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The Island Season 11, 205 lbs, Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Rodd (ranked 2219 p4p, 170 weight class) and Samuel Pereira Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 30 weight class). Samuel Pereira Carvalho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Rodd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samuel Pereira Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodd has his takedown stuffed
and Pereira Carvalho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pereira Carvalho's corner calls for a 1-2. Pereira Carvalho obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pereira Carvalho misses with a body shot.
Rodd connects with a right hand. Pereira Carvalho shakes it off.
Pereira Carvalho throws a shot from downtown. Rodd moves away and avoids it.
Rodd misses with a shot to the body
and Pereira Carvalho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like John Rodd has been cut.
Rodd looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pereira Carvalho!
Pereira Carvalho told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodd wants to control but Pereira Carvalho is keeping him busy.
Rodd goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Pereira Carvalho has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rodd but great work by Pereira Carvalho.
Rodd manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodd trying to control from the bottom.
Pereira Carvalho really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rodd. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pereira Carvalho wants to stand up but Rodd is controlling the position.
Rodd is trying to get back to full guard.
Rodd is working hard here to advance position.
Rodd moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rodd looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pereira Carvalho is one step ahead there.
Pereira Carvalho got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rodd has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pereira Carvalho has managed to get both his arms back between Rodd's legs - danger averted.
Rodd is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pereira Carvalho would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pereira Carvalho wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Rodd's closed guard. He's half up but Rodd has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Rodd pivots and extends the arm, Pereira Carvalho falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Rodd! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Rodd!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Witun Wittu (ranked 1375 p4p, 1500 weight class) and Jean Lucroy (ranked 195 p4p, 0 weight class). Jean Lucroy has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Witun Wittu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jean Lucroy!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucroy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wittu looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wittu is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Wittu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lucroy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wittu is looking for a sweep.
Lucroy working the body and head with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucroy lands an elbow.
Wittu has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Lucroy lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lucroy working the head with strikes.
It looks like Witun Wittu has been cut.
Lucroy is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucroy misses with the ground and pound.
Wittu takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lucroy throws an elbow but Wittu slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lucroy creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wittu sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lucroy landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lucroy lands a nice forearm strike.
Witun Wittu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Witun Wittu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jean Lucroy!
In defeat, Witun Wittu stepped up to the mic, saying 'No voihan vitun vittu..'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boxing Man (ranked 2697 p4p, 1313 weight class) and Abel Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graves comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Deadsoul Tribe - A Flight on an Angels Wing kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Boxing Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abel Graves!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Man definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Graves throws a sloppy head kick
and Man counters with a nice uppercut.
Man takes a swing at Graves's ribcage but misses.
Man walks into a straight right hand from Graves.
A nice leg kick from Graves, right into the meat of the thigh.
Man with a hook.
Graves misses with a head kick.
A shot to the body from Graves misses
letting Man counter with a right hand.
Man misses with a straight right.
Graves drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Man defends it well.
Man throws out a loose jab but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Abel Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves throws a nice head kick!
Graves closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves takes a shot to the head.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Graves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gravess head.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
Graves misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves misses with the head strike.
Man is working Graves over against the cage.
Graves looks winded!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Man creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Man working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
 Graves is rocked!
Man digs a right hand into Graves's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Graves's gas tank.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Graves 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.
A right hand to the body from Man.
Man lands a left hand that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Graves is still on wobbly legs! Can Man finish him?
Man gets through Graves's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Man.
Man lands a big right hand that drops Graves! The killer instinct kicks in and Man finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boxing Man!
Abel Graves spoke after the fight, saying 'Goodbye, city life.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Jackson (ranked 605 p4p, 2581 weight class) and Steve Broadbent (ranked 90 p4p, 342 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Undisputed Champion. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dwayne Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Broadbent!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Broadbent. That snapped Jackson's head back.
Broadbent with a hook.
Broadbent swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson stuns Broadbent with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've been told by Jackson's head coaches at Gladius Elite Facilities that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Broadbent lands with a nice body punch.
Broadbent shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Broadbent was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jackson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Broadbent's best efforts.
Broadbent thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.
Broadbent scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Broadbent is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Broadbent not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broadbent is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Broadbent throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Broadbent slips a nice elbow through Jackson's hands, connecting with Jackson's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Broadbent lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Broadbent.
Broadbent wants to free his trapped foot but Jackson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Broadbent looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Broadbent winds up and cracks Jackson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Broadbent seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jackson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson actively working from the bottom here.
Jackson gets back to full guard.
Broadbent trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Broadbent with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Broadbent preventing the sweep.
Jackson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Broadbent wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broadbent pushes down on Jackson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard.
Broadbent moves nicely into side control.
Broadbent scoring with punches and elbows.
Broadbent scores with punches from side control.
Broadbent passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jackson!
Broadbent lands a big shot there that rocks Jackson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broadbent is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jackson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Broadbent fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jackson working to try and regain half guard.
Broadbent scoring with strikes but Jackson is staying in there.
Broadbent scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jackson?
Broadbent can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson is bucking up trying to escape but Broadbent cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Broadbent is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Broadbent trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Broadbent dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Broadbent throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Jackson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Broadbent.
Broadbent misses with a lunging right hand
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 It looks like Steve Broadbent has been cut.
Jackson stuffs the takedown.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Broadbent misses the jab.
Broadbent throws a lazy uppercut
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Broadbent is rocked!
Jackson steps in with a hook that catches Broadbent right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Jackson follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Broadbent looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwayne Jackson!
Dwayne Jackson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heitor Souza (ranked 2007 p4p, 237 weight class) and John Ishmael (ranked 0 p4p, 39 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Heitor Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Ishmael!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Heitor Souza has been cut.
Souza ducks right into an uppercut from Ishmael.
Ishmael drops Souza with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Souza looks back up at him and smiles so Ishmael waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Souza is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Ishmael engages and cracks Souza with a massive lead left hook - Souza tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Ishmael is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Ishmael!
John Ishmael seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monty Don (ranked 716 p4p, 1682 weight class) and Stig Lunde (ranked 103 p4p, 0 weight class). Monty Don has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Monty Don!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stig Lunde!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lunde moves out of range of the strikes.
Lunde swings for the body but Don moves out of range.
Lunde looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Don misses with a takedown
and Lunde connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Don defending well as Lunde loads up on a big left hand.
Lunde keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Don.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Don lands with a hook. Lunde tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A shot to the body from Lunde misses
and Don counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lunde stuffs the takedown attempt from Don. Don gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunde's jab looks to have found its range, popping Don under the eye.
Don steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lunde.
Don appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Don swings for the body but Lunde moves out of range.
Don misses with an uppercut.
Don lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Don catches Lunde with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Don throws out a loose jab but Lunde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lunde moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Don tests Lunde's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Don misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monty Don. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Don.
Lunde jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Don throws out a loose jab but Lunde uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Lunde on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Don lands with a right hand.
Lunde looks to throw the jab but Don is out of range.
Lunde throws an overhand right that lands on Don's shoulder, as Don tries to avoid the shot.
Don changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lunde misses with an uppercut
and Don counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Don.
Lunde looking to hit a scissor sweep but Don is one step ahead there.
Don slips nicely into half guard.
We've been hearing that Don has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Lunde is looking to escape.
Lunde really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Don. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Don is working for a submission of some sort.
Don is nestled in close to Lunde, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lunde on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lunde has hold of Don's hands but Don slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Don winds up and cracks Lunde with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lunde is rocked!
Don lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Lunde quite badly. Lunde pulls Don in close trying to recover. Don postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Lunde on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Lunde doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Monty Don!
Our winner, Monty Don, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenichi Misahawa (ranked 1519 p4p, 1321 weight class) and Bill Hilly (ranked 216 p4p, 191 weight class). Hilly is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gary Moore - Whiskey in the Jar (Tribute to Phil Lynott) [HQ] [9/10]. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Kenichi Misahawa!
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, Bill Hilly!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilly slips a straight right by Misahawa.
Hilly misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Hilly misses its intended target.
Misahawa slips a straight right by Hilly.
Hilly jabs Misahawa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Misahawa tries to clinch up but Hilly circles away and keeps his distance.
Hilly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hilly looks to throw the jab but Misahawa is out of range.
Misahawa is looking to counter the offense by Hilly and move into the clinch.
Hilly takes a jab right on the kisser.
Misahawa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hilly throws a big shot that misses.
Misahawa is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hilly.
Hilly has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Hilly misses the target.
Misahawa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hilly throws out the jab.
Misahawa moves in looking to clinch but Hilly pushes him off.
Hilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hilly lands with a right hand.
It looks like Kenichi Misahawa has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Misahawa swings for the body but Hilly moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Misahawa defending well as Hilly loads up on a big left hand.
Misahawa misses with an uppercut. Hilly saw that one coming.
Misahawa takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Misahawa is rocked!
Hilly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oh Misahawa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Misahawa gets a clinch.
Misahawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Misahawa seems to have got his legs back now.
Hilly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Misahawa blocking some punches.
Hilly missing with knees to the body.
Hilly is trying to force a seperation but Misahawa has the dominant position.
Misahawa stalling the fight.
Hilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hilly wants to get back to striking at distance but Misahawa won't allow it.
Hilly lands a nice uppercut.
Misahawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Hilly.
Hilly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hilly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Misahawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Misahawa blocks an uppercut.
Hilly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Misahawa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hilly backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilly is trying to break the clinch but Misahawa has him pressed against the cage.
Misahawa tries a knee to the head but Hilly blocks it.
Hilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Hilly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Misahawa backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A shot in the inside from Hilly.
Hilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Misahawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Hilly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hilly lands with a light punch inside.
Misahawa looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hilly working aggressively here.
Hilly tries to break the clinch but Misahawa is controlling the position.
Hilly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Misahawa has him pressed against the cage.
Hilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Misahawa.
A knee to the head by Misahawa.
Misahawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hilly misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Misahawa on the inside.
Hilly effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa lands a knee to the head.
Misahawa blocking some punches.
Hilly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Misahawa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hilly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bill Hilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Misahawa misses with a body shot.
Misahawa looks to clinch
and Hilly counters with a nice right hand that sends Misahawa toppling to the canvas! Misahawa scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hilly finish him?!
Hilly drops Misahawa with a straight right hand, right on the button! Hilly follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Hilly!
After winning the bout, Bill Hilly 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tapu Koko (ranked 158 p4p, 2155 weight class) and Milo Diotimus (ranked 26 p4p, 0 weight class). Koko comes to the cage accompanied by Aotearoa. Tapu Koko has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tapu Koko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Milo Diotimus!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diotimus misses with a takedown
and Diotimus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Milo Diotimus has been cut.
Milo Diotimus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koko moves into range and clinches up with Diotimus.
Koko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diotimus tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Diotimus is trying to pull guard but Koko turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tapu Koko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milo Diotimus.
Koko lands a nice uppercut.
Koko is working Diotimus over against the cage.
Koko scores with a hook to the body.
Diotimus looks winded!
Koko lands a body punch.
Koko lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Koko.
Koko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diotimuss head.
Koko lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Koko.
Diotimus is rocked!
Nice body punch from Koko.
Diotimus is still on wobbly legs! Can Koko finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koko.
Koko throws a big uppercut that drops Diotimus! More strikes from Koko and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Diotimus lies dazed against the cage as Koko celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tapu Koko!
Tapu Koko took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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