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IFA 21:03 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jormungand Bolverk (ranked 1576 p4p, 212 weight class) and Gordon Harper (ranked 24336 p4p, 628 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jormungand Bolverk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gordon Harper!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper tests Bolverk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bolverk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harper in his tracks.
Harper just misses with a punch to the body.
Harper has managed to clinch.
Bolverk blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Bolverk.
A short right from Bolverk on the inside.
Harper looks winded!
A hook to the body from Bolverk.
Bolverk pushes Harper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bolverk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bolverk lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Bolverk.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bolverk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Harper is rocked!
Bolverk scores with a shoulder strike.
Harper is still on wobbly legs! Can Bolverk finish him?
Bolverk pushes Harper against the cage. Bolverk is working some dirty boxing. Bolverk pushes off with a quick right hook! Harper goes down! Harper tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Bolverk moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jormungand Bolverk!
After winning the bout, Jormungand Bolverk 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tracy Minaj (ranked 1619 p4p, 204 weight class) and Xtreme Islander (ranked 1411 p4p, 179 weight class). Islander comes into a darkened arena with his song building. You're Going Down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Xtreme Islander has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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173 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tracy Minaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xtreme Islander!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minaj dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Islander rushes Minaj and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Islander creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Minaj tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Islander just stands there and leans against the cage.
Islander prevents a body shot from Minaj.
Good body shot from Minaj.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Islander has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Islander utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Minaj tries to score a body lock takedown but Islander shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Islander prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tracy Minaj. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minaj tries to break free but Islander pushes him back against the cage.
Islander lands a good knee to the midsection. Minaj won't want to take too many of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minaj breaks the clinch.
Minaj takes a swing at Islander's ribcage but misses.
Minaj is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Islander's half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minaj scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Islander looking for submissions off his back.
Minaj landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Islander wants to get back to full guard.
Minaj 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.
Islander is still trying to improve position.
Minaj scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Minaj lands with a punch from half guard.
Minaj is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Minaj prevents Islander from improving his position.
Islander looking for submissions off his back.
Islander actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Islander missing with punches from the bottom.
Minaj scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Minaj is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Islander on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Minaj is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Minaj lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Islander tries to roll over but Minaj keeps him under control.
Minaj lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minaj seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Minaj there.
Minaj working Islander over with strikes.
Minaj drops an elbow to the side of Islander's head.
Islander looking for submissions off his back.
Islander is trying to control but can't.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Minaj connects with a nice short shot to Islander's temple.
Minaj landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Minaj is nestled in close to Islander, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Islander tries to roll over but Minaj keeps him under control.
Minaj seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Islander does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Islander taking some punishment here, with Minaj in his half guard.
Islander looking for submissions off his back.
Islander regains full guard. Nicely done.
Minaj postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Minaj scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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!
Minaj keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Islander's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Islander is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Minaj is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Minaj looking to sit in guard and control but Islander gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Minaj looking to hit a scissor sweep but Islander is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tracy Minaj dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Islander tries to clinch
and Minaj counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Islander wants to clinch
letting Minaj counter with a right hand.
Minaj thows a left - swing and a miss!
Minaj throws a body punch but Islander moves out of range.
Minaj scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Minaj takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Islander is trying to maintain the position but Minaj is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minaj is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Minaj scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Minaj looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Islander with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Islander has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Minaj is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minaj slips a nice elbow through Islander's hands, connecting with Islander's forehead.
Minaj working over Islander with some ground and pound. Islander looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Minaj moves into full mount! Islander won't be happy about that!
Minaj is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Islander can do to turn this around?
Minaj postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Islander looks a forlorn figure.
Islander is rocked!
Minaj drops a big elbow. That's hurt Islander! More shots from Minaj and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tracy Minaj!
A very excited looking Tracy Minaj 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Ahr (ranked 2232 p4p, 220 weight class) and Theodore Nouveau (ranked 3176 p4p, 299 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Gustav Ahr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Theodore Nouveau!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nouveau doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ahr counters with a straight right hand.
Ahr scores with a nice head shot.
Nouveau closes the distance and clinches.
Ahr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ahr presses Nouveau against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ahr lands a takedown into guard.
Nouveau manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nouveau is defended easily by Ahr.
Nouveau throws a front kick that sends Ahr stumbling back into the cage.
Theodore Nouveau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahr looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nouveau working for a triangle but Ahr defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nouveau looking to control.
Ahr trying to control the position from guard on top but Nouveau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ahr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ahr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ahr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nouveau's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ahr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ahr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nouveau wants to stand up but Ahr is controlling him.
Ahr won't allow Nouveau to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nouveau is rocked!
Nouveau is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ahr is aware though and is defending well.
Ahr trying to control but Nouveau is working from the bottom.
Nouveau working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ahr.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nouveau is still in real trouble! Can Ahr finish him?
Ahr throwing strikes from guard but Nouveau blocks nicely.
Nouveau has an active guard here but Ahr has managed to pass into half guard.
Nouveau seems to have recovered his senses.
Nouveau is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ahr lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ahr connects with a nice short shot to Nouveau's temple.
Nouveau is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ahr scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ahr is thwarting Nouveau's attempts to control the position.
Ahr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ahr scores with a big shot! Nouveau's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Nouveau! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustav Ahr!
Gustav Ahr thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tan Zan (ranked 1103 p4p, 138 weight class) and Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino (ranked 2835 p4p, 310 weight class). Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tan Zan's chin.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tan Zan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Zan.
Zan scores with a sloppy right hand. Da Urbino should have avoided that one.
Zan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A swing and a miss from Zan.
Zan swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Da Urbino takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zan lands a right hook to the body.
Zan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Da Urbino looks to land a body kick but Zan moved away.
Zan throws a body punch but Da Urbino moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Urbino tries to land a leg kick but Zan saw it coming and moves away.
Zan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Da Urbino slips under a jab.
Da Urbino steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Zan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Da Urbino.
Da Urbino thinks about the counter body kick.
Da Urbino with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zan pushes Da Urbino up against the cage in a clinch.
Zan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Da Urbino blocks an uppercut.
Zan avoiding damage as Da Urbino throws knees to the body.
Zan avoiding damage as Da Urbino throws knees to the body.
Da Urbino lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zan.
Da Urbino unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Da Urbino wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zan working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Zan fails to land.
Zan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Da Urbino with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Da Urbino tries to land knees in the clinch but Zan avoids the damage to the body.
A body shot lands from Zan.
Da Urbino tries to land knees in the clinch but Zan avoids the damage to the body.
Zan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zan pushes Da Urbino back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zan misses with a body punch.
Zan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zan lands with a short shot to the head.
Da Urbino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zan swings for the body but Da Urbino moves out of range.
Zan looks to land a right hand but Da Urbino moved out of range.
Tan Zan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zan misses with a straight right.
Zan wants to clinch up but Da Urbino keeps it at a distance.
Zan avoids the head kick by Da Urbino.
Zan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Da Urbino lands with a slapping head kick.
Zan takes a swing at Da Urbino's ribcage but misses.
Zan lunges at Da Urbino with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Da Urbino's hand.
Da Urbino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zan.
Zan throws the left hand but Da Urbino avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zan scores with a body shot.
Zan tests Da Urbino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Da Urbino replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Zan blocks it well.
Da Urbino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Da Urbino counters with a good low kick that Zan was not able to check.
Zan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Da Urbino.
Zan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Da Urbino counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zan's knee momentarily.
Zan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Da Urbino.
Da Urbino throws a front kick aimed at Zan's knee but Zan avoids it well.
A jab lands there for Zan.
Da Urbino throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Da Urbino.
Da Urbino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Da Urbino looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Da Urbino wants to land a leg kick but Zan is out of range.
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!
Zan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Da Urbino.
Da Urbino tries a quick counter leg kick but Zan is wise to it.
Zan misses with a looping left.
Zan thuds a left hand into Da Urbino's body.
Zan looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Urbino is just out of range.
Da Urbino is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Da Urbino throws a leg kick which misses Zan's front leg but catches the back leg as Zan tries to avoid it.
Da Urbino slips a straight right by Zan.
Da Urbino looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Da Urbino scores with a leg kick.
Zan throws a right hand that misses
and Da Urbino counters with a nice kick to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Da Urbino - that will leave a mark!
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 Tan Zan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Da Urbino.
Da Urbino cracks the inside of Zan's front leg.
Zan misses with a hook
and Da Urbino counters with a nice body kick.
Zan misses the body punch
and Da Urbino counters with a body kick that stops Zan in his tracks momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Da Urbino lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zan. Da Urbino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Da Urbino was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Da Urbino connects with a leg kick. Zan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zan lands with a straight right. Da Urbino didn't see that one coming.
Zan throws out a loose jab but Da Urbino uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Urbino chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zan jabs Da Urbino to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zan swings for the body but Da Urbino moves out of range.
Da Urbino tries to counter with a clinch but Zan shakes him off and moves away.
Zan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Da Urbino lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Da Urbino was well out of range. Poor timing from Zan.
Zan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zan throws a right hand that misses
and Da Urbino counters with a nice uppercut.
Da Urbino throws a front kick aimed at Zan's knee but Zan avoids it well.
Zan misses with a wild body shot.
Da Urbino throws a solid leg kick but Zan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Da Urbino.
Da Urbino throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zan throws out a loose jab but Da Urbino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Da Urbino feints a counter leg kick.
Zan just misses with a punch to the body.
Zan misses with a lunging right hand
and Da Urbino counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zan's knee momentarily.
Da Urbino tries to score with a low kick but Zan moves his leg out of the way.
Da Urbino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Da Urbino showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zan.
Da Urbino counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Urbino moves away.
Da Urbino misses with a low kick.
Zan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Da Urbino.
Da Urbino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zan.
Zan misses with a body shot.
Zan backing away here, and Da Urbino unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Zan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zan checks a leg kick.
Tan Zan is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zan. Da Urbino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zan scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zan moves out of range of the leg kick from Da Urbino.
Da Urbino scoring well with a low kick there.
Zan throws a looping overhand right but Da Urbino ducks down to avoid it.
Da Urbino moves away from the strike by Zan.
Da Urbino appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Da Urbino looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Urbino throws a leg kick that misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Zan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Da Urbino - the referee stops the clock and Zan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Da Urbino. Zan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Zan misses with an uppercut
and Da Urbino counters with a thumping low kick.
Zan lands with a right hand.
Zan avoids a kick to the body.
Zan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Da Urbino counters with a nice leg kick.
Da Urbino keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Da Urbino on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zan misses with a right hand
and Da Urbino counters with an outside leg kick.
Da Urbino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zan. Da Urbino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Da Urbino wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zan throws a lazy uppercut
and Da Urbino counters with an outside leg kick.
Da Urbino walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Da Urbino.
A shot to the body from Zan misses
and Da Urbino counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zan's knee momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Da Urbino. That's going to slow Zan down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Urbino slips under a jab from Zan.
A nice inside leg kick there by Da Urbino. That's going to slow Zan down.
Da Urbino scores with a head kick. Zan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Zan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Da Urbino tries to clinch but Zan is having none of it.
Zan misses with a hook
and Da Urbino counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zan checks the leg kick.
Da Urbino misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Zan misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Da Urbino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zan throws out the jab.
Da Urbino only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Zan throws a poor cross that misses
and Da Urbino makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Da Urbino's head backwards.
Da Urbino looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Da Urbino misses with a low kick.
Zan misses with a hook.
Zan just misses with a punch to the body.
Da Urbino tries to move into range but Zan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Da Urbino ducks under a wild hook from Zan.
Da Urbino replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Zan blocks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Da Urbino scores with a spinning back kick!
Zan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Da Urbino makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zan misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zan misses with a body shot
and Da Urbino counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A telegraphed right hand from Zan misses the target.
Zan lands a nice shot that snaps Da Urbino's head back.
Zan misses the shot to the body.
Jab by Zan.
Zan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zan lands a jab to the head.
Zan just misses with a punch to the body.
Da Urbino ducks under a wild hook from Zan.
Jab from Zan.
Da Urbino walks into a jab.
Da Urbino finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Da Urbino fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zan is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zan takes a swing at Da Urbino's ribcage but misses.
Da Urbino takes a swing at Zan's ribcage but misses.
Da Urbino fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zan misses with a right hand
and Da Urbino counters with a leg kick.
Zan thuds a left hand into Da Urbino's body.
Da Urbino pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zan is out of range and Da Urbino settles back down.
Zan avoids the head kick by Da Urbino.
Zan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zan looks to land a right hand but Da Urbino moved out of range.
Da Urbino is trying to counter with his kicks.
Da Urbino goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Zan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Despite the aggression on Da Urbino's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Zan misses with a body shot.
Da Urbino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Urbino throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zan cracks Da Urbino with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zan misses with an uppercut. Da Urbino saw that one coming.
Zan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Urbino moves away.
Zan just misses with a punch to the body.
Zan looks to throw the jab but Da Urbino is out of range.
Zan misses with a hook. Da Urbino ducked under it nicely.
Da Urbino lands a leg kick that knocks Zan off balance momentarily.
Zan throws a poor cross that misses
and Da Urbino counters with a low kick, right behind Zan 's knee.
A chopping leg kick lands by Da Urbino.
Zan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Zan's corner calls for a 1-2. Zan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zan connects with a body shot.
Da Urbino swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That kick from Da Urbino tenderised Zan's leg. Zan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Da Urbino lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crunch! Da Urbino slams his shin into Zan's torso.
Da Urbino lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zan takes a step back to recover.
Zan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Da Urbino avoids the body shot from Zan.
Zan moves out of range of the leg kick from Da Urbino.
Zan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Da Urbino on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Da Urbino lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zan's sensitive parts.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tan Zan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zan 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tan Zan!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aslanbek Barayev (ranked 1114 p4p, 121 weight class) and Pedro Rocha Barros (ranked 1748 p4p, 181 weight class). Barayev comes to the cage accompanied by Antirespect - There. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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148 lbs
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149 lbs
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Brawler
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aslanbek Barayev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Pedro Rocha Barros!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocha Barros throws a big shot that misses.
Barayev moves in looking to clinch but Rocha Barros pushes him off.
Rocha Barros looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barayev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rocha Barros avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barayev tries to close the distance and clinch but Rocha Barros swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rocha Barros throws a jab when Barayev was well out of range.
Barayev tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rocha Barros manages to circle out of the way.
Rocha Barros looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barayev wants to clinch up but Rocha Barros keeps it at a distance.
Barayev tries to close the distance and clinch but Rocha Barros swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barayev closes the distance and pushes Rocha Barros back into the cage.
Barayev fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rocha Barros pushes Barayev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rocha Barros lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rocha Barros misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barayev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rocha Barros to keep the fight standing.
Barayev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rocha Barros to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aslanbek Barayev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rocha Barros misses with a punch to the body.
Barayev fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barayev.
Barayev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rocha Barros.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha Barros tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rocha Barros lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barayev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rocha Barros breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barayev moves out of range as Rocha Barros strikes.
Barayev moves away from the strike by Rocha Barros.
Barayev instigates a clinch.
Barayev is trying to pull guard but Rocha Barros turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Barayev manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rocha Barros passes into half guard.
Rocha Barros not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barayev moves into full guard.
Rocha Barros with a nice head shot there.
Rocha Barros trying to control the position from guard on top but Barayev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha Barros wants to pass the guard but Barayev is keeping the position.
Rocha Barros advances position into side control!
Barayev is looking to regain half guard here but Rocha Barros keeps moving and retains side control.
Barayev manages to get back to half guard.
Barayev has hold of Rocha Barros's hands but Rocha Barros slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rocha Barros is working for a kimura but Barayev is defending it quite comfortably.
Barayev slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha Barros trying to control the position from guard on top but Barayev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barayev looking for a guillotine here but Rocha Barros defends easily.
Rocha Barros scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rocha Barros avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rocha Barros throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rocha Barros throws a big elbow that misses.
Barayev working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Rocha Barros has passed into half guard!
Rocha Barros throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barayev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rocha Barros pulls his head out easily.
Barayev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barayev actively working from the bottom here.
Barayev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rocha Barros pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Rocha Barros dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rocha Barros stuns Barayev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barayev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barayev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rocha Barros throws out the jab.
Barayev tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rocha Barros counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barayev moves in looking to clinch but Rocha Barros pushes him off.
A nice side step and Rocha Barros releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rocha Barros misses the jab.
Barayev moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barayev tries to pull guard but Rocha Barros holds him up against the cage and eventually Barayev drops back down to his feet.
Rocha Barros tries a body shot but Barayev blocks it.
Barayev tries to pull guard but Rocha Barros forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Barayev 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 Rocha Barros.
Barayev prevents a body shot from Rocha Barros.
Barayev is trying to pull guard but Rocha Barros turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aslanbek Barayev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barayev fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Barayev tries to pull guard but Rocha Barros holds him up against the cage and eventually Barayev drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha Barros misses with some punches.
Barayev blocks an uppercut.
Barayev blocks an uppercut.
Rocha Barros misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barayev tries to pull guard but Rocha Barros won't allow it.
Barayev tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Barayev has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rocha Barros uses from the top position.
Barayev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rocha Barros doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rocha Barros manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rocha Barros trying to control but Barayev is working from the bottom.
Rocha Barros wants to pass the guard but Barayev is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha Barros is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Barayev wants to sweep but no luck.
Rocha Barros is pushing down on Barayev's leg trying to pass to half guard. Barayev is fighting to maintain full guard but Rocha Barros has managed to sneak the leg through.
Barayev is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rocha Barros's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rocha Barros's back!
Rocha Barros has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barayev is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Barayev has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Rocha Barros manages to reverse the position and now he's in Barayev's guard. Nice work there by Rocha Barros.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rocha Barros pushing down on Barayev's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha Barros looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rocha Barros wants to advance to full mount but Barayev doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Barayev keeping moving, preventing Rocha Barros from controlling successfully.
Rocha Barros is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Barayev has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Rocha Barros is looking to defend but Barayev has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Rocha Barros! Barayev pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Rocha Barros taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Aslanbek Barayev!
A relieved looking Aslanbek Barayev thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angelica Nugulagamba (ranked 1561 p4p, 229 weight class) and Mister Tea (ranked 835 p4p, 128 weight class). Nugulagamba comes to the cage accompanied by Bartolito. Mister Tea is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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212 lbs
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225 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Angelica Nugulagamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mister Tea!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tea cracks Nugulagamba with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Angelica Nugulagamba has been cut.
Nugulagamba throws a hook but Tea avoids it easily.
Tea throws out a counter right but Nugulagamba avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed right hand from Tea misses the target.
Nugulagamba with a poor takedown
and Tea connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nugulagamba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tea sprawls well. Tea wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nugulagamba gets slowly back to his feet.
Tea looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tea instigates a clinch.
Tea landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tea comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tea lands an elbow inside that Nugulagamba shrugs off.
Tea landing knees to the head.
Angelica Nugulagamba's cut is getting worse.
Tea lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nugulagamba is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tea lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tea comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Angelica Nugulagamba's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tea creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nugulagamba's defenses.
Jeez, Angelica Nugulagamba's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Angelica Nugulagamba's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mister Tea!
A relieved looking Mister Tea thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Angelica Nugulagamba stepped up to the mic, saying 'I lost but I come back victorious! '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Beukeboom (ranked 1948 p4p, 258 weight class) and Island Prince (ranked 1006 p4p, 138 weight class). Bill Beukeboom could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Island Prince'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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bill Beukeboom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Prince!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beukeboom lands a really nice looking cross but Prince seems unphased.
Beukeboom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prince drops his hands momentarily and Beukeboom takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Beukeboom scores with a nice right hand.
Beukeboom has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Temp Spar Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Prince takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Prince moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Beukeboom lands a lovely overhand right.
A big left from Beukeboom misses.
Prince is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Beukeboom throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Prince's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Beukeboom dives in looking to finish as Prince flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Beukeboom's strikes! Beukeboom is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Prince's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Prince was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Beukeboom!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lawrence (ranked 558 p4p, 74 weight class) and Ren Askcrew (ranked 771 p4p, 103 weight class). Lawrence's entrance music is Sweep the Leg. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Lawrence!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ren Askcrew!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Lawrence misses.
Lawrence cracks a nice hook into Askcrew's ribs.
Lawrence waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Askcrew.
Askcrew darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Askcrew escapes and gets back to his feet.
Lawrence misses with the combination.
Askcrew clinches.
Lawrence lands with a left to the head.
Lawrence working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Askcrew tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lawrence just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lawrence scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lawrence lands a body shot.
Askcrew tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lawrence lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lawrence throws a head punch that misses.
Askcrew's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lawrence ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lawrence fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lawrence connects with a single shot there.
Askcrew misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Askcrew dodges the punch combination from Lawrence.
Lawrence has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Temp Spar Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Lawrence will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lawrence displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Askcrew.
Johnny Lawrence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ren Askcrew.
Lawrence connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnny Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Lawrence scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lawrence.
Lawrence misses with a two punch combination.
Lawrence stuffs the takedown attempt from Askcrew. Askcrew gets slowly back to his feet.
Askcrew shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lawrence counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A left and a right from Lawrence both land. Nice combination.
Lawrence dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Askcrew fails with an attempt to clinch.
Askcrew is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnny Lawrence is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Askcrew shoots for a takedown but Lawrence saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Askcrew misses with a takedown attempt
and Lawrence counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lawrence leaves Askcrew with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lawrence seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Lawrence.
Lawrence moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lawrence fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Askcrew gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lawrence counters with a left and a right that stings Askcrew.
Lawrence cracks Askcrew with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lawrence throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Askcrew shoots and misses
and Lawrence counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Askcrew takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Askcrew takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Askcrew fails to land the takedown.
Askcrew looks winded!
Askcrew takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askcrew has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Askcrew there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lawrence lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Askcrew tries a head kick but it misses.
Lawrence lands a glancing blow to the side of Askcrew's head.
Lawrence lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Askcrew is rocked!
Askcrew gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lawrence.
Askcrew is still on wobbly legs! Can Lawrence finish him?
Lawrence misses with a body kick.
Askcrew is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Askcrew seems to have recovered his senses.
Lawrence tests Askcrew's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lawrence scores with a shot to the body.
Askcrew avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawrence scores with a one two! Askcrew had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lawrence is working the combinations to good effect here.
Askcrew takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Lawrence dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Askcrew with a poor takedown
and Lawrence counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lawrence is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Askcrew can do to turn this around?
Lawrence lands a jab.
Askcrew shoots in and gets a takedown into Lawrence's guard.
Lawrence seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Askcrew postures up in Lawrence's guard and throws a big left but Lawrence blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askcrew drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lawrence manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Askcrew has Lawrence in his guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Askcrew 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.
Lawrence keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Askcrew is keen to just control but Lawrence is a slippery customer.
Lawrence knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Askcrew on the ground.
Askcrew not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Askcrew wants to control but Lawrence is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Askcrew passes to full mount!
Askcrew is working for a guillotine from mount but Lawrence frees his head quite easily.
Askcrew trying to control but Lawrence is having none of it.
Askcrew avoids the attempt from Lawrence to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askcrew gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Lawrence fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Askcrew on the side of the head.
Johnny Lawrence is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Askcrew crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lawrence - the referee stops the clock and Askcrew gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lawrence. Askcrew manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice cross by Lawrence.
Askcrew shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lawrence jabs at Askcrew's body.
Lawrence wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Askcrew has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lawrence throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Askcrew's head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Askcrew or perhaps it was just good defense by Lawrence, which made it look bad.
Johnny Lawrence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ren Askcrew.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lawrence!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawrence is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnny Lawrence is winning the standup battle so far.
Askcrew is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lawrence sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Askcrew shoots for a double leg takedown but Lawrence sprawls well. He's pushed Askcrew's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A quick step to the side and Lawrence tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Askcrew is breathing heavily.
Askcrew is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lawrence sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Askcrew takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lawrence lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lawrence lands with a shot to the body.
Lawrence bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lawrence scores with a crisp jab that stopped Askcrew in his tracks.
Askcrew changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lawrence tries to avoid it but Askcrew manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lawrence to the ground. Lawrence escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lawrence was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Askcrew avoids a punch combination nicely.
Askcrew tries for a takedown but Lawrence circles away easily
and Lawrence counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Lawrence 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.
Askcrew takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lawrence fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Askcrew tries for a takedown but Lawrence circles away easily
letting Lawrence counter with a right hand.
Askcrew stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a right hand that Askcrew ducks under and follows up with a left that Askcrew also avoids with ease.
Askcrew steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lawrence.
A cross from Lawrence lands.
Askcrew avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lawrence getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Askcrew tries to clinch up but Lawrence circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab by Lawrence.
Lawrence scores with a leg kick.
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!
Askcrew shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lawrence but Lawrence pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It looked like Lawrence was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence lands with a nice body punch.
Askcrew takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lawrence lands a jab to the head.
Lawrence lands with an uppercut that bounces Askcrew off the cage and back into range.
Lawrence pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Askcrew looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lawrence is fending him off so far but Askcrew persists. Nope, Lawrence circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnny Lawrence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ren Askcrew.
Askcrew tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lawrence sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Askcrew somewhat.
Askcrew takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lawrence 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.
Lawrence tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Askcrew fails with the takedown
and Lawrence counters with a stiff right hand.
Lawrence's corner calls for a 1-2. Lawrence obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawrence lands a nice shot to the body.
Askcrew wants to clinch but Lawrence slips to the side
and Askcrew takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lawrence scores with a punch to the head.
Lawrence throws a leg kick which misses Askcrew's front leg but catches the back leg as Askcrew tries to avoid it.
Lawrence moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lawrence uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Askcrew has time to react.
Lawrence connects with a nice looking jab.
Askcrew takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lawrence scores with a one two! Askcrew had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lawrence lands with a nice combination. Askcrew backs away looking to recover.
Lawrence steps in with a hook that catches Askcrew right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Lawrence follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Askcrew looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Lawrence!
Johnny Lawrence is the new welterweight champion!
Johnny Lawrence decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Blood (ranked 534 p4p, 63 weight class) and Macho Man Savage (ranked 1308 p4p, 158 weight class). Man Savage has chosen Hey Freakshow! as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Macho Man Savage!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man Savage uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Man Savage goes for a double leg but Blood avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Blood continues to drive forward.
Man Savage looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Blood rushes Man Savage and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Man Savage throws a head punch that misses.
Blood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man Savage blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man Savage.
Man Savage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blood pushes Man Savage back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Man Savage.
Man Savage blocks an uppercut.
Blood misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Blood.
A left hand lands to the body for Blood.
Blood has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A short uppercut from Blood.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blood misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Blood.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man Savage misses with a body punch.
Man Savage misses with the head strike.
Blood misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Savage misses with a punch to the body.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood misses with some punches.
Blood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Man Savage backwards.
A short left from Blood.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man Savage.
Man Savage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Man Savage misses with a punch to the body.
Blood lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Man Savage.
Man Savage throws a head punch that misses.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Man Savage.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Man Savage throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Blood.
Blood working aggressively here.
Blood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Man Savage.
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!
Man Savage blocking some punches.
Man Savage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man Savage blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood lands with a right to the head.
Blood pushes Man Savage back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blood tries to work over Man Savage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man Savage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man Savage.
Blood moves out of range as Man Savage strikes.
Blood is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Man Savage.
Man Savage looks to throw the jab but Blood is out of range.
Blood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blood walks into a left hand.
Blood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man Savage works Blood's body with a nice hook.
Blood throws a looping overhand right but Man Savage ducks down to avoid it.
Man Savage looks to score with a jab to the body but Blood is just out of range.
Man Savage lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man Savage.
Man Savage lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blood gets tackled into the cage by Man Savage. Man Savage maintains the clinch.
Blood misses with some punches.
Blood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blood tries a body shot but Man Savage blocks it.
Blood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blood presses Man Savage against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man Savage misses with the head strike.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blood tries a body shot but Man Savage blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man Savage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man Savage.
Man Savage cracks Blood with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man Savage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man Savage throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bloods head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man Savage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blood misses with some punches.
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man Savage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blood has Man Savage up against the cage in a clinch.
Blood misses with some punches.
Blood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man Savage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blood is working Man Savage over against the cage.
Man Savage blocks an uppercut.
Man Savage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blood's elbow.
Man Savage misses with a punch to the body.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Man Savage.
Man Savage tries to land knees in the clinch but Blood avoids the damage to the body.
Man Savage misses with the head strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Man Savage tries to work over Blood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Blood.
Man Savage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Blood dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blood ducks right into an uppercut from Man Savage.
Man Savage throws a hook but Blood blocks it.
Man Savage misses with a left hand
and Blood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Macho Man Savage has been cut.
Blood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Man Savage.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Man Savage blocks an uppercut.
Blood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blood blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Man Savage fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Blood.
Blood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Man Savage.
Man Savage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Man Savage drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blood, as that shot connected.
Man Savage is rocked!
Macho Man Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood staying out of range there.
Blood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blood slips a straight right by Man Savage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood closes the distance and clinches.
Blood swings wildly with an uppercut but Man Savage uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blood.
Man Savage blocks an uppercut.
Blood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Man Savage misses with the head strike.
Man Savage blocking some punches.
Blood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man Savage can do to turn this around?
Blood lands a left hand.
Man Savage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man Savage softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Man Savage breaks from the clinch.
A left and a right from Man Savage both land. Nice combination.
Man Savage on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man Savage throws a body punch but Blood moves out of range.
Man Savage takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Man Savage at a distance.
Blood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blood misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood defending well as Man Savage loads up on a big left hand.
Blood staying out of range there.
Blood was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blood swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Man Savage.
Man Savage lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Man Savage throws a poor cross that misses
and Blood counters with a stiff right hand.
Man Savage stalks Blood and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blood's face. Blood staggers backwards, shaken.
Man Savage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blood.
Man Savage might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Blood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man Savage manages to avoid it.
Man Savage swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blood.
Blood rushes Man Savage and presses him up against the cage.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Man Savage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man Savage throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Blood - that landed with a thud.
Man Savage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Blood - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood prevents a body shot from Man Savage.
Blood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ivan Blood has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Man Savage working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Man Savage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blood blocking some punches.
Man Savage tries to throw a body punch but Blood avoids it by throwing Man Savage back against the cage.
Man Savage takes a shot to the head.
Man Savage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man Savage blocking some punches.
Blood can't find room to land a body shot as Man Savage controls the action.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man Savage blocking some punches.
Man Savage throws a head punch that misses.
Blood misses with some punches.
Man Savage can't find room to land a body shot as Blood controls the action.
Blood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man Savage lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blood lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Blood.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man Savage stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Man Savage working aggressively here.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Blood lands a shot to the body.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man Savage breaks the clinch.
Man Savage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blood counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Man Savage throws a hook but Blood blocks it.
Man Savage misses with a straight left.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man Savage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blood throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Man Savage! But no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man Savage looks to throw the jab but Blood is out of range.
Man Savage lands a head shot.
Blood on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blood lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Blood dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Macho Man Savage's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Blood misses with a two punch combination.
Blood slips a jab and a cross from Man Savage.
Man Savage will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blood wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Blood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man Savage was well out of range. Poor timing from Blood.
Blood throws a body punch but Man Savage moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Man Savage.
It looked like Blood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Man Savage takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Man Savage gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blood.
Man Savage throws a hook but Blood blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood lands a head shot.
Man Savage scores with a nice right hand.
Blood scores with a crisp jab that stopped Man Savage in his tracks.
Man Savage is still on wobbly legs! Can Blood finish him?
Blood throws a hook but Man Savage blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man Savage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man Savage.
Man Savage seems to have recovered his senses.
Man Savage misses with a body punch
and Blood holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Man Savage breaks from the clinch.
Man Savage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blood.
Blood misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Man Savage on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Man Savage bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Man Savage gets a clinch.
Man Savage working aggressively here.
Man Savage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blood misses with the head strike.
Man Savage throws a head punch that misses.
Man Savage is working Blood over against the cage.
Blood presses Man Savage against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blood lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blood pushes Man Savage back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Man Savage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blood.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Man Savage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blood.
A short right from Blood on the inside.
Blood scores with a shoulder strike.
Blood lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Man Savage.
Blood misses with some punches.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Man Savage.
Man Savage swings wildly with an uppercut but Blood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Blood digs a right hand into Man Savage's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Man Savage's gas tank.
Blood lands an uppercut.
Man Savage working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man Savage.
Blood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blood blocks an uppercut.
Blood digs a right hand underneath Man Savage's ribcage. Man Savage let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood misses with a body punch.
Man Savage's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Blood.
A short left from Blood.
Blood digs a right hand underneath Man Savage's ribcage. Man Savage let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Blood.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blood.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Macho Man Savage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivan Blood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Man Savage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blood digs a right hand underneath Man Savage's ribcage. Man Savage let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Man Savage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man Savage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blood's elbow.
Blood lands with a short shot to the head.
Blood misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man Savage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blood blocking some punches.
Man Savage lands with a short shot to the head.
Man Savage misses with a punch on the inside.
Man Savage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man Savage misses with the head strike.
Man Savage swings wildly with an uppercut but Blood uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blood.
Man Savage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blood lands a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Blood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blood, 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Blood!
Our winner, Ivan Blood, 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.
Macho Man Savage spoke after the fight, saying 'Ohhh, yeaahhh!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Martin Eugen (ranked 273 p4p, 34 weight class) and Sisu Sisu (ranked 1734 p4p, 179 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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154 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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150 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Martin Eugen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sisu Sisu!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sisu changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Eugen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sisu taking a breather here.
Eugen wants to control but Sisu postures up.
Sisu lands an elbow.
Sisu throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sisu in side control, throwing shots but Eugen defends.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sisu working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The referee asks Sisu politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Sisu prefers to stall for the moment though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eugen parries the strikes from Sisu easily there. Sisu is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Eugen to escape.
Eugen is letting Sisu control him for a moment.
Sisu trying to control the position but Eugen is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eugen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sisu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sisu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eugen keeps working.
Sisu looks up at the clock and then as Eugen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sisu smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Eugen struggling a bit here.
Sisu throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Eugen is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Sisu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sisu throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Eugen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sisu.
Sisu takes a little break here. Eugen wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Eugen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sisu.
Sisu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Eugen misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from Eugen.
Eugen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Eugen thuds his right hand into Sisu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sisu shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sisu showed some decent athleticism there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisu lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sisu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sisu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Eugen has hold of Sisu's hands but Sisu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sisu is taking a breather. Eugen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sisu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Eugen wants to improve his position but Sisu is controlling well.
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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sisu lands a nice short elbow.
Sisu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Eugen defending well though.
Eugen tries to roll over but Sisu keeps him under control.
Sisu is trying to control. Eugen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sisu is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Eugen!
Sisu wants to control the pace but Eugen is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sisu Sisu dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sisu looks to land a combination but Eugen avoids it well.
Eugen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sisu throws out the jab.
Eugen throws a jab when Sisu was well out of range.
And Sisu tries to counter it with a takedown but Eugen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Eugen slips a straight right by Sisu.
Eugen cracks Sisu with an open hand slap.
Eugen misses with a wild body shot.
Sisu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Eugen avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eugen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Eugen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Eugen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eugen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sisu Sisu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sisu misses with a wild combination.
Eugen moves out of range of the strikes.
Eugen with a nice cross.
Sisu ducks under a wild hook from Eugen.
Eugen just misses with a punch to the body.
And Sisu tries to counter it with a takedown but Eugen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Eugen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sisu.
Eugen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eugen avoids the body shot from Sisu.
Sisu moves out of range of the strikes.
Martin Eugen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eugen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sisu has his takedown stuffed
and Eugen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Martin Eugen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sisu Sisu.
Sisu looks to land a combination but Eugen avoids it well.
Eugen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
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!
Eugen throws a hook to the side of Sisu's head but Sisu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eugen looks to land a left hand but Sisu moved out of range nicely.
Sisu with the counter takedown but Eugen avoids it easily.
Sisu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Eugen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sisu swings for the body but Eugen moves out of range.
Eugen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisu walks into a stiff left hand from Eugen.
Nice sprawl there from Eugen as Sisu shoots in.
It looked like Eugen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sisu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Eugen sprawls well. Eugen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sisu gets slowly back to his feet.
Eugen misses the jab.
Sisu with the counter takedown but Eugen avoids it easily.
Eugen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Eugen just misses with a punch to the body.
Sisu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Eugen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eugen misses with the combination.
Sisu changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sisu throws an overhand right that lands on Eugen's shoulder, as Eugen tries to avoid the shot.
Sisu is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
No luck for Sisu with that takedown attempt.
It looked like Eugen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Eugen throws a series of punches but Sisu avoids them all with ease.
Nice body punch from Eugen.
Sisu shoots in but Eugen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Eugen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Eugen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eugen connects with a right hand. Sisu shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Sisu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Eugen dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sisu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eugen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Eugen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sisu.
Sisu swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Eugen counter with a right hand.
Sisu throws a body shot but no joy.
Eugen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sisu closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Eugen quickly recovers to half guard.
Sisu is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Eugen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sisu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sisu thows a huge punch but Eugen dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisu content to control rather than advance.
Eugen keeping control of the position.
Sisu content to control rather than advance.
Sisu trying to control from Eugen's half guard. Eugen has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Sisu looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sisu slips nicely into half guard.
Eugen is not content to let Sisu control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sisu in particular looking to stall.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sisu lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eugen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sisu content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Eugen throws a big shot that misses.
Sisu fails with the takedown
and Eugen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eugen throws a poor cross that misses
and Sisu counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Eugen!
Sisu misses with the ground and pound.
Sisu trying to control the position but Eugen is working away.
Eugen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sisu connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sisu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eugen keeps working.
Sisu works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sisu trying to control the position but Eugen is working away.
Sisu Sisu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Eugen stops Sisu from passing to mount.
Eugen is trying to escape the position but Sisu is controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eugen is trying to improve his position.
Sisu advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sisu Sisu really 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.
Sisu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eugen moves away.
Sisu looks to score with a jab to the body but Eugen is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Eugen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sisu changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Eugen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sloppy strikes there by Sisu.
Sisu tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sisu trying to control the action but Eugen is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sisu in side control, throwing shots but Eugen defends.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisu working away.
Sisu working the strikes but Eugen uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Sisu has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sisu looking to finish with strikes here!
Sisu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sisu tries to control but Eugen wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sisu controlling from mount.
Sisu tries to control but Eugen wriggling away.
Sisu throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sisu has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Eugen's face.
Sisu scoring with strikes but Eugen is staying in there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sisu cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sisu connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisu unloading with bombs!
Eugen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Eugen tries to get out of the position.
Sisu trying to control but Eugen is having none of it.
Sisu with the ground and pound from mount.
Sisu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Eugen is looking to escape.
Sisu is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sisu working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sisu content just to control the position here.
Sisu cracks Eugen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sisu is landing with some decent strikes but Eugen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sisu landing shots from mount.
Sisu lands a heavy elbow.
Eugen is rocked!
Sisu wants to control the pace but Eugen is squirming around nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sisu lands a couple of good shots and Eugen has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Sisu tries to keep control of the position but Eugen is staying busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sisu Sisu dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sisu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sisu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eugen.
Sisu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eugen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sisu shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Eugen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sisu postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sisu trying to control the action but Eugen is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eugen is being controlled here.
Eugen is not content to let Sisu control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eugen is trying to work for a sweep but Sisu has mounted him!
Sisu wants to control the pace but Eugen is squirming around nicely.
Sisu throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sisu landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sisu content just to control the position here.
Sisu looking to ground and pound but Eugen is blocking nicely.
Martin Eugen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sisu landing shots from mount.
Sisu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Eugen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sisu.
Sisu controlling the pace for now.
Sisu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Eugen?
Sisu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sisu cracks Eugen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sisu has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Eugen's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisu trying to control but Eugen is having none of it.
Sisu might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Eugen haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sisu cracks Eugen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sisu Sisu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sisu looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Let's hope that Sisu has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Sisu.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sisu Sisu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sisu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 46:49
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sisu Sisu!
Sisu Sisu is the new featherweight champion!
In defeat, Martin Eugen stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks for coming...I'll be back'.
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