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TR02: Dashing Thru Ya Home PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Texas Poontapa (ranked 6079 p4p, 5885 weight class) and Darren Frost (ranked 645 p4p, 634 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Texas Poontapa!
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, Darren Frost!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poontapa moves forwards but Frost connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Darren Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frost is looking to clinch but Poontapa is avoiding it.
Poontapa connects with a right hand. Frost shakes it off.
 It looks like Darren Frost has been cut.
Frost moves into the clinch successfully.
Frost utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Poontapa misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Poontapa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Frost throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Frost.
Poontapa lands with a short shot to the head.
 Frost is rocked!
Poontapa misses with a punch on the inside.
Poontapa lands with a right to the head.
Frost is still on wobbly legs! Can Poontapa finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frost blocks an uppercut.
Frost misses with some punches.
Poontapa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poontapa lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Poontapa.
Frost looks winded!
Poontapa dips a shoulder and cracks Frost with a mighty uppercut! Frost falls back against the cage and Poontapa unloads with a barrage of strikes! Frost is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Poontapa screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Texas Poontapa!
A very excited looking Texas Poontapa 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarizinho Jankens (ranked 4797 p4p, 5939 weight class) and Island Boy (ranked 559 p4p, 631 weight class). Jankens comes to the cage accompanied by Highway to Hell - by AC/DC. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jarizinho Jankens!
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, Island Boy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy throws a jab when Jankens was well out of range.
Jankens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boy.
Jankens closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Boy did well to prevent Jankens getting side control.
Jankens is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jankens could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jankens wants to stand up but Boy is controlling the position.
Jankens stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankens seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Boy for as long as he can get away with.
Boy tries to get to full guard but Jankens has control of the leg.
Boy regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jankens.
Boy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jankens throwing strikes from guard but Boy blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jankens is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jankens drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jankens tries to free his leg and advance position but Boy is retaining full guard.
Jankens is pushing down on Boy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Boy is fighting to maintain full guard but Jankens has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jankens missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boy wants to get back to full guard.
Jankens is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Boy is just riding it out for now. Jankens eventually gives up the hold.
Jankens is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankens not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jankens wants to free his trapped foot but Boy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jankens is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Boy manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jankens is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jankens postures up in Boy's guard and throws a big left but Boy blocks it.
Boy looking to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jankens is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
 It looks like Jarizinho Jankens has been cut.
Jankens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boy.
A shot to the body from Boy misses
and Jankens counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Boy wants to sweep here but Jankens controlling him for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jarizinho Jankens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jarizinho Jankens's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jankens connects with a single shot there.
Jankens tries to clinch there but Boy circles away.
Jankens defending well as Boy loads up on a big left hand.
Boy throws a hook to the side of Jankens's head but Jankens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jankens is looking for a counter combo.
Boy throws a hook but Jankens avoids it easily.
Jankens feinted with a counter takedown.
Boy takes a swing at Jankens's ribcage but misses.
Jankens feinted with a counter takedown.
Boy leaves Jankens with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jankens shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jankens not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy wants to control but Jankens is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankens is looking for a kimura here.
Jankens performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jankens continues to stall.
Jankens looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boy wants to improve his position but Jankens is controlling well.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boy lands a nice shot that snaps Jankens's head back.
Boy misses with a straight left.
We've been informed that Boy has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Boy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boy throws an overhand right that lands on Jankens's shoulder, as Jankens tries to avoid the shot.
Boy misses with a straight left.
Jankens walks into a jab.
Jankens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boy.
Jankens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boy throws out the jab.
Jankens is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boy cracks Jankens with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Boy.
Jankens fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boy lands a big uppercut and Jankens crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jankens looks OK. Boy waves Jankens back to his feet!
 Jankens is rocked!
Boy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jankens.
Oh Jankens is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jankens scores with a takedown into Boy's guard.
Jankens seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jankens would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jankens stopping the sweep attempt from Boy.
Jankens slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Boy prevents Jankens from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankens stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Boy throws a body punch but Jankens moves out of range.
Boy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jarizinho Jankens's cut is getting worse.
Jankens is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Island Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jankens shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jankens showed some decent athleticism there.
Jankens looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Island Boy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jarizinho Jankens's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Boy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jankens moves away.
Jankens tries to clinch but Boy moves away
and Boy counters with a straight right hand.
Boy lands a big right hand that sends Jankens crashing to the mat! Boy stays standing though and waves Jankens back to his feet!
Jankens ducks under a wild hook from Boy.
Jankens drives through with a takedown into Boy's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jankens not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jankens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jankens controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jarizinho Jankens overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankens trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Island Boy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jankens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boy.
Island Boy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boy throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Jankens does no damage.
Jarizinho Jankens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jankens looks to clinch
and Boy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy catches Jankens with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boy feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jankens sprawling to the canvas! Jankens rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Boy finish him?!
Jarizinho Jankens's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boy works Jankens's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boy finds Jankens's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Jankens flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Boy lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Jankens will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Island Boy!
During a confident post fight interview, Island Boy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Fish (ranked 4793 p4p, 4789 weight class) and Matt Wills (ranked 160 p4p, 158 weight class). Fish comes to the cage accompanied by Straight Ahead by PENNYWISE. Wills has chosen I don't fault the police by Corporate Avenger as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matt Wills!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wills feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fish on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fish tries to get out of the position.
Fish looking for a sweep. Not yet Fish, not yet.
Fish controls Wills momentarily but Wills frees himself.
Wills won't allow Fish to sweep him here.
Wills postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wills wants to control from the top but Fish keeps moving.
Wills postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wills throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wills distracts Fish with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wills postures up in Fish's guard and throws a big left but Fish blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wills throws a big elbow that misses.
Wills chips away with some ground and pound.
Wills throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fish works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wills won't allow Fish to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fish knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wills on the ground.
Wills postures up in Fish's guard and throws a big left but Fish blocks it.
Fish working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wills.
Wills drops back looking for a leg! Fish is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fish manages to kick Wills off! Wills jumps back into Fish's guard.
Wills working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wills accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fish could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Wills is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fish wants to sweep but no luck.
Wills advances to half guard.
Wills seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish tries to roll over but Wills keeps him under control.
Fish is breathing heavily.
Wills working Fish over with strikes.
Fish is trying to control but can't.
Wills is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fish has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wills is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fish is just riding it out for now. Wills eventually gives up the hold.
Wills has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fish blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wills.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wills working over Fish with some ground and pound. Fish looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wills looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wills lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wills missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wills looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fish with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wills working the head and body with strikes.
Wills lands strikes from half guard.
Wills passes to full mount!
Wills with good strikes from the mount here!
Wills lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wills quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Wills but it's paid off an Fish is forced to tap! Nice work by Wills.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matt Wills!
During a confident post fight interview, Matt Wills thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Skritskrat Songsiskrat (ranked 4650 p4p, 4615 weight class) and Clint Rivers (ranked 531 p4p, 528 weight class). Songsiskrat comes to the cage accompanied by Reunion - Life Is A Rock. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Skritskrat Songsiskrat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Clint Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Songsiskrat lands with a nice body punch.
Songsiskrat connects with a leg kick.
Songsiskrat lands with an overhand left.
Rivers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Songsiskrat scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rivers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A left lands for Songsiskrat.
Rivers with a poor takedown
and Songsiskrat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Songsiskrat thuds a left hand into Rivers's body.
Songsiskrat is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers shoots in but no luck this time.
Songsiskrat connects with a body shot that sends Rivers's belly button to the back.
Songsiskrat punishes Rivers's body with a nice straight punch.
Songsiskrat displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rivers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Songsiskrat buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Songsiskrat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Songsiskrat lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Songsiskrat. Rivers shrugs it off though.
Songsiskrat throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rivers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Songsiskrat gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rivers trying to control the position from guard on top but Songsiskrat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rivers is looking to work some ground and pound but Songsiskrat has wrist control.
Rivers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rivers postures up in Songsiskrat's guard and throws a big left but Songsiskrat blocks it.
Rivers throws a big elbow that misses.
Rivers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Songsiskrat's head.
Rivers working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rivers with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Songsiskrat is breathing heavily.
Rivers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Songsiskrat works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Songsiskrat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rivers.
Rivers working some strikes from top position.
Rivers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rivers lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rivers with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rivers is working Songsiskrat over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rivers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rivers throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rivers drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivers thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rivers connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rivers throwing strikes but missing.
Rivers trying to control but Songsiskrat is working from the bottom.
Rivers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rivers throws a big elbow that misses.
Rivers trying to control the position from guard on top but Songsiskrat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rivers connects with a couple of short punches.
Rivers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Songsiskrat keeping moving, preventing Rivers from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rivers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rivers shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rivers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Songsiskrat defending well though.
Rivers is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rivers is nestled in close to Songsiskrat, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rivers lands a nice short elbow.
Songsiskrat avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rivers.
Rivers takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rivers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Songsiskrat defending well though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Skritskrat Songsiskrat dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rivers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rivers can't find room to land a body shot as Songsiskrat controls the action.
Rivers misses with a punch on the inside.
Rivers throws a punch but it's blocked by Songsiskrat.
Rivers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rivers prevents a body shot from Songsiskrat.
Songsiskrat tries a body shot but Rivers blocks it.
Rivers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivers lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rivers.
Rivers throws a punch but it's blocked by Songsiskrat.
A short body shot lands from Rivers as the two fighters clinch.
Rivers can't find room to land a body shot as Songsiskrat controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Songsiskrat backwards.
Rivers working aggressively here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rivers is trying to drag Songsiskrat to the mat but Songsiskrat just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Songsiskrat missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rivers gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Songsiskrat regains guard.
Rivers throwing strikes from guard but Songsiskrat blocks nicely.
Rivers controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Songsiskrat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Songsiskrat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rivers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rivers is looking to work some ground and pound but Songsiskrat has wrist control.
Rivers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivers pushes down on Songsiskrat's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nice strikes from Rivers there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rivers 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.
Songsiskrat blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rivers.
Rivers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rivers wants to take a breather but Songsiskrat is having none of it.
Songsiskrat on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rivers working the head and body with strikes.
Rivers not doing much here.
Rivers looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rivers slips a nice elbow through Songsiskrat's hands, connecting with Songsiskrat's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers working over Songsiskrat with some ground and pound. Songsiskrat looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rivers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Rivers.
Rivers scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Songsiskrat on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rivers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Songsiskrat defending well though.
Clint Rivers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rivers working Songsiskrat over with strikes.
Rivers lands with a punch from half guard.
Rivers trying to mount his opponent but Songsiskrat defends it.
Rivers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Songsiskrat avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rivers.
Rivers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rivers throwing shots but Songsiskrat is blocking nicely.
Songsiskrat avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rivers.
Rivers works his way into full mount!
Rivers cracks Songsiskrat with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rivers is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Songsiskrat can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rivers lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Songsiskrat is rocked!
Rivers lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Songsiskrat is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rivers unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Songsiskrat wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Rivers celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clint Rivers!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Dashark (ranked 4792 p4p, 3842 weight class) and Wilson Fisk (ranked 162 p4p, 127 weight class). Dashark kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Big shark by BEACH BOYS. Wilson Fisk 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Dashark!
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, Wilson Fisk!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dashark.
Dashark decides to stand back up.
Fisk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dashark.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dashark or perhaps it was just good defense by Fisk, which made it look bad.
Dashark tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilson Fisk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fisk throws a lazy right hand but Dashark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dashark appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dashark closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fisk circles away.
Dashark moves forwards but Fisk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Mark Dashark has been cut.
Dashark moves away from the strike by Fisk.
Dashark motions for Fisk to come forward. Dashark throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fisk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dashark manages to avoid it.
Dashark takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Fisk.
Dashark fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fisk cracks Dashark with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dashark looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Fisk finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisk finds Dashark's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Dashark flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Fisk lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Dashark will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wilson Fisk!
Our winner, Wilson Fisk, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Venegas (ranked 3341 p4p, 4865 weight class) and Takeshi Yuudai (ranked 214 p4p, 293 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frankie Venegas !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Takeshi Yuudai!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuudai shoots in and gets a takedown into Venegas 's guard.
Venegas doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Yuudai got a little sloppy there for a moment and Venegas has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yuudai has managed to get both his arms back between Venegas 's legs - danger averted.
Venegas keeping moving, preventing Yuudai from controlling successfully.
Yuudai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Venegas is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Yuudai rolls with it to try and escape but Venegas cranks on the arm and Yuudai is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frankie Venegas !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanislav Shusharin (ranked 3971 p4p, 3988 weight class) and Zahn Dingo (ranked 480 p4p, 487 weight class). Zahn Dingo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stanislav Shusharin!
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, Zahn Dingo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shusharin throws a hook to the side of Dingo's head but Dingo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dingo ducks under a wild hook from Shusharin.
Dingo looks to score with a jab to the body but Shusharin is just out of range.
Dingo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dingo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab lands there for Dingo.
It looks like Stanislav Shusharin has been cut.
Dingo slips under a jab.
Dingo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dingo moves away from the strike by Shusharin.
A nice side step and Dingo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shusharin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dingo throws out a loose jab but Shusharin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Dingo misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Dingo misses the target.
Dingo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shusharin.
Shusharin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dingo throws a hook to the side of Shusharin's head but Shusharin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dingo. Shusharin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shusharin misses with a body kick.
Dingo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shusharin blocks a jab.
Dingo moves out of range of the body kick.
Shusharin misses the jab.
Dingo throws a shot to the body.
Shusharin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shusharin works the jab nicely.
It looks like Zahn Dingo has been cut.
Shusharin loads up on a big right hand but Dingo slips the punch.
Dingo throws a hook but Shusharin avoids it easily.
Shusharin throws a big shot that misses.
Dingo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shusharin.
Shusharin defending well as Dingo loads up on a big left hand.
Shusharin is looking for a counter combo.
A jab from Dingo misses.
Shusharin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dingo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shusharin is breathing heavily.
Shusharin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shusharin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice jab there from Dingo.
Dingo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shusharin's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dingo jabs Shusharin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dingo lands a slapping body shot.
Dingo pounces like a tiger and cracks Shusharin with a vicious hook! Shusharin is down but not out! Dingo follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zahn Dingo!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Epolito (ranked 3651 p4p, 3560 weight class) and Smif Thibodeaux (ranked 328 p4p, 321 weight class). Bruno Epolito could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Smif Thibodeaux's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruno Epolito!
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, Smif Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Epolito goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Epolito.
Bruno Epolito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thibodeaux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Epolito misses.
Epolito looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thibodeaux blocks a head kick by Epolito.
Thibodeaux moves out of range of the body kick.
Epolito takes a swing at Thibodeaux's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Epolito. Thibodeaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thibodeaux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thibodeaux follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Epolito lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Epolito fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thibodeaux looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thibodeaux looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Epolito 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!
Thibodeaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Epolito is just out of range.
As Thibodeaux backs away, Epolito returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Epolito tries to land a body kick
and Thibodeaux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epolito changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Epolito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice side step and Thibodeaux releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Epolito doesn't manage to clinch there - Thibodeaux circles away.
Epolito fakes the leg kick and cracks Thibodeaux in the body.
Epolito misses with a series of wild punches.
Epolito lands a two punch combo.
Epolito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Epolito misses with a hook. Thibodeaux ducked under it nicely.
Epolito digs a good body shot into Thibodeaux's ribs.
Thibodeaux stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Epolito is able to avoid easily.
Thibodeaux takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thibodeaux misses with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Epolito. Thibodeaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick there by Epolito.
Thibodeaux walks into a jab.
Thibodeaux takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Epolito throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Epolito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thibodeaux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thibodeaux appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Epolito lands with a kick to the temple. Thibodeaux shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Epolito fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thibodeaux looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Epolito throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epolito fails with a takedown attempt.
Epolito jabs Thibodeaux right on the nose. Thibodeaux blinks but takes it well.
Epolito delivers a nice body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Epolito. Thibodeaux shrugs it off though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Epolito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smif Thibodeaux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thibodeaux moves out of range as Epolito throws a body kick.
Epolito keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Epolito digs a good hook to Thibodeaux's body.
Epolito is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Epolito moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thibodeaux has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Epolito.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epolito keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Epolito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thibodeaux manages to avoid it.
Thibodeaux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Epolito.
A nice side step and Thibodeaux releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A head kick from Epolito lands but Thibodeaux takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Epolito checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Epolito thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thibodeaux if he has to take too many more of those.
Epolito scores with a head kick.
Thibodeaux lands an overhand right.
Epolito is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Epolito.
A lazy body kick from Epolito
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick misses from Epolito.
Thibodeaux thinks about the counter body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Epolito dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thibodeaux takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Epolito lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thibodeaux's sensitive parts.
Epolito throws a body kick that misses.
Epolito lands a front kick.
Epolito misses with a hook to the body
and Thibodeaux counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thibodeaux moves forwards but Epolito connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Epolito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thibodeaux can do to turn this around?
Epolito connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thibodeaux momentarily.
Epolito scores with a nice head shot.
Epolito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epolito checks a low kick from Thibodeaux.
Epolito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thibodeaux let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Epolito tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thibodeaux sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Epolito somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epolito scores with a jab to the jaw.
Epolito lands a nice shot that snaps Thibodeaux's head back.
Epolito connects with an inside leg kick.
Epolito connects with a leg kick.
Thibodeaux takes a swing at Epolito's ribcage but misses.
Epolito closes the distance and clinches.
Thibodeaux has Epolito pushed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thibodeaux.
Epolito misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Epolito tries to work over Thibodeaux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Epolito keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thibodeaux's efforts to push away.
Epolito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thibodeaux's elbow.
Epolito pressing his opponent against the cage.
Epolito misses with some punches.
Thibodeaux is trying to force a seperation but Epolito has the dominant position.
Thibodeaux wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Epolito misses with a punch to the body.
Epolito misses with the head strike.
Epolito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Epolito misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Epolito.
Thibodeaux has had enough of the clinch but Epolito keeps him there for the moment.
Epolito tries to work over Thibodeaux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thibodeaux tries to circle away but Epolito has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epolito misses with a punch to the body.
Epolito misses with the head strike.
Epolito tries to work over Thibodeaux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thibodeaux is trying to push Epolito away but Epolito has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Epolito misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thibodeaux.
Epolito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thibodeaux has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thibodeaux taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Thibodeaux.
Epolito misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Epolito working aggressively here.
Epolito misses with a punch to the body.
Epolito struggles to land a body shot inside as Thibodeaux controls his hands.
Epolito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux has had enough of the clinch but Epolito keeps him there for the moment.
Thibodeaux scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Epolito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux stalls.
Thibodeaux presses Epolito against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thibodeaux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Epolito throws a body kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Epolito.
Thibodeaux ducks under a wild hook from Epolito.
Thibodeaux counters with a body kick.
Thibodeaux blocks a head kick by Epolito.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thibodeaux on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Epolito fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thibodeaux follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Epolito misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Epolito lands the left hand.
Thibodeaux is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Epolito rather than just go for the knockout.
Thibodeaux takes a swing at Epolito's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Epolito dominated that second round.
That's time! Epolito's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Epolito connects with a solid leg kick.
A good leg kick by Epolito.
Thibodeaux takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Epolito gets a clinch.
Epolito working aggressively here.
Thibodeaux has Epolito pressed against the cage.
Thibodeaux tries to break the clinch but Epolito is controlling the position.
Epolito misses with some punches.
Thibodeaux lands a nice shot to the body.
Thibodeaux blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux tries to circle away but Epolito has him pinned against the cage.
Thibodeaux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Epolito lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Epolito works Thibodeaux's body with a nice hook.
Epolito looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epolito moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Epolito jabs Thibodeaux to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Epolito connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Epolito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Thibodeaux releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thibodeaux just misses with a punch to the body.
Epolito scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thibodeaux blocks a jab.
Thibodeaux tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Epolito lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Epolito wants to clinch up but Thibodeaux keeps it at a distance.
A shot to the body from Thibodeaux misses
and Epolito counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice leg kick from Epolito, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smif Thibodeaux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Epolito.
Epolito tries a head kick but it misses.
Epolito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thibodeaux.
Epolito lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Epolito moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thibodeaux just misses with a punch to the body.
Epolito turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Epolito moves into the clinch successfully.
Thibodeaux looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thibodeaux is trying to break the clinch but Epolito is controlling him.
A bit of stalling here from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Epolito tries to work over Thibodeaux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thibodeaux's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Epolito can't find room to land a body shot as Thibodeaux controls the action.
Thibodeaux is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Epolito prevents Thibodeaux from breaking the clinch.
Thibodeaux is looking to break free of the clinch but Epolito has double underhooks.
Thibodeaux blocking some punches.
Bruno Epolito has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Epolito misses with a punch on the inside.
Epolito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Epolito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Epolito throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Epolito misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux is trying to break the clinch but Epolito is controlling him.
Epolito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Epolito struggles to land a body shot inside as Thibodeaux controls his hands.
Thibodeaux is looking to break free of the clinch but Epolito has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Epolito.
Thibodeaux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thibodeaux is trying to break the clinch but Epolito has him pressed against the cage.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Epolito can't find room to land a body shot as Thibodeaux controls the action.
Thibodeaux looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Thibodeaux's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thibodeaux manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Epolito lands an uppercut.
Bruno Epolito is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thibodeaux tries to break the clinch but Epolito is controlling the position.
Epolito throws a head punch that misses.
Epolito throws a head punch that misses.
Epolito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Epolito has a couple of punches blocked by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Epolito showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Epolito has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Epolito!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Island Turd (ranked 3121 p4p, 3843 weight class) and Nobu Yoshioka (ranked 380 p4p, 458 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Turd !
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, Nobu Yoshioka!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshioka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turd looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yoshioka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yoshioka.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoshioka. Turd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yoshioka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Turd 's head.
A punch lands to the side of Turd 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yoshioka.
Yoshioka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yoshioka looks to land a left hand but Turd moved out of range nicely.
Turd throws a hook but Yoshioka blocks it.
Yoshioka cracks a nice hook into Turd 's ribs.
Yoshioka lands a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Turd .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turd misses with a hook. Yoshioka ducked under it nicely.
Yoshioka lands a slapping body shot.
Yoshioka jabs Turd right on the nose. Turd blinks but takes it well.
Yoshioka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshioka misses with an uppercut
and Yoshioka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yoshioka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turd swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Turd tries to clinch up
and Yoshioka counters with a stiff right hand.
Turd takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Turd is rocked!
Yoshioka measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Turd ! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Nobu Yoshioka!
Nobu Yoshioka decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamari Lexington (ranked 3627 p4p, 3023 weight class) and Stewie Brooks (ranked 429 p4p, 372 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jamari Lexington!
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, Stewie Brooks!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lexington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
Lexington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brooks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brooks closes the distance and pushes Lexington back into the cage.
Lexington is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brooks is defending well.
Brooks has Lexington pushed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brooks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brooks holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lexington prevents a body shot from Brooks.
Brooks is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brooks tries to throw a body punch but Lexington avoids it by throwing Brooks back against the cage.
Brooks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lexington is trying to maintain a safe position but Brooks gets an underhook and turns Lexington into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lexington breaks the clinch.
Brooks slips a jab and a cross from Lexington.
Brooks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brooks appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lexington moves in looking to clinch but Brooks pushes him off.
Brooks forces Lexington back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brooks throws an elbow but misses.
Lexington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brooks just leaning against Lexington, taking a breather.
Lexington tries to score a body lock takedown but Brooks shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brooks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lexington up against the cage.
Lexington tries for a takedown but Brooks manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamari Lexington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brooks stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lexington - that landed with a thud.
Lexington pulls guard effortlessly.
Brooks trying to control the position from guard on top but Lexington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brooks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lexington swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brooks pushes down on Lexington's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brooks is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Brooks is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks seems to be looking for submissions.
Brooks is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lexington is defending against the submission attempts here by Brooks.
Brooks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lexington keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks trying to pass the guard but Lexington defending well.
Lexington trying to control from the bottom.
Lexington trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Lexington wants to try and get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brooks wants to finish this one by submission but Lexington is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Brooks.
Brooks prevents Lexington from getting the reversal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stewie Brooks dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brooks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brooks walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lexington.
Brooks clinches up with Lexington and pushes him back against the cage.
Brooks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Brooks 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.
Lexington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jamari Lexington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks closes the distance and pushes Lexington back into the cage.
The referee calls for Brooks to work.
Our sources have told us that Lexington has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Brooks trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Brooks fails to land.
Lexington is trying to break the clinch but Brooks is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lexington avoiding damage as Brooks throws knees to the body.
Lexington blocks a body shot from Brooks.
Lexington crunches a lovely knee into Brooks's ribcage.
Lexington wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lexington has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brooks avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brooks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lexington has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brooks after a bit of a struggle.
Lexington blocking some punches.
Lexington is trying to break the clinch but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
Brooks has Lexington pressed against the cage.
Lexington taking a breather.
Lexington is trying to stall.
Lexington can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Brooks slows down the pace here.
Brooks stalling the fight.
Brooks is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamari Lexington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brooks avoiding damage.
Brooks stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brooks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stewie Brooks.
Brooks clinches up against the cage.
Lexington fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brooks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lexington's elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brooks.
Brooks misses with a knee to the head.
Brooks slowing the pace effectively.
Stalling in the clinch from Brooks.
Stewie Brooks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brooks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lexington jumps guard but Brooks turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lexington fails to pull guard.
Lexington fails to pull guard.
Lexington wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brooks has Lexington pushed against the cage.
Brooks content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brooks continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Lexington throws a head punch that misses.
Lexington tries to break free but Brooks pushes him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Brooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brooks.
Brooks taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stewie Brooks.
Brooks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lexington has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brooks avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brooks tries to land a knee to the head but Lexington blocks with his arms.
Brooks taking a breather.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks misses with a body punch.
Lexington is leaning against Brooks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brooks'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.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brooks.
The crowd are getting on Brooks's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Brooks avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stewie Brooks.
Nice takedown defense from Brooks. No joy for Lexington on that attempt.
Brooks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lexington.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lexington or perhaps it was just good defense by Brooks, which made it look bad.
Lexington chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stewie Brooks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lexington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lexington fails to land with a series of punches.
Brooks looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Lexington blocks a head kick by Brooks.
Lexington tries to clinch up.
Brooks keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice sprawl there from Brooks as Lexington shoots in.
Lexington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brooks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lexington closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Brooks quickly recovers to half guard.
Brooks slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brooks is looking for a triangle but Lexington pushes his legs off easily.
Lexington gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lexington throws a sloppy head kick and Brooks moves out of range easily.
Brooks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lexington, pushing him back against the cage.
Brooks'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.
Come on Brooks - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lexington turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lexington manages to end up in side control.
Lexington prevents Brooks from escaping the position.
Brooks is looking to get back to his feet here but Lexington is keeping cool and he's managed to take Brooks's back.
Lexington doesn't have the hooks in and Brooks manages to turn into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lexington keeping moving, preventing Brooks from controlling successfully.
Brooks drops back looking for a leg! Lexington is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lexington manages to kick Brooks off! Brooks jumps back into Lexington's guard.
Lexington being controlled here, momentarily.
Lexington trying to control the position.
Stewie Brooks has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lexington swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brooks advances to half guard.
Stewie Brooks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brooks controlling the action here.
Let's hope that Brooks has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brooks's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Brooks is continuing to stall.
Brooks is looking to advance position but Lexington won't allow it.
Lexington wants to control but Brooks is keeping busy.
Brooks slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jamari Lexington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brooks has closed the distance and engaged Lexington in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stewie Brooks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brooks has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stewie Brooks!
A relieved looking Stewie Brooks 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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