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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Lewis (ranked 7733 p4p, 7860 weight class) and Kenny Davis (ranked 743 p4p, 749 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adam Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kenny Davis!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis dives in and scores a takedown into Davis's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis tries to stand but Davis is controlling from the bottom.
Davis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lewis is aware though and is defending well.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.
Davis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lewis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lewis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Davis has his feet on Lewis's thighs here. He's pushed Lewis off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Lewis screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kenny Davis!
A relieved looking Kenny Davis 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trace Finlay (ranked 6941 p4p, 6460 weight class) and Troll Boovaine (ranked 117 p4p, 212 weight class). Finlay kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hot Girl Bummer. Troll Boovaine will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Trace Finlay!
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, Troll Boovaine!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Boovaine.
Finlay shoots in for a takedown but Boovaine shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Boovaine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Trace Finlay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finlay steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Boovaine. That one must have hurt.
Finlay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boovaine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boovaine feints and then cracks Finlay's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Finlay down.
Finlay moves to clinch but Boovaine breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Finlay is breathing heavily.
Nice body kick from Boovaine.
Boovaine lands a high kick!
 It looks like Trace Finlay has been cut.
A good leg kick by Boovaine.
Finlay on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boovaine. Boovaine obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boovaine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boovaine throws a front kick that sends Finlay stumbling back into the cage.
Finlay really is a fat lump.
Finlay on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boovaine. Boovaine obviously looking to wear him down.
Boovaine keeps Finlay at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boovaine connects with a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Boovaine.
Boovaine feints and then cracks Finlay's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Finlay down.
Boovaine thumps Finlay with a low kick.
Finlay takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Boovaine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boovaine scores with a nice body kick.
Boovaine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Finlay. That did some damage!
Boovaine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boovaine lets loose with a powerful body kick. Finlay will feel that in the morning.
Boovaine scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boovaine has closed the distance and engaged Finlay in a clinch.
Boovaine lands an elbow just above Finlay 's eye.
Boovaine looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Finlay is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Boovaine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boovaine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boovaine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Finlay has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Finlay has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boovaine.
Boovaine with a nice calf kick.
Boovaine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boovaine bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Boovaine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boovaine lands a big head kick that sends Finlay tumbling to the mat! Boovaine takes a step backwards and waves Finlay back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Finlay is rocked!
A nice leg kick lands there from Boovaine.
Finlay wants to stay close but Boovaine steps back to make room for something. Finlay seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Boovaine and Finlay drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Troll Boovaine!
Trace Finlay spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm very young in this sport, I'm gonna go back to the gym and get in good physical and mental shape before I get back in the octagon.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Torsten Johansson (ranked 25956 p4p, 5412 weight class) and Per Erik Stallhagen (ranked 599 p4p, 444 weight class). Per Erik Stallhagen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Torsten Johansson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Per Erik Stallhagen!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson throws a wild body kick that Stallhagen sees coming a mile off.
Johansson slips a straight right by Stallhagen.
Stallhagen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johansson dodges the punch combination from Stallhagen.
Johansson throws a leg kick but Stallhagen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Stallhagen as he connects with a hook.
Stallhagen with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Stallhagen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johansson doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stallhagen sizes up Johansson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johansson walks into a left hand.
A lazy left from Stallhagen finds it's target.
Johansson walks into a stiff left hand from Stallhagen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Stallhagen finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson takes one to the chin there.
Johansson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stallhagen lands an overhand right.
Stallhagen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stallhagen scores with a hook.
Johansson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stallhagen throws a looping overhand right but Johansson ducks down to avoid it.
Stallhagen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Johansson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Stallhagen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stallhagen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stallhagen throws a body punch but Johansson moves out of range.
It looked like Johansson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Stallhagen.
Stallhagen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stallhagen scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stallhagen swings for the body but Johansson moves out of range.
Stallhagen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johansson . Johansson obviously looking to wear him down.
Stallhagen lands with an uppercut that bounces Johansson off the cage and back into range.
Johansson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stallhagen.
Stallhagen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Johansson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stallhagen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stallhagen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Stallhagen does no damage.
Stallhagen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stallhagen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stallhagen lands with a hook. Johansson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johansson lands a head kick!
Stallhagen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johansson . Johansson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stallhagen unleashes a big counter combination but Johansson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Stallhagen throws a nice looking combination but Johansson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stallhagen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stallhagen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stallhagen misses the body punch
and Johansson counters with an outside leg kick.
Stallhagen misses the shot to the body.
Stallhagen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johansson was well out of range. Poor timing from Stallhagen.
Johansson throws a quick counter head kick but Stallhagen was just out of range.
Johansson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stallhagen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johansson was well out of range. Poor timing from Stallhagen.
Johansson needs to keep his hands up - Stallhagen had a free shot at his head there.
Stallhagen cracks Johansson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stallhagen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stallhagen with a nice cross.
Stallhagen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Per Erik Stallhagen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johansson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Stallhagen finds it's way through Johansson 's defenses.
Stallhagen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stallhagen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Johansson back to the cage. Stallhagen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Stallhagen scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stallhagen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johansson tries to clinch but Stallhagen moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Stallhagen misses.
Johansson drops his hands momentarily and Stallhagen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Per Erik Stallhagen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stallhagen throws a good cross that connects.
We've been told by Johansson 's head coaches at Armored Fitness & Sparring that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johansson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stallhagen scores with a shot to the body.
Stallhagen lands a body shot.
Stallhagen scores with a three punch combo!
Johansson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stallhagen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stallhagen lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Stallhagen.
Johansson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stallhagen.
Johansson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stallhagen.
Good standup being displayed there by Stallhagen as he connects with a hook.
Stallhagen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johansson walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson connects with a leg kick.
Stallhagen throws out a powerful jab.
Johansson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stallhagen.
Stallhagen lands with a straight right. Johansson didn't see that one coming.
Stallhagen lands a jab to the head.
Johansson throws a front kick that sends Stallhagen stumbling back into the cage.
Good standup being displayed there by Stallhagen as he connects with a hook.
Stallhagen dips to his left and cracks Johansson with an uppercut!
Stallhagen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johansson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Johansson misses
and Stallhagen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stallhagen takes a swing at Johansson 's ribcage but misses.
Johansson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Stallhagen scores with a jab.
Stallhagen scores with a jab to the body.
Stallhagen misses with a body shot.
Johansson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Stallhagen blocks a head kick by Johansson .
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Johansson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Johansson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stallhagen cracks Johansson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice uppercut lands for Stallhagen. That snapped Johansson 's head back.
Johansson takes one to the chin there.
Johansson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johansson throws a head kick but Stallhagen moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Stallhagen.
Stallhagen digs a good hook to Johansson 's body.
Stallhagen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johansson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stallhagen lands a nice looking body shot.
Stallhagen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johansson ducks right into an uppercut from Stallhagen.
Stallhagen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johansson doesn't seem bothered though.
Johansson 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stallhagen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johansson scrambles back to his feet.
Stallhagen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stallhagen cracks a nice hook into Johansson 's ribs.
Stallhagen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Johansson back to the cage. Stallhagen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stallhagen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stallhagen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johansson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stallhagen jabs Johansson right on the nose. Johansson blinks but takes it well.
Johansson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johansson is rocked!
Stallhagen sizes up Johansson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oh Johansson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stallhagen misses with a two punch combination.
Per Erik Stallhagen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johansson takes one to the side of the head.
Stallhagen cracks a nice hook into Johansson 's ribs.
Johansson seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stallhagen lands a slapping body shot.
Stallhagen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johansson .
Stallhagen misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Per Erik Stallhagen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Johansson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stallhagen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stallhagen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stallhagen with a nice cross.
Stallhagen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johansson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stallhagen's corner calls for a 1-2. Stallhagen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stallhagen scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stallhagen.
Johansson throws a low kick but Stallhagen avoids it.
Johansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson throws a leg kick but Stallhagen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stallhagen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stallhagen scores with a nice head shot.
Johansson tries to move into range but Stallhagen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johansson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stallhagen.
Stallhagen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johansson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stallhagen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johansson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johansson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stallhagen finds it's way round the side to connect with Johansson 's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johansson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stallhagen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stallhagen jabs at Johansson 's body.
Stallhagen lands a really nice looking cross but Johansson seems unphased.
Stallhagen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stallhagen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stallhagen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stallhagen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johansson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johansson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johansson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stallhagen works the jab nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Stallhagen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stallhagen.
A low kick from Johansson misses
and Stallhagen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Torsten Johansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stallhagen scores with a hook.
Stallhagen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johansson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johansson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johansson walks into a left hand.
Stallhagen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stallhagen digs a good hook to Johansson 's body.
Stallhagen digs a good body shot into Johansson 's ribs.
Johansson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stallhagen scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johansson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stallhagen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stallhagen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johansson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Stallhagen connects with a body shot.
Stallhagen scores with a three punch combo!
Stallhagen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johansson momentarily.
Stallhagen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Danga de danga de dang - Stallhagen scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stallhagen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Per Erik Stallhagen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johansson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Per Erik Stallhagen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stallhagen 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 25:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Per Erik Stallhagen!
Per Erik Stallhagen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kamaru Usman (ranked 5409 p4p, 5121 weight class) and Sven Karlsson (ranked 609 p4p, 592 weight class). Sven Karlsson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kamaru Usman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sven Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson looks to land a combination but Usman avoids it well.
Usman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Karlsson.
Karlsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Usman moves into the clinch.
Usman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Karlsson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Usman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Karlsson did well to prevent Usman getting side control.
Usman is taking a breather. Karlsson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Usman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Karlsson for as long as he can get away with.
Karlsson tries to kick Usman off but Usman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Usman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Karlsson defends it well.
Usman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Usman stalling.
Karlsson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Usman in particular looking to stall.
Usman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Usman is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Usman passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Karlsson!
Karlsson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Usman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Usman with shots to the head and body - Karlsson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Usman lands a big shot there that rocks Karlsson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Usman looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Usman landing strikes from the mount.
Usman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Usman with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Usman content just to control the position here.
Usman postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Karlsson in real trouble here! The ref calls for Karlsson to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kamaru Usman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marshal Mayhem (ranked 4553 p4p, 4876 weight class) and Kyle Johnson (ranked 398 p4p, 421 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marshal Mayhem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kyle Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mayhem definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johnson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Mayhem with a jab.
Mayhem lands a slapping body shot.
Mayhem lands a body shot.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mayhem counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Mayhem pushes him off.
Johnson closes the distance but Mayhem moves to the side
and Mayhem counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Mayhem scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
Nice shot by Mayhem.
 Johnson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayhem walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Johnson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Mayhem swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Johnson's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marshal Mayhem!
During a confident post fight interview, Marshal Mayhem thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Morrison (ranked 3583 p4p, 4598 weight class) and Emory Terranova (ranked 190 p4p, 215 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyler Morrison!
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, Emory Terranova!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Morrison misses with a straight right.
Terranova needs to keep his hands up - Morrison had a free shot at his head there.
A big right from Morrison misses.
The fighters circling - Terranova throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morrison, as that shot connected.
Morrison has Terranova up against the cage in a clinch.
Morrison digs a right hand underneath Terranova's ribcage. Terranova let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morrison.
Morrison lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Morrison - that landed with a thud.
Terranova looks winded!
A left hand lands to the body for Morrison.
Morrison 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!
Morrison is working Terranova over against the cage.
Morrison working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morrison scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Morrison.
Morrison scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morrison.
Terranova has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Morrison seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Terranova can turn it around.
Morrison digs a right hand underneath Terranova's ribcage. Terranova let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morrison creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Morrison.
A right handed body shot lands from Morrison.
Morrison throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Terranovas head.
Morrison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morrison scores with a nice hook to the head.
Terranova is rocked!
A left hand lands to the body for Morrison.
Morrison lands a body shot in the clinch.
Morrison lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Terranova backwards.
Terranova is still on wobbly legs! Can Morrison finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A left hand lands to the body for Morrison.
Morrison working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morrison lands a right hand that snaps the head of Terranova backwards.
Morrison lands a big right hand that drops Terranova! The killer instinct kicks in and Morrison finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Morrison!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Morrison!
Emory Terranova was interviewed post fight and said 'Rough, but I still get to go home, kiss my wife, hug my kids, and crack open a beer. This isn't my last rodeo. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sisa Kumi (ranked 3749 p4p, 2524 weight class) and Edson Barboozer (ranked 473 p4p, 287 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sisa Kumi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edson Barboozer!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kumi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Barboozer throws a leg kick but Kumi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kumi cracks Barboozer with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Kumi.
Barboozer throws the kick towards the body but Kumi avoids it.
Kumi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body punch from Kumi.
Kumi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barboozer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barboozer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barboozer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kumi checks it well.
Barboozer misses with a low kick.
Barboozer avoids the body shot from Kumi.
Kumi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barboozer misses with a body kick.
Barboozer throws a series of punches but Kumi avoids them all with ease.
Barboozer throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kumi counters with a right hand to the body.
Kumi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kumi checks the leg kick.
Barboozer misses with the body kick
and Kumi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumi thuds a left hand into Barboozer's body.
Barboozer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kumi checks it well.
Kumi is looking to counter punch.
Barboozer fakes the leg kick and cracks Kumi in the body.
Kumi checks a leg kick.
Barboozer throws a head kick that misses
and Kumi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barboozer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kumi closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Barboozer! Kumi dives in looking to finish! Barboozer is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sisa Kumi!
A very excited looking Sisa Kumi 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hakuna Matata (ranked 2283 p4p, 3471 weight class) and Joseph Schumpeter (ranked 142 p4p, 183 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 bantamweight 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, Hakuna Matata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joseph Schumpeter!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matata misses with an uppercut.
Matata lands a glancing blow to the side of Schumpeter's head.
Matata throws out a loose jab but Schumpeter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schumpeter appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Schumpeter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matata.
A little jabbing left from Schumpeter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Schumpeter misses with a looping left.
Schumpeter slips a jab and a cross from Matata.
Schumpeter takes one to the side of the head.
Schumpeter cracks a nice hook into Matata's ribs.
Matata cracks Schumpeter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Matata missing with a left hand there. Schumpeter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schumpeter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Schumpeter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A telegraphed right hand from Matata misses the target.
Matata looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matata tries to bum rush Schumpeter with a series of wild strikes but Schumpeter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schumpeter throws an off balance right hand
and Matata connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matata throws a jab when Schumpeter was well out of range.
Schumpeter throws the left hand but Matata avoids the punch easily.
Schumpeter throws a combination that misses
and Matata counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matata misses with a hook.
Hakuna Matata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matata takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Matata looks to land a combination but Schumpeter avoids it well.
Schumpeter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schumpeter tries to clinch there but Matata circles away.
A slow jab from Matata misses its intended target.
Matata misses with a two punch combination.
Matata jabs Schumpeter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Matata lands a nice shot to the body.
Matata lands a nice looking body shot.
Matata swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Schumpeter.
Schumpeter misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schumpeter. Matata does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schumpeter throws a hook but Matata blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schumpeter misses with a straight left.
Matata stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Schumpeter clinches up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matata.
Schumpeter prevents a body shot from Matata.
Matata lands with a light punch inside.
Matata prevents a body shot from Schumpeter.
Schumpeter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schumpeter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matata lands a body shot in the clinch.
Matata lands with a left to the head.
Schumpeter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oooooh!!! Matata has knocked Schumpeter down with a huge combo! Matata steps away and waves a wobbly Schumpeter back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Schumpeter is rocked!
 It looks like Joseph Schumpeter has been cut.
Matata throws a monster overhand right that drops Schumpeter! Matata follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hakuna Matata!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Dunkley (ranked 2096 p4p, 2825 weight class) and Ozkar Hootenanny (ranked 286 p4p, 372 weight class). Ozkar Hootenanny acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antoine Dunkley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ozkar Hootenanny!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, 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!
Hootenanny stuns Dunkley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hootenanny's coach down at Island Training Centre was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hootenanny's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nice defenses there by Hootenanny.
Hootenanny connects with a nice looking jab.
Dunkley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Antoine Dunkley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dunkley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hootenanny.
Dunkley lands with a right to the head.
Dunkley digs a right hand into Hootenanny's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hootenanny's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunkley struggles to land a body shot inside as Hootenanny controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dunkley.
Dunkley tries to land a knee to the head but Hootenanny blocks with his arms.
Dunkley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hootenanny has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Dunkley.
Hootenanny takes a shot to the head.
Dunkley misses with some punches.
Hootenanny is looking to break free of the clinch but Dunkley has double underhooks.
Dunkley tries to work over Hootenanny's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dunkley tries to work over Hootenanny's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dunkley misses with a punch to the body.
Dunkley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dunkley lands with a right to the head.
Dunkley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dunkley tries to throw a body punch but Hootenanny avoids it by throwing Dunkley back against the cage.
Hootenanny wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hootenanny tries to break free but Dunkley pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunkley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hootenanny wants to break free but Dunkley has control.
Dunkley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hootenanny's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dunkley.
Dunkley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hootenanny is trying to force a seperation but Dunkley has the dominant position.
Dunkley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dunkley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hootenanny backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Dunkley fails to land.
Dunkley working aggressively here.
Dunkley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Ozkar Hootenanny has been cut.
Dunkley lands with a right to the head.
Hootenanny is rocked!
Dunkley lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Hootenanny to his knees! Dunkley keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antoine Dunkley!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cid Wallace (ranked 723 p4p, 2626 weight class) and Rowan Atkinson (ranked 15 p4p, 119 weight class). Rowan Atkinson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Solid boxing
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cid Wallace!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rowan Atkinson !
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!
Wallace misses with a body shot.
Wallace misses with a lunging right hand
and Atkinson counters with a big head kick but Wallace shrugs it off.
We've been told by Wallace's head coaches at Island Sparring that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Wallace misses the target.
Cid Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace defending well as Atkinson loads up on a big left hand.
Wallace throws a body shot but no joy.
Wallace cracks Atkinson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Rowan Atkinson has been cut.
Wallace misses with a body shot.
Atkinson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wallace with a nice cross.
Atkinson misses the jab.
Atkinson misses with a jab to the body
and Wallace counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Atkinson blocks a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Atkinson misses.
Wallace is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace slips a jab from Atkinson .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace throws a body shot but no joy.
Atkinson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Atkinson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Atkinson ducks under a wild hook from Wallace.
Wallace misses with a lunging right hand
letting Atkinson counter with a right hand.
Wallace throws a sloppy body shot
and Atkinson counters with a stiff right hand.
Atkinson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Atkinson scores with a head kick. Wallace tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Cid Wallace has been cut.
Wallace throws a right hand that Atkinson ducks under and follows up with a left that Atkinson also avoids with ease.
Wallace lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atkinson throws the left hand but Wallace avoids the punch easily.
Wallace throws a hook but Atkinson avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkinson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wallace.
Atkinson lands a body shot.
Atkinson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wallace looks to land a left hand but Atkinson moved out of range nicely.
Atkinson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Atkinson blocks a jab.
Atkinson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Atkinson lands a head kick. Wallace smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Atkinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wallace moves away.
Wallace pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wallace swings for the body but Atkinson moves out of range.
Wallace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atkinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace.
Atkinson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atkinson moves away.
Wallace bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a body punch
and Atkinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Atkinson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Atkinson lands a big head kick that sends Wallace tumbling to the mat! Atkinson takes a step backwards and waves Wallace back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Atkinson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wallace misses with a lunging right hand
and Atkinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wallace is rocked!
Atkinson ducks under a wild hook from Wallace.
Oh Wallace is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Atkinson lands a big head kick that sends Wallace to the canvas! Atkinson follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rowan Atkinson !
Rowan Atkinson is the new super heavyweight champion!
Rowan Atkinson 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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