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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Diggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of The Island, James McGuiness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Franklin Diggs!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuiness scores with a jab to the jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diggs is defended easily by McGuiness.
A jab from McGuiness misses.
Diggs drives through and clinches with McGuiness against the cage.
Diggs lands a hook that snaps the head of McGuiness backwards.
Diggs misses with a body punch.
Diggs slows down the pace here.
McGuiness misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGuiness tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGuiness blocking some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Diggs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Diggs is pushing McGuiness up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Diggs looking for a takedown.
Diggs tries to pull guard but McGuiness won't allow it.
James McGuiness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklin Diggs.
Diggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diggs controlling the action here for a moment.
McGuiness looking to stall.
Diggs lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diggs.
Diggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diggs tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McGuiness smiles and moves away.
Diggs closes this distance looking for a takedown but McGuiness circles away.
McGuiness throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diggs on the side of the head.
McGuiness leaves Diggs with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Diggs throws a lazy uppercut
and McGuiness counters with a series of strikes. Diggs will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGuiness.
McGuiness takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McGuiness pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGuiness checks a leg kick nicely.
Diggs fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McGuiness checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness moves out of range of the body kick.
Diggs staying out of range there.
McGuiness scores with a punch to the head.
Decent striking displayed by McGuiness there.
A big left from Diggs misses.
Diggs clobbers McGuiness with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McGuiness jabs Diggs right on the nose. Diggs blinks but takes it well.
Nice straight punches there by McGuiness. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McGuiness.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diggs is defended easily by McGuiness.
McGuiness blocks a jab.
McGuiness slips a jab from Diggs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuiness.
Diggs throws a leg kick that is checked
and McGuiness counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness misses with a two punch combination.
McGuiness looks to land a left hand but Diggs moved out of range nicely.
Diggs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Diggs misses the target.
Diggs pivots, looking for a leg kick but McGuiness is out of range and Diggs settles back down.
James McGuiness is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from McGuiness misses the target.
A big right from McGuiness misses.
McGuiness dodges the punch combination from Diggs.
McGuiness misses with a body shot.
McGuiness cracks Diggs with an open hand slap.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diggs gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diggs has clasped his hands together around McGuiness's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Diggs controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Franklin Diggs will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Diggs wants to clinch.
Diggs shoots in for a takedown but McGuiness shows good takedown defense.
James McGuiness is winning the standup battle so far.
Diggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuiness swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGuiness lands a really nice looking cross but Diggs seems unphased.
Diggs walks into a left hand.
Diggs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGuiness throws out the jab.
Diggs looks to land a right hand but McGuiness moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from McGuiness misses the target.
McGuiness throws a poor cross that misses
and Diggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diggs misses the jab.
McGuiness uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diggs.
McGuiness keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diggs.
McGuiness displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diggs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGuiness.
McGuiness scores with a jab. Diggs acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McGuiness scores with a hook.
McGuiness scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diggs in his tracks.
McGuiness cracks Diggs with a hook to the temple - Diggs is on wobbly legs here! McGuiness swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Diggs falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! McGuiness wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James McGuiness!
James McGuiness managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ace of Spades Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Mexico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Fredrikson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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265 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ron Mexico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jimmy Fredrikson!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredrikson tries to clinch up but Mexico circles away and keeps his distance.
Good leg kick by Fredrikson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fredrikson misses with a looping right.
Mexico misses with a wild body shot.
Mexico connects with the punch.
Mexico lands a nice shot that snaps Fredrikson's head back.
Fredrikson misses with a kick to the body.
Mexico moves out of range of the body kick.
Some wild striking there from Mexico.
Nice defenses there by Mexico.
Fredrikson lands with a nice body kick.
Mexico is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fredrikson throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've been informed that Fredrikson 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.
Mexico blocks a head kick by Fredrikson.
Fredrikson thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Mexico 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Ron Mexico has been cut.
Fredrikson clinches.
Fredrikson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredrikson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fredrikson throws a hook but Mexico avoids it easily.
Fredrikson blocks a jab.
Mexico misses with a wild body shot.
Mexico steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fredrikson.
Fredrikson swings for the body but Mexico moves out of range.
Fredrikson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fredrikson misses with a straight left.
Fredrikson throws a head kick but Mexico moves out of range.
Fredrikson forces Mexico back against the cage and clinches.
Fredrikson lands a good knee to the midsection. Mexico won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fredrikson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mexico's face.
Fredrikson landing knees to the body.
Fredrikson lands a knee to the head.
Fredrikson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Fredrikson.
Fredrikson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Fredrikson.
Fredrikson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fredrikson looking to throw knees to the head but Mexico is blocking nicely.
Fredrikson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fredrikson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mexico takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fredrikson lands a good knee to the midsection. Mexico won't want to take too many of those.
Fredrikson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fredrikson with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Fredrikson.
Fredrikson scores with a knee to the head.
Fredrikson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mexico's face.
Fredrikson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mexico misses with a lunging right hand
and Fredrikson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fredrikson has Mexico up against the cage in a clinch.
Fredrikson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fredrikson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fredrikson landing knees to the head.
Fredrikson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mexico doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fredrikson landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fredrikson lands a knee to the body.
Fredrikson lands an elbow that stopped Mexico in his tracks for a moment.
Fredrikson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fredrikson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fredrikson throws a head kick that misses.
Fredrikson throws a sloppy head kick and Mexico moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredrikson lands with a shot to the body.
Fredrikson lands a left and a right that send Mexico crashing to the mat, dazed. Fredrikson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fredrikson with a knee to the head.
Fredrikson scores with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Fredrikson - that landed with a thud.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fredrikson obliges.
Fredrikson breaks from the clinch.
Fredrikson lands a big right hand that sends Mexico crashing to the mat! Fredrikson stays standing though and waves Mexico back to his feet!
Mexico is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fredrikson lands with a good body shot.
Oh Mexico is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mexico walks straight into a right hand from Fredrikson - that's dropped him! Fredrikson jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Mexico from any more punishment! Mexico complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jimmy Fredrikson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Drum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patt Magroin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drum comes into the arena with Emiliana Torrini - Jungle Drum blaring out of the sound system. 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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140 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joshua Drum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patt Magroin!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magroin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drum feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Magroins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Magroin lands a jab to the head.
Some wild striking there from Magroin.
Drum throws an overhand right that lands on Magroin's shoulder, as Magroin tries to avoid the shot.
Magroin fails to land with a series of punches.
Magroin drops his hands momentarily and Drum takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Drum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Magroin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Magroin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Joshua Drum has been cut.
Drum lands with a straight right. Magroin didn't see that one coming.
Magroin scores with a jab to the body.
Drum scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magroin scores with a decent looking hook.
A big right from Drum misses.
Magroin tries to move into range but Drum moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Magroin misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magroin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drum slips a straight right by Magroin.
Magroin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drum.
Drum gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Magroin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drum.
Magroin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Drum looks to land a right hand but Magroin moved out of range.
Drum lands a nice shot that snaps Magroin's head back.
Drum connects with a good right hand that stumbles Magroin. Magroin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Magroin tries to bum rush Drum with a series of wild strikes but Drum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patt Magroin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drum bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Magroin's head backwards.
Magroin scores with a one two! Drum had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Drum looks to score with a jab to the body but Magroin is just out of range.
Drum lands a right hook to the body.
Drum cracks Magroin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Magroin. Those never looked like landing.
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!
Magroin slips a jab from Drum.
Drum clinches up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Drum.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drum.
Drum lands with a right to the head.
I was talking to Drum's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Magroin tries to break the clinch but Drum is controlling the position.
Magroin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drum.
Magroin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Drum lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Magroin is rocked!
Drum lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Magroin is still on wobbly legs! Can Drum finish him?
Magroin trying to stall but Drum improves his position.
Magroin seems to have recovered his senses.
Drum lands a left hand.
Drum scores with a shot to the side of Magroin's head.
Magroin wants to stall.
A hook to the body from Drum.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magroin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Magroin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drum pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short uppercut from Drum.
Magroin is trying to break the clinch but Drum is controlling him.
Drum lands with a left to the head.
Magroin wants to break the clinch but can't.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drum.
Magroin working hard to break the clinch.
Drum lands with a right to the head.
Magroin is trying to break the clinch but Drum is controlling him.
Drum lands a right hand.
Magroin working hard to break the clinch.
Drum creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Magroin with a big uppercut! Magroin tries to clinch up but Drum pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Magroin to the mat! Magroin covers up and Drum unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joshua Drum!
During a confident post fight interview, Joshua Drum thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Branko Juric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank DeNino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank DeNino has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Branko Juric's chin.
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183 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Branko Juric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank DeNino!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from DeNino finds it's way through Juric's defenses.
Juric tries to close the distance and clinch but DeNino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Juric takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Juric wants to clinch
and DeNino counters with a nice uppercut.
DeNino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Juric closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling DeNino to counter with a crisp jab.
Juric fails with an attempt to clinch.
Juric clinches up with DeNino and pushes him back against the cage.
Juric taking a breather.
DeNino working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juric misses with an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from DeNino.
DeNino works on Juric's body with a couple of short punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
DeNino looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Juric.
DeNino avoids the elbow strike from Juric, against the cage.
Juric stalling in the clinch.
Juric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Juric throws an elbow that misses.
Juric gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Frank DeNino has been cut.
DeNino tries to break the clinch but Juric is controlling the position.
Juric pushes off an throws an elbow but DeNino leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
DeNino avoids the elbow strike from Juric, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juric throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Juric pushes off an throws an elbow but DeNino leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Juric slows down the pace here.
DeNino lands with a short punch from the clinch.
DeNino dodges an elbow strike from Juric.
DeNino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Juric ducks right into an uppercut from DeNino.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juric moves to clinch but DeNino breaks away
and DeNino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Juric tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and DeNino counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Juric is rocked!
Juric instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juric lands an elbow inside that DeNino shrugs off.
A short right from DeNino.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
DeNino controlling the action here for a moment.
DeNino takes an elbow to the temple.
Juric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeNino.
Nice elbow from Juric.
DeNino avoids the elbow strike from Juric, against the cage.
Juric throws an elbow that misses.
Juric pushes off an throws an elbow but DeNino leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Juric's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters up against the cage, Juric throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeNino lands a body punch in the clinch.
Juric pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Juric comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Juric lands an elbow just above DeNino 's eye.
DeNino tries to stall but Juric uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Juric can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Juric lands an elbow inside that DeNino shrugs off.
Juric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just 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!
DeNino takes an elbow to the temple.
Juric has DeNino pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juric throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Juric pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
DeNino is trying to stall.
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 Branko Juric will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank DeNino's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Juric tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and DeNino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
DeNino is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Juric moves out of range of the strikes.
Juric tries to clinch but fails miserably
and DeNino counters with a left to the body.
Juric tries to clinch
and DeNino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Juric is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
DeNino moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Branko Juric is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Juric moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juric throws an elbow that misses.
Juric seems to have got his legs back now.
Juric lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeNino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
DeNino misses with a punch on the inside.
Juric throws an elbow that misses.
Juric gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Juric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
DeNino trying to stall but Juric improves his position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Juric throws an elbow but misses.
Juric pushes off an throws an elbow but DeNino leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Juric misses with an elbow strike.
Branko Juric has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Juric throws an elbow but it misses.
Juric lands an elbow inside.
Juric throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
DeNino blocks the elbow strike.
Juric throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Juric throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeNino blocks an elbow strike from Juric.
DeNino is looking to control Juric's arms but Juric gets an underhook and turns him. Now DeNino has his back to the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Juric throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Juric throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Juric throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Juric misses with an elbow over the top.
Juric taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Juric throws an elbow but it misses.
DeNino blocks an elbow strike from Juric.
Juric lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
DeNino working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Juric pressing his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Juric throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeNino lands a hook to the side of the head.
Juric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Juric pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Juric throws an elbow that misses.
DeNino dodges an elbow strike from Juric.
Juric trying to control the position but instead, DeNino has worked for underhooks and has pushed Juric into the cage.
Juric lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
DeNino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Juric pushes off an throws an elbow but DeNino leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Juric throws an elbow that misses.
DeNino blocks the elbow strike.
DeNino is trying to maintain a safe position but Juric gets an underhook and turns DeNino into the cage.
Juric throws an elbow that misses.
Juric lands an elbow inside that DeNino shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juric throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Juric stalls.
DeNino blocks an elbow strike from Juric.
Juric manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Juric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juric pushes off an throws an elbow but DeNino leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Juric throws an elbow but it's blocked.
DeNino blocks an elbow strike from Juric.
Juric stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Branko Juric dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank DeNino's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Juric tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and DeNino makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
DeNino drops Juric with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Juric looks back up at him and smiles so DeNino waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juric closes the distance looking to clinch
and DeNino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Juric doesn't manage to clinch there - DeNino circles away.
Juric darts in and clinches DeNino up against the cage.
DeNino is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Juric is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
DeNino blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeNino is trying to break the clinch but Juric is controlling him.
Juric wants to stall.
DeNino avoids the elbow strike from Juric, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from DeNino.
Juric pushes off an throws an elbow but DeNino leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Juric pushes off an throws an elbow but DeNino leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
DeNino avoids a wild elbow strike from Juric.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Juric just misses with a elbow thrown towards DeNino's brow.
DeNino looking to slow down the pace here.
DeNino is leaning against Juric and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Juric just misses with a elbow thrown towards DeNino's brow.
Juric looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeNino is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Juric throws an elbow but it misses.
DeNino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Juric wants to clinch up but DeNino keeps it at a distance.
DeNino scores with a jab to the head.
Juric moves to clinch but DeNino breaks away
and DeNino counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Juric thinking.
DeNino throws a combination that misses
and Juric counters by moving into the clinch.
DeNino blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juric lands an elbow just above DeNino 's eye.
DeNino blocks the elbow strike.
DeNino stalling in the clinch but Juric improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juric throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
DeNino is trying to push Juric away but Juric has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Juric throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Juric throws an elbow but misses.
Juric throws an elbow but it misses.
Juric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
DeNino blocks the elbow strike.
DeNino trying to control the position but instead, Juric has worked for underhooks and has pushed DeNino into the cage.
DeNino lands with a right to the head.
Frank DeNino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters up against the cage, Juric throws an elbow but misses.
Juric throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Juric misses with an elbow over the top.
Juric throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
DeNino avoids the elbow strike from Juric, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeNino blocks an elbow strike from Juric.
Juric throws an elbow but it misses.
Juric throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Juric.
Juric throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Juric misses with an elbow over the top.
DeNino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
DeNino takes a swing at Juric's ribcage but misses.
DeNino looks to score with a jab to the body but Juric is just out of range.
DeNino feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Juric sprawling to the canvas! Juric rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can DeNino finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juric looks to clinch
and DeNino counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frank DeNino!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Barns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturas Rudokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Danny Barns!
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, Arturas Rudokas!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barns lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rudokas ducks under a wild hook from Barns.
Barns looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rudokas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rudokas is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barns is thwarting Rudokas's attempts to control the position.
Barns knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rudokas on the ground.
Barns looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rudokas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rudokas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rudokas wants to get back to full guard.
Barns drops an elbow to the side of Rudokas's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudokas tries to roll over but Barns keeps him under control.
Barns looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barns content to control rather than advance.
Nice strikes from Barns there.
Rudokas actively working from the bottom here.
Rudokas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barns pulls his head out easily.
Barns looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rudokas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Barns looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rudokas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rudokas felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Nice strikes from Barns there.
Barns looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barns lands with a punch from half guard.
Rudokas is rocked!
Barns lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rudokas is still in real trouble! Can Barns finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barns landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Barns scores with a big shot! Rudokas's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Rudokas! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Barns!
After the fight, Danny Barns was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Diamondback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Andrei Diamondback!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diamondback is looking to slow Shamrock down with leg kicks.
Shamrock misses with a takedown attempt
and Diamondback counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shamrock's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diamondback connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shamrock scrambles back to his feet.
Diamondback gets caught flat footed, as Shamrock shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Diamondback wants to stand but Shamrock is controlling the position.
Shamrock working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Diamondback's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shamrock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Diamondback working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a big elbow that misses.
Shamrock landing some decent shots from guard.
Shamrock throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock wants to pass the guard but Diamondback is keeping the position.
Diamondback is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shamrock is controlling him.
Shamrock is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Diamondback preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diamondback avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shamrock postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Diamondback keeping moving, preventing Shamrock from controlling successfully.
Shamrock is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shamrock looking to sit in guard and control but Diamondback gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Diamondback wants to stand but Shamrock is controlling his posture from full guard.
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!
Shamrock wants to stand but Diamondback is controlling the position.
Diamondback has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock trying to keep a closed guard but Diamondback is proving a slippery customer.
Diamondback is looking to stand up but Shamrock won't let him.
Shamrock lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Diamondback!
Shamrock landing strikes from the mount and Diamondback is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Shamrock putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Shamrock postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Diamondback bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Shamrock and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Shamrock!
A very excited looking Frank Shamrock 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.
In defeat, Andrei Diamondback stepped up to the mic, saying 'Kemists ↑ 5x160Q!!!!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Skunky Monkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Art Vandalay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Skunky Monkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Art Vandalay!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vandalay defending well as Monkey loads up on a big left hand.
Vandalay digs a good body shot into Monkey's ribs.
Vandalay has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Monkey misses with an uppercut. Vandalay saw that one coming.
Vandalay misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Monkey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Monkey has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Monkey throws a nice looking combination but Vandalay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Monkey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Monkey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vandalay lands a body shot.
Vandalay is looking to clinch.
Monkey throws out a loose jab but Vandalay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monkey is looking to score with low kicks.
Vandalay swings for the body but Monkey moves out of range.
Monkey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vandalay counters with a straight right hand.
Monkey looks to land a combination but Vandalay avoids it well.
Vandalay scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vandalay misses with a double jab
and Monkey counters with a straight right hand.
Monkey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vandalay misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandalay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monkey swats away the attempt to clinch by Vandalay.
Monkey lands a lovely overhand right.
Vandalay clobbers Monkey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vandalay.
Vandalay throws a punch but it's blocked by Monkey.
Vandalay tries to work over Monkey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Vandalay scores with a nice short uppercut.
Monkey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vandalay lands with a right to the head.
Vandalay struggles to land a body shot inside as Monkey controls his hands.
Vandalay tries a body shot but Monkey blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vandalay misses with a punch to the body.
Vandalay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Monkey.
Vandalay throws a punch but it's blocked by Monkey.
Vandalay blocks an uppercut.
Vandalay blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vandalay.
Vandalay misses with a punch to the body.
Monkey throws a head punch that misses.
Vandalay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Monkey really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vandalay lands an uppercut.
Vandalay lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Monkey.
Vandalay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Vandalay.
Vandalay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandalay blocks an uppercut.
Vandalay struggles to land a body shot inside as Monkey controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Monkey.
Vandalay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vandalay presses Monkey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vandalay struggles to land a body shot inside as Monkey controls his hands.
Vandalay misses with an elbow over the top.
Monkey blocks a body shot from Vandalay.
Monkey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Monkey can't find room to land a body shot as Vandalay controls the action.
Monkey lands a right hand.
Monkey misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Vandalay.
Vandalay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandalay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vandalay lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Monkey.
Vandalay presses Monkey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vandalay working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Monkey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vandalay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vandalay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Monkey lands a shoulder strike.
Monkey prevents a body shot from Vandalay.
Monkey swings wildly with an uppercut but Vandalay uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Monkey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monkey gets through Vandalay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Art Vandalay dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vandalay misses with a kick to the body.
Vandalay moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vandalay is looking to clinch.
Vandalay closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vandalay lands with an uppercut that bounces Monkey off the cage and back into range.
Monkey is rocked!
Vandalay darts in and clinches Monkey up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Vandalay.
Vandalay tries to throw a body punch but Monkey avoids it by throwing Vandalay back against the cage.
Monkey tries a body shot but Vandalay blocks it.
Vandalay throws a punch but it's blocked by Monkey.
Vandalay blocking some punches.
Monkey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Monkey scores with a hook to the body.
Monkey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vandalay lands with a light punch inside.
Vandalay tries a body shot but Monkey blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vandalay creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Monkey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Monkey has a couple of punches blocked by Vandalay.
Vandalay swings wildly with an uppercut but Monkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Art Vandalay seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vandalay has a couple of punches blocked by Monkey.
Vandalay working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vandalay misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vandalay creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Vandalay.
Monkey misses with a punch on the inside.
Vandalay pushes Monkey against the cage. Vandalay is working some dirty boxing. Vandalay pushes off with a quick right hook! Monkey goes down! Monkey tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Vandalay moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Art Vandalay!
After winning the bout, Art Vandalay 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between John Fadden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Patton (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 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Fadden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rick Patton!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fadden shoots in and gets a takedown into Patton's guard.
Fadden won't allow Patton to sweep him here.
Patton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fadden trying to control the position from guard on top but Patton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patton trying to control the position.
Fadden is looking to stand up but Patton won't let him.
Fadden keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Patton's head.
Fadden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fadden trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fadden has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Patton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Patton looking to control.
Patton wants to sweep but no luck.
Patton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fadden's guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Patton working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Patton tries to free his leg and advance position but Fadden is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadden wants to get back to his feet but Patton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fadden on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fadden tries to get out of the position.
Patton lands a couple of elbows.
Fadden knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Patton on the ground.
Patton wants to control from the top but Fadden keeps moving.
Patton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Patton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Patton misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fadden keeping his opponent close.
Patton advances to full mount.
Fadden trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton wants to control the pace but Fadden is squirming around nicely.
Patton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fadden really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fadden gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patton moves into full mount! Fadden won't be happy about that!
Patton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Patton unloading with bombs!
Fadden definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Patton landing punches.
Fadden is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Patton cracks Fadden with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Patton unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton tries to control but Fadden wriggling away.
Patton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Patton landing strikes from the mount.
Fadden is rocked!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Patton cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oh Fadden is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fadden is squirming around, avoiding Patton's attempts to control the action.
Patton controlling his opponent.
Fadden seems to have got his legs back now.
Patton trying to control but Fadden is having none of it.
Fadden tries to reverse the position but Patton maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fadden keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Patton with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fadden wants to hold on but Patton pushes him away.
Patton lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Patton landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Patton looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Fadden covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Patton!
Rick Patton really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ace of Spades Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Crushing Cows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eye Land (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eye Land will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Crushing Cows!
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, Eye Land!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cows closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Land to the mat! Land manages to get full guard.
Cows is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cows with a nice head shot there.
Cows postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Land trying to keep a closed guard but Cows is proving a slippery customer.
Cows throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cows throwing strikes from guard but Land blocks nicely.
Cows 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.
Land preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cows throws a big elbow that misses.
Cows with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cows lands a couple of digs.
Land can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cows controls the pace.
Cows throwing strikes from guard but Land blocks nicely.
Cows throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Land is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cows works over Land with some ground and pound from guard.
Cows postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cows slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Land avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cows.
Cows looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cows winds up and cracks Land with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cows working the head and body with strikes.
Cows missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cows sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Land defending well though.
Cows landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cows 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.
Cows looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cows lands strikes from half guard.
Land is refusing to be controlled, as Cows sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Land taking some punishment here, with Cows in his half guard.
Cows missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cows not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Land is trying to control but can't.
Cows stalling.
Cows throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Land avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cows.
Cows thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Land blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cows.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cows connects with a nice short shot to Land's temple.
Land looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cows works his foot free and advances to mount.
Land really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cows. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cows tries to control but Land wriggling away.
Cows putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cows is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Land can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cows with shots to the head and body - Land looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cows looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crushing Cows dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cows slips a straight right by Land.
Cows seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Land throws a head kick that misses.
Land throws a wild body kick that Cows sees coming a mile off.
Cows scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cows working the ground and pound from side control.
Cows lands a nice forearm strike.
Cows in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cows scores with punches from side control.
Cows throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Land takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cows misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cows working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Crushing Cows overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cows grinds an elbow into Land's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cows scores with a couple of short elbows.
Land takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cows wants to lay and pray for a moment but Land keeps working.
Land tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Land taking punishment in the form of punches.
Land is not content to let Cows control the position.
Cows lands a few punches from side control.
Cows is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Land can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cows working the head and body with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Land can do anything to dispel that myth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cows scoring with punches from side control.
An elbow from Cows crashes against the mat.
Cows cracks Land with a big elbow.
Cows lands a few punches from side control.
Land takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cows creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cows lands a few punches from side control.
Land on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cows working the ground and pound.
Cows lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cows working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cows landing strikes.
Cows works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cows working the ground and pound from side control.
Cows lands a nice forearm strike.
Cows staying calm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cows lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Land down.
Cows landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cows working the body and head with strikes.
Cows controls the position.
Cows lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cows landing a few strikes.
Cows landing a few strikes.
Cows in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Land is rocked!
Cows cracks Land with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cows cracks Land with a big elbow.
Land is still in real trouble! Can Cows finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cows grinds an elbow into Land's temple.
Check out the look on Cows's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cows scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crushing Cows dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Cows shoots in looking for a takedown. Land tries to sprawl out of it but Cows keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Land manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Land seems to have recovered his senses.
Cows swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Land stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Land wants it to stay on the feet.
Cows looking to score a takedown here. Land is defending well but Cows drives through and ends up in Land's guard.
Land utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cows content to stall in guard here.
Cows landing some decent shots from guard.
Cows is in close to Land's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cows throws a big right hand that misses.
Land can't keep his opponent in guard - Cows advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cows not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cows seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cows working the head and body with strikes.
Land is staying active underneath Cows, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cows seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Land taking some punishment here, with Cows in his half guard.
Cows thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Land keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cows lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cows moves into full mount! Land won't be happy about that!
Cows breaks from Land's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cows in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Land wants to control but Cows is having none of it.
Cows lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Land hang on?
Cows working Land over with strikes here.
Cows postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Land looks a forlorn figure.
Crushing Cows is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cows takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Eye Land has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Crushing Cows wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Land misses with a low kick.
Cows misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Land.
Good work by Cows as he checks the leg kick.
Cows shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crushing Cows. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Land tries to sprawl but Cows drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Cows performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Crushing Cows showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cows has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crushing Cows!
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