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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xander Montgomery (ranked 2366 p4p, 2018 weight class) and Anthony Epolito (ranked 294 p4p, 260 weight class). Anthony Epolito has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Xander Montgomery'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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xander Montgomery!
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, Anthony Epolito!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Epolito defending well as Montgomery loads up on a big left hand.
Epolito moves into range and connects with a jab.
 It looks like Xander Montgomery has been cut.
Epolito fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Montgomery on the side of the head.
Montgomery has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tez’s Stand N Bang ! in the buildup to the fight.
Epolito lands with a nice combination. Montgomery backs away looking to recover.
Epolito fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Epolito's coach down at Acme Island Savages was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Epolito's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Anthony Epolito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Epolito lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Montgomery backs up against the cage.
Epolito scores with a hook to the body. Montgomery takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Epolito bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Montgomery's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montgomery takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Epolito works the jab nicely.
Montgomery takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
 Montgomery is rocked!
Epolito fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Montgomery to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Montgomery looks to clinch but Epolito throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Montgomery taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Anthony Epolito!
Anthony Epolito decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koa Nightmarcher (ranked 1910 p4p, 1349 weight class) and Barry Bonon (ranked 248 p4p, 176 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Koa Nightmarcher!
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, Barry Bonon!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nightmarcher stuffs the takedown attempt from Bonon. Bonon gets slowly back to his feet.
Nightmarcher lands with a straight right. Bonon didn't see that one coming.
Bonon shoots for a double leg takedown but Nightmarcher sprawls well. He's pushed Bonon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bonon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nightmarcher throwing a counter right hand but Bonon manages to avoid it.
Koa Nightmarcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Bonon.
Nightmarcher defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bonon.
Bonon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nightmarcher is looking to improve his position.
Nightmarcher is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonon is trying to work for a kimura but Nightmarcher is defending well.
Bonon works his way into side control.
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.
Bonon trying to control the action but Nightmarcher is working from the bottom.
Bonon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nightmarcher, who protects the arm well.
Nightmarcher is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nightmarcher is not content to let Bonon control the position.
Nightmarcher gets back to half guard.
Bonon is working for a submission of some sort.
Nightmarcher trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nightmarcher is refusing to be controlled, as Bonon sits in half guard.
Bonon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bonon is trying to control the action in half guard but Nightmarcher is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bonon is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Nightmarcher!
Bonon fails to take his opponent's back.
Nightmarcher really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bonon looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bonon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nightmarcher is looking to escape.
Nightmarcher is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nightmarcher tries to lock up and control but Bonon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nightmarcher defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bonon.
Bonon with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Bonon looking for a guillotine from mount but Nightmarcher is having none of it.
Bonon wants to control the pace but Nightmarcher is squirming around nicely.
Nightmarcher has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonon looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bonon looking for a guillotine from mount but Nightmarcher is having none of it.
Nightmarcher tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nightmarcher regains half guard.
Bonon wants to pass the guard but Nightmarcher is defending well.
Nightmarcher is pressing down on Bonon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bonon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bonon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nightmarcher keeps working.
Nightmarcher gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nightmarcher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nightmarcher gets back to full guard.
Bonon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nightmarcher swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Bonon dominated that round.
That's time! Nightmarcher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nightmarcher lands a nice hook to Bonon's body. Bonon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bonon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nightmarcher defends it nicely.
Nightmarcher appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bonon has a takedown stuffed.
Bonon dives in and grabs Nightmarcher's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nightmarcher pushes down on Bonon's head and hops out.
Koa Nightmarcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Bonon.
Nice uppercut there from Nightmarcher.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nightmarcher lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bonon fails with a takedown attempt.
Bonon fails to land the takedown.
Barry Bonon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Nightmarcher misses the target.
Nightmarcher drops his shoulder and cracks Bonon with a huge uppercut! Bonon goes down! Can Nightmarcher finish him?
 Bonon is rocked!
Nightmarcher preventing the sweep.
Bonon is still in real trouble! Can Nightmarcher finish him?
Nightmarcher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bonon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nightmarcher gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nightmarcher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bonon on the ground.
Bonon is breathing heavily.
Bonon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nightmarcher manages to get himself to full guard.
Bonon drops back looking for a leg! Nightmarcher is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nightmarcher manages to kick Bonon off! Bonon jumps back into Nightmarcher's guard.
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!
Nightmarcher bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bonon's guard.
Bonon seems to have recovered his senses.
Nightmarcher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nightmarcher with a flurry of punches that miss.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Nightmarcher here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bonon wants to sweep but no luck.
Nightmarcher wants to control from the top but Bonon keeps moving.
Nightmarcher is looking to work some ground and pound but Bonon has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nightmarcher trying to control but Bonon is working from the bottom.
Bonon looking for a sweep. Not yet Bonon, not yet.
Nightmarcher sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nightmarcher wants to control from the top but Bonon keeps moving.
Bonon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nightmarcher defends it easily.
Nightmarcher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bonon is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bonon is on top in guard.
Bonon wants to control from the top but Nightmarcher keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonon wants to pass the guard but Nightmarcher is keeping the position.
Nightmarcher looking for a guillotine here but Bonon defends easily.
Nightmarcher has his foot on Bonon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bonon works his way back into a safe position though.
Bonon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nightmarcher is trying to improve his position.
Nightmarcher gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Bonon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nightmarcher is working to get back to half guard.
Bonon avoids the attempt from Nightmarcher to control.
Nightmarcher has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Nightmarcher defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Nightmarcher is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Bonon is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Nightmarcher defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Bonon is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koa Nightmarcher dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bonon manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nightmarcher on his heels. He'll look to pass Nightmarcher's guard now, I'm sure.
Nightmarcher wants to sweep here but Bonon controlling him for the moment.
Bonon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nightmarcher is keeping the position for now.
Bonon wants to control from the top but Nightmarcher keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nightmarcher not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bonon advances position into side control!
Barry Bonon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nightmarcher is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nightmarcher is looking to reverse the position.
Bonon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nightmarcher tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bonon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nightmarcher wants to get back to his feet but Bonon drags him back down.
Nightmarcher wants to control but Bonon postures up.
Nightmarcher stops Bonon from passing to mount.
Nightmarcher manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonon is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Nightmarcher!
Nightmarcher is squirming around, avoiding Bonon's attempts to control the action.
Bonon working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bonon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bonon controlling from mount.
Bonon trying to control but Nightmarcher is having none of it.
Nightmarcher gets back to half guard.
Nightmarcher is not content to let Bonon control the position.
Nightmarcher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nightmarcher is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bonon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bonon's back!
Bonon tries to escape but Nightmarcher has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonon turns into Nightmarcher and is now in his guard.
Bonon trying to control but Nightmarcher is working from the bottom.
Nightmarcher working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bonon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bonon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bonon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nightmarcher is keeping the position for now.
Bonon postures up.
Bonon advances position into side control!
Nightmarcher is looking for a sweep.
Bonon tries to move to mount but Nightmarcher blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nightmarcher is looking for a sweep.
Bonon wants to control but Nightmarcher is keeping him busy.
Nightmarcher gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bonon is trying to work for a kimura but Nightmarcher is defending well.
Nightmarcher looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nightmarcher looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nightmarcher is refusing to be controlled, as Bonon sits in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Bonon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bonon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Bonon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philip Driver (ranked 1522 p4p, 1459 weight class) and Bobby Cruz (ranked 230 p4p, 222 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bobby Cruz was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Philip Driver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Driver throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Driver.
Driver looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Driver.
Driver 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.
A shot to the body from Cruz misses
and Driver counters with a left to the body.
Cruz misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Driver.
Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Driver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Driver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Driver scores with a jab to the jaw.
Driver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz throws a right hand that misses
and Driver counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Driver is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cruz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Driver counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Driver throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily.
Driver thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a sloppy body shot
and Driver counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz misses with a left hand
and Driver makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Driver slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz swings widly with a right hand
and Driver counters with a series of strikes. Cruz will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Driver. Those never looked like landing.
Driver digs a good body shot into Cruz's ribs.
Bobby Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Driver misses with a straight left.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Driver moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Cruz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Driver avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Driver went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cruz throws a right and a left that Driver avoids nicely.
Driver lands with a nice body punch.
Cruz misses with a body punch
and Driver counters with a left and a right that stings Cruz.
Driver misses with a straight right.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Driver.
Driver cracks Cruz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
 It looks like Bobby Cruz has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driver ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Driver scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Driver cracks Cruz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Driver takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Cruz misses with a looping right.
Nice jab there from Driver.
Driver lands a slapping body shot.
Driver looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Driver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Cruz's cut.
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.
Cruz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Driver's head.
Driver lands a nice shot to the body.
Driver tests Cruz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Driver takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Driver has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Driver lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cruz at a distance.
Driver throws a lazy uppercut
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cruz throws a body punch but Driver moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver throws a series of punches but Cruz avoids them all with ease.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz misses with a right hand
and Driver counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab lands there for Driver.
Driver jabs Cruz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Driver moves away.
It looked like Driver wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Driver takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've been informed that Cruz has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Driver.
Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
Driver is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Driver misses with a body shot.
Cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Driver misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Driver misses.
Cruz swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driver throws a lazy uppercut
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bobby Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Driver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
The crowd cheers as Driver lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cruz doesn't seem phased though.
That has opened up Bobby Cruz's cut even more.
Driver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Driver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Driver.
Driver uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Driver.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cruz! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driver connects with a body shot that sends Cruz's belly button to the back.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Driver moves away.
Driver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Cruz misses.
Driver scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cruz doesn't seem bothered though.
Driver cracks Cruz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz misses with a straight left.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
Driver appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Driver dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Cruz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the body from Cruz misses
and Driver counters with a nice uppercut.
Driver misses with a lunging right hand
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.
Driver moves out of range of the strikes.
Driver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Driver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Driver.
Cruz throws a body punch but Driver moves out of range.
Cruz swings for the body but Driver moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Driver misses
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Driver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Driver connects with a nice looking jab.
Driver lands a slapping body shot.
Cruz connects with the punch.
Cruz throws a combination that misses
letting Driver counter with a right hand.
Cruz throws a poor cross that misses
and Driver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The cut above Bobby Cruz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cruz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Driver counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver defending well as Cruz loads up on a big left hand.
Cruz misses with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cruz.
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!
Driver scores with a shot to the body.
Cruz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Driver slips under a jab from Cruz.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Driver avoids them all with ease.
Driver misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driver misses with a wild body shot.
Driver scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Driver.
Cruz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cruz misses with a straight left.
Driver takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Driver connects with a single shot there.
Driver lunges at Cruz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cruz's hand.
Bobby Cruz's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Driver manages to avoid it.
Philip Driver is winning the standup battle so far.
Driver throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Cruz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Driver cracks Cruz with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Driver has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cruz to stand back up!
Bobby Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruz is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bobby Cruz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Philip Driver!
During a confident post fight interview, Philip Driver thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Bobby Cruz stepped up to the mic, saying 'Shame on me losing in my own home'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Agent Orange (ranked 1804 p4p, 1829 weight class) and Viserys Targaryen (ranked 105 p4p, 107 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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Agent Orange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Viserys Targaryen!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orange shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Targaryen has his hands on Orange's head, controlling the position.
Targaryen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Orange is aware though and is defending well.
Orange wants to control from the top but Targaryen keeps moving.
Orange controlling from the top position.
Targaryen pulls Orange in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orange trying to control the position from guard on top but Targaryen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Targaryen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Targaryen looking for a sweep. Not yet Targaryen, not yet.
Targaryen looking to control.
Targaryen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Orange trying to control the position from guard on top but Targaryen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orange looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Orange is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Orange tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Targaryen swivels and escapes.
Targaryen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Orange manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Targaryen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Targaryen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen postures up.
Orange looking for a guillotine here but Targaryen defends easily.
Targaryen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Orange might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Targaryen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've been hearing good reports from Orange's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Targaryen trying to control the position from guard on top but Orange is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orange can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Targaryen controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen looking to sit in guard and control but Orange gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Orange controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Orange won't allow Targaryen to sweep him here.
Targaryen trying to keep a closed guard but Orange is proving a slippery customer.
Orange not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Orange looking to sit in guard and control but Targaryen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orange can't keep his opponent in guard - Targaryen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Targaryen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Targaryen is looking to take a break and control but Orange is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Targaryen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
It looks like Targaryen is going to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Orange is defending against the submission attempts here by Targaryen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Viserys Targaryen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Orange keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Targaryen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Orange shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Targaryen as he avoids it easily.
Targaryen pushes Orange up against the cage in a clinch.
Orange drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Targaryen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Targaryen wants the takedown. Orange is fighting it off but Targaryen persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Orange's guard against the cage.
Targaryen wants to control from the top but Orange keeps moving.
Orange looking to control but Targaryen passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Targaryen is looking to take a break and control but Orange is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Orange is pressing down on Targaryen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Targaryen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Targaryen tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Targaryen throws a strike aimed at the side of Orange's head but Orange avoids it well.
Targaryen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Targaryen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Viserys Targaryen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Targaryen is looking to take a break and control but Orange is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Targaryen wants to stand but Orange has his arm trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Targaryen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Orange keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Orange's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Targaryen tries to stand but Orange is controlling his head.
Targaryen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Orange is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Orange wants to control but Targaryen postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orange seems a little lost for a moment, as Targaryen dominates the positioning.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Targaryen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Orange swivels and escapes.
Orange tries to score a power double leg takedown but Targaryen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Orange somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Agent Orange. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Targaryen looks to land a combination but Orange avoids it well.
Targaryen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice defenses there by Orange.
Orange displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Targaryen.
Orange swats away the attempt to clinch by Targaryen.
Orange fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orange drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Targaryen is trying to improve his position.
Orange is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Targaryen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Targaryen misses with a strike from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Orange is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Targaryen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Orange working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Viserys Targaryen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Targaryen throws out a leg kick but Orange moves out of range and Targaryen only half commits.
Orange gets tackled into the cage by Targaryen. Targaryen maintains the clinch.
Orange blocking some punches.
Targaryen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Targaryen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Orange defends it easily.
Orange showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Targaryen wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Targaryen is pulling down on Orange's head. It's preventing any offense from Orange, at least for the moment.
Orange postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange trying to control the position from guard on top but Targaryen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orange is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Targaryen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Orange's guard.
Orange looking for a guillotine here but Targaryen defends easily.
Orange is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Targaryen defends well.
Targaryen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Agent Orange has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Targaryen trying to control the position from guard on top but Orange is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Targaryen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Targaryen slips nicely into half guard.
Targaryen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Targaryen is working for a kimura but Orange is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orange wants to get back to full guard.
Targaryen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Orange has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Targaryen escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Targaryen!
Targaryen advances to full mount.
Targaryen controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Orange holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Targaryen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Targaryen tries to control but Orange wriggling away.
Targaryen avoids the attempt from Orange to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Targaryen misses with a head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viserys Targaryen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Targaryen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viserys Targaryen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sum Yung Gai (ranked 2045 p4p, 1913 weight class) and Lachlan Brodie (ranked 286 p4p, 272 weight class). Brodie has chosen Mama We're All Crazee Now/ Slade as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sum Yung Gai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lachlan Brodie!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yung Gai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yung Gai misses with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A jab from Brodie does it's job there.
Brodie misses with a wild combination.
Brodie has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Yung Gai throws an overhand right that lands on Brodie's shoulder, as Brodie tries to avoid the shot.
Brodie avoids the body shot from Yung Gai.
Yung Gai tries to clinch up but Brodie circles away and keeps his distance.
Brodie looks to throw the jab but Yung Gai is out of range.
Brodie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yung Gai has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yung Gai is trying to break the clinch but Brodie has him pressed against the cage.
Yung Gai blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Yung Gai.
Brodie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yung Gai breaks from the clinch.
Brodie ducks under a wild hook from Yung Gai.
Brodie throws out a counter right but Yung Gai avoids it with no problem.
Brodie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yung Gai's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brodie scores with the left hand. Yung Gai knows he should have avoided that one.
Yung Gai has closed the distance and engaged Brodie in a clinch.
Brodie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yung Gai blocks a body shot from Brodie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yung Gai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brodie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yung Gai lands a hook that snaps the head of Brodie backwards.
I was talking to Yung Gai's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Yung Gai breaks from the clinch.
Brodie throws a big shot that misses.
Brodie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yung Gai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brodie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brodie swings for the body but Yung Gai moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Brodie.
Brodie cracks Yung Gai with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brodie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brodie fails to land with a series of punches.
Yung Gai looks to throw the jab but Brodie is out of range.
Nice cross by Yung Gai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brodie dips to his left and cracks Yung Gai with an uppercut!
Brodie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yung Gai instigates a clinch.
Brodie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brodie has a couple of punches blocked by Yung Gai.
Yung Gai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brodie backwards.
Brodie is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yung Gai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brodie gets tackled into the cage by Yung Gai. Yung Gai maintains the clinch.
Brodie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yung Gai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yung Gai misses with a punch on the inside.
Yung Gai can't find room to land a body shot as Brodie controls the action.
Yung Gai prevents a body shot from Brodie.
Brodie is trying to break the clinch but Yung Gai has him pressed against the cage.
Yung Gai tries to work over Brodie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brodie blocking some punches.
Brodie is trying to stall.
Yung Gai breaks from the clinch.
Brodie is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Yung Gai had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Brodie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brodie misses with a straight right.
Yung Gai tries to counter by clinching up but Brodie breaks away and moves out of range.
Yung Gai just misses with a punch to the body.
Brodie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yung Gai keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yung Gai moves into the clinch successfully.
Brodie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yung Gai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brodie.
Brodie lands a jab.
Yung Gai slips under a jab from Brodie.
Yung Gai doesn't manage to clinch there - Brodie circles away.
Brodie appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brodie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sum Yung Gai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brodie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yung Gai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brodie.
A head kick misses from Brodie.
Yung Gai moves into the clinch.
Yung Gai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yung Gai lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Brodie falls backwards - clearly groggy! Yung Gai dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sum Yung Gai!
After winning the bout, Sum Yung Gai thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Necmettin Hoca (ranked 590 p4p, 1604 weight class) and Hugh Rection (ranked 80 p4p, 217 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Necmettin Hoca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hugh Rection!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoca scores with a jab.
Rection dives in for a single leg takedown but Hoca sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rection tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hoca swivels and escapes.
Hoca seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rection with a poor takedown
and Hoca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Necmettin Hoca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Rection.
Rection has his takedown stuffed
and Hoca counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoca throws a body punch but Rection moves out of range.
Hoca moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hoca smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Hugh Rection has been cut.
Rection has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hoca finds it's way round the side to connect with Rection's head.
Rection is rocked!
Rection moves to clinch but Hoca breaks away
and Hoca counters with a crisp right that sends Rection to the canvas! Hoca follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Necmettin Hoca!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonatane Veainu (ranked 182 p4p, 995 weight class) and Grow Up (ranked 32 p4p, 147 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sonatane Veainu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Grow Up!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veainu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Veainu's corner calls for a 1-2. Veainu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Veainu slips under a jab.
Veainu lands a jab to the nose.
Veainu cracks Up with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Veainu has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Up to stand back up!
Up is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veainu fakes the body blow, causing Up to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Up goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sonatane Veainu!
Sonatane Veainu retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Godoi (ranked 158 p4p, 293 weight class) and Siale Veainu (ranked 20 p4p, 42 weight class). Guilherme Godoi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Guilherme Godoi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Siale Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Veainu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Veainu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Godoi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Veainu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Veainu slips a straight right by Godoi.
Veainu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Godoi throws a poor cross that misses
and Veainu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Guilherme Godoi has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godoi throws an overhand right that lands on Veainu's shoulder, as Veainu tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Veainu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godoi misses with a lunging right hand
and Veainu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Godoi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Veainu moves away.
Godoi lands the left hand.
A combination from Godoi does no damage.
Veainu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Godoi with a body shot.
Veainu moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godoi throws a poor cross that misses
and Veainu counters with a straight right hand.
Godoi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Godoi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Godoi misses with a hook. Veainu ducked under it nicely.
Veainu unleashes a big counter combination but Godoi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godoi misses with a right hand
and Veainu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Veainu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Godoi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Godoi misses with an uppercut
and Veainu counters with a nice right hand that sends Godoi toppling to the canvas! Godoi scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Veainu finish him?!
Guilherme Godoi's cut is getting worse.
Godoi swings widly with a right hand
and Veainu counters with a nice right hand that sends Godoi toppling to the canvas! Godoi scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Veainu finish him?!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Veainu.
A little jabbing left from Veainu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Godoi misses with a hook.
Godoi throws a hook to the side of Veainu's head but Veainu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Veainu slips a straight right by Godoi.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Veainu! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Siale Veainu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Guilherme Godoi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Veainu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Godoi.
Veainu moves out of range as Godoi strikes.
Godoi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Veainu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Veainu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Godoi cracks Veainu with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godoi falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Veainu counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godoi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Godoi jabs Veainu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Godoi throws a jab but it's blocked by Veainu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godoi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Veainu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Veainu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Godoi with a body shot.
Godoi misses with a hook
and Veainu counters with a stiff right hand.
Godoi lands a nice looking body shot.
Godoi misses with a hook
and Veainu counters with a nice right hand that sends Godoi toppling to the canvas! Godoi scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Veainu finish him?!
Godoi is rocked!
Guilherme Godoi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Donk. Godoi catches Veainu right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godoi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Veainu manages to avoid it.
Veainu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Veainu moves away from the strike by Godoi.
Veainu slips under a jab.
Veainu throws out a counter right but Godoi avoids it with no problem.
Godoi cracks Veainu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godoi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Veainu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Godoi thinking.
Godoi looks to throw the jab but Veainu is out of range.
Godoi scores with a hook to the body. Veainu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Godoi misses with a hook
and Veainu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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 Guilherme Godoi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Guilherme Godoi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Godoi throws the left hand but Veainu avoids the punch easily.
Veainu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Godoi throws a lazy right hand but Veainu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Godoi moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu moves out of range as Godoi strikes.
Veainu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Veainu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godoi misses with a left hand
and Veainu counters with a crisp right hand that drops Godoi! Veainu lets Godoi back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Veainu ducks under a wild hook from Godoi.
Good exchange - Godoi coming out on top.
Godoi misses with a hook. Veainu ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Veainu! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godoi misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Veainu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab by Godoi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Godoi misses the target.
Godoi throws an off balance right hand
and Veainu counters with a nice right hand that sends Godoi toppling to the canvas! Godoi scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Veainu finish him?!
Oh Godoi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, Guilherme Godoi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Guilherme Godoi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Siale Veainu!
Siale Veainu is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between New Car (ranked 444 p4p, 851 weight class) and New Home (ranked 64 p4p, 127 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as New Home enters the cage!
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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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, New Car!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of The Island, New Home!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Car.
Car looks to throw the jab but Home is out of range.
Car waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Home.
Car with a jab.
Home slips a straight right by Car.
Home slips a jab from Car.
Car defending well as Home loads up on a big left hand.
Car swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Home looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Car definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Car drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Home right on the button. Home goes down! Car follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Car gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). New Car!
After the fight, New Car was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gosuke Del Valle (ranked 136 p4p, 62 weight class) and Noel Diaz (ranked 18 p4p, 8 weight class). Diaz has chosen The Stockton Slap Song as his entrance music. Noel Diaz 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gosuke Del Valle !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Noel Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Valle feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Del Valle looking to pass the guard.
Del Valle is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Diaz has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Del Valle is looking to defend but Diaz has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Del Valle ! Diaz pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Del Valle taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Noel Diaz!
Noel Diaz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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