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ROTI-13 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Caldeira (ranked 5445 p4p, 368 weight class) and Huono Yritys (ranked 5719 p4p, 374 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arturo Caldeira!
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, Huono Yritys!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caldeira scores with a nice right hand.
Yritys looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Caldeira is fending him off so far but Yritys persists. Nope, Caldeira circles away and we're back to standing.
Caldeira is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Yritys's half guard.
Caldeira is looking for a kimura but Yritys is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Caldeira to get the leverage.
Ground and pound from Caldeira.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Yritys has eaten all the pies!
Caldeira drops an elbow to the side of Yritys's head.
Caldeira moves into full mount! Yritys won't be happy about that!
Yritys wants to hold on but Caldeira pushes him away.
Yritys taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee warns Yritys that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Caldeira fails to advance to Yritys's back.
Caldeira cracks Yritys with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Yritys is in all sorts of trouble here.
Caldeira scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Caldeira looking to control but Yritys is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldeira fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Caldeira cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Caldeira putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Caldeira looking for a guillotine from mount but Yritys is having none of it.
Caldeira has control of Yritys's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Yritys regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Yritys tries to reverse the position but Caldeira maintains control.
Caldeira unloading with bombs!
Caldeira lands a couple of good shots and Yritys has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yritys tries to escape but Caldeira has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Yritys keeps trying to improve his position.
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.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yritys rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caldeira trying to mount his opponent but Yritys defends it.
Caldeira wants to work for an arm triangle but Yritys is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Yritys is trying to get back to full guard.
Caldeira is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Caldeira is trying to control. Yritys wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Caldeira is looking for submissions but instead, Yritys has regained full guard.
Caldeira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yritys works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira postures up.
Yritys is looking for a triangle but Caldeira pushes his legs off easily.
Caldeira stopping the sweep attempt from Yritys.
Caldeira works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Yritys actively working from the bottom here.
Caldeira is nestled in close to Yritys, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Caldeira winds up and cracks Yritys with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yritys looking for submissions off his back.
Caldeira is trying to work for a kimura but Yritys is defending well.
Yritys is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Caldeira there.
Yritys looking for submissions off his back.
Caldeira looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Caldeira seems to be working for a kimura but Yritys defends the submission attempt.
Caldeira seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yritys is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yritys on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Caldeira dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A shot to the liver by Caldeira. Beautiful body shot.
Yritys tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Caldeira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caldeira gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Caldeira strikes from his own guard.
Caldeira escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yritys gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Arturo Caldeira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Caldeira working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yritys doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yritys manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Caldeira is looking to cinch up a triangle. Yritys throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Caldeira's body to avoid the submission. Caldeira has instead reached around Yritys's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Caldeira arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Arturo Caldeira!
After the fight, Arturo Caldeira was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aizah Burris (ranked 4762 p4p, 453 weight class) and Chief Grey (ranked 25391 p4p, 623 weight class). 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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Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aizah Burris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chief Grey!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burris throws a head kick but Grey moves out of range.
Burris stuffs the takedown.
Grey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Grey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grey shoots in for a takedown but Burris shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Aizah Burris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chief Grey.
Grey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Burris but Burris pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Burris just misses with a punch to the body.
Grey tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Grey shoots in for a takedown but Burris shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Grey shoots in for a takedown but Burris shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Grey has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Burris is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Grey is trying hard to land a takedown here. Burris sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Grey looks winded!
Burris explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Burris lands a right hook to the body.
Grey moves out of range as Burris throws a body kick.
Burris is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Grey shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burris sprawls well. Burris wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Grey gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burris gets a clinch.
Burris throws an elbow but it misses.
Burris scores with a shoulder strike.
Burris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grey is defending well for now.
Burris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grey or not.
Burris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grey is trying to pull guard but Burris turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Burris tries to land knees in the clinch but Grey avoids the damage to the body.
Burris tries to land a knee to the head but Grey blocks with his arms.
Grey tries to pull guard but Burris forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Burris lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grey fails to pull guard.
Burris misses with an elbow strike.
Burris scores with a hook to the body.
Burris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grey avoids it.
Burris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grey backwards.
Grey tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Burris just stands there and leans against the cage.
Burris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grey tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Burris just stands there and leans against the cage.
Burris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Burris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grey's brow.
Burris lands an elbow that stopped Grey in his tracks for a moment.
Burris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grey backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burris is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Grey is trying to pull guard but Burris turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Burris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grey avoids it.
Grey blocks the elbow strike.
Burris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burris misses with a punch to the body.
Burris digs a right hand into Grey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grey's gas tank.
Burris scores with a shot to the side of Grey's head.
Burris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grey dodges an elbow strike from Burris.
Grey takes an elbow to the temple.
Burris tries to land knees in the clinch but Grey avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grey is defending well for now.
Burris looking to throw knees to the head but Grey is blocking nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Burris.
Burris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grey is defending well for now.
Burris tries a body shot but Grey blocks it.
A short right from Burris.
Burris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burris pressing his opponent against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Burris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aizah Burris dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Horrible takedown attempt by Grey or perhaps it was just good defense by Burris, which made it look bad.
Grey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Burris's waist but Burris gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grey off to one side.
Grey just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBurris.
Grey shoots in for a takedown but Burris shows good takedown defense.
Aizah Burris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chief Grey.
Grey shoots in looking for a takedown but Burris manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Grey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Grey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Burris pinned against the cage. Burris gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Burris tries to counter by clinching up but Grey breaks away and moves out of range.
Burris has closed the distance and engaged Grey in a clinch.
Grey tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grey tries to pull guard but Burris won't allow it.
Burris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grey is breathing heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Burris throws an elbow but misses.
Aizah Burris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Burris digs a right hand underneath Grey's ribcage. Grey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Burris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grey's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burris lands a nice elbow.
Burris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burris connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grey's face.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burris.
Burris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burris landing knees to the head.
Burris presses Grey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Grey tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Burris just stands there and leans against the cage.
Burris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grey is defending well for now.
Burris throws a head punch that misses.
Burris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grey is defending well for now.
Good body shot from Burris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey blocking some punches.
Burris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grey avoiding damage as Burris throws knees to the body.
Burris avoids the elbow strike from Grey, against the cage.
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!
Burris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Burris displaying some good clinch control by pressing Grey up against the cage.
Burris landing knees to the body.
Burris with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Burris tries to land knees in the clinch but Grey avoids the damage to the body.
Burris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grey is defending well for now.
Burris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burris scores with a shoulder strike.
Grey is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Burris to keep the fight standing.
Grey jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Burris walks away with a smile on his face. Grey gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Grey shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burris sprawls well. Burris wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Grey gets slowly back to his feet.
Burris scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grey doesn't seem bothered though.
Grey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Burris pinned against the cage. Burris gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Burris stuffs the takedown attempt from Grey. Grey gets slowly back to his feet.
Burris thows a body kick. Grey tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burris tries a head kick but it misses.
Burris misses with an attempted mid kick.
Burris drives through and clinches with Grey against the cage.
Burris working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Burris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grey's brow.
Burris digs a right hand underneath Grey's ribcage. Grey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Burris misses with a punch to the body.
Burris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grey can do to turn this around?
Grey is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Burris to keep the fight standing.
Burris lands with a left to the head.
Burris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Burris lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burris lands a body shot in the clinch.
Burris lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aizah Burris dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Burris pushes Grey up against the cage in a clinch.
Grey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grey drags the fight down to the ground.
Grey is working an open guard so Burris takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Burris throws a head kick that misses.
Grey dives in for a single leg takedown but Burris sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Burris pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Burris tries to avoid it but Grey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Burris to the ground. Burris escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Burris rushes Grey and presses him up against the cage.
Grey pulls guard.
Grey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Burris decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Grey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Burris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burris throws a leg kick which misses Grey's front leg but catches the back leg as Grey tries to avoid it.
Grey shoots in but no luck this time.
Aizah Burris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chief Grey.
Grey fails with the takedown.
Grey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Burris jabs Grey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Burris defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grey.
Burris fakes the leg kick and cracks Grey in the body.
Burris thows a body kick. Grey tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Burris closes the distance and pushes Grey back into the cage.
Burris lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grey.
Good body shot from Burris.
A shot in the inside from Burris.
Burris tries to land knees in the clinch but Grey avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burris utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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!
Burris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grey avoids it.
Grey dodges an elbow strike from Burris.
Knees in the clinch landing for Burris.
Burris lands a nice uppercut.
Burris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Burris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Burris misses with a punch on the inside.
Grey tries to pull guard but Burris forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Burris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grey blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grey blocks it with crossed arms.
Grey tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Burris lands a body shot in the clinch.
Burris can't find room to land a body shot as Grey controls the action.
Burris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grey.
Grey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grey pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burris stands up from Grey's guard - Burris perhaps looking for a knockout.
Grey dives in for a single leg takedown but Burris sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Burris gets a clinch.
Grey prevents a body shot from Burris.
Burris trying to land knees to the body.
Grey blocks a body shot from Burris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burris lands a good knee to the midsection. Grey won't want to take too many of those.
A nice left hand lands by Burris.
Grey tries to pull guard but Burris forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Grey decides to pull guard.
Burris decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Grey, up you get!
Burris cracks Grey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chief Grey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aizah Burris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grey shoots in but Burris avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Burris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Burris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aizah Burris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grey avoiding damage as Burris throws knees to the body.
Grey throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aizah Burris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burris, 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:25
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aizah Burris!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Van Dijk (ranked 6629 p4p, 529 weight class) and Owrip What (ranked 7688 p4p, 568 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Virgil Van Dijk!
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, Owrip What!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Dijk wants to land a leg kick but What is out of range.
What lands a jab to the head.
Van Dijk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Dijk thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on What if he has to take too many more of those.
Van Dijk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
What misses with a few strikes there.
Van Dijk tried to score with a low kick but What checks it.
What looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Van Dijk just misses with a punch to the body.
What looks to land a body kick but Van Dijk moved away.
What lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Dijk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but What swivels and escapes.
What connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Van Dijk dives in for a single leg takedown but What sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Van Dijk is looking to land body kicks.
Van Dijk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Dijk throws a low kick, looking for What's leg but What calmly moves out of range.
What throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
What fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
What lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Van Dijk tries to work over What's front leg with a kick but What checks it.
Owrip What is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Dijk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from What on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Van Dijk takes a swing at What's ribcage but misses.
A left lands for What.
What throws a series of punches but Van Dijk avoids them all with ease.
What uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Van Dijk misses with a head kick.
What blocks a head kick by Van Dijk.
What lands with a shot to the body.
What digs a good hook to Van Dijk's body.
Van Dijk has been working on his balance at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by What.
Van Dijk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
What lands a jab to the head.
Van Dijk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
What connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
What lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Dijk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Dijk swings away with a body shot that misses
and What counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Dijk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Dijk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Dijk moves into the clinch.
Van Dijk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Dijk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
What stalling.
Van Dijk presses What against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Van Dijk has a couple of punches blocked by What.
Van Dijk has What pressed against the cage, preventing What from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Dijk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
What blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk working aggressively here.
What can't break the clinch.
What presses Van Dijk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Van Dijk throws a punch but it's blocked by What.
Van Dijk working aggressively here.
Van Dijk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Van Dijk.
Van Dijk tries for a takedown but What manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Virgil Van Dijk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Dijk cracks What with a nice body shot.
What lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Dijk or not.
Van Dijk misses with some punches.
Van Dijk working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
What wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Dijk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Dijk can't find room to land a body shot as What controls the action.
Van Dijk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
What blocks a body shot from Van Dijk.
What tries a body shot but Van Dijk blocks it.
What blocking some punches.
Van Dijk throws a punch but it's blocked by What.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Van Dijk lands with a right to the head.
Van Dijk taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Owrip What 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.
Van Dijk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as What throws out the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Dijk.
What lands with a good body shot.
Van Dijk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice defenses there by Van Dijk.
Van Dijk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
What misses with a looping right.
Van Dijk lands a big head kick that sends What tumbling to the mat! Van Dijk takes a step backwards and waves What back to his feet - he wants the finish!
What is rocked!
It looks like Owrip What has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Dijk connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks What out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Virgil Van Dijk!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tottengill Bonariushausen (ranked 3404 p4p, 408 weight class) and Will Kush (ranked 3129 p4p, 382 weight class). Bonariushausen comes to the cage accompanied by Stink Foot. The key to victory for Tottengill Bonariushausen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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182 lbs
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192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Counter fighter
Determined |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tottengill Bonariushausen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Will Kush!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kush takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bonariushausen works Kush's body with a nice hook.
Bonariushausen cracks Kush with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bonariushausen throws a one two combo.
Bonariushausen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bonariushausen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kush on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bonariushausen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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!
Bonariushausen lands a jab to the nose.
Kush takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Decent striking displayed by Bonariushausen there.
Kush misses with an uppercut.
Bonariushausen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bonariushausen lands a left and a right that send Kush crashing to the mat, dazed. Bonariushausen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kush is rocked!
It looks like Will Kush has been cut.
Good exchange - Bonariushausen coming out on top.
Kush is still on wobbly legs! Can Bonariushausen finish him?
Bonariushausen batters Kush with a massive right followed by a huge left! Kush is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Bonariushausen lands a final crushing right hand to drop Kush to the mat with a gruesome thud! Bonariushausen is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tottengill Bonariushausen!
Our winner, Tottengill Bonariushausen, 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Macho Man Savage (ranked 3243 p4p, 350 weight class) and Tino Tropper (ranked 3154 p4p, 343 weight class). Man Savage kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hey Freakshow!. Tino Tropper has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Macho Man Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tino Tropper!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man Savage misses with a looping left.
Man Savage scores with a jab to the head.
Man Savage looks to score with a jab to the body but Tropper is just out of range.
A left lands for Man Savage.
No luck for Tropper with that takedown attempt.
Tropper missing with a left hand there. Man Savage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tropper takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Man Savage throws a hook to the side of Tropper's head but Tropper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tropper moves out of range as Man Savage strikes.
Man Savage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tropper tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man Savage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Man Savage throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tropper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tropper gets tackled into the cage by Man Savage. Man Savage maintains the clinch.
Man Savage gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tropper.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tropper takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Savage works on Tropper's body with a couple of short punches.
Tropper trying to control the position but instead, Man Savage has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tropper into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Man Savage.
Man Savage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Man Savage.
Tropper is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Man Savage definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice body punch from Man Savage.
Tropper trying to control the position but instead, Man Savage has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tropper into the cage.
Nice body punch from Man Savage.
A shot in the inside from Man Savage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tropper is trying to maintain a safe position but Man Savage gets an underhook and turns Tropper into the cage.
Man Savage manages to break the clinch.
Man Savage throws a shot to the body.
Man Savage throws a shot to the body.
Tropper staying out of range there.
Tropper is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tropper throws a jab when Man Savage was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Man Savage tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Man Savage.
Man Savage lands a glancing blow to the side of Tropper's head.
Man Savage lands a jab to the head.
Man Savage uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tropper has time to react.
Tropper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man Savage.
Tropper fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Macho Man Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tino Tropper.
A jab from Man Savage misses.
Tropper with the counter takedown but Man Savage avoids it easily.
Macho Man Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man Savage lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man Savage scores with a jab to the body.
Man Savage scores with a nice right hand.
Tropper misses with a looping left.
Man Savage misses the jab.
Man Savage scores with a hook to the body. Tropper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big right from Tropper misses.
Man Savage displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Man Savage.
Man Savage lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man Savage is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Man Savage ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A cross from Man Savage lands.
Tropper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Man Savage.
Man Savage lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tropper at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tropper gets tackled into the cage by Man Savage. Man Savage maintains the clinch.
Tropper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Man Savage just misses with a punch to the body.
Man Savage tests Tropper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Tropper.
Man Savage just misses with a punch to the body.
Tropper with the counter takedown but Man Savage avoids it easily.
Man Savage throws a hook but Tropper avoids it easily.
Man Savage is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Man Savage takes a swing at Tropper's ribcage but misses.
Man Savage uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tropper has time to react.
Man Savage lands with an uppercut that bounces Tropper off the cage and back into range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man Savage with a jab.
Man Savage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man Savage misses with an uppercut. Tropper saw that one coming.
Man Savage closes the distance but Tropper moves to the side
and Tropper counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macho Man Savage dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Man Savage looks to land a combination. Tropper sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Man Savage misses with a straight right.
Tropper feints the counter takedown.
Tropper walks into a straight right hand from Man Savage.
Tropper's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Man Savage connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tropper scrambles back to his feet.
Man Savage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tropper.
Tropper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tropper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man Savage.
And Tropper tries to counter it with a takedown but Man Savage pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Man Savage tries to clinch but Tropper moves out of range.
Tropper looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Man Savage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Man Savage swings for the body but Tropper moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tropper gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tropper misses with a wild body shot.
Tropper slips under a jab from Man Savage.
Tropper shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Man Savage pinned against the cage. Man Savage gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Savage moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Man Savage misses with a body shot.
Man Savage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tropper.
Man Savage lands with an overhand left.
Tropper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Man Savage.
A big left from Man Savage misses.
Tropper tries for a takedown but Man Savage circles away easily
and Man Savage counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Man Savage throws a looping overhand right but Tropper ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man Savage fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Man Savage getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Man Savage keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tropper throws a big shot that misses.
Man Savage throws a body shot but no joy.
Man Savage misses with the combination.
Man Savage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tropper tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Man Savage throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tropper on the side of the head.
Good shot there by Man Savage.
Man Savage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man Savage throws a body shot but no joy.
Tropper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man Savage throws out a loose jab but Tropper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tropper feints the counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tropper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man Savage.
Tropper tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sloppy strikes from Man Savage. Those never looked like landing.
Man Savage sizes up Tropper with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Man Savage cracks Tropper with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Man Savage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tropper moves away.
Man Savage swings for the body but Tropper moves out of range.
Man Savage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man Savage throws a series of punches but Tropper avoids them all with ease.
Man Savage moves out of range as Tropper strikes.
Tropper takes one to the side of the head.
Tropper scores with a hook.
Man Savage throws out a powerful jab.
Tropper has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Man Savage clinches up with Tropper and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tropper taking a breather.
Tropper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Tropper misses.
Tropper misses with a takedown attempt
and Man Savage counters with a straight right hand.
Macho Man Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tino Tropper.
Man Savage slips a straight right by Tropper.
Tropper misses with a straight left.
Tropper slips a straight right by Man Savage.
Man Savage clinches up with Tropper and pushes him back against the cage.
Tropper jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Man Savage walks away with a smile on his face. Tropper gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tropper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tropper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man Savage throws out the jab.
Man Savage misses with a hook. Tropper ducked under it nicely.
Tropper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tropper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macho Man Savage dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Man Savage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tropper manages to avoid it.
A big right from Tropper misses.
Man Savage scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tropper in his tracks.
Man Savage throws a looping overhand right but Tropper ducks down to avoid it.
Man Savage connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tropper momentarily.
Man Savage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tropper can do to turn this around?
Man Savage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man Savage connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Man Savage misses with a straight left.
Tropper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tropper gets tackled into the cage by Man Savage. Man Savage maintains the clinch.
Tropper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tropper stalling in the clinch but Man Savage improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tropper trying to control the position but instead, Man Savage has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tropper into the cage.
Tropper tries to pull guard but Man Savage forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Man Savage tries to break free but Tropper pushes him back against the cage.
Tropper tries to pull guard but Man Savage holds him up against the cage and eventually Tropper drops back down to his feet.
Tropper taking a breather.
Man Savage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tropper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Man Savage lands a jab to the nose.
Man Savage fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tropper, pushing him back against the cage.
Tropper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Man Savage lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man Savage works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Man Savage.
Man Savage lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Man Savage lands with a light punch inside.
Tropper is rocked!
Tropper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man Savage lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tropper is still on wobbly legs! Can Man Savage finish him?
Man Savage lands a right hand.
Tropper is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Man Savage breaks the clinch.
Tropper gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Man Savage gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Tropper is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Macho Man Savage!
Our winner, Macho Man Savage, 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Do You Really Want To Hurt (ranked 2104 p4p, 228 weight class) and Diogo Bustamante (ranked 2671 p4p, 276 weight class). Diogo Bustamante has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
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244 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Do You Really Want To Hurt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Diogo Bustamante!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
You Really Want To Hurt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bustamante was well out of range. Poor timing from You Really Want To Hurt.
Bustamante shapes to counter with a head kick.
You Really Want To Hurt throws a body punch but Bustamante moves out of range.
Bustamante feints a counter leg kick.
You Really Want To Hurt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
You Really Want To Hurt lands a head shot.
You Really Want To Hurt misses with a shot to the body
and Bustamante counters with a body kick.
You Really Want To Hurt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bustamante moves away.
You Really Want To Hurt pushes Bustamante up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You Really Want To Hurt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Bustamante.
Bustamante is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. You Really Want To Hurt is defending well for now.
Bustamante taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bustamante stalling.
You Really Want To Hurt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stalling in the clinch from You Really Want To Hurt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from You Really Want To Hurt.
Nice body punch from You Really Want To Hurt - that landed with a thud.
Bustamante tries to land knees in the clinch but You Really Want To Hurt avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from You Really Want To Hurt.
Bustamante missing with knees to the body.
You Really Want To Hurt leaning his opponent against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from You Really Want To Hurt.
Bustamante is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
You Really Want To Hurt avoiding damage as Bustamante throws knees to the body.
Bustamante's coach down at Presto's Conditioning and Sparring was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bustamante's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bustamante tries to land knees in the clinch but You Really Want To Hurt avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You Really Want To Hurt avoiding damage as Bustamante throws knees to the body.
You Really Want To Hurt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bustamantes head.
You Really Want To Hurt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bustamante lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Do You Really Want To Hurt has been cut.
You Really Want To Hurt avoiding damage.
You Really Want To Hurt works on Bustamante's body with a couple of short punches.
Bustamante stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
You Really Want To Hurt just leaning against Bustamante, taking a breather.
Bustamante is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bustamante lands a good knee to the midsection. You Really Want To Hurt won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You Really Want To Hurt stalling in the clinch.
Bustamante stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Bustamante.
Bustamante continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Bustamante missing with knees to the body.
Bustamante tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and You Really Want To Hurt avoids it.
A knee to the head by Bustamante.
You Really Want To Hurt holding his opponent close, against the cage.
You Really Want To Hurt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
You Really Want To Hurt digs a right hand underneath Bustamante's ribcage. Bustamante let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bustamante throws a knee to the head but misses.
You Really Want To Hurt managing to block the knees to the body from Bustamante.
You Really Want To Hurt scores with a shot to the side of Bustamante's head.
You Really Want To Hurt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bustamante up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You Really Want To Hurt stalling in the clinch.
You Really Want To Hurt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bustamantes head.
Bustamante slows down the pace here.
Bustamante tries to land knees in the clinch but You Really Want To Hurt avoids the damage to the body.
You Really Want To Hurt slowing the pace effectively.
Bustamante is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from You Really Want To Hurt.
Bustamante is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. You Really Want To Hurt is defending well for now.
Bustamante's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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 Do You Really Want To Hurt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Do You Really Want To Hurt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
You Really Want To Hurt misses with a left hand
and Bustamante makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
You Really Want To Hurt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
You Really Want To Hurt misses with a double jab.
You Really Want To Hurt clinches up against the cage.
Bustamante tries to land a knee to the head but You Really Want To Hurt blocks with his arms.
You Really Want To Hurt lands a body shot in the clinch.
You Really Want To Hurt is pushing Bustamante up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bustamante tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You Really Want To Hurt tries to throw a body punch but Bustamante avoids it by throwing You Really Want To Hurt back against the cage.
Bustamante is trying to break the clinch but You Really Want To Hurt has him pressed against the cage.
You Really Want To Hurt digs a right hand into Bustamante's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bustamante's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bustamante wants to stall.
Bustamante is breathing heavily.
You Really Want To Hurt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bustamante slows down the pace here.
You Really Want To Hurt avoiding damage as Bustamante throws knees to the body.
Bustamante tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
You Really Want To Hurt pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bustamante is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. You Really Want To Hurt is defending well for now.
You Really Want To Hurt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
You Really Want To Hurt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bustamante misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from You Really Want To Hurt.
Do You Really Want To Hurt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bustamante with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
You Really Want To Hurt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
You Really Want To Hurt lands a hook that snaps the head of Bustamante backwards.
You Really Want To Hurt avoiding damage as Bustamante throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from You Really Want To Hurt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Come on You Really Want To Hurt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with You Really Want To Hurt for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
You Really Want To Hurt lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from You Really Want To Hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bustamante misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, You Really Want To Hurt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
You Really Want To Hurt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bustamante backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from You Really Want To Hurt.
Bustamante tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and You Really Want To Hurt avoids it.
You Really Want To Hurt has Bustamante pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You Really Want To Hurt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bustamante is trying to maintain a safe position but You Really Want To Hurt gets an underhook and turns Bustamante into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
You Really Want To Hurt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
You Really Want To Hurt is pushing Bustamante up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Do You Really Want To Hurt.
You Really Want To Hurt scores with a hook to the body. Bustamante takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big left from You Really Want To Hurt misses.
Bustamante is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
You Really Want To Hurt lands a jab to Bustamante's midsection.
You Really Want To Hurt dips to his left and cracks Bustamante with an uppercut!
You Really Want To Hurt swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
You Really Want To Hurt pushes Bustamante up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Bustamante.
Bustamante is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bustamante lands a good knee to the midsection. You Really Want To Hurt won't want to take too many of those.
Bustamante tries to stall but You Really Want To Hurt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
You Really Want To Hurt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
You Really Want To Hurt stalling.
You Really Want To Hurt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bustamante can do to turn this around?
You Really Want To Hurt avoiding damage as Bustamante throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Do You Really Want To Hurt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Do You Really Want To Hurt's cut.
That's time! You Really Want To Hurt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
You Really Want To Hurt throws a combination. Bustamante tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bustamante ducks under a wild hook from You Really Want To Hurt.
Bustamante steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bustamante doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
You Really Want To Hurt catches Bustamante with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
You Really Want To Hurt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
You Really Want To Hurt is pushing Bustamante up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bustamante lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee is keeping an eye on You Really Want To Hurt - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stalling in the clinch from You Really Want To Hurt.
You Really Want To Hurt seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bustamante is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
You Really Want To Hurt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bustamante takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
You Really Want To Hurt presses Bustamante against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
You Really Want To Hurt lands a hook that snaps the head of Bustamante backwards.
Bustamante being controlled against the cage.
Bustamante is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. You Really Want To Hurt is defending well for now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as You Really Want To Hurt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
You Really Want To Hurt stalls.
You Really Want To Hurt'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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Do You Really Want To Hurt.
Bustamante tries to keep at a distance but You Really Want To Hurt has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You Really Want To Hurt has Bustamante pressed against the cage.
You Really Want To Hurt effectively controlling the action here.
Bustamante breaks from the clinch.
You Really Want To Hurt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bustamante counters with an outside leg kick.
Bustamante slips under a jab from You Really Want To Hurt.
Bustamante was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
You Really Want To Hurt misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You Really Want To Hurt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bustamante only half commits to the counter leg kick.
You Really Want To Hurt cracks Bustamante with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
You Really Want To Hurt seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
You Really Want To Hurt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
You Really Want To Hurt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bustamante moves away.
Bustamante displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as You Really Want To Hurt throws out the jab.
You Really Want To Hurt throws a body punch but Bustamante moves out of range.
You Really Want To Hurt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bustamantes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bustamante is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You Really Want To Hurt lands a big uppercut and Bustamante crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bustamante looks OK. You Really Want To Hurt waves Bustamante back to his feet!
Bustamante is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You Really Want To Hurt weaves into range and cracks Bustamante right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Bustamante goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! You Really Want To Hurt is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Do You Really Want To Hurt!
Do You Really Want To Hurt is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Do You Really Want To Hurt 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 2568 p4p, 365 weight class) and Phil Coleman (ranked 3270 p4p, 440 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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223 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Phil Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Coleman or perhaps it was just good defense by Whitaker, which made it look bad.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch but Whitaker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coleman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Coleman working the head and body with strikes.
Whitaker sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Whitaker tries to get to full guard but Coleman has control of the leg.
Coleman is trying to control the action in half guard but Whitaker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Whitaker works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman landing with the ground and pound.
Whitaker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Coleman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Coleman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Coleman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Coleman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Whitaker wants to sweep here but Coleman controlling him for the moment.
Coleman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Coleman stopping the sweep attempt from Whitaker.
Coleman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Whitaker is on top in guard.
Whitaker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Coleman wants to sweep here but Whitaker controlling him for the moment.
Whitaker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker stopping the sweep attempt from Coleman.
Whitaker trying to control but Coleman is working from the bottom.
Whitaker engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Coleman wants to sweep here but Whitaker controlling him for the moment.
Whitaker looking to pass the guard.
Coleman wants to sweep but no luck.
Whitaker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coleman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Coleman keeping moving, preventing Whitaker from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman wants to sweep here but Whitaker controlling him for the moment.
Whitaker throws a big elbow that misses.
Coleman trying to control the position.
Coleman wants to sweep here but Whitaker controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Coleman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coleman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Whitaker wants to control but Coleman postures up.
Whitaker on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Coleman working the head and body with strikes.
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 sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Whitaker!
Whitaker manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Whitaker keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Coleman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Coleman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Whitaker moves into full guard.
Whitaker wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitaker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coleman looking for a sweep. Not yet Coleman, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Coleman dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Coleman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Whitaker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Whitaker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Coleman lands a right hook to the body.
Coleman gets a clinch.
Coleman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whitaker backwards.
Whitaker has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Coleman regains guard immediately.
Whitaker preventing the sweep.
Whitaker trying to control but Coleman is working from the bottom.
Whitaker postures up.
Coleman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Whitaker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coleman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Whitaker being controlled here momentarily.
Coleman keeping moving, preventing Whitaker from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Whitaker fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Coleman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Whitaker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Coleman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Whitaker is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Whitaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whitaker wants the takedown. Coleman is fighting it off but Whitaker persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Coleman's guard against the cage.
Coleman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Whitaker's guard.
Coleman trying to control but Whitaker is working from the bottom.
Whitaker throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Coleman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Coleman is fighting to break Whitaker's control of his arms but Whitaker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Coleman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Whitaker's head.
Coleman chips away with some ground and pound.
Whitaker wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman with a nice head shot there.
Whitaker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Coleman manages to get himself to full guard.
Coleman wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Whitaker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Whitaker trying to control but Coleman is working from the bottom.
Whitaker throwing strikes from guard but Coleman blocks nicely.
Whitaker wants to pass the guard but Coleman is keeping the position.
Coleman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Coleman keeping full guard, as Whitaker tries to pass.
Whitaker forces his way into half guard.
Coleman is staying active underneath Whitaker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Whitaker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Whitaker throwing shots but Coleman is blocking nicely.
Coleman is looking to improve his position.
Whitaker throwing shots but Coleman is blocking nicely.
Whitaker 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.
Coleman is looking to improve his position.
Whitaker wants to pass to mount but Coleman is defending the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitaker uses his free foot to push down on Coleman's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Coleman.
Coleman wants to control but Whitaker is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Eric Whitaker will probably get the nod.
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 applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Coleman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Phil Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coleman has a takedown stuffed.
Whitaker feinted with a counter takedown.
Coleman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Coleman lands in his opponent's guard.
Whitaker looking for a sweep. Not yet Whitaker, not yet.
Coleman distracts Whitaker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker working a defensive guard here.
Whitaker throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Coleman stopping the sweep attempt from Whitaker.
Whitaker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Coleman.
Coleman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Whitaker wants to pass the guard but Coleman is keeping the position.
Whitaker trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whitaker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Coleman is on top in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Coleman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Coleman wants to control from the top but Whitaker keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman stopping the sweep attempt from Whitaker.
Coleman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Whitaker is on top in guard.
Whitaker stopping the sweep attempt from Coleman.
Coleman keeping moving, preventing Whitaker from controlling successfully.
Whitaker landing with the ground and pound.
Whitaker trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whitaker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Whitaker trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whitaker is looking to work some ground and pound but Coleman has wrist control.
Whitaker trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coleman controlling the position.
Coleman has momentary wrist control but Whitaker slips an elbow through the middle.
Whitaker stopping the sweep attempt from Coleman.
Coleman pulls Whitaker in close to prevent any damage.
Coleman has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Whitaker has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Whitaker are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Eric Whitaker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The strikes coming from Whitaker are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Coleman is trying to improve his position.
Coleman manages to get back to half guard.
Coleman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Whitaker.
Whitaker tries to pass to full mount but Coleman defends it.
Whitaker winds up and cracks Coleman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whitaker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Coleman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Whitaker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eric Whitaker.
I think Whitaker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Eric Whitaker!
Eric Whitaker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Litill Bjornsson (ranked 2168 p4p, 249 weight class) and Kebaneilwe Lasaro (ranked 2720 p4p, 297 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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160 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Litill Bjornsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kebaneilwe Lasaro!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lasaro punishes Bjornsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Bjornsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lasaro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bjornsson throws out the jab.
Lasaro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bjornsson throws out the jab.
Bjornsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bjornsson looks to land a left hand but Lasaro moved out of range nicely.
Bjornsson misses with a left hand
and Lasaro counters with a three punch combo that has Bjornsson backing up. Bjornsson nods at Lasaro to acknowledge the strikes.
Bjornsson slips a jab from Lasaro.
Bjornsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lasaro swings widly with a right hand
and Bjornsson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bjornsson.
A right hook to the body lands for Bjornsson.
Bjornsson jumps guard.
Bjornsson 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! Lasaro rolls with it to try and escape but Bjornsson cranks on the arm and Lasaro is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Litill Bjornsson!
Litill Bjornsson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bane Stone (ranked 2223 p4p, 255 weight class) and Scar Ambe (ranked 1548 p4p, 193 weight class). Ambe has chosen Gonna - The World is Yours as his entrance music. Scar Ambe has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bane Stone's chin.
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160 lbs
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bane Stone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Scar Ambe!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ambe is looking to clinch.
Ambe rushes Stone and presses him up against the cage.
Ambe trying to land knees to the body.
Stone is pressed up against the cage. Ambe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stone down to the mat. Stone avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stone fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ambe to the ground. Stone is now in Ambe's guard.
Stone stopping the sweep attempt from Ambe.
Ambe looking for a guillotine here but Stone defends easily.
Ambe looking for a triangle here. Stone is fighting it but it looks tight! Ambe pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Stone is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Scar Ambe!
Scar Ambe is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Scar Ambe 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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