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Highland 22 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Magic (ranked 6029 p4p, 6943 weight class) and Bobby Cruz (ranked 627 p4p, 679 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Big Magic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz looks to land a combination but Magic avoids it well.
Magic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Magic misses with a straight right.
Magic looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
Magic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island project in the buildup to the fight.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Cruz blocks a jab.
Cruz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Magic looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
Cruz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Magic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Cruz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Magic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
 It looks like Bobby Cruz has been cut.
Magic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Magic misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Cruz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Magic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Magic misses its intended target.
Magic dodges the punch combination from Cruz.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magic moves away.
Magic misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Cruz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cruz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Magic rather than just go for the knockout.
Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Magic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Magic was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Magic swings widly with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz with a nice cross.
Magic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magic slips a straight right by Cruz.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magic was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
A nice combination there by Cruz.
Cruz throws a body punch but Magic moves out of range.
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
Cruz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Magic avoids them all with ease.
Magic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Magic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little feinted left hand from Magic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Magic.
Magic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruz misses with a combination
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Magic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Magic scores with a hook to the body. Cruz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Magic does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Magic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz throws a jab when Magic was well out of range.
Magic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Magic lands a slapping body shot.
A big left from Magic misses.
Cruz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Magic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cruz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Magic's hands.
Magic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Magic does no damage.
Cruz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Magic.
Magic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Magic takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Cruz.
Magic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Cruz punishes Magic's body with a nice straight punch.
Cruz lands with a nice body punch.
Magic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magic defending well as Cruz loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cruz defending well as Magic loads up on a big left hand.
Magic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cruz counters with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Cruz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Cruz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cruz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cruz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cruz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Magic.
Magic throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz scores with a nice head shot.
Magic jabs at Cruz's body.
No joy there for Cruz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bobby Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magic throws a big shot that misses.
Magic looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Cruz is looking for the big counter here.
Magic throws an off balance right hand
and Cruz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A counter left hand to the body from Magic misses its target.
Nice cross by Cruz.
Sloppy strikes from Magic. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Magic moved out of range.
A big left from Magic misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Magic might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Magic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Magic lands a nice hook to Cruz's body. Cruz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Magic.
Magic swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Magic lands with a right hand.
Magic throws a big shot that misses.
Magic throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Cruz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Magic just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz connects with a single shot there.
Cruz with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz staying out of range there.
Magic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Magic ducks right into an uppercut from Cruz.
Jab from Cruz.
A left and a right from Cruz both land. Nice combination.
Magic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Magic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz throws a jab when Magic was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magic. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Magic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruz.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Magic throwing a counter right hand but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magic.
Cruz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Magic lands with a straight right. Cruz didn't see that one coming.
Cruz tries to bum rush Magic with a series of wild strikes but Magic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
Magic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cruz throws a poor cross that misses
and Magic counters with a nice body shot.
Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magic.
Magic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Magic. Those never looked like landing.
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!
Magic throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Magic misses.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Magic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz misses with a wild combination.
Cruz cracks Magic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A combination from Magic does no damage.
Cruz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Magic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Magic punishes Cruz's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Magic scores with a nice strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bobby Cruz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bobby Cruz's cut.
That's time! Magic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cruz misses with a looping right.
Cruz misses with a wild combination.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magic takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Magic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cruz to score with a decent uppercut.
Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Magic cracks Cruz with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Magic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Magic circles away quickly and effectively.
Magic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz slips under a jab.
Magic misses with a wild combination.
Cruz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Magic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cruz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magic.
Magic throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magic moves away.
A punch combination from Magic misses.
Cruz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Magic in his tracks.
Cruz throws a body punch but Magic moves out of range.
Magic misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Cruz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cruz misses with a shot to the body
and Magic counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz throws a hook to the side of Magic's head but Magic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magic throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
A nice side step and Cruz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz swinging wildly here.
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!
A nice combination there by Cruz.
Magic throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magic just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Magic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magic throws out the jab.
Cruz is looking for the big counter here.
Magic misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming.
Magic throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Magic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Magic drops his hands momentarily and Cruz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cruz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Magic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Magic looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
Magic misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Magic lands with a cross.
Magic misses the jab.
Cruz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Magic scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magic.
Magic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bobby Cruz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magic avoids the body shot from Cruz.
It looked like Magic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Cruz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Magic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Magic.
Magic misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Magic lands a glancing blow to the side of Cruz's head.
Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Magic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magic misses the jab.
Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Big Magic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magic.
A little jabbing left from Cruz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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 Big Magic.
Well Cruz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Cruz!
Bobby Cruz took some time post fight to say the following; 'These filthy people come and think they can beat me in my own home'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Hawkins (ranked 6278 p4p, 3970 weight class) and Jake Moossaka (ranked 669 p4p, 503 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shaun Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jake Moossaka!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moossaka moves in looking to clinch but Hawkins pushes him off.
Moossaka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moossaka throws a combination that misses
and Hawkins counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Moossaka looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Moossaka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawkins is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hawkins throwing strikes but missing.
Moossaka keeping moving, preventing Hawkins from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawkins throws an elbow that misses. Moossaka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hawkins's guard. Nice move by Moossaka!
Moossaka wanted to stand there but Hawkins had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins pulls Moossaka in close to his closed guard and prevents Moossaka from doing any damage or advancing position.
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.
Hawkins lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Moossaka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawkins engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Moossaka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawkins definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Moossaka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hawkins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moossaka keeping moving, preventing Hawkins from controlling successfully.
Hawkins postures up in Moossaka's guard and throws a big left but Moossaka blocks it.
Moossaka controls Hawkins momentarily but Hawkins frees himself.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Moossaka is looking to clinch but Hawkins is avoiding it.
Jake Moossaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Moossaka.
Hawkins misses with a body shot.
Moossaka is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Moossaka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hawkins feinted with a counter takedown.
Hawkins feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hawkins wants to control from the top but Moossaka keeps moving.
Hawkins with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hawkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Moossaka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawkins stands up over Moossaka, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hawkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hawkins stands and throws Moossaka's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moossaka prevents Hawkins from improving position.
Hawkins trying to control the position but Moossaka is working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Hawkins dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Moossaka looks to clinch
and Hawkins counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Moossaka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hawkins.
Hawkins takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hawkins misses with a head shot. Moossaka uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hawkins throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moossaka keeping moving, preventing Hawkins from controlling successfully.
Shaun Hawkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hawkins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moossaka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hawkins is one step ahead there.
Hawkins throws an elbow that misses. Moossaka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hawkins's guard. Nice move by Moossaka!
Hawkins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Moossaka manages to get himself to full guard.
Hawkins landing some decent shots from guard.
Hawkins seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moossaka is trying to keep Hawkins in close.
Hawkins postures up and lands a big shot to Moossaka's brow.
Hawkins wants to control from the top but Moossaka keeps moving.
Hawkins prevents Moossaka from getting back to his feet.
Moossaka trying to keep a closed guard but Hawkins is proving a slippery customer.
Hawkins throwing strikes from guard but Moossaka blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moossaka wants to sweep but no luck.
Hawkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hawkins looking to sit in guard and control but Moossaka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hawkins has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Moossaka has passed into side control.
Hawkins tries to buck Moossaka off but Moossaka is having none of it.
Hawkins is trying to control Moossaka's posture but Moossaka avoids it.
Hawkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moossaka can do to turn this around?
Hawkins is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Moossaka.
Hawkins is looking for a sweep.
Hawkins is trying to control Moossaka's posture but Moossaka avoids it.
Hawkins tries to bench press Moossaka off him but Moossaka keeps the position.
Hawkins struggling a bit here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moossaka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hawkins keeps working.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hawkins shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hawkins was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Shaun Hawkins will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Moossaka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moossaka scores with a three punch combo!
Moossaka wants to clinch
and Hawkins counters with a nice double leg into side control. Moossaka won't be happy with that.
Hawkins landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Moossaka bucks up and tries to throw Hawkins off but instead Hawkins has got his back!
Moossaka finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Hawkins there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawkins sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hawkins landing punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins with the ground and pound from mount.
Moossaka keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Moossaka is bucking up trying to escape but Hawkins cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moossaka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hawkins scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hawkins lands a nice shot to the head.
Moossaka tries to reverse the position but Hawkins maintains control.
Hawkins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Moossaka avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hawkins.
Hawkins tries to control but Moossaka wriggling away.
Hawkins looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawkins throws some wild stikes that Moossaka manages to avoid easily.
Hawkins is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jake Moossaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins with good strikes from the mount here!
Hawkins landing punches.
 Moossaka is rocked!
Moossaka wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hawkins.
Hawkins trying to control but Moossaka is having none of it.
Hawkins in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Moossaka is still in real trouble! Can Hawkins finish him?
Hawkins misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Moossaka seems to have recovered his senses.
Hawkins looking to finish with strikes here!
Hawkins looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins raining down hammerfists from mount.
Shaun Hawkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee warns Moossaka that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hawkins loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Moossaka scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Hawkins land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Hawkins stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shaun Hawkins!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Takamura (ranked 3530 p4p, 6851 weight class) and Better Dead Ii (ranked 491 p4p, 761 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Counter fighter
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eduardo Takamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Better Dead Ii!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dead Ii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takamura moves away.
Takamura drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dead Ii sprawls and moves away.
Dead Ii misses with an uppercut. Takamura saw that one coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Dead Ii as he connects with a hook.
Dead Ii drives through with a takedown into Takamura's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dead Ii tries to free his leg and advance position but Takamura is retaining full guard.
Takamura throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dead Ii slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dead Ii trying to control but Takamura is working from the bottom.
Takamura definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamura working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dead Ii doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dead Ii manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dead Ii's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Takamura throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dead Ii is sitting in close to Takamura's body. Takamura has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Dead Ii is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Dead Ii is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Takamura.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Eduardo Takamura!
Better Dead Ii was interviewed post fight and said 'Just laying low for now'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Genji Kamogawa (ranked 4591 p4p, 4464 weight class) and Leif Cassidy (ranked 220 p4p, 212 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kamogawa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Veer Union - Bitter End. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Genji Kamogawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leif Cassidy!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamogawa closes the distance and pushes Cassidy back into the cage.
Kamogawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Cassidy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamogawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Cassidy.
Kamogawa avoids the elbow strike from Cassidy, against the cage.
Cassidy lands an elbow inside.
 It looks like Genji Kamogawa has been cut.
Kamogawa lands a left hand.
Kamogawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cassidy misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kamogawa avoids a wild elbow strike from Cassidy.
Kamogawa ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kamogawa no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kamogawa throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
We've been hearing good reports from Kamogawa's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kamogawa has Cassidy pulled in close to control his posture.
Kamogawa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cassidy manages to get himself to full guard.
Kamogawa is working Cassidy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamogawa won't allow Cassidy to get back to his feet.
Kamogawa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kamogawa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cassidy wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kamogawa manages to pass to side control.
Kamogawa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kamogawa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cassidy taking some punishment here, with Kamogawa in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cassidy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cassidy is bucking up trying to escape but Kamogawa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kamogawa landing punches.
Kamogawa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kamogawa 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.
Kamogawa working the ground and pound effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kamogawa landing punches.
Cassidy is rocked!
Kamogawa unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Cassidy wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Kamogawa celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Genji Kamogawa!
Genji Kamogawa 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yarik Trottsky (ranked 4976 p4p, 2857 weight class) and Justice Turner (ranked 524 p4p, 333 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Yarik Trottsky has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Yarik Trottsky seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yarik Trottsky!
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, Justice Turner!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trottsky gets tackled into the cage by Turner. Turner maintains the clinch.
A short left from Trottsky.
Turner turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Trottsky gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Trottsky wants to improve his position but Turner is controlling well.
Turner drops an elbow to the side of Trottsky's head.
Turner is nestled in close to Trottsky, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
 Trottsky is rocked!
Turner scores with a big shot! Trottsky's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Trottsky! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justice Turner!
Justice Turner seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nolan Diaz (ranked 2518 p4p, 3417 weight class) and Dirk Jammer (ranked 339 p4p, 436 weight class). The key to victory for Nolan Diaz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nolan Diaz!
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, Dirk Jammer!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jammer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Dirk Jammer has been cut.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jammer moves away.
Diaz lands with a nice body punch.
Diaz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jammer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Jammer's belly button to the back.
Diaz dips to his left and cracks Jammer with an uppercut!
Diaz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jammer's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jammer avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Jammer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Diaz.
Diaz lands with a good body shot.
Jammer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jammer throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Jammer is rocked!
Diaz Throws a clean left jab. Diaz Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Jammer's chin! Jammer crumbles to the ground and Diaz follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Diaz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nolan Diaz!
A very excited looking Nolan Diaz rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Barbosa (ranked 1950 p4p, 3023 weight class) and Sir Turner (ranked 286 p4p, 426 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucas Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sir Turner!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Turner.
Barbosa attempts a counter takedown but Turner avoids it well and moves away.
Turner looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Turner thows a leg kick but Barbosa checks it
and Barbosa counters with a single leg into guard. Turner didn't expect that.
Barbosa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Barbosa throwing strikes from guard but Turner blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa tries to free his leg and advance position but Turner is retaining full guard.
Turner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Turner can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barbosa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barbosa postures up in Turner's guard and throws a big left but Turner blocks it.
Barbosa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turner is keeping the position for now.
Turner can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barbosa controls the pace.
Barbosa wants to control from the top but Turner keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Turner thows a leg kick but Barbosa checks it
and Barbosa counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sloppy strikes there by Barbosa.
The referee asks Barbosa politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Barbosa prefers to stall for the moment though.
Barbosa working the ground and pound but Turner is defending the strikes.
Barbosa misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Barbosa is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Turner looks calm but he's in trouble here. Barbosa gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Turner is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Barbosa lets go of the hold and Turner can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lucas Barbosa!
Sir Turner was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck that nigga'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aidan Glenswilly (ranked 2304 p4p, 2571 weight class) and Alexander Dulo (ranked 239 p4p, 257 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aidan Glenswilly!
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, Alexander Dulo!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dulo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Glenswilly's waist but Glenswilly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dulo off to one side.
Dulo misses with a takedown attempt
and Glenswilly counters with a stiff right hand.
Glenswilly jabs Dulo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dulo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Glenswilly as he jumps to the side.
It looked like Glenswilly was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dulo.
Aidan Glenswilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Dulo.
Glenswilly uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Glenswilly clobbers Dulo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dulo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dulo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Glenswilly counters with a nice uppercut.
Dulo dives in for a single leg takedown but Glenswilly sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Glenswilly appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dulo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Glenswilly tries to avoid it but Dulo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Glenswilly to the ground. Glenswilly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Glenswilly scores with a hook.
Dulo shoots and misses
and Glenswilly counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Dulo goes for a double leg but Glenswilly avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Glenswilly continues to drive forward.
Dulo fails with the takedown
and Glenswilly counters with a straight right hand.
Dulo tries for a takedown but Glenswilly circles away easily
and Glenswilly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dulo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dulo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dulo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Glenswilly's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glenswilly is trying to stand up here but Dulo is controlling him well.
Glenswilly blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dulo.
Dulo prevents Glenswilly from standing back up.
Dulo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Glenswilly looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dulo looks to land a strike but Glenswilly avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Glenswilly has momentary wrist control but Dulo slips an elbow through the middle.
Dulo trying to control but Glenswilly is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dulo cracks Glenswilly with a solid left hand.
Dulo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dulo connects with a couple of short punches.
Dulo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Glenswilly is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dulo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Glenswilly's head.
Dulo landing with the ground and pound.
Dulo distracts Glenswilly with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dulo working some strikes from top position.
Dulo with a nice head shot there.
Dulo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Glenswilly is rocked!
Dulo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oh Glenswilly is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Glenswilly controls Dulo momentarily but Dulo frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dulo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dulo throwing strikes but missing.
Glenswilly seems to have got his legs back now.
Dulo connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dulo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dulo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dulo connects with a couple of short punches.
Glenswilly trying to control the position.
Glenswilly is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dulo is controlling him.
Glenswilly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dulo.
Dulo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Glenswilly working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dulo with a nice head shot there.
Glenswilly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dulo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dulo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dulo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dulo is working Glenswilly over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dulo prevents Glenswilly from getting back to his feet.
Dulo works over Glenswilly with some ground and pound from guard.
Dulo won't allow Glenswilly to get back to his feet.
Glenswilly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dulo chips away with some ground and pound.
Dulo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dulo landing with the ground and pound.
Dulo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aidan Glenswilly will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Dulo shoots in for a takedown but Glenswilly shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Glenswilly was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dulo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Glenswilly's waist but Glenswilly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dulo off to one side.
Dulo shoots in for a double leg but Glenswilly sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aidan Glenswilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Dulo.
Dulo misses with a takedown
letting Glenswilly counter with a right hand.
Dulo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Glenswilly.
Glenswilly slaps away a takedown attempt from Dulo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Glenswilly lands a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Glenswilly.
Dulo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Glenswilly avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dulo.
Glenswilly is trying to buck Dulo off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dulo working the ground and pound from side control.
Glenswilly takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dulo is working Glenswilly over with some ground and pound from side control.
Dulo is putting a hurting on Glenswilly here, landing some big shots from side control.
Check out the look on Dulo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Glenswilly takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dulo working the body and head with strikes.
Dulo scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Glenswilly is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Dulo can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Dulo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Crawley (ranked 1971 p4p, 2637 weight class) and Reilly Yates (ranked 266 p4p, 337 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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215
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Billy Crawley!
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, Reilly Yates!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yates sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yates unleashes a big counter combination but Crawley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Yates throws a series of punches but Crawley moves out of range.
Crawley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Crawley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yates bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crawley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yates throws a right and a left that both miss.
A lazy left from Crawley finds it's target.
It looks like Reilly Yates has been cut.
Yates walks into a straight right hand from Crawley.
Nice uppercut there from Crawley.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yates moves away.
Yates is looking for the big counter here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crawley.
Yates tries to clinch there but Crawley circles away.
Yates slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawley slips a jab and a cross from Yates.
Crawley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Crawley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yates moves in looking to clinch but Crawley pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawley lunges at Yates with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yates's hand.
Yates swings for the body but Crawley moves out of range.
Yates ducks under a wild hook from Crawley.
Yates tries to counter with a clinch but Crawley shakes him off and moves away.
Yates takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yates bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crawley throws a body shot but no joy.
Crawley misses with a straight right.
Crawley dips to his left and cracks Yates with an uppercut!
Yates misses with a wild body shot.
Crawley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crawley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yates's hands.
Yates lands with a cross.
Yates throws a shot from downtown. Crawley moves away and avoids it.
Crawley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yates fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crawley on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yates takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A swing and a miss from Crawley.
Crawley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yates.
Crawley takes a swing at Yates's ribcage but misses.
Yates is looking to clinch.
Crawley lands with an uppercut that bounces Yates off the cage and back into range.
Yates ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Crawley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yates throws a hook to the side of Crawley's head but Crawley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crawley throws a hook but Yates blocks it.
Crawley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice cross by Crawley.
Yates swinging wildly here.
Crawley slips a jab and a cross from Yates.
Crawley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yates at a distance.
Crawley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yates moves out of range as Crawley strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Crawley misses the target.
Yates throws a counter combo.
Yates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crawley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yates on the side of the head.
Crawley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Crawley throws an overhand right that lands on Yates's shoulder, as Yates tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the liver by Crawley. Beautiful body shot.
Yates steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crawley.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crawley misses with a body shot.
Yates moves away from the strike by Crawley.
Crawley scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yates fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yates digs a good hook to Crawley's body.
Crawley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yates uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crawley.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yates. Crawley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crawley throws a hook but Yates avoids it easily.
Crawley avoids the head kick by Yates.
Crawley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yates was well out of range. Poor timing from Crawley.
Crawley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yates throws a body punch but Crawley moves out of range.
Yates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crawley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yates uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crawley.
Crawley looks to score with a jab to the body but Yates is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Crawley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reilly Yates's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Crawley looks to score with a jab to the body but Yates is just out of range.
Crawley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yates.
Reilly Yates is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yates throws a body shot but no joy.
Yates is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Crawley rather than just go for the knockout.
Crawley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Billy Crawley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crawley misses with a body shot.
Yates throws a big counter head kick but Crawley avoids it with no problem.
Crawley misses with a body shot.
Yates tries to counter with a clinch but Crawley shakes him off and moves away.
Yates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crawley.
Crawley throws out a loose jab but Yates uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Crawley coming out on top.
A punch lands to the side of Yates 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yates stuns Crawley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Crawley. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yates scores with a one two! Crawley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Yates might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Crawley has got the better of the exchanges.
A lazy left from Crawley finds it's target.
Yates takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crawley misses with an uppercut.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yates moves away.
It seemed like Yates was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A left lands for Crawley.
Crawley blocks a low kick nicely.
Crawley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Crawley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yates at a distance.
Crawley takes a swing at Yates's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crawley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yates avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crawley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yates can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yates missing with a left hand there. Crawley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yates scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Crawley with a nice cross.
Crawley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yates takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yates throws a body punch but Crawley moves out of range.
Crawley just misses with a punch to the body.
Yates tries to clinch up
and Yates takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yates has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Crawley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawley takes a swing at Yates's ribcage but misses.
Yates throws a body punch but Crawley moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yates misses the shot to the body.
Jab by Crawley.
Yates blocks a jab.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yates moves away.
Yates displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crawley throws out the jab.
Yates takes a swing at Crawley's ribcage but misses.
Crawley throws a body shot but no joy.
Crawley slips a jab and a cross from Yates.
Crawley lands with a hook. Yates tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Crawley throws a series of strikes that have Yates backpedaling.
Crawley misses with a lunging right hand
and Yates counters with a nice uppercut.
Yates staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates pushes Crawley up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crawley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crawley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yates's head backwards.
Yates is looking to score with low kicks.
Crawley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crawley missing with a left hand there. Yates was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crawley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left lands for Crawley.
Yates ducks under a wild hook from Crawley.
The fighters circling - Crawley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crawley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yates takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yates swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Crawley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Reilly Yates's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Crawley misses with a hook.
Crawley lands a body shot.
Yates looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Crawley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yates throws a nice looking combination but Crawley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yates looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crawley throws a shot from downtown. Yates moves away and avoids it.
Yates takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yates keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crawley.
Crawley throws a body punch but Yates moves out of range.
Yates looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crawley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crawley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yates in his tracks.
Yates's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crawley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yates scrambles back to his feet.
Billy Crawley is winning the standup battle so far.
Crawley throws a shot from downtown. Yates moves away and avoids it.
Yates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawley was well out of range. Poor timing from Yates.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yates counters with a three punch combo that has Crawley backing up. Crawley nods at Yates to acknowledge the strikes.
Crawley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yates misses with a straight right.
Crawley throwing a counter right hand but Yates manages to avoid it.
Yates misses with a wild body shot.
Crawley misses the jab.
Yates steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Crawley.
Yates defending well as Crawley loads up on a big left hand.
Yates misses with a double jab.
Crawley thuds a left hand into Yates's body.
Crawley lands a really nice looking cross but Yates seems unphased.
Yates looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yates takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab, jab by Crawley - just one landing.
Nice shot lands for Yates.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yates is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Crawley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yates.
Yates misses with a body shot.
Yates takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Crawley misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Yates.
Yates swings for the body but Crawley moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Crawley misses its target.
Crawley connects with the punch.
Yates takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crawley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yates's head backwards.
Crawley takes a swing at Yates's ribcage but misses.
Yates scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Billy Crawley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates takes a swing at Crawley's ribcage but misses.
Yates slips under a jab from Crawley.
Crawley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crawley slips a straight right by Yates.
Yates misses with a few strikes there.
Crawley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yates.
Yates takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yates throws out a loose jab but Crawley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crawley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Yates blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Crawley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crawley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yates moves out of range of the strikes.
Crawley misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates misses with a few strikes there.
Yates takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Crawley lands with an uppercut that bounces Yates off the cage and back into range.
Crawley throws a body punch but Yates moves out of range.
Crawley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yates.
Yates throws a counter combo.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yates moves away.
Crawley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yatess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yates misses with the combination.
Crawley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yates keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crawley.
Crawley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yates misses the body punch
and Crawley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reilly Yates has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crawley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Crawley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crawley, 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Crawley!
After winning the bout, Billy Crawley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Shalashaska (ranked 2067 p4p, 3362 weight class) and Emmanuella Knapp (ranked 287 p4p, 431 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adam Shalashaska!
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, Emmanuella Knapp!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knapp gets tackled into the cage by Shalashaska. Shalashaska maintains the clinch.
Shalashaska tries to pull guard but Knapp forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shalashaska drags the fight down to the ground.
Shalashaska looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Knapp is defending well. Shalashaska quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Knapp has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Shalashaska celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Adam Shalashaska!
In his post fight interview, Adam Shalashaska started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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