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VFC 11 Let Them Bleed PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Carol (ranked 6697 p4p, 6763 weight class) and Torro Torvonen (ranked 710 p4p, 711 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kevin Carol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Torro Torvonen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torvonen clinches.
Torvonen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Carol lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Torvonen takes a shot to the head.
Torvonen is trying to stall.
Carol lands an elbow just above Torvonen 's eye.
Carol breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torvonen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carol moves into the clinch.
Carol putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Torvonen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Torvonen jumps guard but Carol turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Carol stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A knee to the head by Carol.
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!
Carol pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Torvonen trying to stall but Carol improves his position.
Carol throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torvonen pulls guard successfully.
Torvonen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Torvonen keeping moving, preventing Carol from controlling successfully.
Carol wants to pass the guard but Torvonen is keeping the position.
Torvonen keeping moving, preventing Carol from controlling successfully.
Torvonen throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Carol has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Carol seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Torvonen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Carol trying to control but Torvonen is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Carol pushes Torvonen up against the cage in a clinch.
Torvonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carol backwards.
A short right from Carol.
Carol lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Torvonen or not.
Carol manages to break the clinch.
Carol gets a clinch.
Carol with a knee to the head.
Carol working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carol lands a body shot.
Torvonen looks winded!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Carol lands a knee to the head.
Carol breaks the clinch.
Carol moves into range and clinches up with Torvonen.
Carol scores with a hook to the body.
Carol manages to break the clinch.
Carol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torvonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Carol.
Carol closes the distance and clinches.
Carol misses with an elbow strike.
Carol manages to break the clinch.
Carol closes the distance and pushes Torvonen back into the cage.
A short right from Carol.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carol lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Torvonen or not.
Carol lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Torvonen backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carol lands a knee to the body.
Carol pushes Torvonen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carol breaks the clinch.
Carol throws a head kick that Torvonen semi-blocks.
Carol has taken the fight to the clinch.
Carol controlling the action here for a moment.
Carol lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Torvonen.
Carol gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carol taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Carol.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Carol dominated that round.
That's time! Carol's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Carol lands with a kick to the temple. Torvonen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A kick lands to the mid section there for Carol.
Torvonen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
 It looks like Torro Torvonen has been cut.
Carol lands with a slapping head kick.
Torvonen gets tackled into the cage by Carol. Carol maintains the clinch.
Carol lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Carol.
Carol working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carol digs a right hand into Torvonen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Torvonen's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carol's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carol darts in and clinches Torvonen up against the cage.
Carol looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carol pressing his opponent against the cage.
Carol pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Torvonen is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carol moves into the clinch successfully.
Carol content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Carol slowing the pace effectively.
Knees to the body from Carol.
Carol using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Carol connects with a knee to the head.
Carol cracks Torvonen with a nice body shot.
Carol lands a knee to the head.
Carol's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carol lands a two punch combo.
Carol rushes Torvonen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carol obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carol lands a good knee to the midsection. Torvonen won't want to take too many of those.
Carol landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kevin Carol has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Carol unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Torvonen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Torvonen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Carol.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carol.
Carol throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Torvonens head.
Carol lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Torvonen.
Carol pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carol closes the distance and pushes Torvonen back into the cage.
Carol landing knees to the head.
Carol landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carol will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Torvonen up against the cage.
Carol working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carol breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kevin Carol is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torvonen misses with a body shot.
Carol lands a head kick. Torvonen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Carol throws a front kick that sends Torvonen stumbling back into the cage.
Carol has Torvonen up against the cage in a clinch.
Carol breaks from the clinch.
Torvonen misses with a double jab
and Carol counters with a nice low kick that buckles Torvonen's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carol moves away from the strike by Torvonen.
Carol looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Carol gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carol landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carol breaks the clinch.
Carol moves into the clinch successfully.
Our sources have told us that Carol has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carol breaks from the clinch.
Carol closes the distance and clinches.
Carol slows down the pace here.
Carol lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carol breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torvonen looks to land a combination but Carol avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Carol dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Torro Torvonen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Carol has managed to clinch.
Nice body punch from Carol.
Carol lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Torvonen jumps guard but Carol stands there with Torvonen around his waist. Torvonen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Torvonen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carol connects with a nasty looking knee right to Torvonen's face.
Carol lands a good knee to the midsection. Torvonen won't want to take too many of those.
Carol just leaning against Torvonen, taking a breather.
Carol pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torvonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carol scores with a one two! Torvonen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Carol drives through and clinches with Torvonen against the cage.
Torvonen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carol with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carol escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carol delivers a nice body kick.
Carol throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Carol fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Torvonen, pushing him back against the cage.
Torvonen dodges an elbow strike from Carol.
Carol slowing the pace effectively.
Torvonen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carol is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Carol's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carol clinches up against the cage.
Carol lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carol using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Carol breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carol throws an elbow but misses.
Carol holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Carol lands a shoulder strike.
Knees to the body from Carol.
Carol lands a right hand.
Carol taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Carol scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carol lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carol obliges.
Carol lands a left hand.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carol obliges.
Carol scores a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Carol.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carol throws an elbow but misses.
Carol lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Torvonen tries to pull guard but Carol holds him up against the cage and eventually Torvonen drops back down to his feet.
Carol lands a left hand.
Carol's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carol rushes Torvonen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Carol scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carol stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Torvonen avoids the elbow strike from Carol, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carol gets through Torvonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carol landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carol lands a right hand.
Torvonen dodges an elbow strike from Carol.
A short right from Carol on the inside.
Carol breaks the clinch.
Torvonen tries to keep at a distance but Carol has taken the fight into the clinch.
Carol pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Torvonen gets tackled into the cage by Carol. Carol maintains the clinch.
Torro Torvonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kevin Carol is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carol lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Carol showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carol, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:25
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Carol!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ylli Kovaci (ranked 6746 p4p, 6020 weight class) and Biff Bagwell (ranked 660 p4p, 625 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ylli Kovaci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Biff Bagwell!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagwell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kovaci.
Nice uppercut lands for Bagwell. That snapped Kovaci's head back.
 It looks like Ylli Kovaci has been cut.
Kovaci takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kovaci pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bagwell back to the cage. Kovaci follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bagwell misses with a lunging right hand
letting Kovaci counter with a right hand.
Kovaci definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bagwell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bagwell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bagwell jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
 Kovaci is rocked!
Biff Bagwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Left hook, right uppercut from Kovaci.
Bagwell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kovaci counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bagwell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bagwell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bagwell misses with a few strikes there.
Kovaci misses with a series of wild punches.
Bagwell connects with the punch.
Bagwell misses with a hook. Kovaci ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagwell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bagwell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kovaci scores with a decent looking hook.
 Bagwell is rocked!
Kovaci feints and then cracks Bagwell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bagwell down.
Bagwell is still on wobbly legs! Can Kovaci finish him?
A big right followed by a crushing left from Kovaci knocks Bagwell out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ylli Kovaci!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miika Repo (ranked 5723 p4p, 25368 weight class) and Daniel Submission (ranked 645 p4p, 778 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Miika Repo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Submission!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Repo moves into range and clinches up with Submission.
A left hand lands to the body for Repo.
Submission tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Submission missing with knees to the body.
Repo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Repo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Submission backwards.
Repo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Repo gets through Submission's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Submission is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A nice left hand lands by Repo.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Submission 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 nice right hand lands inside from Repo.
Submission tries to score a body lock takedown but Repo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Repo lands a left hand.
Repo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Repo lands a right hand.
Repo lands a body shot.
Submission looks winded!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Repo.
A short left from Repo.
Submission is rocked!
Repo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Submission is still on wobbly legs! Can Repo finish him?
Repo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Repo unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Submission! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Repo is unloading with more strikes now! Submission drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miika Repo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Nyborg (ranked 4998 p4p, 4930 weight class) and Golden Seal Jr (ranked 588 p4p, 582 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johannes Nyborg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Golden Seal Jr!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Seal Jr.
An attempted straight right counter from Nyborg misses the target.
Seal Jr drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Nyborg's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nyborg holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Nyborg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Seal Jr on the ground.
Seal Jr working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Seal Jr scoring with punches from side control.
Seal Jr lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Nyborg! Seal Jr senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Nyborg out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Golden Seal Jr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yuuji Hoshino (ranked 3671 p4p, 5556 weight class) and Taz Brown (ranked 217 p4p, 305 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ White Belt
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Granite chin |
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yuuji Hoshino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Taz Brown!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses with a body shot.
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hoshino stalks Brown and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brown's face. Brown staggers backwards, shaken.
Brown misses with a shot to the body
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hoshino keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hoshino listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown tries to clinch
and Hoshino counters with a solid body kick.
Hoshino lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hoshino counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brown moves into range and clinches up with Hoshino.
Brown jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hoshino walks away with a smile on his face. Brown gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brown looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Hoshino misses the target.
Hoshino jabs at Brown's body.
Hoshino lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brown will feel that in the morning.
Hoshino scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A low kick lands for Hoshino.
Taz Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid body kick from Hoshino.
Good leg kick by Hoshino.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Hoshino definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hoshino buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hoshino scores with a spinning back kick!
Hoshino is looking to slow Brown down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoshino moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoshino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hoshino fires out a quick counter leg kick but Brown just manages to avoid it.
Hoshino lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
Brown tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hoshino counters with a left and a right that stings Brown.
Hoshino is looking to slow Brown down with leg kicks.
Brown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hoshino, pushing him back against the cage.
Brown tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hoshino smiles and moves away.
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hoshino.
Still in the clinch, Hoshino scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brown jumps guard but Hoshino stands there with Brown around his waist. Brown gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yuuji Hoshino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taz Brown.
Brown jumps guard but Hoshino turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hoshino walks away with a smile on his face. Brown gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Brown is trying to pull guard but Hoshino has him pressed against the cage.
Hoshino swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hoshino smiles and moves away.
Brown tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hoshino counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoshino cracks Brown with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown closes the distance and pushes Hoshino back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown tries to pull guard but Hoshino holds him up against the cage and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
Brown pulls guard.
Brown working for a triangle but Hoshino defends it easily.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brown has his hands on Hoshino's head, controlling the position.
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!
Brown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yuuji Hoshino dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hoshino thumps Brown with a low kick.
Brown wants to clinch.
Hoshino circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown pushes Hoshino up against the cage in a clinch.
Hoshino lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown manages to pull guard.
Hoshino controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brown is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hoshino is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brown is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Hoshino frees his head nicely. Oh but Brown has switched to an armbar! Hoshino is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Taz Brown!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Jacquin (ranked 3070 p4p, 6147 weight class) and Nate Giannetti (ranked 368 p4p, 597 weight class). Nate Giannetti will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eric Jacquin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nate Giannetti!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacquin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jacquin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jacquin content to stall in guard here.
Jacquin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Giannetti looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jacquin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Giannetti's head.
Jacquin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Giannetti really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jacquin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jacquin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Giannetti's head.
Giannetti keeping full guard, as Jacquin tries to pass.
Jacquin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacquin taking a breather here.
Jacquin has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Jacquin throws a strike aimed at the side of Giannetti's head but Giannetti avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giannetti prevents Jacquin from moving into mount.
Jacquin is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Jacquin scoring with punches from side control.
Jacquin advances to full mount.
Jacquin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Giannetti can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jacquin is landing with some decent strikes but Giannetti is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jacquin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jacquin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jacquin scoring with strikes but Giannetti is staying in there.
Giannetti is in a horrible position here. Jacquin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacquin cracks Giannetti with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Jacquin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Vegas (ranked 2926 p4p, 4884 weight class) and Paul Dirac (ranked 377 p4p, 576 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Jimmy Vegas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Dirac!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vegas.
Dirac takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dirac throws a punch but it's blocked by Vegas.
Dirac avoiding damage as Vegas throws knees to the body.
Vegas misses with a punch to the body.
Dirac prevents a body shot from Vegas.
Vegas tries a knee to the head but Dirac blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vegas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dirac makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dirac throws a punch but it's blocked by Vegas.
Vegas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Vegas.
Vegas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dirac's defenses.
It looks like Paul Dirac has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vegas blocks an uppercut.
Vegas blocks an uppercut.
Dirac misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dirac's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vegas crunches a lovely knee into Dirac's ribcage.
Dirac looks winded!
Vegas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vegas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diracs head.
Vegas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dirac's defenses.
Dirac blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vegas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vegas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vegas throws an elbow but it misses.
Vegas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dirac avoiding damage as Vegas throws knees to the body.
Dirac has a couple of punches blocked by Vegas.
Vegas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vegas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dirac lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vegas crunches a lovely knee into Dirac's ribcage.
Vegas throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vegas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dirac avoids it.
Vegas works on Dirac's body with a couple of short punches.
Vegas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dirac's defenses.
Vegas lands an elbow just above Dirac 's eye.
That has opened up Paul Dirac's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Vegas.
Vegas lands a hook that snaps the head of Dirac backwards.
Vegas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vegas gets through Dirac's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dirac misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vegas.
Dirac blocks an uppercut.
Vegas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vegas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vegas lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Vegas as the two fighters clinch.
Vegas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diracs head.
Vegas lands a shot to the body.
Vegas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dirac misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vegas misses with a body punch.
Vegas lands an elbow just above Dirac 's eye.
Vegas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dirac in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirac avoiding damage as Vegas throws knees to the body.
Vegas misses with a body punch.
Vegas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vegas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dirac's defenses.
Dirac misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dirac breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Vegas does no damage.
Dirac takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The cut above Paul Dirac's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vegas moves into range and clinches up with Dirac.
Vegas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vegas scores with a knee to the head.
Paul Dirac's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A short right from Dirac on the inside.
Vegas lands a nice shot to the body.
Dirac blocks an uppercut.
Dirac blocks an elbow strike from Vegas.
Vegas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dirac backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vegas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirac misses with some punches.
Dirac working aggressively here.
Vegas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vegas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dirac's face.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Paul Dirac's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jimmy Vegas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aahil Mohammad (ranked 3394 p4p, 3938 weight class) and Grinore The Master Wizard (ranked 455 p4p, 508 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Grinore The Master Wizard enters the cage!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aahil Mohammad!
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, Grinore The Master Wizard!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Master Wizard tries to clinch but Mohammad moves out of range.
Mohammad shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. The Master Wizard is trying to defend but Mohammad finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The Master Wizard on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mohammad is taking a breather. The Master Wizard says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mohammad sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Master Wizard defending well though.
The Master Wizard won't allow Mohammad to pass to mount.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mohammad connects with a nice short shot to The Master Wizard's temple.
Mohammad looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The Master Wizard with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mohammad trying to control from The Master Wizard's half guard. The Master Wizard has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Mohammad postures up in The Master Wizard's guard and throws a big left but The Master Wizard blocks it.
Mohammad has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mohammad stopping the sweep attempt from The Master Wizard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammad with a nice head shot there.
The Master Wizard is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mohammad defends well.
Mohammad trying to control but The Master Wizard is working from the bottom.
Mohammad throwing strikes from guard but The Master Wizard blocks nicely.
The Master Wizard is looking for a triangle but Mohammad pushes his legs off easily.
The Master Wizard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mohammad defends it easily.
Mohammad content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad is looking to work some ground and pound but The Master Wizard has wrist control.
The Master Wizard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The Master Wizard keeping full guard, as Mohammad tries to pass.
Mohammad's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mohammad stands up over The Master Wizard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mohammad trying to control the position from guard on top but The Master Wizard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The Master Wizard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mohammad is aware though and is defending well.
Mohammad postures up and lands a big shot to The Master Wizard's brow.
Mohammad landing some decent shots from guard.
Mohammad lands a couple of digs.
Mohammad passes The Master Wizard's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mohammad winds up and cracks The Master Wizard with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mohammad looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mohammad takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mohammad connects with a nice short shot to The Master Wizard's temple.
Ground and pound from Mohammad.
The Master Wizard looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mohammad lands a nice short elbow.
Mohammad seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The Master Wizard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mohammad is working away from the top position though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mohammad connects with a nice short shot to The Master Wizard's temple.
Mohammad with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mohammad trying to control from half guard but The Master Wizard is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mohammad stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aahil Mohammad dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mohammad drives through with a takedown into The Master Wizard's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mohammad trying to control but The Master Wizard is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mohammad lands a couple of digs.
Mohammad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Master Wizard can do to turn this around?
The Master Wizard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mohammad tries to free his leg and advance position but The Master Wizard is retaining full guard.
Mohammad sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mohammad keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of The Master Wizard's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mohammad with a nice head shot there.
Mohammad is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mohammad content to stall in guard here.
Aahil Mohammad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mohammad scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Master Wizard has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mohammad can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mohammad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mohammad throws a big right hand that misses.
Mohammad wants to control from the top but The Master Wizard keeps moving.
Mohammad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Master Wizard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mohammad defends it easily.
Mohammad sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The Master Wizard looking for a guillotine here but Mohammad defends easily.
Mohammad sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The Master Wizard has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mohammad can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mohammad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad landing some decent shots from guard.
Mohammad scoring with punches to the head and body.
The Master Wizard is trying to keep Mohammad in close.
Mohammad controlling from the top position.
Mohammad got a little sloppy there for a moment and The Master Wizard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mohammad has managed to get both his arms back between The Master Wizard's legs - danger averted.
The Master Wizard looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mohammad passes into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mohammad advances to full mount.
Mohammad sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mohammad landing shots from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mohammad cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mohammad postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. The Master Wizard looks a forlorn figure.
The Master Wizard is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aahil Mohammad dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Mohammad closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The Master Wizard actively working from the bottom here.
Mohammad is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mohammad is nestled in close to The Master Wizard, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The Master Wizard is still in real trouble! Can Mohammad finish him?
Mohammad looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mohammad is looking to take a break and control but The Master Wizard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Master Wizard seems to have recovered his senses.
Mohammad not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mohammad takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Master Wizard is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mohammad scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mohammad landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The Master Wizard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The Master Wizard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mohammad is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Mohammad lands a heavy elbow.
Mohammad lands a nice shot to the head.
Mohammad lands with some strikes.
Mohammad controlling his opponent.
Mohammad working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mohammad controlling from the full mount.
Grinore The Master Wizard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish The Master Wizard?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice elbow there by Mohammad.
Mohammad lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mohammad content just to control the position here.
Mohammad seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down The Master Wizard for as long as he can get away with.
Mohammad drops a big elbow. That's hurt The Master Wizard! More shots from Mohammad and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aahil Mohammad!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kiki Eketone (ranked 3866 p4p, 3698 weight class) and Bill Nye (ranked 492 p4p, 466 weight class). Kiki Eketone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kiki Eketone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bill Nye!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eketone scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Bill Nye has been cut.
Nye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nye takes the fight into the clinch.
Nye doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Nye - that landed with a thud.
Nye struggles to land a body shot inside as Eketone controls his hands.
Nye tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nye blocking some punches.
Eketone tries to work over Nye's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eketone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nyes head.
Eketone misses with a body punch.
Nye lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Eketone or not.
Eketone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
I was talking to Eketone's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Eketone blocks a body shot from Nye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eketone.
Nye scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nye throws a head punch that misses.
Nye's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nye closes the distance and pushes Eketone back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eketone blocks an elbow strike from Nye.
Nye lands a left hand that snaps the head of Eketone backwards.
Nye looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Eketone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nye misses with a punch to the body.
Nye breaks the clinch.
Eketone just misses with a punch to the body.
Nye moves into range and clinches up with Eketone.
Eketone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nye prevents a body shot from Eketone.
Nye tries to land a knee to the head but Eketone blocks with his arms.
Nye misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eketone.
Eketone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nye trying to land knees to the body.
Eketone scores with a shot to the side of Nye's head.
Eketone tries to circle away but Nye has him pinned against the cage.
Nye will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Eketone up against the cage.
Nye throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Eketone blocks a body shot from Nye.
Eketone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Nye.
Eketone swings wildly with an uppercut but Nye uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eketone working aggressively here.
Nye throws an elbow that misses.
Eketone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nye blocks a body shot from Eketone.
Eketone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nye misses with a knee strike.
Nye tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Eketone scores with a nice short uppercut.
Eketone throws a head punch that misses.
Nye breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Eketone misses.
Nye throws a counter combo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nye rushes Eketone and presses him up against the cage.
Nye blocking some punches.
Eketone misses with a body punch.
Eketone throws a punch but it's blocked by Nye.
Nye misses with an elbow strike.
Eketone lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nye.
Eketone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nye pushes Eketone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nye landing knees to the head.
Nye looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nye tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eketone avoids it.
Eketone managing to block the knees to the body from Nye.
Eketone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Eketone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Eketone lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nye blocking some punches.
Eketone is leaning against Nye and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Eketone.
Nye takes a shot to the head.
Eketone misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Eketone.
Eketone lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Eketone.
Eketone scores with a shot to the side of Nye's head.
Eketone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nye 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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nye.
Nye blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eketone gets through Nye's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nye is still on wobbly legs! Can Eketone finish him?
Eketone has a couple of punches blocked by Nye.
Nye seems to have recovered his senses.
Eketone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nye looking to slow down the pace here.
Nye blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eketone lands a hook that snaps the head of Nye backwards.
We've been informed that Nye has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Eketone lands a left hand.
Eketone lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nye blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eketone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nye blocking some punches.
Eketone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Eketone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nye is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Eketone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eketone managing to block the knees to the body from Nye.
Eketone lands a right hand.
Nye is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nye tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eketone avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eketone misses with some punches.
Eketone presses Nye against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Eketone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Eketone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kiki Eketone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bill Nye's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Eketone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nye has managed to clinch.
Eketone avoiding damage as Nye throws knees to the body.
Eketone lands with a short shot to the head.
Eketone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nye misses with a double jab
and Eketone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nye uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eketone.
Eketone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nye can do to turn this around?
Nye tries to clinch up.
Eketone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nye lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nye switches off momentarily and Eketone cracks him with a monster right hand! Nye topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Eketone dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Eketone!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kiki Eketone!
A victorious Kiki Eketone thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mart Septer (ranked 3118 p4p, 2856 weight class) and Jonny Bar (ranked 399 p4p, 367 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mart Septer!
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, Jonny Bar!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Septer misses with a looping left.
Septer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bar moves in looking to clinch but Septer pushes him off.
Bar walks into a jab.
Septer misses with an uppercut
and Bar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bar.
Bar pushing down on Septer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Septer is defending against the submission attempts here by Bar.
Bar is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Septer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bar.
Septer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Septer is defending against the submission attempts here by Bar.
Bar has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Septer defend it? Bar steps over the head and cranks it - Septer is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Bar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jonny Bar!
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