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Highland 37 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Luizao (ranked 25246 p4p, 25331 weight class) and Little Lucky (ranked 694 p4p, 711 weight class). Little Lucky will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcos Luizao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Little Lucky!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucky throws a body shot but no joy.
Luizao is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lucky.
Luizao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lucky's coach down at Walter J Abramowitz Center for Bigness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lucky's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Luizao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lucky.
Sloppy strikes from Lucky. Those never looked like landing.
Luizao wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Oooooh!!! Lucky has knocked Luizao down with a huge combo! Lucky steps away and waves a wobbly Luizao back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Luizao is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Luizao tries to counter with a takedown but Lucky is quick to defend against it.
Luizao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lucky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lucky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luizao tries to counter with a takedown but Lucky is quick to defend against it.
Luizao takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lucky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lucky misses with a hook
and Luizao counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lucky tries to get to full guard but Luizao has control of the leg.
Luizao is working for a kimura but Lucky is defending it quite comfortably.
Luizao is looking for a kimura here.
Luizao has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Lucky defend it? Luizao steps over the head and cranks it - Lucky is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Luizao!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcos Luizao!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frederic Bastiat (ranked 6737 p4p, 25269 weight class) and Better Dead Ii (ranked 716 p4p, 789 weight class). Frederic Bastiat is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frederic Bastiat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Better Dead Ii!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastiat drops Dead Ii with a beautiful combination! Dead Ii stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bastiat is looking for the KO!
 Dead Ii is rocked!
Dead Ii darts in looking for a takedown but Bastiat gets double underhooks and turns Dead Ii into the cage.
Dead Ii is still on wobbly legs! Can Bastiat finish him?
Bastiat is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Dead Ii flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Dead Ii is out cold! Bastiat holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frederic Bastiat!
The defeated Better Dead Ii had this to say: 'Just laying low for now'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Schultz (ranked 7029 p4p, 5873 weight class) and Apollo Turner (ranked 294 p4p, 263 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oliver Schultz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Apollo Turner!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner throws a series of punches but Schultz avoids them all with ease.
Schultz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turner fails to land with a series of punches.
Turner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Schultz loads up on a big right hand but Turner slips the punch.
Turner throws a leg kick that is checked
and Schultz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Schultz checks a leg kick.
Schultz blocks a head kick by Turner.
Turner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big left from Schultz misses.
Apollo Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Schultz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Turner throws a head kick that misses
and Schultz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schultz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Turner is rocked!
 It looks like Apollo Turner has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Turner misses with a low kick as Schultz jumps back.
Schultz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Turner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turner misses with a low kick as Schultz jumps back.
Turner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turner moves out of range of the strikes.
Turner tries to bum rush Schultz with a series of wild strikes but Schultz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schultz dodges the punch combination from Turner.
Schultz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turner manages to avoid it.
Turner throws a nice looking combination but Schultz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner slips a jab from Schultz.
Schultz looks to land a right hand but Turner moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Schultz misses the target.
A leg kick checked by Schultz.
Schultz digs a good hook to Turner's body.
Schultz connects with a leg kick.
Turner walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Schultz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Schultz misses with a right hand
and Turner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schultz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turner.
No joy there for Turner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schultz thinks about countering with a head kick.
Turner throws a leg kick
and Schultz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turner looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Turner lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Schultz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Schultz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Turner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schultz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Schultz finds it's way round the side to connect with Turner's head.
Schultz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Turner misses with a double jab
and Schultz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turner is still on wobbly legs! Can Schultz finish him?
Turner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Turner seems to have recovered his senses.
Turner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schultz digs a good body shot into Turner's ribs.
Turner takes one to the chin there.
Schultz throws a body shot but no joy.
Schultz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Schultz! Turner is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Schultz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Skinn Harris (ranked 5598 p4p, 6218 weight class) and Rory Roberts (ranked 429 p4p, 453 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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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Skinn Harris!
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, Rory Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Harris.
Harris lands a jab to Roberts's midsection.
Roberts throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Harris tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Roberts is in Harris's guard.
Harris is wriggling around but Roberts manages to pass to half guard.
Harris wants to control but Roberts passes into side.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roberts misses with the ground and pound.
Harris tries to buck Roberts off but Roberts is having none of it.
Harris takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Roberts in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Harris is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rory Roberts!
After winning the bout, Rory Roberts 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Satrud Palathai (ranked 3888 p4p, 6101 weight class) and Mohamed Salah (ranked 195 p4p, 274 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Satrud Palathai!
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, Mohamed Salah!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salah fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Palathai avoids it really well and circles away.
And Palathai counters with a quick kick to the body but Salah blocks it.
Salah misses with a takedown attempt
and Palathai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Palathai stuns Salah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Salah fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Palathai, pushing him back against the cage.
Palathai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salah tries for a takedown but Palathai circles away easily
and Palathai counters with a nice body shot.
Satrud Palathai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohamed Salah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salah has his takedown stuffed
and Palathai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Salah moves to clinch but Palathai breaks away
and Palathai counters with a stiff right hand.
Mohamed Salah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Salah.
Palathai lands an overhand right.
Palathai is looking to slow Salah down with leg kicks.
Salah fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Palathai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Salah tries to clinch up but Palathai circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Palathai finds it's way through Salah's defenses.
Palathai lands a big right hand that sends Salah crashing to the mat! Palathai stays standing though and waves Salah back to his feet!
Salah is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salah has his takedown stuffed
and Palathai counters with a huge right that knocks Salah out cold! Palathai is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Satrud Palathai!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vasco Vigorito (ranked 3884 p4p, 3528 weight class) and Auric Gallahad (ranked 491 p4p, 459 weight class). Gallahad has chosen Go to War as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Auric Gallahad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vasco Vigorito!
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, Auric Gallahad!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallahad closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Vigorito wants to get back to full guard.
Gallahad is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gallahad working the head and body with strikes.
Vigorito is defending against the submission attempts here by Gallahad.
Gallahad is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vigorito is looking for a sweep. Gallahad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallahad is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vigorito sees it coming and defends easily.
Gallahad is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vigorito sees it coming and defends easily.
Gallahad is keen to just control but Vigorito is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vigorito works his way to full guard. Good work.
Vigorito tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gallahad drops back, looking for a kneebar! Vigorito looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Vigorito looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Vigorito!
Gallahad gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Vigorito is looking for a kimura here.
Gallahad is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vigorito pulls his head out easily.
Gallahad is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vigorito pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gallahad looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gallahad trying to hold on to Vigorito's head to control him but Vigorito postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vigorito throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gallahad looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vigorito is working for a submission of some sort.
Gallahad looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vigorito is looking for a kimura here.
Vigorito is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gallahad has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vigorito is thwarting Gallahad's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallahad is looking to improve his position.
Vigorito takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gallahad regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vigorito trying to control but Gallahad is working from the bottom.
Gallahad is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vigorito defends well.
Gallahad is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vigorito is aware though and is defending well.
Vigorito advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Gallahad's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vigorito wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gallahad keeps working.
Gallahad tries to improve position but can't.
Vigorito definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vigorito goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gallahad has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Vigorito but great work by Gallahad.
Vigorito is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gallahad's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gallahad throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gallahad is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vigorito has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gallahad is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Vigorito reverses the position - he's now on top in Gallahad's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gallahad can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vigorito looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Auric Gallahad will probably get the nod.
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.
Gallahad darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Vigorito is staying active underneath Gallahad, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vigorito wants to control but Gallahad is keeping busy.
Gallahad wants to pass the guard but Vigorito is defending well.
Vigorito is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gallahad's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gallahad's back!
Gallahad wants to control his opponent's hands but Vigorito gets his hands free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallahad might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Vigorito haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gallahad is trying to break free.
Vigorito is persistently looking for the submission but Gallahad is defending it well.
Vigorito lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Gallahad hold on?!
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.
Vigorito working for a choke but Gallahad is defending well.
Gallahad trying to control the hands but Vigorito breaks the grip.
Gallahad tries to escape the position.
Gallahad breaks Vigorito's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Vigorito looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gallahad passes into half guard.
Vigorito is staying active underneath Gallahad, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gallahad is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vigorito defends it well.
Vigorito gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallahad keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vigorito's head.
Gallahad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gallahad wants to control from the top but Vigorito keeps moving.
Vigorito throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gallahad drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Vigorito dives on top into guard.
Vigorito drops back looking for a leg! Gallahad is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gallahad manages to kick Vigorito off! Vigorito jumps back into Gallahad's guard.
Gallahad trying to control the position.
Vigorito stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gallahad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gallahad has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vigorito can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallahad is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vigorito is aware though and is defending well.
Gallahad escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vigorito gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gallahad is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vigorito trying to control but Gallahad is working from the bottom.
Gallahad has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Vigorito should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Gallahad has tightened it up now! Vigorito should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Auric Gallahad!
A relieved looking Auric Gallahad thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Ferret (ranked 3145 p4p, 3001 weight class) and Sonatane Veainu (ranked 407 p4p, 392 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jermaine Ferret!
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, Sonatane Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferret uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Veainu.
Ferret swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ferret misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veainu.
Ferret ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ferret will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferret throws a right and a left that Veainu avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by Ferret.
Veainu throws a shot from downtown. Ferret moves away and avoids it.
Ferret throws a lazy right hand but Veainu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Veainu throws out a counter right but Ferret avoids it with no problem.
Veainu misses with a straight right.
Veainu throws the left hand but Ferret avoids the punch easily.
Jermaine Ferret seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferret takes one on the button.
Ferret throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Veainu on the side of the head.
Ferret definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Veainu misses with an uppercut. Ferret saw that one coming.
Veainu missing with a left hand there. Ferret was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ferret just misses with a punch to the body.
Veainu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Ferret misses.
A slow jab from Veainu misses its intended target.
Ferret takes one on the button.
Ferret takes a swing at Veainu's ribcage but misses.
Ferret misses with a wild body shot.
Veainu might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ferret misses with a double jab.
Veainu jabs Ferret to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A right-left combo lands from Ferret.
Ferret just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferret avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ferret swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferret takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veainu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferret manages to avoid it.
Ferret throws a big counter combination but Veainu scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ferret takes a swing at Veainu's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu misses with a body shot.
Ferret swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferret misses with a wild combination.
Veainu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Veainu dips to his left and cracks Ferret with an uppercut!
Ferret misses with a body punch
and Veainu counters with a nice right hand that sends Ferret toppling to the canvas! Ferret scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Veainu finish him?!
A slow jab from Ferret misses its intended target.
Veainu staying out of range there.
Veainu misses with an uppercut.
Ferret is looking to wear down Veainu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Veainu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Ferret misses the target.
Veainu throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veainu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big right from Veainu misses.
Ferret moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Veainu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferret takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Veainu. Ferret does a little dance to reset his feet.
Veainu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice jab there from Ferret.
Ferret fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ferret throws a body shot but no joy.
Veainu moves into the clinch.
Veainu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ferret backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferret misses with a body punch.
Ferret stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veainu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ferret misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Veainu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ferret blocks an uppercut.
Veainu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Veainu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Veainu.
Ferret is breathing heavily.
Veainu tries to throw a body punch but Ferret avoids it by throwing Veainu back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Veainu.
Nice body punch from Veainu.
Veainu misses with the head strike.
Veainu has had enough of the clinch but Ferret keeps him there for the moment.
A short uppercut from Veainu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Veainu misses with the head strike.
Veainu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Veainu lands a nice hook to Ferret's body. Ferret takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Veainu cracks Ferret with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ferret looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Veainu finish him?
Ferret is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sonatane Veainu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Veainu misses the jab.
Ferret misses with a hook. Veainu ducked under it nicely.
Veainu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ferret misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Veainu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ferret slips a jab from Veainu.
Veainu lands with a good body shot.
Veainu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ferret misses with a two punch combination.
Veainu throws out a loose jab but Ferret uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veainu fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Ferret to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Ferret looks to clinch but Veainu throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Ferret taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sonatane Veainu!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy No Bahamas (ranked 2344 p4p, 2794 weight class) and Joshua Spotter (ranked 321 p4p, 367 weight class). Joshua Spotter 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 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, Tommy No Bahamas!
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, Joshua Spotter!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No Bahamas rushes Spotter and presses him up against the cage.
No Bahamas tries to land knees in the clinch but Spotter avoids the damage to the body.
Spotter throws a head punch that misses.
No Bahamas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
No Bahamas lands with a light punch inside.
Spotter's coach down at Walter J Abramowitz Center for Bigness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Spotter's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Spotter tries to break free but No Bahamas pushes him back against the cage.
Spotter lands a right hand that snaps the head of No Bahamas backwards.
Spotter avoiding damage as No Bahamas throws knees to the body.
Spotter blocks an uppercut.
Spotter throws a punch but it's blocked by No Bahamas.
No Bahamas missing with knees to the body.
Spotter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spotter tries to break free but No Bahamas pushes him back against the cage.
Spotter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spotter working hard to break the clinch.
Spotter throws a punch but it's blocked by No Bahamas.
Spotter is trying to break the clinch but No Bahamas is controlling him.
No Bahamas trying to land knees to the body.
Spotter is trying to force a seperation but No Bahamas has the dominant position.
No Bahamas blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No Bahamas misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spotter.
No Bahamas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Spotter.
Spotter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
 It looks like Tommy No Bahamas has been cut.
No Bahamas definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Spotter lands a left hand that snaps the head of No Bahamas backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from No Bahamas.
No Bahamas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spotter backwards.
Spotter misses with a punch on the inside.
No Bahamas cracks Spotter with a nice body shot.
No Bahamas misses with a body punch.
No Bahamas misses with a short punch on the inside.
No Bahamas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spotter throws a punch but it's blocked by No Bahamas.
No Bahamas is working Spotter over against the cage.
No Bahamas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
No Bahamas tries to land knees in the clinch but Spotter avoids the damage to the body.
No Bahamas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spotters head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No Bahamas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spotter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No Bahamas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spotter.
Still in the clinch, No Bahamas scores with a nice short uppercut.
No Bahamas tries to land knees in the clinch but Spotter avoids the damage to the body.
No Bahamas pushes Spotter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
No Bahamas lands a body shot in the clinch.
No Bahamas tries to throw a body punch but Spotter avoids it by throwing No Bahamas back against the cage.
No Bahamas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spotter tries to break the clinch but No Bahamas is controlling the position.
Spotter is looking to break free of the clinch but No Bahamas has double underhooks.
No Bahamas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spotter scores with a shoulder strike.
No Bahamas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spotter.
A short right hand to the side of the head by No Bahamas.
No Bahamas blocks an uppercut.
No Bahamas blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spotter scores with a shot to the side of No Bahamas's head.
No Bahamas tries to land knees in the clinch but Spotter avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by No Bahamas.
No Bahamas lands a hook that snaps the head of Spotter backwards.
Still in the clinch, Spotter scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from No Bahamas.
Spotter avoiding damage as No Bahamas throws knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from No Bahamas.
No Bahamas lands with a short shot to the head.
No Bahamas can't find room to land a body shot as Spotter controls the action.
Spotter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
No Bahamas tries to land knees in the clinch but Spotter avoids the damage to the body.
No Bahamas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
No Bahamas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spotter backwards.
A head punch on the inside from No Bahamas fails to land.
No Bahamas tries to land knees in the clinch but Spotter avoids the damage to the body.
Spotter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No Bahamas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spotter's elbow.
Spotter managing to block the knees to the body from No Bahamas.
A short right hand to the side of the head by No Bahamas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No Bahamas misses with the head strike.
No Bahamas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spotter.
Spotter working hard to break the clinch.
No Bahamas lands a nice shot to the body.
Spotter misses with a punch on the inside.
No Bahamas blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spotter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spotter tries to break free but No Bahamas pushes him back against the cage.
No Bahamas scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by No Bahamas.
No Bahamas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spotter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
No Bahamas misses with a punch on the inside.
No Bahamas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spotter backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy No Bahamas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy No Bahamas's cut.
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.
No Bahamas throws a body shot but no joy.
No Bahamas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
No Bahamas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spotter is defending well for now.
No Bahamas tries to land knees in the clinch but Spotter avoids the damage to the body.
Spotter tries to circle away but No Bahamas has him pinned against the cage.
No Bahamas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spotter can do to turn this around?
Spotter wants to get back to striking at distance but No Bahamas won't allow it.
Tommy No Bahamas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from No Bahamas.
Spotter takes a shot to the head.
No Bahamas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from No Bahamas.
No Bahamas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spotter is defending well for now.
Spotter throws a punch but it's blocked by No Bahamas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No Bahamas has a couple of punches blocked by Spotter.
No Bahamas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
No Bahamas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spotter is defending well for now.
No Bahamas trying to land knees to the body.
Spotter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by No Bahamas.
A short right from No Bahamas.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spotter.
No Bahamas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spotter avoids it.
A short left from No Bahamas.
Spotter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spotter can't break the clinch.
No Bahamas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spotter.
No Bahamas misses with the head strike.
Spotter throws a punch but it's blocked by No Bahamas.
Spotter misses with some punches.
Spotter is trying to push No Bahamas away but No Bahamas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
No Bahamas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
No Bahamas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spotter.
No Bahamas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No Bahamas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Spotter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
No Bahamas misses with a short punch on the inside.
No Bahamas struggles to land a body shot inside as Spotter controls his hands.
Spotter wants to get back to striking at distance but No Bahamas won't allow it.
No Bahamas working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spotter lands with a short shot to the head.
Spotter wants to get back to striking at distance but No Bahamas won't allow it.
Spotter is trying to break the clinch but No Bahamas has him pressed against the cage.
No Bahamas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spotter is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from No Bahamas.
Spotter is breathing heavily.
Spotter avoiding damage as No Bahamas throws knees to the body.
No Bahamas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spotter prevents a body shot from No Bahamas.
No Bahamas misses with a punch on the inside.
No Bahamas lands with a light punch inside.
No Bahamas lands a hook that snaps the head of Spotter backwards.
Spotter misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No Bahamas swings wildly with an uppercut but Spotter uses good head movement to avoid it.
No Bahamas scores with a shoulder strike.
No Bahamas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spotter.
Spotter misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spotter.
Spotter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
No Bahamas is rocked!
Spotter has a couple of punches blocked by No Bahamas.
Oh No Bahamas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spotter misses with some punches.
Spotter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spotter swings wildly with an uppercut but No Bahamas uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spotter.
Spotter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spotter is trying to force a seperation but No Bahamas has the dominant position.
Spotter misses with a hook from the clinch.
No Bahamas blocking some punches.
No Bahamas blocking some punches.
Spotter misses with some punches.
Spotter swings wildly with an uppercut but No Bahamas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spotter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spotter takes a shot to the head.
Spotter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Spotter fails to land.
Spotter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spotter throws a punch but it's blocked by No Bahamas.
Spotter throws a punch but it's blocked by No Bahamas.
Spotter misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spotter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spotter.
No Bahamas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
No Bahamas seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right from No Bahamas on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No Bahamas trying to land knees to the body.
No Bahamas lands a shoulder strike.
Spotter misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, No Bahamas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spotter is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for No Bahamas.
Spotter managing to block the knees to the body from No Bahamas.
No Bahamas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spotter's efforts to push away.
No Bahamas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spotter backwards.
Spotter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spotter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Joshua Spotter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spotter looks to score with a jab to the body but No Bahamas is just out of range.
Spotter looks to land a right hand but No Bahamas moved out of range.
No Bahamas clinches up with Spotter and pushes him back against the cage.
Spotter is trying to force a seperation but No Bahamas has the dominant position.
Spotter misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy No Bahamas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy No Bahamas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
No Bahamas instigates a clinch.
No Bahamas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
No Bahamas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from No Bahamas.
No Bahamas tries to throw a body punch but Spotter avoids it by throwing No Bahamas back against the cage.
No Bahamas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, No Bahamas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spotter misses with the head strike.
No Bahamas trying to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from No Bahamas.
No Bahamas lands with a short shot to the head.
No Bahamas lands a nice uppercut.
Spotter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No Bahamas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spotter avoids it.
No Bahamas lands a body shot.
No Bahamas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spotter is defending well for now.
No Bahamas missing with knees to the body.
No Bahamas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No Bahamas lands a body shot.
No Bahamas trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from No Bahamas as the two fighters clinch.
No Bahamas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from No Bahamas.
No Bahamas scores with a shoulder strike.
No Bahamas lands a nice shot to the body.
Spotter avoiding damage as No Bahamas throws knees to the body.
No Bahamas lands with a left to the head.
Spotter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
No Bahamas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
No Bahamas lands a hook to the side of the head.
No Bahamas lands with a short shot to the head.
Spotter is rocked!
Spotter blocking some punches.
No Bahamas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spotter backwards.
Spotter is still on wobbly legs! Can No Bahamas finish him?
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!
No Bahamas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spotter backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spotter blocks a body shot from No Bahamas.
No Bahamas throws a head punch that misses.
Spotter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spotter seems to have recovered his senses.
Spotter avoiding damage as No Bahamas throws knees to the body.
Spotter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spotter takes a shot to the head.
No Bahamas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
No Bahamas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spotter.
Spotter misses with a short punch on the inside.
No Bahamas lands a shoulder strike.
No Bahamas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spotter can't break the clinch.
No Bahamas tries to throw a body punch but Spotter avoids it by throwing No Bahamas back against the cage.
No Bahamas tries a body shot but Spotter blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spotter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No Bahamas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spotter misses with a hook from the clinch.
No Bahamas lands with a short shot to the head.
Spotter tries to circle away but No Bahamas has him pinned against the cage.
No Bahamas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from No Bahamas.
No Bahamas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spotter swings wildly with an uppercut but No Bahamas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spotter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tommy No Bahamas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
No Bahamas blocks an uppercut.
Spotter throws a head punch that misses.
No Bahamas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spotter.
No Bahamas blocking some punches.
No Bahamas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by No Bahamas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No Bahamas digs a right hand underneath Spotter's ribcage. Spotter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
No Bahamas misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from No Bahamas.
No Bahamas tries to work over Spotter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spotter blocking some punches.
Spotter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
No Bahamas blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from No Bahamas fails to land.
No Bahamas can't find room to land a body shot as Spotter controls the action.
No Bahamas blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by No Bahamas.
No Bahamas has a couple of punches blocked by Spotter.
Spotter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spotter working aggressively here.
Joshua Spotter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spotter blocks a body shot from No Bahamas.
Spotter misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy No Bahamas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for No Bahamas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy No Bahamas!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Turn (ranked 4371 p4p, 2235 weight class) and Rav Kapur (ranked 475 p4p, 250 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ray Turn !
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, Rav Kapur!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Turn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kapur has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kapur circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turn misses the jab.
Turn closes the distance and clinches.
Kapur is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Turn wants to take the fight to the mat but Kapur manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Turn is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Turn . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kapur gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kapur pushes down on Turn 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Turn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kapur's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kapur's back!
Turn controlling well, preventing Kapur from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kapur defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Turn 's arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Kapur's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turn looking for the choke but no joy.
Turn has the hooks in. Kapur is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Kapur is keeping busy.
Turn has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Kapur has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Turn seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Kapur trying to control the hands but Turn breaks the grip.
Kapur is trying to remain composed but Turn is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Turn is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Kapur knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Kapur for a finish.
Kapur staying busy and making it hard for Turn to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turn has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Kapur covering up well and avoiding damage.
Kapur can't escape the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Turn is punishing Kapur with some ground and pound.
Turn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Turn looking for the choke but no joy.
Kapur is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kapur is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kapur defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Turn 's arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kapur can't escape the position.
Kapur manages to reverse the position and now he's in Turn 's guard. Nice work there by Kapur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turn is trying to keep Kapur in close.
Turn looking for a sweep. Not yet Turn , not yet.
Turn has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kapur has passed into side control.
Turn can't do much from the bottom here.
Turn is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kapur in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Turn is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rav Kapur!
Rav Kapur 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torhte Finlayson (ranked 1282 p4p, 1486 weight class) and Billy Crawley (ranked 193 p4p, 222 weight class). Finlayson's entrance music is Scotland the Brave, Black Bear. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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, Torhte Finlayson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Billy Crawley!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Finlayson misses its intended target.
Crawley throws a body punch but Finlayson moves out of range.
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Crawley.
Finlayson moves out of range of the strikes.
Finlayson slips a jab from Crawley.
Crawley throws the left hand but Finlayson avoids the punch easily.
Finlayson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crawley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crawley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finlayson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson moves out of range of the strikes.
Finlayson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crawley.
Crawley throws a hook but Finlayson avoids it easily.
Finlayson throws a lazy uppercut
letting Crawley counter with a right hand.
Finlayson slips a jab from Crawley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crawley throws a body shot but no joy.
Finlayson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crawley.
Crawley misses with a lunging right hand
and Finlayson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Finlayson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Finlayson misses with a body shot.
Crawley throws a right hand that misses
and Finlayson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crawley swings widly with a right hand
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice jab there from Crawley.
Finlayson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crawley avoids the body shot from Finlayson.
Crawley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crawley misses with a body punch
enabling Finlayson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson misses with a lunging right hand
letting Crawley counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finlayson slips under a jab.
Crawley scores with a jab. Finlayson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Crawley has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Crawley.
Crawley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Finlayson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finlayson looks to score with a jab to the body but Crawley is just out of range.
Crawley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Finlayson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finlayson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crawley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finlayson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crawley manages to avoid it.
Crawley lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crawley scores with a hook.
Crawley throws a poor cross that misses
and Finlayson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Finlayson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crawley.
Good exchange - Crawley coming out on top.
Crawley misses with a hook.
Finlayson connects with a single shot there.
Finlayson slips a straight right by Crawley.
Crawley misses with a body punch
letting Finlayson counter with a right hand.
Finlayson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Finlayson misses the target.
Crawley scores with a decent looking hook.
Crawley loads up on a big right hand but Finlayson slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finlayson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Crawley misses with an uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Finlayson throws a shot to the body.
Finlayson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crawley.
Crawley slips a jab from Finlayson.
Finlayson blocks a jab.
Finlayson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crawley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finlayson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finlayson blocks a jab.
It looked like Finlayson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crawley throws an off balance right hand
letting Finlayson counter with a right hand.
Finlayson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Crawley throws a big shot that misses.
A shot to the liver by Finlayson. Beautiful body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Billy Crawley will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crawley misses with a lunging right hand
and Finlayson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crawley misses with a straight right.
Finlayson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Crawley takes a swing at Finlayson's ribcage but misses.
Finlayson slips under a jab from Crawley.
Finlayson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Crawley tests Finlayson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crawley misses with a lunging right hand
and Finlayson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crawley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Finlayson to score with a decent uppercut.
Crawley looks to score with a jab to the body but Finlayson is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Finlayson.
Billy Crawley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crawley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Finlayson.
Crawley might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Crawley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finlayson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crawley! But no joy.
Finlayson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawley works Finlayson's body with a nice hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Crawley.
Finlayson avoids the body shot from Crawley.
Finlayson misses with a hook.
Crawley misses with an uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crawley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crawley misses with a wild body shot.
Crawley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Crawley throws a jab when Finlayson was well out of range.
Finlayson digs a good body shot into Crawley's ribs.
Crawley is breathing heavily.
Finlayson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
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!
Finlayson throws a hook but Crawley blocks it.
Finlayson slips under a jab.
Crawley looks to land a right hand but Finlayson moved out of range.
Finlayson drops Crawley with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Crawley looks back up at him and smiles so Finlayson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Crawley is rocked!
Finlayson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Crawley falls backwards - clearly groggy! Finlayson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Torhte Finlayson 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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