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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Force (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocky Johnson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rocky Johnson!
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, Joe Force!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson feints and as Force raises his hands in defense, Johnson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Force has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnson slips nicely into half guard.
Force tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Force is just riding it out for now. Johnson eventually gives up the hold.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Force avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a head shot. Force uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Force looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Force looking for a sweep. Not yet Force, not yet.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Force swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Force looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Force punching to the body, from the bottom.
Force is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Johnson is aware though and is defending well.
Force managing to control the position.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Force is trying to keep Johnson in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson advances to half guard.
Johnson seems to be looking for submissions.
Force is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Force missing with punches from the bottom.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Force is looking to improve his position.
Force slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Force is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Force controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Force utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Force controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Force pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Joe Force hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Force doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Force tries to clinch up.
Force tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Force swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Force changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Force manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Force shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Force was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Force working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson tries to buck Force off but Force is having none of it.
Force lands a nice forearm strike.
Force is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johnson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.
Johnson throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Force working the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson tries to improve position but can't.
Force has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson regains half guard.
Force lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Force 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Force will probably get the nod.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Force enables Johnson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Force manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Johnson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Force looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Force looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Force!
Force lands a nice forearm strike.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Force wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Force gets to mount! Johnson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Force working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Force lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Force drops a big elbow. That's hurt Johnson! More shots from Force and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Force!
Our winner, Joe Force, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicoco Smilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JEes JeEs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicoco Smilov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to JEes JeEs'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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicoco Smilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, JEes JeEs!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smilov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
JeEs fails with an attempt to clinch.
JeEs forces Smilov back against the cage and clinches.
JeEs throws a punch but it's blocked by Smilov.
Smilov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
JeEs misses with a punch on the inside.
Smilov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
JeEs breaks from the clinch.
Smilov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
JeEs connects with a jab.
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!
JeEs tries to clinch up.
JeEs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
JeEs has Smilov up against the cage in a clinch.
JeEs has Smilov pressed against the cage, preventing Smilov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
JeEs blocks an uppercut.
JeEs lands a hook that snaps the head of Smilov backwards.
JeEs is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Smilov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
JeEs avoiding damage.
JeEs stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from JeEs.
Smilov is breathing heavily.
JeEs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
JeEs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smilov circles away from the clinch attempt.
JeEs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smilov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
JeEs throws a right hand that Smilov ducks under and follows up with a left that Smilov also avoids with ease.
JeEs moves into the clinch successfully.
Smilov can't break the clinch.
A short right from JeEs.
JeEs prevents Smilov from breaking the clinch.
Smilov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smilov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
JeEs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smilov is rocked!
Smilov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oh Smilov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
JeEs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smilov seems to have got his legs back now.
Smilov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
JeEs throws a body punch but Smilov moves out of range.
Smilov backs away from a small jab... but JeEs lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Smilov crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! JeEs with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). JEes JeEs!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aidan McVeigh (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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183 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marco Assassin!
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, Aidan McVeigh!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McVeigh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McVeigh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McVeigh throws a series of punches but Assassin avoids them all with ease.
Aidan McVeigh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assassin walks forward, straight into a front kick from McVeigh.
McVeigh lands with a nice body kick.
McVeigh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McVeigh thows a body kick. Assassin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Assassin is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McVeigh lands a big head kick that sends Assassin tumbling to the mat! McVeigh takes a step backwards and waves Assassin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Assassin is rocked!
It looks like Marco Assassin has been cut.
McVeigh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oh Assassin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Assassin drops his hands momentarily and McVeigh needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Assassin just on the top of the head. Assassin drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Assassin - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aidan McVeigh!
Aidan McVeigh was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bart Finkelton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carson Andrew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carson Andrew has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
5 - 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carson Andrew!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrew scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Bart Finkelton has been cut.
A punch combination from Finkelton misses.
Finkelton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andrew.
Finkelton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andrew looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A jab from Finkelton misses.
Finkelton misses with a double jab.
Andrew misses with a lunging right hand
and Finkelton counters with a nice uppercut.
Andrew jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andrew displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finkelton throws out the jab.
Andrew throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Finkelton.
Andrew cracks Finkelton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Andrew stuns Finkelton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Andrew slips under a jab from Finkelton.
Finkelton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finkelton misses with a body shot.
Andrew misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finkelton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Andrew scores with a nice right hand.
Finkelton seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Finkelton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Finkelton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andrew throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Andrew. Those never looked like landing.
Finkelton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Andrew moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andrew lands a jab-cross combination.
A punch combination from Finkelton misses.
Andrew keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finkelton.
Finkelton scores with a jab. Andrew acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bart Finkelton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finkelton manages to avoid it.
Finkelton misses with a wild combination.
Finkelton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finkelton misses with a body shot.
Andrew throws a right and a left that Finkelton avoids nicely.
Finkelton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Finkelton throws a right and a left that Andrew avoids nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Andrew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finkelton was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrew.
A jab from Andrew misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkelton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andrew slips a jab and a cross from Finkelton.
Finkelton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Andrew. Finkelton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andrew misses with a looping left.
Finkelton misses with a combination
and Finkelton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Finkelton.
Finkelton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Finkelton. Those never looked like landing.
Finkelton looks to land a left hand but Andrew moved out of range nicely.
A lazy left from Andrew finds it's target.
Andrew looks to score with a jab to the body but Finkelton is just out of range.
Andrew swings for the body but Finkelton moves out of range.
Andrew steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finkelton.
Andrew throws a jab but it's blocked by Finkelton.
Finkelton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andrew was well out of range. Poor timing from Finkelton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkelton throws a shot from downtown. Andrew moves away and avoids it.
Andrew ducks under a wild hook from Finkelton.
Andrew blocks a jab.
Finkelton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Finkelton lands with a shot to the body.
Finkelton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andrew.
Andrew is looking to chop away at Finkelton's legs.
Andrew jabs Finkelton right on the nose. Finkelton blinks but takes it well.
Finkelton just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Andrew lands an impressive looking overhand right. Finkelton doesn't seem phased though.
Andrew thows a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Andrew.
Finkelton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Finkelton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finkelton throws a jab when Andrew was well out of range.
A left lands for Andrew.
Andrew misses with a few strikes there.
A shot to the liver by Andrew. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Finkelton misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andrew uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finkelton.
The fighters circling - Andrew throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Finkelton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Finkelton misses with a few strikes there.
A right-left combo lands from Finkelton.
Andrew throws a body punch but Finkelton moves out of range.
Andrew moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Finkelton misses with the combination.
Andrew throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andrew scores with a decent looking hook.
Andrew throws a body punch but Finkelton moves out of range.
Andrew misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andrew lands a nice hook to Finkelton's body. Finkelton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carson Andrew dominated that round.
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.
Finkelton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Andrew connects with the punch.
Finkelton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Andrew.
Andrew ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Finkelton thows a body shot but no joy.
Finkelton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andrew was well out of range. Poor timing from Finkelton.
Some wild striking there from Andrew.
Finkelton moves out of range of the strikes.
Finkelton lands a really nice looking cross but Andrew seems unphased.
Finkelton slips under a jab from Andrew.
Finkelton misses with a straight right.
Finkelton misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Finkelton.
Carson Andrew seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Andrew throws a series of strikes that have Finkelton backpedaling.
Finkelton looks to score with a jab to the body but Andrew is just out of range.
Andrew takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrew swings for the body but Finkelton moves out of range.
Andrew misses with a body shot.
Finkelton looks to land a right hand but Andrew moved out of range.
Andrew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finkelton manages to avoid it.
Finkelton slips a straight right by Andrew.
Finkelton looks to land a combination but Andrew avoids it well.
Finkelton slips under a jab from Andrew.
Finkelton tries to bum rush Andrew with a series of wild strikes but Andrew uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Finkelton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Andrew.
Andrew fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Finkelton thows a body shot but no joy.
Finkelton moves out of range as Andrew strikes.
Finkelton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andrew throws a leg kick but Finkelton moved away.
Andrew uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finkelton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrew keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finkelton.
Finkelton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Andrew on the side of the head.
Finkelton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Finkelton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andrew.
Finkelton throws a hook but Andrew blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Andrew.
Andrew scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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!
Finkelton misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Finkelton misses.
Andrew takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Finkelton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Andrew walks into a left hand.
Finkelton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Andrew ducks under a wild hook from Finkelton.
Andrew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrew takes a swing at Finkelton's ribcage but misses.
Andrew throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Andrew connects with the punch.
Finkelton just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Finkelton.
Finkelton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Andrew.
Nice shot by Andrew.
Finkelton misses with a right hand
and Andrew counters with a stiff right hand.
Andrew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finkelton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finkelton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andrew.
Andrew misses with a straight left.
Finkelton avoids the body shot from Andrew.
Finkelton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Finkelton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Andrew under the eye.
Finkelton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bart Finkelton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrew punishes Finkelton's body with a nice straight punch.
Finkelton throws a big shot that misses.
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!
Finkelton lands the left hand.
Finkelton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finkelton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andrew.
Andrew moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Andrew misses with a body shot.
Finkelton throws a body punch but Andrew moves out of range.
Andrew throws a jab but it's blocked by Finkelton.
Andrew misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A cross from Andrew lands.
Andrew cracks Finkelton with a good jab.
Finkelton misses with a two punch combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Finkelton scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carson Andrew will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bart Finkelton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Finkelton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andrew sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finkelton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Andrew swinging wildly here.
Finkelton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Finkelton.
A combination from Finkelton does no damage.
Andrew lands a jab-cross combination.
Jab by Andrew.
Finkelton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Andrew uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Finkelton throws a series of punches but Andrew avoids them all with ease.
Andrew looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Andrew will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Andrew motions for Finkelton to come forward. Andrew throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Finkelton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Finkelton throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Andrew to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrew bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finkelton lands a jab to Andrew's midsection.
Finkelton misses with a hook. Andrew ducked under it nicely.
Finkelton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Finkelton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Andrew.
Finkelton throws a hook but Andrew blocks it.
Finkelton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Finkelton misses with an uppercut.
Finkelton throws the left hand but Andrew avoids the punch easily.
Andrew lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Finkelton at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andrew. Finkelton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Finkelton.
Andrew avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andrew blocks a jab.
Andrew misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkelton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Andrew's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finkelton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Andrew lands a nice hook to Finkelton's body. Finkelton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Finkelton catches Andrew with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Andrew avoids the body shot from Finkelton.
Andrew tries to bum rush Finkelton with a series of wild strikes but Finkelton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Finkelton throws an overhand right that lands on Andrew's shoulder, as Andrew tries to avoid the shot.
Finkelton throws a series of punches but Andrew moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Andrew, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Finkelton thows a body shot but no joy.
Andrew throws a hook but Finkelton blocks it.
Finkelton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Andrew darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Andrew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finkelton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkelton avoids the body shot from Andrew.
A slow jab from Finkelton misses its intended target.
Finkelton misses with a few strikes there.
Andrew just misses with a punch to the body.
Finkelton cracks Andrew with a good jab.
Andrew pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Finkelton back to the cage. Andrew follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheers as Andrew lands an impressive looking overhand right. Finkelton doesn't seem phased though.
Finkelton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Andrew.
Andrew misses with a wild body shot.
Finkelton fails to land with a series of punches.
Andrew lands with a straight right. Finkelton didn't see that one coming.
Finkelton moves out of range as Andrew strikes.
Finkelton lands a really nice looking cross but Andrew seems unphased.
Andrew cracks a nice hook into Finkelton's ribs.
Finkelton throws a right hand that Andrew ducks under and follows up with a left that Andrew also avoids with ease.
Andrew ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finkelton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finkelton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Finkelton.
Andrew throws a series of punches but Finkelton avoids them all with ease.
Carson Andrew is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Andrew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finkelton tries to bum rush Andrew with a series of wild strikes but Andrew uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Finkelton misses with an uppercut. Andrew saw that one coming.
Finkelton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andrew slips under a jab.
Andrew throws a series of punches but Finkelton avoids them all with ease.
Finkelton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andrew sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bart Finkelton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finkelton tries to move into range but Andrew moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Finkelton takes one to the chin there.
Andrew looks to land a combination but Finkelton avoids it well.
Finkelton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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 Bart Finkelton.
Well Andrew has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carson Andrew!
A very excited looking Carson Andrew made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerzy Tran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miroslav Maruska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jerzy Tran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Miroslav Maruska!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maruska avoids the body shot from Tran.
Tran tries to bum rush Maruska with a series of wild strikes but Maruska uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tran swinging wildly here.
Tran throws a hook but Maruska blocks it.
Maruska works Tran's body with a nice hook.
Tran takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've been told by Tran's head coaches at The Pit that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tran throws a series of punches but Maruska moves out of range.
Tran misses with a two punch combination.
Maruska slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maruska lands a nice looking body shot.
Maruska lands a jab to Tran's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tran takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tran is breathing heavily.
Maruska scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maruska lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tran at a distance.
Tran walks into a stiff left hand from Maruska.
Maruska has Tran up against the cage in a clinch.
Tran wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maruska lands with a short shot to the head.
Maruska lands with a short shot to the head.
Maruska throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Trans head.
Tran is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maruska lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Tran to his knees! Maruska keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miroslav Maruska!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fridolf Gothberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Droski De La Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fridolf Gothberg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Droski De La Cruz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
Gothberg lands a body shot.
Gothberg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De La Cruz at a distance.
Gothberg scores with the left hand. De La Cruz knows he should have avoided that one.
Gothberg thows a body shot but no joy.
Gothberg uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De La Cruz has time to react.
Gothberg scores with a sloppy right hand. De La Cruz should have avoided that one.
Gothberg keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gothberg throws a nice looking combination but De La Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gothberg looks to throw the jab but De La Cruz is out of range.
De La Cruz fails with the takedown.
Gothberg listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gothberg looks to land a right hand but De La Cruz moved out of range.
Gothberg connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De La Cruz momentarily.
Gothberg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gothberg lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gothberg lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gothberg smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fridolf Gothberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De La Cruz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De La Cruz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gothberg.
De La Cruz moves into the clinch.
De La Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gothberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De La Cruz is defending well for now.
De La Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gothberg just misses with a elbow thrown towards De La Cruz's brow.
De La Cruz tries to stall but Gothberg uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gothberg tries to land knees in the clinch but De La Cruz avoids the damage to the body.
Gothberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De La Cruz is defending well for now.
Gothberg breaks from the clinch.
De La Cruz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fridolf Gothberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Droski De La Cruz.
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!
Gothberg thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gothberg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De La Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
De La Cruz walks into a stiff left hand from Gothberg.
Gothberg stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gothberg's corner calls for a 1-2. Gothberg obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fridolf Gothberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gothberg thuds his right hand into De La Cruz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gothberg misses with a few strikes there.
Gothberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gothberg throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gothberg connects with a single shot there.
Gothberg thuds a left hand into De La Cruz's body.
Gothberg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De La Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De La Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gothberg.
Gothberg cracks De La Cruz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gothberg. De La Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gothberg lands the left hand.
De La Cruz is trying desperately to land a takedown but Gothberg is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for De La Cruz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gothberg connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De La Cruz's hands.
Gothberg is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
De La Cruz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gothberg defends well and De La Cruz ends up having to push Gothberg into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gothberg missing with knees to the body.
Gothberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gothberg scores with a punch to the head.
Gothberg darts in and clinches De La Cruz up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gothberg.
We've been informed that De La Cruz has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
De La Cruz takes an elbow to the forehead.
De La Cruz is trying to drag Gothberg to the mat but Gothberg just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
De La Cruz takes an elbow to the temple.
De La Cruz manages to pull guard.
De La Cruz working for a triangle but Gothberg defends it easily.
De La Cruz looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gothberg is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gothberg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De La Cruz on the ground.
Gothberg has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Gothberg stands and steps away. De La Cruz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gothberg lands with a nice combination. De La Cruz backs away looking to recover.
Gothberg leaves De La Cruz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice combination there by Gothberg.
De La Cruz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gothberg to score with a decent uppercut.
Gothberg bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De La Cruz's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fridolf Gothberg dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gothberg getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab lands there for Gothberg.
De La Cruz is rocked!
Gothberg connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks De La Cruz out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fridolf Gothberg!
Fridolf Gothberg retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Ablett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Terbaik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terbaik has chosen I Want to Conquer the World - Bad Religion as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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186 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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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
8 - 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yang Terbaik!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ablett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ablett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ablett misses with a shot to the body
and Terbaik counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Terbaik cracks Ablett with an open hand slap.
It looks like Gary Ablett has been cut.
Terbaik bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Terbaik scores with a body shot.
Terbaik throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Terbaik fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ablett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Terbaik stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Terbaik wants it to stay on the feet.
Terbaik fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ablett is breathing heavily.
Terbaik feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Ablett crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yang Terbaik!
Yang Terbaik is the new middleweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Yang Terbaik gave a big smile as he said 'I am the best, the greatest, there's no one better. No one can beat me. I'm unstoppable, undeniable, indescribable. I will rip any man put in front of me to pieces - mind and body. Anyone who dares to stand in front of me is in for the beating of a lifetime.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Hartley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Redford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Andrew Hartley has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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145 lbs
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165 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrew Hartley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hank Redford!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redford 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.
Redford stands and throws Hartley's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Redford wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hartley, who protects the arm well.
Redford tries to advance to mount but Hartley denies him.
Redford lands a few punches from side control.
Redford advances nicely into full mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartley is wriggling around trying to escape.
Redford jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hartley is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hartley and Redford has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Redford tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Redford swings around for an armbar but Hartley sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Redford's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redford had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hartley defends it easily.
Redford working for a triangle but Hartley defends it easily.
Hartley wants to control from the top but Redford keeps moving.
Redford working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hartley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hartley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Redford is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Redford is looking for a triangle here but Hartley uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Hartley is looking to take a break and control but Redford is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hartley landing a few strikes.
Hartley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Redford on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redford is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hartley connects with a decent elbow.
Redford gets back to half guard.
Redford is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hartley pulls his head out easily.
Redford looking for submissions off his back.
Redford missing with punches from the bottom.
Redford looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Redford taking some punishment here, with Hartley in his half guard.
Hartley drops an elbow to the side of Redford's head.
Hartley wants to free his trapped foot but Redford is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Redford is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redford is trying to stand back up but Hartley is controlling him
Hartley trying to control the action but Redford is working from the bottom.
Hartley trying to pass the guard but Redford defending well.
Hartley lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Redford looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Redford is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hartley scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hartley lands with a punch from half guard.
Redford tries to get to full guard but Hartley has control of the leg.
Hartley 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.
Redford looking for submissions off his back.
Redford taking some punishment here, with Hartley in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartley wants to get back to his feet.
Redford is looking to escape.
Redford looking for submissions off his back.
Hartley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hartley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Redford looking for submissions off his back.
Hartley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Redford is defending against the submission attempts here by Hartley.
Hartley wants to take a breather but Redford is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Redford dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Redford motions for Hartley to come forward. Redford throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Redford with a lazy takedown attempt
so Hartley counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hartley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hartley connects with a couple of short punches.
Hartley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hartley distracts Redford with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Redford working for a triangle but Hartley defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartley trying to control the position from guard on top but Redford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hank Redford has got the better of the ground game so far.
Redford looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hartley wants to control from the top but Redford keeps moving.
Redford is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hartley defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartley trying to control the position from guard on top but Redford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hartley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Redford's head.
Hartley cracks Redford with a solid left hand.
Hartley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Redford has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Hartley should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Redford has tightened it up now! Hartley 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 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Hank Redford!
Hank Redford seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimo Ovaska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, O Fortuna. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Bradley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kimo Ovaska!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bradley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ovaska in his tracks.
Ovaska misses with a series of wild punches.
Ovaska avoids the body shot from Bradley.
Ovaska looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ovaska throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bradley throws a jab but it's blocked by Ovaska.
A telegraphed right hand from Ovaska misses the target.
Ovaska throws a jab when Bradley was well out of range.
Ovaska swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Bradley misses.
Ovaska swinging wildly here.
Bradley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bradley lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Bradley misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradley. Ovaska does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bradley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ovaska.
Ovaska walks into a straight right hand from Bradley.
Ovaska will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ovaska misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovaska displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bradley throws out the jab.
Ovaska lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bradley circles away quickly and effectively.
Ovaska looks to land a body kick but Bradley moved away.
Ovaska's corner calls for a 1-2. Ovaska obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ovaska takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bradley looks to score with a jab to the body but Ovaska is just out of range.
Ovaska takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bradley misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Ovaska 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A punch combination from Ovaska misses.
Bradley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ovaska.
Bradley scores with a hook to the body. Ovaska takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bradley misses with a hook.
It looks like Bradley has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ovaska moves out of range as Bradley strikes.
Ovaska throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bradley swings for the body but Ovaska moves out of range.
Bradley throws a hook but Ovaska avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley throws a big shot that misses.
Ovaska swings for the body but Bradley moves out of range.
Ovaska lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bradley backs up against the cage.
Bradley throws a body punch but Ovaska moves out of range.
No joy there for Ovaska, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ovaska gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bradley.
A bone on bone clash there as Bradley blocks the leg kick.
Bradley jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ovaska scores with a push kick.
Ovaska throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bradley dodges the punch combination from Ovaska.
Bradley misses with a double jab.
Bradley misses with a looping left.
Ovaska throws a series of strikes that have Bradley backpedaling.
Bradley lands a jab to Ovaska's midsection.
Ovaska drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Bradley right on the button. Bradley goes down! Ovaska follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Ovaska gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimo Ovaska!
Kimo Ovaska is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Toretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lehbron Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dwayne Toretto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 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!
Kingston is looking to clinch but Toretto is avoiding it.
Toretto throws a series of punches but Kingston avoids them all with ease.
Kingston takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Lehbron Kingston has been cut.
Toretto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kingston closes the distance but Toretto moves to the side
and Toretto counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kingston!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toretto fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Toretto in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kingston is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Toretto has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Toretto content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Toretto working the body and head with strikes.
Toretto moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toretto throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Toretto lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kingston wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Toretto works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Toretto 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston is trying to escape the position but Toretto is controlling the position.
Toretto in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Toretto is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Kingston prevents Toretto from moving into mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toretto sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kingston is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toretto advances to mount.
Toretto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toretto connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That has opened up Lehbron Kingston's cut even more.
BOOM! Toretto connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lehbron Kingston's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lehbron Kingston's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dwayne Toretto!
Dwayne Toretto retains his heavyweight title!
Dwayne Toretto decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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