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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Island King (ranked 25925 p4p, 4360 weight class) and Stewart Doyle (ranked 759 p4p, 525 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island King!
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, Stewart Doyle!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle drives through with a takedown into King's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Doyle wants to get up but he can't break King's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Doyle stands and throws King's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doyle tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Doyle has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Doyle has hold of King's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! King tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Doyle cranks the arm and King screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from King, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Stewart Doyle!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaur Gerome (ranked 4324 p4p, 25856 weight class) and Timu Baku (ranked 420 p4p, 595 weight class). Gaur Gerome has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gaur Gerome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timu Baku!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerome cracks Baku with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Gerome has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Baku to stand back up!
Gerome moves into the clinch.
Gerome pushes Baku against the cage. Gerome is working some dirty boxing. Gerome pushes off with a quick right hook! Baku goes down! Baku tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Gerome moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaur Gerome!
Gaur Gerome managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Prosper Gear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Griorgio Petro (ranked 5917 p4p, 7063 weight class) and Kkio Frot (ranked 573 p4p, 630 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Griorgio Petro!
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, Kkio Frot!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Frot dodges the punch combination from Petro.
Petro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frot was well out of range. Poor timing from Petro.
Petro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Frot has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Petro clobbers Frot with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Frot fails to land the takedown.
Petro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Frot takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frot throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Frot has taken the fight to the clinch.
Petro throws a head punch that misses.
Frot trying to land knees to the body.
Petro is trying to push Frot away but Frot has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Petro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frot manages to break the clinch.
Petro's corner calls for a 1-2. Petro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
 Frot is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petro cracks Frot on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Frot falls backwards against the cage. Petro follows up with more strikes that drop Frot to his knees. Petro keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Frot! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Griorgio Petro!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Gutti (ranked 4427 p4p, 6590 weight class) and Kali Turner (ranked 492 p4p, 602 weight class). Kali Turner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paulo Gutti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kali Turner!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Turner jabs at Gutti's body.
Turner lands a nice looking body shot.
Turner moves in looking to clinch but Gutti pushes him off.
Gutti shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Turner 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.
Gutti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gutti trying to control but Turner is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutti looking to sit in guard and control but Turner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Turner working some strikes from top position.
Turner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Turner cracks Gutti with a solid left hand.
Gutti is trying to control the position but Turner postures up.
Turner preventing the sweep.
Gutti is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Turner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Turner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Turner forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner working over Gutti with some ground and pound. Gutti looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gutti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutti blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turner.
Ground and pound from Turner.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gutti is looking to improve his position.
Turner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gutti is looking to control Turner's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gutti avoid being mounted?
Turner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Turner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gutti manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Turner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Turner throws a big elbow that misses.
Turner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Turner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gutti is trying to control the position but Turner postures up.
Gutti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Turner throwing strikes from guard but Gutti blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Turner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Turner preventing the sweep.
Turner throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Turner's coach down at Armored Fitness & Sparring was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Turner's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gutti is breathing heavily.
Gutti shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Turner is trying to defend but Gutti finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Turner makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kali Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Turner enables Gutti to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Turner manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Turner pushes Gutti off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gutti tries for a takedown but Turner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gutti misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Turner scores with a shot to the body.
Turner lands with an overhand left.
Turner cracks a nice hook into Gutti's ribs.
Turner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Turner pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gutti back to the cage. Turner follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kali Turner 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.
A cross from Turner lands.
Turner gets caught flat footed, as Gutti shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gutti has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gutti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turner is keeping the position for now.
Gutti is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutti stopping the sweep attempt from Turner.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gutti looking to sit in guard and control but Turner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gutti 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.
Turner scoring with some ground and pound.
Gutti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Turner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gutti's head.
Turner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gutti is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutti trying to control but Turner is working from the bottom.
Turner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turner is pulling down on Gutti's head. It's preventing any offense from Gutti, at least for the moment.
Gutti wants to control from the top but Turner keeps moving.
Gutti looking to sit in guard and control but Turner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner with a nice head shot there.
Turner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gutti controls Turner momentarily but Turner frees himself.
Turner postures up in Gutti's guard and throws a big left but Gutti blocks it.
Turner preventing the sweep.
Turner is working Gutti over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gutti on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gutti tries to get out of the position.
Turner is in close to Gutti's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Turner throws a big elbow that misses.
Turner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gutti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gutti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Turner postures up.
Turner works over Gutti with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws an elbow that misses. Gutti uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Turner's guard. Nice move by Gutti!
Gutti looking to sit in guard and control but Turner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Turner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
 It looks like Paulo Gutti has been cut.
Turner lands a couple of digs.
Turner throwing strikes from guard but Gutti blocks nicely.
Turner stopping the sweep attempt from Gutti.
Turner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gutti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Turner scoring with punches to the head and body.
Turner won't allow Gutti to sweep him here.
Gutti has momentary wrist control but Turner slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kali Turner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paulo Gutti's cut.
That's time! Gutti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gutti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turner finds it's way round the side to connect with Gutti's head.
Turner misses with a wild combination.
Gutti is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Turner.
Nice uppercut lands for Turner. That snapped Gutti's head back.
Turner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gutti.
Turner digs a good body shot into Gutti's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutti shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Turner counter with a right hand.
Turner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
 Gutti is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner looks to land a combination but Gutti avoids it well.
Oh Gutti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turner misses with a few strikes there.
Gutti seems to have got his legs back now.
Kali Turner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gutti has his takedown stuffed
and Turner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Gutti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Gutti as Turner shoots in.
Turner jabs at Gutti's body.
Turner drops Gutti with a left right combo! Turner follows him down to the ground into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gutti is looking for a sweep.
Turner scores with a couple of short elbows.
Turner misses with the ground and pound.
Turner advances to mount.
A big strike lands for Turner! That's really hurt Gutti and he's turned his back - Turner keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Turner jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kali Turner!
Our winner, Kali Turner, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thinking Loud (ranked 3901 p4p, 3757 weight class) and Melvin Van Dik (ranked 450 p4p, 437 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thinking Loud!
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, Melvin Van Dik!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Dik throws a big shot that misses.
Loud throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Dik looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Dik avoids the body shot from Loud.
Van Dik looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Dik misses with a hook. Loud ducked under it nicely.
Loud connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Loud lands a jab to the nose.
Van Dik is rocked!
Van Dik is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Van Dik throws a lazy right hand but Loud sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Dik is still on wobbly legs! Can Loud finish him?
Loud misses with a combination
and Van Dik counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Van Dik seems to have recovered his senses.
Loud definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Van Dik throws a good cross that connects.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Dik.
Van Dik scores with a nice strike.
Loud drops his hands momentarily and Van Dik takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Van Dik misses with a left hand
and Loud counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loud displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Dik throws out the jab.
Van Dik blocks a jab.
Van Dik bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Loud's head backwards.
Loud moves out of range of the strikes.
Loud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Dik.
Van Dik throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Loud counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Dik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Loud.
Van Dik misses with a two punch combination.
Loud takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Van Dik lands a nice shot that snaps Loud's head back.
Van Dik throws a solid leg kick but Loud takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Dik.
Van Dik throws a series of punches but Loud moves out of range.
Melvin Van Dik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Dik rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Loud counters with a straight that turns Van Dik's legs to rubber! Loud pushes forward with more strikes and Van Dik goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thinking Loud!
Thinking Loud seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Benvenuti (ranked 4605 p4p, 6622 weight class) and Ahmed Sheikh (ranked 552 p4p, 676 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Francesco Benvenuti!
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, Ahmed Sheikh!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Sheikh.
Benvenuti moves in looking to clinch but Sheikh pushes him off.
Sheikh closes the distance and clinches.
Benvenuti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sheikh has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sheikh.
Sheikh throws a punch but it's blocked by Benvenuti.
Benvenuti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sheikh looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sheikh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Benvenuti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sheikh misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Sheikh.
Sheikh digs a right hand underneath Benvenuti's ribcage. Benvenuti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sheikh throws a head punch that misses.
Sheikh scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheikh lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benvenuti.
Benvenuti 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.
Nice body punch from Sheikh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sheikh.
Sheikh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Benvenuti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sheikh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benvenuti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benvenuti blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Sheikh fails to land.
Benvenuti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sheikh misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheikh throws a head punch that misses.
Benvenuti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sheikh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sheikh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Sheikh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sheikh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benvenuti blocks an uppercut.
Sheikh cracks Benvenuti with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sheikh lands a hook that snaps the head of Benvenuti backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Benvenuti fails to land.
Benvenuti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Sheikh.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sheikh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Sheikh fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheikh stalling the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sheikh.
Sheikh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sheikh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sheikh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sheikh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sheikh stalling in the clinch.
Sheikh leaning against his opponent.
Sheikh continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A short right from Sheikh.
Sheikh misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Sheikh as the two fighters clinch.
Benvenuti throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benvenuti.
Sheikh dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Benvenuti can't break the clinch.
Benvenuti swings wildly with an uppercut but Sheikh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benvenuti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benvenuti misses with some punches.
Sheikh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sheikh scores with a shot to the side of Benvenuti's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahmed Sheikh dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Benvenuti moves out of range of the strikes.
Sheikh throws a body shot but no joy.
Benvenuti tries to close the distance and clinch but Sheikh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sheikh pushes Benvenuti up against the cage in a clinch.
Benvenuti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sheikh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sheikh 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.
Benvenuti has a couple of punches blocked by Sheikh.
Sheikh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sheikh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sheikh has Benvenuti pressed against the cage.
Sheikh stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Sheikh's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheikh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benvenuti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benvenuti clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheikh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sheikh is pushing Benvenuti up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Benvenuti blocks an uppercut.
Benvenuti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benvenuti.
Sheikh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sheikh stalling.
Sheikh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sheikh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benvenuti takes a shot to the head.
Sheikh tries to throw a body punch but Benvenuti avoids it by throwing Sheikh back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheikh dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sheikh leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ahmed Sheikh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sheikh digs a right hand into Benvenuti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benvenuti's gas tank.
Sheikh throws a punch but it's blocked by Benvenuti.
Sheikh struggles to land a body shot inside as Benvenuti controls his hands.
Sheikh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sheikh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sheikh working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Sheikh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheikh taking a breather.
Sheikh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sheikh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benvenuti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benvenuti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sheikh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sheikh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sheikh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benvenuti backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sheikh has him pressed against the cage.
Sheikh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sheikh working aggressively here.
Sheikh lands an uppercut.
Benvenuti being controlled against the cage.
Sheikh pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sheikh stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sheikh misses with some punches.
Sheikh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benvenuti backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahmed Sheikh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Benvenuti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Benvenuti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sheikh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benvenuti tries to clinch up.
Benvenuti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sheikh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benvenuti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sheikh.
Benvenuti tries to clinch but Sheikh is having none of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sheikh tries to keep at a distance but Benvenuti has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sheikh misses with the head strike.
Sheikh stalling.
Sheikh misses with the head strike.
Sheikh is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benvenuti throws a head punch that misses.
Benvenuti throws a punch but it's blocked by Sheikh.
Sheikh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheikh lands a left hand.
Sheikh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Benvenuti blocks an uppercut.
Benvenuti misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sheikh.
Sheikh throws a punch but it's blocked by Benvenuti.
A shot in the inside from Sheikh.
Benvenuti blocks an uppercut.
Sheikh avoiding damage.
Sheikh swings wildly with an uppercut but Benvenuti uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheikh has a couple of punches blocked by Benvenuti.
Benvenuti misses with a punch on the inside.
Benvenuti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sheikh can't find room to land a body shot as Benvenuti controls the action.
Sheikh lands with a right to the head.
Sheikh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sheikh pushes Benvenuti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sheikh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benvenuti's elbow.
Sheikh swings wildly with an uppercut but Benvenuti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sheikh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheikh misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sheikh.
Sheikh misses with a punch on the inside.
Sheikh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sheikh misses with the head strike.
Sheikh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sheikh can't find room to land a body shot as Benvenuti controls the action.
Sheikh misses with the head strike.
Benvenuti blocking some punches.
Sheikh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sheikh.
Sheikh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benvenuti takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Benvenuti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sheikh taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sheikh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benvenuti is trying to break free.
Sheikh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benvenuti's elbow.
Sheikh misses with a punch on the inside.
Sheikh leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sheikh throws a punch but it's blocked by Benvenuti.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sheikh lands a left hand.
Francesco Benvenuti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benvenuti swings wildly with an uppercut but Sheikh uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ahmed Sheikh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sheikh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 26:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ahmed Sheikh!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robin Banks (ranked 3475 p4p, 6274 weight class) and King Artur (ranked 360 p4p, 519 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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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, Robin Banks!
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, King Artur!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks has managed to clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Artur has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Artur is looking for a takedown.
Banks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Banks.
Banks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Banks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Artur.
Banks lands a nice shot to the body.
Banks lands a hook that snaps the head of Artur backwards.
Artur tries to score a body lock takedown but Banks shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Artur looks winded!
Banks lands a left hand.
Artur tries to score a body lock takedown but Banks shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Robin Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Artur.
Banks lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Banks.
Still in the clinch, Banks scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banks lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Banks.
Banks scores with a shoulder strike.
Banks lands a nice uppercut.
Banks presses Artur against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks lands a nice shot to the body.
Banks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Artur is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Banks.
Artur is still on wobbly legs! Can Banks finish him?
Artur takes a shot to the head.
Banks lands a big right hand that drops Artur! The killer instinct kicks in and Banks finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Banks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robin Banks!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Allen (ranked 3432 p4p, 4083 weight class) and Hennison Scourge (ranked 396 p4p, 462 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peter Allen!
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, Hennison Scourge!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scourge fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Scourge throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scourge is trying hard to land a takedown here. Allen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice body kick there by Allen.
Allen fakes the leg kick and cracks Scourge in the body.
Allen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick lands for Allen.
Scourge connects with a nice looking jab.
Allen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Allen lands a head kick. Scourge smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Scourge misses with a jab to the body
and Allen counters with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen throws a leg kick which misses Scourge's front leg but catches the back leg as Scourge tries to avoid it.
Allen lands a big head kick that sends Scourge tumbling to the mat! Allen takes a step backwards and waves Scourge back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Scourge is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Allen! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Peter Allen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Taylor (ranked 2657 p4p, 3685 weight class) and Jimi Kolins (ranked 292 p4p, 396 weight class). Taylor comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Reputation. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Buddy Taylor!
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, Jimi Kolins!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolins has his takedown stuffed
and Taylor counters with a left to the body.
Kolins goes for a double leg but Taylor avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Taylor continues to drive forward.
Kolins fails with the takedown
and Taylor counters with a three punch combo that has Kolins backing up. Kolins nods at Taylor to acknowledge the strikes.
Buddy Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimi Kolins.
Kolins with a poor takedown
and Taylor counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Kolins has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Buddy Taylor!
A relieved looking Buddy Taylor thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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