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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Sajdak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Kinder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sajdak's entrance music is Thrift Shop. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kinder's choice of entrance music: Let's Get Ready To Rhumble. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Sajdak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Dean Kinder!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sajdak fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kinder. Sajdak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sajdak drives through and clinches with Kinder against the cage.
Kinder keeps control of Sajdak as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kinder is trying to pull guard but Sajdak turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kinder's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sajdak manages to break the clinch.
Kinder lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Joe Sajdak has been cut.
Kinder avoids the head kick by Sajdak.
Kinder misses with a head kick.
Sajdak stalks Kinder and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kinder's face. Kinder staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sajdak throws a right and a left that Kinder avoids nicely.
Sajdak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Sajdak does no damage.
Kinder tries to clinch but Sajdak moves out of range.
Sajdak fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kinder avoids it really well and circles away.
Kinder tries to clinch but Sajdak is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sajdak gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kinder.
Kinder moves out of range of the leg kick from Sajdak.
Sajdak swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kinder counters with a stiff right hand.
Kinder blocks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Sajdak.
Sajdak scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A head kick misses from Kinder.
Sloppy strikes from Sajdak. Those never looked like landing.
Sajdak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sajdak misses with a wild body shot.
Kinder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sajdak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sajdak comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sajdak tries to close the distance and clinch but Kinder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kinder tries to clinch up but Sajdak circles away and keeps his distance.
Kinder scores with a nice right hand.
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!
Kinder throws a sloppy head kick and Sajdak moves out of range easily.
Sajdak throws the left hand but Kinder avoids the punch easily.
Sajdak checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sajdak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kinder ducks under a wild hook from Sajdak.
Kinder moves into range and clinches up with Sajdak.
Kinder has clasped his hands together around Sajdak's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sajdak is pushing Kinder's head away, looking to escape. Kinder manages to hold on to the position though.
A lull in the action here as Kinder stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinder has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Sajdak lands with a good body shot.
Sajdak closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kinder circles away.
Sajdak definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sajdak misses with a two punch combination.
Sajdak misses with a few strikes there.
Sajdak is breathing heavily.
Sajdak moves out of range as Kinder throws a body kick.
Sajdak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kinder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sajdak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kinder.
Sajdak throws a right and a left that Kinder avoids nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Sajdak as Kinder shoots in.
Kinder forces Sajdak back against the cage and clinches.
Kinder breaks the clinch.
Sajdak shoots in and drives through. Kinder sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Sajdak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Sajdak misses.
Sajdak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kinder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sajdak looks to land a combination but Kinder avoids it well.
Kinder gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kinder tries to pull guard but Sajdak holds him up against the cage and eventually Kinder drops back down to his feet.
Kinder wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sajdak has Kinder pressed against the cage, preventing Kinder from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Kinder dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Sajdak's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sajdak misses with a two punch combination.
Sajdak has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sajdak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kinder clinches up with Sajdak and pushes him back against the cage.
Kinder lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kinder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kinder fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kinder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sajdak misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kinder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joe Sajdak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kinder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sajdak misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Sajdak.
Sajdak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sajdak looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sajdak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sajdak misses with a few strikes there.
Sajdak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kinder doesn't manage to clinch there - Sajdak circles away.
Kinder wants to clinch up but Sajdak keeps it at a distance.
Sajdak leaves Kinder with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kinder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kinder tries to close the distance and clinch but Sajdak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kinder throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sajdak just misses with a punch to the body.
Sajdak tries to work over Kinder's front leg with a kick but Kinder checks it.
Kinder takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kinder shoots in but Sajdak avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Joe Sajdak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Kinder.
Kinder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sajdak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sajdak stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sajdak wants it to stay on the feet.
Kinder is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Sajdak.
Kinder slips a jab and a cross from Sajdak.
No joy there for Sajdak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kinder avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Some wild striking there from Kinder.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sajdak misses with a low kick.
Sajdak closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sajdak shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sajdak wants to take a breather but Kinder is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kinder throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Kinder manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinder tries to close the distance and clinch but Sajdak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sajdak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joe Sajdak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kinder checks a leg kick.
Sajdak moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kinder's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kinder jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sajdak walks away with a smile on his face. Kinder gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sajdak misses with a double jab.
Sajdak tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kinder defends well and Sajdak ends up having to push Kinder into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kinder manages to break the clinch.
Sajdak throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kinder makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kinder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sajdak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sajdak swats away the attempt to clinch by Kinder.
Kinder swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Sajdak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Sajdak's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kinder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kinder takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sajdak throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kinder closes the distance and clinches.
Sajdak is trying to force a seperation but Kinder has the dominant position.
Sajdak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good exchange - Sajdak coming out on top.
Sajdak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kinder circles away quickly and effectively.
Sajdak's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sajdak duly obliges.
Kinder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sajdak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kinder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kinder checks a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kinder misses with a takedown attempt - Sajdak sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sajdak is looking to wear down Kinder with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kinder throws a push kick but Sajdak slaps the foot to one side.
Kinder tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sajdak sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kinder somewhat.
Good exchange - Sajdak coming out on top.
Sajdak misses with a two punch combination.
Sajdak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kinder manages to avoid it.
Sajdak misses with the combination.
Sajdak throws a nice looking combination but Kinder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sajdak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kinder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sajdak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kinder tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sajdak swivels and escapes.
Joe Sajdak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Kinder.
Kinder fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Sajdak misses.
Kinder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sajdak misses with a double jab.
Kinder shoots in but Sajdak avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kinder takes one to the side of the head.
Kinder shoots in but no luck this time.
Kinder fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sajdak shoots in looking for a takedown but Kinder manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sajdak's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kinder slips a jab and a cross from Sajdak.
Kinder checks the leg kick.
Sajdak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sajdak tests Kinder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kinder tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sajdak defends well and Kinder ends up having to push Sajdak into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kinder tries to break free but Sajdak pushes him back against the cage.
Kinder wants to break free but Sajdak has control.
Still in the clinch, Kinder scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sajdak misses with a punch to the body.
Sajdak is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinder being controlled against the cage.
Sajdak wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kinder fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kinder breaks the clinch.
Kinder comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kinder shoots in for a double leg but Sajdak sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sajdak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kinder manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sajdak throws a nice looking combination but Kinder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kinder misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sajdak misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Sajdak showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sajdak 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Sajdak!
Joe Sajdak 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Laffite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elliot Rosewater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elliot Rosewater has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jean Laffite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Elliot Rosewater!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosewater closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Laffite quickly recovers to half guard.
Rosewater passes to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laffite tries to hold on but Rosewater postures up.
Rosewater cracks Laffite with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laffite wants to control but Rosewater is having none of it.
BOOM! Rosewater connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rosewater lands a couple of good shots and Laffite has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Laffite knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rosewater on the ground.
Rosewater softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Rosewater has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Laffite is in real trouble here. Rosewater gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Laffite is tapping out! Rosewater wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Elliot Rosewater!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Van Der Varrt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Irvin Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross has chosen Harlem Shake as his entrance music. 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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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom Van Der Varrt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Irvin Ross!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Varrt has his takedown stuffed
and Ross counters with a stiff right hand.
Ross slaps away a takedown attempt from Van Der Varrt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Van Der Varrt feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Van Der Varrt wants to get up but he can't break Ross's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ross kicks Van Der Varrt off and gets to his feet.
Van Der Varrt misses with a combination
and Ross counters with a single leg into guard. Van Der Varrt didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Der Varrt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ross.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Der Varrt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Van Der Varrt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ross with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ross with a nice head shot there.
Ross working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ross throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Varrt wants to stand up but Ross is controlling him.
Ross throwing strikes from guard but Van Der Varrt blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ross accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Der Varrt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ross in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Van Der Varrt is breathing heavily.
Ross throws a strike but Van Der Varrt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ross uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross lands a nice shot that snaps Van Der Varrt's head back.
Van Der Varrt throws a right and a left that Ross avoids nicely.
Van Der Varrt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ross tries to land a leg kick but Van Der Varrt saw it coming and moves away.
Irvin Ross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ross sizes up Van Der Varrt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ross lands a jab to the head.
Van Der Varrt moves into range and clinches up with Ross.
Ross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ross slips a jab and a cross from Van Der Varrt.
Van Der Varrt clinches with his opponent.
Van Der Varrt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ross's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Der Varrt pushes Ross up against the cage in a clinch.
Ross prevents Van Der Varrt from breaking the clinch.
Van Der Varrt is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ross is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Van Der Varrt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ross scores with a hook to the body. Van Der Varrt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ross misses with a low kick.
Van Der Varrt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ross swings for the body but Van Der Varrt moves out of range.
Van Der Varrt drops his hands momentarily and Ross takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Van Der Varrt is rocked!
Ross throws a series of punches but Van Der Varrt avoids them all with ease.
Oh Van Der Varrt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Der Varrt throws a right and a left that Ross avoids nicely.
Van Der Varrt seems to have got his legs back now.
Van Der Varrt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ross wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Van Der Varrt is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ross.
Ross tries a low kick but Van Der Varrt avoids it.
Ross misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Ross.
Van Der Varrt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ross to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Varrt walks into a jab.
Ross throws a right hand that Van Der Varrt ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Der Varrt also avoids with ease.
Van Der Varrt has Ross up against the cage in a clinch.
Ross breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Van Der Varrt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ross on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Van Der Varrt shoots for a double leg takedown but Ross sprawls well. He's pushed Van Der Varrt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ross's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ross duly obliges.
Van Der Varrt tries to bum rush Ross with a series of wild strikes but Ross uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ross stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ross scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ross lands with a shot to the body.
Ross tries to bum rush Van Der Varrt with a series of wild strikes but Van Der Varrt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Der Varrt punishes Ross's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irvin Ross dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Van Der Varrt just misses with a punch to the body.
Ross has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Oooooh!!! Ross has knocked Van Der Varrt down with a huge combo! Ross steps away and waves a wobbly Van Der Varrt back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Van Der Varrt clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ross blocks an elbow strike.
Ross has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ross on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ross lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Der Varrt circles away quickly and effectively.
Irvin Ross seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Der Varrt clinches up with Ross and pushes him back against the cage.
Ross manages to break the clinch.
Ross misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Der Varrt closes the distance and clinches.
Ross escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ross gets a clinch.
Ross breaks from the clinch.
Ross lands with a right hand.
Van Der Varrt ducks under a wild hook from Ross.
Van Der Varrt moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Varrt misses with a punch on the inside.
Ross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Varrt clinches up with Ross and pushes him back against the cage.
Ross wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Der Varrt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Der Varrt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Der Varrt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ross is breathing heavily.
Ross blocks an uppercut.
Van Der Varrt misses with a knee strike.
Van Der Varrt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ross's efforts to push away.
Van Der Varrt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ross avoids it.
Ross escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Der Varrt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Van Der Varrt slips under a jab from Ross.
Ross looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Der Varrt is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Varrt misses with the combination.
Van Der Varrt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ross as he avoids it easily.
Ross dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Ross throws a jab when Van Der Varrt was well out of range.
Van Der Varrt gets a clinch.
Van Der Varrt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ross blocks it with crossed arms.
Ross blocks a body shot from Van Der Varrt.
Ross has had enough of the clinch but Van Der Varrt keeps him there for the moment.
Ross breaks from the clinch.
Van Der Varrt throws a nice looking combination but Ross bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Der Varrt has Ross up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Der Varrt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ross has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ross manages to break the clinch.
Van Der Varrt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Varrt clinches with his opponent.
Ross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ross connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van Der Varrt. Van Der Varrt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Van Der Varrt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Van Der Varrt checks a low kick from Ross.
Ross throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ross rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Der Varrt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Der Varrt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Der Varrt moves into the clinch.
Van Der Varrt lands with a right to the head.
Ross wants to break free but Van Der Varrt has control.
Van Der Varrt lands a damaging elbow.
Ross breaks the clinch.
Van Der Varrt rushes Ross and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Van Der Varrt eats them both and turns towards Ross to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Der Varrt throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ross was covering up waiting for the punch and Van Der Varrt finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Van Der Varrt decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ross throws a series of punches but Van Der Varrt moves out of range.
Ross swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A clash of legs there as Ross blocks the low kick.
Ross misses with a body shot.
Van Der Varrt closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Der Varrt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ross's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Der Varrt lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Van Der Varrt drives through and clinches with Ross against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Irvin Ross will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Van Der Varrt pushes Ross up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Der Varrt is trying to push Ross away but Ross has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ross breaks from the clinch.
Van Der Varrt throws a right hand that Ross ducks under and follows up with a left that Ross also avoids with ease.
Van Der Varrt misses with a double jab
and Ross counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Der Varrt closes the distance and clinches.
Ross wants to break free but Van Der Varrt has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ross.
Van Der Varrt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Der Varrt misses with a knee to the head.
Ross escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Der Varrt closes the distance and pushes Ross back into the cage.
Van Der Varrt has Ross pressed against the cage, preventing Ross from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ross manages to break the clinch.
Van Der Varrt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Van Der Varrt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ross, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Varrt throws an elbow that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Ross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ross prevents a body shot from Van Der Varrt.
Ross breaks the clinch.
Ross tries to keep at a distance but Van Der Varrt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Varrt closes the distance and pushes Ross back into the cage.
Ross wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ross's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ross throws a right hand that Van Der Varrt ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Der Varrt also avoids with ease.
Van Der Varrt tries to move into range but Ross moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Van Der Varrt tries to move into range but Ross moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Van Der Varrt closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ross breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Some bone on bone action there as Van Der Varrt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross gets tackled into the cage by Van Der Varrt. Van Der Varrt maintains the clinch.
Ross escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Der Varrt clinches with his opponent.
Tom Van Der Varrt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Van Der Varrt.
Ross breaks from the clinch.
Van Der Varrt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Der Varrt closes the distance and pushes Ross back into the cage.
Ross escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Der Varrt moves out of range as Ross strikes.
Van Der Varrt clinches up against the cage.
Van Der Varrt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ross is defending well for now.
Ross escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Der Varrt instigates a clinch.
Ross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ross lands a really nice looking cross but Van Der Varrt seems unphased.
Ross fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Der Varrt manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Varrt goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Van Der Varrt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ross.
Ross is looking to land body kicks.
Van Der Varrt ducks right into an uppercut from Ross.
Van Der Varrt clinches up with Ross and pushes him back against the cage.
Ross is trying to break the clinch but Van Der Varrt has him pressed against the cage.
Van Der Varrt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tom Van Der Varrt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ross escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Der Varrt moves into the clinch.
Ross's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ross throws a good cross that connects.
Ross takes a swing at Van Der Varrt's ribcage but misses.
Van Der Varrt closes the distance and clinches.
Ross is trying to break free.
Ross breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Der Varrt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ross gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Van Der Varrt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ross backs up against the cage.
Van Der Varrt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ross, pushing him back against the cage.
Ross breaks from the clinch.
Ross tries to keep at a distance but Van Der Varrt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ross breaks from the clinch.
Ross throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Der Varrt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ross, pushing him back against the cage.
Irvin Ross is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ross's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Der Varrt's corner calls for a 1-2. Van Der Varrt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tom Van Der Varrt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Der Varrt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Ross. That snapped Van Der Varrt's head back.
Van Der Varrt closes the distance and clinches.
Ross blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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 Tom Van Der Varrt.
I think Ross has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Testy McTest Test (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Sutton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Testy McTest Test!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jim Sutton!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Sutton scores with a four punch combination!
Sutton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sutton.
Sutton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McTest Test walks into a stiff left hand from Sutton.
Sutton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McTest Test tries to clinch there but Sutton circles away.
Sutton misses with an uppercut.
McTest Test tries to clinch but Sutton moves away
and Sutton counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sutton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McTest Test looks to clinch
and McTest Test takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sutton looks to score with a jab to the body but McTest Test is just out of range.
Sutton lands with an uppercut that bounces McTest Test off the cage and back into range.
McTest Test is rocked!
McTest Test dodges the punch combination from Sutton.
McTest Test slips a jab from Sutton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McTest Test.
McTest Test tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sutton throws a jab but it's blocked by McTest Test.
McTest Test tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sutton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh McTest Test is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sutton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McTest Test seems to have got his legs back now.
Sutton misses with the combination.
McTest Test takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sutton throws an overhand right that drops McTest Test like a sack of potatoes! Sutton dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Sutton!
After winning the bout, Jim Sutton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Kingsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phreak Nakkan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakkan has chosen Voodoo as his entrance music. 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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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Kingsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Phreak Nakkan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingsley fails to land the takedown.
Nakkan misses with a two punch combination.
Kingsley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nakkan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kingsley's waist but Kingsley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nakkan off to one side.
Nakkan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kingsley, pushing him back against the cage.
Kingsley jumps guard but Nakkan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nakkan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kingsley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kingsley is trying to pull guard but Nakkan has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Kingsley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakkan is trying to trip Kingsley. He has hold of a leg but Kingsley is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nakkan persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nakkan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nakkan won't allow Kingsley to get back to his feet.
Nakkan wants to pass the guard but Kingsley is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakkan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nakkan postures up in Kingsley's guard and throws a big left but Kingsley blocks it.
Nakkan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kingsley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nakkan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nakkan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nakkan stays in close to Kingsley's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Phreak Nakkan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nakkan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kingsley is trying to defend but Nakkan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kingsley is refusing to be controlled, as Nakkan sits in half guard.
Nakkan wants to stand up. He gets to his feet but Kingsley has locked on to a leg, he rolls the pair back to the ground and cranks on Nakkan's ankle. The pair roll once more but Kingsley really cranks it and Nakkan is forced to tap! Great counter grappling from Kingsley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Ankle Lock). Jason Kingsley!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bart Finkelton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bart Finkelton had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bart Finkelton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom Moore!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Finkelton pinned against the cage. Finkelton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Finkelton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moore doesn't seem bothered though.
Moore takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Moore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Finkelton.
Finkelton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moore takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slapping leg kick lands for Moore.
Moore on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Moore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Finkelton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Finkelton throws a right and a left that Moore avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Finkelton misses.
We've been informed that Moore has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Moore dives in for a single leg takedown but Finkelton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Moore is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Finkelton is defending well for now.
Finkelton working hard to break the clinch.
Moore tries to land knees in the clinch but Finkelton avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finkelton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Finkelton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Finkelton avoids it.
Moore lands a knee to the head.
Finkelton lands a hook that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Moore unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Finkelton tries to circle away but Moore has him pinned against the cage.
Finkelton misses with some punches.
Moore with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Finkelton takes an elbow to the temple.
Finkelton lands with a light punch inside.
Finkelton is trying to break the clinch but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Moore is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Moore lands an elbow inside.
Finkelton is trying to break the clinch but Moore is controlling him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore connects with a knee to the head.
Finkelton has had enough of the clinch but Moore keeps him there for the moment.
Finkelton manages to break the clinch.
Finkelton slips a jab and a cross from Moore.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Moore tries to clinch but Finkelton moves out of range.
Moore shoots in and drives through. Finkelton sprawls well.
Bart Finkelton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Moore.
Moore gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Finkelton counters with a one-two to the body.
Bart Finkelton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finkelton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Moore's head.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Finkelton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Finkelton lands a nice hook to Moore's body. Moore takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Moore blocks a jab.
Moore dives in for a single leg takedown but Finkelton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Finkelton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Finkelton avoiding damage as Moore throws knees to the body.
Finkelton lands with a short shot to the head.
Moore is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Finkelton is defending well for now.
Finkelton lands with a left to the head.
Moore lands a good knee to the midsection. Finkelton won't want to take too many of those.
Finkelton tries to break the clinch but Moore is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkelton lands a left hand.
Finkelton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moore lands a nice knee to the body.
Moore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Finkelton is trying to break the clinch but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Finkelton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Finkelton wants to get back to striking at distance but Moore won't allow it.
Finkelton lands with a left to the head.
Moore misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Finkelton.
Finkelton managing to block the knees to the body from Moore.
Finkelton is trying to break free.
Finkelton is trying to break free.
Finkelton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Finkelton is trying to break the clinch but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Moore lands a damaging elbow.
Finkelton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moore dives in and grabs Finkelton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Finkelton pushes down on Moore's head and hops out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Finkelton misses with a double jab.
Finkelton jabs Moore right on the nose. Moore blinks but takes it well.
Finkelton misses with a body shot.
Finkelton lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moore tries to clinch up.
Bart Finkelton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finkelton misses with a series of wild punches.
Finkelton misses with a wild combination.
Finkelton lands with a hook. Moore tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Finkelton!
Moore pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A right-left combo lands from Moore.
It looks like Bart Finkelton has been cut.
Moore moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bart Finkelton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bart Finkelton's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Moore shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Finkelton defends it nicely.
Bart Finkelton is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finkelton. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finkelton throws a right and a left that Moore avoids nicely.
Moore throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab lands there for Finkelton.
Finkelton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Finkelton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Finkelton slaps away a takedown attempt from Moore, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bart Finkelton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Finkelton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moore is defended easily by Finkelton.
Bart Finkelton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Moore.
Finkelton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Moore is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkelton throws a nice looking combination but Moore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Moore.
A lazy left from Finkelton finds it's target.
Moore is still on wobbly legs! Can Finkelton finish him?
Moore tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Finkelton defends well and Moore ends up having to push Finkelton into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Moore seems to have recovered his senses.
Moore misses with a body punch.
Finkelton tries to circle away but Moore has him pinned against the cage.
Moore prevents Finkelton from breaking the clinch.
Moore tries to land knees in the clinch but Finkelton avoids the damage to the body.
Finkelton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Finkelton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Finkelton blocks the elbow strike.
Moore misses with a knee to the head.
Moore tries a knee to the head but Finkelton blocks it.
Finkelton is trying to break free.
Finkelton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkelton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Finkelton has had enough of the clinch but Moore keeps him there for the moment.
Finkelton is trying to break the clinch but Moore is controlling him.
Moore keeps control of Finkelton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Finkelton working hard to break the clinch.
Finkelton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Finkelton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Moore tries to land knees in the clinch but Finkelton avoids the damage to the body.
Moore keeps control of Finkelton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Finkelton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Finkelton avoids it.
Moore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finkelton's elbow.
Finkelton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Finkelton is trying to break the clinch but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Moore tries to land knees in the clinch but Finkelton avoids the damage to the body.
Tom Moore seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Finkelton wants to get back to striking at distance but Moore won't allow it.
Finkelton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkelton misses the jab.
Moore tries to score a power double leg takedown but Finkelton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Moore somewhat.
Moore shoots in for a double leg but Finkelton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Moore swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Finkelton counters with a straight right hand.
Finkelton lands a two punch combo.
Moore shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Finkelton as he jumps to the side.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Finkelton scores with a hook.
Moore throws a sloppy head kick and Finkelton moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Finkelton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Finkelton jabs at Moore's body.
Finkelton misses with a two punch combination.
Moore tries to score a power double leg takedown but Finkelton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Moore somewhat.
Moore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finkelton scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finkelton keeps the fight on the outside.
Finkelton lands a body shot.
Moore fails with a takedown attempt.
Finkelton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
No joy there for Finkelton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Finkelton jabs at Moore's body.
Finkelton scores with the left hand. Moore knows he should have avoided that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finkelton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Finkelton 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.
Moore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Finkelton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moore throws a nice looking combination but Finkelton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bart Finkelton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bart Finkelton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Finkelton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Finkelton feints a jab promting Moore to slip. Finkelton then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Moore slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Finkelton drops Moore with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Moore looks back up at him and smiles so Finkelton waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
and Finkelton counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Moore! He's just covering up as Finkelton starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bart Finkelton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toby Fluke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredrick Altright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fluke kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jiu Jitsu. Toby Fluke is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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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, Toby Fluke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fredrick Altright!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Altright manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fluke on his heels. He'll look to pass Fluke's guard now, I'm sure.
Altright throws a sloppy strike and Fluke has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Altright is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Fluke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Toby Fluke!
Toby Fluke took some time post fight to say the following; 'I love my fans, friends and families, I will go up the ranks, and win the title.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uncle Murda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes into the arena with Pitbull ft Marc Anthony Rain Over Me blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruce King!
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, Uncle Murda!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murda drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Murda advances to half guard.
Murda has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can King defend it? Murda steps over the head and cranks it - King is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Murda!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Uncle Murda!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between JEes JeEs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lehbron Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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280 lbs
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250 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, JEes JeEs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lehbron Kingston!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
JeEs gets in close and instigates a clinch.
JeEs misses with a punch to the body.
Kingston holding his opponent close, against the cage.
JeEs takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kingston prevents a body shot from JeEs.
JeEs has had enough of the clinch but Kingston keeps him there for the moment.
JeEs is trying to break the clinch but Kingston is controlling him.
Kingston slows down the pace here.
Kingston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kingston lands a damaging elbow.
JeEs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kingston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kingston prevents a body shot from JeEs.
JeEs misses with some punches.
Kingston trying to land knees to the body.
JeEs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kingston is trying to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kingston obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston lands a good knee to the midsection. JeEs won't want to take too many of those.
JeEs is breathing heavily.
Kingston looking to throw knees to the head but JeEs is blocking nicely.
JeEs stalling.
JeEs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kingston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kingston is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
JeEs takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kingston lands an elbow that stopped JeEs in his tracks for a moment.
Kingston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but JeEs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kingston fails to land.
Kingston landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
JeEs takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Kingston.
Kingston has a couple of punches blocked by JeEs.
JeEs takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kingston gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kingston connects with a nasty looking knee right to JeEs's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kingston obliges.
Kingston is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston with a knee to the head.
Kingston stalling in the clinch but JeEs improves position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kingston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with JeEs's elbow.
Kingston has a couple of punches blocked by JeEs.
JeEs is looking to break free of the clinch but Kingston has double underhooks.
Kingston tries to land a knee to the head but JeEs blocks with his arms.
Kingston has JeEs pressed against the cage, preventing JeEs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kingston lands a good knee to the midsection. JeEs won't want to take too many of those.
Kingston's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kingston with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kingston is stalling here.
Kingston misses with a punch to the body.
Kingston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but JeEs blocks it with crossed arms.
Kingston lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kingston lands a knee to the head.
JeEs has a couple of punches blocked by Kingston.
JeEs misses with some punches.
Kingston landing knees to the body.
Kingston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but JeEs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kingston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kingston misses with a knee to the head.
JeEs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kingston misses with a knee strike.
Kingston connects with a knee to the head.
Kingston with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kingston landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kingston unloads a knee to the mid-section. JeEs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kingston.
Kingston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kingston looking to throw knees to the head but JeEs is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kingston lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kingston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kingston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kingston just leaning against JeEs, taking a breather.
Kingston lands a knee to the head.
Kingston tries a body shot but JeEs blocks it.
A knee to the head by Kingston.
JeEs is rocked!
Kingston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oh JeEs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kingston.
Kingston dips a shoulder and cracks JeEs with a mighty uppercut! JeEs falls back against the cage and Kingston unloads with a barrage of strikes! JeEs is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Kingston screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lehbron Kingston!
Lehbron Kingston was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Ablett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kongsak Rajanont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kongsak Rajanont acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gary Ablett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kongsak Rajanont!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rajanont closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rajanont makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rajanont's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rajanont is looking to clinch.
Rajanont is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rajanont has closed the distance and engaged Ablett in a clinch.
Rajanont's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rajanont wants to clinch.
Ablett fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rajanont looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ablett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rajanont gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajanont manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Rajanont. Those never looked like landing.
Ablett definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rajanont tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ablett shoots in for a double leg but Rajanont sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ablett throws a right and a left that Rajanont avoids nicely.
Ablett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ablett shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rajanont but Rajanont pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ablett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kongsak Rajanont is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ablett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rajanont manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ablett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rajanont pushes Ablett up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajanont tries a body shot but Ablett blocks it.
Nice body punch from Rajanont.
Rajanont breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rajanont dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ablett. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rajanont is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rajanont rushes Ablett and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rajanont gets underhooks to prevent Ablett's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Ablett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rajanont escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ablett shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rajanont sprawls well. Rajanont wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ablett gets slowly back to his feet.
Rajanont clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajanont breaks from the clinch.
Rajanont tries to clinch there but Ablett circles away.
Ablett shoots in for a takedown but Rajanont shows good takedown defense.
Ablett takes a swing at Rajanont's ribcage but misses.
Ablett throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rajanont tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ablett is in Rajanont's guard.
Ablett wants to control from the top but Rajanont keeps moving.
Ablett stays in close to Rajanont's body and controls the position.
Ablett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ablett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ablett 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ablett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rajanont being controlled here, momentarily.
Rajanont wants to stand but Ablett is controlling the position.
Ablett is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ablett drops back looking for a leg! Rajanont is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rajanont manages to kick Ablett off! Ablett jumps back into Rajanont's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kongsak Rajanont dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rajanont is looking to clinch but Ablett is avoiding it.
Ablett clinches up against the cage.
Rajanont breaks from the clinch.
Rajanont tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ablett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rajanont avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rajanont wants to clinch up but Ablett keeps it at a distance.
Rajanont is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ablett throws a nice looking combination but Rajanont bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajanont fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rajanont tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ablett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ablett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rajanont circles away quickly and effectively.
Ablett tries a low kick but Rajanont avoids it.
Rajanont tries to clinch up but Ablett circles away and keeps his distance.
Rajanont swats away the attempt to clinch by Ablett.
Rajanont tries to clinch but Ablett is having none of it.
Ablett misses with a body shot.
Ablett fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ablett crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rajanont - the referee stops the clock and Ablett gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rajanont. Ablett manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rajanont tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ablett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rajanont tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ablett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ablett swats away the attempt to clinch by Rajanont.
Ablett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rajanont manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ablett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rajanont closes the distance and clinches.
Ablett tries to circle away but Rajanont has him pinned against the cage.
Ablett is trying to stall.
Ablett manages to break the clinch.
Gary Ablett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ablett drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ablett sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ablett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ablett showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ablett connects with a couple of short punches.
Rajanont wants to stand but Ablett is controlling the position.
Ablett stands and throws Rajanont's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ablett is looking to take a break and control but Rajanont is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ablett lands a few punches from side control.
Ablett in side control, throwing shots but Rajanont defends.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Ablett passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rajanont!
BOOM! Ablett connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ablett lands a big shot there that rocks Rajanont but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ablett scoring with strikes but Rajanont is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Ablett dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rajanont is looking to clinch.
Rajanont tries to clinch up.
Rajanont tries to clinch but Ablett moves away
and Ablett counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rajanont really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ablett. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rajanont wants to get back to his feet but Ablett is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rajanont preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ablett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rajanont will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gary Ablett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rajanont preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ablett content to stall in guard here.
Rajanont wants to stand up but Ablett is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ablett is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've been informed that Rajanont has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gary Ablett wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rajanont looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ablett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kongsak Rajanont seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Ablett misses.
Ablett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rajanont breaks the clinch.
Rajanont gets a clinch.
Ablett is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rajanont escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rajanont scores with a spinning back kick!
Rajanont wants to clinch but Ablett slips to the side
so Ablett counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ablett thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rajanont trying to keep a closed guard but Ablett is proving a slippery customer.
Ablett stays in close to Rajanont's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajanont utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ablett showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rajanont is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ablett chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ablett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rajanont swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rajanont can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ablett controls the pace.
Rajanont working a defensive guard here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kongsak Rajanont hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rajanont pushes Ablett away with a front kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Ablett misses its intended target.
Rajanont tries to clinch up.
Ablett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Ablett clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ablett looks to land a combination but Rajanont avoids it well.
Rajanont moves in looking to clinch but Ablett pushes him off.
Rajanont wants to clinch.
Rajanont keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rajanont throws a head kick but Ablett moves out of range.
Rajanont throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rajanont bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ablett misses with a few strikes there.
Rajanont tries to clinch but Ablett moves out of range.
Ablett throws a series of punches but Rajanont moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajanont lands with a hook. Ablett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Gary Ablett has been cut.
A punch combination from Ablett misses.
Rajanont lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rajanont tries to clinch but Ablett is having none of it.
Ablett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rajanont scores with a three punch combo!
Ablett is rocked!
Ablett misses with an attempted mid kick.
Oh Ablett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ablett moves in looking to clinch but Rajanont pushes him off.
Ablett seems to have got his legs back now.
Rajanont has closed the distance and engaged Ablett in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ablett tries to break free but Rajanont pushes him back against the cage.
Rajanont's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rajanont tries to clinch but Ablett moves away
and Ablett counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ablett is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ablett throwing shots but Rajanont is blocking nicely.
Rajanont won't allow Ablett to pass to mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rajanont can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ablett is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ablett has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ablett connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ablett has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rajanont's face.
Ablett lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rajanont is trying to stand up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ablett cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rajanont is desperately trying to improve his position but Ablett has a good base and remains in mount.
Ablett connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ablett has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Rajanont is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gary Ablett!
Gary Ablett retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Gary Ablett thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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