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Highland 26 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Thibodeaux Jr (ranked 5185 p4p, 4024 weight class) and Sonatane Veainu (ranked 596 p4p, 503 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin |
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dakota Thibodeaux Jr!
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, Sonatane Veainu!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veainu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thibodeaux Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Veainu misses with a shot to the body
and Thibodeaux Jr counters with a head kick. That will keep Veainu thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Thibodeaux Jr staying out of range there.
Thibodeaux Jr looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Sonatane Veainu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veainu throws a shot from downtown. Thibodeaux Jr moves away and avoids it.
Thibodeaux Jr is looking to counter with head kicks.
Veainu swings widly with a right hand
and Thibodeaux Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Veainu sends Thibodeaux Jr crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Veainu is motioning to the referee to let Thibodeaux Jr up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 It looks like Dakota Thibodeaux Jr has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veainu finds Thibodeaux Jr's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Thibodeaux Jr flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Veainu lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Thibodeaux Jr will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sonatane Veainu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mandingo McMaggara (ranked 5054 p4p, 3935 weight class) and Mogens Pedersen (ranked 584 p4p, 490 weight class). The key to victory for Mandingo McMaggara has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mandingo McMaggara!
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, Mogens Pedersen!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedersen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McMaggara to the mat! McMaggara manages to get full guard.
Pedersen with a flurry of punches that miss.
McMaggara definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pedersen stays in close to McMaggara's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McMaggara is trying to control the position but Pedersen postures up.
McMaggara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McMaggara is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pedersen looking to pass the guard.
Pedersen advances to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedersen prevents McMaggara from improving his position.
Pedersen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pedersen controlling the action here.
McMaggara wants to control but Pedersen is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedersen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
It looks like Pedersen might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
McMaggara is trying to maintain the position but Pedersen is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pedersen wants to pass the guard but McMaggara is defending well.
McMaggara is looking for a sweep. Pedersen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pedersen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
McMaggara is looking to improve his position.
Pedersen not doing much here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
McMaggara gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pedersen controls from within his opponent's guard.
McMaggara is trying to control the position but Pedersen postures up.
McMaggara is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pedersen postures up.
Pedersen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed McMaggara's guard.
McMaggara makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McMaggara.
McMaggara keeping full guard, as Pedersen tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedersen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
McMaggara wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Pedersen is now in half guard.
Pedersen trying to control the pace.
Let's hope that Pedersen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
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.
McMaggara has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pedersen is working away from the top position though.
McMaggara is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pedersen pulls his head out easily.
Pedersen not doing much here.
McMaggara trying to control here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pedersen in particular looking to stall.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pedersen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mogens Pedersen dominated that round.
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.
Pedersen gets the takedown into side control.
McMaggara is trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedersen tries to move to mount but McMaggara blocks the move with his legs.
McMaggara is looking to regain half guard here but Pedersen keeps moving and retains side control.
Pedersen has hold of McMaggara's arm. He's looking for a kimura. McMaggara seems comfortable defending it but Pedersen has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! McMaggara is real pain and he's forced to tap out! McMaggara is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Pedersen couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mogens Pedersen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mister Winky (ranked 5256 p4p, 3982 weight class) and Space Jesus (ranked 600 p4p, 495 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful |
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mister Winky!
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, Space Jesus!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winky fakes the leg kick and cracks Jesus in the body.
Jesus takes the fight into the clinch.
Jesus pulls Winky into guard.
Jesus controlling the position.
Jesus is continuing to stall.
Winky tries to free his leg and advance position but Jesus is retaining full guard.
Jesus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Winky is aware though and is defending well.
Jesus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jesus looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Winky has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The adventures of Jesus the control monster continue. Boring.
Jesus tries to pass to full mount but Winky defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesus wants to control but Winky is keeping him busy.
Jesus keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jesus looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Winky trying to get back to full guard but Jesus takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Winky defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jesus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jesus controlling from the full mount.
Jesus has control of Winky's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Winky regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Winky is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Winky defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jesus.
Jesus is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Winky can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesus wants to control the pace but Winky is squirming around nicely.
Jesus is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jesus working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Winky is trying to escape the mount.
Jesus trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jesus controlling from mount.
Winky is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jesus working for a submission but Winky is keeping him at bay.
Jesus controlling his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Space Jesus dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Winky feints and then cracks Jesus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jesus down.
Winky throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Winky misses with a leg kick.
Winky throws a low kick, looking for Jesus's leg but Jesus calmly moves out of range.
Jesus clinches up against the cage.
Jesus pulls Winky into guard.
Winky is fighting to break Jesus's control of his arms but Jesus is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jesus is looking for a triangle here but Winky uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jesus manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jesus trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesus preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Winky thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jesus gets back to full guard.
Winky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jesus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jesus keeping moving, preventing Winky from controlling successfully.
Jesus looking for a guillotine here but Winky defends easily.
Winky tries to free his leg and advance position but Jesus is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jesus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Winky can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Space Jesus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jesus keeping moving, preventing Winky from controlling successfully.
Winky has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Winky avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jesus keeping moving, preventing Winky from controlling successfully.
Jesus looking for a guillotine here but Winky defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesus is looking for a triangle but Winky pushes his legs off easily.
Jesus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Winky postures up.
Winky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jesus has control of Winky's left arm, preventing Winky from doing any damage.
Jesus looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Winky passes into half guard.
Jesus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Winky wants to take a breather but Jesus is having none of it.
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.
Jesus tries to get to full guard but Winky has control of the leg.
Jesus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jesus throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Winky escapes and throws Jesus's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Winky trying to control the action but Jesus is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jesus prevents Winky from improving position.
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 Mister Winky 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jesus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jesus has Winky up against the cage in a clinch.
Winky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Winky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jesus manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jesus keeping moving, preventing Winky from controlling successfully.
Jesus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Winky can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jesus trying to control the position.
Winky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winky stopping the sweep attempt from Jesus.
Jesus has his foot on Winky's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Winky works his way back into a safe position though.
Jesus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Winky manages to get himself to full guard.
Jesus 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jesus looking to pass the guard.
Winky keeping moving, preventing Jesus from controlling successfully.
Jesus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Winky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winky not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jesus sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Winky looking to control.
Jesus has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad The Island. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Jesus postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Winky is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jesus, into his guard.
Winky passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesus wants to control but Winky postures up.
Winky throws an elbow but Jesus slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jesus tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Winky wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jesus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jesus regains half guard.
Jesus wants to improve his position but Winky is controlling well.
Jesus gets back to full guard.
Winky throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winky trying to control the position from guard on top but Jesus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Winky is looking to work some ground and pound but Jesus has wrist control.
Jesus is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Winky defends well.
Jesus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Winky trying to control the position from guard on top but Jesus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Winky wants to pass the guard but Jesus is keeping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jesus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Space Jesus.
I think Jesus 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Space Jesus!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rory Gracie (ranked 4089 p4p, 4312 weight class) and Julio Balestrin (ranked 523 p4p, 551 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rory Gracie!
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, Julio Balestrin!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Balestrin digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Balestrin throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Balestrin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Rory Gracie has been cut.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balestrin was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie ducks right into an uppercut from Balestrin.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and Balestrin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Balestrin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Balestrin throws out a loose jab but Gracie 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!
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Balestrin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Balestrin jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gracie scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Balestrin counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Balestrin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balestrin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Balestrin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balestrin connects with a looping right hand.
Balestrin misses with a wild combination.
Balestrin scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Gracie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balestrin avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Gracie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Balestrin.
Balestrin moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Balestrin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Balestrin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Balestrin swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie lunges at Balestrin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Balestrin's hand.
Gracie lands with a cross.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A shot to the body from Gracie misses
and Balestrin counters with a nice uppercut.
Balestrin lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.
Balestrin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balestrin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Balestrin throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Balestrin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Gracie is looking to wear down Balestrin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A swing and a miss from Balestrin.
Gracie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rory Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Balestrin counters with a nice uppercut.
Balestrin throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie misses with a jab to the body
and Balestrin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Balestrin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balestrin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Balestrin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Balestrin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie scores with a jab. Balestrin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gracie misses the body punch
and Balestrin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie misses the body punch
and Balestrin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rory Gracie's cut is getting worse.
Balestrin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gracie had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Gracie throws a sloppy body shot
and Balestrin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 Gracie is rocked!
Balestrin slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Balestrin throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Balestrin lands an overhand right.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balestrin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Balestrin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Balestrin scores with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Balestrin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rory Gracie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've been informed that Balestrin has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
enabling Balestrin to counter with a crisp jab.
Balestrin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Balestrin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gracie might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Balestrin.
Balestrin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Balestrin.
Balestrin is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Balestrin counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a shot to the body
and Balestrin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Balestrin counters with a straight right hand.
Balestrin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Balestrin.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Balestrin counters with a left to the body.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balestrin sizes up Gracie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Balestrin is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Gracie hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Julio Balestrin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre St Georges (ranked 2788 p4p, 3875 weight class) and Tommy No Bahamas (ranked 385 p4p, 496 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pierre St Georges!
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, Tommy No Bahamas!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No Bahamas misses with a series of wild punches.
No Bahamas ducks under a wild hook from St Georges.
No Bahamas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St Georges.
St Georges misses with a left hand
and No Bahamas counters with a left and a right that stings St Georges.
St Georges misses with a two punch combination.
St Georges throws a series of punches but No Bahamas avoids them all with ease.
No Bahamas works over St Georges's head and body with a nice combination.
St Georges throws a sloppy body shot
and No Bahamas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No Bahamas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Georges moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Georges dodges the punch combination from No Bahamas.
It looked like St Georges was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
St Georges ducks under a wild hook from No Bahamas.
St Georges throws an ugly left hook that misses
and No Bahamas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No Bahamas moves to clinch but St Georges breaks away
and St Georges connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Georges moves into the clinch.
St Georges dodges an elbow strike from No Bahamas.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
St Georges lands with a right to the head.
No Bahamas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from St Georges.
St Georges is trying to break the clinch but No Bahamas has him pressed against the cage.
St Georges definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
St Georges blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Georges tries to break the clinch but No Bahamas is controlling the position.
St Georges blocks an uppercut.
No Bahamas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt St Georges or not.
St Georges digs a right hand into No Bahamas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on No Bahamas's gas tank.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, No Bahamas just misses with a elbow thrown towards St Georges's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Georges wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but No Bahamas has him pressed against the cage.
No Bahamas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
St Georges on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from No Bahamas.
No Bahamas misses with a punch to the body.
St Georges has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
St Georges escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Georges tries to clinch up.
No Bahamas fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Georges misses with a straight left.
No Bahamas scores with a crisp jab that stopped St Georges in his tracks.
St Georges lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but No Bahamas circles away quickly and effectively.
St Georges misses with a double jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No Bahamas has closed the distance and engaged St Georges in a clinch.
No Bahamas lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No Bahamas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St Georges blocks an uppercut.
No Bahamas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Georges backwards.
A hook to the body from No Bahamas.
St Georges on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
No Bahamas throws a knee to the head but misses.
No Bahamas misses with an elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from No Bahamas as the two fighters clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, No Bahamas just misses with a elbow thrown towards St Georges's brow.
No Bahamas tries to land knees in the clinch but St Georges avoids the damage to the body.
St Georges is trying to break the clinch but No Bahamas has him pressed against the cage.
No Bahamas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St Georges on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Georges has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
St Georges is trying to force a seperation but No Bahamas has the dominant position.
No Bahamas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
No Bahamas struggles to land a body shot inside as St Georges controls his hands.
St Georges is trying to break the clinch but No Bahamas has him pressed against the cage.
St Georges prevents a body shot from No Bahamas.
A left hand lands to the body for No Bahamas.
No Bahamas lands a right hand.
No Bahamas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
No Bahamas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from St Georges.
No Bahamas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Georges avoiding damage as No Bahamas throws knees to the body.
No Bahamas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy No Bahamas dominated that round.
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.
St Georges misses with a wild body shot.
No Bahamas unleashes a big counter combination but St Georges bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
St Georges throws a left and a right that both miss
and No Bahamas counters with a nice uppercut.
St Georges misses with a jab, cross combination.
No Bahamas misses with a hook. St Georges ducked under it nicely.
No Bahamas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Georges is looking for a counter combo.
St Georges throws a combination but it was largely blocked by No Bahamas.
St Georges swings widly with a right hand
and No Bahamas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St Georges with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling No Bahamas to score with a decent uppercut.
St Georges keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from No Bahamas.
St Georges tries to counter by clinching up but No Bahamas breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Georges throws a series of punches but No Bahamas avoids them all with ease.
No Bahamas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
No Bahamas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Some wild striking there from No Bahamas.
No Bahamas pushes St Georges up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No Bahamas can't find room to land a body shot as St Georges controls the action.
No Bahamas scores with a shot to the side of St Georges's head.
No Bahamas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St Georges.
No Bahamas tries to land a knee to the head but St Georges blocks with his arms.
Tommy No Bahamas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
St Georges is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
No Bahamas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
No Bahamas tries to work over St Georges's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
No Bahamas tries to throw a body punch but St Georges avoids it by throwing No Bahamas back against the cage.
A short uppercut from No Bahamas.
St Georges blocks the elbow strike.
No Bahamas tries a body shot but St Georges blocks it.
St Georges wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but No Bahamas has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No Bahamas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Georges wants to get back to striking at distance but No Bahamas won't allow it.
St Georges avoiding damage as No Bahamas throws knees to the body.
St Georges lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
No Bahamas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
St Georges avoiding damage as No Bahamas throws knees to the body.
St Georges is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
St Georges is looking to break free of the clinch but No Bahamas has double underhooks.
St Georges avoids the elbow strike from No Bahamas, against the cage.
No Bahamas misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Georges tries to break free but No Bahamas pushes him back against the cage.
No Bahamas can't find room to land a body shot as St Georges controls the action.
No Bahamas misses with a knee to the head.
No Bahamas misses with an elbow over the top.
No Bahamas trying to land knees to the body.
No Bahamas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Georges's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on St Georges's face as he tries to break the clinch.
No Bahamas cracks St Georges with a nice body shot.
St Georges blocking some punches.
St Georges managing to block the knees to the body from No Bahamas.
No Bahamas throws a knee to the head but misses.
St Georges has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
No Bahamas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No Bahamas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St Georges is defending well for now.
No Bahamas has a couple of punches blocked by St Georges.
No Bahamas misses with an elbow over the top.
No Bahamas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
No Bahamas misses with a hook from the clinch.
St Georges breaks the clinch.
St Georges throws a right hand that No Bahamas ducks under and follows up with a left that No Bahamas also avoids with ease.
St Georges dodges the punch combination from No Bahamas.
St Georges throws a series of punches but No Bahamas avoids them all with ease.
No Bahamas misses with a straight left.
No Bahamas darts in and clinches St Georges up against the cage.
No Bahamas throws an elbow but it misses.
St Georges blocks an elbow strike from No Bahamas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy No Bahamas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
No Bahamas moves in looking to clinch but St Georges pushes him off.
St Georges looks to land a combination. No Bahamas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
No Bahamas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No Bahamas misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for No Bahamas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from No Bahamas misses the target.
No Bahamas moves into the clinch successfully.
No Bahamas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St Georges can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Georges wants to break free but No Bahamas has control.
No Bahamas tries a body shot but St Georges blocks it.
Nice body punch from No Bahamas - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters up against the cage, No Bahamas throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for No Bahamas.
No Bahamas prevents St Georges from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, No Bahamas throws an elbow but misses.
St Georges blocks a body shot from No Bahamas.
No Bahamas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St Georges blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
No Bahamas tries to land a knee to the head but St Georges blocks with his arms.
No Bahamas lands a left hand.
No Bahamas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
No Bahamas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from St Georges.
No Bahamas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but St Georges has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
No Bahamas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No Bahamas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Georges avoids it.
No Bahamas tries a knee to the head but St Georges blocks it.
No Bahamas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but St Georges has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
No Bahamas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Georges avoids it.
No Bahamas tries to land a knee to the head but St Georges blocks with his arms.
No Bahamas swings wildly with an uppercut but St Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
No Bahamas has St Georges pressed against the cage, preventing St Georges from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
No Bahamas has a couple of punches blocked by St Georges.
No Bahamas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
No Bahamas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St Georges is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Georges taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
St Georges is trying to force a seperation but No Bahamas has the dominant position.
St Georges blocks a punch to the side of the head.
No Bahamas misses with the head strike.
No Bahamas tries to land a knee to the head but St Georges blocks with his arms.
St Georges is trying to break free.
No Bahamas prevents a body shot from St Georges.
St Georges wants to break free but No Bahamas has control.
Tommy No Bahamas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
No Bahamas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Georges breaks the clinch.
St Georges throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No Bahamas slips a jab and a cross from St Georges.
St Georges misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from No Bahamas.
Pierre St Georges is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Georges fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. No Bahamas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
St Georges connects with a jab.
Some wild striking there from No Bahamas.
No Bahamas tries to close the distance and clinch but St Georges swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No Bahamas wants to clinch.
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 looping hook to the body misses from St Georges. No Bahamas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pierre St Georges has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Georges throws a body shot but no joy.
St Georges swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No Bahamas moves into the clinch.
St Georges breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy No Bahamas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well No Bahamas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy No Bahamas!
Pierre St Georges spoke after the fight, saying 'I was too slow this time'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Better Dead (ranked 3993 p4p, 2677 weight class) and Matt Starr (ranked 440 p4p, 320 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Better Dead!
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, Matt Starr!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starr just misses with a punch to the body.
Starr throws the left hand but Dead avoids the punch easily.
Starr swings for the body but Dead moves out of range.
Starr punishes Dead's body with a nice straight punch.
Starr misses with a shot to the body
and Dead counters with a one-two to the body.
Dead shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Starr's guard.
Starr has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Starr keeping moving, preventing Dead from controlling successfully.
Starr is trying to control the position but Dead postures up.
Dead tries to free his leg and advance position but Starr is retaining full guard.
Starr is pulling down on Dead's head. It's preventing any offense from Dead, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starr working a defensive guard here.
Dead has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Starr trying to control the position here.
Starr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dead looking to score a takedown here. Starr is defending well but Dead drives through and ends up in Starr's guard.
Starr has control of Dead's left arm, preventing Dead from doing any damage.
Starr's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starr is trying to keep Dead in close.
Dead stopping the sweep attempt from Starr.
Dead trying to control the position from guard on top but Starr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Starr controlling Dead's posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dead tries to free his leg and advance position but Starr is retaining full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Starr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dead.
Starr avoids the head kick by Dead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Dead misses.
Starr swings for the body but Dead moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starr. Dead does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dead seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Starr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dead moves away.
Starr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dead rather than just go for the knockout.
Dead shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Starr but Starr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dead shoots in and drives through. Starr sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Better Dead. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dead tries for a takedown but Starr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dead tries to clinch but Starr is having none of it.
Starr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Starr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dead sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dead fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Starr avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dead gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Starr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Starr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dead is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Starr's half guard.
Dead is thwarting Starr's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are battling for position here. Starr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Starr working a defensive guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Better Dead dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dead avoids the body shot from Starr.
Dead moves in looking to clinch but Starr pushes him off.
Starr changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starr. Dead does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dead shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Starr as he avoids it easily.
Starr just misses with a punch to the body.
Better Dead is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Starr misses with a wild body shot.
Dead throws a head kick but Starr moves out of range.
Starr throws a jab but it's blocked by Dead.
Dead has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starr keeps the fight on the outside.
Dead closes the distance and clinches up with Starr, looking for a takedown. Dead pushes Starr against the cage but Starr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Starr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Starr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dead moves away.
Dead doesn't manage to clinch there - Starr circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starr misses with a wild body shot.
Starr just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDead.
Starr lands a slapping body shot.
Dead uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starr.
Starr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dead circles away quickly and effectively.
Dead really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dead avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dead gets a clinch.
Dead wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dead keeps control of Starr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Starr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Starr feints a jab promting Dead to slip. Starr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dead slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dead shoots in but Starr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Better Dead. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starr throws a right and a left that Dead avoids nicely.
Dead tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Starr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Starr avoids the head kick by Dead.
Starr with the counter takedown but Dead avoids it easily.
Starr misses with the combination.
Starr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Starr swings for the body but Dead moves out of range.
Dead wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Starr throws a body punch but Dead moves out of range.
Starr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dead was well out of range. Poor timing from Starr.
Dead fails with a takedown attempt.
Starr is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dead avoids the body shot from Starr.
Starr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Starr lands a nice hook to Dead's body. Dead takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dead displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Starr throws out the jab.
Dead feints and as Starr raises his hands in defense, Dead changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dead forces his way into half guard.
Well, if Dead 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 fighters are battling for position here. Starr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starr has Dead pulled in close to control his posture.
Starr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dead stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Starr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dead wants to control from the top but Starr keeps moving.
Starr is adopting a defensive guard.
More stalling from Starr.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Starr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Dead throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dead looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Starr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Starr throws the left hand but Dead avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Dead.
Starr tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Starr throws a lazy right hand but Dead sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Starr throws a nice looking combination but Dead bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starr blocks a head kick by Dead.
Starr misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Starr.
Starr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dead moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starr stuns Dead with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dead.
Nice shot lands for Starr.
Starr throws a nice looking combination but Dead bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dead misses with a two punch combination.
Starr feints the counter takedown.
Starr is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dead shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Starr moves into full guard.
Dead will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Starr looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starr pulls Dead in to control the position.
Starr controls Dead momentarily but Dead frees himself.
Dead pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Starr is keeping the position for now.
Starr controls Dead momentarily but Dead frees himself.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Starr is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Starr throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Dead misses its target.
Starr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dead fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Starr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dead was well out of range. Poor timing from Starr.
Starr misses with a wild body shot.
Dead tries to counter with a takedown but Starr is quick to defend against it.
Dead slips under a jab.
As Starr tries to get set, Dead tries to push him back and clinch up but Starr manages to avoid the attempt.
Dead shoots in but Starr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Better Dead. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Starr blocks a low kick nicely.
Starr misses with an uppercut. Dead saw that one coming.
Dead takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Starr keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dead keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Starr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Starr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dead.
Starr blocks a head kick by Dead.
Starr scores with a sloppy right hand. Dead should have avoided that one.
Dead gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Starr.
Starr misses with a wild body shot.
Dead misses with a two punch combination.
Starr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dead moves away.
Starr scores with a shot to the body.
Matt Starr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Starr.
Dead ducks under a wild hook from Starr.
Dead tries to counter by clinching up but Starr breaks away and moves out of range.
Starr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Starr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Starr 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Starr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between KJ Wassermann (ranked 2764 p4p, 5925 weight class) and Mike Lee (ranked 326 p4p, 573 weight class). Lee has chosen Click Click Boom as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, KJ Wassermann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Lee!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Wassermann.
Lee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wassermann.
Wassermann lands with a good body shot.
Wassermann definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wassermann uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
KJ Wassermann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wassermann works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Wassermann lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the body from Lee misses
and Wassermann counters with a right hand to the body.
Wassermann fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wassermann with a nice cross.
 Lee is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Wassermann knocks Lee out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). KJ Wassermann!
A victorious KJ Wassermann thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Mike Lee was interviewed post fight and said 'Bull crap, I will fight you damn refs. '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jobber Joe (ranked 2612 p4p, 4707 weight class) and Apollo Turner (ranked 136 p4p, 228 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jobber Joe!
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, Apollo Turner!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Joe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joe lands with a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Joe - just one landing.
Joe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Joe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Turner misses with a series of wild punches.
Joe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Turner tries to bum rush Joe with a series of wild strikes but Joe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joe misses with a looping right.
Turner unleashes a big counter combination but Joe bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Turner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Joe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turner ducks under a wild hook from Joe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Joe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joe connects with a nice looking jab.
Turner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Joe's corner calls for a 1-2. Joe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Turner is rocked!
Joe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Turner is still on wobbly legs! Can Joe finish him?
Jobber Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
Joe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turner seems to have recovered his senses.
Turner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joe throws out the jab.
Turner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Turner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Joe just misses with a punch to the body.
Joe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Joe misses the target.
Joe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turner.
A combination from Turner does no damage.
Turner misses with a combination
and Joe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Joe drops Turner with a beautiful combination! Turner stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Joe is looking for the KO!
 It looks like Apollo Turner has been cut.
Joe is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Turner misses with a two punch combination.
Joe swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Joe cracks Turner on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Turner falls backwards against the cage. Joe follows up with more strikes that drop Turner to his knees. Joe keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Turner! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jobber Joe!
Jobber Joe 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Valerio Falto (ranked 2351 p4p, 3227 weight class) and Ambros Taube (ranked 126 p4p, 165 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Valerio Falto!
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, Ambros Taube!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taube misses with a double jab.
Taube throws a hook but Falto blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taube. Falto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Falto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Taube avoids it really well and circles away.
Falto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Taube misses with a looping left.
Taube connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A telegraphed right hand from Falto misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taube tries to bum rush Falto with a series of wild strikes but Falto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taube cracks a nice hook into Falto's ribs.
Taube throws a body shot but no joy.
Falto definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Taube swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taube tries to clinch up but Falto circles away and keeps his distance.
Taube tries to bum rush Falto with a series of wild strikes but Falto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Falto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Taube throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Falto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Falto looks to score with a jab to the body but Taube is just out of range.
Falto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Taube!
Taube is not content to let Falto control the position.
Falto is trying to get an arm triangle but Taube is defending well.
Taube is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falto goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Taube has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Falto but great work by Taube.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taube wants to lay and pray for a moment but Falto keeps working.
Taube tries to stand but Falto is controlling his head.
Taube content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Falto manages to get back to half guard.
Falto works his way to full guard. Good work.
Taube wants to control from the top but Falto keeps moving.
Taube controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taube wants to stand but Falto is controlling his posture from full guard.
Taube is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Falto is looking to cinch up a triangle. Taube throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Falto's body to avoid the submission. Falto has instead reached around Taube's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Falto arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Valerio Falto!
An out of breath Valerio Falto thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Noel Diaz (ranked 1274 p4p, 2801 weight class) and Millard Masters (ranked 77 p4p, 145 weight class). Masters has chosen Enter the Sandman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Noel Diaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Millard Masters!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz tries to clinch but Masters moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Masters's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Diaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diaz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Masters, pushing him back against the cage.
Masters is looking for a takedown.
Diaz has Masters pressed against the cage.
Diaz gets through Masters's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diaz gets through Masters's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Diaz.
Diaz has Masters pressed against the cage, preventing Masters from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz pushes Masters back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Masters has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Come on Diaz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Diaz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Come on Diaz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Diaz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Masters is trying to push Diaz away but Diaz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diaz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Diaz successfully pulls guard.
Diaz has his foot on Masters's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Masters works his way back into a safe position though.
Diaz trying to control the position.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Masters.
Masters pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters throws a big right hand that misses.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Masters drops back looking for a leg! Diaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diaz manages to kick Masters off! Masters jumps back into Diaz's guard.
Diaz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Masters being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Masters postures up.
Masters is sitting in close to Diaz's body. Diaz has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Masters is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Masters is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Diaz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Noel Diaz!
Noel Diaz retains his bantamweight title!
Noel Diaz spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Millard Masters spoke after the fight, saying 'Damn, I will go back to the gym and get stronger'.
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