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VFC 47 Meltdown PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Ettridge (ranked 5676 p4p, 6597 weight class) and Mason Island (ranked 661 p4p, 715 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Ettridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mason Island!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ettridge tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Island defends well and Ettridge ends up having to push Island into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ettridge working hard to break the clinch.
Island has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ettridge clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Ettridge is covering up but some of the strikes from Island are getting through and doing damage.
Island has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Ettridge has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Island is hanging on to Ettridge's back as he tries to escape.
Island avoiding Ettridge 's attempts to control his hands.
Ettridge wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ettridge is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ettridge tries to reverse the position but Island maintains control.
Ettridge is trying to stand.
Ettridge takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Island lands a big shot there that rocks Ettridge but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ettridge is trying desperately to improve position.
Island looking to finish Ettridge with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ettridge!
Ettridge avoids a series of strikes thrown by Island.
Ettridge is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ettridge tries to improve his position but Island has taken his back! Island has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Ettridge tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Island pushes Ettridge away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mason Island!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Rose (ranked 4457 p4p, 4797 weight class) and Felix Dubois (ranked 542 p4p, 556 weight class). Brandon Rose could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Felix Dubois's chin.
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brandon Rose!
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, Felix Dubois!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubois keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dubois.
A punch combination from Rose misses.
Rose throws a right and a left that Dubois avoids nicely.
Dubois with the counter takedown but Rose avoids it easily.
Rose misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Rose misses
and Dubois counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dubois content to control rather than advance.
Dubois winds up and cracks Rose with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dubois has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dubois working over Rose with some ground and pound. Rose looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dubois looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rose with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rose trying to control from the bottom.
Rose tries to roll over but Dubois keeps him under control.
Rose definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rose on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubois is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rose is trying to stand.
Dubois stalling.
Rose wants to control but Dubois is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ground and pound from Dubois.
Dubois looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rose with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dubois moves nicely into side control.
Dubois lands a few punches from side control.
Dubois is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Rose is trying to escape and Dubois transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Rose is forced to tap! Nice work there by Dubois! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Felix Dubois!
Felix Dubois 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 5363 p4p, 4835 weight class) and Mostly Harmless (ranked 594 p4p, 559 weight class). Jones comes into the arena with God Gave Me Style blaring out of the sound system. Jon Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jon Jones!
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, Mostly Harmless!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Harmless swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harmless thows a leg kick but Jones checks it
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harmless swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones lands the left hand.
Harmless falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harmless thinking.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Harmless drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harmless has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harmless there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones tests Harmless's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones cracks Harmless with a good jab.
Jones throws a nice head kick!
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
Harmless swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harmless misses with a hook to the body
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harmless has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Harmless lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harmless fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Harmless with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harmless's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harmless scrambles back to his feet.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Harmless throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Harmless on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jones is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jones digs a good hook to Harmless's body.
Harmless ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
Harmless fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Harmless misses with a body punch
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Harmless tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmless on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harmless fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but Harmless persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Harmless is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harmless is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Harmless misses with a head shot. Jones uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jones wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Harmless is now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harmless working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harmless on the ground.
Harmless takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Harmless is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harmless thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harmless is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Harmless wants to pass the guard but Jones is defending well.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Harmless looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones 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.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harmless only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harmless's head.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harmless swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harmless throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harmless takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones works Harmless's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harmless paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harmless scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harmless working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jones manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmless looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Harmless seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
Harmless is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
Harmless trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
Harmless is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Harmless passes to full mount!
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Harmless's attempts to control the action.
Harmless landing shots from mount.
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
Harmless looking to finish with strikes here!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harmless tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmless working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Jones turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Harmless off and cradles Jones's limp body as Harmless celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Mostly Harmless!
The defeated Jon Jones had this to say: 'I've forgiven myself after paying the consequences of my bad decisions'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cody Rhodes (ranked 3446 p4p, 4241 weight class) and Ren Lily (ranked 123 p4p, 153 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rhodes might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cody Rhodes Entrance song. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cody Rhodes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ren Lily!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lily has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lily.
Rhodes turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Rhodes stands up.
Lily tries to close the distance and clinch but Rhodes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rhodes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rhodes showed some decent athleticism there.
Rhodes tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Lily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rhodes stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Lily is looking to clinch.
Rhodes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lily looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Rhodes misses.
Cody Rhodes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rhodes shoots in and gets a takedown into Lily's guard.
Rhodes wants to get up but he can't break Lily's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes stands and steps away. Lily gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rhodes throws a body shot but no joy.
Lily misses with a takedown attempt - Rhodes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lily staying out of range there.
Lily is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rhodes throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lily tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rhodes is in Lily's guard.
Lily scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Lily wants to clinch
and Rhodes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lily's guard.
Rhodes looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes gets to his feet. Lily looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rhodes shoots in and gets a takedown into Lily's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lily not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rhodes tries to stand but Lily is controlling from the bottom.
Rhodes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lily has control of Rhodes's left arm, preventing Rhodes from doing any damage.
Rhodes wants to stand but Lily is controlling his posture from full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lily, up you get!
Rhodes misses with a looping left.
Lily looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rhodes is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lily.
Lily is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Rhodes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rhodes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lily looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lily is looking for a sweep.
Rhodes wants to stand but Lily is controlling his arm.
Rhodes has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Lily tries to clinch but Rhodes is having none of it.
Rhodes misses with an uppercut
and Lily counters with a straight right hand.
Rhodes misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lily kicks Rhodes off and gets to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhodes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lily is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lily has a closed guard, preventing Rhodes from standing up.
Lily has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Rhodes has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Rhodes wants to take the fight to the mat but Lily manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rhodes has Lily pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lily manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lily scores with a shoulder strike.
Lily has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rhodes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rhodes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cody Rhodes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rhodes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cody Rhodes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lily clinches up against the cage.
Lily misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rhodes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lily is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rhodes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lily is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rhodes has picked Lily up - he's going for a ride! Rhodes dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Rhodes is thwarting Lily's attempts to control the position.
Rhodes tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Lily.
Rhodes stops Lily from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lily is controlling Rhodes's trapped leg to prevent Rhodes from advancing to side control.
Rhodes tries to stand and escape but Lily is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rhodes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lily manages to avoid it.
Rhodes misses the jab.
Lily tries to sprawl but Rhodes drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rhodes is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lily shoots in but no luck this time.
Rhodes looks to land a right hand but Lily moved out of range.
Lily tries to clinch but Rhodes moves away
and Rhodes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lily won't be happy with that.
Lily throws Rhodes to one side and escapes!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lily is looking to clinch but Rhodes is avoiding it.
Rhodes manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lily on his heels. He'll look to pass Lily's guard now, I'm sure.
Lily has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Rhodes is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes is trying to drag Lily to the mat but Lily just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cody Rhodes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lily throws a punch but it's blocked by Rhodes.
Rhodes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rhodes gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lily regains guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rhodes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lily is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rhodes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rhodes wants to stand and escape but instead Lily has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Rhodes keeping moving, preventing Lily from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lily throwing strikes from guard but Rhodes blocks nicely.
Lily wants to control from the top but Rhodes keeps moving.
Rhodes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lily makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rhodes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lily.
Lily working some strikes from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ren Lily will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rhodes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rhodes wants to stand up but Lily is controlling the position.
Rhodes trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lily looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rhodes wants to stand up but Lily is controlling the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Lily is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lily is looking to clinch but Rhodes is avoiding it.
Rhodes 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.
Rhodes gets to his feet. Lily looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rhodes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lily sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lily swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rhodes has managed to clinch.
Rhodes is working for takedown but Lily is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rhodes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lily prevents it.
Lily lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lily gets underhooks to prevent Rhodes's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cody Rhodes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lily with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rhodes wants a takedown.
Rhodes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lily pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rhodes shoots in but no luck this time.
Lily doesn't manage to clinch there - Rhodes circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lily fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Rhodes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lily tries to clinch up.
Rhodes swats away the attempt to clinch by Lily.
Rhodes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lily sprawls well. Lily wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rhodes gets slowly back to his feet.
Lily is looking to clinch.
Rhodes keeps the fight on the outside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lily uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rhodes.
Lily lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lily fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lily tries to clinch there but Rhodes circles away.
Rhodes shoots for a double leg takedown but Lily sprawls well. He's pushed Rhodes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lily tries to clinch but Rhodes moves out of range.
Lily tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lily staying out of range there.
Lily fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lily forces Rhodes back against the cage and clinches.
Rhodes is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rhodes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lily avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rhodes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rhodes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lily gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lily is working for takedown but Rhodes is calmly controlling the position for now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lily - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lily misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rhodes wants a takedown but no success here.
Lily working aggressively here.
Lily lands with a right to the head.
Rhodes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes has hold of one of Lily's legs. Lily is fighting the takedown attempt but Rhodes gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Lily has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rhodes off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lily tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rhodes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lily is looking to clinch but Rhodes is avoiding it.
Lily is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lily has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rhodes lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rhodes tries to stand but can't do so whilst Lily controls his leg.
Lily is trying to stand.
Lily kicks Rhodes off and gets back to his feet.
Rhodes throws the left hand but Lily avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ren Lily.
I think Lily has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ren Lily!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bishnad Of Isengaard (ranked 3235 p4p, 4087 weight class) and Guztek Hefner (ranked 435 p4p, 523 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bishnad Of Isengaard!
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, Guztek Hefner!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Isengaard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hefner dives in for a single leg takedown but Of Isengaard sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nice uppercut there from Of Isengaard.
Of Isengaard really is a fat lump.
Of Isengaard scores with a jab. Hefner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Of Isengaard. That's going to slow Hefner down.
Of Isengaard fakes the leg kick and cracks Hefner in the body.
Hefner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Of Isengaard counters with a stiff right hand.
Guztek Hefner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Of Isengaard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hefner's sensitive parts.
Hefner shoots and misses
and Of Isengaard counters with a nice body kick.
Bishnad Of Isengaard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guztek Hefner.
Hefner shoots and misses
and Of Isengaard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Of Isengaard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Of Isengaard stops a takedown attempt from Hefner.
Of Isengaard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hefners head.
Of Isengaard lands a knee to the head.
Of Isengaard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hefner is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Of Isengaard is defending well.
Of Isengaard is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Of Isengaard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Of Isengaard scores with a shoulder strike.
Hefner has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Of Isengaard after a bit of a struggle.
Hefner looks winded!
A short right from Of Isengaard on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Isengaard lands an elbow inside.
A body shot lands from Of Isengaard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Of Isengaard.
Of Isengaard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hefner has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Of Isengaard after a bit of a struggle.
A left hand lands to the body for Of Isengaard.
Of Isengaard works on Hefner's body with a couple of short punches.
Of Isengaard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Of Isengaard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hefner's face.
A short right from Of Isengaard on the inside.
Of Isengaard lands an elbow just above Hefner 's eye.
Of Isengaard gets through Hefner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Of Isengaard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Of Isengaard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Of Isengaard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Of Isengaard scores with a shoulder strike.
Of Isengaard is working Hefner over against the cage.
Hefner is looking for a takedown.
Of Isengaard lands a good knee to the midsection. Hefner won't want to take too many of those.
Of Isengaard lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Isengaard lands a damaging elbow.
A knee to the head by Of Isengaard.
Of Isengaard pushes Hefner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Of Isengaard - that landed with a thud.
Of Isengaard lands with a right to the head.
Of Isengaard prevents the takedown attempt.
A body shot lands from Of Isengaard.
Of Isengaard scores with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Of Isengaard.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Of Isengaard obliges.
Of Isengaard looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A knee to the head by Of Isengaard.
Of Isengaard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Of Isengaard lands an uppercut.
Of Isengaard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Of Isengaard lands a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Of Isengaard.
A nice left hand lands by Of Isengaard.
Of Isengaard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Of Isengaard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Of Isengaard lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Of Isengaard.
Of Isengaard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hefner's defenses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Of Isengaard.
Of Isengaard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hefner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Of Isengaard gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Of Isengaard lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Of Isengaard.
Knees to the body from Of Isengaard.
Of Isengaard scores with a shot to the side of Hefner's head.
A hook to the body from Of Isengaard.
Of Isengaard lands an elbow just above Hefner 's eye.
Of Isengaard with a knee to the head.
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!
Hefner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Of Isengaard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hefner takes a knee to the side of the body.
Of Isengaard landing knees to the head.
Hefner looking for a takedown.
Nice body punch from Of Isengaard - that landed with a thud.
Of Isengaard is working Hefner over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Isengaard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hefner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Of Isengaard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Of Isengaard lands a nice knee to the body.
Of Isengaard scores with a knee to the head.
Of Isengaard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Of Isengaard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hefner.
Of Isengaard lands a knee to the body.
Of Isengaard is working Hefner over against the cage.
Of Isengaard is leaning against Hefner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Of Isengaard connects with a knee to the head.
Of Isengaard lands an elbow inside that Hefner shrugs off.
Of Isengaard pushes Hefner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Of Isengaard lands a knee to the head.
Of Isengaard lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Of Isengaard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hefner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Of Isengaard lands an uppercut.
Hefner is looking for a takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bishnad Of Isengaard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Of Isengaard digs a good body shot into Hefner's ribs.
Of Isengaard thumps Hefner with a low kick.
Of Isengaard thuds a left hand into Hefner's body.
Good leg kick by Of Isengaard.
Hefner misses with a takedown attempt
and Of Isengaard counters with a straight right hand.
Hefner takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Of Isengaard throws a good cross that connects.
Nice body kick there by Of Isengaard.
Hefner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Of Isengaard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hefners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Of Isengaard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hefner's head.
Bishnad Of Isengaard is winning the standup battle so far.
Of Isengaard moves into range and clinches up with Hefner.
Of Isengaard is leaning against Hefner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hefner is breathing heavily.
Hefner takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hefner takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice right hand lands inside from Of Isengaard.
Of Isengaard lands an elbow just above Hefner 's eye.
Hefner takes a shot to the head.
 Hefner is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Isengaard jerks Hefner's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Hefner drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Of Isengaard goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Of Isengaard because Hefner was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Bishnad Of Isengaard!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Salazaro (ranked 3418 p4p, 2684 weight class) and Red Greene (ranked 435 p4p, 351 weight class). Jesus Salazaro has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jesus Salazaro!
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, Red Greene!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salazaro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Greene takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Salazaro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Greene or perhaps it was just good defense by Salazaro, which made it look bad.
Salazaro misses with a body kick.
Salazaro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salazaro moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Salazaro lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salazaro moves in looking to clinch but Greene pushes him off.
Greene fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Greene shoots in but Salazaro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jesus Salazaro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Red Greene.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene fails to land the takedown.
Salazaro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Salazaro keeps Greene at a distance using the push kick.
Salazaro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Salazaro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Salazaro wants it to stay on the feet.
Greene keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Greene is defended easily by Salazaro.
Salazaro lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene misses the jab.
And Salazaro counters with a quick kick to the body but Greene blocks it.
Salazaro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Greene has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Salazaro delivers a nice body kick.
Salazaro looks for the body kick but Greene saw that one coming.
Salazaro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Salazaro throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Salazaro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Greene walks forward, straight into a front kick from Salazaro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salazaro fakes the leg kick and cracks Greene in the body.
Greene looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Greene crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Salazaro - the referee stops the clock and Greene gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Salazaro. Greene manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jesus Salazaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Greene dives in and grabs Salazaro's left leg, looking for a takedown. Salazaro pushes down on Greene's head and hops out.
Salazaro throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene shoots and misses
and Salazaro counters with a three punch combo that has Greene backing up. Greene nods at Salazaro to acknowledge the strikes.
Greene misses with a takedown
and Salazaro counters with a left and a right that stings Greene.
Salazaro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Salazaro clinches.
Greene has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Salazaro.
Salazaro gets underhooks to prevent Greene's takedown attempt.
Greene tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Greene jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Salazaro walks away with a smile on his face. Greene gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Greene closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greene tries for a kimura but Salazaro is defending well.
Salazaro is trying to control Greene's posture but Greene avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Salazaro is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Red Greene!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Crawley (ranked 2501 p4p, 2930 weight class) and Lee Ryker (ranked 324 p4p, 386 weight class). Crawley comes to the cage accompanied by Barbarian Overlords - The Ambassador. Bob Crawley has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bob Crawley!
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, Lee Ryker!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawley throws a body shot but no joy.
Crawley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crawley scores with a body shot.
Crawley scores with a hook to the body. Ryker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Crawley misses with a hook.
Crawley takes a swing at Ryker's ribcage but misses.
Ryker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crawley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crawley throwing a counter right hand but Ryker manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Ryker.
Ryker thows a leg kick but Crawley checks it
enabling Crawley to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch lands to the side of Crawley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ryker's coach down at All Elite Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ryker's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Crawley misses with an uppercut. Ryker saw that one coming.
Crawley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ryker.
Ryker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crawley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Crawley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ryker slips under a jab from Crawley.
Crawley takes a swing at Ryker's ribcage but misses.
Ryker looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Ryker loads up on a big right hand but Crawley slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Crawley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crawley looks to land a right hand but Ryker moved out of range.
Crawley misses with a body shot.
Crawley's corner calls for a 1-2. Crawley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Crawley walks into a left hand.
Crawley lands a jab to the nose.
Crawley throws a looping overhand right but Ryker ducks down to avoid it.
Ryker takes one on the button.
Crawley misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Ryker to counter with a crisp jab.
Crawley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ryker throws a series of punches but Crawley avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawley throws a body punch but Ryker moves out of range.
Crawley cracks Ryker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ryker slips under a jab.
Ryker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crawley.
Crawley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ryker moves forwards but Crawley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Crawley works the jab nicely.
 It looks like Lee Ryker has been cut.
Lee Ryker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crawley.
Crawley misses with a hook
and Ryker counters with a straight right hand.
Crawley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Crawley with a nice cross.
Ryker ducks under a wild hook from Crawley.
Crawley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crawley punishes Ryker's body with a nice straight punch.
Crawley ducks under a wild hook from Ryker.
Ryker closes the distance and clinches up with Crawley, looking for a takedown. Ryker pushes Crawley against the cage but Crawley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Crawley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Crawley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Despite the aggression on Ryker's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ryker missing with a left hand there. Crawley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crawley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ryker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crawley moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crawley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawley avoids a kick to the body.
Ryker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ryker misses with the body kick
and Crawley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ryker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ryker misses the jab.
A big left from Crawley misses.
Ryker is trying to counter with his kicks.
Ryker moves out of range of the strikes.
Crawley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ryker. Ryker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryker moves away.
Bob Crawley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crawley lands with an overhand left.
A head kick by Ryker misses
and Crawley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crawley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ryker.
Ryker ducks under a wild hook from Crawley.
Crawley scores with a jab.
Crawley lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crawley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crawley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ryker on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Crawley coming out on top.
Ryker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crawley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryker.
Ryker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crawley throws out the jab.
A big right from Crawley misses.
Ryker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Crawley checks it well.
Crawley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crawley misses with a looping right.
Crawley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ryker throws a right hand that misses
and Crawley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ryker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ryker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Crawley is out of range and Ryker settles back down.
Ryker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crawley counters with a straight right hand.
Ryker forces Crawley back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crawley works on Ryker's body with a couple of short punches.
Crawley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crawley breaks the clinch.
Ryker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Crawley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lee Ryker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crawley jabs at Ryker's body.
Crawley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bob Crawley is winning the standup battle so far.
Ryker misses with a leg kick
and Crawley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crawley connects with a crisp jab.
Crawley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ryker is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Crawley! Ryker is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Crawley!
After winning the bout, Bob Crawley 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Newton (ranked 2159 p4p, 2251 weight class) and Joe Mendez (ranked 309 p4p, 320 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Isaac Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton shoots in for a takedown but Mendez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Isaac Newton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newton ducks under a wild hook from Mendez.
Newton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Newton ducks under a wild hook from Mendez.
Nice sprawl there from Mendez as Newton shoots in.
Mendez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Newton shoots in but Mendez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaac Newton. 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.
Newton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Newton seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Newton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton slips under a jab.
Newton tries to counter with a takedown but Mendez is quick to defend against it.
Newton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mendez swivels and escapes.
Mendez lands a nice hook to Newton's body. Newton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Newton darts in looking for a takedown but Mendez gets double underhooks and turns Newton into the cage.
Newton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mendez is defending well.
Newton looking to stall.
Mendez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Newton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mendez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Mendez as he connects with a hook.
 It looks like Isaac Newton has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez misses with a double jab
and Newton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Newton passes into half guard.
Mendez wants to get back to full guard.
Newton is thwarting Mendez's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mendez wants to improve his position but Newton is controlling well.
Newton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mendez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Newton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Newton not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez wants to get back to his feet.
Mendez is trying to maintain the position but Newton is very close to passing his half guard.
Newton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Newton is pressing down on Mendez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mendez is holding on for now.
Newton moves nicely into side control.
Mendez tries to improve position but can't.
Mendez regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mendez wants to get back to full guard.
Newton works his way into full mount!
Newton wants to control the pace but Mendez is squirming around nicely.
Mendez tries to reverse the position but Newton maintains control.
Newton looking for a guillotine from mount but Mendez is having none of it.
Newton avoids the attempt from Mendez to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Newton looking to control but Mendez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Mendez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Isaac Newton's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mendez just misses with a punch to the body.
Newton shoots and misses
and Mendez counters with a stiff right hand.
Newton shoots and misses
and Mendez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mendez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mendez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mendez misses with a lunging right hand
and Newton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mendez won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendez is looking to reverse the position.
Mendez can't do much from the bottom here.
Newton moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Isaac Newton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Newton trying to control the position but Mendez is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez tries to buck Newton off but Newton is having none of it.
Newton passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Mendez!
Newton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mendez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mendez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Newton putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mendez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Newton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mendez tries to hold on but Newton pushes him away.
Mendez is squirming around, avoiding Newton's attempts to control the action.
Mendez tries to reverse the position but Newton maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton landing shots from mount.
Newton lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mendez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Newton controlling from mount.
Newton tries to control but Mendez wriggling away.
Mendez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Newton is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mendez to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mendez shrugs it off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is looking to improve his position but Newton isn't that keen on the idea.
Newton landing strikes, looking to finish!
Newton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mendez tries to improve his position but Newton has taken his back! Newton has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Mendez tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Newton pushes Mendez away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Isaac Newton!
After winning the bout, Isaac Newton 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reuben Kennedy (ranked 2016 p4p, 2051 weight class) and Christiaan Huygens (ranked 291 p4p, 294 weight class). Christiaan Huygens will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Reuben Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Christiaan Huygens!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Huygens defends it nicely.
Huygens scores with the left hand. Kennedy knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Reuben Kennedy has been cut.
Huygens swings widly with a right hand
and Kennedy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kennedy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kennedy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kennedy is thwarting Huygens's attempts to control the position.
Huygens really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kennedy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy throwing shots but Huygens is blocking nicely.
Kennedy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Huygens's head.
Kennedy looks to land a strike but Huygens avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huygens is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Huygens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kennedy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Huygens can do anything to dispel that myth.
Huygens keeping moving, preventing Kennedy from controlling successfully.
Huygens controlling the position.
Huygens preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've been hearing good reports from Kennedy's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kennedy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Huygens is pulling down on Kennedy's head to control his posture.
Kennedy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kennedy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Huygens keeping full guard, as Kennedy tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Huygens is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kennedy 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.
Kennedy trying to control but Huygens is working from the bottom.
Kennedy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kennedy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kennedy lands a couple of elbows.
Kennedy is looking to work some ground and pound but Huygens has wrist control.
Kennedy trying to control but Huygens is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kennedy being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Huygens misses.
Kennedy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kennedy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Huygens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Huygens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kennedy throws out the jab.
Kennedy walks into a stiff left hand from Huygens.
Kennedy staying out of range there.
Kennedy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and Huygens releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kennedy misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Huygens to counter with a crisp jab.
Kennedy swings widly with a right hand
and Huygens counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Huygens throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Huygens.
Kennedy missing with a left hand there. Huygens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Huygens. That snapped Kennedy's head back.
Huygens tests Kennedy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huygens misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Huygens. That snapped Kennedy's head back.
Kennedy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huygens.
Kennedy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Huygens sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Huygens. Those never looked like landing.
Kennedy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Good exchange - Huygens coming out on top.
Huygens moves out of range of the strikes.
Huygens fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Huygens has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kennedy is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Huygens fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kennedy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Huygens jabs Kennedy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kennedy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Huygens lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Huygens is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kennedy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Decent striking displayed by Huygens there.
 Kennedy is rocked!
Kennedy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Huygens counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Kennedy out cold! What a finish! Huygens is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Christiaan Huygens!
An out of breath Christiaan Huygens 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Smith (ranked 2178 p4p, 2624 weight class) and Kiki Eketone (ranked 312 p4p, 374 weight class). Smith kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Saliva Click Click Boom. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Excellent boxer
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oliver Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kiki Eketone!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Eketone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooh!!! Smith has knocked Eketone down with a huge combo! Smith steps away and waves a wobbly Eketone back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Kiki Eketone has been cut.
Are you kidding me?! Smith ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Eketone clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oliver Smith!
Oliver Smith very nearly forgot to thank Out of Business $10 Sale! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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