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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adio Harris (ranked 4555 p4p, 5233 weight class) and Jonny Thunder (ranked 601 p4p, 642 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adio Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonny Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harris half committed to a counter leg kick.
Thunder has managed to clinch.
Thunder lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Thunder.
Thunder lands a nice uppercut.
Harris really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Thunder won't allow it.
A short right from Thunder.
 Harris is rocked!
Thunder creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Harris's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Harris drops to his knees and Thunder pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonny Thunder!
An out of breath Jonny Thunder 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Leonov (ranked 3719 p4p, 3707 weight class) and Arthur Kraag (ranked 527 p4p, 525 weight class). Arthur Kraag has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nikolay Leonov!
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, Arthur Kraag !
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonov swats away the attempt to clinch by Kraag .
Kraag ducks under a wild hook from Leonov.
Kraag paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kraag stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Leonov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leonov scores with a three punch combo!
Leonov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kraag swings widly with a right hand
letting Leonov counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kraag swings widly with a right hand
and Kraag takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kraag misses with a hook to the body
enabling Leonov to counter with a crisp jab.
Kraag moves to clinch but Leonov breaks away
and Leonov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Arthur Kraag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonov fails to land with a series of punches.
Leonov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kraag moves in looking to clinch but Leonov pushes him off.
Leonov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kraag throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov moves out of range of the body kick from Kraag .
A low kick from Kraag is predictable there
and Leonov counters with a nice uppercut.
Kraag misses with a left hand
enabling Leonov to counter with a crisp jab.
Leonov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kraag .
Leonov moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKraag .
Leonov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kraag throws a hook to the side of Leonov's head but Leonov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leonov is looking for a counter combo.
Leonov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kraag throws a shot from downtown. Leonov moves away and avoids it.
Leonov throws a big counter combination but Kraag scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kraag darts in trying to clinch
enabling Leonov to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kraag throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Leonov scores with a decent looking hook.
Kraag throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonov scores with a hook.
Leonov lands a nice shot to the body.
Leonov swinging wildly here.
Leonov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kraag is looking to clinch.
Leonov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Leonov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jab by Leonov.
Nice uppercut there from Leonov.
Kraag misses with an uppercut
and Leonov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kraag throws a poor cross that misses
and Leonov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 Kraag is rocked!
Leonov cracks Kraag with a hook to the temple - Kraag is on wobbly legs here! Leonov swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Kraag falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Leonov wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nikolay Leonov!
Nikolay Leonov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeb Freeman (ranked 2772 p4p, 3703 weight class) and War Path (ranked 415 p4p, 524 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeb Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, War Path!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman tries for a takedown but Path circles away easily
and Path counters with a crisp one two that drops Freeman! Path thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Freeman to his feet! Freeman is in big trouble!
Path clinches up with Freeman and pushes him back against the cage.
Path jumps into guard, dragging Freeman to the mat.
Path 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.
Freeman wants to control from the top but Path keeps moving.
Freeman content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman prevents Path from getting back to his feet.
Our spies down at at Big Island Fitness inform us that Path has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Freeman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman drops back looking for a leg! Path is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Path manages to kick Freeman off! Freeman jumps back into Path's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freeman trying to control but Path is working from the bottom.
Freeman drops back, looking for a kneebar! Path looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Path looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Path!
Path really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Freeman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Path trying to control the position but Freeman is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
What's Freeman going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Path in side control, throwing shots but Freeman defends.
Freeman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Path.
Path tries for a kimura but Freeman is defending well.
Path goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Freeman has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Path but great work by Freeman.
Freeman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Freeman trying to control the action but Path is working from the bottom.
Freeman is trying to get an arm triangle but Path is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Path looks calm but he's in trouble here. Freeman gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Path is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Freeman lets go of the hold and Path can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jeb Freeman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trent Punchy (ranked 3178 p4p, 4111 weight class) and Mathew Dew (ranked 461 p4p, 563 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Brawler
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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, Trent Punchy!
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, Mathew Dew!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dew tries for a takedown but Punchy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dew closes this distance looking for a takedown but Punchy circles away.
Dew closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Punchy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Punchy actively working from the bottom here.
Punchy looking for submissions off his back.
Punchy gets full guard.
Dew content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dew has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Punchy to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Dew is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Punchy pulls down on the head and he's put Dew to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Trent Punchy!
A very excited looking Trent Punchy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sum Yung Gai (ranked 2943 p4p, 3502 weight class) and Steve Cannson (ranked 391 p4p, 463 weight class). Cannson has chosen Unstoppable as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sum Yung Gai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Cannson!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yung Gai looks to throw the jab but Cannson is out of range.
Cannson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yung Gai.
Yung Gai cracks Cannson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Cannson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Yung Gai finish him?
Cannson is rocked!
Yung Gai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yung Gai lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sum Yung Gai!
A victorious Sum Yung Gai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Steve Cannson stepped up to the mic, saying 'There was an Eye Poke!! Didn't you see that Eye Poke?!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zhang Wei (ranked 2649 p4p, 2681 weight class) and Dominique Caramel (ranked 356 p4p, 359 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Zhang Wei!
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, Dominique Caramel!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caramel tries to sprawl but Wei drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wei not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Caramel is trying to get back to full guard.
Wei not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Caramel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Caramel is looking for a sweep. Wei is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wei thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wei thows a huge punch but Caramel dodges it nicely.
Wei is trying to control. Caramel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caramel is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Wei is trying to control. Caramel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caramel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caramel is trying to control but can't.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wei looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Caramel is defending against the submission attempts here by Wei.
Caramel controlling the position well.
Wei missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Caramel keeping hold of Wei's head, controlling as best he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Caramel dives in and scores a takedown into Wei's guard.
Wei preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Caramel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wei looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wei looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Caramel postures up and lands a big shot to Wei's brow.
Caramel connects with a couple of short punches.
Caramel won't allow Wei to sweep him here.
Caramel wants to control from the top but Wei keeps moving.
Caramel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wei has his foot on Caramel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Caramel works his way back into a safe position though.
Caramel landing with the ground and pound.
Caramel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wei on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wei tries to get out of the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Caramel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wei is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Caramel defends well.
Caramel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wei swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Caramel stands up over Wei, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Caramel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caramel arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Wei's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dominique Caramel!
After winning the bout, Dominique Caramel 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 Marcus Behnder (ranked 2109 p4p, 2885 weight class) and Jean Sebastian Joly (ranked 301 p4p, 386 weight class). Jean Sebastian Joly will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcus Behnder!
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, Jean Sebastian Joly!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Behnder stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Joly pushes Behnder up against the cage in a clinch.
Behnder turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Behnder manages to end up in side control.
Joly trying to control but Behnder flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Behnder has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Joly is defending well but eventually Behnder manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Joly has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marcus Behnder!
After winning the bout, Marcus Behnder 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Piano (ranked 1471 p4p, 1695 weight class) and Max Strasburg (ranked 217 p4p, 250 weight class). Strasburg has chosen Seven Nation Army as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Max Strasburg will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nick Piano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Max Strasburg!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strasburg slips under a jab from Piano.
Piano punishes Strasburg's body with a nice straight punch.
Nick Piano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piano keeps the fight on the outside.
Strasburg moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Piano scores with a jab to the body.
Piano's corner calls for a 1-2. Piano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Strasburg tries to clinch up.
Piano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Piano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strasburg.
Strasburg gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Piano.
Strasburg misses with a takedown attempt
and Piano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Piano is looking to wear down Strasburg with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Strasburg closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piano steps into range and cracks Strasburg with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Strasburg flops backwards and Piano dives into his guard looking to finish!
Strasburg is rocked!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Strasburg is on top in guard.
Strasburg wants to control from the top but Piano keeps moving.
Piano might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Strasburg is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Piano is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Piano has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strasburg looking for a guillotine here but Piano defends easily.
Strasburg being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Piano trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Piano wants to control from the top but Strasburg keeps moving.
Piano has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Strasburg to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Piano is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Strasburg pulls down on the head and he's put Piano to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Max Strasburg!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Max Strasburg waved his t-shirt featuring Island Xtreme Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Savage Opress (ranked 785 p4p, 1291 weight class) and Johnny Cannons (ranked 122 p4p, 195 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Savage Opress!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Cannons!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannons is looking to clinch.
Cannons slips a jab from Opress.
Cannons slips a straight right by Opress.
Cannons swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cannons forces Opress back against the cage and clinches.
Opress lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cannons.
Opress misses with a short punch on the inside.
Opress misses with a punch on the inside.
Opress definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Opress fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cannons working hard to break the clinch.
Opress has Cannons pressed against the cage, preventing Cannons from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cannons can't break the clinch.
Cannons wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Opress has him pressed against the cage.
Opress pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Opress lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Opress tests Cannons's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Opress throws a poor cross that misses
and Cannons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannons throws a hook to the side of Opress's head but Opress sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cannons uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Opress.
Opress looks to score with a jab to the body but Cannons is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cannons! But no joy.
Opress looks to throw the jab but Cannons is out of range.
Opress throws out a powerful jab.
Cannons instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Cannons's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Opress lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
 It looks like Johnny Cannons has been cut.
Cannons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Opress throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cannons takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Opress misses with a straight right.
Cannons throws out a counter right but Opress avoids it with no problem.
Cannons misses with an uppercut.
Opress misses with a left hand
and Cannons counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opress works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Opress scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cannons looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Opress misses with an uppercut
and Cannons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Opress throws an overhand right that lands on Cannons's shoulder, as Cannons tries to avoid the shot.
Cannons is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Opress with a body shot.
Cannons throws an off balance right hand
and Opress counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Opress misses with a straight left.
Cannons appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cannons avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cannons darts in and clinches Opress up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Opress.
Cannons is trying to break the clinch but Opress is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Opress.
Cannons breaks the clinch.
Cannons lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannons walks into a stiff left hand from Opress.
Opress swings widly with a right hand
letting Cannons counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Savage Opress has been cut.
Cannons takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cannons's corner calls for a 1-2. Cannons obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Opress ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cannons moves away.
Cannons looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Opress is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Opress scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cannons in his tracks.
Cannons swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Opress throws a lazy right hand but Cannons sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cannons is looking for the big counter here.
Cannons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Opress throws a hook to the side of Cannons's head but Cannons sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Opress swings widly with a right hand
enabling Cannons to counter with a crisp jab.
Savage Opress seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cannons misses with a hook
and Opress counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cannons thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannons looks to throw the jab but Opress is out of range.
Cannons gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cannons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cannons takes one to the side of the head.
Cannons bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Opress misses with a looping left.
Cannons misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Opress.
Opress throws a big shot that misses.
Opress scores with a nice strike.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cannons looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Savage Opress dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Opress with a hook.
Cannons swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Opress was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cannons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Opress.
Opress throws a shot to the body.
Cannons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Opress moves away.
Cannons ducks under a wild hook from Opress.
Opress lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannons lands a jab to the nose.
Cannons takes a swing at Opress's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Opress misses its target.
Opress throws a big shot that misses.
Cannons is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Opress with a body shot.
Opress missing with a left hand there. Cannons was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cannons throws out a counter right but Opress avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opress throws a right hand that misses
and Cannons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Opress throws a lazy right hand but Cannons sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cannons swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Opress with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Opress throws an off balance right hand
and Cannons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Opress is rocked!
A jab from Opress misses.
A little jabbing left from Cannons on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Opress is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cannons.
Opress missing with a left hand there. Cannons was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice jab there from Opress.
Cannons scores with a jab. Opress acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oh Opress is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Opress keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Opress seems to have got his legs back now.
Cannons swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Opress.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Opress bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cannons's head backwards.
Cannons is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opress looks to score with a jab to the body but Cannons is just out of range.
Opress throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cannons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Opress misses with a body punch
and Cannons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cannons tries to close the distance and clinch but Opress swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Opress goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cannons is still on wobbly legs! Can Opress finish him?
Cannons steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Opress.
Opress takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Savage Opress's cut is getting worse.
Cannons misses with a lunging right hand
and Opress counters with a straight right hand.
Cannons misses the jab.
Cannons throws a series of punches but Opress avoids them all with ease.
Opress lands a jab to the nose.
Opress is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cannons can do to turn this around?
Opress fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Cannons to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Cannons looks to clinch but Opress throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Cannons taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Savage Opress!
Savage Opress retains his light heavyweight title!
Savage Opress decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Ziskie (ranked 1032 p4p, 1780 weight class) and Gael Grappler (ranked 153 p4p, 276 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Ziskie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gael Grappler!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grappler throws an elbow but misses.
Grappler throws an elbow but it misses.
Grappler prevents a body shot from Ziskie.
Grappler throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grappler lands a nice uppercut.
Grappler lands a damaging elbow.
Grappler tries to work over Ziskie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grappler works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ziskie has his feet on Grappler's thighs here. He's pushed Grappler off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Grappler screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Ziskie!
Our winner, Mike Ziskie, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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