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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Papasito Luiz Yois (ranked 4260 p4p, 468 weight class) and Mamadou Williams (ranked 8521 p4p, 661 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 middleweight 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, Papasito Luiz Yois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mamadou Williams!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luiz Yois closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Luiz Yois blocks the elbow strike.
Williams throws an elbow but it misses.
A frustrated look appears on Luiz Yois's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Luiz Yois.
Williams looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Luiz Yois has double underhooks.
Williams fails to pull guard.
Luiz Yois tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.
Luiz Yois definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A frustrated look appears on Luiz Yois's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Luiz Yois blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams is trying to pull guard but Luiz Yois has him pressed against the cage.
Luiz Yois prevents the takedown attempt.
Papasito Luiz Yois has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mamadou Williams.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Luiz Yois is trying to break the clinch but Williams is controlling him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luiz Yois.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz Yois prevents a takedown attempt there.
Williams throws an elbow but it misses.
Luiz Yois working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Luiz Yois is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
Williams blocks the elbow strike.
Luiz Yois lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
Luiz Yois's jab looks to have found its range, popping Williams under the eye.
It looks like Mamadou Williams has been cut.
Luiz Yois lands with a cross.
Luiz Yois gets a clinch.
Williams tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Luiz Yois smiles and moves away.
Williams takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz Yois gets tackled into the cage by Williams. Williams maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luiz Yois.
Williams tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Luiz Yois just stands there and leans against the cage.
Luiz Yois lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Luiz Yois scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Luiz Yois.
Williams misses with an elbow strike.
Williams takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Luiz Yois.
Williams tries to stall but Luiz Yois uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Luiz Yois.
Luiz Yois is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz Yois working hard to break the clinch.
Luiz Yois lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams jumps guard.
Luiz Yois sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Luiz Yois throws an elbow that misses. Williams uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Luiz Yois's guard. Nice move by Williams!
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Williams preventing the sweep.
Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Luiz Yois has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Luiz Yois works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Luiz Yois looking for a sweep. Not yet Luiz Yois, not yet.
Luiz Yois controlling the position.
Luiz Yois keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Luiz Yois might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Williams's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Luiz Yois pulls Williams in close to prevent any damage.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papasito Luiz Yois dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mamadou Williams's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Luiz Yois gets a clinch.
Williams is looking for a takedown.
Luiz Yois effectively controlling the action here.
Williams being controlled against the cage.
Luiz Yois breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Luiz Yois managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Luiz Yois has double underhooks.
Williams has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Luiz Yois is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Luiz Yois throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz Yois lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luiz Yois is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Luiz Yois is trying to break free.
Luiz Yois is trying to break free.
Luiz Yois lands a body punch.
Luiz Yois lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Luiz Yois tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Luiz Yois avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Luiz Yois controlling the action here for a moment.
Luiz Yois escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mamadou Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams tries to keep at a distance but Luiz Yois has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Williams throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz Yois lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Luiz Yois's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Luiz Yois blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Luiz Yois is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Luiz Yois can't break the clinch.
Williams fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Papasito Luiz Yois has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mamadou Williams.
Williams is trying to pull guard but Luiz Yois has him pressed against the cage.
Luiz Yois dodges an elbow strike from Williams.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Luiz Yois is controlling him.
Williams tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Luiz Yois just stands there and leans against the cage.
Luiz Yois working hard to break the clinch.
Williams tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Luiz Yois smiles and moves away.
Williams shoots in but Luiz Yois avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz Yois gets a clinch.
Luiz Yois gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Williams.
Luiz Yois gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Luiz Yois scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Williams tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Luiz Yois just stands there and leans against the cage.
Williams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Luiz Yois is trying to break free.
Luiz Yois working hard to break the clinch.
Luiz Yois wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luiz Yois prevents the takedown attempt.
Williams is trying to pull guard but Luiz Yois turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Luiz Yois won't allow it.
Williams is looking for a takedown.
Luiz Yois manages to break the clinch.
Luiz Yois closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Papasito Luiz Yois has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Luiz Yois as Williams tries to tie him up.
Luiz Yois can't break the clinch.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Luiz Yois avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Luiz Yois walks away with a smile on his face. Williams gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Luiz Yois darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
Williams tries to pull guard but Luiz Yois forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papasito Luiz Yois dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mamadou Williams's cut.
That's time! Luiz Yois's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Luiz Yois pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Luiz Yois throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head.
Luiz Yois stalling in the clinch.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Luiz Yois connects with a good right hand that stumbles Williams. Williams circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Papasito Luiz Yois seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luiz Yois closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Luiz Yois has Williams pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luiz Yois working hard to break the clinch.
Luiz Yois is trying to break free.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Luiz Yois.
Luiz Yois lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Luiz Yois looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Luiz Yois lands a right hand.
Williams blocks the elbow strike.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Luiz Yois's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williams fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Williams tries to pull guard but Luiz Yois won't allow it.
Papasito Luiz Yois has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mamadou Williams.
Williams pushes off an throws an elbow but Luiz Yois leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Williams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Luiz Yois's efforts to push away.
Luiz Yois manages to break the clinch.
Luiz Yois forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz Yois pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Luiz Yois scores with a hook to the body.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Luiz Yois is controlling him.
Luiz Yois's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Stalling in the clinch from Luiz Yois.
Luiz Yois seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Luiz Yois has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Luiz Yois tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Luiz Yois gets underhooks to prevent Williams's takedown attempt.
Williams tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Luiz Yois just stands there and leans against the cage.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Luiz Yois lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to pull guard but Luiz Yois forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Luiz Yois looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Luiz Yois looking to throw knees to the head but Williams is blocking nicely.
Luiz Yois wants to break free but Williams has control.
Luiz Yois scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Luiz Yois is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
Luiz Yois throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head.
Papasito Luiz Yois is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams wants to stall.
Williams fails to pull guard.
Luiz Yois makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mamadou Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Luiz Yois to keep the fight standing.
Luiz Yois is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Luiz Yois is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams jumps guard but Luiz Yois turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Williams fails to pull guard.
Luiz Yois wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Luiz Yois using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Luiz Yois lands with a light punch inside.
Luiz Yois lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That has opened up Mamadou Williams's cut even more.
Williams tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Luiz Yois just stands there and leans against the cage.
Williams is trying to pull guard but Luiz Yois turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Luiz Yois breaks from the clinch.
Luiz Yois has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams goes for a takedown in the clinch but Luiz Yois prevents it.
Luiz Yois breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luiz Yois clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Papasito Luiz Yois showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Luiz Yois, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Papasito Luiz Yois!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Papasito Luiz Yois waved his t-shirt featuring ZZ POPS's logo in front of the cameras.
In defeat, Mamadou Williams stepped up to the mic, saying 'He got lucky. Rematch coming soon'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 4083 p4p, 421 weight class) and Joe Son Pierre (ranked 4244 p4p, 436 weight class). Bruce Banner has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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, Bruce Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Son Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Banner.
Banner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Banner tries for a takedown but Pierre circles away easily
and Pierre counters with a stiff right hand.
Pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banner.
Banner throws a body shot but no joy.
Banner misses with a shot to the body
and Pierre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pierre lands the left hand.
Banner tries to sprawl but Pierre drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Banner defending well though.
Banner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pierre.
Pierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Banner defending well though.
Banner is looking for a sweep. Pierre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banner moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Banner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pierre is in close to Banner's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Banner pulls Pierre in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierre controlling from the top position.
Banner is adopting a defensive guard.
Banner 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Banner is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Banner bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Banner looks up at the clock and then as Pierre takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Banner smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Banner laying and praying for a moment but Pierre takes advantage and regains half guard.
Pierre is trying to maintain the position but Banner is very close to passing his half guard.
Banner throwing shots but Pierre is blocking nicely.
Banner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Banner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pierre knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Banner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pierre keeps working.
Pierre avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Banner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Banner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Banner throwing shots but Pierre is blocking nicely.
Pierre regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Banner.
Banner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pierre is trying to keep Banner in close.
Pierre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pierre wants to sweep but no luck.
Pierre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pierre controls Banner momentarily but Banner frees himself.
Banner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pierre lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Banner scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pierre throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Pierre trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Pierre throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pierre can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pierre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Banner throws a big right hand that misses.
Banner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pierre lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Banner is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pierre lands a couple of digs.
Banner is pulling down on Pierre's head to control his posture.
Banner has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Banner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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 Bruce Banner will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pierre defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Banner.
Banner tries to move into range but Pierre moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pierre jabs Banner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Banner throws a right and a left that Pierre avoids nicely.
Pierre stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bruce Banner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Banner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pierre connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Banner's hands.
Pierre slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Banner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Banner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Banner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pierre throws a counter combo.
Pierre thuds his right hand into Banner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Pierre.
Banner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pierre finds it's way round the side to connect with Banner's head.
Banner with a poor takedown
and Pierre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Banner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierre cracks Banner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Banner looks to land a right hand but Pierre moved out of range.
Banner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pierre to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Pierre - just one landing.
Pierre has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Banner throws a poor cross that misses
and Banner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pierre connects with a single shot there.
Pierre throws a series of strikes that have Banner backpedaling.
Banner is rocked!
Pierre drops Banner with a naaaaasty hook - Banner is in real trouble here! Pierre dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Son Pierre!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Escobar (ranked 5073 p4p, 477 weight class) and Bobby Sands Jr (ranked 4504 p4p, 435 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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182 lbs
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Sands Jr!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sands Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sands Jr counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sands Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Escobar's head.
Escobar wants to get back to his feet.
Sands Jr works his way into side control.
Sands Jr scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Escobar to see if he's OK.
Sands Jr is trying to get an arm triangle but Escobar is defending well.
Escobar is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sands Jr connects with a decent elbow.
Escobar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sands Jr on the ground.
Escobar wants to get back to his feet but Sands Jr is dominant here and he's now got Escobar's back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar is trying to get back to his feet but Sands Jr has full control of the position and if anything, Escobar has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Escobar takes a big shot to the side of the head.
It looks like Michael Escobar has been cut.
Sands Jr lands with a hammerfist to the side of Escobar's head.
Sands Jr connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Escobar to escape the position.
Escobar is rocked!
Sands Jr lands strikes from the back and Escobar isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Sands Jr!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bobby Sands Jr made sure he mentioned JD's Island Shack, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Medusa Grip (ranked 2703 p4p, 297 weight class) and Rebel Son (ranked 3517 p4p, 370 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Medusa Grip!
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, Rebel Son!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Son. No joy for Grip on that attempt.
Son closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rebel Son seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Son.
Son really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grip. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Son looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Grip is avoiding damage well.
Grip being controlled for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Son is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Grip is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grip is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Son's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Son.
Son is trying to control the action in half guard but Grip is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Grip wants to get back to full guard.
Son is thwarting Grip's attempts to control the position.
Son seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Son's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Grip is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Son's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Son's back!
Grip is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Son defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Son is keeping busy.
Grip is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Son has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Grip looking to break Son's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Son remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Grip will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Grip has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Son is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Son can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grip looking for the RNC.
Grip looking to break Son's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Son remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Grip will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Grip patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Son is in bad spot here.
Son trying to control the action but Grip just sinks the hooks in.
Son showing good submission defense here.
Son defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Grip's arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grip controlling well, preventing Son from escaping the position.
Grip gets his hands free as Son looks to control.
Grip is hanging on to Son's back as he tries to escape.
Son rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Son is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Grip pulls his head out easily.
Son is holding on to half guard well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grip missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Medusa Grip dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Son fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Grip sprawls well initially but Son persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Son controlling the action here.
Grip tries to get to full guard but Son has control of the leg.
Grip controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Grip is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Son is tapping! Great win for Grip!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Medusa Grip!
Medusa Grip managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, ZZ POPS, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Tucker (ranked 2155 p4p, 262 weight class) and Raulian Satoshi (ranked 2598 p4p, 299 weight class). Tucker's entrance music is Ace of Spades. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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150 lbs
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raulian Satoshi!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tucker. Satoshi does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Tucker backs off Satoshi throws a huge counter combo but Tucker manages to avoid it all.
Satoshi blocks a jab.
Satoshi shoots in for a takedown but Tucker shows good takedown defense.
Satoshi throws a sloppy head kick and Tucker moves out of range easily.
Tucker attempts a counter takedown but Satoshi avoids it well and moves away.
Satoshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've been told by Tucker's head coaches at Cozad The Island that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tucker gets a takedown into half guard.
Satoshi wants to improve his position but Tucker is controlling well.
Satoshi is trying to maintain the position but Tucker is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satoshi keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Tucker wants to free his trapped foot but Satoshi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker working Satoshi over with strikes.
Tucker slips a nice elbow through Satoshi's hands, connecting with Satoshi's forehead.
Tucker trying to control from half guard but Satoshi is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tucker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Satoshi trying to control here.
Satoshi tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Tucker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tucker working the head and body with strikes.
Tucker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satoshi tries to roll over but Tucker keeps him under control.
Tucker looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tucker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Satoshi has hold of Tucker's hands but Tucker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Satoshi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tucker is keen to just control but Satoshi is a slippery customer.
Tucker looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tucker lands strikes from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tucker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Satoshi has hold of Tucker's hands but Tucker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tucker slows the pace down in half guard.
Satoshi trying to control but Tucker postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tucker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Satoshi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tucker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tucker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Satoshi on the ground.
Ground and pound from Tucker.
Satoshi looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tucker lands strikes from half guard.
Tucker is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tucker slips a nice elbow through Satoshi's hands, connecting with Satoshi's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satoshi is trying to get back to full guard.
Satoshi is controlling Tucker's trapped leg to prevent Tucker from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Satoshi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Satoshi.
Tucker trying to control but Satoshi is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Satoshi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tucker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Tucker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tucker throws a right hand that Satoshi ducks under and follows up with a left that Satoshi also avoids with ease.
Satoshi throws out a loose jab but Tucker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Satoshi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Satoshi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Satoshi shoots in for a double leg but Tucker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Satoshi throws a right and a left that Tucker avoids nicely.
Tucker tries to score with a low kick but Satoshi moves his leg out of the way.
Tucker misses with a straight left.
Tucker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Satoshi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Satoshi throws a lazy body kick
and Tucker counters with a nice double leg into side control. Satoshi won't be happy with that.
Satoshi taking a bit of punishment here - Tucker scoring with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tucker trying to control the action but Satoshi is working from the bottom.
Satoshi is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satoshi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tucker is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Satoshi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tucker working the ground and pound from side control.
Tucker working the ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Satoshi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tucker cracks Satoshi with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Satoshi is looking for a sweep.
Satoshi wants to control but Tucker postures up.
Satoshi tries to bench press Tucker off him but Tucker keeps the position.
Tucker in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Tucker is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Satoshi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker controls the position.
Satoshi taking a bit of punishment here - Tucker scoring with strikes.
Tucker in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tucker lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Satoshi down.
Tucker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Satoshi keeps working.
Tucker connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Satoshi some visible discomfort.
Check out the look on Tucker's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Satoshi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Check out the look on Tucker's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker swings around for an armbar but Satoshi sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Tucker's guard.
Tucker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Satoshi stands up out of Tucker's guard for a moment - Tucker manages to land a nice upkick.
Satoshi wants to control from the top but Tucker keeps moving.
Tucker wants to sweep here but Satoshi controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tucker wants to stand but Satoshi is controlling the position.
Satoshi throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Tucker dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tucker keeps the fight on the outside.
Satoshi with a poor takedown
and Tucker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tucker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tucker is working Satoshi over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Tucker.
Satoshi managing to block the knees to the body from Tucker.
Tucker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tucker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Satoshi wants a takedown.
Tucker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Satoshi.
Tucker prevents Satoshi from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker tries to land knees in the clinch but Satoshi avoids the damage to the body.
Satoshi dodges an elbow strike from Tucker.
Tucker tries to land knees in the clinch but Satoshi avoids the damage to the body.
Tucker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tucker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tucker leaves Satoshi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
John Tucker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raulian Satoshi.
Satoshi closes the distance but Tucker moves to the side
so Tucker counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tucker connects with a couple of short punches.
Tucker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tucker is in close to Satoshi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tucker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tucker distracts Satoshi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tucker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tucker lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker trying to control but Satoshi is working from the bottom.
Tucker is working Satoshi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tucker controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tucker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Satoshi's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tucker scoring with some ground and pound.
Satoshi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tucker is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker trying to control the position from guard on top but Satoshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tucker with a nice head shot there.
Tucker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Satoshi wants to stand but Tucker is controlling the position.
Tucker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tucker scoring with some ground and pound.
Tucker looking to sit in guard and control but Satoshi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker working for a triangle but Satoshi defends it easily.
Tucker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Satoshi defends well.
Satoshi pushing down on Tucker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
John Tucker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tucker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Satoshi can do to turn this around?
Satoshi tries to pass to full mount but Tucker defends it.
Tucker trying to control from the bottom.
Tucker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tucker tries to get out of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tucker wants to get back to full guard but Satoshi has passed into side control.
Raulian Satoshi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tucker wants to control but Satoshi postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Tucker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tucker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Tucker!
John Tucker seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rob Hammond (ranked 2723 p4p, 325 weight class) and Jonnhy Eight (ranked 2273 p4p, 284 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rob Hammond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonnhy Eight!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammond steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eight.
Eight lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hammond at a distance.
Eight throws a body shot but no joy.
Eight ducks under a wild hook from Hammond.
A big right from Hammond misses.
As Hammond backs off Eight throws a huge counter combo but Hammond manages to avoid it all.
Eight lands with a shot to the body.
Eight takes a swing at Hammond's ribcage but misses.
Eight slips a jab from Hammond.
Eight doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hammond swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Eight.
Hammond swings for the body but Eight moves out of range.
Eight now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eight loads up on a big right hand but Hammond slips the punch.
Hammond misses with a body shot
and Eight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hammond keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eight.
Eight throws a body punch but Hammond moves out of range.
Hammond misses the jab.
Eight closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eight misses with a body punch.
Our sources have told us that Hammond has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Eight breaks from the clinch.
Eight connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hammond. Hammond circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Rob Hammond has been cut.
Hammond looks to throw the jab but Eight is out of range.
Eight rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hammond moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hammond was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hammond misses with a body shot
letting Eight counter with a right hand.
Hammond swings widly with a right hand
and Eight counters with a nice uppercut.
Eight misses with a looping right.
Eight drops Hammond with a beautiful combination! Hammond stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Eight is looking for the KO!
Hammond is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammond moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Hammond misses.
Hammond on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Eight misses.
Hammond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eight throws out a loose jab but Hammond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hammond slips a jab from Eight.
Hammond is looking for a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammond swinging wildly here.
Eight is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hammond with a body shot.
Eight paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hammond misses with a hook.
Hammond throws a right hand that misses
and Eight counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Eight throws the left hand but Hammond avoids the punch easily.
Eight moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hammond swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eight looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A telegraphed right hand from Hammond misses the target.
Eight throws a jab but it's blocked by Hammond.
Hammond throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Eight lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Eight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hammond throws a hook to the side of Eight's head but Eight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eight looks to score with a jab to the body but Hammond is just out of range.
Hammond is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eight stuns Hammond with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hammond connects with the punch.
Hammond throws a right hand that Eight ducks under and follows up with a left that Eight also avoids with ease.
Hammond moves away from the strike by Eight.
Hammond lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hammond swings widly with a right hand
and Eight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eight lands a left and a right that send Hammond crashing to the mat, dazed. Eight thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Hammond is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammond waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Eight.
Hammond seems to have got his legs back now.
Hammond takes a swing at Eight's ribcage but misses.
Hammond throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rob Hammond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammond throws a hook but Eight blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eight. Hammond does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Hammond misses its intended target.
Eight keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hammond listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eight ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hammond on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hammond takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Eight scores with the left hand. Hammond knows he should have avoided that one.
Hammond scores with a hook to the body. Eight takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Eight jabs Hammond to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hammond misses with a looping right.
Eight cracks Hammond with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Eight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eight cracks Hammond with a good jab.
A shot to the body from Hammond misses
and Eight counters with a crisp one two that drops Hammond! Eight thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hammond to his feet! Hammond is in big trouble!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hammond connects with a right hand. Eight shakes it off.
Hammond bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Eight's head backwards.
Hammond uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eight.
Hammond swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonnhy Eight dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rob Hammond's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hammond looks to score with a jab to the body but Eight is just out of range.
Eight moves away from the strike by Hammond.
Eight closes the distance and clinches.
Eight scores with a shot to the side of Hammond's head.
Eight lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Eight has Hammond pressed against the cage, preventing Hammond from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Eight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Eight throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hammond has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Eight finds it's way round the side to connect with Hammond's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eight throws a right hand that misses
and Hammond counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eight. Hammond does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Eight misses the target.
Eight misses with a straight left.
Eight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hammond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hammond misses its intended target.
Eight looks to score with a jab to the body but Hammond is just out of range.
Eight moves away from the strike by Hammond.
Eight ducks under a wild hook from Hammond.
A jab from Hammond misses.
Hammond walks into a left hand.
Eight clinches up against the cage.
Hammond looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hammond has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hook to the body lands for Eight.
Hammond is trying to force a seperation but Eight has the dominant position.
Eight misses with a punch to the body.
Hammond is trying to push Eight away but Eight has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Eight lands a left hand.
Eight lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Eight.
Eight breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eight moves into range and clinches up with Hammond.
Eight scores with a shot to the side of Hammond's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Eight makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Eight as the two fighters clinch.
Eight lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hammond backwards.
Eight lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hammond backwards.
A body shot lands from Eight.
Eight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eight takes a swing at Hammond's ribcage but misses.
Eight scores with a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Eight.
Hammond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eight.
Hammond throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Eight counters with a crisp right that sends Hammond to the canvas! Eight follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonnhy Eight!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Middle Weight (ranked 1978 p4p, 248 weight class) and Iwo Yaj (ranked 2695 p4p, 322 weight class). Iwo Yaj will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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195 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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26
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Middle Weight!
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, Iwo Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj looks to land a combination but Weight avoids it well.
Weight is looking to counter punch.
Weight misses with a right hand
and Yaj counters with a nice uppercut.
Yaj misses with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Yaj.
Yaj rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Weight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yaj throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yaj lands with an overhand left.
Weight lands a slapping body shot.
Weight throws a series of punches but Yaj moves out of range.
Yaj circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yaj counters with a nice uppercut.
Weight misses with a shot to the body
and Yaj cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weight throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yaj counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Weight thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj moves out of range of the strikes.
Weight swings widly with a right hand
enabling Yaj to counter with a crisp jab.
Weight scores with the left hand. Yaj knows he should have avoided that one.
Weight throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yaj sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yaj looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Weight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yaj now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yaj keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Weight has managed to clinch.
Weight struggles to land a body shot inside as Yaj controls his hands.
Yaj tries to break free but Weight pushes him back against the cage.
Weight works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Weight throws a punch but it's blocked by Yaj.
Yaj lands a right hand.
Weight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Weight throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yaj breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Weight misses with a hook
and Yaj counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yaj scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Weight doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yaj moves away.
Middle Weight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yaj ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weight moves away.
Weight swings widly with a right hand
and Yaj makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Weight throws a body shot but no joy.
Weight is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Yaj throws a jab when Weight was well out of range.
Yaj doesn't manage to clinch there - Weight circles away.
Yaj throws a body punch but Weight moves out of range.
Weight appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Weight throws a body punch but Yaj moves out of range.
Weight tries to clinch up but Yaj circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weight takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yaj throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Weight tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yaj is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Weight instigates a clinch.
Yaj's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Weight misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Weight.
Yaj looking to slow down the pace here.
Yaj tries to work over Weight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yaj lands with a right to the head.
Weight struggles to land a body shot inside as Yaj controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yaj's elbow.
Weight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yaj's elbow.
Yaj blocks an uppercut.
Yaj misses with a body punch.
Weight misses with a punch to the body.
Weight tries to work over Yaj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yaj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yaj misses with the head strike.
Weight works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Weight.
A right hook to the body lands for Yaj.
Yaj tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yaj misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Weight as Yaj tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iwo Yaj dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Weight throws a hook but Yaj blocks it.
Yaj is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Weight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yaj has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A swing and a miss from Weight.
Yaj takes a swing at Weight's ribcage but misses.
Weight takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Weight lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Weight misses the target.
Weight takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yaj throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Weight on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weight tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yaj counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yaj ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weight moves away.
Weight closes the distance and clinches.
Yaj misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj lands a body punch.
Yaj cracks Weight with a nice body shot.
Weight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yaj's elbow.
Yaj misses with a punch to the body.
Weight has a couple of punches blocked by Yaj.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Weight.
Yaj pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Weight swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yaj counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice defenses there by Yaj.
Weight is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Yaj's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Weight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Weight tries to clinch but Yaj moves away
and Yaj counters with a straight right hand.
Weight is looking to clinch.
Weight slips under a jab from Yaj.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weight misses with a body shot.
Weight moves out of range of the strikes.
Weight doesn't manage to clinch there - Yaj circles away.
Yaj throws out a counter right but Weight avoids it with no problem.
Yaj bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Weight's head backwards.
A jab from Weight finds it's way through Yaj's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yaj looks to throw the jab but Weight is out of range.
Weight misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yaj now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Weight throws a right hand that misses
and Yaj connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Weight connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yaj throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yaj lands with a good body shot.
Yaj scores with a hook to the body. Weight takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Weight has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Weight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Iwo Yaj seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj misses with a looping right.
Yaj misses with a hook. Weight ducked under it nicely.
Weight throws a hook to the side of Yaj's head but Yaj sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yaj looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Weight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yaj throws a shot to the body.
Weight ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Weight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yaj was well out of range. Poor timing from Weight.
Weight misses with a double jab.
Weight swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yaj.
Weight has managed to clinch.
Nice body punch from Weight - that landed with a thud.
Yaj manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj blocks a body shot from Weight.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
Yaj scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yaj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Yaj scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weight throws a punch but it's blocked by Yaj.
Yaj tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Weight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Weight misses with a punch on the inside.
Yaj lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yaj misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iwo Yaj showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Yaj scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Weight doesn't seem bothered though.
Weight misses with a lunging right hand
and Yaj counters with a nice uppercut.
Weight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yaj slips under a jab.
Weight is looking to clinch.
Yaj tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weight was well out of range. Poor timing from Yaj.
A lazy left from Yaj finds it's target.
Weight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yaj looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yaj scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj throws a lazy uppercut
and Weight counters with a nice uppercut.
Weight misses with an uppercut. Yaj saw that one coming.
It seemed like Yaj was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Weight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yaj throws out a counter right but Weight avoids it with no problem.
Yaj walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yaj looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Weight walks into a jab.
Weight has Yaj up against the cage in a clinch.
Weight blocks a body shot from Yaj.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
Yaj lands a nice shot to the body.
Weight throws a head punch that misses.
Yaj is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yaj misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weight misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weight blocks a body shot from Yaj.
Yaj tries a body shot but Weight blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yaj.
Weight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yaj has a couple of punches blocked by Weight.
Yaj has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yaj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yaj scores with a shot to the side of Weight's head.
Weight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yaj tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yaj tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Weight's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weight misses with the head strike.
Weight throws a head punch that misses.
Yaj misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weight struggles to land a body shot inside as Yaj controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Yaj.
Yaj can't find room to land a body shot as Weight controls the action.
Weight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Weight can't find room to land a body shot as Yaj controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
Yaj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Iwo Yaj is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yaj tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Weight's elbow.
Weight blocks a body shot from Yaj.
Weight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Weight misses with a body punch.
Yaj is trying to maintain a safe position but Weight gets an underhook and turns Yaj into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj working aggressively here.
Weight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Weight working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Weight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Weight tries a body shot but Yaj blocks it.
Weight lands an uppercut.
Yaj goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Middle Weight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Middle Weight has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Weight misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Iwo Yaj.
I've got Yaj 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iwo Yaj!
A relieved looking Iwo Yaj thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kealohilani Kalawaia (ranked 2213 p4p, 81 weight class) and THumongous Heritageaka (ranked 1958 p4p, 74 weight class). The key to victory for Kealohilani Kalawaia has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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26
295 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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25
291 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kealohilani Kalawaia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, THumongous Heritageaka!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalawaia looks to land a combination. Heritageaka sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Heritageaka wants to clinch up but Kalawaia keeps it at a distance.
Kalawaia lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kalawaia.
Heritageaka takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kalawaia scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kalawaia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kalawaia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Heritageaka in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Kalawaia scores with a four punch combination!
Heritageaka's coach down at Gimnasio di Heritage Nel Culo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Heritageaka's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kalawaia throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Heritageaka needs to keep his hands up - Kalawaia had a free shot at his head there.
Heritageaka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Heritageaka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kalawaia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Heritageaka pulls guard successfully.
Kalawaia wants to stand but Heritageaka has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Heritageaka looking for a guillotine here but Kalawaia defends easily.
Kalawaia wants to stand but Heritageaka is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heritageaka has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Kalawaia should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Heritageaka has tightened it up now! Kalawaia should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). THumongous Heritageaka!
Our winner, THumongous Heritageaka, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Axel Foley (ranked 554 p4p, 74 weight class) and Ray Davis (ranked 1240 p4p, 162 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Axel Foley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ray Davis!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Foley moves away and avoids it.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Foley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Ray Davis has been cut.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Foley.
Foley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Foley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Foley dodges the punch combination from Davis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis walks into a stiff left hand from Foley.
Foley throws an overhand right that drops Davis like a sack of potatoes! Foley dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axel Foley!
Axel Foley retains his welterweight title!
Axel Foley was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Ray Davis was interviewed post fight and said 'Lets Get better next fight.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Greg Bundy (ranked 482 p4p, 61 weight class) and Romulo Nascimento (ranked 1102 p4p, 145 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Greg Bundy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Romulo Nascimento!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nascimento fails with a takedown attempt.
Bundy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bundy lands with a hook. Nascimento tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nascimento throws a jab when Bundy was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Bundy.
Nascimento looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bundy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nascimento.
Bundy seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nascimento showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bundy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nascimento shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bundy counters with a stiff right hand.
Greg Bundy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Romulo Nascimento.
Nascimento shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bundy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nascimento misses with an uppercut.
Bundy throwing a counter right hand but Nascimento manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bundy is fending him off so far but Nascimento persists. Nope, Bundy circles away and we're back to standing.
Nascimento has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
No luck for Nascimento with that takedown attempt.
It looked like Bundy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nascimento closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bundy circles away.
Bundy clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bundy.
Nascimento prevents a body shot from Bundy.
Bundy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nascimento.
Nascimento takes a shot to the head.
Bundy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bundy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Bundy.
Nascimento is working for takedown but Bundy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bundy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nascimento backwards.
Still in the clinch, Bundy scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bundy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Bundy.
Nascimento looks winded!
Nascimento tries to pull guard but Bundy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nascimento backwards.
A short right from Bundy on the inside.
Nice body punch from Bundy.
Bundy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nascimento.
Nascimento tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Bundy on the inside.
Nascimento is rocked!
A short right from Bundy.
Nascimento is still on wobbly legs! Can Bundy finish him?
Nascimento tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bundy smiles and moves away.
Bundy pushes Nascimento up against the cage in a clinch.
Bundy scores with a shot to the side of Nascimento's head.
Bundy dips a shoulder and cracks Nascimento with a mighty uppercut! Nascimento falls back against the cage and Bundy unloads with a barrage of strikes! Nascimento is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bundy screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Bundy!
Greg Bundy retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Greg Bundy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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