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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Mckean (ranked 2659 p4p, 2880 weight class) and Massi Vears (ranked 323 p4p, 343 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Craig Mckean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Massi Vears!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mckean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vears buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mckean has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mckean throws a jab but it's blocked by Vears.
A head kick misses from Vears.
Vears attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Craig Mckean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vears walks into a stiff left hand from Mckean.
Mckean connects with a looping right hand.
Mckean scores with a jab to the head.
Mckean throws a hook but Vears blocks it.
Vears tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mckean lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mckean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mckean connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vears pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mckean is out of range and Vears settles back down.
Mckean feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vearss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mckean misses with a hook.
Vears throws a sloppy head kick and Mckean moves out of range easily.
Vears throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vears connects with a leg kick.
Mckean is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vears just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Mckean.
Vears walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckean misses with a straight right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mckean lands a nice shot to the body.
Good work by Mckean as he checks the leg kick.
Mckean lands with an overhand left.
Mckean is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vears tries to clinch but Mckean moves away
and Mckean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 Vears is rocked!
Mckean lands with a cross.
Vears is still on wobbly legs! Can Mckean finish him?
Mckean fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Vears to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Vears looks to clinch but Mckean throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Vears taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Craig Mckean!
In his post fight interview, Craig Mckean started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Broadbent (ranked 1900 p4p, 2716 weight class) and John Pezao (ranked 259 p4p, 348 weight class). Steve Broadbent has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Broadbent!
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, John Pezao!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pezao shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Broadbent is trying to defend but Pezao finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Broadbent definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Broadbent has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pezao is working away from the top position though.
Broadbent is looking for a sweep. Pezao is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Broadbent preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Pezao prevents Broadbent from improving his position.
Pezao content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pezao is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pezao prevents Broadbent from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pezao looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Broadbent is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pezao pulls his head out easily.
Pezao is looking to advance position but Broadbent won't allow it.
Pezao wants to work for an arm triangle but Broadbent is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Broadbent is trying to control but can't.
Pezao is looking to take a break and control but Broadbent is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Pezao seems to be looking for submissions.
Broadbent holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Broadbent is looking to control Pezao's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Broadbent avoid being mounted?
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pezao throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Broadbent is not content to let Pezao control the position.
Broadbent moves into full guard.
Pezao stopping the sweep attempt from Broadbent.
Pezao is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pezao stays in close to Broadbent's body and controls the position.
Pezao looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broadbent is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Broadbent tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pezao got a little sloppy there for a moment and Broadbent has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pezao has managed to get both his arms back between Broadbent's legs - danger averted.
Broadbent seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Broadbent trying to control the position.
Broadbent has his foot on Pezao's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pezao works his way back into a safe position though.
Broadbent trying to control the position.
Broadbent wants to stand up but Pezao is controlling him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Broadbent drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pezao working for submissions but it's allowed Broadbent to get to half guard.
Broadbent is just content to waste time from the top position. Pezao takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Pezao looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pezao throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pezao is looking for a triangle but Broadbent pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Pezao dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Broadbent fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Broadbent bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Pezao's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Broadbent throwing strikes but Pezao manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Pezao advances to full mount.
Pezao throwing strikes here but Broadbent is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Broadbent is looking to get to half guard.
Broadbent prevents Pezao from taking his back.
Broadbent is squirming around, avoiding Pezao's attempts to control the action.
Broadbent working to try and regain half guard.
Pezao trying to control but Broadbent is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pezao looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Poor strikes thrown by Pezao there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Broadbent can't escape the position.
Pezao wants to take his opponent's back but Broadbent doesn't allow it.
Pezao works his way to his opponent's back.
Pezao not allowing Broadbent to control his hands.
Pezao is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Broadbent has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Pezao tries to keep control of the position but Broadbent is staying busy.
Pezao is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Pezao doesn't have the hooks in and Broadbent manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broadbent throwing strikes from guard but Pezao blocks nicely.
Broadbent makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Broadbent wants to control from the top but Pezao keeps moving.
Pezao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Broadbent throws a big right hand that misses.
Broadbent postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pezao is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Broadbent, into his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Broadbent trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broadbent looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pezao is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pezao thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pezao is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Broadbent keeping moving, preventing Pezao from controlling successfully.
Pezao drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pezao jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pezao stopping the sweep attempt from Broadbent.
Pezao throws a big elbow that misses.
Broadbent looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Broadbent keeping full guard, as Pezao tries to pass.
That's four 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.
Broadbent is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pezao is aware though and is defending well.
Broadbent is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pezao won't allow Broadbent to sweep him here.
Pezao advances position into side control!
Broadbent is looking to reverse the position.
John Pezao has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pezao working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pezao is trying to get an arm triangle but Broadbent is defending well.
Pezao tries to move to mount but Broadbent blocks the move with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Pezao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Broadbent tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pezao defends well and Broadbent ends up having to push Pezao into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Steve Broadbent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Broadbent fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Broadbent shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pezao but Pezao pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Broadbent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Broadbent shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pezao decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pezao is working for a submission of some sort.
Pezao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pezao trying to pass the guard but Broadbent defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broadbent is doing well to control the position and prevent Pezao from advancing to side control.
Broadbent is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pezao is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Broadbent defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broadbent wants to improve his position but Pezao is controlling well.
Pezao is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Broadbent sees it coming and defends easily.
Broadbent works his way to full guard. Good work.
Broadbent is trying to keep Pezao in close.
Broadbent is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pezao is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pezao passes Broadbent's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Steve Broadbent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pezao prevents Broadbent from improving his position.
Broadbent controlling the position well.
Pezao tries to pass to full mount but Broadbent defends it.
Pezao sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Broadbent trying to control from the bottom.
Pezao trying to control from half guard but Broadbent is working away.
Broadbent is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pezao is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pezao seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Broadbent does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pezao is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Broadbent is looking to control Pezao's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Broadbent avoid being mounted?
Broadbent wants to improve his position but Pezao is controlling well.
Broadbent is working hard here to advance position.
Broadbent moves into full guard.
Broadbent can't keep his opponent in guard - Pezao advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pezao is trying to work for a kimura but Broadbent is defending well.
Broadbent is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Broadbent is trying to maintain the position but Pezao is very close to passing his half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pezao is working for a kimura but Broadbent is defending it quite comfortably.
Pezao sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Broadbent defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Pezao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pezao 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Pezao!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stewart Doyle (ranked 2464 p4p, 2616 weight class) and Joe Jones (ranked 353 p4p, 371 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stewart Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Jones!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doyle has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jones throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Doyle was covering up waiting for the punch and Jones finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Doyle had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
Doyle wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones wants to stand but Doyle is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jones landing with the ground and pound.
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Doyle keeps moving.
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Doyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doyle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
Jones has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Doyle to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Jones is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Doyle pulls down on the head and he's put Jones to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Stewart Doyle!
A very excited looking Stewart Doyle rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Steel (ranked 518 p4p, 433 weight class) and Tapu Koko (ranked 80 p4p, 64 weight class). Koko has chosen Aotearoa as his entrance music. Daniel Steel had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tapu Koko!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koko drives through and clinches with Steel against the cage.
Koko is pressed up against the cage. Steel has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Koko down to the mat. Koko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Koko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steel throws out the jab.
Steel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Koko to score with a decent uppercut.
 It looks like Daniel Steel has been cut.
Koko has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Koko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Steel under the eye.
Koko tries to clinch up but Steel circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Steel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Koko tries to clinch but Steel is having none of it.
Koko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Koko stuffs the takedown attempt from Steel. Steel gets slowly back to his feet.
Steel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Koko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steel was well out of range. Poor timing from Koko.
Koko misses with an uppercut. Steel saw that one coming.
Steel swats away the attempt to clinch by Koko.
Steel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Koko swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Steel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koko cracks Steel with a hook to the temple - Steel is on wobbly legs here! Koko swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Steel falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Koko wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tapu Koko!
After winning the bout, Tapu Koko thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ciro Bottini (ranked 774 p4p, 2866 weight class) and Ricky Prince (ranked 104 p4p, 342 weight class). Bottini comes to the cage accompanied by Proteus - Stravaganza. Ricky Prince is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ciro Bottini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricky Prince!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Bottini finds it's target.
Nice shot by Bottini.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Prince shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bottini as he avoids it easily.
Bottini scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Prince shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bottini as he avoids it easily.
Prince on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bottini lands with a hook. Prince tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bottini lands a big shot that drops Prince! Can he finish him?
Prince is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bottini seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Prince is still in real trouble! Can Bottini finish him?
Prince looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bottini is one step ahead there.
Prince is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Prince seems to have recovered his senses.
Bottini preventing the sweep.
Bottini wants to pass the guard but Prince is keeping the position.
Prince is trying to control the position but Bottini postures up.
Prince can't keep his opponent in guard - Bottini advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Prince trying to hold on to Bottini's head to control him but Bottini postures up.
Bottini throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bottini is trying to control. Prince wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Prince trying to control from the bottom.
Prince tries to get to full guard but Bottini has control of the leg.
Prince gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bottini pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Prince is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Prince is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bottini landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bottini passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Prince manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Prince prevents Bottini from improving his position.
Bottini trying to hold on to Prince's head to control him but Prince postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Prince lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince prevents Bottini from improving his position.
Prince drops an elbow to the side of Bottini's head.
Bottini gets back to full guard.
Prince lands a couple of elbows.
Prince is fighting to break Bottini's control of his arms but Bottini is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Prince with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bottini trying to control the position.
Bottini looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Prince puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottini desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Bottini is looking to improve his position.
Bottini is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Prince scores with a couple of nice shots.
Prince throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Prince is trying to control. Bottini wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Prince looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bottini is staying active underneath Prince, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bottini is looking to improve his position.
Prince is trying to control. Bottini wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ciro Bottini dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Prince dives in for a single leg takedown but Bottini sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Prince gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Prince shoots in looking for a takedown. Bottini tries to sprawl out of it but Prince keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bottini manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Prince looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bottini is looking to counter punch.
Ciro Bottini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Prince.
Prince walks into a left hand.
Prince tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bottini swivels and escapes.
Bottini swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bottini catches Prince napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Prince to the canvas!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bottini tries to free his leg and advance position but Prince is retaining full guard.
Bottini controlling from the top position.
Prince lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bottini lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottini works over Prince with some ground and pound from guard.
Bottini landing with the ground and pound.
Bottini is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bottini won't allow Prince to sweep him here.
Bottini trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bottini has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bottini controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bottini scoring with some ground and pound.
Bottini with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Prince working a defensive guard but Bottini manages to pass into side control anyway.
Bottini controls the position from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince tries to bench press Bottini off him but Bottini keeps the position.
Bottini wants to lay and pray for a moment but Prince keeps working.
Prince struggling a bit here.
A lull in the action here.
Bottini is looking to take a break and control but Prince is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottini throws an elbow but Prince slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bottini is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Prince can do to turn this around?
Prince taking a bit of punishment here - Bottini scoring with strikes.
Prince taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bottini lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Prince down.
Bottini wants to lay and pray for a moment but Prince keeps working.
Bottini is really struggling to control Prince but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bottini is trying to ground and pound but Prince uses the momentary lack of control by Bottini to regain half guard.
Bottini lands strikes from half guard.
Ciro Bottini overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottini is keen to just control but Prince is a slippery customer.
Prince is looking to control Bottini's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Prince avoid being mounted?
Bottini stalling away here and it's allowed Prince to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Prince working a defensive guard but Bottini manages to pass into side control anyway.
Prince manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bottini's best efforts.
Prince is looking for a sweep. Bottini is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bottini wants to pass the guard but Prince is defending well.
Bottini trying to control the action but Prince is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ciro Bottini dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Prince tries to move into range but Bottini moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bottini lands a nice shot that snaps Prince's head back.
Bottini scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ciro Bottini is winning the standup battle so far.
Good exchange - Bottini coming out on top.
Prince shoots in but no luck this time.
Prince closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bottini circles away.
Prince walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Bottini has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Bottini lands the left hand.
Bottini drops Prince with a huge uppercut! Prince drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Bottini is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ciro Bottini!
Ciro Bottini 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Witun Wittu (ranked 1502 p4p, 2246 weight class) and Thinking Loud (ranked 213 p4p, 298 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Witun Wittu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thinking Loud!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loud tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wittu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Wittu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Loud throws a looping overhand right but Wittu ducks down to avoid it.
Loud moves in looking to clinch but Wittu pushes him off.
It looked like Wittu was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Loud keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wittu.
Wittu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Loud misses.
Loud clinches up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Loud.
It looks like Witun Wittu has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Loud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Loud lands a damaging elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Loud.
Loud escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wittu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Loud moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Loud! But no joy.
Thinking Loud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loud moves into the clinch successfully.
Wittu is trying to force a seperation but Loud has the dominant position.
Wittu tries to break the clinch but Loud is controlling the position.
Wittu wants to get back to striking at distance but Loud won't allow it.
Wittu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Loud breaks the clinch.
Loud fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wittu scores with a jab to the jaw.
 It looks like Thinking Loud has been cut.
Loud misses with a two punch combination.
Wittu throws a big counter combination but Loud scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Loud closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wittu breaks from the clinch.
Loud slips under a jab from Wittu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wittu lands with a nice body punch.
Loud tries to clinch
and Wittu counters with a stiff right hand.
Loud loads up on a big right hand but Wittu slips the punch.
Wittu misses with a looping right.
Wittu throws a right hand that misses
and Loud connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Wittu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Loud doesn't seem phased though.
Loud takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Loud tries to clinch but Wittu moves out of range.
Loud throws a body punch but Wittu moves out of range.
Wittu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loud scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Loud throws a lazy right hand but Wittu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Loud takes the fight into the clinch.
Wittu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wittu blocks an uppercut.
Loud escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wittu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Loud's head.
Loud clinches with his opponent.
Wittu has Loud pressed against the cage, preventing Loud from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Loud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wittu's elbow.
Wittu lands a right hand.
That has opened up Thinking Loud's cut even more.
Loud lands an elbow just above Wittu 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wittu blocks an elbow strike from Loud.
Wittu pushes Loud back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wittu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Loud's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Loud takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Loud moves into the clinch.
Loud makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wittu.
Wittu blocking some punches.
Loud blocking some punches.
Wittu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Loud escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wittu drops Loud with a beautiful combination! Loud stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Wittu is looking for the KO!
Loud is rocked!
The cut above Thinking Loud's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Loud darts in trying to clinch
and Wittu scores with a counter punch that sends Loud to the canvas! Wittu smells blood - he's punishing Loud with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Loud has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Witun Wittu!
After the fight, Witun Wittu was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Jackson (ranked 2125 p4p, 1841 weight class) and Kenichi Misahawa (ranked 285 p4p, 253 weight class). Jackson comes into the arena with Undisputed Champion blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dwayne Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Kenichi Misahawa!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a series of punches but Misahawa avoids them all with ease.
Misahawa is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Misahawa throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Jackson attempts a counter takedown but Misahawa avoids it well and moves away.
Misahawa moves forwards but Jackson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Misahawa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Misahawa misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Misahawa throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Jackson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A punch combination from Misahawa misses.
Jackson misses with a hook to the body
and Misahawa moves into the clinch.
Misahawa blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Misahawa scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misahawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Misahawa landing knees to the head.
It looks like Dwayne Jackson has been cut.
A short body shot lands from Misahawa as the two fighters clinch.
Misahawa lands a nice knee to the body.
Misahawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Misahawa misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson is working for takedown but Misahawa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Misahawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Misahawa after a bit of a struggle.
Misahawa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jackson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwayne Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Misahawa working Jackson over with knees to the body.
Misahawa with a knee to the head.
Misahawa tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Misahawa is working Jackson over against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Misahawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Misahawa.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jackson letting Misahawa take a breather here.
Jackson can't get the takedown.
Jackson can't get the takedown.
Misahawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Misahawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Misahawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Misahawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
Misahawa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Misahawa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Misahawa crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Misahawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Jackson jumps guard but Misahawa stands there with Jackson around his waist. Jackson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Misahawa lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Misahawa.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Misahawa forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Misahawa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Misahawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Misahawa avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
We've been informed that Misahawa has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Misahawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson tries for a takedown but Misahawa manages to get underhooks.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Misahawa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Misahawa tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Misahawa stops a takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Misahawa.
Jackson wants to take the fight to the mat but Misahawa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson is trying to drag Misahawa to the mat but Misahawa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Misahawa misses with a knee strike.
Misahawa landing knees to the body.
Misahawa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Misahawa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Misahawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Misahawa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Misahawa with a knee to the head.
Misahawa lands a knee to the body.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dwayne Jackson's cut is getting worse.
Misahawa with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Misahawa pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Misahawa on the inside.
Jackson looking for a takedown.
Misahawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenichi Misahawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Jackson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Misahawa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Misahawa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kenichi Misahawa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Misahawa forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
A right handed body shot lands from Misahawa.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Misahawa forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jackson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Misahawa walks away with a smile on his face. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwayne Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Misahawa. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jackson lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Misahawa.
Jackson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Misahawa throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Misahawa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.
Jackson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Misahawa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Misahawa tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Misahawa misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Misahawa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Misahawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Misahawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Jackson.
Misahawa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Misahawa scores with a knee to the head.
Misahawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Misahawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Misahawa pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Misahawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Misahawa lands with a short shot to the head.
Misahawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson is looking for a takedown.
Misahawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Misahawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Misahawa won't allow it.
Misahawa landing knees to the head.
Misahawa misses with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Misahawa.
Jackson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jackson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Misahawa from controlling successfully.
Jackson is looking to cinch up a triangle. Misahawa throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Jackson's body to avoid the submission. Jackson has instead reached around Misahawa's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Jackson arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dwayne Jackson!
After the fight, Dwayne Jackson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Krylov (ranked 579 p4p, 647 weight class) and Stanislav Saprykin (ranked 89 p4p, 102 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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6 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Krylov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stanislav Saprykin!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, 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!
Saprykin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Saprykin wants it to stay on the feet.
Saprykin catches Krylov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Saprykin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Krylov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Saprykin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Krylov is in Saprykin's guard.
Saprykin manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Krylov has clasped his hands together around Saprykin's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saprykin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Krylov lands some shots froms side control.
Krylov cracks Saprykin with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Saprykin wants to control but Krylov postures up.
Krylov lands a nice forearm strike.
Saprykin prevents Krylov from improving position.
You can see the frustration on Saprykin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Saprykin taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krylov is chipping away with strikes.
Krylov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Saprykin stops Krylov from passing to mount.
Saprykin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Krylov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Saprykin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Krylov is looking to take a break and control but Saprykin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Krylov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Krylov wants to control but Saprykin is keeping him busy.
Krylov working the ground and pound.
Saprykin stops Krylov from passing to mount.
Krylov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krylov scores with a couple of short elbows.
Krylov 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.
Saprykin regains half guard.
Krylov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Krylov is controlling the pace.
Krylov is stalling here. Saprykin is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Krylov seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Saprykin has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saprykin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Krylov is avoiding damage well.
Krylov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krylov regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krylov tries to roll over but Saprykin keeps him under control.
Saprykin trying to control from Krylov's half guard. Krylov has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Saprykin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Krylov wants to sweep here but Saprykin controlling him for the moment.
Saprykin throwing strikes from guard but Krylov blocks nicely.
Krylov wants to sweep but no luck.
Krylov is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krylov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Krylov tries to pass to full mount but Saprykin defends it.
Saprykin is trying to maintain the position but Krylov is very close to passing his half guard.
Saprykin won't allow Krylov to pass to mount.
Krylov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Saprykin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Krylov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Saprykin!
Saprykin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Krylov raining down hammerfists from mount.
Saprykin squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Krylov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Saprykin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saprykin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Saprykin as Krylov shoots in.
Krylov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saprykin can do to turn this around?
Saprykin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saprykin lands the left hand.
Krylov has a takedown stuffed.
Krylov shoots in but Saprykin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Krylov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saprykin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krylov fails with the takedown
and Saprykin counters with a stiff right hand.
Krylov fails with the takedown
and Saprykin counters with a three punch combo that has Krylov backing up. Krylov nods at Saprykin to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Saprykin.
Nice sprawl there from Saprykin as Krylov shoots in.
Krylov shoots and misses
and Saprykin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saprykin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Krylov back to the cage. Saprykin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Ivan Krylov has been cut.
Saprykin misses with a looping right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Krylov.
Krylov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Krylov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Krylov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saprykin throws out the jab.
Saprykin dips to his left and cracks Krylov with an uppercut!
Stanislav Saprykin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krylov slips a straight right by Saprykin.
Krylov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Saprykin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krylov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Saprykin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Krylov somewhat.
Krylov looking to score a takedown here. Saprykin is defending well but Krylov drives through and ends up in Saprykin's guard.
Saprykin pushes Krylov off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Krylov with the inside leg kick.
Krylov throws a right hand that misses
and Saprykin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Krylov misses with a leg kick.
Saprykin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Saprykin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krylov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Saprykin is fending him off so far but Krylov persists. Nope, Saprykin circles away and we're back to standing.
Krylov ducks under a wild hook from Saprykin.
Krylov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Saprykin manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Krylov has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Saprykin pushes Krylov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Saprykin is looking to break free of the clinch but Krylov has double underhooks.
Krylov has picked Saprykin up - he's going for a ride! Krylov dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Saprykin kicks Krylov off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivan Krylov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krylov slips under a jab.
Krylov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Saprykin lands a nice shot that snaps Krylov's head back.
Saprykin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Krylov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Saprykin scores with a hook to the body. Krylov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stanislav Saprykin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick lands there from Krylov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krylov tries for a takedown but Saprykin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Saprykin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Saprykin blocks a low kick nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Krylov or perhaps it was just good defense by Saprykin, which made it look bad.
Krylov shoots and misses
and Saprykin counters with a nice uppercut.
Krylov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Saprykin swivels and escapes.
Saprykin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Saprykin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Krylov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Krylov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krylov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Saprykin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A lazy left from Saprykin finds it's target.
Krylov moves forwards but Saprykin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanislav Saprykin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ivan Krylov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Saprykin throws a body shot but no joy.
Saprykin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Saprykin.
Nice sprawl there from Saprykin as Krylov shoots in.
Saprykin lands with a shot to the body.
Saprykin misses with the combination.
Krylov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Saprykin sprawls and moves away.
Krylov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Saprykin swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krylov with a poor takedown
and Saprykin counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Krylov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krylov fails with the takedown
and Saprykin counters with a nice uppercut.
Saprykin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Krylov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Saprykin throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krylov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Saprykin jabs at Krylov's body.
Krylov closes the distance but Saprykin moves to the side
and Saprykin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donk. Saprykin catches Krylov right on the button with a cross.
Krylov has a takedown stuffed.
A countering left hand to the body from Saprykin misses.
Saprykin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saprykin blocks a low kick nicely.
Krylov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Krylov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krylov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Saprykin down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krylov grinds an elbow into Saprykin's temple.
Saprykin tries to buck Krylov off but Krylov is having none of it.
Krylov has knee on belly momentarily but Saprykin bucks him off and regains half guard.
Krylov winds up and cracks Saprykin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Krylov is nestled in close to Saprykin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Krylov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Krylov working over Saprykin with some ground and pound. Saprykin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Saprykin is trying to maintain the position but Krylov is very close to passing his half guard.
Krylov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Saprykin works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krylov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Krylov is working Saprykin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Krylov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Saprykin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Krylov stands and throws Saprykin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Saprykin takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Krylov working away.
Saprykin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Saprykin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Krylov cracks Saprykin with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krylov is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Saprykin will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Krylov looks up at the clock and then as Saprykin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Krylov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Saprykin tries to bench press Krylov off him but Krylov keeps the position.
Ivan Krylov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Saprykin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
A lull in the action here.
Saprykin is not content to let Krylov control the position.
Krylov gets to mount! Saprykin was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stanislav Saprykin.
I think Saprykin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanislav Saprykin!
Stanislav Saprykin 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcos De Souza (ranked 169 p4p, 858 weight class) and Warrant Officer (ranked 26 p4p, 115 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcos De Souza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Warrant Officer!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by De Souza or perhaps it was just good defense by Officer, which made it look bad.
De Souza dives in for a single leg takedown but Officer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nice takedown defense from Officer. No joy for De Souza on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos De Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Souza shoots in and drives through. Officer sprawls well.
De Souza darts in looking for a takedown but Officer gets double underhooks and turns De Souza into the cage.
Officer has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as De Souza is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Officer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Marcos De Souza has been cut.
De Souza tries to clinch but Officer is having none of it.
De Souza has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Souza there as he acknowledges the shot.
Officer leaves De Souza with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Officer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Souza closes the distance and clinches up with Officer, looking for a takedown. De Souza pushes Officer against the cage but Officer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
De Souza drives through and clinches with Officer against the cage.
Officer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Officer works the jab nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Officer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends De Souza sprawling to the canvas! De Souza rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Officer finish him?!
 De Souza is rocked!
De Souza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oh De Souza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Souza shoots in looking for a takedown but Officer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De Souza's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De Souza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Officer pinned against the cage. Officer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
De Souza is breathing heavily.
Officer cracks De Souza with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! De Souza looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Officer finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza leaves his chin hanging out and Officer seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! De Souza crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Warrant Officer!
Warrant Officer is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Warrant Officer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Lock (ranked 126 p4p, 175 weight class) and James Mckean (ranked 23 p4p, 31 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Lock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Mckean!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mckean takes the fight into the clinch.
Mckean drags the fight down to the ground.
Mckean wants to sweep but no luck.
Mckean keeping full guard, as Lock tries to pass.
Mckean is pulling down on Lock's head to control his posture.
Mckean trying to keep a closed guard but Lock is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mckean has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lock can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mckean preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckean has momentary wrist control but Lock slips an elbow through the middle.
Mckean is trying to keep Lock in close.
Lock throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mckean works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mckean wants to sweep but no luck.
Lock in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lock forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lock wants to pass the guard but Mckean is defending well.
Lock throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lock looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lock missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lock is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mckean is just riding it out for now. Lock eventually gives up the hold.
Lock is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Mckean still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Mckean has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mckean thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lock is looking to regain half guard here but Mckean keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckean looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lock is looking to reverse the position.
Lock is working hard here to advance position.
Mckean has an Americana. Lock didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Mckean is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Mckean hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). James Mckean!
After the fight, James Mckean was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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