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MILF 14 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elliott Acosta (ranked 5229 p4p, 5918 weight class) and Michael Brogan (ranked 455 p4p, 493 weight class). Brogan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Immortal Technique - Open Your Eyes. Michael Brogan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Elliott Acosta!
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, Michael Brogan!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brogan works Acosta's body with a nice hook.
Brogan throws a jab when Acosta was well out of range.
Acosta is looking to counter punch.
Brogan scores with a jab to the head.
Acosta connects with a jab.
Brogan digs a good body shot into Acosta's ribs.
Brogan misses with a hook. Acosta ducked under it nicely.
Acosta stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fighters circling - Acosta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Acosta is looking to clinch but Brogan is avoiding it.
A swing and a miss from Acosta.
Brogan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Acosta has time to react.
 It looks like Elliott Acosta has been cut.
Acosta blocks a jab.
Acosta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brogan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brogan moves forwards but Acosta connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Acosta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Acosta throws a hook to the side of Brogan's head but Brogan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brogan ducks under a wild hook from Acosta.
Brogan misses with a hook
and Brogan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brogan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Acosta.
Brogan throws a lazy right hand but Acosta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brogan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Brogan.
Acosta slips a straight right by Brogan.
Acosta throwing a counter right hand but Brogan manages to avoid it.
Brogan lands with a straight right. Acosta didn't see that one coming.
Brogan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brogan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Acosta throws out a loose jab but Brogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Acosta misses.
Acosta takes a swing at Brogan's ribcage but misses.
Brogan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brogan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Acosta looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Acosta lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
 It looks like Michael Brogan has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Acosta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brogan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Acosta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brogan lands with a straight right. Acosta didn't see that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Brogan misses the target.
Acosta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brogan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Acosta shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brogan clinches with his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Brogan.
Brogan lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brogan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brogan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Acosta or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brogan tries to work over Acosta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Brogan.
A short left from Acosta.
A short body shot lands from Brogan as the two fighters clinch.
Brogan throws an elbow that misses.
Brogan lands a hook that snaps the head of Acosta backwards.
Brogan throws a head punch that misses.
Acosta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brogan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brogan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Acosta is looking to break free of the clinch but Brogan has double underhooks.
Brogan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brogan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brogan misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brogan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Acosta.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brogan! But no joy.
Acosta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brogan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Acosta.
Acosta staying out of range there.
Brogan ducks under a wild hook from Acosta.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brogan throws a hook but Acosta blocks it.
As Brogan tries to get set, Acosta tries to push him back and clinch up but Brogan manages to avoid the attempt.
Brogan misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Acosta misses the target.
A slow jab from Brogan misses its intended target.
Acosta slips under a jab from Brogan.
Acosta throws a series of punches but Brogan avoids them all with ease.
Acosta tries to clinch there but Brogan circles away.
Acosta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Acosta is looking to counter the offense by Brogan and move into the clinch.
Acosta blocks a jab.
Brogan misses with a series of wild punches.
Acosta seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Brogan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brogan misses with a straight right.
Brogan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brogan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brogan ducks under a wild hook from Acosta.
Acosta getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Acosta cracks Brogan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Acosta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brogan was well out of range. Poor timing from Acosta.
Brogan throws a body punch but Acosta moves out of range.
Brogan misses with a right hand
enabling Acosta to counter with a crisp jab.
Acosta lands a lovely overhand right.
Acosta misses with a straight left.
Acosta is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acosta lands a head shot.
Brogan scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Acosta finds it's way through Brogan's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brogan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Brogan tries to get set, Acosta tries to push him back and clinch up but Brogan manages to avoid the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brogan throws a lazy right hand but Acosta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brogan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Acosta.
Brogan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brogan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brogan throws a body shot but no joy.
Acosta is looking to counter the offense by Brogan and move into the clinch.
Brogan falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Acosta to counter with a crisp jab.
Acosta defending well as Brogan loads up on a big left hand.
Acosta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brogan.
Acosta just misses with a punch to the body.
Brogan tries to counter with a clinch but Acosta shakes him off and moves away.
Brogan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brogan throws a shot to the body.
Acosta lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Acosta throws out a loose jab but Brogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acosta staying out of range there.
Acosta misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Acosta finds it's target.
Acosta throws a looping overhand right but Brogan ducks down to avoid it.
Brogan throws a lazy right hand but Acosta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Acosta misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brogan! But no joy.
Brogan throws an overhand right that lands on Acosta's shoulder, as Acosta tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Acosta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Acosta is looking to clinch but Brogan is avoiding it.
Brogan missing with a left hand there. Acosta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Acosta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brogan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Acosta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brogan throws out a counter right but Acosta avoids it with no problem.
Brogan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brogan tries to clinch but Acosta is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brogan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Acosta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Acosta swats away the attempt to clinch by Brogan.
Brogan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Acosta scores with the left hand. Brogan knows he should have avoided that one.
Brogan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Acosta sets himself, and Brogan steps forward looking for the clinch! Acosta avoids it this time.
Brogan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big right from Brogan misses.
Acosta lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That has opened up Michael Brogan's cut even more.
Brogan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brogan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brogan throws a body punch but Acosta moves out of range.
Acosta misses with a hook. Brogan ducked under it nicely.
A nice side step and Brogan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Brogan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acosta jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Acosta darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
 Brogan is rocked!
Acosta drops his hands momentarily and Brogan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Acosta jabs at Brogan's body.
Acosta throws a hook but Brogan blocks it.
Acosta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Acosta sets himself, and Brogan steps forward looking for the clinch! Acosta avoids it this time.
Acosta slips under a jab from Brogan.
Brogan loads up on a big right hand but Acosta slips the punch.
Brogan tries to move into range but Acosta moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Acosta lands the left hand.
The cut above Michael Brogan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Brogan throws a shot from downtown. Acosta moves away and avoids it.
Acosta seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Acosta lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elliott Acosta dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Brogan blocks a jab.
Acosta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brogan.
Acosta lands a body shot.
Brogan misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Brogan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brogan.
Brogan walks into a jab.
Brogan throws a jab when Acosta was well out of range.
Elliott Acosta is winning the standup battle so far.
Brogan throws a hook to the side of Acosta's head but Acosta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Acosta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brogan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brogan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Acosta wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A big left from Brogan misses.
Acosta is looking to counter punch.
Brogan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Acosta wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Acosta avoids the body shot from Brogan.
Good standup being displayed there by Acosta as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brogan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Acosta throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brogan on the side of the head.
Brogan misses with a looping right.
Good standup being displayed there by Acosta as he connects with a hook.
Acosta's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brogan under the eye.
Acosta misses with a left hand
enabling Brogan to counter with a crisp jab.
Acosta throws a body punch but Brogan moves out of range.
Brogan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Acosta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Acosta takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Acosta slips a straight right by Brogan.
Acosta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brogan.
Brogan ducks under a wild hook from Acosta.
It seemed like Brogan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acosta scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Acosta.
Acosta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Acosta ducks under a wild hook from Brogan.
Acosta slips a jab from Brogan.
Acosta avoids the body shot from Brogan.
Brogan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brogan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brogan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Acosta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brogan throws out the jab.
Acosta throws a sloppy body shot
and Brogan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brogan.
Acosta misses with the head strike.
Brogan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brogan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Acosta's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acosta blocks the elbow strike.
Brogan pushes off an throws an elbow but Acosta leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Acosta swings wildly with an uppercut but Brogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brogan.
Brogan digs a right hand underneath Acosta's ribcage. Acosta let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brogan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Acosta backwards.
Acosta dodges an elbow strike from Brogan.
Brogan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Acosta.
Acosta looking to slow down the pace here.
Brogan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Acosta misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Acosta on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brogan throws an elbow that misses.
Brogan misses with a body punch.
Acosta throws a head punch that misses.
Brogan blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brogan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brogan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Acosta misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Acosta as the two fighters clinch.
Acosta tries a body shot but Brogan blocks it.
Acosta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brogan's elbow.
Acosta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Acosta scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brogan.
Brogan struggles to land a body shot inside as Acosta controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Elliott Acosta.
I think Acosta has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Elliott Acosta!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeramiah Pony (ranked 5222 p4p, 4997 weight class) and Blazej Maleszewski (ranked 297 p4p, 286 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeramiah Pony!
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, Blazej Maleszewski!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maleszewski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pony drives through with a takedown into guard.
Maleszewski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pony manages to get himself to full guard.
Pony on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pony tries to get out of the position.
Maleszewski tries to free his leg and advance position but Pony is retaining full guard.
Pony looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maleszewski is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pony is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've been hearing good reports from Pony's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maleszewski works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pony stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maleszewski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maleszewski is trying to keep Pony in close.
Pony trying to control the position from guard on top but Maleszewski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maleszewski looking to control.
Maleszewski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pony can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Maleszewski has his foot on Pony's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pony works his way back into a safe position though.
Maleszewski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pony controls the pace.
Maleszewski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maleszewski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maleszewski trying to control the position.
Pony with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pony trying to control but Maleszewski is working from the bottom.
Pony throwing strikes from guard but Maleszewski blocks nicely.
Maleszewski throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Pony escapes and throws Maleszewski's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Pony is putting a hurting on Maleszewski here, landing some big shots from side control.
Maleszewski manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maleszewski working over Pony with some ground and pound. Pony looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Maleszewski is working for a submission of some sort.
Pony is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pony is trying is best to control the position here.
Maleszewski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Maleszewski wants to control but Pony is keeping him busy.
Pony wants to control but Maleszewski is keeping busy.
Pony looking for submissions off his back.
Maleszewski prevents Pony from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maleszewski seems to be looking for submissions.
Pony is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maleszewski performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maleszewski working over Pony with some ground and pound. Pony looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pony wants to control but Maleszewski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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 Jeramiah Pony will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pony swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pony looks to throw the jab but Maleszewski is out of range.
Maleszewski lands a glancing blow to the side of Pony's head.
Maleszewski thuds his right hand into Pony's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pony throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pony drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Maleszewski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pony landing with the ground and pound.
Maleszewski is trying to hold Pony in close to prevent damage but Pony has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pony lands strikes from half guard.
Maleszewski is in trouble now - Pony has advanced to mount!
Maleszewski is desperately trying to improve his position but Pony has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maleszewski sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Pony wants to work for an arm triangle but Maleszewski is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Maleszewski trying to control here.
Pony is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maleszewski can do to turn this around?
Pony perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Maleszewski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maleszewski taking some punishment here, with Pony in his half guard.
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. Pony connects with a nice short shot to Maleszewski's temple.
Pony prevents Maleszewski from improving his position.
Maleszewski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Maleszewski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pony trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jeramiah Pony overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maleszewski trying to control the position.
Pony stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maleszewski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maleszewski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pony pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maleszewski is keeping the position for now.
Pony might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Maleszewski looking for a sweep. Not yet Maleszewski, not yet.
Pony landing with the ground and pound.
Maleszewski wants to sweep but no luck.
Pony scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pony trying to control but Maleszewski is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pony working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Maleszewski is trying to keep Pony in close.
Maleszewski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pony working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pony tries to free his leg and advance position but Maleszewski is retaining full guard.
Pony trying to control but Maleszewski is working from the bottom.
Maleszewski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pony doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pony manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pony is in close to Maleszewski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeramiah Pony dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Pony fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Maleszewski to the ground. Pony is now in Maleszewski's guard.
Blazej Maleszewski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pony is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Maleszewski has his hands on Pony's head, controlling the position.
Pony scoring with punches to the head and body.
Maleszewski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pony is one step ahead there.
Pony trying to control the position from guard on top but Maleszewski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pony cracks Maleszewski with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pony postures up.
Maleszewski thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Maleszewski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maleszewski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pony sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Maleszewski's guard.
Maleszewski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pony working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pony is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Maleszewski defends it well.
Pony working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maleszewski gets full guard.
Pony postures up and lands a big shot to Maleszewski's brow.
Pony pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maleszewski is keeping the position for now.
Pony with a nice head shot there.
Maleszewski has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Pony should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Maleszewski has tightened it up now! Pony should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Blazej Maleszewski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Miami (ranked 4976 p4p, 4392 weight class) and Eja Igwe (ranked 284 p4p, 268 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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135
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138
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Miami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eja Igwe!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Igwe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Igwe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Igwe misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Igwe.
Miami definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Miami scores with a nice right hand.
Miami throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Igwe misses with an uppercut
and Miami counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mike Miami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miami waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Igwe.
Miami throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Igwe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miami gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Igwe.
A big left from Igwe misses.
Miami swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Igwe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miami was well out of range. Poor timing from Igwe.
Igwe looks to land a right hand but Miami moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Miami.
Miami swinging wildly here.
Igwe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Igwe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Miami throws a hook but Igwe blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igwe throws a big shot that misses.
Igwe loads up on a big right hand but Miami slips the punch.
Miami is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Igwe.
Igwe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Miami misses with a hook.
Miami misses with an uppercut.
Igwe misses with a combination
and Miami counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Miami is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Miami waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Igwe.
Miami misses with a straight left.
Miami misses with a left hand
enabling Igwe to counter with a crisp jab.
Igwe throws a looping overhand right but Miami ducks down to avoid it.
Igwe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Igwe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Miami.
Igwe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Igwe dodges the punch combination from Miami.
Igwe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Igwe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Miami finds it's way round the side to connect with Igwe's head.
Igwe throws an overhand right that lands on Miami's shoulder, as Miami tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut there from Miami.
Igwe lands with an uppercut that bounces Miami off the cage and back into range.
Igwe connects with a nice looking jab.
Igwe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Miami's head backwards.
Good exchange - Miami coming out on top.
Igwe throws a hook to the side of Miami's head but Miami sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miami throws a looping overhand right but Igwe ducks down to avoid it.
Igwe moves out of range of the strikes.
Igwe connects with a right hand. Miami shakes it off.
Miami throws a lazy right hand but Igwe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miami misses with a combination
and Igwe counters with a nice uppercut.
Miami will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice side step and Igwe releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miami misses with a hook
and Igwe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 Miami is rocked!
Igwe drops Miami with a straight right hand, right on the button! Igwe follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eja Igwe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Freaky Hiroshima (ranked 5003 p4p, 3666 weight class) and Graeme Morgan (ranked 452 p4p, 374 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Freaky Hiroshima!
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, Graeme Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hiroshima manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan clinches up with Hiroshima and pushes him back against the cage.
Morgan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hiroshima successfully pulls guard.
Hiroshima is pulling down on Morgan's head to control his posture.
Morgan stopping the sweep attempt from Hiroshima.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hiroshima controlling Morgan's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiroshima looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Morgan is defending well. Hiroshima quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Morgan has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Hiroshima celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Freaky Hiroshima!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enzo DiMaggio (ranked 3874 p4p, 4135 weight class) and Hatsumi Sen (ranked 205 p4p, 217 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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295
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Enzo DiMaggio!
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, Hatsumi Sen!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DiMaggio 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.
It looks like Hatsumi Sen has been cut.
Sen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DiMaggio.
Sen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from DiMaggio.
DiMaggio cracks Sen with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. DiMaggio has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sen to stand back up!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sen walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! DiMaggio swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Enzo DiMaggio!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rock Steady (ranked 4516 p4p, 4603 weight class) and Emile Kasumu (ranked 467 p4p, 475 weight class). Rock Steady could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Emile Kasumu's chin.
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210
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Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rock Steady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Emile Kasumu!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasumu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kasumu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steady.
Steady definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kasumu slips under a jab.
Kasumu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kasumu throws a hook but Steady blocks it.
Rock Steady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steady rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kasumu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Rock Steady has been cut.
Kasumu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steady misses with a straight left.
Kasumu throws a poor cross that misses
and Steady counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Emile Kasumu has been cut.
Kasumu connects with a body shot that sends Steady's belly button to the back.
Kasumu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oooooh!!! Kasumu has knocked Steady down with a huge combo! Kasumu steps away and waves a wobbly Steady back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steady gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Kasumu gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Steady is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emile Kasumu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Galen Fisherman (ranked 4040 p4p, 3382 weight class) and George Pogie (ranked 394 p4p, 339 weight class). George Pogie has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Galen Fisherman's chin.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Galen Fisherman!
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, George Pogie!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisherman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fisherman misses with a hook.
Pogie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fisherman swinging wildly here.
Fisherman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pogie throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fisherman was covering up waiting for the punch and Pogie finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pogie wants to pass the guard but Fisherman is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pogie advances position into side control!
Pogie cracks Fisherman with a big right hand but Fisherman just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pogie content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Fisherman is trying to control Pogie's posture but Pogie avoids it.
Pogie in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Fisherman is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). George Pogie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Lowery (ranked 3304 p4p, 3514 weight class) and Mario Waters (ranked 346 p4p, 357 weight class). Arturo Lowery has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170
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170
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arturo Lowery!
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, Mario Waters!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waters uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lowery.
Waters tries for a takedown but Lowery circles away easily
and Lowery connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Mario Waters has been cut.
Waters tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lowery defends well and Waters ends up having to push Lowery into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Lowery as Waters shoots in.
Arturo Lowery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Waters.
Lowery lands a big right hand that sends Waters crashing to the mat! Lowery stays standing though and waves Waters back to his feet!
Waters is rocked!
Waters leaves his chin hanging out and Lowery seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Waters crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arturo Lowery!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Hippo (ranked 3281 p4p, 3436 weight class) and Lou Parisini (ranked 328 p4p, 345 weight class). King Hippo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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265
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Counter fighter
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, King Hippo!
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, Lou Parisini!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parisini fails with the takedown.
It looked like Hippo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hippo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hippo misses with a body shot.
Parisini feints the counter takedown.
Parisini ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Parisini scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like King Hippo has been cut.
Parisini's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hippo under the eye.
Hippo avoids the body shot from Parisini.
Hippo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parisini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parisini misses with a looping right.
Parisini misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hippo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab from Parisini.
Parisini throws a jab but it's blocked by Hippo.
Hippo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hippo lands a glancing blow to the side of Parisini's head.
Parisini takes one to the side of the head.
Parisini tries a head kick but it misses.
Parisini lands a jab to the nose.
Lou Parisini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parisini works Hippo's body with a nice hook.
Hippo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parisini.
Hippo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Parisini misses with a wild body shot.
Hippo misses with a wild body shot.
Hippo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parisini.
Hippo just misses with a punch to the body.
Hippo takes one on the button.
Parisini connects with a right hand. Hippo shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parisini works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parisini connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Parisini is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hippo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Parisini throws a series of punches but Hippo avoids them all with ease.
Hippo misses with a body shot.
Parisini throws a right and a left that Hippo avoids nicely.
Parisini has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Parisini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hippo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Parisini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hippo.
Parisini looks to land a combination but Hippo avoids it well.
Hippo throwing a counter right hand but Parisini manages to avoid it.
Parisini misses with a body shot.
Parisini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hippo.
Hippo throws a big shot that misses.
Hippo misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hippo slips under a jab from Parisini.
Hippo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parisini throws a looping overhand right but Hippo ducks down to avoid it.
Hippo misses with a series of wild punches.
Hippo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hippo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Parisini scores with a four punch combination!
A jab from Hippo misses.
Parisini throws a shot to the body.
Parisini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hippo manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parisini walks into a jab.
Hippo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hippo misses the jab.
Parisini throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Parisini takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parisini loads up on a big right hand but Hippo slips the punch.
A jab from Parisini does it's job there.
King Hippo's cut is getting worse.
Parisini throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Hippo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Parisini misses.
Hippo moves out of range of the strikes.
Hippo throwing a counter right hand but Parisini manages to avoid it.
Hippo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parisini throws a hook to the side of Hippo's head but Hippo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hippo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hippo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lou Parisini dominated that round.
The cut man is working on King Hippo's cut.
That's time! Hippo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hippo throws a lazy right hand but Parisini sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Hippo.
Parisini misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Hippo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Parisini throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parisini misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Parisini misses the target.
Nice shot lands for Hippo.
Parisini throws the left hand but Hippo avoids the punch easily.
Hippo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hippo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parisini.
Hippo is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hippo looks to land a left hand but Parisini moved out of range nicely.
Hippo misses the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Hippo as he connects with a hook.
Hippo scores with a hook to the body. Parisini takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parisini connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A left lands for Hippo.
Hippo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Parisini throws a jab but it's blocked by Hippo.
Parisini's corner calls for a 1-2. Parisini obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Parisini throws a looping overhand right but Hippo ducks down to avoid it.
Hippo lands with a cross.
Parisini swings for the body but Hippo moves out of range.
Hippo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parisini.
Hippo scores with a nice head shot.
Parisini is rocked!
Hippo misses with a body shot.
King Hippo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hippo cracks Parisini on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Parisini falls backwards against the cage. Hippo follows up with more strikes that drop Parisini to his knees. Hippo keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Parisini! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). King Hippo!
King Hippo 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Finley Cowan (ranked 3285 p4p, 2515 weight class) and Mike Preston (ranked 343 p4p, 280 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Finley Cowan!
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, Mike Preston!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cowan takes a swing at Preston's ribcage but misses.
Cowan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Preston misses with a looping left.
Cowan shoots for a double leg takedown but Preston sprawls well. He's pushed Cowan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cowan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cowan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Preston.
A head kick misses from Cowan.
Preston cracks Cowan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Preston there.
Preston has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Preston throws a looping overhand right but Cowan ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Cowan misses.
Cowan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Preston manages to avoid it.
Preston doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowan shoots and misses
and Preston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Finley Cowan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cowan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Preston tries to avoid it but Cowan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Preston to the ground. Preston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cowan doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Preston to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cowan. Preston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cowan throws a head kick that misses
and Preston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cowan avoids the body shot from Preston.
Preston uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cowan has time to react.
Finley Cowan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Preston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cowan was well out of range. Poor timing from Preston.
Cowan gets a double leg takedown into Preston's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cowan wants to control from the top but Preston keeps moving.
Cowan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cowan trying to control the position from guard on top but Preston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cowan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cowan trying to control but Preston is working from the bottom.
Cowan throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cowan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Preston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Preston checks a leg kick.
Preston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cowan was well out of range. Poor timing from Preston.
Cowan throws a hook to the side of Preston's head but Preston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Preston is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Preston is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cowan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cowan throws a jab when Preston was well out of range.
Preston looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cowan shoots in and drives through. Preston sprawls well.
Cowan misses the body punch
and Preston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Preston blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston blocks a head kick by Cowan.
Preston has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Preston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cowan was well out of range. Poor timing from Preston.
Preston cracks Cowan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cowan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cowan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Preston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cowan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Preston defends well and Cowan ends up having to push Preston into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Preston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Preston misses with a wild body shot.
Cowan is looking to wear down Preston with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cowan tries to move into range but Preston moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cowan scores with a takedown into Preston's guard.
Cowan 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.
Cowan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cowan trying to control the position from guard on top but Preston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Preston dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Preston throws a sloppy head kick and Cowan moves out of range easily.
Cowan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Preston looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cowan cracks Preston with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cowan trying to control the position but Preston is working away.
Preston can't do much from the bottom here.
Cowan working the body and head with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan trying to control the action but Preston is working from the bottom.
Cowan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Preston to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowan in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cowan throws an elbow but Preston slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Cowan.
Preston really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cowan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cowan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cowan working away.
Preston tries to buck Cowan off but Cowan is having none of it.
Cowan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Preston is not content to let Cowan control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowan cracks Preston with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cowan is working Preston over with some ground and pound from side control.
Preston is not content to let Cowan control the position.
Finley Cowan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cowan just content to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Cowan crashes against the mat.
Cowan working the head and body with strikes.
Preston is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cowan lands an elbow.
Preston tries to bench press Cowan off him but Cowan keeps the position.
Cowan trying to control the position but Preston is working away.
Cowan lands a few punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Preston is avoiding damage well.
Cowan scoring with punches from side control.
Cowan lands a nice forearm strike.
Preston is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cowan in side control, throwing shots but Preston defends.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cowan wants to control but Preston is keeping him busy.
Cowan taking a breather here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Finley Cowan dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Preston staying out of range there.
Cowan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cowan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Preston tries to counter with a clinch but Cowan shakes him off and moves away.
Preston scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cowan misses with a takedown
and Preston counters with a nice uppercut.
Cowan throws a lazy head kick
letting Preston counter with a right hand.
Mike Preston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cowan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Preston as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan has his takedown stuffed
and Preston holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Finley Cowan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cowan is looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston manages to break the clinch.
Preston throws a lazy right hand but Cowan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cowan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Preston.
Cowan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Preston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cowan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Preston manages to avoid it.
Preston connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cowan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Preston is out of range and Cowan settles back down.
Preston looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cowan has his takedown stuffed
enabling Preston to counter with a crisp jab.
Cowan gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Cowan tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Preston is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Cowan buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Cowan!! Cowan is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Preston throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Preston!
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