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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Jakobe (ranked 1335 p4p, 1675 weight class) and Horace Cuba (ranked 156 p4p, 198 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Jakobe !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Horace Cuba!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuba gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cuba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jakobe 's brow.
Cuba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cuba leaning against his opponent.
Jakobe blocks the elbow strike.
Cuba comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like John Jakobe has been cut.
Cuba throws an elbow but it misses.
Jakobe tries to break the clinch but Cuba is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Cuba fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuba taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cuba keeps control of Jakobe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cuba manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cuba misses with an elbow over the top.
Cuba looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakobe working hard to break the clinch.
Cuba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jakobe is trying to break the clinch but Cuba is controlling him.
Cuba missing with knees to the body.
Jakobe has had enough of the clinch but Cuba keeps him there for the moment.
Cuba throws an elbow that misses.
Cuba leaning against his opponent.
Jakobe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jakobe gets tackled into the cage by Cuba. Cuba maintains the clinch.
Cuba stalls.
Jakobe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jakobe dodges an elbow strike from Cuba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuba has Jakobe pushed against the cage.
Jakobe takes an elbow to the temple.
Cuba misses with a punch on the inside.
Cuba misses with an elbow over the top.
Jakobe is trying to break the clinch but Cuba is controlling him.
Jakobe blocks an elbow strike.
Jakobe takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cuba.
John Jakobe 's cut is getting worse.
Cuba dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cuba gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cuba taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuba dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cuba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakobe avoids the elbow strike from Cuba, against the cage.
Cuba has Jakobe pushed against the cage.
Cuba misses with an elbow over the top.
Jakobe prevents a body shot from Cuba.
Cuba throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cuba lands an elbow inside.
John Jakobe 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jakobe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cuba lands an elbow inside that Jakobe shrugs off.
Jeez, John Jakobe 's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Cuba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jakobe .
Cuba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jakobe stalling.
Cuba lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Jakobe 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Horace Cuba!
Horace Cuba decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vuk Hajduk (ranked 2256 p4p, 1582 weight class) and Tyrone Mack (ranked 290 p4p, 208 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vuk Hajduk!
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, Tyrone Mack!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, 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!
A telegraphed right hand from Hajduk misses the target.
Hajduk misses with a few strikes there.
Mack clinches up with Hajduk and pushes him back against the cage.
Hajduk tries to circle away but Mack has him pinned against the cage.
Hajduk misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Hajduk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Mack.
Mack has Hajduk up against the cage in a clinch.
Hajduk has had enough of the clinch but Mack keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hajduk tries to break the clinch but Mack is controlling the position.
Mack is trying to trip Hajduk. He has hold of a leg but Hajduk is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mack persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Mack wants to control from the top but Hajduk keeps moving.
Hajduk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mack on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mack 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.
Mack postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hajduk is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mack, into his guard.
Mack lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mack passes into half guard.
Hajduk definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mack thows a huge punch but Hajduk dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hajduk has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hajduk on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hajduk tries to get out of the position.
Mack wants to work for an arm triangle but Hajduk is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mack 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.
Mack wants to control but Hajduk is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hajduk!
Hajduk defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mack.
Mack looking for a guillotine from mount but Hajduk is having none of it.
Mack jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hajduk manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Mack is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hajduk is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mack is looking to take a break and control but Hajduk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack throws an elbow but Hajduk slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mack in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Hajduk is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tyrone Mack!
Tyrone Mack decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Satan Nosferatu (ranked 948 p4p, 671 weight class) and Nathan Ghost (ranked 118 p4p, 88 weight class). Ghost has chosen Hollywood Undead - Fuck The World as his entrance music. 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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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Satan Nosferatu!
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, Nathan Ghost!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nosferatu misses with a hook to the body
and Ghost counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Satan Nosferatu has been cut.
Nosferatu throws a head kick that Ghost semi-blocks.
Nosferatu looks to throw the jab but Ghost is out of range.
Ghost appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nosferatu swings widly with a right hand
and Ghost counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nosferatu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nosferatu throws a big shot that misses.
Nosferatu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nosferatu sizes up Ghost with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nosferatu is looking to slow Ghost down with leg kicks.
Nosferatu really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nosferatu pushes Ghost away with a front kick.
Nosferatu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nosferatu. That's going to slow Ghost down.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nosferatu misses with a body punch
and Ghost counters with a straight right hand.
Nosferatu throws a head kick that misses
letting Ghost counter with a right hand.
Satan Nosferatu's cut is getting worse.
Ghost cracks Nosferatu with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Nosferatu looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ghost finish him?
 Nosferatu is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nosferatu throws a lazy head kick
and Ghost counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nathan Ghost!
An out of breath Nathan Ghost 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 223 p4p, 851 weight class) and Samuel Pereira Carvalho (ranked 39 p4p, 121 weight class). John Lock has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Lock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samuel Pereira Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, 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!
Lock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pereira Carvalho as he jumps to the side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pereira Carvalho! But no joy.
Pereira Carvalho throws the left hand but Lock avoids the punch easily.
Lock changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pereira Carvalho dips to his left and cracks Lock with an uppercut!
Lock closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lock lands in his opponent's guard.
Lock throwing strikes from guard but Pereira Carvalho blocks nicely.
Lock 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lock drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lock jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pereira Carvalho managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira Carvalho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lock.
Lock 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.
Lock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pereira Carvalho managing to control the position.
Lock looking to pass the guard.
Lock postures up in Pereira Carvalho's guard and throws a big left but Pereira Carvalho blocks it.
Pereira Carvalho is trying to keep Lock in close.
Lock tries to free his leg and advance position but Pereira Carvalho is retaining full guard.
Pereira Carvalho is trying to control the position but Lock postures up.
Lock drops back looking for a leg! Pereira Carvalho is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pereira Carvalho manages to kick Lock off! Lock jumps back into Pereira Carvalho's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lock tries to free his leg and advance position but Pereira Carvalho is retaining full guard.
Lock will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lock thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lock thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pereira Carvalho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lock drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lock jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lock drops back looking for a leg! Pereira Carvalho is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pereira Carvalho manages to kick Lock off! Lock jumps back into Pereira Carvalho's guard.
Lock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lock looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lock slips under a jab.
Pereira Carvalho misses with an uppercut.
Lock is looking to counter the offense by Pereira Carvalho and move into the clinch.
Pereira Carvalho lands a nice looking body shot.
Pereira Carvalho throws a looping overhand right but Lock ducks down to avoid it.
Lock changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pereira Carvalho as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lock ducks under a wild hook from Pereira Carvalho.
Pereira Carvalho misses with a looping right.
Nice takedown defense from Pereira Carvalho. No joy for Lock on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Lock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lock with a poor takedown
and Pereira Carvalho counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pereira Carvalho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lock is breathing heavily.
Pereira Carvalho cracks Lock with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Lock looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Pereira Carvalho finish him?
It looks like John Lock has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lock leaves his chin hanging out and Pereira Carvalho seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Lock crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Samuel Pereira Carvalho!
Samuel Pereira Carvalho took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Ootempants (ranked 1557 p4p, 2431 weight class) and Lemmy Adam (ranked 191 p4p, 293 weight class). Lemmy Adam will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peter Ootempants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lemmy Adam!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ootempants avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ootempants tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adam was well out of range. Poor timing from Ootempants.
Ootempants walks into a stiff left hand from Adam.
Adam swings for the body but Ootempants moves out of range.
Ootempants scores with a nice right hand.
Adam misses with an uppercut.
Adam connects with a single shot there.
Ootempants just misses with a punch to the body.
Adam scores with a jab.
Adam lands with a cross.
Ootempants is rocked!
Adam throws a head kick that misses.
Oh Ootempants is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Adam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ootempants half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ootempants drives through with a takedown into Adam's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ootempants connects with a couple of short punches.
Ootempants seems to have got his legs back now.
Ootempants is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ootempants trying to control but Adam is working from the bottom.
Ootempants stopping the sweep attempt from Adam.
Ootempants trying to control the position from guard on top but Adam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ootempants tries to free his leg and advance position but Adam is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ootempants avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ootempants advances to half guard.
Ootempants is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Adam doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ootempants.
Ootempants is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Adam is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ootempants's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ootempants's back!
Ootempants wants to control his opponent's hands but Adam gets his hands free.
Ootempants tries to roll but Adam sticks to his back.
Adam not allowing Ootempants to control his hands.
Adam trying to control momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ootempants wants to escape the position.
Adam working for a choke but Ootempants is defending well.
Adam controlling well, preventing Ootempants from escaping the position.
Adam working for the choke.
Ootempants breaks Adam's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ootempants passes Adam's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ootempants is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Adam has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adam is defending against the submission attempts here by Ootempants.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam wants to control but Ootempants is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Adam is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Ootempants is staying active.
Ootempants frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ootempants working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ootempants looking to control but Adam is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ootempants working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Adam is trying desperately to improve position.
Ootempants working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ootempants trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Adam looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ootempants is working for a kimura but Adam is defending it quite comfortably.
Ootempants is nestled in close to Adam, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Ootempants there.
Adam is trying to get back to full guard.
Ootempants working the head and body with strikes.
Ootempants 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ootempants is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Peter Ootempants will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ootempants misses with a straight left.
Adam misses with a lunging right hand
and Ootempants counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ootempants.
Adam is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ootempants wants to control from the top but Adam keeps moving.
Adam looking to control.
Adam keeping moving, preventing Ootempants from controlling successfully.
Ootempants got a little sloppy there for a moment and Adam has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ootempants has managed to get both his arms back between Adam's legs - danger averted.
Ootempants wants to control from the top but Adam keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ootempants throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ootempants makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ootempants trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Peter Ootempants overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ootempants is pushing down on Adam's leg trying to pass to half guard. Adam is fighting to maintain full guard but Ootempants has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ootempants takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ootempants lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ootempants is pressing down on Adam's thigh, looking to free his foot. Adam is holding on for now.
Ootempants wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adam keeps working.
Ootempants thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adam's head.
Adam is trying to get back to full guard.
Ootempants wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adam keeps working.
Ootempants passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ootempants fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ootempants landing strikes, looking to finish!
Adam tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ootempants scoring with strikes but Adam is staying in there.
Adam defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ootempants.
Adam is squirming around, avoiding Ootempants's attempts to control the action.
Ootempants looking for a guillotine from mount but Adam is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ootempants pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ootempants looking to control and managing it successfully.
Adam is in a horrible position here. Ootempants smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ootempants pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ootempants avoids the attempt from Adam to control.
Adam sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Ootempants there.
Ootempants wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adam keeps working.
Ootempants is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ootempants prevents Adam from improving his position.
Ootempants takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ootempants is keen to just control but Adam is a slippery customer.
Ootempants is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Ootempants.
Ootempants is trying to work for a kimura but Adam is defending well.
Adam is trying to stand up here but Ootempants is controlling him well.
Ootempants winds up and cracks Adam with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ootempants is trying to work for a kimura but Adam is defending well.
Ootempants seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Adam does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Adam is in trouble now - Ootempants has advanced to mount!
Ootempants lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ootempants is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Adam can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ootempants looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ootempants is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Adam to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Adam shrugs it off.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Adam is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ootempants working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Adam keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ootempants cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Ootempants dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Adam throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ootempants counters with a single leg into guard. Adam didn't expect that.
Adam is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ootempants working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Adam's head.
Ootempants trying to control but Adam is working from the bottom.
Ootempants looking to pass the guard.
Adam is trying to keep Ootempants in close.
Adam is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ootempants defends well.
Adam throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ootempants wants to control from the top but Adam keeps moving.
Ootempants drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ootempants jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ootempants passes Adam's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Adam is not content to let Ootempants control the position.
Ootempants is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Adam wants to improve his position but Ootempants is controlling well.
Ootempants sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Adam is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Adam is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ootempants pulls his head out easily.
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.
Adam tries to roll over but Ootempants keeps him under control.
Adam taking some punishment here, with Ootempants in his half guard.
Adam actively working from the bottom here.
Adam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ootempants is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ootempants landing punches.
Ootempants working the ground and pound effectively.
The referee warns Adam that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ootempants trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ootempants looking to finish Adam with some ground and pound. This is bad for Adam!
Ootempants cracks Adam with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Adam is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ootempants cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ootempants looking to finish Adam with some ground and pound. This is bad for Adam!
Adam keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ootempants trying to control but Adam is having none of it.
Ootempants breaks from Adam's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ootempants cracks Adam with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ootempants breaks from Adam's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ootempants takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ootempants is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adam can do to turn this around?
Ootempants putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ootempants lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ootempants is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Adam can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
 Adam is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ootempants working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Adam is still in real trouble! Can Ootempants finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam can't escape the position.
Ootempants trying to control but Adam is having none of it.
Adam seems to have recovered his senses.
Ootempants is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Adam is surviving well by controlling Ootempants's body position as best he can.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ootempants cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ootempants raining down shots from the mount!
We've been hearing that Ootempants has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ootempants has control of Adam's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Adam regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Lemmy Adam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adam in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Adam keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Adam is squirming around, avoiding Ootempants's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Ootempants showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ootempants, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Ootempants!
Post fight, an emotional Peter Ootempants said 'Whotempants? Ooooootempaaaaaants!!!! '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Mckean (ranked 79 p4p, 266 weight class) and Tapu Koko (ranked 13 p4p, 46 weight class). Koko has chosen Aotearoa as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Mckean!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tapu Koko!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, 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!
Mckean moves into the clinch.
Mckean jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Koko walks away with a smile on his face. Mckean gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Koko feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mckean sprawling to the canvas! Mckean rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Koko finish him?!
Mckean wants to clinch up but Koko keeps it at a distance.
Mckean gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Koko gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tapu Koko!
Tapu Koko got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hakuna Matata (ranked 1394 p4p, 1261 weight class) and Keizo Kasai (ranked 175 p4p, 159 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Keizo Kasai was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keizo Kasai!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matata.
Kasai slips a straight right by Matata.
Kasai is looking for the big counter here.
Matata throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kasai throws a counter combo.
Kasai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matata circles away quickly and effectively.
Matata drops his hands momentarily and Kasai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kasai moves into the clinch.
Kasai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matata's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Matata as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kasai.
Matata throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kasais head.
Matata prevents Kasai from breaking the clinch.
Matata lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kasai backwards.
Kasai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matata creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Matata misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matata.
Matata tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Matata fails to land.
Matata tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Kasai.
Matata tries to work over Kasai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matata misses with a body punch.
Matata tries to work over Kasai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kasai blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Matata fails to land.
Matata tries a body shot but Kasai blocks it.
Matata misses with the head strike.
Kasai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kasai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matata lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kasai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matata backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kasai takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Matata misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matata misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kasai blocking some punches.
Matata lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Matata working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matata misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kasai tries to work over Matata's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Matata on the inside.
Kasai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Matata lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kasai scores with a shoulder strike.
Kasai pressing his opponent against the cage.
Matata scores with a hook to the body.
Kasai misses with some punches.
Matata working aggressively here.
Kasai lands a nice shot to the body.
Matata scores with a shot to the side of Kasai's head.
Matata tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kasai's elbow.
Kasai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kasai will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Matata up against the cage.
Kasai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matata backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Kasai's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Matata lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kasai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matata creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Matata lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kasai backwards.
Matata has a couple of punches blocked by Kasai.
Matata throws a head punch that misses.
Matata swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Kasai on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Kasai.
Kasai working aggressively here.
Kasai works on Matata's body with a couple of short punches.
Matata lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kasai backwards.
Kasai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matata or not.
Matata lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matata lands with a short shot to the head.
Kasai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kasai throws a punch but it's blocked by Matata.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasai has a couple of punches blocked by Matata.
Matata swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Matata fails to land.
Matata has a couple of punches blocked by Kasai.
Matata fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kasai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kasai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kasai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matata.
Kasai lands a shot to the body.
Matata gets through Kasai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kasai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kasai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kasai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matata misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kasai blocking some punches.
Matata has a couple of punches blocked by Kasai.
Kasai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matata.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakuna Matata dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Matata throws a jab when Kasai was well out of range.
Kasai walks into a straight right hand from Matata.
Kasai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Keizo Kasai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matata tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kasai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Matata misses.
Matata misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matata throws a looping overhand right but Kasai ducks down to avoid it.
Kasai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matata moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kasai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Matata counters with a stiff right hand.
Kasai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matata throws a hook but Kasai avoids it easily.
Kasai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Matata showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kasai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasai scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Kasai does no damage.
Matata is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kasai can do to turn this around?
Matata misses with a straight right.
Kasai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kasai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kasai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A right-left combo lands from Kasai.
Matata doesn't manage to clinch there - Kasai circles away.
Matata has Kasai up against the cage in a clinch.
Kasai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kasai misses with a hook to the ribs.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Matata here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Matata misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matata has a couple of punches blocked by Kasai.
Matata misses with some punches.
Matata goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matata fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matata lands a shoulder strike.
Matata misses with a body punch.
Kasai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matata's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Kasai scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matata creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Kasai.
Kasai is trying to break free.
Matata misses with a punch to the body.
Matata avoiding damage as Kasai throws knees to the body.
Kasai prevents a body shot from Matata.
Kasai blocking some punches.
Matata has a couple of punches blocked by Kasai.
Kasai tries to throw a body punch but Matata avoids it by throwing Kasai back against the cage.
Matata misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasai is trying to break the clinch but Matata has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kasai.
We've been informed that Kasai has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Matata fails to land.
Hakuna Matata has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Matata scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kasai has a couple of punches blocked by Matata.
Matata lands an uppercut.
Matata has a couple of punches blocked by Kasai.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matata.
Matata has a couple of punches blocked by Kasai.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matata.
Matata throws a head punch that misses.
Kasai tries to work over Matata's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matata throws a head punch that misses.
Kasai taking a breather.
Kasai misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Kasai.
Matata fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matata lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matata.
Matata working aggressively here.
Matata tries a body shot but Kasai blocks it.
Kasai tries to circle away but Matata has him pinned against the cage.
Kasai blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kasai.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matata throws a punch but it's blocked by Kasai.
Kasai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kasai taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Matata fails to land.
Kasai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matata fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matata misses with a punch on the inside.
Kasai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kasai blocking some punches.
Kasai presses Matata against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kasai missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hakuna Matata will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kasai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matata.
A right-left combo lands from Matata.
A swing and a miss from Matata.
Matata throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kasai counters with a one-two to the body.
Kasai throws a right and a left that Matata avoids nicely.
Matata throws a hook but Kasai avoids it easily.
Matata throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kasai looks to land a combination but Matata avoids it well.
Matata darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Matata throws a hook but Kasai blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasai throws a nice looking combination but Matata bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kasai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Matata.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasai throws a series of punches but Matata avoids them all with ease.
Good exchange - Matata coming out on top.
Matata scores with the left hand. Kasai knows he should have avoided that one.
Kasai misses with the combination.
It looked like Matata wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kasai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kasai looks to score with a jab to the body but Matata is just out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Kasai there.
Kasai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matata was well out of range. Poor timing from Kasai.
Matata throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matata moves in looking to clinch but Kasai pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Kasai. Those never looked like landing.
Matata tries to counter by clinching up but Kasai breaks away and moves out of range.
Matata misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Matata is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasai misses the jab.
Matata misses with a double jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Matata lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kasai circles away quickly and effectively.
Kasai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matata throws out the jab.
Kasai is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A combination from Kasai does no damage.
Kasai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Matata counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matata lands a head shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Matata, as that shot connected.
Kasai scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Matata throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hakuna Matata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasai just misses with a punch to the body.
Kasai swats away the attempt to clinch by Matata.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasai ducks under a wild hook from Matata.
Kasai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kasai there as he acknowledges the shot.
Matata fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kasai steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Matata.
Danga de danga de dang - Matata scores with a four punch combination!
Kasai throws a right and a left that Matata avoids nicely.
Kasai misses with an uppercut. Matata saw that one coming.
Hakuna Matata is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matata connects with a body shot.
Matata tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kasai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kasai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matata showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kasai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasai misses with a wild combination.
Matata swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matata throws a jab when Kasai was well out of range.
Matata looks to land a left hand but Kasai moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matata wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Matata. Those never looked like landing.
Kasai lands a nice hook to Matata's body. Matata takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kasai tries to keep at a distance but Matata has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kasai has had enough of the clinch but Matata keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Kasai fails to land.
Keizo Kasai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kasai scores with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hakuna Matata showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Matata has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakuna Matata!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcos De Souza (ranked 387 p4p, 672 weight class) and Ciro Bottini (ranked 58 p4p, 88 weight class). Bottini is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Proteus - Stravaganza. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcos De Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ciro Bottini!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bottini bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bottini throws a big shot that misses.
De Souza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bottini.
De Souza shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bottini defends it nicely.
De Souza moves out of range of the strikes.
Bottini's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Souza under the eye.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bottini lands with a hook. De Souza tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bottini scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Marcos De Souza has been cut.
De Souza gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bottini waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract De Souza. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped De Souza to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
De Souza is rocked!
Bottini is looking to work some ground and pound but De Souza has wrist control.
Oh De Souza is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Souza looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Bottini is defending well. De Souza quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Bottini has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! De Souza celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcos De Souza!
A victorious Marcos De Souza thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Ciro Bottini was interviewed post fight and said 'I always wanted to be a rock singer but even my mother told me "Ciro, maledeto, you sing bad and you should feel bad!".'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Krylov (ranked 811 p4p, 1197 weight class) and LL Jay (ranked 131 p4p, 185 weight class). LL Jay will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 5 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, LL Jay!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krylov rushes Jay and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jay digs a right hand underneath Krylov's ribcage. Krylov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jay misses with a punch on the inside.
Jay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Krylov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jay scores with a hook to the body. Krylov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jay throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Krylov on the side of the head.
It looks like Ivan Krylov has been cut.
Jay dips to his left and cracks Krylov with an uppercut!
Jay moves into the clinch.
Jay breaks from the clinch.
Jay gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Krylov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jay wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Krylov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Krylov preventing the sweep.
Krylov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Krylov throwing strikes but missing.
Jay working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krylov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jay is trying to control the position but Krylov postures up.
Jay keeping moving, preventing Krylov from controlling successfully.
Krylov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Krylov throws a big elbow that misses.
Krylov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Krylov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Krylov chips away with some ground and pound.
Krylov won't allow Jay to sweep him here.
Jay is trying to control the position but Krylov postures up.
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.
Krylov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Krylov trying to control but Jay is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Krylov is one step ahead there.
Krylov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jay utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Krylov trying to control but Jay is working from the bottom.
Krylov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jay's head.
Krylov looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jay managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krylov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jay's head.
Jay trying to control the position here.
We've been hearing that Krylov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krylov works over Jay with some ground and pound from guard.
Krylov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jay is trying to keep Krylov in close.
Krylov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Krylov scores with punches from side control.
Jay is trying to get back to half guard.
Krylov works to advance to full mount. Jay defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Jay is wriggling around trying to escape.
Krylov working Jay over with strikes here.
Krylov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Krylov with shots to the head and body - Jay looks very uncomfortable down there.
Krylov lands a nice shot to the head.
Jay is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big strike lands for Krylov! That's really hurt Jay and he's turned his back - Krylov keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Krylov jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Krylov!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between te Tre (ranked 439 p4p, 398 weight class) and Stanislav Saprykin (ranked 66 p4p, 63 weight class). Stanislav Saprykin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, te Tre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stanislav Saprykin!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tre tries to close the distance and clinch but Saprykin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tre misses with a wild body shot.
Tre throws a hook to the side of Saprykin's head but Saprykin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saprykin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tre walks into a straight right hand from Saprykin.
Saprykin defending well as Tre loads up on a big left hand.
Tre missing with a left hand there. Saprykin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tre closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saprykin misses the jab.
Saprykin cracks Tre with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saprykin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tre at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saprykin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Saprykin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tre is looking to counter punch.
Saprykin connects with a body shot that sends Tre's belly button to the back.
Saprykin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tre tries to clinch but Saprykin is having none of it.
Saprykin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tre with a body shot.
Saprykin blocks a jab.
Saprykin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Tre misses the target.
Tre misses with a straight left.
Saprykin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tre throws a lazy uppercut
and Saprykin counters with a stiff right hand.
Tre throws an off balance right hand
and Saprykin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saprykin staying out of range there.
Tre avoids the body shot from Saprykin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tre misses with a left hand
and Saprykin counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Saprykin. Those never looked like landing.
Saprykin throws a combination that misses
and Tre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saprykin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saprykin.
Saprykin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saprykin looks to land a left hand but Tre moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Saprykin does no damage.
Saprykin connects with a body shot.
Saprykin scores with a jab to the head.
Saprykin scores with a shot to the body.
Donk. Tre catches Saprykin right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tre throws a looping overhand right but Saprykin ducks down to avoid it.
Tre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tre throws a big shot that misses.
Tre throws a right hand that misses
and Saprykin counters with a straight right hand.
Saprykin throws a lazy right hand but Tre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tre just misses with a punch to the body.
Tre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saprykin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tre is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Saprykin scores with a jab to the head.
Saprykin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Saprykin throws a good cross that connects.
Tre misses with a hook to the body
and Saprykin counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saprykin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tre.
Tre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Saprykin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tre closes the distance but Saprykin moves to the side
and Saprykin counters with a nice uppercut.
Tre throws an off balance right hand
and Saprykin counters with a stiff right hand.
Saprykin moves out of range of the strikes.
Tre throws a hook but Saprykin blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saprykin! But no joy.
Saprykin throws a series of punches but Tre moves out of range.
Tre appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saprykin works Tre's body with a nice hook.
Saprykin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanislav Saprykin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Saprykin slips under a jab from Tre.
A little jabbing left from Saprykin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Saprykin misses with a hook. Tre ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Tre on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Saprykin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tre throws a poor cross that misses
and Saprykin counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Tre.
Tre tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Saprykin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saprykin misses with a lunging right hand
and Saprykin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saprykin throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saprykin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Saprykin slips under a jab.
Saprykin stuns Tre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Saprykin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saprykin throws a shot from downtown. Tre moves away and avoids it.
Tre swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saprykin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saprykin cracks a nice hook into Tre's ribs.
Tre clinches.
Saprykin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saprykin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saprykin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tre is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Saprykin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Saprykin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tre at a distance.
Saprykin throws a lazy uppercut
and Tre counters with a nice uppercut.
Saprykin throws the left hand but Tre avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Tre misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tre swings away with a body shot that misses
and Saprykin counters with a series of strikes. Tre will be more careful next time no doubt.
A shot to the body from Saprykin misses
and Saprykin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tre misses with a left hand
and Saprykin counters with a stiff right hand.
Saprykin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Saprykin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Saprykin is rocked!
Saprykin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tre looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Saprykin is still on wobbly legs! Can Tre finish him?
Tre throws a shot from downtown. Saprykin moves away and avoids it.
Tre throws a right hand that misses
enabling Saprykin to counter with a crisp jab.
Tre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saprykin seems to have recovered his senses.
Saprykin tests Tre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saprykin misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saprykin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tre throws a big shot that misses.
and Tre counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Saprykin! He's just covering up as Tre starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). te Tre!
A relieved looking te Tre thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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