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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Craig Mack (ranked 4454 p4p, 3991 weight class) and Christian Hunter (ranked 478 p4p, 449 weight class). Christian Hunter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Basic striking
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Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Craig Mack!
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, Christian Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, 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!
Mack takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mack closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mack tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunter misses with an elbow over the top.
Mack gets through Hunter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hunter throws an elbow but misses.
Hunter tries to land knees in the clinch but Mack avoids the damage to the body.
Hunter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mack.
Hunter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hunter trying to land knees to the body.
Hunter crunches a lovely knee into Mack's ribcage.
A short uppercut from Mack.
Mack takes a knee to the side of the body.
A hook to the body from Mack.
Hunter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mack avoids it.
Mack avoiding damage as Hunter throws knees to the body.
Mack misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter lands an elbow that stopped Mack in his tracks for a moment.
Mack lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mack scores with a hook to the body.
Mack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hunter pushes off an throws an elbow but Mack leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mack fails to land.
Mack lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mack pushes Hunter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunter.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mack.
Hunter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mack lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hunter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mack.
Hunter lands a damaging elbow.
Mack misses with a body punch.
Hunter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mack's defenses.
Mack avoids the elbow strike from Hunter, against the cage.
Mack can't find room to land a body shot as Hunter controls the action.
Mack blocks the elbow strike.
Hunter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mack.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mack creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hunter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunter throws an elbow that misses.
Hunter tries to land knees in the clinch but Mack avoids the damage to the body.
Mack tries to work over Hunter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mack scores with a shoulder strike.
Mack presses Hunter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hunter looks winded!
Mack lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mack.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hunter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hunter blocks a body shot from Mack.
A right handed body shot lands from Mack.
Mack dodges an elbow strike from Hunter.
Hunter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mack can't find room to land a body shot as Hunter controls the action.
Good body shot from Mack.
Hunter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mack is defending well for now.
Mack lands a body shot.
Mack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mack lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Mack on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mack.
Mack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mack creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mack on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hunter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Mack.
Mack lands with a light punch inside.
Mack pushes Hunter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mack.
Nice body punch from Mack.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack lands a shot to the body.
Mack scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunters head.
Mack lands with a right to the head.
Mack lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
Nice body punch from Mack.
Mack lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mack looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mack softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mack lands a right hand.
Mack scores with a shot to the side of Hunter's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Mack.
Mack lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hunter.
Mack avoiding damage as Hunter throws knees to the body.
Mack softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mack working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hunter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunter trying to land knees to the body.
Mack misses with a body punch.
Hunter misses with an elbow strike.
Mack avoids the elbow strike from Hunter, against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mack tries to work over Hunter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack blocks an elbow strike.
Mack lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
Mack pushes Hunter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mack is leaning against Hunter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mack lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Mack.
Mack lands a right hand.
Hunter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mack is defending well for now.
A short left from Mack.
Mack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunter blocking some punches.
Mack lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hunter.
Mack lands with a right to the head.
Mack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunter's elbow.
Hunter missing with knees to the body.
Hunter throws an elbow but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mack lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Mack.
Mack blocks an elbow strike from Hunter.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mack.
A nice left hand lands by Mack.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Mack dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hunter swats away the attempt to clinch by Mack.
Mack moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHunter.
Mack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunter flicks out a counter leg kick but Mack steps away.
Mack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mack is looking to clinch.
Mack lands a head shot.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack tries to clinch but Hunter is having none of it.
Hunter keeps the fight on the outside.
Mack has closed the distance and engaged Hunter in a clinch.
Mack tries to work over Hunter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunter lands a damaging elbow.
Mack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunter can do to turn this around?
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hunter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter landing knees to the body.
Mack managing to block the knees to the body from Hunter.
Hunter lands an elbow inside that Mack shrugs off.
Hunter swings wildly with an uppercut but Mack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mack gets through Hunter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mack blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hunter blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Mack.
Mack lands an uppercut.
Mack blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hunter is breathing heavily.
Mack throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mack lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
Mack lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mack lands an uppercut.
Mack lands a shot to the body.
Mack pushes Hunter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mack digs a right hand into Hunter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunter's gas tank.
Mack cracks Hunter with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mack.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Mack.
Mack gets through Hunter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mack pushes Hunter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mack works on Hunter's body with a couple of short punches.
Mack lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mack lands a nice uppercut.
Hunter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mack lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mack lands with a light punch inside.
Hunter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mack lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mack lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hunter scores a nice knee to the body.
Mack tries to work over Hunter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Mack.
Mack tries to throw a body punch but Hunter avoids it by throwing Mack back against the cage.
Mack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunter missing with knees to the body.
Hunter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mack throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mack lands with a left to the head.
Hunter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice body punch from Mack - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Mack.
Nice body punch from Mack.
Mack scores with a shoulder strike.
Mack lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Craig Mack has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mack creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mack lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
 Hunter is rocked!
Mack lands with a right to the head.
Hunter is still on wobbly legs! Can Mack finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Mack scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mack lands a body shot.
Mack lands a nice shot to the body.
Mack pushes Hunter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Mack.
Mack lands with a right to the head.
Hunter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mack dips a shoulder and cracks Hunter with a mighty uppercut! Hunter falls back against the cage and Mack unloads with a barrage of strikes! Hunter is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Mack screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Craig Mack!
A victorious Craig Mack thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Valdez (ranked 2149 p4p, 1473 weight class) and Kenichi Misahawa (ranked 287 p4p, 207 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Valdez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pump it up. Kenichi Misahawa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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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 5 - 3 - 2, fighting out of The Island, Jose Valdez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Kenichi Misahawa!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Misahawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Misahawa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
 It looks like Kenichi Misahawa has been cut.
Misahawa blocks a low kick nicely.
Misahawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Valdez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Misahawa wants to clinch up but Valdez keeps it at a distance.
Valdez throws a head kick that misses.
Misahawa connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Misahawa does it's job there.
Misahawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valdez manages to avoid it.
Valdez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez throws a head kick that misses.
Valdez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Misahawa.
Misahawa jabs at Valdez's body.
Misahawa blocks a head kick by Valdez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Misahawa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Misahawa.
Misahawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valdez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Valdez throws a head kick but Misahawa moves out of range.
Misahawa throws a hook but Valdez blocks it.
Misahawa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Misahawa. Valdez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Misahawa throws a right and a left that Valdez avoids nicely.
Valdez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Valdez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Misahawa forces Valdez back against the cage and clinches.
Valdez tries to break the clinch but Misahawa is controlling the position.
Misahawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez is trying to push Misahawa away but Misahawa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Misahawa keeps control of Valdez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Valdez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Valdez tries to circle away but Misahawa has him pinned against the cage.
Misahawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Misahawa keeps control of Valdez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Valdez wants to get back to striking at distance but Misahawa won't allow it.
Valdez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Misahawa avoids a kick to the body.
Valdez throws a leg kick but Misahawa checks it.
Misahawa's coach down at Gladius Elite Facilities was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Misahawa's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Valdez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Misahawa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Valdez is trying to break the clinch but Misahawa is controlling him.
Misahawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valdez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Misahawa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Misahawa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valdez is looking to break free of the clinch but Misahawa has double underhooks.
Valdez tries to break free but Misahawa pushes him back against the cage.
Misahawa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa tries to land knees in the clinch but Valdez avoids the damage to the body.
Valdez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Valdez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valdez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Misahawa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Valdez tries to move into range but Misahawa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
No joy there for Misahawa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Misahawa wants to clinch.
Misahawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valdez manages to avoid it.
Valdez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Misahawa manages to circle out of the way.
Valdez knocks Misahawa to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Misahawa is rocked!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Misahawa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valdez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Misahawa is still in real trouble! Can Valdez finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Misahawa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Misahawa seems to have recovered his senses.
Misahawa is trying to get back to his feet.
Valdez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Valdez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Misahawa dodges the ground and pound from Valdez.
An elbow from Valdez crashes against the mat.
Misahawa throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Valdez throws a head kick that misses.
Misahawa stuns Valdez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Valdez throws a head kick that misses.
Valdez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kenichi Misahawa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kenichi Misahawa'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.
Misahawa wants to clinch up but Valdez keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Valdez.
Misahawa lands a nice shot that snaps Valdez's head back.
Misahawa wants to clinch up but Valdez keeps it at a distance.
Misahawa misses with a double jab.
Misahawa clinches with his opponent.
Misahawa prevents Valdez from breaking the clinch.
Valdez tries to circle away but Misahawa has him pinned against the cage.
Misahawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Misahawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valdez manages to avoid it.
Valdez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Valdez throws a head kick but Misahawa moves out of range.
Valdez sets himself, and Misahawa steps forward looking for the clinch! Valdez avoids it this time.
Misahawa lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Valdez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Misahawa if he has to take too many more of those.
Misahawa avoids the head kick by Valdez.
Misahawa just misses with a punch to the body.
Misahawa wants to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Misahawa. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Misahawa throws out a powerful jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Misahawa 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.
Misahawa throws a combination that misses
and Valdez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Valdez.
Misahawa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Misahawa tries a knee to the head but Valdez blocks it.
Valdez managing to block the knees to the body from Misahawa.
Valdez breaks the clinch.
Kenichi Misahawa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Misahawa connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Misahawa throws an overhand right that lands on Valdez's shoulder, as Valdez tries to avoid the shot.
Valdez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Valdez keeps the fight on the outside.
Valdez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Misahawa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Valdez back to the cage. Misahawa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Valdez slips a jab and a cross from Misahawa.
Misahawa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Misahawa throws a sloppy body shot
and Valdez counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez tries to circle away but Misahawa has him pinned against the cage.
Valdez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valdez breaks the clinch.
Misahawa tries to bum rush Valdez with a series of wild strikes but Valdez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Valdez.
Misahawa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valdez misses with a kick to the body.
Misahawa wants to counter with a clinch but Valdez pushes him away.
Valdez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Misahawa.
Misahawa misses with a two punch combination.
Misahawa blocks the body kick.
Valdez misses with a head kick.
Misahawa is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Valdez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick misses from Valdez.
Valdez throws a head kick that misses.
Misahawa is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Misahawa tries to clinch up but Valdez circles away and keeps his distance.
Misahawa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Valdez on the side of the head.
Valdez throws a head kick but Misahawa moves out of range.
Valdez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Misahawa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Misahawa lands a jab to the head.
Valdez throws a sloppy head kick and Misahawa moves out of range easily.
Valdez throws a sloppy head kick and Misahawa moves out of range easily.
Valdez sets himself, and Misahawa steps forward looking for the clinch! Valdez avoids it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenichi Misahawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenichi Misahawa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Misahawa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valdez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Misahawa misses with a hook.
Valdez throws a head kick but Misahawa moves out of range.
Misahawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Misahawa looks to land a combination but Valdez avoids it well.
Misahawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Valdez circles away.
Misahawa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Valdez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez throws a sloppy head kick
and Misahawa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Valdez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valdez throws a sloppy head kick
and Misahawa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Misahawa.
Misahawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Misahawa has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Misahawa.
Valdez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Misahawa thuds his right hand into Valdez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fight stays on the outside here - Misahawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Misahawa moves in looking to clinch but Valdez pushes him off.
Valdez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Misahawa.
Valdez avoids the body shot from Misahawa.
Valdez is looking to land body kicks.
Kenichi Misahawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Misahawa.
Misahawa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Misahawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez throws a lazy head kick
and Misahawa counters by clinching up.
Valdez is trying to break the clinch but Misahawa is controlling him.
Valdez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kenichi Misahawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Misahawa misses the target.
Valdez throws a push kick but Misahawa slaps the foot to one side.
Misahawa wants to counter the offense by Valdez and move into the clinch position.
Misahawa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Misahawa. Valdez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Misahawa connects with a looping right hand.
Misahawa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Valdez swats away the attempt to clinch by Misahawa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa moves out of range of the body kick from Valdez.
Misahawa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Valdez throws a sloppy head kick and Misahawa moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Misahawa misses.
Misahawa throws a body punch but Valdez moves out of range.
Misahawa throws a series of punches but Valdez moves out of range.
Misahawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valdez manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Misahawa.
Valdez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Good exchange - Misahawa coming out on top.
Misahawa lands with an uppercut that bounces Valdez off the cage and back into range.
Jose Valdez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Misahawa wants to clinch up but Valdez keeps it at a distance.
Misahawa avoids the head kick by Valdez.
Misahawa misses with a two punch combination.
Valdez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Misahawa.
Valdez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Misahawa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Valdez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valdez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valdez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Misahawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kenichi Misahawa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Misahawa rushes Valdez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenichi Misahawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Misahawa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenichi Misahawa!
Kenichi Misahawa 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.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abamun Tarnut (ranked 2422 p4p, 1606 weight class) and Crazy Horse (ranked 319 p4p, 221 weight class). Crazy Horse 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abamun Tarnut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Crazy Horse!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horse looks to land a right hand but Tarnut moved out of range.
Horse fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tarnut walks into a stiff left hand from Horse.
Horse clobbers Tarnut with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tarnut slips a jab and a cross from Horse.
Tarnut tries to clinch but Horse moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Horse.
Tarnut swings for the body but Horse moves out of range.
Horse scores with a punch to the head.
Horse dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horse misses with a hook
and Tarnut counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horse thuds a left hand into Tarnut's body.
Horse throws a looping overhand right but Tarnut ducks down to avoid it.
Horse comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Tarnut 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tarnut takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tarnut definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Horse moves out of range as Tarnut strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarnut tries to clinch up.
Tarnut moves in looking to clinch but Horse pushes him off.
Horse scores with a decent looking hook.
Tarnut clinches with his opponent.
Tarnut misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Horse fails to land.
Horse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tarnut tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarnut.
Horse blocks a body shot from Tarnut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tarnut.
Horse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tarnut's elbow.
Tarnut can't find room to land a body shot as Horse controls the action.
Horse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Horse lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tarnut blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Horse leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tarnut scores with a shoulder strike.
Horse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Horse lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horse pushes Tarnut back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Horse cracks Tarnut with a nice body shot.
Horse lands a hook that snaps the head of Tarnut backwards.
Horse throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Horse.
Horse lands a body punch.
Tarnut letting Horse take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Horse fails to land.
Horse lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tarnut backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarnut.
Horse misses with a body punch.
Horse throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tarnuts head.
Tarnut has a couple of punches blocked by Horse.
Tarnut swings wildly with an uppercut but Horse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horse blocks an uppercut.
Horse pressing his opponent against the cage.
Horse looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tarnut blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Horse throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horse misses with some punches.
Horse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Horse leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tarnut has a couple of punches blocked by Horse.
Tarnut working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Horse blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarnut.
Horse blocking some punches.
A short right from Tarnut.
Tarnut lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horse lands with a light punch inside.
Horse content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tarnut lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Horse backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horse.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crazy Horse dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tarnut throws a shot from downtown. Horse moves away and avoids it.
Tarnut gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Horse.
Horse lands a glancing blow to the side of Tarnut's head.
Horse comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crazy Horse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Horse throws a body shot but no joy.
Horse lands a nice shot to the body.
Horse ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tarnut wants to clinch up but Horse keeps it at a distance.
Tarnut tries to clinch but Horse moves out of range.
Tarnut rushes Horse and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tarnut can't find room to land a body shot as Horse controls the action.
Crazy Horse seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Horse has a couple of punches blocked by Tarnut.
Horse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tarnut.
Horse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tarnut.
Horse blocks an uppercut.
Tarnut misses with a punch on the inside.
Horse working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tarnut blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tarnut softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tarnut lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Horse misses with a punch on the inside.
Tarnut prevents a body shot from Horse.
Tarnut throws a punch but it's blocked by Horse.
Horse slows down the pace here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarnut goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tarnut scores with a nice hook to the head.
Horse is rocked!
Tarnut tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Horse is still on wobbly legs! Can Tarnut finish him?
Tarnut misses with a punch on the inside.
Tarnut working aggressively here.
Tarnut fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tarnut has a couple of punches blocked by Horse.
Tarnut fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tarnut has a couple of punches blocked by Horse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarnut.
Tarnut swings wildly with an uppercut but Horse uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Horse.
Tarnut throws a punch but it's blocked by Horse.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarnut.
Horse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tarnut swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tarnut working aggressively here.
Tarnut working aggressively here.
Tarnut fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tarnut tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tarnut throws a punch but it's blocked by Horse.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarnut.
Tarnut misses with some punches.
Tarnut throws a head punch that misses.
Tarnut tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarnut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarnut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarnut.
Tarnut tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tarnut swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tarnut misses with the head strike.
Tarnut misses with a punch on the inside.
Tarnut blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tarnut misses with a punch on the inside.
Horse blocks an uppercut.
Horse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tarnut fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarnut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarnut.
A head punch on the inside from Tarnut fails to land.
Horse blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Tarnut fails to land.
Tarnut tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tarnut swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Horse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tarnut has a couple of punches blocked by Horse.
Tarnut working aggressively here.
Tarnut fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tarnut throws a head punch that misses.
Tarnut misses with a punch on the inside.
Tarnut has a couple of punches blocked by Horse.
Tarnut swings wildly with an uppercut but Horse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tarnut throws a punch but it's blocked by Horse.
Horse blocking some punches.
Tarnut lands a body punch.
Tarnut throws a punch but it's blocked by Horse.
Tarnut has a couple of punches blocked by Horse.
Tarnut misses with a punch on the inside.
Tarnut misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tarnut throws a punch but it's blocked by Horse.
A head punch on the inside from Tarnut fails to land.
Horse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horse blocking some punches.
Tarnut working aggressively here.
Tarnut misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarnut has a couple of punches blocked by Horse.
Tarnut fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Horse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tarnut tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tarnut swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tarnut tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarnut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Horse.
Tarnut swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tarnut misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tarnut misses with a punch on the inside.
Tarnut swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tarnut swings wildly with an uppercut but Horse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tarnut swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tarnut fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tarnut working aggressively here.
Tarnut throws a head punch that misses.
Tarnut tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarnut tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Tarnut fails to land.
Tarnut throws a punch but it's blocked by Horse.
Tarnut misses with a punch on the inside.
Tarnut misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tarnut fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tarnut has a couple of punches blocked by Horse.
Tarnut throws a head punch that misses.
Tarnut tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Horse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tarnut has a couple of punches blocked by Horse.
Horse blocking some punches.
Horse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tarnut throws a punch but it's blocked by Horse.
A head punch on the inside from Tarnut fails to land.
Tarnut swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tarnut fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Horse blocking some punches.
Tarnut misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tarnut swings wildly with an uppercut but Horse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horse blocks an uppercut.
Tarnut tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tarnut misses with some punches.
Tarnut misses with some punches.
Tarnut throws a head punch that misses.
Horse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tarnut misses with a punch on the inside.
Horse blocking some punches.
Horse blocks an uppercut.
Horse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tarnut misses with some punches.
Horse blocking some punches.
Tarnut misses with some punches.
Tarnut tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tarnut throws a punch but it's blocked by Horse.
Tarnut throws a punch but it's blocked by Horse.
Horse blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tarnut swings wildly with an uppercut but Horse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horse blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Tarnut fails to land.
Horse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tarnut misses with a punch on the inside.
Tarnut throws a punch but it's blocked by Horse.
Horse has a couple of punches blocked by Tarnut.
Horse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tarnut is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Horse can do to turn this around?
Horse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tarnut has a couple of punches blocked by Horse.
Tarnut tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abamun Tarnut dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tarnut wants to clinch up but Horse keeps it at a distance.
Tarnut lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Horse.
Nice defenses there by Horse.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Horse! But no joy.
Tarnut takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tarnut tries to close the distance and clinch but Horse swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tarnut throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Horse sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Horse works the jab nicely.
Horse scores with a hook.
Horse throws a series of strikes that have Tarnut backpedaling.
 Tarnut is rocked!
Horse cracks Tarnut with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oh Tarnut is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Tarnut misses.
Horse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horse wobbles Tarnut with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Horse dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Tarnut to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Crazy Horse!
Crazy Horse thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jarna Kuiva (ranked 933 p4p, 1371 weight class) and Ricky Prince (ranked 128 p4p, 182 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jarna Kuiva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricky Prince!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prince misses with a takedown
and Kuiva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Prince with a poor takedown
and Kuiva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Prince with a poor takedown
and Kuiva counters with a left to the body.
Jarna Kuiva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Prince.
Prince tries for a takedown but Kuiva circles away easily
letting Kuiva counter with a right hand.
Jab by Kuiva.
Prince misses with a takedown
and Kuiva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kuiva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kuiva works Prince's body with a nice hook.
Prince with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kuiva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Prince looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prince fails with the takedown
and Kuiva counters with a left and a right that stings Prince.
Kuiva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Prince doesn't seem bothered though.
Prince shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kuiva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuiva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Prince under the eye.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Kuiva! Prince is backing up but he can't get away as Kuiva lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Prince and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jarna Kuiva!
Jarna Kuiva 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 Real Deal (ranked 1998 p4p, 2607 weight class) and Massi Vears (ranked 282 p4p, 375 weight class). Real Deal could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Massi Vears's chin.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Real Deal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Massi Vears!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vears misses with a head kick.
It looked like Deal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vears throws a leg kick
and Deal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Deal connects with a single shot there.
Deal blocks a head kick by Vears.
Deal clinches up with Vears and pushes him back against the cage.
Vears landing knees to the body.
Vears creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Deal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vears lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
 It looks like Real Deal has been cut.
Vears gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Deal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice elbow from Vears.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deal avoiding damage as Vears throws knees to the body.
Vears swings wildly with an uppercut but Deal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Deal definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vears landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vears tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vears with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Deal scores with a shot to the side of Vears's head.
Deal takes a knee to the side of the body.
Deal is breathing heavily.
Deal throws a head punch that misses.
Vears scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vears lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vears lands an uppercut.
Vears lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vears throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Deal has a couple of punches blocked by Vears.
Vears using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Deal blocks the elbow strike.
Vears scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vears looking to throw knees to the head but Deal is blocking nicely.
Vears with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vears using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Deal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vears unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deal blocks an elbow strike from Vears.
Vears scores with a knee to the head.
Deal misses with some punches.
Vears blocking some punches.
Vears comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vears tries to land knees in the clinch but Deal avoids the damage to the body.
Vears tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vears tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deal has a couple of punches blocked by Vears.
Vears blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Deal.
Vears throws an elbow but it misses.
Vears is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Deal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Deal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vears with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vears tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vears lands a nice elbow.
Vears throws an elbow but it misses.
Vears lands a body shot in the clinch.
Deal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vears landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Vears.
Deal swings wildly with an uppercut but Vears uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deal swings wildly with an uppercut but Vears uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vears lands a hook that snaps the head of Deal backwards.
Vears lands a body shot.
Deal misses with some punches.
Vears putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Deal in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vears with a knee to the head.
Deal is rocked!
Vears lands with a right to the head.
Oh Deal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vears pushes Deal against the cage. Vears is working some dirty boxing. Vears pushes off with a quick right hook! Deal goes down! Deal tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Vears moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Massi Vears!
Massi Vears decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between te Tre (ranked 1720 p4p, 2461 weight class) and Julius Little (ranked 244 p4p, 347 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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, te Tre!
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, Julius Little!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little takes one on the button.
Jab, jab by Tre - just one landing.
Little is rocked!
It looks like Julius Little has been cut.
Tre looks to throw the jab but Little is out of range.
Little is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Little is still on wobbly legs! Can Tre finish him?
Tre circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Little to the canvas! Little doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Tre keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). te Tre!
A relieved looking te Tre 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Barbosa (ranked 2433 p4p, 1627 weight class) and Peter Ootempants (ranked 292 p4p, 201 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arthur Barbosa!
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, Peter Ootempants!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Barbosa thuds his right hand into Ootempants's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barbosa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ootempants manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ootempants works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ootempants slips a jab from Barbosa.
Nice uppercut there from Ootempants.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ootempants! But no joy.
Ootempants fails to land the takedown.
Barbosa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ootempants lands a lovely overhand right.
Ootempants tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Barbosa defends well and Ootempants ends up having to push Barbosa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Barbosa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ootempants throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
Ootempants is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbosa with a body shot.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Ootempants on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barbosa throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Ootempants.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Ootempants sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ootempants pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Barbosa back to the cage. Ootempants follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Barbosa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa throws a low kick, looking for Ootempants's leg but Ootempants calmly moves out of range.
And Ootempants tries to counter it with a takedown but Barbosa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ootempants closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Barbosa's guard.
Barbosa is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Armored Fitness & Sparring that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Barbosa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barbosa tries to get out of the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ootempants is stalling in the full guard.
Barbosa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ootempants stands and throws Barbosa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Barbosa taking a bit of punishment here - Ootempants scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ootempants looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ootempants lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Barbosa down.
Ootempants wants to control but Barbosa is keeping him busy.
Ootempants is trying to get an arm triangle but Barbosa is defending well.
Ootempants scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ootempants has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ootempants lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ootempants working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Barbosa wants to get back to his feet.
Ootempants connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Barbosa some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ootempants is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Barbosa has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Barbosa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ootempants landing a few strikes.
Ootempants working the ground and pound from side control.
Ootempants wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barbosa keeps working.
Ootempants thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbosa is trying to buck Ootempants off.
Ootempants working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ootempants has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Barbosa!
Ootempants is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Barbosa is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Barbosa flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Ootempants anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Barbosa and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Ootempants slips an arm under Barbosa chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Ootempants has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Ootempants is squeezing on Barbosa like an anaconda would it's prey. Barbosa fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Peter Ootempants!
Peter Ootempants made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Whotempants? Ooooootempaaaaaants!!!! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Morrison (ranked 1608 p4p, 1508 weight class) and Marshal Mayhem (ranked 196 p4p, 191 weight class). Morrison kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is March. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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165
3 - 2 - 0 |
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157
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Morrison!
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, Marshal Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Morrison tries for a takedown but Mayhem circles away easily
and Mayhem counters with a straight right hand.
Morrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mayhem.
Mayhem digs a good body shot into Morrison's ribs.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mayhem as he jumps to the side.
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mayhem swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mayhem as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Morrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrison looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mayhem!
Mayhem is trying to control Morrison's posture but Morrison avoids it.
Mayhem tries to buck Morrison off but Morrison is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison advances to full mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrison is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem is working to get back to half guard.
Morrison connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Morrison dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mayhem is bucking up trying to escape but Morrison cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mayhem working to try and regain half guard.
Morrison controlling the pace for now.
Morrison has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mayhem tries to hold on but Morrison postures up.
Morrison landing strikes from the mount and Mayhem is in trouble!
Morrison with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison with the ground and pound from mount.
Morrison lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mayhem hang on?
Mayhem is rocked!
Morrison lands a big shot to the head and Mayhem winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Frank Morrison!
A very excited looking Frank Morrison 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corey McGraugh (ranked 811 p4p, 1132 weight class) and Jacob White (ranked 122 p4p, 174 weight class). McGraugh comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Kennedys - Police Truck. Corey McGraugh could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jacob White's chin.
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180
7 - 1 - 0 |
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BJJ White Belt
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KO power |
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Corey McGraugh!
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, Jacob White!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McGraugh tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McGraugh wants to clinch
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
McGraugh rushes White and presses him up against the cage.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGraugh misses with a punch to the body.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGraugh misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from McGraugh fails to land.
White has a couple of punches blocked by McGraugh.
McGraugh misses with a punch on the inside.
White pushes McGraugh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGraugh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGraugh misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGraugh tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from McGraugh on the inside.
McGraugh lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
White misses with the head strike.
McGraugh scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
McGraugh scores with a shoulder strike.
McGraugh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGraugh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White digs a right hand underneath McGraugh's ribcage. McGraugh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from White as the two fighters clinch.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGraughs head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGraugh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGraugh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White scores with a shot to the side of McGraugh's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
McGraugh blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGraugh.
McGraugh lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.
White misses with the head strike.
White lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGraugh.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short left from White.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
McGraugh digs a right hand underneath White's ribcage. White let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McGraugh looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
White lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from White.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGraugh's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from White.
McGraugh misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGraugh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White blocking some punches.
McGraugh misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGraugh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from White.
A nice left hand lands by White.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
McGraugh blocks a body shot from White.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGraugh.
White blocks a body shot from McGraugh.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White prevents a body shot from McGraugh.
White pressing his opponent against the cage.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but McGraugh won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGraugh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
McGraugh tries a body shot but White blocks it.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGraugh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
White lands a hook that snaps the head of McGraugh backwards.
McGraugh works on White's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from White.
McGraugh tries a body shot but White blocks it.
White lands a body punch in the clinch.
McGraugh misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
McGraugh blocking some punches.
McGraugh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob White dominated that round.
That's time! McGraugh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McGraugh darts in trying to clinch
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
White drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McGraugh misses with a right hand
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGraugh tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McGraugh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps White's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White circles away from the clinch attempt
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
White looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGraugh throws a lazy uppercut
and White counters with a straight right hand.
McGraugh tries to clinch
and White counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McGraugh misses with a body shot
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGraugh tries to clinch but White moves away
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
McGraugh throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
McGraugh swings away with a body shot that misses
and White counters with a nice right hand that sends McGraugh toppling to the canvas! McGraugh scrambles and gets back to his feet - can White finish him?!
McGraugh is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGraugh misses with a jab to the body
and White counters with a huge left! McGraugh is in big trouble! He's backing up but White isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save McGraugh from any more damage. A dominating finish by White!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacob White!
Jacob White thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Krylov (ranked 442 p4p, 777 weight class) and Xain Zhao (ranked 67 p4p, 117 weight class). Zhao is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I love Friday. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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175
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Krylov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xain Zhao!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krylov slips a straight right by Zhao.
Krylov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Zhao throws a big shot that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Zhao. No joy for Krylov on that attempt.
Krylov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zhao avoids it really well and circles away.
Zhao has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Krylov fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Krylov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krylov shoots in and drives through. Zhao sprawls well.
Zhao stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zhao wants it to stay on the feet.
Zhao tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Krylov shoots in but Zhao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krylov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zhao swivels and escapes.
Zhao drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Krylov defends it well.
Krylov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Krylov misses with a takedown attempt - Zhao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Krylov looks for a takedown but Zhao sprawls well.
Krylov shoots in looking for a takedown but Zhao manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Krylov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Krylov moves into the clinch.
Zhao jumps into guard, dragging Krylov to the mat.
Zhao escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Krylov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zhao controlling the position.
Zhao working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Krylov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Zhao is tightening it up a little... Krylov has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Krylov reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Krylov taps out! Nice BJJ there by Zhao!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Xain Zhao!
Xain Zhao is the new welterweight champion!
After the big win, Xain Zhao made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sweet Leaf Supplements and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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