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ROTI-05 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wammy Nunez (ranked 4524 p4p, 528 weight class) and Kofi Peel (ranked 7382 p4p, 629 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kofi Peel was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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214 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wammy Nunez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kofi Peel!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peel misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nunez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nunez fails with a takedown attempt.
Nunez goes for a double leg but Peel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Peel continues to drive forward.
Nunez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Peel sprawls well. Peel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nunez gets slowly back to his feet.
Peel let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wammy Nunez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Peel misses with a wild combination.
Peel misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nunez manages to avoid it.
Peel scores with the left hand. Nunez knows he should have avoided that one.
Peel misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Peel misses its intended target.
Nunez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunez is looking to clinch.
Donk. Peel catches Nunez right on the button with a cross.
Nunez dives in and grabs Peel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Peel pushes down on Nunez's head and hops out.
Nunez has a takedown stuffed.
Peel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nunez closes the distance and clinches up with Peel, looking for a takedown. Nunez pushes Peel against the cage but Peel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Peel misses with a body shot.
Kofi Peel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nunez shoots in for a takedown but Peel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nunez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Peel stuffs the takedown attempt from Nunez. Nunez gets slowly back to his feet.
Peel lunges at Nunez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nunez's hand.
Nunez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peel throws out the jab.
It appears Nunez was looking to counter with a kick there.
Nunez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nunez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Peel as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunez closes the distance but Peel moves to the side
and Peel counters with a two punch combo.
A swing and a miss from Peel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nunez on the side of the head.
Peel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nunez or perhaps it was just good defense by Peel, which made it look bad.
Peel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nunez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Wammy Nunez has been cut.
Peel lands a body shot.
Nunez is breathing heavily.
Nunez shoots in for a takedown but Peel shows good takedown defense.
Peel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Peel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nunez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nunez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Peel lands a slapping body shot.
Nunez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Peel.
Nunez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peel.
Peel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nunez was well out of range. Poor timing from Peel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nunez has a takedown stuffed.
Nice jab there from Peel.
Peel moves out of range as Nunez strikes.
Peel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nunez.
Peel looks to land a left hand but Nunez moved out of range nicely.
Peel lands a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Nunez as he connects with a hook.
Nunez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Peel circles away.
Peel lands a lovely overhand right.
Kofi Peel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nunez shoots in for a takedown but Peel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Peel only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Peel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Peel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nunez was well out of range. Poor timing from Peel.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nunez.
Peel lands a jab to Nunez's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nunez.
Peel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nunez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peel.
Nunez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Peel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nunez.
Nice sprawl there from Peel as Nunez shoots in.
Peel loads up on a big right hand but Nunez slips the punch.
Peel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nunez moves away.
Peel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nunez rather than just go for the knockout.
Nunez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nunez.
Peel throws a right hand that Nunez ducks under and follows up with a left that Nunez also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kofi Peel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wammy Nunez'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.
The crowd cheers as Peel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nunez doesn't seem phased though.
Peel throws a lazy uppercut
and Nunez counters with a one-two to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nunez. That's going to slow Peel down.
Nunez moves in looking to clinch but Peel pushes him off.
Peel looks to land a left hand but Nunez moved out of range nicely.
Nunez walks into a straight right hand from Peel.
Nunez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nunez attempts a counter takedown but Peel avoids it well and moves away.
Nunez misses with a wild body shot.
Peel throws a jab but it's blocked by Nunez.
Wammy Nunez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Peel misses the target.
Nunez dives in for a single leg takedown but Peel sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Nunez might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nunez checks a low kick from Peel.
Peel lands a nice hook to Nunez's body. Nunez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Peel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nunez throws a leg kick which misses Peel's front leg but catches the back leg as Peel tries to avoid it.
Peel misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peel.
Nunez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Peel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Peel stuffs the takedown attempt from Nunez. Nunez gets slowly back to his feet.
It seemed like Peel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wammy Nunez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nunez manages to avoid it.
Nunez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nunez tries to clinch
and Nunez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kofi Peel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab lands there for Peel.
Nunez tries to close the distance and clinch but Peel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nunez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nunez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Peel lunges at Nunez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nunez's hand.
Nunez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peel.
Peel cracks Nunez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nunez lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nunez attempts a counter takedown but Peel avoids it well and moves away.
Nunez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nunez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nunez fails with a takedown attempt.
Peel misses with a body shot.
Nunez staying out of range there.
Peel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Peel wants it to stay on the feet.
Peel scores with a jab to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Nunez. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A cross from Peel lands.
Nunez slips a jab from Peel.
Nunez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Peel looks to throw the jab but Nunez is out of range.
Peel scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nunez counters with a thumping low kick.
Peel lands an overhand right.
Peel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Peel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Peel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peel misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nunez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peel throws the left hand but Nunez avoids the punch easily.
Peel stuffs the takedown attempt from Nunez. Nunez gets slowly back to his feet.
Nunez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peel.
Nunez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Peel manages to circle out of the way.
Peel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nunez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nunez manages to avoid it.
Nunez shoots in for a takedown but Peel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nunez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nunez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peel.
Nunez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Peel scores with a hook to the body. Nunez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peel tries a head kick but it misses.
Nunez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Peel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Peel scores with a jab. Nunez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Peel misses with a straight right.
Nunez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nunez tries to clinch up.
Peel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nunez moves in looking to clinch but Peel pushes him off.
Nunez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Peel tries to avoid it but Nunez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Peel to the ground. Peel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Peel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Peel duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kofi Peel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wammy Nunez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nunez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peel throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Peel.
Nunez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Peel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nunez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peel scores with a jab to the head.
Nunez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Peel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peel misses with an uppercut
and Nunez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peel misses with a hook.
Peel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nunez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunez throws a series of punches but Peel avoids them all with ease.
Nunez slips a jab from Peel.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nunez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peel.
As Peel tries to get set, Nunez tries to push him back and clinch up but Peel manages to avoid the attempt.
Peel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nunez doesn't seem bothered though.
Peel throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peel throws out a loose jab but Nunez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peel throws a body shot but no joy.
Nunez shoots in for a double leg but Peel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A little jabbing left from Peel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nunez fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wammy Nunez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nunez scores with a body shot.
Nunez ducks under a wild hook from Peel.
Peel misses with a wild body shot.
Nunez slips a jab from Peel.
Peel lands a nice hook to Nunez's body. Nunez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice shot lands for Peel.
A decent looking cross lands there for Peel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peel throws a hook but Nunez avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Peel misses its intended target.
Nunez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nunez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nunez is defended easily by Peel.
Nunez shoots in for a double leg but Peel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nunez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Peel misses with the combination.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Peel crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nunez - the referee stops the clock and Peel gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nunez. Peel manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Peel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nunez.
Nunez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peel. Nunez does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Peel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nunez.
Nunez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nunez looks for the body kick but Peel saw that one coming.
Peel keeps the fight on the outside.
Nunez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Peel defends well and Nunez ends up having to push Peel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Peel misses with a hook. Nunez ducked under it nicely.
As Peel tries to get set, Nunez tries to push him back and clinch up but Peel manages to avoid the attempt.
Nunez checks a low kick from Peel.
Peel throws out a loose jab but Nunez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peel swings for the body but Nunez moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Peel. That snapped Nunez's head back.
Peel throws a jab when Nunez was well out of range.
Peel misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Peel misses.
Nunez feinted with a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Peel circles away.
Nunez moves out of range of the strikes.
Peel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Peel throws a head kick that misses.
Nunez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Peel throws a jab when Nunez was well out of range.
Nunez tries to counter with a takedown but Peel is quick to defend against it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nunez goes for a double leg but Peel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Peel continues to drive forward.
Nunez shoots for a double leg takedown but Peel sprawls well. He's pushed Nunez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Peel throws a sloppy head kick and Nunez moves out of range easily.
Nunez avoids the body shot from Peel.
Wammy Nunez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kofi Peel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Peel keeps the fight on the outside.
Peel throws a right and a left that Nunez avoids nicely.
Nunez tries to counter by clinching up but Peel breaks away and moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kofi Peel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Peel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kofi Peel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Caldeira (ranked 5757 p4p, 373 weight class) and Karl Kneeland (ranked 5562 p4p, 369 weight class). Kneeland is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Venom. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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146 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arturo Caldeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Karl Kneeland!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kneeland lands a leg kick that knocks Caldeira off balance momentarily.
Kneeland doesn't manage to clinch there - Caldeira circles away.
Caldeira misses with a takedown
and Kneeland counters with a low kick, right behind Caldeira 's knee.
Caldeira lands with a straight right. Kneeland didn't see that one coming.
Kneeland looks to clinch
enabling Caldeira to counter with a crisp jab.
Kneeland moves into the clinch.
Caldeira wants a takedown.
Caldeira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kneeland throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Caldeira.
Caldeira stalks Kneeland and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kneeland's face. Kneeland staggers backwards, shaken.
No luck for Caldeira with that takedown attempt.
Kneeland with the counter takedown but Caldeira avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arturo Caldeira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caldeira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kneeland sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caldeira gets tackled into the cage by Kneeland. Kneeland maintains the clinch.
Kneeland's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kneeland moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeland tries to throw a body punch but Caldeira avoids it by throwing Kneeland back against the cage.
Kneeland has picked Caldeira up - he's going for a ride! Kneeland dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Caldeira manages to get to full guard.
Caldeira throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Caldeira throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Caldeira looking for a sweep. Not yet Caldeira, not yet.
Caldeira controls Kneeland momentarily but Kneeland frees himself.
Kneeland stands up from Caldeira's guard - Kneeland perhaps looking for a knockout.
Caldeira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kneeland.
Kneeland moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeland's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caldeira looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kneeland rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Caldeira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Caldeira lands a glancing blow to the side of Kneeland's head.
Caldeira needs to keep his hands up - Kneeland had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeland goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Caldeira seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kneeland misses with a leg kick
and Caldeira counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kneeland!
Kneeland is trying to get back to his feet.
Caldeira tries to score with some ground and pound. Kneeland controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Caldeira is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kneeland has escaped the position, nice work there.
Caldeira is trying to get an arm triangle but Kneeland is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kneeland down.
Caldeira is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kneeland knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kneeland explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Caldeira lands a two punch combo.
Karl Kneeland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Caldeira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick from Caldeira misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kneeland tries to clinch up.
Caldeira dips to his left and cracks Kneeland with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caldeira tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kneeland sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Caldeira somewhat.
Kneeland let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kneeland showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Caldeira.
Caldeira gets tackled into the cage by Kneeland. Kneeland maintains the clinch.
Caldeira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caldeira connects with a nice looking jab.
Kneeland throws a nice outside leg kick.
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 Arturo Caldeira will probably get the nod.
That's time! Caldeira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kneeland connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Caldeira with a jab.
Good shot there by Caldeira.
Kneeland fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caldeira throws a big counter combination but Kneeland scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kneeland wants to clinch.
Caldeira dives in for a single leg takedown but Kneeland sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kneeland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Caldeira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneeland keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arturo Caldeira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caldeira digs a good hook to Kneeland's body.
Arturo Caldeira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Caldeira misses.
Caldeira fails with the takedown.
Despite the aggression on Kneeland's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Caldeira throws a hook but Kneeland avoids it easily.
Kneeland has managed to clinch.
Kneeland leaning his opponent against the cage.
Caldeira is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kneeland gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kneeland missing with knees to the body.
Caldeira is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A hook to the body from Kneeland.
Caldeira is working for takedown but Kneeland is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caldeira drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kneeland pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kneeland lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Caldeira chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kneeland can pounce on him.
Caldeira throws a right and a left that Kneeland avoids nicely.
Karl Kneeland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caldeira throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kneeland closes the distance and clinches.
Kneeland creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Caldeira's defenses.
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!
Kneeland's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kneeland takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A slow jab from Caldeira misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira misses with a looping left.
Kneeland scores with a leg kick.
Kneeland displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Caldeira.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Caldeira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kneeland is fending him off so far but Caldeira persists. Nope, Kneeland circles away and we're back to standing.
Kneeland moves into the clinch.
Kneeland has picked Caldeira up - he's going for a ride! Kneeland dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kneeland tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Caldeira.
Caldeira has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Caldeira is looking for a sweep. Kneeland is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kneeland is trying to control the action in half guard but Caldeira is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Caldeira has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Kneeland. Oh but Caldeira has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Kneeland goes limp - he's gone! Caldeira jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Arturo Caldeira!
Arturo Caldeira spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Laws (ranked 4535 p4p, 433 weight class) and Tushy Sanchez (ranked 7576 p4p, 538 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rick Laws!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tushy Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez gets a clinch.
Laws has Sanchez pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Laws pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Sanchez tumbling to the mat - Laws dives into Sanchez's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Laws drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Laws seems to have locked his on tight now - Sanchez screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Laws, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Rick Laws!
An out of breath Rick Laws 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Whitaker (ranked 4096 p4p, 492 weight class) and Immoral Technique (ranked 7234 p4p, 623 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eric Whitaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Immoral Technique !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Technique closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Whitaker did well to prevent Technique getting side control.
Whitaker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Whitaker tries to get out of the position.
Whitaker is looking for a sweep. Technique is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Whitaker gets back to full guard.
Whitaker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Whitaker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Whitaker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Whitaker trying to control the position from guard on top but Technique is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whitaker won't allow Technique to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Technique wants to control but Whitaker passes easily into half guard.
Technique is looking for a sweep. Whitaker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Technique is refusing to be controlled, as Whitaker sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Technique keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Whitaker seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Technique has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Whitaker is working away from the top position though.
Technique tries to get to full guard but Whitaker has control of the leg.
We've been hearing that Whitaker has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whitaker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Technique defending well though.
Whitaker slips a nice elbow through Technique 's hands, connecting with Technique 's forehead.
Whitaker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Whitaker moves into full mount! Technique won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker throwing strikes here but Technique is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Whitaker looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Whitaker raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Whitaker landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Whitaker.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitaker thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Whitaker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Whitaker lands a heavy elbow.
Technique is looking to get to half guard.
BOOM! Whitaker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Technique is rocked!
A big strike lands for Whitaker! That's really hurt Technique and he's turned his back - Whitaker keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Whitaker jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Whitaker!
A very excited looking Eric Whitaker made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Harper (ranked 4791 p4p, 521 weight class) and Chief Black (ranked 7396 p4p, 615 weight class). Chief Black struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Gordon Harper could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chief Black's chin.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gordon Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chief Black!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black moves into the clinch.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harper throws a punch but it's blocked by Black.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harper misses with a punch on the inside.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
Harper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Harper is blocking nicely.
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Black misses with a knee strike.
Harper digs a right hand underneath Black's ribcage. Black let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Black's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Black's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Harper pushes Black back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Black misses with a knee strike.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harper lands a left hand.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
Harper lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harper.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but Harper blocks with his arms.
Harper lands an uppercut.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Black's head.
Harper lands an uppercut.
Black with a knee to the head.
Harper lands a body shot.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harper blocks it with crossed arms.
Black looks winded!
A right handed body shot lands from Harper.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harper lands with a short shot to the head.
Harper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Harper.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short uppercut from Harper.
Harper lands a left hand.
Black landing knees to the head.
Harper digs a right hand into Black's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Black's gas tank.
Harper lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harper.
Harper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Black.
A short right from Harper.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harper pushes Black back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harper pushes Black back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harper pushes Black back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Harper is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harper lands with a short shot to the head.
Harper lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
Harper lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Harper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harper blocks it with crossed arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harper.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Black misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper lands a right hand.
Harper gets through Black's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Black takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Harper.
Harper presses Black against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harper gets through Black's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harper lands a right hand.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harper manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
Harper gets through Black's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
Black takes a shot to the head.
Harper gets through Black's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harper blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
Harper lands an uppercut.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Harper.
Harper is working Black over against the cage.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harper lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Harper.
Still in the clinch, Harper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.
Harper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Harper dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Harper pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Black gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Harper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Black tries a knee to the head but Harper blocks it.
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harper lands an uppercut.
Harper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harper is leaning against Black and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but Harper blocks with his arms.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harper lands with a light punch inside.
Harper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Black can do to turn this around?
Black is breathing heavily.
Harper is leaning against Black and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
Harper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Black's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harper digs a right hand into Black's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Black's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Harper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blacks head.
Harper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harper lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
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!
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Black's head.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harper blocks it with crossed arms.
Harper lands an uppercut.
Black's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
Black tries a knee to the head but Harper blocks it.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Harper lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Harper.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
Harper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blacks head.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.
Harper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Harper.
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harper gets through Black's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harper lands a left hand.
Harper lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
Harper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Black's head.
Harper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
Harper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gordon Harper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harper gets through Black's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Black is defending well for now.
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Black's head.
A short right from Harper.
Harper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Black or not.
Harper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Black takes a shot to the head.
Harper has Black pressed against the cage.
Harper is working Black over against the cage.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Black misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Harper.
Harper lands a body shot.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Black misses with a knee strike.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harper pushes Black back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but Harper blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Harper dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Black has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Black there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harper lands with a hook. Black tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Black gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Black tries a knee to the head but Harper blocks it.
Harper presses Black against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harper is working Black over against the cage.
Harper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Black avoiding damage as Harper throws knees to the body.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harper.
Black misses with a knee strike.
Black connects with a knee to the head.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
Black tries a knee to the head but Harper blocks it.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Harper.
Harper lands a body shot.
A short right from Harper.
Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Black's head.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Harper lands with a light punch inside.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harper lands with a light punch inside.
Harper pulls guard.
Black would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Harper is controlling Black's posture.
Harper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper is pulling down on Black's head. It's preventing any offense from Black, at least for the moment.
Black is looking to stand up but Harper won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harper managing to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Harper.
Harper connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harper throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
Harper tries to score with a low kick but Black moves his leg out of the way.
Black throws a counter combo.
Black moves into the clinch.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Black connects with a knee to the head.
Harper is trying to break the clinch but Black is controlling him.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harper blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
Harper lands an uppercut.
Harper lands with a short shot to the head.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harper.
Harper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Black or not.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
Harper digs a right hand underneath Black's ribcage. Black let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chief Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black misses with a knee to the head.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
Harper lands a takedown into guard.
Gordon Harper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harper sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Harper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harper 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon Harper!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Hogan (ranked 4584 p4p, 458 weight class) and Bane Stone (ranked 4093 p4p, 418 weight class). Joe Hogan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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164 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Hogan!
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, Bane Stone!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan moves in looking to clinch but Stone pushes him off.
Hogan tries to clinch up.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.
Hogan wants to clinch.
Hogan is looking to clinch but Stone is avoiding it.
Hogan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Stone on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hogan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hogan tries to clinch but Stone is having none of it.
Stone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hogan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hogan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.
Stone shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Stone showed some decent athleticism there.
Hogan is in trouble now - Stone has advanced to mount!
Stone looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stone working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Stone working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hogan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
It looks like Joe Hogan has been cut.
Stone putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hogan is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Stone! Hogan is hurt baaadly! Stone is firing away with more strikes - Hogan is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bane Stone!
A victorious Bane Stone 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turd McPherson (ranked 4494 p4p, 189 weight class) and Karma Chameleon (ranked 4068 p4p, 177 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Turd McPherson!
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, Karma Chameleon!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McPherson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McPherson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chameleon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chameleon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chameleon can do anything to dispel that myth.
McPherson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
McPherson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Chameleon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McPherson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chameleon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McPherson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McPherson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chameleon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chameleon pulls McPherson in close to prevent any damage.
McPherson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McPherson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chameleon's head.
Chameleon controls McPherson momentarily but McPherson frees himself.
McPherson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPherson trying to control the position from guard on top but Chameleon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McPherson is in close to Chameleon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McPherson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chameleon looking to control.
McPherson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McPherson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
McPherson passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McPherson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPherson drops an elbow to the side of Chameleon's head.
Chameleon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McPherson trying to control the action but Chameleon is working from the bottom.
McPherson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McPherson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chameleon is refusing to be controlled, as McPherson sits in half guard.
McPherson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chameleon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McPherson wants to take a breather but Chameleon is having none of it.
McPherson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from McPherson.
McPherson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in half guard, McPherson seems content to control.
McPherson working over Chameleon with some ground and pound. Chameleon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPherson is thwarting Chameleon's attempts to control the position.
McPherson lands strikes from half guard.
McPherson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McPherson uses his free foot to push down on Chameleon's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Chameleon.
McPherson landing strikes, looking to finish!
McPherson scoring with strikes but Chameleon is staying in there.
Chameleon is desperately trying to improve his position but McPherson has a good base and remains in mount.
McPherson landing punches.
BOOM! McPherson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
McPherson with shots to the head and body - Chameleon looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice elbow there by McPherson.
It looks like Karma Chameleon has been cut.
McPherson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
McPherson looking for a guillotine from mount but Chameleon is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPherson avoids the attempt from Chameleon to control.
McPherson looking to control and managing it successfully.
McPherson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
McPherson raining down hammerfists from mount.
McPherson landing strikes from the mount and Chameleon is in trouble!
McPherson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Chameleon can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
McPherson landing shots from mount.
Chameleon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That has opened up Karma Chameleon's cut even more.
McPherson is landing with some decent strikes but Chameleon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turd McPherson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karma Chameleon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McPherson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chameleon is looking to clinch.
McPherson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chameleon sprawls well initially but McPherson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
McPherson drops an elbow to the side of Chameleon's head.
Chameleon wants to control but McPherson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McPherson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chameleon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McPherson working over Chameleon with some ground and pound. Chameleon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from McPherson.
Chameleon taking some punishment here, with McPherson in his half guard.
McPherson is controlling the pace.
McPherson working the head and body with strikes.
The cut above Karma Chameleon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Chameleon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPherson lands with a punch from half guard.
McPherson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Karma Chameleon's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Karma Chameleon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Turd McPherson!
After winning the bout, Turd McPherson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sultan Yusupov (ranked 3745 p4p, 468 weight class) and Chief Smoke (ranked 4568 p4p, 532 weight class). Chief Smoke struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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208 lbs
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221 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sultan Yusupov!
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, Chief Smoke!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smoke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smoke lands with a short shot to the head.
Smoke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yusupov decides to pull guard.
Yusupov is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Smoke rolls with it to try and escape but Yusupov cranks on the arm and Smoke is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sultan Yusupov!
Sultan Yusupov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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