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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robin Invader (ranked 5577 p4p, 503 weight class) and Charles Pennington (ranked 6191 p4p, 524 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robin Invader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charles Pennington!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Pennington with that takedown attempt.
Invader gets tackled into the cage by Pennington. Pennington maintains the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Invader as Pennington tries to tie him up.
The referee calls for Invader to work.
A bit of stalling here from Invader.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pennington blocks an elbow strike.
Invader taking a breather.
Invader manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennington blocks an elbow strike.
Invader stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Robin Invader.
Invader gets tackled into the cage by Pennington. Pennington maintains the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Invader throws an elbow but misses.
Invader is pressed up against the cage. Pennington has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Invader down to the mat. Invader avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Charles Pennington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Invader clinches.
Invader pushes off an throws an elbow but Pennington leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Invader creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Come on Invader - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pennington tries for a takedown. No joy.
Robin Invader has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Pennington.
Invader throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennington takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pennington tries to pull guard but Invader forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Invader throws an elbow but misses.
Invader misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Invader.
It looks like Charles Pennington has been cut.
Invader prevents the takedown attempt.
Invader throws an elbow that misses.
Invader's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pennington blocks an elbow strike.
Pennington takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pennington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Invader lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennington looking to throw knees to the head but Invader is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for Invader to work.
Pennington is looking to take this one to the mat.
Invader throws an elbow that misses.
Invader misses with an elbow over the top.
Invader lands a damaging elbow.
Invader misses with an elbow strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Invader takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pennington avoids a wild elbow strike from Invader.
Pennington avoids the elbow strike from Invader, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Invader throws an elbow but misses.
Invader looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennington can't get the takedown.
Pennington is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Invader is keeping busy.
Pennington takes an elbow to the forehead.
Invader manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Invader - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pennington is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Invader is keeping busy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Invader.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pennington is trying to break free.
Invader stalling the fight.
Invader taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Invader dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charles Pennington's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Invader closes the distance and clinches.
Pennington avoids the elbow strike from Invader, against the cage.
Invader throws an elbow but it misses.
Invader pushes off an throws an elbow but Pennington leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Invader lands an elbow just above Pennington 's eye.
Pennington is trying to pull guard but Invader has him pressed against the cage.
Invader misses with an elbow over the top.
Invader slowing the pace effectively.
Invader lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Invader misses with an elbow strike.
Invader throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Invader pushes off an throws an elbow but Pennington leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Invader pushes off an throws an elbow but Pennington leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennington takes an elbow to the temple.
Invader creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pennington looking to stall.
Pennington avoids a wild elbow strike from Invader.
Invader lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pennington stalling in the clinch but Invader improves position.
Invader throws an elbow but it misses.
Invader creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Invader throws an elbow that misses.
Invader looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Invader throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Invader pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pennington takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennington blocks an elbow strike.
Pennington is trying to break free.
Pennington takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pennington has a couple of punches blocked by Invader.
Invader misses with an elbow over the top.
Invader pushes off an throws an elbow but Pennington leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Invader creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Invader has Pennington pressed against the cage, preventing Pennington from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Invader pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pennington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Invader throws an elbow but it misses.
Pennington blocks an elbow strike from Invader.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pennington avoids the elbow strike from Invader, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Invader misses with an elbow over the top.
Pennington is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pennington avoids a wild elbow strike from Invader.
Invader taking a breather.
Pennington pressing his opponent against the cage.
Invader is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pennington can do to turn this around?
Invader misses with an elbow strike.
Pennington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Invader has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pennington avoids the elbow strike from Invader, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Invader just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pennington's brow.
Pennington working hard to break the clinch.
Pennington is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennington tries to throw a body punch but Invader avoids it by throwing Pennington back against the cage.
Pennington tries to land knees in the clinch but Invader avoids the damage to the body.
Pennington tries for a takedown but Invader manages to get underhooks.
Invader creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pennington's defenses.
Invader pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pennington working aggressively here.
Pennington blocks an elbow strike.
Pennington avoids a wild elbow strike from Invader.
Invader leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Invader lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Invader throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Invader dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charles Pennington's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Invader moves into the clinch successfully.
Pennington blocks the elbow strike.
Pennington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Invader throws an elbow that misses.
Pennington blocks an elbow strike.
Invader looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Invader looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Invader blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Invader misses with an elbow strike.
A bit of stalling here from Invader.
Pennington misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Invader lands an elbow inside that Pennington shrugs off.
Invader throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Invader misses with an elbow over the top.
Invader creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pennington's defenses.
Invader misses with an elbow over the top.
Invader throws an elbow that misses.
Pennington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pennington takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the cage, Invader throws an elbow but misses.
Pennington dodges an elbow strike from Invader.
Pennington tries to stall but Invader uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Invader throws an elbow but it misses.
Invader looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pennington avoids a wild elbow strike from Invader.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Invader.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Invader just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pennington's brow.
Invader lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Invader avoiding damage.
Robin Invader has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Invader lands an elbow just above Pennington 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Invader creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Invader lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Invader.
Invader misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Invader.
Invader throws an elbow that misses.
Pennington blocks an elbow strike.
Invader misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Invader misses with an elbow over the top.
Pennington trying to stall but Invader improves his position.
Invader has Pennington pushed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Invader throws an elbow but misses.
Invader misses with an elbow strike.
Invader is struggling to control the position.
Invader is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Invader is stalling here.
Invader stalling.
Robin Invader is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Robin Invader.
Pennington rushes Invader and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pennington blocks an elbow strike.
Pennington taking a breather.
Invader stalling in the clinch.
Pennington is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pennington dodges an elbow strike from Invader.
Invader creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Invader takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Invader showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Invader 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Invader!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Killua Zoldyk (ranked 4332 p4p, 448 weight class) and Tom Harris (ranked 4153 p4p, 434 weight class). Killua Zoldyk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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153 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent MT
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Killua Zoldyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom Harris!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Killua Zoldyk has been cut.
Harris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zoldyk misses with a straight right.
Harris 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.
Zoldyk throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zoldyk scores with a takedown into Harris's guard.
Zoldyk trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zoldyk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harris has Zoldyk pulled in close to control his posture.
Zoldyk trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harris can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris wants to get back to his feet but Zoldyk is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zoldyk postures up and lands a big shot to Harris's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoldyk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zoldyk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zoldyk is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zoldyk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zoldyk is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Harris controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Harris sizes up Zoldyk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zoldyk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harris jabs at Zoldyk's body.
Harris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harris clobbers Zoldyk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice sprawl there from Harris as Zoldyk shoots in.
Nice shot by Harris.
Zoldyk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harris with a nice cross.
A cross from Harris lands.
Harris slips a jab and a cross from Zoldyk.
Zoldyk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harris connects with a body shot that sends Zoldyk's belly button to the back.
Harris works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Harris is looking to slow Zoldyk down with leg kicks.
Harris lands with a good body shot.
Zoldyk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zoldyk throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Harris thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zoldyk if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands with a cross.
Harris works Zoldyk's body with a nice hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zoldyk just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris scores with a nice body kick.
Harris connects with a body shot that sends Zoldyk's belly button to the back.
Harris is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Zoldyk had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Harris moves into the clinch.
Harris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harris lands with a right to the head.
Harris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harris lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zoldyk jumps guard but Harris stands there with Zoldyk around his waist. Zoldyk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harris works on Zoldyk's body with a couple of short punches.
Harris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zoldyk is breathing heavily.
Harris scores with a hook to the body.
Harris gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zoldyk.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Killua Zoldyk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zoldyks head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a nice shot to the body.
Harris is leaning against Zoldyk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harris lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Harris.
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Harris.
Harris cracks Zoldyk with a nice body shot.
Harris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harris gets through Zoldyk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Harris.
A short uppercut from Harris.
Harris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zoldyk or not.
Zoldyk takes a shot to the head.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harris scores with a head kick.
Harris cracks Zoldyk with an open hand slap.
Zoldyk is rocked!
Zoldyk looks up at the clock. Bad move! Harris lands a right hand from hell, dropping Zoldyk. Harris pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Harris!
A very excited looking Tom Harris made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bekkou Dreamscape (ranked 7153 p4p, 551 weight class) and Ivan Blood (ranked 1519 p4p, 186 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bekkou Dreamscape!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Blood!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dreamscape ducks under a wild hook from Blood.
Dreamscape ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blood moves away.
Blood throws a body punch but Dreamscape moves out of range.
Dreamscape is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Blood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dreamscape ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Dreamscape on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blood throws a hook but Dreamscape avoids it easily.
Dreamscape misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blood now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dreamscape misses the shot to the body.
Blood lands a really nice looking cross but Dreamscape seems unphased.
Blood scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood blocks a jab.
Blood is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dreamscape with a body shot.
Blood missing with a left hand there. Dreamscape was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blood slips a straight right by Dreamscape.
Dreamscape just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Blood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreamscape misses the jab.
Blood works Dreamscape's body with a nice hook.
Dreamscape throws a jab when Blood was well out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Blood misses.
A jab from Dreamscape misses.
Dreamscape loads up on a big right hand but Blood slips the punch.
Dreamscape misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dreamscape.
A shot to the liver by Blood. Beautiful body shot.
Blood misses with a combination
and Dreamscape counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dreamscape looks to land a combination. Blood sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Blood is looking to clinch but Dreamscape is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Dreamscape misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dreamscape uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blood.
Dreamscape takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dreamscape throws a looping overhand right but Blood ducks down to avoid it.
Blood's coach down at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Blood's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dreamscape misses with a looping left.
Blood throws out a counter right but Dreamscape avoids it with no problem.
Dreamscape swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Blood misses
and Dreamscape counters with a stiff right hand.
Blood throws a body punch but Dreamscape moves out of range.
Dreamscape tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Blood manages to circle out of the way.
Oooooh!!! Blood has knocked Dreamscape down with a huge combo! Blood steps away and waves a wobbly Dreamscape back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Bekkou Dreamscape has been cut.
Dreamscape swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blood moves into the clinch.
Dreamscape misses with an elbow strike.
Blood misses with the head strike.
Blood scores with a shot to the side of Dreamscape's head.
Blood misses with some punches.
Dreamscape prevents a body shot from Blood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Dreamscape.
Blood misses with the head strike.
Blood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Blood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blood blocks an elbow strike.
Blood blocks an uppercut.
Blood works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dreamscape throws an elbow but it misses.
Blood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dreamscapes head.
Blood tries to work over Dreamscape's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blood misses with a body punch.
Blood lands a nice uppercut.
Blood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Blood lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
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!
Blood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dreamscape backwards.
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dreamscape backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dreamscape blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dreamscape has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dreamscape is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blood is keeping busy.
Blood presses Dreamscape against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dreamscape is breathing heavily.
Blood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blood works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dreamscape backwards.
Blood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blood lands a shoulder strike.
Blood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dreamscape backwards.
Dreamscape is rocked!
Blood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dreamscape backwards.
Oh Dreamscape is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dreamscape is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Blood.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blood.
Dreamscape doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blood lands with a left to the head.
Blood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blood throws a big uppercut that drops Dreamscape! More strikes from Blood and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Dreamscape lies dazed against the cage as Blood celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Blood!
A victorious Ivan Blood thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Azambuja (ranked 3704 p4p, 380 weight class) and Derrick Johnson (ranked 4820 p4p, 462 weight class). Lucas Azambuja is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucas Azambuja!
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, Derrick Johnson!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
It looked like Azambuja wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Derrick Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a jab when Azambuja was well out of range.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Azambuja counters with a nice body shot.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Azambuja counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
letting Azambuja counter with a right hand.
Azambuja throws a front kick aimed at Johnson's knee but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Azambuja sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
Lucas Azambuja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derrick Johnson.
Oooooh!!! Azambuja has knocked Johnson down with a huge combo! Azambuja steps away and waves a wobbly Johnson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Johnson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Azambuja's waist but Azambuja gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Azambuja appears to be looking for a big counter.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Azambuja counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Azambuja has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Azambuja saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Azambuja to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Azambuja scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
A cross from Azambuja lands.
Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Johnson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Azambuja taking punishment in the form of punches.
Azambuja is trying to get back to half guard.
Azambuja knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Johnson is staying tight to Azambuja's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Johnson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Azambuja's shoulder. That is not cool.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Azambuja is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Azambuja tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The referee warns Azambuja that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Azambuja tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
Johnson raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
Let's hope that Johnson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Johnson but it's paid off an Azambuja is forced to tap! Nice work by Johnson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Derrick Johnson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Pablo (ranked 4449 p4p, 478 weight class) and Carmine Carsara (ranked 4630 p4p, 490 weight class). Lucas Pablo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucas Pablo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carmine Carsara!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pablo darts in trying to clinch
and Carsara counters with a crisp one two that drops Pablo! Carsara thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Pablo to his feet! Pablo is in big trouble!
Carsara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pablo.
A combination from Carsara does no damage.
Pablo fails with the takedown
and Carsara counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pablo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Carsara looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pablo wants to clinch.
Pablo fails with the takedown
and Carsara counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pablo thinking.
Carsara stuffs the takedown attempt from Pablo. Pablo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Pablo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Carsara moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carmine Carsara!
Carmine Carsara made sure to mention his sponsor, VENUM MMA WEAR in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Lucas Pablo stepped up to the mic, saying 'Puta!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Sane (ranked 2878 p4p, 327 weight class) and Devin Forte (ranked 3799 p4p, 415 weight class). Sane's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fast Lane. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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256 lbs
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284 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Justin Sane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Devin Forte!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sane misses with a hook
and Forte counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Forte.
Forte looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sane wants to get back to his feet.
Forte throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Forte prevents Sane from standing back up.
Forte is trying to work for a kimura but Sane is defending well.
Forte is looking to take a break and control but Sane is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Forte.
Forte looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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. Forte connects with a nice short shot to Sane's temple.
Forte wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sane keeps working.
Sane is trying to stand.
Forte is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sane is just riding it out for now. Forte eventually gives up the hold.
Forte should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sane is trying to stand back up but Forte is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Forte takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
It looks like Justin Sane has been cut.
Forte winds up and cracks Sane with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Forte is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sane has managed to free his arm - good work.
Forte thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forte is working for a kimura but Sane is defending it quite comfortably.
Forte throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Forte takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Forte is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sane doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Forte.
Sane on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sane tries to get out of the position.
Forte missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Forte has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Sane defend it? Forte steps over the head and cranks it - Sane is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Forte!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Devin Forte!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Japi Tantor (ranked 2856 p4p, 378 weight class) and Chief Ute (ranked 3268 p4p, 420 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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208 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Japi Tantor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chief Ute!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tantor drops Ute with a beautiful combination! Ute stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tantor is looking for the KO!
It looks like Chief Ute has been cut.
Ute tries to clinch but Tantor moves out of range.
Ute is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tantor.
Tantor cracks Ute with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ute uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tantor.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Tantor! Ute is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Japi Tantor!
An out of breath Japi Tantor thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cocky Palboa (ranked 1566 p4p, 189 weight class) and Robert Higgs (ranked 2445 p4p, 303 weight class). Cocky Palboa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Robert Higgs's chin.
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190 lbs
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202 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cocky Palboa!
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, Robert Higgs!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palboa tries to bum rush Higgs with a series of wild strikes but Higgs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Higgs dives in and grabs Palboa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Palboa pushes down on Higgs's head and hops out.
Higgs looking to score a takedown here. Palboa is defending well but Higgs drives through and ends up in Palboa's guard.
Higgs drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Higgs jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Palboa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Higgs drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Higgs seems to have locked his on tight now - Palboa screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Higgs, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Robert Higgs!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Island Prince (ranked 1160 p4p, 140 weight class) and Jormungand Bolverk (ranked 1644 p4p, 197 weight class). Jormungand Bolverk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Prince!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jormungand Bolverk!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prince misses with a hook
and Bolverk counters with a nice uppercut.
Bolverk lands a big right hand that sends Prince crashing to the mat! Bolverk stays standing though and waves Prince back to his feet!
Prince is rocked!
Nice cross by Bolverk.
Oh Prince is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bolverk has closed the distance and engaged Prince in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolverk gets through Prince's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bolverk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Prince is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bolverk to keep the fight standing.
A left hand lands to the body for Bolverk.
Prince jumps into guard, dragging Bolverk to the mat.
Bolverk is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolverk looking to pass the guard.
Bolverk postures up.
Prince seems to have got his legs back now.
Prince escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bolverk gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Prince trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince is really struggling to control Bolverk but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bolverk avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Prince pulls Bolverk in close to prevent any damage.
Prince is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Bolverk has his hands clasped together but Prince extends and breaks Bolverk's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Prince.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Island Prince!
Island Prince retains his middleweight title!
Island Prince thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Kutaz (ranked 955 p4p, 124 weight class) and Scar Ambe (ranked 1268 p4p, 160 weight class). Ambe has chosen Gunna - The World is Yours as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dirk Kutaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Scar Ambe!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Kutaz lands.
Kutaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ambe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kutaz throwing a counter right hand but Ambe manages to avoid it.
Scar Ambe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ambe misses with an uppercut. Kutaz saw that one coming.
Ambe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kutaz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ambe's coach down at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ambe's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ambe throws a nice looking combination but Kutaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A quick step to the side and Kutaz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Ambe.
Ambe defending well as Kutaz loads up on a big left hand.
Kutaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ambe.
Ambe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kutaz.
Kutaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ambe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kutaz's waist but Kutaz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ambe off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ambe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kutaz pinned against the cage. Kutaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ambe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kutaz, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ambe fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Kutaz.
Ambe looking to stall.
Kutaz gets underhooks to prevent Ambe's takedown attempt.
Dirk Kutaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scar Ambe.
Kutaz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ambe backwards.
Kutaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Ambe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kutaz blocking some punches.
Ambe blocks an uppercut.
Ambe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kutaz gets caught napping as Ambe dives in and scores a takedown. Kutaz manages to retain guard.
Kutaz managing to control the position.
Kutaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ambe trying to control but Kutaz is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kutaz pulls Ambe in close to prevent any damage.
Kutaz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kutaz looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Kutaz trying to move into half guard but instead Ambe has managed to sweep!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kutaz wants to sweep but no luck.
Ambe postures up in Kutaz's guard and throws a big left but Kutaz blocks it.
Ambe trying to control but Kutaz is working from the bottom.
Kutaz has momentary wrist control but Ambe slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ambe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kutaz keeping moving, preventing Ambe from controlling successfully.
Ambe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ambe not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kutaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ambe throws a big right hand that misses.
Kutaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ambe trying to control the position from guard on top but Kutaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kutaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kutaz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ambe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kutaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kutaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ambe on the ground.
Ambe trying to control but Kutaz is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ambe tries to clinch there but Kutaz circles away.
Ambe shoots in but Kutaz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ambe misses with an uppercut
and Kutaz counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Scar Ambe has been cut.
Ambe clinches up against the cage.
Kutaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kutaz lands a jab to Ambe's midsection.
A swing and a miss from Ambe.
It looked like Kutaz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ambe.
Ambe misses with a right hand
and Kutaz counters with a left to the body.
Ambe closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kutaz to the mat! Kutaz manages to get full guard.
Ambe stopping the sweep attempt from Kutaz.
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 Dirk Kutaz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Scar Ambe's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ambe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good shot there by Kutaz.
Kutaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ambe slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Ambe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dirk Kutaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Kutaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kutaz punishes Ambe's body with a nice straight punch.
Ambe shoots and misses
and Kutaz counters with a straight right hand.
Ambe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ambe slips under a jab from Kutaz.
Ambe misses with a straight left.
Kutaz is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ambe gets a clinch.
Kutaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Kutaz.
Kutaz lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kutaz misses with a body punch.
Ambe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kutaz lands a really nice looking cross but Ambe seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kutaz works the jab nicely.
Kutaz lands a big right hand that sends Ambe crashing to the mat! Kutaz stays standing though and waves Ambe back to his feet!
Ambe is rocked!
Kutaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ambe can do to turn this around?
Kutaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ambe moves away.
Ambe is still on wobbly legs! Can Kutaz finish him?
Kutaz throws a shot from downtown. Ambe moves away and avoids it.
Ambe seems to have recovered his senses.
Kutaz lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kutaz connects with a body shot that sends Ambe's belly button to the back.
Kutaz lands a big right hand that sends Ambe crashing to the mat! Kutaz stays standing though and waves Ambe back to his feet!
Kutaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ambe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ambe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kutaz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ambe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ambe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ambe tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kutaz misses the shot to the body.
Kutaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ambe moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ambe! But no joy.
Kutaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Ambe misses.
Ambe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ambe throws a punch but it's blocked by Kutaz.
Kutaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kutaz breaks from the clinch.
Kutaz cracks Ambe with an open hand slap.
That has opened up Scar Ambe's cut even more.
Ambe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kutaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kutaz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ambe shoots in and drives through. Kutaz sprawls well.
Ambe moves out of range of the strikes.
Kutaz ducks under a wild hook from Ambe.
Kutaz missing with a left hand there. Ambe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutaz connects with a right hand. Ambe shakes it off.
Ambe instigates a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kutaz.
A right hook to the body lands for Kutaz.
Kutaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ambe throws a head punch that misses.
Kutaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Ambe is breathing heavily.
Ambe has Kutaz pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ambe pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kutaz tumbling to the mat - Ambe dives into Kutaz's guard.
Kutaz is trying to control the position but Ambe postures up.
Ambe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ambe postures up.
Kutaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Kutaz, not yet.
Ambe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ambe postures up.
Kutaz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ambe throwing strikes but missing.
Ambe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kutaz being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ambe shoots in looking for a takedown. Kutaz tries to sprawl out of it but Ambe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kutaz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dirk Kutaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scar Ambe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ambe misses with a left hand
and Kutaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ambe takes one to the chin there.
Kutaz slips under a jab from Ambe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Kutaz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Scar Ambe'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.
Ambe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ambe closes the distance and clinches.
Ambe taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ambe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kutaz breaks from the clinch.
Ambe rushes Kutaz and presses him up against the cage.
Kutaz tries a body shot but Ambe blocks it.
Kutaz digs a right hand into Ambe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ambe's gas tank.
Kutaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ambe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ambe tries to move into range but Kutaz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kutaz staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kutaz sends Ambe crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kutaz is motioning to the referee to let Ambe up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Ambe might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kutaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kutaz throws an overhand right that lands on Ambe's shoulder, as Ambe tries to avoid the shot.
Despite the aggression on Ambe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kutaz, as that shot connected.
The cut above Scar Ambe's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A telegraphed right hand from Kutaz misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutaz looks to land a left hand but Ambe moved out of range nicely.
Kutaz drops Ambe with a huge uppercut! Ambe drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Kutaz is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dirk Kutaz!
Dirk Kutaz retains his lightweight title!
Dirk Kutaz decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Scar Ambe spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck all ya lll'.
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