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IXF XLVIII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yamasaki Mishimoto (ranked 5116 p4p, 2996 weight class) and Dax Crumper (ranked 257 p4p, 175 weight class). Dax Crumper is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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1 - 1 - 0 |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yamasaki Mishimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Dax Crumper!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mishimoto lands with a kick to the temple. Crumper shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Crumper closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Crumper in side control, throwing shots but Mishimoto defends.
Mishimoto wants to get back to his feet.
Crumper working the ground and pound.
Crumper scoring with punches from side control.
Crumper works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
 Mishimoto is rocked!
Crumper scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Mishimoto is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Crumper can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dax Crumper!
In defeat, Yamasaki Mishimoto stepped up to the mic, saying 'For every step back, I shall take 2 steps forward. Good fighter right there! He deserves the win.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Philips (ranked 2407 p4p, 2811 weight class) and Lachlan Brodie (ranked 340 p4p, 379 weight class). Brodie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mama We're All Crazee Now/ Slade. Trevor Philips has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Trevor Philips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lachlan Brodie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philips moves away from the strike by Brodie.
Philips avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Philips misses with a straight right.
Philips misses with a looping left.
Brodie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Philips throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brodie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brodie wants to counter the offense by Philips and move into the clinch position.
Brodie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brodie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brodie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brodie stuffs the takedown attempt from Philips. Philips gets slowly back to his feet.
Brodie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've been told by Philips's head coaches at Walter J Abramowitz Center for Bigness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Philips throws a jab but it's blocked by Brodie.
Philips throws a shot from downtown. Brodie moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Philips 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Philips shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Philips was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Philips controls the position from side control.
Philips wants to take a breather but Brodie manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Philips.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brodie is keeping the position for now.
Philips showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Philips wants to pass the guard but Brodie is keeping the position.
Brodie has control of Philips's left arm, preventing Philips from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Philips controlling from the top position.
Philips looking to pass the guard.
Brodie is trying to keep Philips in close.
Philips has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brodie keeping full guard, as Philips tries to pass.
Philips is looking to pass into half guard but Brodie pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Brodie is in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brodie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brodie preventing the sweep.
Philips seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brodie scores with a nice head shot.
Nice cross by Philips.
Philips uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brodie.
Philips was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Philips on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Philips rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brodie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brodie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Philips.
Brodie scores with a hook.
Philips changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brodie tries to avoid it but Philips manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brodie to the ground. Brodie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Philips darts in and clinches Brodie up against the cage.
Philips blocks a body shot from Brodie.
Philips is trying to break the clinch but Brodie has him pressed against the cage.
Brodie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Philips's elbow.
Philips throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brodie.
Brodie misses with a punch on the inside.
Brodie throws a punch but it's blocked by Philips.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Philips's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Trevor Philips will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brodie lands with a hook. Philips tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Philips misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brodie.
A lazy left from Brodie finds it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brodie lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brodie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Philips connects with a right hand. Brodie shakes it off.
Philips digs a good body shot into Brodie's ribs.
A slow jab from Brodie misses its intended target.
Philips is looking to counter punch.
Brodie throws the left hand but Philips avoids the punch easily.
Brodie scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philips clinches up against the cage.
Brodie working aggressively here.
Brodie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Philipss head.
Brodie throws a punch but it's blocked by Philips.
A bit of stalling here from Philips.
Brodie tries a body shot but Philips blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brodie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Philips.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Philips as Brodie tries to tie him up.
A short uppercut from Brodie.
Philips is pushing Brodie up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brodie throws a punch but it's blocked by Philips.
Philips lands with a right to the head.
Philips throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brodie blocks it with crossed arms.
Philips content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Philips.
Brodie misses with the head strike.
Brodie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brodie tries to work over Philips's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Philips is stalling here.
Lachlan Brodie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brodie pushes Philips back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brodie misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Philips.
Philips wants to take the fight to the mat but Brodie manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Brodie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Philips or not.
Brodie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Philips blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brodie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Philips's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brodie tries to throw a body punch but Philips avoids it by throwing Brodie back against the cage.
Brodie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Philips is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Philips takes a shot to the head.
Philips softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Philips stalling.
Philips blocking some punches.
Philips stalling the fight.
Brodie struggles to land a body shot inside as Philips controls his hands.
Brodie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brodie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Philips's elbow.
Brodie throws a punch but it's blocked by Philips.
A head punch on the inside from Brodie fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brodie.
Brodie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brodie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brodie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brodie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brodie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Brodie fails to land.
Brodie stalling in the clinch but Philips improves position.
Philips throws an elbow but it misses.
Philips's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brodie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brodie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Philips takes a shot to the head.
Philips blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brodie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brodie misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lachlan Brodie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Philips misses the target.
A jab from Brodie does it's job there.
Philips scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Philips connects with a right hand. Brodie shakes it off.
Brodie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Philips manages to avoid it.
Philips scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lachlan Brodie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brodie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brodie misses with a wild body shot.
Philips tries to counter by clinching up but Brodie breaks away and moves out of range.
Philips swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Philips has closed the distance and engaged Brodie in a clinch.
Philips is trying to maintain a safe position but Brodie gets an underhook and turns Philips into the cage.
Brodie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brodie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brodie.
Brodie swings wildly with an uppercut but Philips uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philips blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brodie has Philips pressed against the cage, preventing Philips from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Philips.
Philips stalling in the clinch.
Brodie swings wildly with an uppercut but Philips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brodie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Philips is struggling to control the position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Still in the clinch, Brodie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Philips blocks a body shot from Brodie.
Philips softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brodie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brodie struggles to land a body shot inside as Philips controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Philips's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brodie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brodie throws a head punch that misses.
Philips stalling.
Philips throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brodie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Philips misses with a knee to the head.
Brodie throws a head punch that misses.
Philips throws an elbow but it misses.
Brodie taking a breather.
Brodie misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Brodie fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Philips.
Brodie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Philips lands a right hand.
Brodie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brodie throws a punch but it's blocked by Philips.
Brodie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Philips as Brodie tries to tie him up.
Philips blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brodie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brodie swings wildly with an uppercut but Philips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brodie missing with knees to the body.
Brodie struggles to land a body shot inside as Philips controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brodie lands with a right to the head.
Philips blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Philips.
Philips blocks a body shot from Brodie.
Philips stalling.
Philips stalling against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brodie dodges an elbow strike from Philips.
Philips dodges an elbow strike from Brodie.
Brodie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brodie tries a body shot but Philips blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lachlan Brodie.
I think Brodie 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lachlan Brodie!
Lachlan Brodie tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sum Yung Gai (ranked 3312 p4p, 3357 weight class) and Osman Osmanoglu (ranked 433 p4p, 439 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sum Yung Gai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Osman Osmanoglu!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osmanoglu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Osmanoglu.
Yung Gai instigates a clinch.
Yung Gai misses with a punch to the body.
Osmanoglu misses with a body punch.
Osmanoglu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yung Gai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Osmanoglu backwards.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Osmanoglu 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.
Yung Gai throws a punch but it's blocked by Osmanoglu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yung Gai blocks a body shot from Osmanoglu.
Yung Gai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Osmanoglu backwards.
Yung Gai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yung Gai closes the distance and pushes Osmanoglu back into the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osmanoglu is trying to maintain a safe position but Yung Gai gets an underhook and turns Osmanoglu into the cage.
Yung Gai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Osmanoglu's efforts to push away.
Osmanoglu tries to pull guard but Yung Gai forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Osmanoglu jumps guard but Yung Gai stands there with Osmanoglu around his waist. Osmanoglu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sum Yung Gai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Osman Osmanoglu.
Osmanoglu has Yung Gai pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yung Gai manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Osmanoglu is trying to stall.
Yung Gai scores with a shot to the side of Osmanoglu's head.
Osmanoglu misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yung Gai.
Yung Gai manages to break the clinch.
Yung Gai misses with a straight left.
Osmanoglu wants to counter the offense by Yung Gai and move into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yung Gai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yung Gai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Osmanoglu moves away.
Yung Gai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yung Gai slaps away a takedown attempt from Osmanoglu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yung Gai closes the distance and pushes Osmanoglu back into the cage.
Yung Gai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Osmanoglu clinches.
Yung Gai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Osmanoglu blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Yung Gai.
Yung Gai misses with a body punch.
Osmanoglu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yung Gai.
Osmanoglu wants to break free but Yung Gai has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osmanoglu can't break the clinch.
Osmanoglu tries to pull guard but Yung Gai won't allow it.
Osmanoglu is trying to maintain a safe position but Yung Gai gets an underhook and turns Osmanoglu into the cage.
Yung Gai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Osmanoglu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Yung Gai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Osmanoglu tries to pull guard but Yung Gai forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yung Gai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Osmanoglu's elbow.
Yung Gai lands with a light punch inside.
 Osmanoglu is rocked!
Yung Gai prevents Osmanoglu from breaking the clinch.
Osmanoglu is still on wobbly legs! Can Yung Gai finish him?
Yung Gai cracks Osmanoglu with a nice body shot.
Osmanoglu looks winded!
Yung Gai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Osmanoglu walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Yung Gai! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sum Yung Gai!
During a confident post fight interview, Sum Yung Gai thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Rocha (ranked 1853 p4p, 3598 weight class) and Jorlan Vieira (ranked 59 p4p, 112 weight class). Jorlan Vieira has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Francisco Rocha's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Francisco Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jorlan Vieira!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocha dives in for a single leg takedown but Vieira sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rocha tries to pull guard but Vieira holds him up against the cage and eventually Rocha drops back down to his feet.
Vieira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vieira digs a right hand into Rocha's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rocha's gas tank.
Vieira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've been hearing reports that Rocha has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vieira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rocha drops down looking for a counter takedown but Vieira sprawls and moves away.
Vieira ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Vieira with a nice cross.
Vieira drops Rocha with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Rocha! Vieira dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorlan Vieira!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balin Trollslayer (ranked 911 p4p, 1284 weight class) and Smile Telheiras (ranked 122 p4p, 164 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Balin Trollslayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Smile Telheiras!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Telheiras throws a right and a left that Trollslayer avoids nicely.
Telheiras misses with a hook.
Trollslayer shoots in for a takedown but Telheiras shows good takedown defense.
Trollslayer goes for a double leg but Telheiras avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Telheiras continues to drive forward.
Trollslayer has Telheiras pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Trollslayer pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Telheiras tumbling to the mat - Trollslayer dives into Telheiras's guard.
Trollslayer advances position into side control!
Telheiras is trying to buck Trollslayer off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trollslayer is looking to take a break and control but Telheiras is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Telheiras really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trollslayer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Telheiras wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The ground and pound from Trollslayer seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Trollslayer lands an elbow.
Telheiras is looking to get back to his feet here but Trollslayer is keeping cool and he's managed to take Telheiras's back.
Telheiras is trying to get back to his feet but Trollslayer has full control of the position and if anything, Telheiras has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Trollslayer throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Telheiras!
Trollslayer gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Telheiras is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Trollslayer.
Telheiras is trying to stand back up.
Trollslayer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Telheiras hold on?!
Telheiras wants to get back to his feet.
Trollslayer scoring with big shots to the body. Telheiras is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. Telheiras was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balin Trollslayer!
Balin Trollslayer 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny West (ranked 2009 p4p, 1659 weight class) and Sean Martin (ranked 259 p4p, 214 weight class). Sean Martin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Benny West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sean Martin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin scores with a spinning back kick!
Martin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Martin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Martin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on West. That did some damage!
Martin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt West.
Martin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
West swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
West throws a looping overhand right but Martin ducks down to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martin. That's going to slow West down.
Sean Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West scores with a nice strike.
Martin slips under a jab from West.
Martin keeps West at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West 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.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Martin - that will leave a mark!
A nice leg kick from Martin, right into the meat of the thigh.
West lands with a nice body punch.
Martin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from West.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martin scores with a head kick.
Martin lands with a nice body kick.
West avoids the head kick by Martin.
An attempted straight right counter from West misses the target.
Martin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Martin with the inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Martin!
Martin scores with a kick to the body.
West looks to land a combination but Martin avoids it well.
Martin lands with a kick to the ribs.
West is breathing heavily.
Martin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martin connects with a high kick.
Martin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
West throws a series of punches but Martin avoids them all with ease.
Martin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Martin throws a front kick that sends West stumbling back into the cage.
Martin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands a leg kick that knocks West off balance momentarily.
Martin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
West looks to land a right hand but Martin moved out of range.
West thows a left - swing and a miss!
West tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
West throws a right and a left that Martin avoids nicely.
West takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Martin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
West throws a series of punches but Martin avoids them all with ease.
Martin staying out of range there.
Martin connects with an inside leg kick.
West is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Martin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Martin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
West is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martin.
An inside leg kick lands from Martin.
A head kick misses from Martin.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick from Martin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on West. That did some damage!
West throws a jab when Martin was well out of range.
Martin thows a body kick. West tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Martin - that will leave a mark!
Martin scores with a push kick.
West takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
West looks to throw the jab but Martin is out of range.
Martin throws a head kick that West semi-blocks.
West takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
West takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A slapping body kick lands there for Martin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin lands a nice leg kick that just misses West's sensitive parts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martin. That's going to slow West down.
West walks forward, straight into a front kick from Martin.
Martin keeps West at a distance using the push kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! West crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Martin - the referee stops the clock and West gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Martin. West manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Martin thows a body kick. West tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
West tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martin with the inside leg kick.
West has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Martin.
Martin throws a head kick that West semi-blocks.
West 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.
A head kick misses from Martin.
West is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Martin's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Martin.
Martin misses with a head kick.
A low kick lands for Martin.
West has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Martin.
West throws an overhand right that lands on Martin's shoulder, as Martin tries to avoid the shot.
Martin lands a nice looking body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
West takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
West missing with a left hand there. Martin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Martin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Martin scores with a push kick.
West misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
West takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Martin is looking to slow West down with leg kicks.
West misses with a wild combination.
Martin with a nice calf kick.
Martin with the inside leg kick.
Martin lands a leg kick that knocks West off balance momentarily.
Nice body kick there by Martin.
West rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martin connects with an inside leg kick.
West misses with a looping right.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Martin.
Benny West is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
West walks forward, straight into a front kick from Martin.
West tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin throws a head kick that West semi-blocks.
A swing and a miss from West.
Martin lands a head kick. West smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Martin lands with a kick to the temple. West shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Martin throws a front kick that sends West stumbling back into the cage.
West will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Martin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of West's head.
West takes a kick to the side of the head.
West is rocked!
West walks forward, straight into a front kick from Martin.
Oh West is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sean Martin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin throws a nice head kick!
West throws out a loose jab but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin lands a front kick.
Martin thuds his shin into the meat of West's side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Martin.
West seems to have got his legs back now.
Martin lands a leg kick that knocks West off balance momentarily.
Martin scores with a push kick.
A head kick from Martin lands but West takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a head kick but West moves out of range.
A combination from West does no damage.
Martin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Martin scores with a leg kick.
West swings for the body but Martin moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martin throws a nice outside leg kick.
West throws a jab but it's blocked by Martin.
Martin lands a big head kick that sends West tumbling to the mat! Martin takes a step backwards and waves West back to his feet - he wants the finish!
West missing with a left hand there. Martin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on West. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Martin.
Martin avoids a punch combination nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Martin.
Martin lands a big head kick that sends West tumbling to the mat! Martin takes a step backwards and waves West back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A nice leg kick lands there from Martin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin scores with a kick to the body.
West lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martin circles away quickly and effectively.
Martin keeps West at a distance using the push kick.
West takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
West throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martin.
Martin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martin lands a nice looking kick to the body. West takes a step back to recover.
A nice leg kick from Martin, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martin thumps West with a low kick.
Martin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martin moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body kick from Martin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin tries a head kick but it misses.
West throwing a counter right hand but Martin manages to avoid it.
Martin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Martin.
West will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
West on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Martin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Martin lands a nice leg kick that just misses West's sensitive parts.
A slow jab from West misses its intended target.
Martin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and West has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
West sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
West takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
West looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
West takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
West takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Martin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on West if he has to take too many more of those.
Martin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Martin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
West stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martin.
Both fighters circling a little - Martin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Martin.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
West seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Martin scores with a spinning back kick!
Martin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Martin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from West.
West steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Martin. That one must have hurt.
West takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from West.
Nice body kick there by Martin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
West throws a looping overhand right but Martin ducks down to avoid it.
West waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin thuds his shin into the meat of West's side.
West is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martin throws a head kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Martin.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
West swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Martin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by West.
West misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from West.
Martin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Martin.
Martin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and West has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
West throws the left hand but Martin avoids the punch easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Martin.
West on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Martin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from West.
A head kick misses from Martin.
Martin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on West. That did some damage!
West scores with a decent looking hook.
A head kick misses from Martin.
West throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martin connects with a leg kick.
Martin lands a leg kick that knocks West off balance momentarily.
A swing and a miss from West.
West misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Martin is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Martin misses with a head kick.
Martin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sloppy strikes from West. Those never looked like landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Martin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West fails to land with a series of punches.
West chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martin can pounce on him.
West takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Martin thuds his shin into the meat of West's side.
Martin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Martin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
West takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A solid body kick from Martin.
West misses with a hook. Martin ducked under it nicely.
Martin delivers a nice body 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!
West tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
West misses with a hook.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from West.
Martin scores with a head kick. West tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West 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.
Martin staying out of range there.
West blocks a head kick by Martin.
West went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Benny West has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
West throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martin throws a head kick that misses.
Martin with a nice calf kick.
Martin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Martin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as West throws out the jab.
West misses the jab.
Martin throws a head kick but West moves out of range.
Martin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
West throws a looping overhand right but Martin ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin is looking to slow West down with leg kicks.
Martin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
West throws a hook to the side of Martin's head but Martin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sean Martin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
West throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Martin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Martin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Siale Veainu (ranked 350 p4p, 1271 weight class) and Nikolay Leonov (ranked 50 p4p, 201 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Siale Veainu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nikolay Leonov!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonov throws a leg kick that misses.
Leonov misses with a looping left.
Veainu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Leonov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Leonov missing with a left hand there. Veainu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Veainu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Veainu swinging wildly here.
Veainu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leonov throws a lazy right hand but Veainu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Veainu went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nice defenses there by Veainu.
Veainu looks to throw the jab but Leonov is out of range.
Veainu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Leonov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Veainu scrambles back to his feet.
Leonov throws a hook but Veainu avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonov cracks Veainu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice defenses there by Leonov.
A slow jab from Veainu misses its intended target.
Nikolay Leonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veainu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Leonov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leonov counters with a straight right hand.
Leonov tests Veainu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leonov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Veainu counters with a crisp right hand that drops Leonov! Veainu lets Leonov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 It looks like Nikolay Leonov has been cut.
Veainu lands a big uppercut and Leonov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Leonov looks OK. Veainu waves Leonov back to his feet!
Leonov is rocked!
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!
Veainu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leonov is still on wobbly legs! Can Veainu finish him?
Veainu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Veainu throws a looping overhand right but Leonov ducks down to avoid it.
Veainu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonov seems to have recovered his senses.
Leonov slips a straight right by Veainu.
Leonov throws a nice looking combination but Veainu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leonov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Veainu walks into a jab.
Leonov blocks a jab.
Leonov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Leonov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Veainu counters with a nice right hand that sends Leonov toppling to the canvas! Leonov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Veainu finish him?!
Veainu takes one to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Leonov.
A telegraphed right hand from Leonov misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Veainu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonov's corner calls for a 1-2. Leonov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab from Veainu misses.
Leonov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Veainu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Leonov ducks under a wild hook from Veainu.
Leonov throws a lazy uppercut
and Veainu counters with a nice body shot.
Leonov throws a hook to the side of Veainu's head but Veainu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leonov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Veainu misses with a hook. Leonov ducked under it nicely.
Leonov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Veainu on the side of the head.
Leonov throws a nice looking combination but Veainu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leonov misses with a straight left.
Leonov throws a series of punches but Veainu moves out of range.
Veainu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Veainu blocks a jab.
Leonov 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Veainu's head backwards.
Veainu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leonov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Veainu steps in with a hook that catches Leonov right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Veainu follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Leonov looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Siale Veainu!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonatane Veainu (ranked 437 p4p, 649 weight class) and Matthew Quigley (ranked 65 p4p, 94 weight class). Matthew Quigley has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sonatane Veainu's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sonatane Veainu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matthew Quigley!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Quigley misses.
Quigley misses with a hook. Veainu ducked under it nicely.
Quigley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Quigley.
Quigley misses with a hook.
Quigley throws a right hand that misses
and Veainu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Veainu lands a jab.
Quigley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Veainu.
Veainu is looking to counter punch.
Matthew Quigley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quigley with a nice cross.
Veainu slips a jab from Quigley.
Veainu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Quigley loads up on a big right hand but Veainu slips the punch.
Quigley connects with a nice looking jab.
Quigley misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veainu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Quigley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Quigley 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.
Quigley throws a sloppy body shot
and Veainu counters with a straight right hand.
Quigley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Veainu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Quigley momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quigley lands a slapping body shot.
Veainu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice body punch from Quigley.
Quigley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quigley misses with a right hand
and Veainu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Veainu moves forwards but Quigley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Quigley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Veainu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Veainu slips under a jab from Quigley.
It looked like Veainu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Quigley misses with a right hand
and Veainu counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Quigley misses.
Veainu throwing a counter right hand but Quigley manages to avoid it.
Quigley misses with a hook
and Veainu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veainu moves out of range of the strikes.
Veainu slips a straight right by Quigley.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Quigley, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quigley misses with an uppercut
and Veainu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Quigley misses with a right hand
and Veainu counters with a crisp right hand that drops Quigley! Veainu lets Quigley back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Quigley is rocked!
Quigley looks to throw the jab but Veainu is out of range.
Quigley misses with a lunging right hand
and Veainu counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sonatane Veainu!
Sonatane Veainu retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between New Car (ranked 585 p4p, 2328 weight class) and New Home (ranked 94 p4p, 334 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, New Car!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, New Home!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Home misses with an uppercut. Car saw that one coming.
Home walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Home bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oooooh!!! Car has knocked Home down with a huge combo! Car steps away and waves a wobbly Home back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Home is rocked!
Car weaves into range and cracks Home right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Home goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Car is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). New Car!
New Car 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Vargas (ranked 276 p4p, 675 weight class) and Timur Vasiliev (ranked 10 p4p, 22 weight class). Timur Vasiliev acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight 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, Arturo Vargas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timur Vasiliev!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasiliev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vasiliev moves into the clinch.
Vargas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vargas.
Vasiliev misses with a body punch.
Vargas misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Vargas fails to land.
Vargas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vargas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vasiliev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vasiliev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vasiliev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vargas.
Nice uppercut lands for Vargas. That snapped Vasiliev's head back.
It looks like Timur Vasiliev has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasiliev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vargas.
Vargas thuds his right hand into Vasiliev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vasiliev lands a two punch combo.
 It looks like Arturo Vargas has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasiliev has managed to clinch.
Vasiliev pushes Vargas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vasiliev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vasiliev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Vasiliev.
Vargas throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vargas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vargas gets through Vasiliev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vasiliev tries to throw a body punch but Vargas avoids it by throwing Vasiliev back against the cage.
Vargas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vasiliev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vargas throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vargas.
Vargas working aggressively here.
Vargas lands 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!
Vasiliev blocking some punches.
Vargas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vasiliev breaks the clinch.
Vasiliev feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Vargas sprawling to the canvas! Vargas rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Vasiliev finish him?!
Vargas is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Vasiliev comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Vargas falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Vargas was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Timur Vasiliev!
Timur Vasiliev is the new super heavyweight champion!
A victorious Timur Vasiliev thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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