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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Apkungku Makhachev (ranked 7462 p4p, 25356 weight class) and Jesse Turner (ranked 237 p4p, 256 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

152 cm
25
132
0 - 0 - 0
180 cm
25
135
1 - 3 - 0
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin
BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Apkungku Makhachev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jesse Turner!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makhachev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Turner.
Makhachev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turner throws a right and a left that Makhachev avoids nicely.
Jab by Makhachev.
Turner's coach down at Prosper Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Turner's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Makhachev tries to clinch there but Turner circles away.
Turner misses with a wild combination.

Makhachev forces Turner back against the cage and clinches.
Makhachev tries to work over Turner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Turner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makhachev swings wildly with an uppercut but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makhachev has Turner pressed against the cage, preventing Turner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Makhachev has Turner pressed against the cage, preventing Turner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Turner. Those never looked like landing.
Makhachev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Apkungku Makhachev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Makhachev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Makhachev is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Makhachev tries to clinch there but Turner circles away.
Makhachev wants to clinch.
Makhachev moves to clinch but Turner breaks away
and Turner counters with a two punch combo.
Apkungku Makhachev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Makhachev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turner moves away.
Turner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turner throws a big shot that misses.
Turner jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Makhachev has Turner up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner is trying to break the clinch but Makhachev is controlling him.
Makhachev leaning against his opponent.
Turner is trying to push Makhachev away but Makhachev has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Turner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Makhachev keeps control of Turner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Makhachev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turner wants to break free but Makhachev has control.
Turner working hard to break the clinch.
Makhachev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Turner's efforts to push away.
Turner tries to break the clinch but Makhachev is controlling the position.
Turner tries to break free but Makhachev pushes him back against the cage.
Makhachev is pushing Turner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makhachev throws a punch but it's blocked by Turner.
Makhachev has Turner pressed against the cage, preventing Turner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Makhachev lands a hook that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
Makhachev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Makhachev leaning against his opponent.
Turner looking for a takedown.
Makhachev prevents Turner from breaking the clinch.
Turner blocks an uppercut.
Makhachev could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Makhachev lands a right hand.
Makhachev swings wildly with an uppercut but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makhachev pressing his opponent against the cage.
Turner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Makhachev gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Turner tries to break the clinch but Makhachev is controlling the position.
Makhachev lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Makhachev just leaning against Turner, taking a breather.

Turner manages to break the clinch.
Turner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Makhachev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Makhachev.
A nice side step and Turner releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
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 Apkungku Makhachev will probably get the nod.
That's time! Makhachev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Some wild striking there from Turner.
Makhachev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turner circles away quickly and effectively.
Turner throws a right hand that Makhachev ducks under and follows up with a left that Makhachev also avoids with ease.
Makhachev wants to clinch
and Turner counters with a stiff right hand.
Turner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Turner.
It looks like Apkungku Makhachev has been cut.
Makhachev lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Turner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Makhachev clinches up against the cage.

Turner breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Turner throws a right and a left that both miss.
A cross from Turner lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhachev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Makhachev moves in looking to clinch but Turner pushes him off.

Makhachev rushes Turner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Turner is trying to break the clinch but Makhachev is controlling him.
Turner tries to break free but Makhachev pushes him back against the cage.
Makhachev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Turner tries to circle away but Makhachev has him pinned against the cage.
Turner is trying to push Makhachev away but Makhachev has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Turner has had enough of the clinch but Makhachev keeps him there for the moment.
Makhachev lands a hook that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
Turner is looking to break free of the clinch but Makhachev has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makhachev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Makhachev stalling in the clinch but Turner improves position.
Turner is looking to break free of the clinch but Makhachev has double underhooks.
Makhachev can't find room to land a body shot as Turner controls the action.
Turner working hard to break the clinch.
Makhachev misses with some punches.
Makhachev stalls.
Makhachev is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Makhachev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Makhachev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Apkungku Makhachev has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makhachev taking a breather.

Turner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Makhachev is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
Makhachev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turner is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Makhachev with a body shot.
Makhachev looks to clinch
and Turner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Makhachev is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
Makhachev is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jesse Turner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Makhachev tries to clinch but Turner is having none of it.
Makhachev tries to clinch but Turner moves out of range.
Makhachev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turner throws out the jab.
Makhachev throws a big counter combination but Turner scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Makhachev tries to clinch up but Turner circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Turner does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a body shot but no joy.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makhachev manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Makhachev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Makhachev clinches with his opponent.
Turner has had enough of the clinch but Makhachev keeps him there for the moment.
Turner is trying to break the clinch but Makhachev is controlling him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Makhachev.

Turner breaks from the clinch.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makhachev.
Some wild striking there from Turner.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makhachev lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Makhachev.
Turner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Turner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Apkungku Makhachev's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Turner scores with a jab to the body.

Makhachev forces Turner back against the cage and clinches.
Makhachev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Makhachev tries a body shot but Turner blocks it.
Turner is trying to break the clinch but Makhachev has him pressed against the cage.
Makhachev is working Turner over against the cage.
Makhachev working aggressively here.
Makhachev stalling against the cage.
Makhachev misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Turner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Makhachev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turner is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Makhachev throws out the jab.
Turner with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Makhachev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Turner, pushing him back against the cage.
Turner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Makhachev misses with some punches.
Makhachev misses with a body punch.
Turner tries to circle away but Makhachev has him pinned against the cage.
Makhachev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
Turner working hard to break the clinch.
Makhachev misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Turner is trying to break the clinch but Makhachev has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner working hard to break the clinch.
Turner has had enough of the clinch but Makhachev keeps him there for the moment.
Turner blocks a body shot from Makhachev.

Turner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Makhachev tries to clinch up
letting Turner counter with a right hand.
Apkungku Makhachev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turner misses with a two punch combination.
Makhachev dodges the punch combination from Turner.
Makhachev moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makhachev closes the distance but Turner moves to the side
and Turner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Makhachev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turner. Turner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Turner misses with a few strikes there.
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by Makhachev.
Makhachev fails with an attempt to clinch.

Makhachev has Turner up against the cage in a clinch.
Makhachev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Turner's efforts to push away.
Turner tries to circle away but Makhachev has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner can't break the clinch.
Turner is trying to force a seperation but Makhachev has the dominant position.

Turner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Makhachev throws a series of punches but Turner moves out of range.
Makhachev is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
No joy there for Turner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turner throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makhachev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turner connects with a single shot there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Makhachev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Makhachev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turner throws out a counter right but Makhachev avoids it with no problem.
Turner cracks Makhachev with a good jab.
Turner throws a combination that misses
and Makhachev counters with a series of strikes. Turner will be more careful next time no doubt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Turner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Turner 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Turner!
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G S C G energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
41%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alan Oh (ranked 6808 p4p, 5116 weight class) and Bayu Subagio (ranked 227 p4p, 201 weight class). Bayu Subagio has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alan Oh's chin.

152 cm
25
133
1 - 3 - 0
161 cm
19
136
5 - 1 - 0
BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Very quick
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alan Oh!
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, Bayu Subagio!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, 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!
A head kick misses from Oh.
Oh takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Subagio tries to keep at a distance but Oh has taken the fight into the clinch.
Subagio lands a hook that snaps the head of Oh backwards.
Oh takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Subagio presses Oh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Subagio lands with a short shot to the head.
Subagio lands a left hand.
Subagio's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Oh has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Subagio avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The referee calls for Subagio to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Subagio stalls.
Subagio receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Subagio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Oh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Subagio scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Subagio.
Oh is rocked!
Oh misses with a knee strike.
Oh Oh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Subagio lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Subagio.
Oh seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Subagio.
Oh is trying to pull guard but Subagio turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Oh is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Subagio.
Subagio scores with a shoulder strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Subagio.
Subagio lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Subagio lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Subagio manages to break the clinch.
Subagio displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Oh.
A head kick misses from Oh.
Subagio stuffs the takedown attempt from Oh. Oh gets slowly back to his feet.

Subagio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Subagio gets through Oh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh jumps guard but Subagio stands there with Oh around his waist. Oh gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Subagio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oh tries for a takedown but Subagio manages to get underhooks.
Subagio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Subagio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Subagio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Subagio lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Subagio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Subagio slows down the pace here.

Subagio drops Oh onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Oh is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Subagio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Oh lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Subagio gets through Oh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Subagio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Subagio lands with a left to the head.
Subagio manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Subagio prevents a body shot from Oh.
Subagio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Subagio.
Subagio manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Subagio lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Subagio lands with a light punch inside.
Subagio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Subagio cracks Oh with a nice body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Subagio as Oh tries to tie him up.
Subagio has Oh pressed against the cage.
Subagio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Subagio.
Subagio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Subagio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bayu Subagio dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Subagio connects with a high kick.

Subagio drives through and clinches with Oh against the cage.
Subagio lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Subagio.
Subagio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Subagio lands a big right hand that drops Oh! The killer instinct kicks in and Subagio finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Subagio!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bayu Subagio!
Bayu Subagio decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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FIGHT
RATING
63%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harti Kraus (ranked 3967 p4p, 3001 weight class) and Zack Newman (ranked 179 p4p, 148 weight class). Kraus's entrance music is New World Symphony 4th Movement. A fine choice. Zack Newman will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

164 cm
19
133
3 - 2 - 0
175 cm
25
140
2 - 1 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harti Kraus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zack Newman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newman tries to clinch there but Kraus circles away.
Harti Kraus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kraus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kraus throws a right hand that Newman ducks under and follows up with a left that Newman also avoids with ease.
Newman shoots in but no luck this time.
Kraus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Newman wants to counter with a clinch but Kraus pushes him away.
Newman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kraus works over Newman's head and body with a nice combination.
Newman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kraus throws a hook but Newman avoids it easily.
Newman wants to counter with a clinch but Kraus pushes him away.
Newman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kraus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harti Kraus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zack Newman.
Kraus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newman's corner calls for a 1-2. Newman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kraus tests Newman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kraus throws a hook but Newman avoids it easily.
Kraus misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Kraus.

Kraus takes the fight into the clinch.
Kraus tries to land knees in the clinch but Newman avoids the damage to the body.
Kraus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Newman is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Newman's elbow.
Newman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kraus tries to land knees in the clinch but Newman avoids the damage to the body.
Kraus missing with knees to the body.
Newman tries to land a knee to the head but Kraus blocks with his arms.
Newman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kraus walks away with a smile on his face. Newman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kraus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kraus wants it to stay on the feet.
Kraus dips to his left and cracks Newman with an uppercut!
Kraus throws an overhand right that lands on Newman's shoulder, as Newman tries to avoid the shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kraus misses with a body punch.
Kraus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kraus lands a nice knee to the body.
Kraus misses with an elbow strike.
Newman missing with knees to the body.
Newman avoiding damage as Kraus throws knees to the body.
Newman looking to slow down the pace here.
Kraus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Newman avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kraus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Newman is defending well for now.
Kraus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Newman is defending well for now.
Kraus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Newman avoids it.
Newman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kraus tries to work over Newman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Newman avoiding damage as Kraus throws knees to the body.
Kraus trying to land knees to the body.
Newman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kraus managing to block the knees to the body from Newman.
Kraus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kraus misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kraus fails to land.
Newman trying to control the position but instead, Kraus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Newman into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kraus fails to land.
Newman working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kraus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Newman is defending well for now.
Kraus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Newman.

Kraus lands a takedown into guard.
Newman trying to keep a closed guard but Kraus is proving a slippery customer.
Kraus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kraus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Newman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kraus trying to control but Newman is working from the bottom.
Kraus stands up over Newman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Newman is looking for a triangle but Kraus pushes his legs off easily.
Newman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kraus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kraus 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.
Kraus lands a couple of digs.
Newman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Newman keeping moving, preventing Kraus from controlling successfully.
Kraus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Newman being controlled here, momentarily.
Kraus trying to control the position from guard on top but Newman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kraus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Newman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kraus trying to control the position from guard on top but Newman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kraus throws a big elbow that misses.
Newman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harti Kraus dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Newman tries for a takedown but Kraus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kraus misses with a few strikes there.

Newman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kraus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Kraus gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Newman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kraus.
Kraus thows a huge punch but Newman dodges it nicely.
Newman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kraus.
Kraus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kraus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kraus thows a huge punch but Newman dodges it nicely.
Kraus controlling the pace.
Kraus throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Newman to regain full guard.
Harti Kraus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Newman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Newman controls Kraus momentarily but Kraus frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kraus 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraus throwing strikes from guard but Newman blocks nicely.
Newman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Newman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kraus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Newman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kraus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Newman working a defensive guard here.
Kraus passes Newman's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kraus throwing shots but Newman is blocking nicely.
Kraus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kraus stalling away here and it's allowed Newman to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

Newman is looking for a triangle but Kraus pushes his legs off easily.
Kraus throwing strikes from guard but Newman blocks nicely.
Kraus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kraus works over Newman with some ground and pound from guard.
Kraus wants to control from the top but Newman keeps moving.
Kraus is stalling in the full guard.

Newman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Newman is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Newman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kraus.
Kraus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Newman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kraus passes Newman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Newman wants to get back to full guard.
Kraus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kraus not doing much here.

Newman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kraus throwing shots but Newman is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kraus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kraus winds up and cracks Newman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kraus lands with a punch from half guard.
Kraus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Newman defending well though.
Kraus content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Newman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kraus.
Newman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kraus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harti Kraus dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Newman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Newman is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kraus looks for the body kick but Newman saw that one coming.
Kraus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Newman checks it well.
A nice combination there by Newman.
Newman throws a leg kick but Kraus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Newman moves in looking to clinch but Kraus pushes him off.
Newman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Newman tries a head kick but it misses.
Kraus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Newman can do to turn this around?
Kraus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newman.
Kraus misses with a two punch combination.
Newman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kraus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kraus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kraus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kraus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Newman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Newman felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraus cracks Newman with a big right hand but Newman just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Newman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kraus is looking to take a break and control but Newman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Newman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kraus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Newman keeps working.
Kraus in side control, throwing shots but Newman defends.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Newman defending against the ground and pound.
Kraus controls the position from side control.
Kraus misses with the ground and pound.
Newman is trying to get back to half guard.
Kraus is looking to take a break and control but Newman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Kraus are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Harti Kraus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kraus is staying tight to Newman's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newman is trying to improve his position.
Kraus remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Newman tries to buck Kraus off but Kraus is having none of it.
Newman seems a little lost for a moment, as Kraus dominates the positioning.
Newman is trying to get back to his feet.
Newman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Kraus works to advance to full mount. Newman defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Newman tries to hold on but Kraus pushes him away.
Kraus controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harti Kraus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kraus 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harti Kraus!

After winning the bout, Harti Kraus 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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A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
39%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Morrison (ranked 3283 p4p, 2469 weight class) and Wrestling Spar (ranked 160 p4p, 127 weight class). Tyler Morrison has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

173 cm
19
146
2 - 1 - 0
155 cm
26
135
2 - 0 - 0
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin
Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyler Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wrestling Spar!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spar dips to his left and cracks Morrison with an uppercut!
Spar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Spar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morrison.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Spar is just out of range.
Spar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Tyler Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Spar just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison has a takedown stuffed.
Spar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison throws a head kick that Spar semi-blocks.
Spar lands a body shot.
Spar connects with a single shot there.
Spar ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spar.
Spar 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.
Spar throws out a loose jab but Morrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Spar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morrison.
Morrison catches Spar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Morrison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spar throws out the jab.
Morrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Spar looks to throw the jab but Morrison is out of range.
Morrison lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Spar looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrison is just out of range.
Morrison lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spar's sensitive parts.
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morrison takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morrison scores with a jab. Spar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Spar looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrison is just out of range.
Spar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Morrison rather than just go for the knockout.

Spar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Morrison!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Morrison trying to control from the bottom.

Morrison with the active half guard here but Spar passes nicely into side control.
Morrison wants to control but Spar postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Spar trying to control but Morrison is having none of it.
Spar fails to take his opponent's back.
Morrison holds of for dear life.
Morrison manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spar trying to mount his opponent but Morrison defends it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morrison has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Spar is working away from the top position though.
Spar is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Morrison!
Morrison wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Spar trying to control.

Morrison fending off the submission attempt from Spar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison tries to roll but Spar sticks to his back.

Spar looking to break Morrison's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Morrison remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Spar will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Morrison is in bad spot here.

Morrison showing good submission defense here.
Morrison rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Spar uses his free foot to push down on Morrison's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Morrison.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wrestling Spar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Morrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spar throws a hook to the side of Morrison's head but Morrison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spar slips a straight right by Morrison.
Spar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Spar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morrison misses with an uppercut. Spar saw that one coming.
Spar slips under a jab from Morrison.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morrison.
Spar misses the shot to the body.
Morrison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Spar throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison moves out of range of the strikes.
Spar works Morrison's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spar slips under a jab.
Morrison lands with a hook. Spar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morrison is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Spar with a hook.
The fighters circling - Spar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrison throws out a loose jab but Spar uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar throws a jab but it's blocked by Morrison.
Spar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spar.
Morrison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morrison throws a poor cross that misses
and Spar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spar walks into a stiff left hand from Morrison.
A slow jab from Spar misses its intended target.
Spar takes a swing at Morrison's ribcage but misses.
Spar cracks Morrison with an open hand slap.
Morrison wants to slow Spar down by chopping away at his legs.
Morrison fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spar.
Spar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Morrison sprawls well. Morrison wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Spar gets slowly back to his feet.
It appears Morrison was looking to counter with a kick there.
Spar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morrison throwing a counter right hand but Spar manages to avoid it.
Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spar.
Morrison scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spar throws a hook but Morrison blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Spar misses.
Spar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrison uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Spar has time to react.
Morrison looks to land a right hand but Spar moved out of range.
Morrison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrison walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Spar moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyler Morrison is winning the standup battle so far.
Morrison with a nice calf kick.
Spar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Spar lands a jab to the head.
Spar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
It looked like Morrison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Spar throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison tries to clinch up but Spar circles away and keeps his distance.
Spar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morrison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spar misses with a wild body shot.
Morrison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morrison lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Morrison slams his shin into Spar's torso.
Morrison thumps Spar with a low kick.
Spar misses with a straight left.
Morrison tests Spar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spar misses with an uppercut.
Morrison connects with a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Morrison.
Spar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Spar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Spar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Spar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
Spar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Spar tries to keep at a distance but Morrison has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morrison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morrison blocks a body shot from Spar.
Spar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spar fails to pull guard.
Morrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spar's elbow.
Spar misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spar misses with some punches.
Spar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Morrison gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tyler Morrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wrestling Spar.
Morrison tries a body shot but Spar blocks it.
Morrison scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morrison misses with the head strike.
Morrison misses with a punch to the body.
Spar has a couple of punches blocked by Morrison.
Morrison tries to work over Spar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morrison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morrison tries to work over Spar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morrison tries a body shot but Spar blocks it.
Morrison works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morrison.
Spar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spar tries a body shot but Morrison blocks it.
Morrison is pressed up against the cage. Spar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Morrison down to the mat. Morrison avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Spar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morrison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morrison shoots in looking for a takedown. Spar tries to sprawl out of it but Morrison keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Spar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Morrison dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!


Morrison gets the takedown into side control.

Morrison is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Spar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Spar manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Spar works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Spar looking for a guillotine here but Morrison defends easily.
Spar keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison being controlled here momentarily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Spar can do anything to dispel that myth.

Morrison is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Spar is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Spar has escaped and now he's on top!


Morrison 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.
Spar tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison is retaining full guard.
Wrestling Spar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morrison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Spar manages to get himself to full guard.

Morrison postures up.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Spar keeps moving.
Spar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Spar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrison's guard.

Morrison seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Spar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Spar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Spar content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Spar works to advance to full mount. Morrison defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Morrison wants to hold on but Spar pushes him away.

That's four 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.
Morrison working to try and regain half guard.
Spar manages to capitalize on a mistake by Morrison to take his back!

Spar is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

Spar working for a choke but Morrison is defending well.
Spar controlling the position well here. Morrison rolled but Spar kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wrestling Spar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Spar 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wrestling Spar!

In his post fight interview, Wrestling Spar started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
50%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peanut Jones (ranked 2778 p4p, 2343 weight class) and Camille Geiger (ranked 142 p4p, 121 weight class). The key to victory for Peanut Jones has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

165 cm
26
137
3 - 2 - 0
163 cm
19
141
2 - 1 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong
Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peanut Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Camille Geiger!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Geiger decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones tries to roll over but Geiger keeps him under control.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Geiger looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jones is looking to control Geiger's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted?
Jones wants to improve his position but Geiger is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is trying to control but can't.
Geiger has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Geiger trying to control but Jones is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Geiger working for a guillotine from mount but Jones is in no mood to give up.
Jones has given up his back.

Geiger has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Jones has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Geiger not allowing Jones to control his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
I really don't envy Jones right now.

Geiger is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Jones knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Jones for a finish.
Geiger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Jones defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Geiger's arms.
Jones staying busy and making it hard for Geiger to control.

Geiger is persistently looking for the submission but Jones is defending it well.
Jones rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jones.
Geiger is looking to pass into half guard but Jones pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jones is in guard.


Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Geiger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Geiger is looking to sweep but instead, Jones has passed into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geiger tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Geiger has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Geiger keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Geiger is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jones's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jones's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Camille Geiger dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jones wants to clinch up but Geiger keeps it at a distance.

Geiger looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Geiger preventing the sweep.
Geiger trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geiger must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Geiger works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Geiger seems to be looking for submissions.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to hold on to Geiger's head to control him but Geiger postures up.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Geiger has control of the leg.
Geiger wants to free his trapped foot but Jones is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jones is trying to control but can't.
Geiger works his way into side control.

Geiger looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jones regains half guard.

Geiger is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Geiger.
Geiger looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Geiger.
Jones won't allow Geiger to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Geiger is stalling in the full guard.
Jones controls Geiger momentarily but Geiger frees himself.
Geiger engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jones takes a swing at Geiger's ribcage but misses.
Geiger tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jones connects with the punch.
Geiger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones lands a body shot.

Geiger shoots in and bounces Jones off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Geiger looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Geiger looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Camille Geiger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Horrible takedown attempt by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Geiger, which made it look bad.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Geiger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.

Geiger looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Geiger postures up.
Geiger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Geiger won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones keeping full guard, as Geiger tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones pulls Geiger in close to prevent any damage.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Geiger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Geiger manages to get himself to full guard.

Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Geiger looking for a sweep. Not yet Geiger, not yet.
Jones passes Geiger's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've been hearing that Jones has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Geiger is not content to let Jones control the position.
Geiger tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Geiger on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Peanut Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geiger is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones is taking a breather. Geiger says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jones trying to control the action but Geiger is working from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Geiger manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Geiger wants to hit a sweep here but Jones passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Geiger there!
Jones throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geiger can't escape the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Geiger can do anything to dispel that myth.
Geiger sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Geiger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Jones wants to control but Geiger is keeping him busy.
Jones is really struggling to control Geiger but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Geiger looking for submissions off his back.

That's four 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.
Geiger tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Jones with the ground and pound but Geiger uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Geiger is trying to keep Jones in close.

Geiger working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Geiger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Peanut Jones.
I think Geiger 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Camille Geiger!
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
26%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jason Mill (ranked 2650 p4p, 1854 weight class) and Godefroy Courtial (ranked 136 p4p, 100 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

155 cm
25
147
2 - 1 - 0
169 cm
19
142
3 - 0 - 0
Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Mill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Godefroy Courtial!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Bart Greer.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mill throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Courtial to counter with a crisp jab.
Mill swings widly with a right hand
and Mill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mill misses with a right hand
and Courtial counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mill connects with a right hand. Courtial shakes it off.
Mill misses with a hook to the body
and Mill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donk. Mill catches Courtial right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Godefroy Courtial has been cut.
Mill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Courtial manages to avoid it.
Mill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Courtial was well out of range. Poor timing from Mill.
Mill sets himself, and Courtial steps forward looking for the clinch! Mill avoids it this time.
Nice cross by Courtial.
Mill seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Courtial shapes to counter with a head kick.
Mill misses with a hook to the body
and Courtial counters with a right hand to the body.
Jason Mill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mill misses with a body punch
and Courtial counters with a nice leg kick.
Mill misses with an uppercut
and Courtial counters with a straight right hand.
Courtial fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mill manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mill rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Courtial counter with a right hand.
Courtial is looking to clinch but Mill is avoiding it.
Mill lands with an uppercut that bounces Courtial off the cage and back into range.
Mill looks to land a left hand but Courtial moved out of range nicely.
Courtial looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Courtial has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Mill keeps the fight on the outside.
Courtial has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Courtial throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mill throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Courtial to counter with a crisp jab.
Mill throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Courtial counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mill misses with an uppercut
and Courtial makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mill scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Courtial fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mill.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Courtial takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mill throws a looping overhand right but Courtial ducks down to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Courtial finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mill connects with a nice looking jab.
Mill throws a poor cross that misses
and Courtial connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mill looks to land a right hand but Courtial moved out of range.
Mill misses the body punch
and Courtial connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Courtial bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mill's head.
Mill is rocked!
Courtial walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Mill drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Courtial swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Mill's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Godefroy Courtial!
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
62%

 

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miko Toms (ranked 3507 p4p, 3487 weight class) and Marc Price (ranked 362 p4p, 361 weight class). Toms comes to the cage accompanied by Quarentine Freestyle, bbno$ and Lentra. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

180 cm
25
155
2 - 1 - 0
172 cm
25
156
1 - 0 - 0
Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Miko Toms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marc Price!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, 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!
Price tries a head kick but it misses.
Toms throws a big counter combination but Price scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Price lands a high kick!
Marc Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Price throws a quick inside leg kick.
Price throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Toms darts in and clinches Price up against the cage.
Price looking to throw knees to the head but Toms is blocking nicely.
Toms misses with a knee to the head.
Toms doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Toms gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Toms working Price over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price won't allow Toms to pass to mount.
Toms perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Price felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Toms is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Toms prevents Price from standing back up.
Price tries to roll over but Toms keeps him under control.
Toms is taking a breather. Price says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Price tries to get to full guard but Toms has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Price is trying to stand back up but Toms is controlling him
Well, if Toms is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Price throws a sloppy head kick

so Toms counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Price pushes Toms off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Price leaves Toms with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Price throws a head kick that Toms semi-blocks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price throws a head kick but Toms moves out of range.

Toms shoots in and bounces Price off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Price wants to stand up but Toms is controlling him.
Toms has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Price is proving hard to escape from.
Toms works over Price with some ground and pound from guard.
Toms trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Toms is controlling him.
Price keeping full guard, as Toms tries to pass.
Toms wants to stand but Price 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.
Toms showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Price lands a nice looking kick to the body. Toms takes a step back to recover.
Price pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marc Price will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A head kick misses from Price.
Toms went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Price throws a lazy head kick

and Toms counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Toms definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Toms is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Toms trying to stand up but can't free himself from Price's guard.
Toms not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Price has a closed guard, preventing Toms from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toms chips away with some ground and pound.
Toms controls from within his opponent's guard.
Toms keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Price's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toms is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Toms throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Price works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Toms is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Price wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

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.

Toms throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Price was covering up waiting for the punch and Toms finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Toms wants to control from the top but Price keeps moving.
Price is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Toms is looking to stand up but Price won't let him.
Toms controlling from the top position.
Toms keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Price's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price wants to stand and escape but Toms is having none of it.
Toms connects with a couple of short punches.
Toms is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Toms connects with a couple of short punches.
Toms passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Toms lands some shots froms side control.
Toms moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price is working to avoid the ground and pound but Toms connects with a decent elbow.
Price on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Toms working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Toms thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Toms works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miko Toms dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Price pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Price scores with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Price.
Toms went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Toms fails to land the takedown.
Miko Toms is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick by Price misses

so Toms counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Toms chips away with some ground and pound.
Toms keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Price's head.
Toms keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Price's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toms is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Toms landing with the ground and pound.
Toms cracks Price with a solid left hand.
Price is rocked!
Toms is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Price can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.

Toms drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Price dives on top into guard.

Price looking to pass the guard.
Toms lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Toms is in close to Price's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Toms stays in close to Price's body and controls the position.
Toms postures up and lands a big shot to Price's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toms landing with the ground and pound.
Toms slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Toms scoring with punches from side control.
Toms creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Price is still in real trouble! Can Toms finish him?
Toms is chipping away with strikes.
Toms lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Price takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Toms lands a strong strike to the head of Price. That's dazed him! Toms looking to finish here. Price is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Toms lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miko Toms!
Miko Toms thanked the fans post fight for their support.
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
45%

 

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Per Erik Stallhagen (ranked 2553 p4p, 1488 weight class) and Caio Victor (ranked 274 p4p, 174 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

173 cm
19
155
4 - 1 - 0
165 cm
26
144
8 - 2 - 0
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick
Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Per Erik Stallhagen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Caio Victor!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victor wants to clinch up but Stallhagen keeps it at a distance.
Stallhagen misses with a looping right.
Victor shoots in looking for a takedown. Stallhagen tries to sprawl out of it but Victor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stallhagen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stallhagen throwing a counter right hand but Victor manages to avoid it.
Stallhagen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Victor decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stallhagen's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Victor drops back, looking for a kneebar! Stallhagen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Stallhagen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Stallhagen!

Victor is trying to improve his position.
Victor keeps trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Stallhagen is trying to get back to full guard.

Victor in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Stallhagen tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Victor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Caio Victor!
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
49%

 

 
 
 
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