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IXF LV PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorlan Vieira (ranked 1823 p4p, 2146 weight class) and Babareens Kiely (ranked 60 p4p, 70 weight class). Jorlan Vieira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jorlan Vieira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Babareens Kiely!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiely keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiely throws a nice looking combination but Vieira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vieira has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tez’s Stand N Bang ! in the buildup to the fight.
Vieira connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kiely's hands.
Vieira throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kiely connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vieira dips to his left and cracks Kiely with an uppercut!
Vieira misses with an uppercut.
Kiely is looking for the big counter here.
Kiely swings for the body but Vieira moves out of range.
Vieira instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vieira taking a breather.
Vieira lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Vieira.
Vieira presses Kiely against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vieira lands a nice elbow.
 It looks like Babareens Kiely has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vieira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kiely is trying to break the clinch but Vieira is controlling him.
Kiely's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vieira has Kiely pressed against the cage, preventing Kiely from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vieira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kiely backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vieira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vieira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kiely backwards.
Kiely looks winded!
Vieira gets through Kiely's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vieira lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Vieira.
Vieira pushes Kiely back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vieira lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Vieira scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vieira holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Vieira struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiely controls his hands.
Kiely has had enough of the clinch but Vieira keeps him there for the moment.
Vieira tries to work over Kiely's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice body punch from Vieira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Vieira.
A bit of stalling here from Vieira.
Vieira stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Vieira for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A body shot lands from Vieira.
Vieira is struggling to control the position.
Vieira presses Kiely against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vieira.
A body shot lands from Vieira.
Kiely takes an elbow to the temple.
Vieira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vieira scores with a shot to the side of Kiely's head.
Vieira cracks Kiely with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Vieira.
Vieira lands an elbow that stopped Kiely in his tracks for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Vieira.
Vieira lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vieira lands with a short shot to the head.
Vieira avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vieira gets through Kiely's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Vieira as the two fighters clinch.
Vieira lands a damaging elbow.
 Kiely is rocked!
Vieira creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Kiely with a big uppercut! Kiely tries to clinch up but Vieira pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Kiely to the mat! Kiely covers up and Vieira unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jorlan Vieira!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Leonov (ranked 1540 p4p, 2455 weight class) and Arthur Kraag (ranked 229 p4p, 348 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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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nikolay Leonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arthur Kraag !
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kraag fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leonov manages to avoid it.
Leonov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Leonov moves out of range as Kraag strikes.
Nice shot lands for Leonov.
Leonov defending well as Kraag loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Leonov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Leonov slips a straight right by Kraag .
Kraag throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leonov ducks under a wild hook from Kraag .
Nikolay Leonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kraag checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Leonov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kraag .
Leonov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kraag fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leonov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Leonov dips to his left and cracks Kraag with an uppercut!
Leonov jabs at Kraag 's body.
Leonov keeps the fight on the outside.
Kraag misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Leonov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Leonov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kraag tries to clinch up but Leonov circles away and keeps his distance.
Leonov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leonov.
Leonov connects with a right hand. Kraag shakes it off.
Kraag gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov thuds his right hand into Kraag 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kraag throws a low kick, looking for Leonov's leg but Leonov calmly moves out of range.
Kraag walks into a straight right hand from Leonov.
Good shot there by Kraag .
 It looks like Nikolay Leonov has been cut.
Leonov with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Leonov.
Kraag wants to clinch.
Leonov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kraag tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Leonov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Leonov connects with a body shot.
Leonov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kraag looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonov throws a good cross that connects.
Leonov tries to work over Kraag 's front leg with a kick but Kraag checks it.
Kraag missing with a left hand there. Leonov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraag finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Leonov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leonov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kraag 's head.
Leonov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Leonov lands a head shot.
Kraag is rocked!
Leonov fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Kraag to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Kraag looks to clinch but Leonov throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Kraag taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nikolay Leonov!
In his post fight interview, Nikolay Leonov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jobber Joe (ranked 734 p4p, 1646 weight class) and Artair Fisher (ranked 80 p4p, 172 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jobber Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Artair Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fisher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Joe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Joe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Artair Fisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fisher slips under a jab from Joe.
Fisher unleashes a big counter combination but Joe bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fisher cracks Joe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fisher blocks a jab.
Fisher closes the distance looking to clinch
and Joe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joe lands the left hand.
Joe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fisher. Fisher circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Joe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fisher.
Fisher is looking to clinch but Joe is avoiding it.
Fisher has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Joe misses with a series of wild punches.
Fisher looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fisher is looking to clinch.
Fisher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fisher throws a big shot that misses.
Fisher takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Joe stuns Fisher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher throws a body shot but no joy.
Joe misses with an uppercut. Fisher saw that one coming.
Fisher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joe.
A little feinted left hand from Joe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fisher uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Joe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Joe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fisher.
Fisher looks to clinch
and Joe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fisher thinking.
Joe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fisher listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fisher on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fisher is rocked!
Fisher drops his hands momentarily. Joe doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Fisher staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Fisher doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jobber Joe!
Jobber Joe very nearly forgot to thank Island Xtreme Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doraku Niten (ranked 769 p4p, 800 weight class) and Sergey Vinogradov (ranked 115 p4p, 120 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Doraku Niten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sergey Vinogradov!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niten is looking to clinch but Vinogradov is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vinogradov! But no joy.
Niten moves out of range as Vinogradov strikes.
We've been told by Niten's head coaches at Tez’s Stand N Bang ! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Niten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Niten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It seemed like Vinogradov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Niten closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Niten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vinogradov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vinogradov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Niten.
Niten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinogradov misses with an uppercut. Niten saw that one coming.
Niten has taken the fight to the clinch.
Come on Niten - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Niten misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niten is struggling to control the position.
Niten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vinogradov is defending well for now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vinogradov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vinogradov manages to break the clinch.
Vinogradov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Niten tries to clinch up.
Vinogradov misses the jab.
Niten tries to clinch but Vinogradov moves out of range.
It seemed like Vinogradov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niten moves into range and clinches up with Vinogradov.
Vinogradov breaks from the clinch.
Niten clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Niten stalling against the cage.
Vinogradov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vinogradov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Vinogradov coming out on top.
Vinogradov loads up on a big right hand but Niten slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov throws a jab but it's blocked by Niten.
Vinogradov throws a jab but it's blocked by Niten.
Niten closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Niten misses with a body punch.
Vinogradov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niten's elbow.
Niten tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vinogradov's elbow.
A hook to the body from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niten misses with a punch on the inside.
Vinogradov avoiding damage as Niten throws knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Niten.
Vinogradov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vinogradov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vinogradov.
Niten takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Niten is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vinogradov! But no joy.
Vinogradov looks to land a left hand but Niten moved out of range nicely.
Vinogradov clobbers Niten with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Niten tries to clinch up but Vinogradov circles away and keeps his distance.
Vinogradov missing with a left hand there. Niten was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Niten tries to counter by clinching up but Vinogradov breaks away and moves out of range.
Niten tries to clinch there but Vinogradov circles away.
Vinogradov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vinogradov throws a hook but Niten blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Niten wants to clinch up but Vinogradov keeps it at a distance.
Vinogradov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Niten wants to clinch
and Vinogradov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Vinogradov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Niten pushes Vinogradov up against the cage in a clinch.
Niten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vinogradov is defending well for now.
Niten misses with a hook to the ribs.
Niten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Niten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov pressing his opponent against the cage.
A hook to the body from Vinogradov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinogradov misses with a punch to the body.
Vinogradov can't find room to land a body shot as Niten controls the action.
Vinogradov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niten's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Niten will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vinogradov up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Niten - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vinogradov tries to throw a body punch but Niten avoids it by throwing Vinogradov back against the cage.
Vinogradov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doraku Niten has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vinogradov tries to throw a body punch but Niten avoids it by throwing Vinogradov back against the cage.
Niten swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinogradov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Niten stalls.
Niten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vinogradov blocks it with crossed arms.
Niten taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vinogradov tries to throw a body punch but Niten avoids it by throwing Vinogradov back against the cage.
Vinogradov misses with a punch to the body.
Niten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vinogradov blocks it with crossed arms.
Niten stalling the fight.
The referee is keeping an eye on Niten - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Doraku Niten.
Vinogradov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Niten tries to clinch but Vinogradov moves away
and Niten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Niten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Niten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vinogradov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Niten tries to clinch there but Vinogradov circles away.
Niten tries to clinch but Vinogradov moves away
and Vinogradov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Niten tries to clinch but Vinogradov moves out of range.
Niten tries to clinch there but Vinogradov circles away.
Niten tries to clinch up but Vinogradov circles away and keeps his distance.
Niten tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vinogradov counters with a stiff right hand.
Niten tries to clinch up
and Vinogradov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niten tries to clinch but Vinogradov is having none of it.
Vinogradov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Niten.
Niten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Niten tries to clinch there but Vinogradov circles away.
Niten tries to clinch but Vinogradov moves away
and Vinogradov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vinogradov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niten tries to clinch up.
Doraku Niten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinogradov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Niten looks to clinch
and Vinogradov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab, jab by Vinogradov - just one landing.
Vinogradov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Niten's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Vinogradov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Niten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Niten moves out of range as Vinogradov strikes.
Vinogradov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Niten has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Niten there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vinogradov misses with a hook.
Niten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vinogradov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vinogradov just misses with a punch to the body.
Niten seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Vinogradov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niten moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Niten tries to clinch
and Vinogradov counters with a straight right hand.
Niten tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vinogradov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vinogradov dips to his left and cracks Niten with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niten blocks a jab.
Sergey Vinogradov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Niten staying out of range there.
Niten wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Vinogradov misses with a straight left.
Niten moves in looking to clinch but Vinogradov pushes him off.
Niten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Niten darts in trying to clinch
and Vinogradov counters with a three punch combo that has Niten backing up. Niten nods at Vinogradov to acknowledge the strikes.
Vinogradov misses with an uppercut. Niten saw that one coming.
Niten gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Doraku Niten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov can't find room to land a body shot as Niten controls the action.
Niten is pushing Vinogradov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Niten has Vinogradov pressed against the cage.
Vinogradov tries a body shot but Niten blocks it.
Niten is struggling to control the position.
Niten holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Niten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niten using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vinogradov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sergey Vinogradov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vinogradov misses with a body punch.
Niten leaning his opponent against the cage.
Niten is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Doraku Niten.
Niten forces Vinogradov back against the cage and clinches.
Niten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov wants to stall.
Niten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vinogradov lands with a right to the head.
Niten pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vinogradov can't find room to land a body shot as Niten controls the action.
Niten tries a body shot but Vinogradov blocks it.
Vinogradov tries a body shot but Niten blocks it.
Niten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinogradov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Niten has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A bit of stalling here from Niten.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vinogradov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Niten throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergey Vinogradov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vinogradov 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergey Vinogradov!
Our winner, Sergey Vinogradov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno De Oliveira (ranked 591 p4p, 878 weight class) and Andrey Karaev (ranked 89 p4p, 116 weight class). Bruno De Oliveira has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruno De Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrey Karaev!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Oliveira fails with the takedown
letting Karaev counter with a right hand.
De Oliveira gets a takedown into half guard.
De Oliveira is pressing down on Karaev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Karaev is holding on for now.
De Oliveira moves into full mount! Karaev won't be happy about that!
De Oliveira working for a submission but Karaev is keeping him at bay.
Karaev tries to lock up and control but De Oliveira gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Karaev prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Karaev wants to hold on but De Oliveira pushes him away.
De Oliveira trying to control but Karaev is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Oliveira looking to control and managing it successfully.
Karaev keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Karaev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Oliveira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
De Oliveira is working for a guillotine from mount but Karaev frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karaev is trying to escape the mount but De Oliveira keeps good control and instead manages to take Karaev's back.
De Oliveira tightening his grip on Karaev, looking for the choke.
Karaev looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Oliveira looking for the choke from the back.
De Oliveira tightening his grip on Karaev, looking for the choke.
Karaev tries to roll but De Oliveira sticks to his back.
Karaev is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Karaev is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get De Oliveira off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
De Oliveira looking for the choke from the back.
De Oliveira definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
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!
Karaev is really stuck here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Oliveira is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Karaev knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Karaev for a finish.
Karaev is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
De Oliveira is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Karaev knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Karaev for a finish.
Karaev trying to control the hands but De Oliveira won't let him.
De Oliveira sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Karaev taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bruno De Oliveira!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Luciano (ranked 310 p4p, 612 weight class) and Brett Shoenfeld (ranked 33 p4p, 63 weight class). The key to victory for Ricky Luciano has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricky Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brett Shoenfeld!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shoenfeld is trying hard to land a takedown here. Luciano sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Luciano was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shoenfeld shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shoenfeld doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Luciano counters with a nice right hand that sends Shoenfeld toppling to the canvas! Shoenfeld scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Luciano finish him?!
Ricky Luciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brett Shoenfeld.
No joy there for Shoenfeld, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shoenfeld staying out of range there.
Shoenfeld moves out of range as Luciano strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shoenfeld throws a sloppy head kick
and Luciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shoenfeld is rocked!
Shoenfeld switches off momentarily and Luciano cracks him with a monster right hand! Shoenfeld topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Luciano dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Luciano!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricky Luciano!
In his post fight interview, Ricky Luciano started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonatane Veainu (ranked 147 p4p, 588 weight class) and Diamond Hand (ranked 28 p4p, 87 weight class). The key to victory for Sonatane Veainu has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 10 - 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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Diamond Hand!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veainu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Veainu sends Hand crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Veainu is motioning to the referee to let Hand up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Hand is rocked!
It looks like Diamond Hand has been cut.
Hand misses with a lunging right hand
and Veainu counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phuc Dat Bich (ranked 493 p4p, 1188 weight class) and Sean Martin (ranked 76 p4p, 150 weight class). Phuc Dat Bich could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sean Martin's chin.
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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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Phuc Dat Bich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sean Martin!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bich gets a clinch.
Bich jumps guard but Martin stands there with Bich around his waist. Bich gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bich has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Martin uses from the top position.
Bich has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Martin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Martin tries to stand but Bich is controlling from the bottom.
Bich escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Martin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bich looking for a triangle here. Martin is fighting it but it looks tight! Bich pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Martin is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Phuc Dat Bich!
Phuc Dat Bich bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Yuudai (ranked 360 p4p, 193 weight class) and Squeaky Sneakers (ranked 22 p4p, 13 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Takeshi Yuudai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Squeaky Sneakers!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuudai has his takedown stuffed
and Sneakers counters with a stiff right hand.
Sneakers swinging wildly here.
Yuudai has a takedown stuffed.
Yuudai closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sneakers to the mat! Sneakers manages to get full guard.
Yuudai trying to control but Sneakers is working from the bottom.
Sneakers lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sneakers wants to control from the top but Yuudai keeps moving.
Sneakers is looking to work some ground and pound but Yuudai has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sneakers content to stall in guard here.
Sneakers wants to control from the top but Yuudai keeps moving.
Yuudai is looking for a triangle but Sneakers pushes his legs off easily.
Yuudai looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Yuudai might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sneakers throws a strike but Yuudai rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sneakers pulls Yuudai in close to prevent any damage.
Yuudai passes Sneakers's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Yuudai looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Yuudai is looking to take a break and control but Sneakers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Yuudai seems content to control.
Yuudai sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sneakers defending well though.
Yuudai with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sneakers trying to control here.
Yuudai wants to free his trapped foot but Sneakers is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sneakers controlling the position for now.
Sneakers tries to get to full guard but Yuudai has control of the leg.
Yuudai wants to take a breather but Sneakers is having none of it.
Sneakers wants to control but Yuudai is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yuudai tries to clinch up.
Sneakers looks to score with a jab to the body but Yuudai is just out of range.
Sneakers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yuudai fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeshi Yuudai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yuudai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Squeaky Sneakers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai wants to clinch up but Sneakers keeps it at a distance.
Sneakers is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yuudai with a body shot.
Sneakers lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sneakers scores with a sloppy right hand. Yuudai should have avoided that one.
Sneakers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yuudai shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sneakers as he avoids it easily.
Sneakers lands with an overhand left.
Yuudai has his takedown stuffed
and Sneakers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sneakers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yuudai with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sneakers counters with a straight right hand.
Sneakers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yuudai tries to clinch up but Sneakers circles away and keeps his distance.
Sneakers is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sneakers takes a swing at Yuudai's ribcage but misses.
Yuudai tries to clinch up.
Sneakers appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sneakers throws a big shot that misses.
Sneakers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yuudai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A right-left combo lands from Sneakers.
Yuudai shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sneakers but Sneakers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Squeaky Sneakers dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sneakers looks to land a combination but Yuudai avoids it well.
Yuudai appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sneakers lands a nice shot that snaps Yuudai's head back.
Takeshi Yuudai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yuudai moves into range and clinches up with Sneakers.
Yuudai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sneakers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yuudai backwards.
Yuudai fails to pull guard.
Yuudai is working for takedown but Sneakers is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sneakers blocks an uppercut.
Sneakers can't break the clinch.
Yuudai wants the takedown. Sneakers is fighting it off but Yuudai persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sneakers's guard against the cage.
Sneakers lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sneakers postures up.
Sneakers is in close to Yuudai's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sneakers lands a couple of elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sneakers is in close to Yuudai's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sneakers trying to control the position from guard on top but Yuudai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sneakers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Yuudai looking for a guillotine here but Sneakers defends easily.
Yuudai trying to keep a closed guard but Sneakers is proving a slippery customer.
Sneakers stopping the sweep attempt from Yuudai.
Yuudai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sneakers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sneakers trying to control the position from guard on top but Yuudai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sneakers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sneakers cracks Yuudai with a solid left hand.
Yuudai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
My spies in Muay Thai and BJJ | Clinchwork inform me that Sneakers has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Sneakers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yuudai has momentary wrist control but Sneakers slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai trying to control the position here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sneakers lands a jab to the head.
Yuudai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sneakers, pushing him back against the cage.
Sneakers blocking some punches.
Sneakers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Sneakers.
Sneakers has a couple of punches blocked by Yuudai.
Sneakers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sneakers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yuudai misses with some punches.
Sneakers is working Yuudai over against the cage.
Yuudai is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yuudai blocks an uppercut.
Yuudai wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeshi Yuudai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sneakers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Squeaky Sneakers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yuudai rushes Sneakers and presses him up against the cage.
Yuudai jumps guard but Sneakers stands there with Yuudai around his waist. Yuudai gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yuudai is looking to take this one to the mat.
Yuudai trying to stall but Sneakers improves his position.
Yuudai has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sneakers is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sneakers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sneakers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yuudai circles away quickly and effectively.
Yuudai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sneakers.
Sneakers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sneakers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yuudai.
Yuudai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yuudai scores with a takedown into Sneakers's guard.
Yuudai content to stall in guard here.
Sneakers keeping full guard, as Yuudai tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Squeaky Sneakers 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.
Sneakers keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut lands for Sneakers. That snapped Yuudai's head back.
Yuudai shoots in for a takedown but Sneakers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yuudai walks into a left hand.
Yuudai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yuudai tries to clinch up but Sneakers circles away and keeps his distance.
Sneakers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jab by Sneakers.
Sneakers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yuudai takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sneakers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sneakers lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Sneakers.
 Yuudai is rocked!
Nice body punch from Sneakers.
Oh Yuudai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sneakers scores with a hook.
Yuudai tries to clinch up.
Yuudai drops his hands momentarily and Sneakers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yuudai misses with a takedown
and Sneakers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yuudai fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sneakers avoids it really well and circles away.
Yuudai seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeshi Yuudai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuudai tries to clinch but Sneakers is having none of it.
Sneakers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yuudai.
A little jabbing left from Sneakers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yuudai shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Yuudai showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sneakers is doing well to control the position and prevent Yuudai from advancing to side control.
Sneakers slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yuudai trying to control but Sneakers is working from the bottom.
Sneakers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yuudai. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Yuudai is looking to pass into half guard but Sneakers pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sneakers is in guard.
Sneakers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yuudai keeping moving, preventing Sneakers from controlling successfully.
Sneakers keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yuudai's head.
Yuudai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sneakers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai looking for a guillotine here but Sneakers defends easily.
Sneakers scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yuudai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sneakers postures up in Yuudai's guard and throws a big left but Yuudai blocks it.
Sneakers stays in close to Yuudai's body and controls the position.
Sneakers is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sneakers controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yuudai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sneakers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai fails with the takedown.
Sneakers throws out a counter right but Yuudai avoids it with no problem.
Yuudai with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sneakers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yuudai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sneakers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yuudai misses with a takedown attempt - Sneakers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yuudai shoots in but Sneakers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yuudai dives in and grabs Sneakers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sneakers pushes down on Yuudai's head and hops out.
Sneakers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yuudai walks into a straight right hand from Sneakers.
Yuudai is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sneakers.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yuudai shoots in for a takedown but Sneakers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sneakers scores with a punch to the head.
Yuudai shoots in for a takedown but Sneakers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A jab from Sneakers finds it's way through Yuudai's defenses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Squeaky Sneakers really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sneakers getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yuudai looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sneakers is fending him off so far but Yuudai persists. Nope, Sneakers circles away and we're back to standing.
A jab from Sneakers finds it's way through Yuudai's defenses.
Sneakers scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Yuudai.
Sneakers gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Yuudai prevents Sneakers from improving his position.
Yuudai wants to free his trapped foot but Sneakers is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Yuudai performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuudai wants to take a breather but Sneakers is having none of it.
Yuudai wants to work for an arm triangle but Sneakers is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sneakers tries to get to full guard but Yuudai has control of the leg.
Yuudai is trying to control the action in half guard but Sneakers is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sneakers wants to control but Yuudai is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sneakers holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sneakers misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yuudai throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sneakers's waist but Sneakers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yuudai off to one side.
Sneakers let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sneakers takes a swing at Yuudai's ribcage but misses.
Sneakers jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sneakers punishes Yuudai's body with a nice straight punch.
Yuudai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yuudai moves in looking to clinch but Sneakers pushes him off.
Sneakers keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice side step and Sneakers releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sneakers connects with a single shot there.
Sneakers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yuudai has his takedown stuffed
and Sneakers counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeshi Yuudai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yuudai has managed to clinch.
Yuudai is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yuudai prevents a body shot from Sneakers.
Sneakers lands a hook that snaps the head of Yuudai backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sneakers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sneakers.
Yuudai misses with some punches.
Sneakers tries a body shot but Yuudai blocks it.
Sneakers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sneakers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yuudai is looking to control Sneakers's arms but Sneakers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yuudai has his back to the cage.
Sneakers stops a takedown attempt from Yuudai.
Sneakers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yuudai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yuudai darts in looking for a takedown but Sneakers gets double underhooks and turns Yuudai into the cage.
Sneakers presses Yuudai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yuudai has hold of one of Sneakers's legs. Sneakers is fighting the takedown attempt but Yuudai gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Yuudai stopping the sweep attempt from Sneakers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sneakers has control of Yuudai's left arm, preventing Yuudai from doing any damage.
Yuudai trying to control the position from guard on top but Sneakers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sneakers is on top in guard.
Yuudai trying to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Squeaky Sneakers dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Yuudai looks to clinch
and Sneakers counters with a stiff right hand.
Sneakers scores with a body shot.
Sneakers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yuudai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yuudai misses with a takedown
and Sneakers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sneakers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yuudai avoids the body shot from Sneakers.
Sneakers fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yuudai on the side of the head.
Sneakers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sneakers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Sneakers as Yuudai shoots in.
Sneakers lands with an uppercut that bounces Yuudai off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sneakers just misses with a punch to the body.
Yuudai attempts a counter takedown but Sneakers avoids it well and moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sneakers darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yuudai tries to clinch up but Sneakers circles away and keeps his distance.
Sneakers scores with a body shot.
Yuudai walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sneakers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sneakers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sneakers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sneakers scores with a hook.
Yuudai closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sneakers circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeshi Yuudai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sneakers jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Sneakers does it's job there.
Yuudai moves in looking to clinch but Sneakers pushes him off.
Sneakers swats away the attempt to clinch by Yuudai.
Sneakers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice shot by Sneakers.
Sneakers swats away the attempt to clinch by Yuudai.
Sneakers fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Takeshi Yuudai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sneakers defends it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yuudai slips under a jab.
Yuudai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sneakers.
Sneakers bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yuudai's head backwards.
Sneakers cracks a nice hook into Yuudai's ribs.
Sneakers lands with a cross.
Yuudai fails with a takedown attempt.
Yuudai with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sneakers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice straight punches there by Sneakers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sneakers.
Yuudai throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sneakers tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Yuudai is in Sneakers's guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sneakers looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Yuudai puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Yuudai is looking to stall here but Sneakers recovers full guard.
Yuudai wants to control from the top but Sneakers keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sneakers 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.
Yuudai trying to control the position from guard on top but Sneakers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yuudai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yuudai stays in close to Sneakers's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yuudai slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yuudai goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sneakers has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Yuudai but great work by Sneakers.
Sneakers misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sneakers happy to just control the position for now.
Yuudai manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sneakers's best efforts.
Yuudai looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Squeaky Sneakers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sneakers 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 45:50
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Squeaky Sneakers!
Squeaky Sneakers is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking Squeaky Sneakers 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Siale Veainu (ranked 122 p4p, 414 weight class) and Trent Punchy (ranked 17 p4p, 58 weight class). Siale Veainu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Trent Punchy's chin.
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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Siale Veainu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Trent Punchy!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punchy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Veainu thuds his right hand into Punchy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Trent Punchy has been cut.
Veainu lands a big uppercut and Punchy crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Punchy looks OK. Veainu waves Punchy back to his feet!
Punchy is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punchy ducks under a wild hook from Veainu.
Punchy is still on wobbly legs! Can Veainu finish him?
Siale Veainu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veainu is stalking Punchy. Punchy circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Veainu, and it's lights out! Punchy really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Siale Veainu!
Siale Veainu retains his middleweight title!
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