks under and follows up with a left that Saunders also avoids with ease.
Saunders throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Knuckles to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Knuckles misses the target.
Saunders misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Despite the aggression on Knuckles's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Knuckles connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saunders. Saunders circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Saunders takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Knuckles lands with a good body shot.
Knuckles getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Knuckles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knuckles clobbers Saunders with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Knuckles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saunders throws a poor cross that misses
and Knuckles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saunders avoids the body shot from Knuckles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saunders on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Saunders misses with a straight left.
Saunders wants to clinch
and Knuckles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saunders avoids the body shot from Knuckles.
Knuckles scores with a body shot.
Knuckles throws a big shot that misses.
Knuckles throws a hook but Saunders blocks it.
Knuckles scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Saunders is rocked!
It looks like Eron Saunders has been cut.
Saunders misses with an uppercut
and Knuckles scores with a counter punch that sends Saunders to the canvas! Knuckles smells blood - he's punishing Saunders with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Saunders has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Knuckles!
Bobby Knuckles is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Bobby Knuckles 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Stan Lazarith (ranked 3620 p4p, 392 weight class) and Maverick Stoner (ranked 2442 p4p, 285 weight class). The key to victory for Stan Lazarith has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stan Lazarith!
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, Maverick Stoner!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoner takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lazarith misses with a body shot.
Stoner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stoner has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lazarith.
Lazarith scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lazarith throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stoner takes one on the button.
Lazarith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lazarith jabs at Stoner's body.
Lazarith definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stoner has a takedown stuffed.
Lazarith lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A head kick misses from Lazarith.
Lazarith scoring well with a low kick there.
Stoner wants to slow Lazarith down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lazarith lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lazarith.
Lazarith connects with a high kick.
Stoner walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lazarith.
Lazarith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazarith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stoner thows a leg kick but Lazarith checks it
and Lazarith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stan Lazarith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lazarith tries a head kick but it misses.
Stoner misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Stoner misses
and Lazarith counters with a nice uppercut.
Crunch! Lazarith slams his shin into Stoner's torso.
Lazarith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stoner's head.
Lazarith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stoner.
Stoner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lazarith lands a jab.
Stoner avoids the head kick by Lazarith.
Stoner misses with an uppercut. Lazarith saw that one coming.
Lazarith moves out of range as Stoner throws a body kick.
Lazarith throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lazarith pushes Stoner up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoner successfully pulls guard.
Lazarith is sitting in close to Stoner's body. Stoner has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Lazarith is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Lazarith is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Stoner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Maverick Stoner!
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