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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lee (ranked 6834 p4p, 6768 weight class) and Chaghagan Uua (ranked 615 p4p, 610 weight class). Lee's entrance music is Click Click Boom. A fine choice. Uua has chosen Ego Fall - Wind the Horn as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Chaghagan Uua has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mike Lee's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chaghagan Uua!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uua defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Uua connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Uua.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Uua connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Uua can pounce on him.
Lee has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad The Island in the buildup to the fight.
Uua getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lee tries to clinch up but Uua circles away and keeps his distance.
Uua slips a jab from Lee.
As Lee backs off Uua throws a huge counter combo but Lee manages to avoid it all.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Uua swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Uua.
Lee blocks a head kick by Uua.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Uua as he avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Uua, as that shot connected.
Uua lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Uua.
Uua bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lee throws a right and a left that Uua avoids nicely.
Lee tries to clinch but Uua is having none of it.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Uua misses with a few strikes there.
Uua scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Uua lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee wants to clinch up but Uua keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Uua works over Lee's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uua fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Uua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Uua lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
 Lee is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Uua.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uua Throws a clean left jab. Uua Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Lee's chin! Lee crumbles to the ground and Uua follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Uua!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chaghagan Uua!
Post fight, Chaghagan Uua stared into the camera and said 'He who wants to build high must dig deep.'.
In defeat, Mike Lee stepped up to the mic, saying 'Bull crap, I will fight you damn refs. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thierry Bailly (ranked 5750 p4p, 4153 weight class) and Rodrigo Duterte (ranked 441 p4p, 379 weight class). Bailly comes to the cage accompanied by MMA Entrance Music / Dustin Poirier. Duterte has chosen Ignition (Remix) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thierry Bailly!
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, Rodrigo Duterte!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duterte fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bailly to the ground. Duterte is now in Bailly's guard.
Duterte working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Duterte trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bailly's guard.
Duterte looking to sit in guard and control but Bailly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Duterte looking for a guillotine here but Bailly defends easily.
Bailly postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailly makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bailly scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bailly 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.
Duterte not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duterte throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Duterte keeping moving, preventing Bailly from controlling successfully.
Bailly got a little sloppy there for a moment and Duterte has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bailly has managed to get both his arms back between Duterte's legs - danger averted.
Duterte looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bailly knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Duterte on the ground.
Bailly trying to control but Duterte is working from the bottom.
Bailly definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bailly is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Duterte is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bailly defends well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bailly not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailly keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Duterte's head.
Bailly lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bailly chips away with some ground and pound.
Duterte is trying to keep Bailly in close.
Bailly wants to control from the top but Duterte keeps moving.
Bailly connects with a couple of short punches.
Duterte throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Duterte looks winded!
Duterte is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailly drops back looking for a leg! Duterte is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Duterte manages to kick Bailly off! Bailly jumps back into Duterte's guard.
Bailly working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Duterte's head.
Bailly avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bailly drops back looking for a leg! Duterte is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Duterte manages to kick Bailly off! Bailly jumps back into Duterte's guard.
Bailly drops back looking for a leg! Duterte is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Duterte manages to kick Bailly off! Bailly jumps back into Duterte's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Duterte has momentary wrist control but Bailly slips an elbow through the middle.
Duterte working a defensive guard here.
Duterte is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bailly got a little sloppy there for a moment and Duterte has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bailly has managed to get both his arms back between Duterte's legs - danger averted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bailly chips away with some ground and pound.
Duterte is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thierry Bailly dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Duterte misses with a straight left.
Bailly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duterte can do to turn this around?
Bailly fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bailly fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Duterte avoids it really well and circles away.
Bailly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Duterte pinned against the cage. Duterte gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thierry Bailly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailly stuffs the takedown.
Bailly shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Duterte is trying to defend but Bailly finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bailly is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Duterte has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duterte pushes Bailly off looking to stand but Bailly dives back in and keeps control.
Duterte looking for submissions off his back.
Bailly drops an elbow to the side of Duterte's head.
Duterte is trying to maintain the position but Bailly is very close to passing his half guard.
Duterte wants to get back to full guard.
Duterte is breathing heavily.
Bailly is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Duterte doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bailly.
Bailly seems to be working for a kimura but Duterte defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Duterte manages to get to full guard.
Bailly wants to control from the top but Duterte keeps moving.
Bailly landing with the ground and pound.
Duterte had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bailly defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailly scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bailly lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Duterte is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bailly won't allow Duterte to get back to his feet.
Duterte throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bailly drops back looking for a leg! Duterte is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Duterte manages to kick Bailly off! Bailly jumps back into Duterte's guard.
Bailly trying to control but Duterte is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailly is in close to Duterte's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Duterte has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bailly can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bailly cracks Duterte with a solid left hand.
Duterte tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bailly trying to control but Duterte is working from the bottom.
Bailly is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thierry Bailly dominated that second round.
That's time! Bailly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Duterte fails with the takedown
letting Bailly counter with a right hand.
Bailly bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Duterte sneaks out the side door and pushes Bailly away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Bailly shoots in for a double leg but Duterte sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bailly tries to score a power double leg takedown but Duterte sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bailly somewhat.
Duterte tries a quick counter leg kick but Bailly is wise to it.
Bailly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Duterte circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thierry Bailly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duterte shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bailly wriggles free and stands up.
Duterte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duterte tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bailly defends well and Duterte ends up having to push Bailly into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Duterte's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Duterte's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailly shoots in but no luck this time.
Duterte jabs at Bailly's body.
Duterte stuffs the takedown.
Thierry Bailly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bailly fails with a takedown attempt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bailly enables Duterte to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bailly manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bailly throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bailly has a closed guard, preventing Duterte from standing up.
Thierry Bailly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duterte drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bailly dives on top into guard.
Bailly postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bailly postures up and lands a big shot to Duterte's brow.
Duterte working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bailly doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Duterte is tightening it up a little... Bailly has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Bailly reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Bailly taps out! Nice BJJ there by Duterte!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rodrigo Duterte!
Post fight, Rodrigo Duterte stared into the camera and said 'Tang ena niyu patayen ku kayu lahat'.
In defeat, Thierry Bailly stepped up to the mic, saying 'Despite my loss against an opponent who was tonight better as me a big thanks to the Highland organisation for having the chance fighting here tonight.Also a big thanks on the great fans and public supporting me.Thanks again !'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vani Yani (ranked 5517 p4p, 3523 weight class) and Satrud Palathai (ranked 289 p4p, 204 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vani Yani!
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, Satrud Palathai!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yani shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Palathai to counter with a crisp jab.
Yani shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
and Palathai counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Yani! He's just covering up as Palathai starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Satrud Palathai!
A very excited looking Satrud Palathai 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Bosque Trabuco (ranked 3262 p4p, 3288 weight class) and Matt Starr (ranked 391 p4p, 396 weight class). Matt Starr will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bosque Trabuco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matt Starr!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trabuco closes the distance and clinches.
Starr blocks an elbow strike.
Starr breaks from the clinch.
Trabuco shoots in but no luck this time.
Trabuco tries to clinch up but Starr circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trabuco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Starr does no damage.
Bosque Trabuco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Starr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trabuco looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Trabuco clinches up with Starr and pushes him back against the cage.
Starr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Trabuco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Starr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Starr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Starr.
Trabuco misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Trabuco throws an elbow but misses.
Starr tries to break free but Trabuco pushes him back against the cage.
Starr avoids the elbow strike from Trabuco, against the cage.
Starr blocks a body shot from Trabuco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Trabuco as Starr tries to tie him up.
Starr is trying to break the clinch but Trabuco has him pressed against the cage.
Trabuco has picked Starr up - he's going for a ride! Trabuco dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Trabuco is thwarting Starr's attempts to control the position.
Starr looking for submissions off his back.
Trabuco tries to pass to full mount but Starr defends it.
Trabuco is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Starr has managed to free his arm - good work.
Trabuco seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Trabuco landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Starr looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trabuco controlling the action here.
Trabuco winds up and cracks Starr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Starr slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Trabuco controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Trabuco's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Starr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Trabuco wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trabuco is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ground and pound from Trabuco.
Starr wants to sweep but Trabuco has passed to side control!
Trabuco looks up at the clock and then as Starr takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Trabuco smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Trabuco is chipping away with strikes.
Starr is looking for a sweep.
Trabuco working the body and head with strikes.
The referee asks Trabuco politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Trabuco prefers to stall for the moment though.
Check out the look on Trabuco's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Trabuco grinds an elbow into Starr's temple.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Starr taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trabuco lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trabuco is working Starr over with some ground and pound from side control.
Trabuco lands a decent elbow from side control.
Trabuco lands an elbow.
Trabuco creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Trabuco scoring with punches and elbows.
Starr can't do much from the bottom here.
Trabuco is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Trabuco is putting a hurting on Starr here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bosque Trabuco dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Trabuco dives in for a single leg takedown but Starr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Trabuco misses with an elbow over the top.
Trabuco has Starr pressed against the cage, preventing Starr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trabuco has Starr pressed against the cage, preventing Starr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trabuco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Starr's efforts to push away.
Starr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trabuco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Starr can do to turn this around?
Trabuco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Starr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trabuco.
Trabuco moves into the clinch successfully.
Starr tries to break free but Trabuco pushes him back against the cage.
Trabuco has Starr pressed against the cage, preventing Starr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trabuco tries to throw a body punch but Starr avoids it by throwing Trabuco back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trabuco tries for a takedown but Starr manages to get underhooks.
Trabuco throws an elbow that misses.
Trabuco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Trabuco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Starr's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Trabuco throws an elbow but misses.
Trabuco blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Starr looks to score with a jab to the body but Trabuco is just out of range.
Trabuco moves out of range as Starr strikes.
Starr keeps the fight on the outside.
Trabuco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Starr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Trabuco with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starr. Trabuco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trabuco clinches up with Starr and pushes him back against the cage.
Trabuco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Starr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Starr tries to break the clinch but Trabuco is controlling the position.
Starr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trabuco has him pressed against the cage.
Starr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Starr breaks the clinch.
Trabuco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Starr.
Trabuco tries to clinch there but Starr circles away.
Starr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Trabuco moves in looking to clinch but Starr pushes him off.
Trabuco tries to clinch up but Starr circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Starr scores with a four punch combination!
Starr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trabuco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body punch from Starr.
Trabuco fails with the takedown
and Starr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bosque Trabuco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Starr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trabuco changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Starr throws a shot to the body.
Matt Starr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trabuco moves into the clinch successfully.
Starr wants to get back to striking at distance but Trabuco won't allow it.
Starr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Starr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trabuco wants to clinch.
Trabuco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Starr has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Trabuco is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Trabuco misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Trabuco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Starr pinned against the cage. Starr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fighters circling - Starr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Starr misses with a two punch combination.
Trabuco wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starr. Trabuco does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Trabuco throws an elbow but misses.
Trabuco swings wildly with an uppercut but Starr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Starr is looking to break free of the clinch but Trabuco has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trabuco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Starr's efforts to push away.
Starr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Trabuco throws an elbow but misses.
Starr avoids a wild elbow strike from Trabuco.
Starr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trabuco has Starr pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Trabuco pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Starr tumbling to the mat - Trabuco dives into Starr's guard.
Starr keeping moving, preventing Trabuco from controlling successfully.
Trabuco postures up.
Starr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trabuco is one step ahead there.
Trabuco lands a couple of digs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Starr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Trabuco scores with a takedown into Starr's guard.
Starr controls Trabuco momentarily but Trabuco frees himself.
Starr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Trabuco stands and throws Starr's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Starr is looking for a sweep.
Trabuco lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trabuco works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Starr taking a bit of punishment here - Trabuco scoring with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trabuco trying to control the position but Starr is working away.
Starr takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bosque Trabuco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trabuco lands an elbow.
Trabuco working the ground and pound from side control.
Trabuco wants to control but Starr is keeping him busy.
Starr is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Trabuco's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Trabuco is working for a submission of some sort.
Trabuco content to control rather than advance.
Trabuco looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Starr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trabuco winds up and cracks Starr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Starr trying to hold on to Trabuco's head to control him but Trabuco postures up.
Starr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Trabuco scores with a couple of nice shots.
Starr actively working from the bottom here.
Starr is trying to maintain the position but Trabuco is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Starr wants to improve his position but Trabuco is controlling well.
Trabuco takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Starr has hold of Trabuco's hands but Trabuco slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Trabuco wants to free his trapped foot but Starr is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Trabuco takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trabuco prevents Starr from improving his position.
Trabuco scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Trabuco is trying to control. Starr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ground and pound from Trabuco.
Trabuco with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Starr won't allow Trabuco to pass to mount.
Trabuco is thwarting Starr's attempts to control the position.
Starr tries to get to full guard but Trabuco has control of the leg.
Trabuco lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trabuco is nestled in close to Starr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Starr trying to control here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Trabuco lands a nice short elbow.
Starr taking some punishment here, with Trabuco in his half guard.
 Starr is rocked!
Trabuco content to control rather than advance.
Starr trying to control here.
Trabuco landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Starr is still in real trouble! Can Trabuco finish him?
Trabuco controlling the action here.
Starr seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Starr trying to hold on to Trabuco's head to control him but Trabuco postures up.
Trabuco is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bosque Trabuco showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Trabuco has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bosque Trabuco!
Bosque Trabuco 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Anwar Rinda (ranked 2477 p4p, 3504 weight class) and Shakir Khan (ranked 249 p4p, 326 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anwar Rinda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Shakir Khan!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rinda blocks a head kick by Khan.
Rinda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Khan stuffs the takedown.
Khan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Khan. Rinda shrugs it off though.
Rinda has his takedown stuffed
and Khan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khan's coach down at Walter J Abramowitz Center for Bigness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Khan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anwar Rinda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rinda half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rinda darts in looking for a takedown but Khan gets double underhooks and turns Rinda into the cage.
Rinda jumps guard but Khan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rinda moves out of range of the body kick.
Rinda shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice leg kick from Khan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shakir Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan throws a leg kick which misses Rinda's front leg but catches the back leg as Rinda tries to avoid it.
Khan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan lands a front kick.
Rinda shoots in but Khan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Khan connects with a leg kick.
Khan slaps away a takedown attempt from Rinda, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rinda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khan.
Nice jab there from Khan.
Rinda blocks a jab.
Khan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rinda shoots in for a takedown but Khan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rinda doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Khan scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan stuffs the takedown.
Rinda has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Rinda fails to land the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rinda walks into a straight right hand from Khan.
Rinda fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Khan with a jab.
Shakir Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rinda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Rinda attempts a counter takedown but Khan avoids it well and moves away.
A good leg kick by Khan.
Rinda fails with the takedown
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rinda moves away from the strike by Khan.
Khan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinda has his takedown stuffed
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
Khan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
No luck for Rinda with that takedown attempt.
Rinda is breathing heavily.
Khan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Khan stuffs the takedown.
Khan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rinda's sensitive parts.
Khan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khan. That's going to slow Rinda down.
Khan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rinda gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rinda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rinda misses with a takedown attempt
and Khan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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!
Khan scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rinda. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Khan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rinda has time to react.
Rinda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khan lands a nice hook to Rinda's body. Rinda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Khan.
Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rinda had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Decent striking displayed by Khan there.
Khan tests Rinda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rinda darts in and clinches Khan up against the cage.
Rinda manages to pull guard.
Rinda escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Khan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rinda avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shakir Khan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rinda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rinda takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rinda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khan.
Rinda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Khan cracks Rinda with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rinda misses with a wild body shot.
Rinda staying out of range there.
Rinda shoots for a takedown but Khan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Khan scores with a leg kick.
Rinda has managed to clinch.
Rinda jumps guard but Khan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rinda is trying to pull guard but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anwar Rinda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rinda tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Khan smiles and moves away.
Khan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rinda crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Khan - the referee stops the clock and Rinda gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Khan. Rinda manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Khan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rinda doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rinda is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rinda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khan.
Khan lands a jab to Rinda's midsection.
Rinda walks into a left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Rinda 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Khan lands with a cross.
Khan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rinda's head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rinda.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan thuds a left hand into Rinda's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan digs a good hook to Rinda's body.
Khan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Khan connects with a solid leg kick.
Rinda throws a right hand that misses
and Khan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Khan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Khan cracks Rinda with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rinda takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rinda on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Khan feints and then cracks Rinda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rinda down.
Rinda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khan can pounce on him.
Khan works over Rinda's head and body with a nice combination.
Khan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rinda tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Khan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan catches Rinda with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Khan connects with a single shot there.
Khan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Khan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rinda.
Khan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rinda.
Shakir Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rinda 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.
Rinda looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rinda doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Khan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rinda is rocked!
Rinda will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Khan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rinda tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khan leaves Rinda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Khan flicks out a counter leg kick but Rinda steps away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rinda looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands a lovely overhand right.
Rinda fails with the takedown.
Khan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rinda. That did some damage!
Crunch! Khan slams his shin into Rinda's torso.
Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rinda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rinda on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Rinda.
Khan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rinda has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick lands for Khan.
Khan scores with a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shakir Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Khan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rinda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rinda takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khan.
Rinda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Khan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Khan.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Rinda saw that one coming.
Rinda's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Khan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rinda.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anwar Rinda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A solid body kick from Khan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rinda takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rinda shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Khan as he avoids it easily.
Khan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Khan clobbers Rinda with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Khan 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.
Khan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Khan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rinda shoots for a takedown but Khan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Khan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rinda. That did some damage!
Rinda tries for a takedown but Khan circles away easily
and Khan counters with a nice leg kick.
Khan with a nice calf kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Khan.
Rinda takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Khan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rinda momentarily.
Good leg kick by Khan.
Rinda takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Khan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rinda has taken the fight to the clinch.
Khan manages to break the clinch.
Rinda fails with the takedown
and Khan counters with a series of strikes. Rinda will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rinda with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Khan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rinda walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khan. That's going to slow Rinda down.
Khan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rinda's head backwards.
A low kick lands for Khan.
Khan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rinda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Khan stuffs the takedown attempt from Rinda. Rinda gets slowly back to his feet.
Khan jabs at Rinda's body.
Khan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rinda dives in and grabs Khan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Khan pushes down on Rinda's head and hops out.
Rinda closes the distance and clinches up with Khan, looking for a takedown. Rinda pushes Khan against the cage but Khan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khan! But no joy.
Khan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rinda has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Khan keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Khan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Khan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rinda tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khan jabs Rinda to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Khan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khan. That's going to slow Rinda down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khan.
Rinda takes a kick to the side of the head.
Khan lands a leg kick that knocks Rinda off balance momentarily.
Rinda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Rinda shoots and misses
and Khan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Khan misses with the combination.
Anwar Rinda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shakir Khan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Khan connects with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shakir Khan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Khan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 25:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shakir Khan!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kai Kara France (ranked 3896 p4p, 1965 weight class) and Jens Neustadt (ranked 221 p4p, 122 weight class). Neustadt has chosen GZUZ - Warum as his entrance music. Kai Kara France could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jens Neustadt's 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kai Kara France!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jens Neustadt!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neustadt closes the distance and clinches.
Kara France misses with some punches.
Kara France wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Neustadt taking a breather.
Neustadt looking to throw knees to the head but Kara France is blocking nicely.
Neustadt misses with a knee to the head.
Neustadt looking to throw knees to the head but Kara France is blocking nicely.
Neustadt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kara France has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kara France misses with a hook from the clinch.
Neustadt keeps control of Kara France as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kara France swings wildly with an uppercut but Neustadt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neustadt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Kara France's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kara France fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kara France wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kara France misses with a punch on the inside.
Kara France has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kara France avoiding damage as Neustadt throws knees to the body.
Neustadt with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Kai Kara France has been cut.
Neustadt connects with a knee to the head.
Neustadt blocking some punches.
Neustadt prevents Kara France from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kara France is trying to break the clinch but Neustadt has him pressed against the cage.
Neustadt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kara France has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Neustadt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Neustadt with a knee to the head.
Neustadt keeps control of Kara France as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kara France is trying to force a seperation but Neustadt has the dominant position.
Neustadt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kara France has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Neustadt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Neustadt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Neustadt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kara France's face.
Kara France working hard to break the clinch.
Kara France wants to break the clinch but can't.
Neustadt tries a knee to the head but Kara France blocks it.
Neustadt misses with a knee strike.
Kara France wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Neustadt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kara France blocks it with crossed arms.
Neustadt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kara France's face.
Neustadt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Neustadt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kara France tries to circle away but Neustadt has him pinned against the cage.
Kara France wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kara France wants to break free but Neustadt has control.
A bit of stalling here from Neustadt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kara France swings wildly with an uppercut but Neustadt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kara France avoiding damage as Neustadt throws knees to the body.
Neustadt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Neustadt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kara France can't break the clinch.
Kara France takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kara France misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kara France is trying to force a seperation but Neustadt has the dominant position.
Kara France throws a punch but it's blocked by Neustadt.
Neustadt keeps control of Kara France as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Neustadt tries a knee to the head but Kara France blocks it.
Neustadt misses with a knee strike.
Neustadt has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kara France is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Neustadt misses with a knee to the head.
Kara France lands a nice uppercut.
Neustadt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Neustadt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kara France wants to get back to striking at distance but Neustadt won't allow it.
Kara France lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Neustadt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kara France takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kara France is trying to break the clinch but Neustadt has him pressed against the cage.
Kara France wants to break free but Neustadt has control.
Neustadt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Neustadt misses with a knee to the head.
Neustadt tries a knee to the head but Kara France blocks it.
Neustadt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Neustadt prevents Kara France from breaking the clinch.
Neustadt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kara France misses with a punch on the inside.
Kara France is trying to break the clinch but Neustadt is controlling him.
Kara France working hard to break the clinch.
Kara France tries to circle away but Neustadt has him pinned against the cage.
Kara France tries to circle away but Neustadt has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kara France's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Neustadt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kara France has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kara France working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kara France.
Neustadt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kara France blocks it with crossed arms.
Kara France is trying to break the clinch but Neustadt has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kara France wants to break free but Neustadt has control.
Kara France misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kara France fails to land.
Kara France is trying to force a seperation but Neustadt has the dominant position.
Neustadt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kara France's face.
Neustadt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Neustadt prevents Kara France from breaking the clinch.
Neustadt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Neustadt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kara France has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Neustadt looking to throw knees to the head but Kara France is blocking nicely.
Kara France swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kara France's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Neustadt moves into the clinch.
Neustadt misses with a knee to the head.
Neustadt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Neustadt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Neustadt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Neustadt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kara France looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Kara France's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Neustadt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jens Neustadt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kai Kara France's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kara France looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kara France throws a series of punches but Neustadt moves out of range.
Neustadt moves into range and clinches up with Kara France.
Neustadt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Neustadt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kara France is defending well for now.
Kara France can't break the clinch.
Neustadt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Neustadt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Neustadt landing knees to the body.
Neustadt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Neustadt looking to throw knees to the head but Kara France is blocking nicely.
Neustadt scores a nice knee to the body.
Neustadt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kara France's efforts to push away.
Neustadt prevents Kara France from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neustadt keeps control of Kara France as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kara France stops a takedown attempt from Neustadt.
Neustadt landing knees to the head.
Kara France wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Neustadt has him pressed against the cage.
Neustadt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Neustadt tries to land a knee to the head but Kara France blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kara France swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kara France is working for takedown but Neustadt is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neustadt.
Kara France is trying to push Neustadt away but Neustadt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kara France takes a knee right on the jaw!
Neustadt just leaning against Kara France, taking a breather.
Kara France wants to get back to striking at distance but Neustadt won't allow it.
Kara France tries to break free but Neustadt pushes him back against the cage.
Kara France working aggressively here.
Kara France wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kara France wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Neustadt has him pressed against the cage.
Neustadt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kara France blocks it with crossed arms.
Neustadt tries a knee to the head but Kara France blocks it.
Neustadt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Neustadt slowing the pace effectively.
Neustadt tries to land a knee to the head but Kara France blocks with his arms.
Jens Neustadt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Neustadt is breathing heavily.
Kara France tries to circle away but Neustadt has him pinned against the cage.
Neustadt trying to land knees to the body.
Kara France wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kara France fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neustadt tries to land a knee to the head but Kara France blocks with his arms.
Neustadt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kara France blocks it with crossed arms.
Kara France is trying to break the clinch but Neustadt has him pressed against the cage.
Neustadt looking to throw knees to the head but Kara France is blocking nicely.
Neustadt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kara France blocks it with crossed arms.
Neustadt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kara France has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Neustadt misses with a knee strike.
Kara France is trying to break the clinch but Neustadt has him pressed against the cage.
Kara France misses with a short punch on the inside.
Neustadt has Kara France pressed against the cage, preventing Kara France from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kara France wants to get back to striking at distance but Neustadt won't allow it.
Neustadt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Neustadt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kara France blocks it with crossed arms.
Kara France wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kara France wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kara France is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kara France looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kara France tries to circle away but Neustadt has him pinned against the cage.
Kara France lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kara France lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neustadt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Neustadt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Neustadt looking for a takedown.
Kara France can't break the clinch.
Kara France wants to break the clinch but can't.
Neustadt landing knees to the head.
Neustadt misses with a knee to the head.
Kara France has had enough of the clinch but Neustadt keeps him there for the moment.
Neustadt misses with a knee strike.
Neustadt looking to throw knees to the head but Kara France is blocking nicely.
Neustadt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kara France's efforts to push away.
Neustadt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Neustadt keeps control of Kara France as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kara France.
Neustadt misses with a knee to the head.
Kara France on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kara France misses with some punches.
Kara France managing to block the knees to the body from Neustadt.
Neustadt tries a knee to the head but Kara France blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neustadt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kara France wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kara France is trying to break the clinch but Neustadt is controlling him.
Neustadt crunches a lovely knee into Kara France's ribcage.
Neustadt tries to land a knee to the head but Kara France blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Kara France's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kara France swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kara France looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kara France looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kara France tries to break free but Neustadt pushes him back against the cage.
Kara France tries to break the clinch but Neustadt is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Kara France's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kara France is looking to break free of the clinch but Neustadt has double underhooks.
Kara France lands a left hand.
Neustadt prevents Kara France from breaking the clinch.
Kara France wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kara France is looking to break free of the clinch but Neustadt has double underhooks.
Kara France is trying to break the clinch but Neustadt has him pressed against the cage.
Kara France is trying to break free.
Kara France has had enough of the clinch but Neustadt keeps him there for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jens Neustadt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kai Kara France'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. This is the final round!
Kara France lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Neustadt circles away quickly and effectively.
Kara France closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Neustadt using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Neustadt misses with a knee strike.
Neustadt misses with a knee to the head.
Neustadt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Neustadt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kara France tries to break the clinch but Neustadt is controlling the position.
Kara France wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Neustadt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Neustadt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kara France gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kara France has had enough of the clinch but Neustadt keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Kara France.
Kara France wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kara France is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Neustadt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Neustadt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Neustadt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Neustadt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kara France's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kara France is trying to break the clinch but Neustadt has him pressed against the cage.
Neustadt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kara France is looking to break free of the clinch but Neustadt has double underhooks.
Kara France takes a knee right on the jaw!
Neustadt prevents Kara France from breaking the clinch.
Kara France wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kara France wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Neustadt has him pressed against the cage.
Neustadt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Neustadt lands a knee to the head.
Neustadt landing knees to the body.
Neustadt has Kara France pressed against the cage, preventing Kara France from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kara France has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kara France has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kara France is trying to force a seperation but Neustadt has the dominant position.
Neustadt tries a knee to the head but Kara France blocks it.
Neustadt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kara France blocks it with crossed arms.
Kara France has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kara France is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kara France is trying to force a seperation but Neustadt has the dominant position.
Neustadt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Neustadt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kara France is trying to force a seperation but Neustadt has the dominant position.
Kara France tries to break the clinch but Neustadt is controlling the position.
Kara France wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Neustadt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kara France blocks it with crossed arms.
Neustadt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kara France lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kara France is trying to break the clinch but Neustadt is controlling him.
Kara France tries to break free but Neustadt pushes him back against the cage.
Kara France is trying to break the clinch but Neustadt has him pressed against the cage.
Kara France tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Neustadt just stands there and leans against the cage.
Neustadt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Neustadt landing knees to the head.
Neustadt throws a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Neustadt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kara France up against the cage.
Kara France wants to break free but Neustadt has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kara France is trying to push Neustadt away but Neustadt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kara France lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kara France has a couple of punches blocked by Neustadt.
Kara France is trying to force a seperation but Neustadt has the dominant position.
Neustadt tries a knee to the head but Kara France blocks it.
Neustadt misses with a knee strike.
Neustadt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kara France tries to circle away but Neustadt has him pinned against the cage.
Kara France being controlled against the cage.
Neustadt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kara France tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Neustadt smiles and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Kara France.
Kara France swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Neustadt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Neustadt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kara France.
Kara France letting Neustadt take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neustadt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kara France is trying to break free.
Kara France tries to break the clinch but Neustadt is controlling the position.
Kara France tries to break free but Neustadt pushes him back against the cage.
Neustadt prevents Kara France from breaking the clinch.
Kara France working hard to break the clinch.
Kara France has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Neustadt misses with a knee strike.
Neustadt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Neustadt lands a knee to the body.
Neustadt looking to throw knees to the head but Kara France is blocking nicely.
Kara France looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kara France makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neustadt lands a knee to the body.
Neustadt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Neustadt trying to land knees to the body.
Kai Kara France has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neustadt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kara France blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jens Neustadt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Neustadt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jens Neustadt!
Post fight, an emotional Jens Neustadt said 'HAHAHAHA, THE EASIEST MONEY'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otis Yates (ranked 1747 p4p, 1849 weight class) and Jermaine Ferret (ranked 243 p4p, 261 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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205
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210
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Basic striking
KO power |
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Excellent MT
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Otis Yates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jermaine Ferret!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yates instigates a clinch.
Yates misses with a body punch.
Yates prevents a body shot from Ferret.
Yates definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ferret struggles to land a body shot inside as Yates controls his hands.
Ferret looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ferret lands a left hand.
Yates blocking some punches.
Yates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferret lands a nice uppercut.
Yates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yates misses with a punch to the body.
Ferret lands a nice uppercut.
Yates blocks a body shot from Ferret.
Yates lands with a short shot to the head.
Ferret controlling the action here for a moment.
Ferret blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ferret manages to break the clinch.
Yates is looking to clinch but Ferret is avoiding it.
Yates tries to clinch up but Ferret circles away and keeps his distance.
Ferret scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates has Ferret up against the cage in a clinch.
Ferret lands a nice shot to the body.
Ferret tries to throw a body punch but Yates avoids it by throwing Ferret back against the cage.
Yates throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ferrets head.
Yates misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yates lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yates lands a shot to the body.
Ferret blocks a body shot from Yates.
Ferret struggles to land a body shot inside as Yates controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yates.
Yates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yates throws a head punch that misses.
Ferret blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yates throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ferrets head.
Yates throws a head punch that misses.
Ferret blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ferret tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yates's elbow.
Yates blocks a body shot from Ferret.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yates lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ferret backwards.
Yates misses with a hook to the ribs.
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!
Ferret tries a body shot but Yates blocks it.
Ferret misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yates tries to work over Ferret's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yates working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ferret wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ferret lands a nice uppercut.
Yates doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yates struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferret controls his hands.
Yates misses with the head strike.
Ferret tries to throw a body punch but Yates avoids it by throwing Ferret back against the cage.
Yates misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ferret tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yates lands a nice shot to the body.
Yates lands a body shot.
Ferret throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yates.
Ferret lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferret lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yates.
Yates has a couple of punches blocked by Ferret.
Yates has a couple of punches blocked by Ferret.
Ferret is leaning against Yates and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yates swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Ferret.
Ferret's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferret keeps the fight on the outside.
Yates fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ferret doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yates moves into range and clinches up with Ferret.
Yates misses with a body punch.
Ferret doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yates throws a head punch that misses.
Ferret misses with a body punch.
Ferret misses with a punch to the body.
Ferret blocks an uppercut.
Yates misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Ferret.
Ferret goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ferret prevents a body shot from Yates.
Yates swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferret uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferret misses with the head strike.
Ferret lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yates.
Yates misses with the head strike.
Ferret misses with a punch to the body.
Yates lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferret tries to work over Yates's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferret presses Yates against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yates prevents a body shot from Ferret.
Yates tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yates can't find room to land a body shot as Ferret controls the action.
Ferret softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yates pushes Ferret back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yates lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Otis Yates will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yates gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yates tries a body shot but Ferret blocks it.
Ferret presses Yates against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ferret doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ferret misses with a punch to the body.
Yates swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yates.
Yates swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferret uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yates working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yates tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yates misses with the head strike.
Ferret blocks a body shot from Yates.
Yates is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferret can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates misses with a punch to the body.
Yates throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ferrets head.
A nice left hand lands by Yates.
Ferret can't find room to land a body shot as Yates controls the action.
Otis Yates has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ferret misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yates swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferret uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferret lands a shoulder strike.
Yates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ferret's elbow.
Ferret struggles to land a body shot inside as Yates controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yates.
Yates scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yates throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferret.
Yates tries to work over Ferret's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yates tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ferret tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yates's elbow.
Yates tries a body shot but Ferret blocks it.
Yates tries to work over Ferret's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferret.
Ferret tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yates's elbow.
Ferret blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferret presses Yates against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ferret blocking some punches.
Ferret scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yates misses with a body punch.
Ferret blocking some punches.
Yates swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferret uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferret lands a nice shot to the body.
Ferret lands a hook that snaps the head of Yates backwards.
Ferret blocks an uppercut.
Yates throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferret tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yates's elbow.
Ferret can't find room to land a body shot as Yates controls the action.
Yates struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferret controls his hands.
Yates struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferret controls his hands.
Yates lands with a right to the head.
Yates throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferret.
Yates misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferret blocking some punches.
Yates misses with a body punch.
Ferret blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferret blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yates misses with the head strike.
Yates misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferret blocks a body shot from Yates.
A hook to the body from Yates.
Yates misses with the head strike.
Ferret blocks an uppercut.
Ferret breaks from the clinch.
Ferret avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yates wants to clinch but Ferret slips to the side
and Ferret counters with a two punch combo.
Ferret lands with a right hand.
Yates tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ferret swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yates is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ferret throws a body punch but Yates moves out of range.
Yates wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferret misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ferret swinging wildly here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yates moves in looking to clinch but Ferret pushes him off.
Yates dodges the punch combination from Ferret.
Ferret connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ferret misses the jab.
Ferret throws a body shot but no joy.
Ferret tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yates was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferret.
Ferret throws a series of punches but Yates moves out of range.
Yates is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ferret.
Yates closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ferret tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ferret blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yates prevents a body shot from Ferret.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Otis Yates 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. This is the final round!
Yates tries to clinch but Ferret is having none of it.
Ferret looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jermaine Ferret is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferret rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yates moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yates moves in looking to clinch but Ferret pushes him off.
Ferret swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferret. Yates does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferret avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ferret punishes Yates's body with a nice straight punch.
Yates wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yates is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ferret.
Yates tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Despite the aggression on Ferret's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Yates tries to clinch but Ferret moves out of range.
Ferret lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ferret blocks an uppercut.
Yates lands a body shot.
Ferret blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yates lands a body shot.
Yates's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ferret blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ferret goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ferret tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yates's elbow.
Yates lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ferret blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ferret creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yates working aggressively here.
Yates tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yates misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Yates fails to land.
Yates misses with a body punch.
Yates misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferret lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yates backwards.
Yates tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yates can't find room to land a body shot as Ferret controls the action.
A short right from Yates on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferret struggles to land a body shot inside as Yates controls his hands.
Yates goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ferret throws a head punch that misses.
Yates misses with a punch to the body.
Ferret fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yates tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yates misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yates throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferret.
Yates blocks a body shot from Ferret.
Ferret lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yates or not.
Ferret can't find room to land a body shot as Yates controls the action.
Ferret misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yates tries to work over Ferret's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferret's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferret misses with a series of wild punches.
Yates doesn't manage to clinch there - Ferret circles away.
Ferret is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yates.
Ferret tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yates was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferret.
Jermaine Ferret seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ferret avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yates ducks right into an uppercut from Ferret.
Ferret swings for the body but Yates moves out of range.
Yates tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ferret paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ferret misses with a double jab
and Yates counters by clinching up.
Yates lands with a short shot to the head.
Yates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yates digs a right hand into Ferret's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ferret's gas tank.
Ferret takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yates lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferret digs a right hand underneath Yates's ribcage. Yates let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yates throws a head punch that misses.
Ferret manages to break the clinch.
Yates tries to clinch but Ferret moves out of range.
Ferret swats away the attempt to clinch by Yates.
Yates forces Ferret back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yates creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yates misses with some punches.
Ferret lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yates backwards.
Yates misses with a body punch.
Yates misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jermaine Ferret has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ferret blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jermaine Ferret.
I think Yates has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Otis Yates!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cathair McKay (ranked 815 p4p, 3436 weight class) and Hank Pecker (ranked 123 p4p, 482 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cathair McKay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hank Pecker!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKay lunges at Pecker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pecker's hand.
McKay cracks Pecker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McKay pounces like a tiger and cracks Pecker with a vicious hook! Pecker is down but not out! McKay follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cathair McKay!
Cathair McKay thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Schlunckr Diesel (ranked 1212 p4p, 1795 weight class) and Marlin Paschal (ranked 153 p4p, 221 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Schlunckr Diesel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marlin Paschal!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paschal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diesel seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Diesel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Paschal, pushing him back against the cage.
Paschal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paschal takes a swing at Diesel's ribcage but misses.
Diesel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Paschal gets tackled into the cage by Diesel. Diesel maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Diesel.
A short right from Diesel.
Diesel has Paschal pressed against the cage, preventing Paschal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diesel has Paschal pressed against the cage, preventing Paschal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A body shot lands from Diesel.
Diesel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Paschal or not.
Paschal looks winded!
Diesel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diesel lands a body punch.
Diesel works on Paschal's body with a couple of short punches.
Diesel digs a right hand underneath Paschal's ribcage. Paschal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diesel scores with a shot to the side of Paschal's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diesel lands an uppercut.
Paschal's coach down at Big Island Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Paschal's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Diesel digs a right hand into Paschal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Paschal's gas tank.
Diesel works on Paschal's body with a couple of short punches.
Diesel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diesel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diesel lands an uppercut.
Diesel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diesel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paschal backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Diesel - that landed with a thud.
Diesel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diesel lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Diesel.
A short right from Diesel.
Diesel lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Diesel.
Diesel lands a body punch.
Diesel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diesel rushes Paschal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Paschal is trying to push Diesel away but Diesel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diesel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diesel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diesel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diesel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Paschal doesn't seem bothered though.
Diesel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diesel closes the distance and pushes Paschal back into the cage.
Diesel lands an uppercut.
Paschal tries to work over Diesel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diesel lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diesel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Paschal is rocked!
Paschal has had enough of the clinch but Diesel keeps him there for the moment.
Diesel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Paschal is still on wobbly legs! Can Diesel finish him?
A left hand lands to the body for Diesel.
Paschal seems to have recovered his senses.
Diesel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Paschal. Those never looked like landing.
Diesel tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Paschal manages to circle out of the way.
Diesel has managed to clinch.
Nice body punch from Diesel.
Diesel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Diesel.
Diesel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diesel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paschal backwards.
Diesel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diesel lands an uppercut.
Diesel gets through Paschal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diesel drops Paschal onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Paschal is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Diesel cracks Paschal with a nice body shot.
Diesel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diesel lands a nice uppercut.
Diesel throws a big uppercut that drops Paschal! More strikes from Diesel and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Paschal lies dazed against the cage as Diesel celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Schlunckr Diesel!
A relieved looking Schlunckr Diesel 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Keke Kivi (ranked 382 p4p, 743 weight class) and Lucas Barbosa (ranked 52 p4p, 115 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keke Kivi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucas Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kivi swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa feints the counter takedown.
Kivi throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Kivi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kivi throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
Barbosa feints the counter takedown.
Barbosa tries to clinch but Kivi moves out of range.
Kivi thuds his right hand into Barbosa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
 It looks like Lucas Barbosa has been cut.
Barbosa moves in looking to clinch but Kivi pushes him off.
It looked like Kivi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kivi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Kivi.
And Barbosa tries to counter it with a takedown but Kivi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kivi throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kivi misses the target.
Keke Kivi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kivi throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That has opened up Lucas Barbosa's cut even more.
The fighters circling - Kivi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barbosa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kivi throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Barbosa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Barbosa drops back looking for a leg! Kivi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kivi manages to kick Barbosa off! Barbosa jumps back into Kivi's guard.
Barbosa passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Kivi is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lucas Barbosa!
Lucas Barbosa is the new middleweight champion!
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