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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kane Dorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kofi Amankwah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Dorian
vs
Amankwah

173 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kane Dorian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kofi Amankwah!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorian gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Amankwah counters with a single leg into guard. Dorian didn't expect that.
Dorian working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Amankwah.
Dorian is pulling down on Amankwah's head to control his posture.
Amankwah trying to control but Dorian is working from the bottom.
Dorian pulls Amankwah in close to prevent any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kofi Amankwah was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dorian doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Amankwah counters with a shoot takedown. Dorian fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amankwah slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Amankwah is fighting to break Dorian's control of his arms but Dorian is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amankwah won't allow Dorian to sweep him here.
Amankwah is looking to work some ground and pound but Dorian has wrist control.
Amankwah wants to control from the top but Dorian keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Amankwah tries to stand but Dorian is controlling from the bottom.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kofi Amankwah wasn't active enough on the ground.

Amankwah manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dorian on his heels. He'll look to pass Dorian's guard now, I'm sure.
Amankwah tries to stand but Dorian is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amankwah throws a big elbow that misses.
Dorian wants to sweep but no luck.
Amankwah trying to control the position from guard on top but Dorian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Amankwah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dorian looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Amankwah would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dorian on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dorian tries to get out of the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A bone on bone clash there as Dorian blocks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorian misses with a takedown attempt - Amankwah sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kane Dorian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amankwah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Dorian.
Amankwah looks winded!
Dorian cracks Amankwah with a big right hand but Amankwah just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dorian is putting a hurting on Amankwah here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dorian scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Amankwah to see if he's OK.
Amankwah takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dorian working the head with strikes.
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!
Dorian lands a few punches from side control.
Dorian working the ground and pound.

Amankwah is rocked!
Amankwah stops Dorian from passing to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorian cracks Amankwah with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dorian works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Amankwah is still in real trouble! Can Dorian finish him?
Dorian cracks Amankwah with a big elbow.
Dorian lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dorian in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Amankwah looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Dorian turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kane Dorian!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bing Bong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adolf Schwarzkopf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bong
vs
Schwarzkopf

225 cm
22
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Kayos Klothing
Island Xtreme Fight-Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bing Bong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adolf Schwarzkopf!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzkopf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schwarzkopf throws a sloppy head kick and Bong moves out of range easily.
Schwarzkopf throws a head kick that Bong semi-blocks.
Schwarzkopf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bong really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Schwarzkopf rushes Bong and presses him up against the cage.
Bong displaying some good clinch control by pressing Schwarzkopf up against the cage.
Schwarzkopf blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schwarzkopf.
Schwarzkopf blocks an uppercut.
Bong throws a punch but it's blocked by Schwarzkopf.
Bong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bong misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bong.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bong.
Bong is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Schwarzkopf gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Schwarzkopf has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bong trying to control the position but instead, Schwarzkopf has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bong into the cage.
Bong goes for a takedown in the clinch but Schwarzkopf prevents it.
Bong is trying to maintain a safe position but Schwarzkopf gets an underhook and turns Bong into the cage.
Bong drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Schwarzkopf gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bing Bong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bong.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schwarzkopf tries to break free but Bong pushes him back against the cage.
Bong has a couple of punches blocked by Schwarzkopf.
Schwarzkopf blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bong.
Bong misses with some punches.

Schwarzkopf escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bong.
Schwarzkopf throws a sloppy head kick and Bong moves out of range easily.
Schwarzkopf checks a leg kick nicely.
Schwarzkopf goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bong misses with a body shot.
Schwarzkopf throws a head kick that misses.
Schwarzkopf throws a head kick that misses.
Schwarzkopf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong misses the shot to the body.
Bong misses with a low kick.

Bong bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bong cracks Schwarzkopf with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Schwarzkopf defending against the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Schwarzkopf can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bong throws an elbow but Schwarzkopf slips to the side and avoids it well.
Schwarzkopf managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bong.
Schwarzkopf is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bong is chipping away with strikes.
Schwarzkopf tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Schwarzkopf parries the strikes from Bong easily there. Bong is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Schwarzkopf to escape.
Bong is looking to take a break and control but Schwarzkopf is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bong throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bong working the ground and pound.
Bong 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.
Bong working away.
Bong tries to score with some ground and pound. Schwarzkopf controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bong trying to control the action but Schwarzkopf is working from the bottom.
Bong lands a few punches from side control.
Bong wants to control but Schwarzkopf is keeping him busy.
Schwarzkopf keeping his opponent close.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Schwarzkopf takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bong trying to control the action but Schwarzkopf is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schwarzkopf holding on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bing Bong dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Schwarzkopf is looking to clinch.
Schwarzkopf throws a head kick but Bong moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bong.
Schwarzkopf throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bong.
Bong avoids the head kick by Schwarzkopf.
Schwarzkopf lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bong takes a step back to recover.
Bong misses with a leg kick.
Schwarzkopf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bong takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Schwarzkopf feints and then cracks Bong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bong down.
Schwarzkopf throws a head kick but Bong moves out of range.
Bong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bong looks to throw a body kick
and Schwarzkopf counters with a big head kick but Bong shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schwarzkopf fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Schwarzkopf bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzkopf connects with an inside leg kick.
Adolf Schwarzkopf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid body kick from Schwarzkopf.
Schwarzkopf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schwarzkopf.
Bong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Schwarzkopf is out of range and Bong settles back down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bong.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schwarzkopf.
Bong takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bing Bong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schwarzkopf keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Schwarzkopf checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Schwarzkopf is out of range.
Bong shoots in looking for a takedown but Schwarzkopf manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bong's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bing Bong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bong throws a leg kick but Schwarzkopf sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Schwarzkopf dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bong. That did some damage!
Bong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzkopf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Schwarzkopf finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bong crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Schwarzkopf - the referee stops the clock and Bong gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Schwarzkopf. Bong manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bong has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Schwarzkopf.
Schwarzkopf avoids a kick to the body.
Schwarzkopf delivers a nice body kick.
Adolf Schwarzkopf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schwarzkopf scores with a kick to the midsection.
Schwarzkopf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schwarzkopf scores with a leg kick.
Schwarzkopf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schwarzkopf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schwarzkopf throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schwarzkopf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bong misses the shot to the body.
A solid body kick from Schwarzkopf.
Bong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Schwarzkopf is out of range.
Schwarzkopf throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bong scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bong trying to control the action but Schwarzkopf is working from the bottom.
Schwarzkopf is concentrating on defense, preventing Bong from advancing position.
Bong is thwarting Schwarzkopf's attempts to control the position.
Bong prevents Schwarzkopf from improving his position.
Bong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Schwarzkopf has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bong is working away from the top position though.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Adolf Schwarzkopf hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bong throws a low kick, looking for Schwarzkopf's leg but Schwarzkopf calmly moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bong misses with a low kick.
Schwarzkopf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bong throws a front kick aimed at Schwarzkopf's knee but Schwarzkopf avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzkopf throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A bone on bone clash there as Schwarzkopf blocks the leg kick.
Schwarzkopf throws a leg kick which misses Bong's front leg but catches the back leg as Bong tries to avoid it.
Schwarzkopf dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bong. That did some damage!
Bong looks for the body kick but Schwarzkopf saw that one coming.
Schwarzkopf with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bong just misses with a punch to the body.
Bong takes a swing at Schwarzkopf's ribcage but misses.
Bong wants to clinch up but Schwarzkopf keeps it at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schwarzkopf. That's going to slow Bong down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bong will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Schwarzkopf checks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schwarzkopf misses with a head kick.
Bong throws a leg kick but Schwarzkopf checks it.
Bong avoids the head kick by Schwarzkopf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adolf Schwarzkopf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Schwarzkopf blocks a leg kick.
Bong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A solid body kick from Schwarzkopf.
Schwarzkopf thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bong if he has to take too many more of those.
Bong scoring well with a low kick there.
Schwarzkopf lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bong or perhaps it was just good defense by Schwarzkopf, which made it look bad.
Schwarzkopf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schwarzkopf checks the leg kick.
Schwarzkopf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Schwarzkopf blocks the leg kick.
Bong throws a leg kick that misses.
Schwarzkopf throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bong on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzkopf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schwarzkopf chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Schwarzkopf checks a low kick from Bong.
Bong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Schwarzkopf checks it well.
Bong tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Schwarzkopf defends well and Bong ends up having to push Schwarzkopf into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Schwarzkopf holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Schwarzkopf pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Schwarzkopf.
Schwarzkopf throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bong fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bing Bong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bong throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bong takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bong shoots in for a takedown but Schwarzkopf shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Schwarzkopf explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzkopf fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Schwarzkopf scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schwarzkopf plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Schwarzkopf explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Schwarzkopf throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Schwarzkopf throws a sloppy head kick and Bong moves out of range easily.
Bong thuds a left hand into Schwarzkopf's body.
Schwarzkopf lands a leg kick that knocks Bong off balance momentarily.
Bong dives in for a single leg takedown but Schwarzkopf sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Come on Schwarzkopf - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Schwarzkopf blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bong as Schwarzkopf tries to tie him up.
Schwarzkopf blocking some punches.
Bong is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bong struggles to land a body shot inside as Schwarzkopf controls his hands.
Bong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Bong breaks from the clinch.
Schwarzkopf connects with a high kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzkopf throws a sloppy head kick and Bong moves out of range easily.

Bong has Schwarzkopf up against the cage in a clinch.

Schwarzkopf breaks from the clinch.
Schwarzkopf checks a leg kick.
Bong swings for the body but Schwarzkopf moves out of range.
Schwarzkopf moves out of range of the leg kick from Bong.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schwarzkopf.
A good leg kick by Schwarzkopf.
Bong is looking to wear down Schwarzkopf with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bong misses with a body shot.
Bong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bong steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Schwarzkopf. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bong thows a leg kick but Schwarzkopf checks it
and Schwarzkopf counters with a nice body kick.
Schwarzkopf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schwarzkopf fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Schwarzkopf misses with a body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adolf Schwarzkopf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Schwarzkopf has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adolf Schwarzkopf!
Our winner, Adolf Schwarzkopf, 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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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Tchaikovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam MacLeod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Tchaikovsky
vs
MacLeod

177 cm
25
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Tchaikovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sam MacLeod!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacLeod tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tchaikovsky was well out of range. Poor timing from MacLeod.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by MacLeod.
Tchaikovsky throws a body punch but MacLeod moves out of range.
Tchaikovsky definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
MacLeod looks to score with a jab to the body but Tchaikovsky is just out of range.
Tchaikovsky takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tchaikovsky needs to keep his hands up - MacLeod had a free shot at his head there.
MacLeod lands a nice hook to Tchaikovsky's body. Tchaikovsky takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tchaikovsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacLeod.
Tchaikovsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacLeod lands with a nice body punch.
MacLeod moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
MacLeod lands a jab to Tchaikovsky's midsection.
MacLeod dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tchaikovsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tchaikovsky fakes a jab and throws a low kick but MacLeod checks it well.
Tchaikovsky wants to land a leg kick but MacLeod is out of range.
MacLeod connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tchaikovsky momentarily.
Good shot there by MacLeod.
MacLeod jabs Tchaikovsky to the body, keeping him at a distance.
MacLeod ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tchaikovsky moves away.
MacLeod swings for the body but Tchaikovsky moves out of range.
MacLeod moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
MacLeod throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod lands a nice shot to the body.
Tchaikovsky throws a low kick but MacLeod moves out of range easily.
Tchaikovsky is breathing heavily.
MacLeod throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tchaikovsky throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sam MacLeod is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MacLeod scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
MacLeod just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacLeod dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MacLeod connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tchaikovsky momentarily.
MacLeod connects with a body shot.
MacLeod punishes Tchaikovsky's body with a nice straight punch.
MacLeod sizes up Tchaikovsky with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tchaikovsky gets cracked there but stands up to it.
MacLeod shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tchaikovsky eats them both and turns towards MacLeod to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A jab lands there for MacLeod.
MacLeod misses the shot to the body.
Tchaikovsky takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
MacLeod scores with a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for MacLeod.
MacLeod misses with a body shot.
MacLeod lands a nice looking body shot.
MacLeod scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacLeod looks to score with a jab to the body but Tchaikovsky is just out of range.
MacLeod lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
MacLeod thuds a left hand into Tchaikovsky's body.
MacLeod punishes Tchaikovsky's body with a nice straight punch.
MacLeod scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
MacLeod dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MacLeod fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
MacLeod is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tchaikovsky had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
MacLeod with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacLeod tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tchaikovsky was well out of range. Poor timing from MacLeod.
Tchaikovsky needs to keep his hands up - MacLeod had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam MacLeod 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.

Donk. MacLeod catches Tchaikovsky right on the button with a cross.
MacLeod scores with a hook to the body. Tchaikovsky takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tchaikovsky tries to move into range but MacLeod moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
MacLeod with a nice cross.
Nice shot by MacLeod.
MacLeod listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
MacLeod lands a jab to the nose.
MacLeod swings for the body but Tchaikovsky moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
MacLeod with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sam MacLeod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacLeod takes a swing at Tchaikovsky's ribcage but misses.
MacLeod throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLeod looks to score with a jab to the body but Tchaikovsky is just out of range.
MacLeod throws a shot to the body.
MacLeod scores with a nice right hand.
MacLeod tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tchaikovsky was well out of range. Poor timing from MacLeod.
MacLeod misses with a body shot.
Sam MacLeod seems to be getting the better of the standup.
MacLeod fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tchaikovsky manages to avoid it.
MacLeod looks to score with a jab to the body but Tchaikovsky is just out of range.
MacLeod throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacLeod stuns Tchaikovsky with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tchaikovsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tchaikovsky looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
MacLeod throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tchaikovsky with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling MacLeod to score with a decent uppercut.
MacLeod scores with a jab to the head.
MacLeod throws a shot to the body.
MacLeod fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tchaikovsky looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
MacLeod lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tchaikovsky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
MacLeod misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tchaikovsky.
MacLeod scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tchaikovsky stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
MacLeod scores with a jab to the body.
Tchaikovsky gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Tchaikovsky might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
MacLeod connects with a body shot that sends Tchaikovsky's belly button to the back.
MacLeod connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tchaikovsky. Tchaikovsky circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
MacLeod lands a slapping body shot.
Jab, jab by MacLeod - just one landing.
Tchaikovsky takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
MacLeod lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
MacLeod fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tchaikovsky looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

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!
MacLeod tests Tchaikovsky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
MacLeod connects with a right hand. Tchaikovsky shakes it off.
MacLeod just misses with a punch to the body.
Tchaikovsky looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
MacLeod throws out a powerful jab.
MacLeod ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for MacLeod.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacLeod ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tchaikovsky moves away.
Tchaikovsky takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Tchaikovsky is rocked!
Tchaikovsky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam MacLeod showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Nice cross by MacLeod.
MacLeod just misses with a punch to the body.
MacLeod looks to score with a jab to the body but Tchaikovsky is just out of range.
MacLeod has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
MacLeod throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tchaikovsky takes one to the side of the head.
Oh Tchaikovsky is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot to the liver by MacLeod. Beautiful body shot.
Tchaikovsky seems to have got his legs back now.
Good standup being displayed there by MacLeod as he connects with a hook.
MacLeod dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tchaikovsky takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tchaikovsky walks into a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacLeod scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from MacLeod.
MacLeod drops Tchaikovsky with a huge uppercut! Tchaikovsky drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. MacLeod is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam MacLeod!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kwitcher Bitchin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Acton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bitchin
vs
Acton

180 cm
25
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kwitcher Bitchin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dustin Acton!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitchin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bitchin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Acton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bitchin tries to clinch but Acton is having none of it.
Bitchin tries to clinch but Acton moves out of range.
Bitchin wants to clinch but Acton slips to the side
and Acton counters with a left and a right that stings Bitchin.
Bitchin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bitchin wants to clinch.
Bitchin closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Acton counter with a right hand.
Bitchin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Bitchin tries to keep at a distance but Acton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Acton throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitchin tries to stall but Acton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bitchin 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.
Acton blocks an elbow strike from Bitchin.
Bitchin misses with an elbow strike.
Bitchin stalling in the clinch but Acton improves position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bitchin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Acton's brow.
Bitchin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Acton is keeping busy.
Bitchin blocks an uppercut.
Acton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bitchin backwards.
Acton blocks an elbow strike from Bitchin.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Acton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bitchin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Acton as Bitchin tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kwitcher Bitchin.
Acton misses with a few strikes there.
Bitchin tries to close the distance and clinch but Acton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bitchin wants to clinch.
Acton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bitchin tries to clinch but Acton moves out of range.
Acton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bitchin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Acton looks to land a combination but Bitchin avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acton swats away the attempt to clinch by Bitchin.
Bitchin tries to clinch but Acton moves out of range.
Bitchin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Acton counters with a stiff right hand.
Acton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Acton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Acton ducks under a wild hook from Bitchin.
Bitchin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Acton counters with a series of strikes. Bitchin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bitchin tries to clinch up.
Bitchin darts in trying to clinch
and Acton counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitchin tries to clinch
and Acton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bitchin tries to clinch there but Acton circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Acton. Those never looked like landing.
Bitchin misses with a hook
and Acton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bitchin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Acton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bitchin tries to clinch up
and Acton counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bitchin slips a straight right by Acton.
Bitchin wants to clinch.
Acton is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bitchin tries to close the distance and clinch but Acton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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 Kwitcher Bitchin will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bitchin darts in trying to clinch
and Acton counters with a one-two to the body.
Bitchin fails with an attempt to clinch.

Acton gets a clinch.
Bitchin throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bitchin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Acton's brow.
Bitchin lands an elbow inside that Acton shrugs off.

It looks like Dustin Acton has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bitchin throws an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Acton.
A frustrated look appears on Acton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bitchin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bitchin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Acton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Acton avoids a wild elbow strike from Bitchin.
Bitchin lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitchin tries to stall but Acton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Acton tries to break free but Bitchin pushes him back against the cage.
Acton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bitchin.
Bitchin is trying to stall.
Bitchin misses with an elbow strike.
Bitchin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Acton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Acton misses with a double jab.
Bitchin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bitchin throws a jab when Acton was well out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Acton in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bitchin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Acton closes the distance and pushes Bitchin back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitchin throws an elbow that misses.
Bitchin lands an elbow inside that Acton shrugs off.
Bitchin trying to stall but Acton improves his position.
Acton lands a hook that snaps the head of Bitchin backwards.
Acton avoids the elbow strike from Bitchin, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Bitchin.
Acton avoids the elbow strike from Bitchin, against the cage.
Acton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bitchin lands an elbow inside that Acton shrugs off.
Acton dodges an elbow strike from Bitchin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Acton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Acton cracks Bitchin with a nice body shot.
Bitchin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Acton blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitchin misses with an elbow strike.

Acton manages to break the clinch.
Bitchin is looking to clinch.
Acton throws a nice looking combination but Bitchin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bitchin tries to clinch but Acton is having none of it.
Bitchin moves forwards but Acton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Acton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bitchin circles away quickly and effectively.
Bitchin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Acton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kwitcher Bitchin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Acton displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Acton lands a nice hook to Bitchin's body. Bitchin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Acton closes the distance and pushes Bitchin back into the cage.
Acton is looking to break free of the clinch but Bitchin has double underhooks.
Bitchin pushes off an throws an elbow but Acton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Acton pushes Bitchin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitchin lands an elbow that stopped Acton in his tracks for a moment.
Bitchin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Acton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bitchin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Acton's defenses.
Bitchin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bitchin throws an elbow but misses.
Acton blocks the elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bitchin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Acton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bitchin has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Acton fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Acton blocks an elbow strike from Bitchin.
Bitchin lands an elbow inside that Acton shrugs off.
Acton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Acton throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kwitcher Bitchin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dustin Acton's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Acton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bitchin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bitchin tries to clinch but Acton moves out of range.
Acton thuds a left hand into Bitchin's body.

Bitchin tries to keep at a distance but Acton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Acton tries to break free but Bitchin pushes him back against the cage.
Acton misses with some punches.
Bitchin is trying to stall.
Kwitcher Bitchin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Acton is trying to break the clinch but Bitchin is controlling him.
Bitchin trying to control the position but instead, Acton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bitchin into the cage.
Acton avoids a wild elbow strike from Bitchin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton misses with a body punch.
Bitchin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bitchin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bitchin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Acton is rocked!
Acton is pressed against the cage. Bitchin pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Acton! Two more big strikes from Bitchin and Acton crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kwitcher Bitchin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rajesh Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rajesh Khan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Khan
vs
Nogueira

178 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rajesh Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wanderlei Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Khan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nogueira slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nogueira lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Nogueira is looking to work some ground and pound but Khan has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira pushes down on Khan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Khan taking some punishment here, with Nogueira in his half guard.
Nogueira wants to pass the guard but Khan is defending well.
Khan is looking to control Nogueira's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Khan avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Khan's thigh. Khan counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Khan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nogueira has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Khan trying to keep a closed guard but Nogueira is proving a slippery customer.

Khan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nogueira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nogueira manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nogueira throwing strikes from guard but Khan blocks nicely.
Nogueira scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Nogueira stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Khan has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Nogueira manages to get his head free but now Khan has transitioned to an armbar! Nogueira grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Khan! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rajesh Khan!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between The Tin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nich DiMa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tin
vs
DiMa

175 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, The Tin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nich DiMa!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
DiMa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. DiMa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Tin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tin scores with a body shot.
DiMa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tin.
DiMa thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - DiMa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from DiMa.
Nich DiMa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DiMa misses with an uppercut. Tin saw that one coming.
Tin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
DiMa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
DiMa throws a big shot that misses.
DiMa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tin.
DiMa looks to throw the jab but Tin is out of range.
DiMa throws out a loose jab but Tin uses good head movement to avoid it.
DiMa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tin defends well and DiMa ends up having to push Tin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tin lands a right hand.
DiMa is trying to drag Tin to the mat but Tin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The Tin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nich DiMa.
Tin taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DiMa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tin after a bit of a struggle.
DiMa is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
DiMa can't get the takedown.
Tin prevents the takedown attempt.
DiMa looks winded!
Tin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
DiMa can't get the takedown.
Tin lands a right hand that snaps the head of DiMa backwards.
DiMa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tin lands a hook that snaps the head of DiMa backwards.
Tin lands with a light punch inside.
Tin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

DiMa is rocked!
Tin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
DiMa is still on wobbly legs! Can Tin finish him?
Tin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tin stalling in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tin lands a shoulder strike.
DiMa is looking for a takedown.
Tin unloads with a big right hand that wobbles DiMa! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Tin is unloading with more strikes now! DiMa drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Tin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Jessup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apisaloma Elekana (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.

Jessup
vs
Elekana

186 cm
25
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carl Jessup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Apisaloma Elekana!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elekana lands a head kick. Jessup smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Elekana.
Jessup cracks Elekana with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

It looks like Apisaloma Elekana has been cut.
Elekana wants to slow Jessup down by chopping away at his legs.
Elekana lands with a kick to the ribs.
Elekana connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jessup doesn't manage to clinch there - Elekana circles away.
Jessup tries to clinch but Elekana moves out of range.
Elekana fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jessup has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Jessup tries to close the distance and clinch but Elekana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jessup.
Apisaloma Elekana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elekana swats away the attempt to clinch by Jessup.
Jessup takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jessup stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Elekana.
Elekana buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Elekana throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elekana misses with a wild combination.
Jessup tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Elekana throws a leg kick but Jessup moved away.
Jessup keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Elekana lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Elekana misses with a body kick.
Elekana misses with a straight right.
Elekana chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jessup goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Elekana tries to land a leg kick but Jessup saw it coming and moves away.
Elekana lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Elekana scores with a nice body kick.
Elekana scores with a hook to the body. Jessup takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Elekana circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jessup closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Elekana has a couple of punches blocked by Jessup.
Elekana tries to circle away but Jessup has him pinned against the cage.
Jessup misses with a hook from the clinch.
Come on Jessup - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elekana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jessup works on Elekana's body with a couple of short punches.
Elekana throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Jessup.
Elekana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Elekana is looking to control Jessup's arms but Jessup gets an underhook and turns him. Now Elekana has his back to the cage.

Jessup breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Elekana lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jessup takes a step back to recover.
Elekana pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elekana throws an overhand right that lands on Jessup's shoulder, as Jessup tries to avoid the shot.
Jessup looks to land a combination but Elekana avoids it well.
Elekana tries to score with a low kick but Jessup moves his leg out of the way.
Jessup slips a jab and a cross from Elekana.
Jessup is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Elekana throws the kick towards the body but Jessup avoids it.
Elekana scores with a kick to the midsection.
Elekana throws a head kick that half lands.
Elekana misses with a jab, cross combination.
Elekana throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jessup chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Elekana can pounce on him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Elekana lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jessup has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jessup and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Jessup takes the fight into the clinch.
Elekana misses with a hook to the ribs.

Jessup pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elekana swats away the attempt to clinch by Jessup.
Elekana chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jessup can pounce on him.
Elekana looks winded!
Jessup lands a leg kick that knocks Elekana off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elekana fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jessup checks it well.
A combination from Jessup does no damage.
Elekana throws a half hearted mid kick.
Elekana is looking to slow Jessup down with leg kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Elekana misses the target.
Elekana slips a straight right by Jessup.
Jessup looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Elekana throws a head kick but Jessup moves out of range.
Elekana swings for the body but Jessup moves out of range.
Elekana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Apisaloma Elekana will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Apisaloma Elekana's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jessup takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Elekana throws a looping overhand right but Jessup ducks down to avoid it.
Jessup connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Elekana's hands.
Jessup will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Elekana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jessup swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Elekana cracks Jessup with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jessup uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Elekana.
Carl Jessup is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Elekana blocks a low kick nicely.
Elekana slips under a jab from Jessup.
Elekana lands a jab to the head.
Jessup chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Elekana can pounce on him.
Apisaloma Elekana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elekana lands a head kick. Jessup smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jessup throws a shot from downtown. Elekana moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elekana bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Elekana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jessup.
An inside leg kick from Jessup misses.
Jessup avoids the head kick by Elekana.
Elekana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jessup misses with a two punch combination.
Jessup avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jessup tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jessup misses with an uppercut.
Jessup throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Elekana lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jessup's sensitive parts.
Elekana fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jessup.
Jessup misses the jab.
A big left from Jessup misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Elekana darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Elekana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jessup.
Elekana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jessup was well out of range. Poor timing from Elekana.
Elekana leaves Jessup with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jessup checks the leg kick nicely there.
Elekana lands a leg kick that knocks Jessup off balance momentarily.
Jessup blocks a head kick by Elekana.
Jessup misses with an uppercut.
Elekana dodges the punch combination from Jessup.
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!
Elekana slips a straight right by Jessup.

Jessup moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jessup tries a knee to the head but Elekana blocks it.
I was talking to Jessup's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Elekana is trying to stall.
Elekana throws a head punch that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jessup - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Elekana can't find room to land a body shot as Jessup controls the action.
Jessup lands an elbow inside that Elekana shrugs off.
Elekana is looking to control Jessup's arms but Jessup gets an underhook and turns him. Now Elekana has his back to the cage.
Jessup prevents Elekana from breaking the clinch.
Jessup landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Elekana is breathing heavily.
Jessup is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jessup lands an elbow inside that Elekana shrugs off.
Jessup controlling the action here for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jessup throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jessup escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jessup throws a series of punches but Elekana moves out of range.
Elekana slips a jab and a cross from Jessup.
Jessup looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jessup throws a right and a left that both miss.
Elekana bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Elekana chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Elekana misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elekana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jessup.
Elekana throws a quick inside leg kick.
Elekana throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Carl Jessup will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Apisaloma Elekana'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jessup blocks a leg kick.
Jessup throws a looping overhand right but Elekana ducks down to avoid it.
Elekana tries a head kick but it misses.
Jessup fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Elekana is out of range.
Elekana is looking to land body kicks.
Elekana fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jessup has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Elekana keeps the fight on the outside.
Jessup throws a series of punches but Elekana avoids them all with ease.
Elekana lands a leg kick that knocks Jessup off balance momentarily.
Elekana lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jessup will feel that in the morning.
Elekana with a hook.
Elekana scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Elekana lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jessup will feel that in the morning.
Jessup tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elekana keeps the fight on the outside.
Elekana scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jessup defending well as Elekana loads up on a big left hand.
Elekana checks a low kick from Jessup.
Elekana misses with a body kick.
Jessup changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Elekana tries to avoid it but Jessup manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Elekana to the ground. Elekana escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jessup has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Elekana.
A low kick from Elekana is predictable there
and Jessup counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Elekana thinking.
Elekana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Elekana uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jessup has time to react.
Jessup tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Elekana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Elekana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Jessup rushes Elekana and presses him up against the cage.
Elekana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jessup's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jessup lands a hook to the side of the head.

Elekana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Elekana sizes up Jessup with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jessup takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jessup tries to clinch but Elekana moves out of range.
Jessup will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Elekana walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jessup checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jessup connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Elekana's hands.
Elekana takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Jessup rushes Elekana and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Elekana tries a body shot but Jessup blocks it.
Jessup holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Elekana is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jessup is keeping busy.
Jessup scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jessup breaks the clinch.
Jessup fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Elekana on the side of the head.
Elekana misses with a body kick.
Elekana throws a leg kick
and Jessup scores with a counter punch that sends Elekana to the canvas! Jessup smells blood - he's punishing Elekana with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Elekana has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Jessup!