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The Island Season 12, 185 lbs, Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Garcia (ranked 5594 p4p, 207 weight class) and Keke Kivi (ranked 599 p4p, 0 weight class). Keke Kivi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Orlando Garcia's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Orlando Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keke Kivi!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've been informed that Kivi has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Garcia with a poor takedown
and Kivi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garcia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Garcia fails with the takedown.
Kivi digs a good hook to Garcia's body.
Kivi tests Garcia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garcia looks for a takedown but Kivi sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia with a poor takedown
and Kivi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garcia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kivi swivels and escapes.
Kivi lands a lovely overhand right.
Garcia fails with the takedown
and Kivi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Garcia misses with a right hand
and Kivi counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcia throws a nice looking combination but Kivi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circling - Kivi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garcia shoots and misses
and Kivi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch but Kivi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kivi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kivi feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Garcia sprawling to the canvas! Garcia rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kivi finish him?!
 Garcia is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kivi ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Garcia's jaw. Garcia's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Kivi does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keke Kivi!
Keke Kivi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gregorio Serrano (ranked 1403 p4p, 2040 weight class) and Dwight Schrute (ranked 203 p4p, 0 weight class). Serrano comes into the arena with The Mexican Hat Dance blaring out of the sound system. Dwight Schrute told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gregorio Serrano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dwight Schrute!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serrano takes the fight into the clinch.
Schrute using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Serrano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Serrano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schrute. Serrano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by Serrano.
Serrano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Serrano clinches up against the cage.
Schrute looking to throw knees to the head but Serrano is blocking nicely.
Schrute doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schrute just misses with a elbow thrown towards Serrano's brow.
Serrano breaks from the clinch.
Serrano fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Schrute, pushing him back against the cage.
Serrano breaks the clinch.
Gregorio Serrano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schrute drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice jab there from Serrano.
 It looks like Dwight Schrute has been cut.
Serrano has managed to clinch.
Serrano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice leg kick from Schrute, right into the meat of the thigh.
Serrano fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Schrute, pushing him back against the cage.
Serrano prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrute creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Serrano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Serrano wants to break free but Schrute has control.
Schrute prevents Serrano from breaking the clinch.
Schrute is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Serrano pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Serrano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Schrute unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Serrano breaks the clinch.
Serrano cracks Schrute with a good jab.
Serrano closes the distance and clinches.
Serrano is trying to break the clinch but Schrute is controlling him.
Serrano stops a takedown attempt from Schrute.
Gregorio Serrano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwight Schrute.
Serrano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Schrute wants a takedown.
Schrute tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Serrano smiles and moves away.
Serrano moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serrano breaks the clinch.
Serrano takes the fight into the clinch.
Schrute tries a body shot but Serrano blocks it.
Schrute lands a nice knee to the body.
Serrano breaks the clinch.
Schrute shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Serrano forces Schrute back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schrute is looking for a takedown.
Serrano manages to break the clinch.
Schrute throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A slapping body kick lands there for Schrute.
Schrute gets tackled into the cage by Serrano. Serrano maintains the clinch.
Serrano working hard to break the clinch.
Schrute wants to get back to striking at distance but Serrano won't allow it.
Serrano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Serrano slaps away a takedown attempt from Schrute, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Serrano has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serrano wants to break free but Schrute has control.
Serrano tries to break free but Schrute pushes him back against the cage.
Schrute is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Serrano is keeping busy.
Schrute wants a takedown.
Serrano is trying to break free.
Schrute throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Serrano breaks the clinch.
Serrano moves into the clinch.
Serrano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Serrano closes the distance and clinches.
Schrute looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Serrano has had enough of the clinch but Schrute keeps him there for the moment.
Serrano breaks from the clinch.
Serrano moves into range and clinches up with Schrute.
Serrano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schrute tries to move into range but Serrano moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Serrano moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serrano manages to break the clinch.
Serrano catches Schrute napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Schrute to the canvas!
 Schrute is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schrute looking to hit a scissor sweep but Serrano is one step ahead there.
Serrano stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Schrute throws up his legs and catches Serrano in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Serrano tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Schrute! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dwight Schrute!
Dwight Schrute made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I want to thank my wife Angela, my son Phillip, and my best friends Jim and Michael. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Good Boy (ranked 2809 p4p, 698 weight class) and Ebubekir Siddik (ranked 380 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Good Boy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andre Good Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ebubekir Siddik!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siddik dives in and scores a takedown into Good Boy's guard.
Good Boy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Siddik 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.
Good Boy has momentary wrist control but Siddik slips an elbow through the middle.
Siddik controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Siddik landing some decent shots from guard.
Siddik is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Siddik scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siddik won't allow Good Boy to sweep him here.
Good Boy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siddik is in close to Good Boy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Siddik 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.
Siddik pushes down on Good Boy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Good Boy is looking for a sweep. Siddik is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Siddik thows a huge punch but Good Boy dodges it nicely.
Siddik working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Siddik perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Siddik throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Good Boy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Siddik is in Good Boy's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good Boy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Siddik throwing strikes from guard but Good Boy blocks nicely.
Good Boy trying to control the position.
Siddik with a nice head shot there.
Siddik engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Siddik works over Good Boy with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Good Boy is looking to sweep but instead, Siddik has passed into half guard.
Siddik is taking a breather. Good Boy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Siddik trying to pass the guard but Good Boy defending well.
Good Boy tries to get to full guard but Siddik has control of the leg.
Siddik not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good Boy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Siddik in particular looking to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ebubekir Siddik dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Siddik looking to score a takedown here. Good Boy is defending well but Siddik drives through and ends up in Good Boy's guard.
Siddik sitting in guard here, content to control.
Good Boy trying to keep a closed guard but Siddik is proving a slippery customer.
Siddik lands a couple of digs.
Siddik sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siddik tries to free his leg and advance position but Good Boy is retaining full guard.
Good Boy has momentary wrist control but Siddik slips an elbow through the middle.
Siddik in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siddik working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Siddik throws a big right hand that misses.
Siddik working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Siddik connects with a couple of short punches.
Siddik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Siddik chips away with some ground and pound.
Siddik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Siddik lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Siddik seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Siddik makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good Boy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Siddik.
Siddik lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Siddik throws an elbow that misses. Good Boy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Siddik's guard. Nice move by Good Boy!
Siddik is pulling down on Good Boy's head. It's preventing any offense from Good Boy, at least for the moment.
Good Boy tries to free his leg and advance position but Siddik is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Good Boy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Good Boy stands and throws Siddik's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siddik is trying to improve his position.
Siddik is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Siddik manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Siddik is pressing down on Good Boy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Good Boy wants to control from the top but Siddik keeps moving.
Siddik manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Good Boy manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Siddik accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Siddik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Good Boy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Siddik with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siddik working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Good Boy's head.
Siddik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Good Boy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Good Boy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ebubekir Siddik has got the better of the ground game so far.
Good Boy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Siddik manages to get himself to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Siddik looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Siddik has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Good Boy has passed into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ebubekir Siddik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Siddik closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Good Boy quickly recovers to half guard.
Siddik not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Siddik works his way into side control.
Siddik working the body and head with strikes.
Good Boy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Good Boy has hold of Siddik's hands but Siddik slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good Boy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Siddik not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siddik working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
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.
Siddik works his foot free and advances to mount.
Good Boy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Good Boy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
 It looks like Andre Good Boy has been cut.
Siddik working Good Boy over with strikes here.
Siddik controlling from the full mount.
Siddik landing shots from mount.
Ebubekir Siddik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good Boy is bucking up trying to escape but Siddik cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siddik controlling from the full mount.
Andre Good Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee warns Good Boy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Siddik controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siddik lands a couple of good shots and Good Boy has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Siddik just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ebubekir Siddik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Siddik 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Ebubekir Siddik!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Ebubekir Siddik!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Ebubekir Siddik!
Ebubekir Siddik wins by unanimous decision!
Ebubekir Siddik bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neuzvarams Semyorka (ranked 615 p4p, 3257 weight class) and David Boo (ranked 82 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Neuzvarams Semyorka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Boo!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boo closes the distance but Semyorka moves to the side
and Semyorka counters with a series of strikes that sends Boo to the canvas! Semyorka follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Boo is rocked!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Boo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Semyorka advances position into side control!
Boo is still in real trouble! Can Semyorka finish him?
Boo trying to remain calm as Semyorka controls from the top position.
Semyorka has hold of Boo's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Boo tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Semyorka cranks the arm and Boo screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Boo, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Neuzvarams Semyorka!
A relieved looking Neuzvarams Semyorka thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Pantovic (ranked 3637 p4p, 592 weight class) and Trent Punchy (ranked 478 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stefan Pantovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Trent Punchy!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Pantovic as he connects with a hook.
Pantovic clinches up against the cage.
Pantovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Punchy tries to pull guard but Pantovic forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pantovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Punchy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Punchy stalling.
Pantovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Punchy working aggressively here.
Punchy blocking some punches.
Punchy pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pantovic has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Punchy is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punchy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pantovic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Punchy is tightening it up a little... Pantovic has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Pantovic reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Pantovic taps out! Nice BJJ there by Punchy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Trent Punchy!
A victorious Trent Punchy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between New Car (ranked 735 p4p, 2816 weight class) and Arthur Kraag (ranked 102 p4p, 383 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 12 - 9 - 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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arthur Kraag !
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Car lands a nice shot that snaps Kraag 's head back.
Car definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kraag tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kraag throws a shot from downtown. Car moves away and avoids it.
Kraag throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Car throws a series of punches but Kraag avoids them all with ease.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Car checks a leg kick.
Car circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kraag tests Car's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kraag throws a jab when Car was well out of range.
A big left from Car misses.
Car connects with a looping right hand.
Kraag misses with a straight left.
Car throws a big shot that misses.
Kraag is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Car with a body shot.
Car scores with a nice right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kraag staying out of range there.
Car misses with a hook. Kraag ducked under it nicely.
Kraag tries to clinch but Car is having none of it.
Car looks to land a left hand but Kraag moved out of range nicely.
Car connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kraag momentarily.
Kraag tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Car manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kraag gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Car gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Kraag is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). New Car!
New Car spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitja Kostlov (ranked 2191 p4p, 1297 weight class) and Frederic Bastiat (ranked 0 p4p, 191 weight class). Frederic Bastiat is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vitja Kostlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frederic Bastiat!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastiat lands with a cross.
Kostlov shoots in but no luck this time.
Kostlov throws a series of punches but Bastiat moves out of range.
Kostlov throws a head kick but Bastiat moves out of range.
Kostlov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kostlov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kostlov tries to close the distance and clinch but Bastiat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kostlov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bastiat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostlov misses with a shot to the body
and Bastiat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bastiat connects with the punch.
Bastiat blocks the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kostlov doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Bastiat to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastiat cracks Kostlov with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kostlov looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bastiat finish him?
Kostlov is rocked!
It looks like Vitja Kostlov has been cut.
Bastiat swats away the attempt to clinch by Kostlov.
Oh Kostlov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've been informed that Bastiat has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bastiat keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Bastiat was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kostlov seems to have got his legs back now.
Bastiat walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Kostlov drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Bastiat swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Kostlov's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frederic Bastiat!
Frederic Bastiat 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Godoi (ranked 379 p4p, 4367 weight class) and Francis Lamas (ranked 47 p4p, 0 weight class). Guilherme Godoi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Francis Lamas's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Guilherme Godoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Francis Lamas!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamas rushes Godoi and presses him up against the cage.
Godoi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lamas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Guilherme Godoi has been cut.
Godoi is working Lamas over against the cage.
Come on Lamas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Godoi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lamas wants to clinch
letting Godoi counter with a right hand.
Lamas tries to clinch
and Godoi counters with a big right hand! Oh Lamas is in trouble here! Godoi follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guilherme Godoi!
An out of breath Guilherme Godoi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ognyan Zlatev (ranked 4998 p4p, 273 weight class) and Mike Ziskie (ranked 0 p4p, 28 weight class). Mike Ziskie has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ognyan Zlatev's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ognyan Zlatev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Mike Ziskie!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziskie rushes Zlatev and presses him up against the cage.
Ziskie decides to pull guard.
Ziskie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zlatev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Ziskie is tightening it up a little... Zlatev has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Zlatev reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Zlatev taps out! Nice BJJ there by Ziskie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mike Ziskie!
After winning the bout, Mike Ziskie 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Leonov (ranked 1173 p4p, 2085 weight class) and Grover Montoya (ranked 175 p4p, 283 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Grover Montoya!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonov catches Montoya with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Leonov slips under a jab from Montoya.
Montoya moves out of range of the strikes.
Leonov with the inside leg kick.
Leonov throws a lazy right hand but Montoya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Montoya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A punch combination from Leonov misses.
Leonov scores with a jab to the head.
Montoya misses with a wild body shot.
Good work by Leonov as he checks the leg kick.
Leonov throws a shot from downtown. Montoya moves away and avoids it.
Nice body punch from Leonov.
Leonov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Montoya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montoya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leonov.
Montoya defending well as Leonov loads up on a big left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Montoya on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Leonov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Leonov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Montoya doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Montoya checks a low kick from Leonov.
Montoya wants to counter with a clinch but Leonov pushes him away.
Good leg kick by Montoya.
Montoya takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Leonov throws a lazy right hand but Montoya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Montoya walks into a stiff left hand from Leonov.
Leonov misses with an uppercut. Montoya saw that one coming.
Montoya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonov.
Leonov connects with a body shot.
Montoya misses with a body shot.
Donk. Leonov catches Montoya right on the button with a cross.
Nikolay Leonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Montoya throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Leonov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Montoya moves out of range as Leonov strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montoya ducks under a wild hook from Leonov.
Montoya takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Montoya stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Leonov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Montoya needs to keep his hands up - Leonov had a free shot at his head there.
Montoya lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leonov circles away quickly and effectively.
Leonov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Montoya moves out of range of the strikes.
Montoya throws out a counter right but Leonov avoids it with no problem.
Leonov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montoya moves away.
Montoya misses with a body shot.
Montoya fails to land with a series of punches.
Leonov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Leonov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Montoya.
Leonov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montoya misses with a hook. Leonov ducked under it nicely.
Leonov swings for the body but Montoya moves out of range.
Leonov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Montoya.
Montoya throws out a leg kick but Leonov moves out of range and Montoya only half commits.
Montoya misses with a low kick.
Good exchange - Leonov coming out on top.
Leonov jabs Montoya right on the nose. Montoya blinks but takes it well.
Leonov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Leonov lands a jab to Montoya's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leonov throws a right and a left that Montoya avoids nicely.
Montoya throws a nice looking combination but Leonov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Montoya misses with an uppercut. Leonov saw that one coming.
Leonov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montoya was well out of range. Poor timing from Leonov.
Montoya is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Montoya throws a lazy right hand but Leonov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leonov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Leonov lands with a straight right. Montoya didn't see that one coming.
Montoya is looking to score with low kicks.
Montoya scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leonov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Montoya throws out the jab.
Leonov throwing a counter right hand but Montoya manages to avoid it.
A big left from Montoya misses.
A left lands for Montoya.
Montoya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leonov throwing a counter right hand but Montoya manages to avoid it.
Leonov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montoya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonov.
Leonov misses with an uppercut. Montoya saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonov misses with a looping left.
Leonov misses with a hook. Montoya ducked under it nicely.
Leonov missing with a left hand there. Montoya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leonov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Montoya gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leonov lands with a cross.
Leonov lands a head shot.
Leonov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montoya.
Leonov works over Montoya's head and body with a nice combination.
Leonov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Montoya circles away quickly and effectively.
Montoya takes a swing at Leonov's ribcage but misses.
Montoya throws a shot from downtown. Leonov moves away and avoids it.
Leonov jabs Montoya to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montoya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonov.
Montoya lands a body shot.
Leonov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Leonov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Leonov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Leonov feints a jab promting Montoya to slip. Leonov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Montoya slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Leonov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Montoya takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Montoya misses with a straight right.
Leonov scores with a shot to the body.
Montoya takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Montoya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Leonov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Montoyas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Montoya takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Montoya swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Leonov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Montoya feints a jab promting Leonov to slip. Montoya then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Leonov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Leonov misses with an uppercut. Montoya saw that one coming.
Montoya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Leonov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Montoya cracks Leonov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Montoya defending well as Leonov loads up on a big left hand.
Leonov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Montoya has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Leonov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Montoya checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A lazy left from Leonov finds it's target.
Nikolay Leonov is winning the standup battle so far.
Leonov throws a right and a left that Montoya avoids nicely.
Montoya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leonov looks to land a right hand but Montoya moved out of range.
Leonov wants to land a leg kick but Montoya is out of range.
Montoya connects with a solid leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Montoya in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Leonov throws a shot from downtown. Montoya moves away and avoids it.
Leonov throws a hook but Montoya avoids it easily.
Leonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Leonov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Montoya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Montoya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonov.
Leonov throws a big shot that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leonov.
Leonov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Montoya, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonov works Montoya's body with a nice hook.
Leonov missing with a left hand there. Montoya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leonov misses with a hook. Montoya ducked under it nicely.
Montoya appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Montoya checks a low kick from Leonov.
Montoya tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Leonov is able to avoid easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Montoya might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Leonov has got the better of the exchanges.
Montoya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Leonov misses.
Montoya swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Leonov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Montoya jabs Leonov right on the nose. Leonov blinks but takes it well.
Leonov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leonov connects with a leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Leonov.
Leonov looks to score with a jab to the body but Montoya is just out of range.
Montoya ducks under a wild hook from Leonov.
Leonov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leonov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Montoya can do to turn this around?
Leonov throws out a leg kick but Montoya moves out of range and Leonov only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Montoya is able to avoid easily.
Montoya has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Leonov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Montoya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Montoya was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice defenses there by Leonov.
Leonov avoids the body shot from Montoya.
Leonov misses with a hook.
Montoya tries to counter with a clinch but Leonov shakes him off and moves away.
Leonov looks to land a combination but Montoya avoids it well.
Leonov looks to land a left hand but Montoya moved out of range nicely.
Leonov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montoya scores with a leg kick.
Leonov misses with an uppercut. Montoya saw that one coming.
Leonov tries a low kick but Montoya avoids it.
The fighters circling - Montoya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leonov connects with the punch.
A big right from Montoya misses.
Montoya throws an overhand right that lands on Leonov's shoulder, as Leonov tries to avoid the shot.
Leonov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonov lands a nice hook to Montoya's body. Montoya takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leonov scores with a sloppy right hand. Montoya should have avoided that one.
Leonov throws a looping overhand right but Montoya ducks down to avoid it.
Montoya wants to counter with a clinch but Leonov pushes him away.
Leonov lands a nice hook to Montoya's body. Montoya takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Leonov's corner calls for a 1-2. Leonov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Montoya defending well as Leonov loads up on a big left hand.
Leonov loads up on a big right hand but Montoya slips the punch.
Montoya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leonov.
Montoya feints a counter leg kick.
Leonov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Montoya.
Montoya just misses with a punch to the body.
Montoya moves away from the strike by Leonov.
Leonov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montoya tries to clinch
enabling Leonov to counter with a crisp jab.
Leonov slips a straight right by Montoya.
Leonov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Montoya can pounce on him.
Leonov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Montoya closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Leonov dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Leonov jabs Montoya right on the nose. Montoya blinks but takes it well.
Montoya moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Leonov misses with a straight left.
Leonov lands the left hand.
Montoya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leonov.
Leonov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leonov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montoya.
Leonov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montoya takes one on the button.
Montoya missing with a left hand there. Leonov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leonov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Montoya looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Leonov swings for the body but Montoya moves out of range.
Montoya throws a looping overhand right but Leonov ducks down to avoid 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!
Leonov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Montoya.
Leonov looks to land a right hand but Montoya moved out of range.
Leonov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montoya lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leonov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed right hand from Leonov misses the target.
A jab from Leonov finds it's way through Montoya's defenses.
Montoya throws a low kick but Leonov moves out of range easily.
Montoya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Montoya checks a leg kick nicely.
Montoya scores with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Montoya misses its intended target.
Leonov throws a jab but it's blocked by Montoya.
Leonov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Montoya back to the cage. Leonov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Montoya misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Leonov finds it's way through Montoya's defenses.
Montoya throws a leg kick but Leonov moved away.
Nice cross by Leonov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montoya avoids the body shot from Leonov.
A jab from Montoya misses.
Leonov looks to throw the jab but Montoya is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya closes the distance and pushes Leonov back into the cage.
Leonov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Montoya working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leonov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Montoya misses with a short punch on the inside.
Montoya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Montoya misses with the head strike.
Leonov breaks from the clinch.
Leonov throws a hook but Montoya avoids it easily.
Montoya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Montoya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leonov scores with a nice right hand.
Montoya scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Leonov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grover Montoya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leonov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Montoyas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leonov looks to land a right hand but Montoya moved out of range.
Nikolay Leonov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good work by Leonov as he checks the leg kick.
Leonov motions for Montoya to come forward. Leonov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Leonov misses.
Montoya throws out a counter right but Leonov avoids it with no problem.
Montoya takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leonov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Montoya's hands.
Leonov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Montoya on the side of the head.
Montoya turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Montoya takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Montoya takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Leonov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Leonov loads up on a big right hand but Montoya slips the punch.
Leonov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Montoya checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Leonov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montoya throws a leg kick
and Leonov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonov blocks a jab.
Montoya throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Leonov throwing a counter right hand but Montoya manages to avoid it.
Montoya fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Leonov checks it well.
Montoya misses with a right hand
and Leonov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leonov cracks Montoya with a right hand to the side of the head.
Leonov scores with a nice right hand.
Leonov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Montoya.
Leonov lands a right hook to the body.
Montoya takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leonov lands a two punch combo.
A slow jab from Leonov misses its intended target.
Leonov throws a jab when Montoya was well out of range.
A big left from Montoya misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montoya takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Montoya on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Montoya tries to score with a low kick but Leonov moves his leg out of the way.
Leonov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Montoya will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolay Leonov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leonov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Nikolay Leonov!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Nikolay Leonov!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Nikolay Leonov!
Nikolay Leonov wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Nikolay Leonov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ted Meredith (ranked 2869 p4p, 1167 weight class) and Ottaa Koppia (ranked 395 p4p, 173 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ted Meredith!
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, Ottaa Koppia!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meredith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Meredith misses.
Meredith tries to bum rush Koppia with a series of wild strikes but Koppia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koppia throws out a counter right but Meredith avoids it with no problem.
Koppia jabs at Meredith's body.
Koppia slips under a jab from Meredith.
A little jabbing left from Koppia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Meredith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Koppia on the side of the head.
Koppia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meredith.
Meredith seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Meredith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koppia circles away quickly and effectively.
Meredith lands a nice hook to Koppia's body. Koppia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Koppia scores with a jab to the body.
Koppia dodges the punch combination from Meredith.
Meredith with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meredith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Koppia to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Ted Meredith has been cut.
Koppia closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Meredith! Koppia dives in looking to finish! Meredith is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ottaa Koppia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hayato Sakuraba (ranked 508 p4p, 4045 weight class) and Kunle Soyan (ranked 65 p4p, 516 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hayato Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kunle Soyan!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Soyan is predictable there
and Sakuraba counters with a shoot takedown. Soyan fights it but they end up in guard.
Soyan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sakuraba defends well.
Sakuraba scoring with some ground and pound.
Sakuraba postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sakuraba has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sakuraba controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sakuraba might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sakuraba is pushing down on Soyan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Soyan is fighting to maintain full guard but Sakuraba has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakuraba with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakuraba wants to take a breather but Soyan is having none of it.
Soyan is defending against the submission attempts here by Sakuraba.
Soyan won't allow Sakuraba to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba moves into full mount! Soyan won't be happy about that!
Soyan tries to hold on but Sakuraba postures up.
Sakuraba has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Sakuraba working for a submission but Soyan is keeping him at bay.
Sakuraba jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Soyan is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Soyan and Sakuraba has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Soyan struggling a bit here.
Sakuraba is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Soyan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soyan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sakuraba scoring with punches and elbows.
Sakuraba lands an elbow.
Soyan is looking to regain half guard here but Sakuraba keeps moving and retains side control.
Sakuraba working the ground and pound from side control.
Soyan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Soyan keeps trying to improve his position.
Sakuraba controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Soyan tries to bench press Sakuraba off him but Sakuraba keeps the position.
Sakuraba has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sakuraba content just to control the position here.
Sakuraba lands with some strikes.
It looks like Kunle Soyan has been cut.
Sakuraba cracks Soyan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Soyan wants to control but Sakuraba is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba breaks from Soyan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sakuraba is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Soyan is surviving well by controlling Sakuraba's body position as best he can.
Soyan is trying to escape the mount.
Sakuraba goes for an armbar but Soyan turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Soyan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakuraba has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Soyan has passed into side control.
Sakuraba manages to get back to half guard.
Sakuraba moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sakuraba manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Soyan manages to get himself to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hayato Sakuraba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kunle Soyan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Soyan scores with a push kick.
Sakuraba keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Soyan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sakuraba counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Soyan!
Sakuraba is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Soyan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Soyan wants to control but Sakuraba postures up.
Sakuraba thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soyan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sakuraba lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba is working Soyan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hayato Sakuraba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Soyan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Soyan is trying to work for a sweep but Sakuraba has mounted him!
Sakuraba goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Soyan is on top in guard.
Sakuraba pulls Soyan in to control the position.
Soyan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Soyan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sakuraba has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Soyan should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Sakuraba has tightened it up now! Soyan should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Hayato Sakuraba!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Better Dead Ii (ranked 3309 p4p, 604 weight class) and New Home (ranked 444 p4p, 80 weight class). Better Dead Ii could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to New Home's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Better Dead Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of The Island, New Home!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Home avoids the body shot from Dead Ii.
Home lands with a hook. Dead Ii tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Home lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Dead Ii falls backwards - clearly groggy! Home dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). New Home!
New Home seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Better Dead Ii had this to say: 'Just laying low for now'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gael Grappler (ranked 675 p4p, 2788 weight class) and Mister Man (ranked 93 p4p, 0 weight class). Mister Man acknowledges the crowd's support as he 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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gael Grappler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mister Man!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grappler has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grappler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Man lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Man takes an elbow to the forehead.
Our sources have told us that Grappler has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Grappler lands an elbow inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Grappler.
Grappler lands an uppercut.
Grappler lands an elbow inside that Man shrugs off.
It looks like Mister Man has been cut.
Grappler has Man pressed against the cage.
Grappler lands an elbow inside that Man shrugs off.
Grappler lands an elbow inside that Man shrugs off.
Man is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grappler lands a vicious elbow to the side of Man's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Grappler tries to finish him with strikes but Man still seems able to defend himself so Grappler steps back and lets Man get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Man is still on wobbly legs! Can Grappler finish him?
Man looks winded!
Man looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grappler is fending him off so far but Man persists. Nope, Grappler circles away and we're back to standing.
Grappler has taken the fight to the clinch.
Man takes an elbow to the forehead.
Grappler lands an elbow inside that Man shrugs off.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Grappler has him pressed against the cage.
Grappler pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Man! Grappler unloads with more strikes and Man sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gael Grappler!
Gael Grappler seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Thunder (ranked 1469 p4p, 1444 weight class) and Jose Galvao (ranked 214 p4p, 209 weight class). Galvao has chosen Ye - Burna Boy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jose Galvao will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonny Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jose Galvao!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder clinches up against the cage.
Thunder scores with a knee to the head.
Galvao tries to pull guard but Thunder forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Galvao jumps guard and drags Thunder to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Galvao pushes a forearm under Thunder's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Thunder is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Galvao!
Our winner, Jose Galvao, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Barbosa (ranked 192 p4p, 5991 weight class) and Kunthea Ravann (ranked 20 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucas Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kunthea Ravann!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ravann throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Lucas Barbosa has been cut.
Ravann lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Barbosa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ravann throws a right and a left that both miss.
That kick from Ravann tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barbosa dives in and grabs Ravann's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ravann pushes down on Barbosa's head and hops out.
Ravann closes the distance but Barbosa moves to the side
and Barbosa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Barbosa is trying for a kimura here. Ravann looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Barbosa wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lucas Barbosa!
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