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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Mouse (ranked 4268 p4p, 5233 weight class) and Kip Thorne (ranked 392 p4p, 441 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jerry Mouse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kip Thorne!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouse is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thorne sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thorne throws a big shot that misses.
Mouse appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mouse misses with a takedown attempt - Thorne sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mouse fails with a takedown attempt.
Thorne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Mouse. 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.
Thorne misses with a right hand
and Mouse counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mouse being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouse thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mouse trying to control but Thorne is working from the bottom.
Mouse pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thorne is keeping the position for now.
Mouse trying to control but Thorne is working from the bottom.
Thorne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mouse. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mouse thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mouse thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Thorne is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thorne can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mouse sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Thorne's guard.
Thorne is holding on to half guard well.
Mouse is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Thorne is not content to let Mouse control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouse is looking for a kimura here.
Mouse 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.
Mouse is looking for a kimura but Thorne is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mouse to get the leverage.
Thorne looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thorne preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's four 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.
Mouse is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Thorne is just riding it out for now. Mouse eventually gives up the hold.
Thorne is doing well to control the position and prevent Mouse from advancing to side control.
Thorne's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thorne won't allow Mouse to pass to mount.
Mouse trying to control from half guard but Thorne is working away.
Mouse is really struggling to control Thorne but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Mouse dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mouse misses with a takedown
and Thorne counters with a straight right hand.
 It looks like Jerry Mouse has been cut.
Thorne scores with the left hand. Mouse knows he should have avoided that one.
Thorne looks to score with a jab to the body but Mouse is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Thorne.
Mouse feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mouse shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thorne counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne cracks Mouse with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thorne misses the jab.
Mouse slips a straight right by Thorne.
Mouse will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Mouse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mouse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thorne.
Mouse drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thorne sprawls and moves away.
Thorne throws a body punch but Mouse moves out of range.
Thorne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mouse manages to avoid it.
Kip Thorne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne throws a looping overhand right but Mouse ducks down to avoid it.
Thorne misses with a straight right.
Thorne misses with a lunging right hand
and Mouse counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Thorne is defending against the submission attempts here by Mouse.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thorne preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Let's hope that Thorne 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne is continuing to stall.
Mouse seems to be looking for submissions.
Thorne keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Mouse is working for a submission of some sort.
Thorne holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Mouse tries to pass to full mount but Thorne defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mouse is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Thorne defends it well.
Mouse is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Thorne is just riding it out for now. Mouse eventually gives up the hold.
Mouse is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thorne sees it coming and defends easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mouse passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Thorne!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kip Thorne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jerry Mouse's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mouse gets the takedown into side control.
Mouse swings around for an armbar but Thorne sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Mouse's guard.
Thorne showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mouse seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jerry Mouse overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouse working a defensive guard here.
Thorne stays in close to Mouse's body and controls the position.
Mouse working for a triangle but Thorne defends it easily.
Mouse looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thorne postures up.
Mouse working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thorne doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thorne manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouse looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Thorne is defending well. Mouse quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Thorne has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Mouse celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jerry Mouse!
During a confident post fight interview, Jerry Mouse 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Destro Vonstein (ranked 3498 p4p, 4455 weight class) and Sundau Yioang (ranked 365 p4p, 450 weight class). Sundau Yioang 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 lightweight 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, Destro Vonstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sundau Yioang!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Vonstein.
Yioang is letting Vonstein control him for a moment.
Vonstein is working Yioang over with some ground and pound from side control.
Vonstein tries to score with some ground and pound. Yioang controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Vonstein landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Vonstein tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vonstein has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vonstein is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yioang knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yioang struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vonstein happy to just control the position for now.
Yioang throws Vonstein to one side and escapes!
Vonstein gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yioang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yioang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Destro Vonstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vonstein shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yioang defends it nicely.
Yioang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Yioang enables Vonstein to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Yioang manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Vonstein 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.
Vonstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Yioang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vonstein trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vonstein trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vonstein stops Yioang from standing up.
Vonstein throwing strikes but missing.
Vonstein prevents Yioang from getting back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
No luck for Vonstein with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Destro Vonstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vonstein slips under a jab from Yioang.
Yioang misses with a hook.
Vonstein changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yioang tries to avoid it but Vonstein manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yioang to the ground. Yioang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vonstein shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yioang defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vonstein looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Yioang!
Vonstein is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yioang knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vonstein is looking to take a break and control but Yioang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yioang is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Vonstein has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Vonstein wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yioang, who protects the arm well.
Vonstein misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vonstein prevents Yioang from escaping the position.
Vonstein throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Vonstein lands an elbow.
Vonstein is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Yioang is trying to escape and Vonstein transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Yioang is forced to tap! Nice work there by Vonstein! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Destro Vonstein!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artur Morgan (ranked 3323 p4p, 4038 weight class) and Zakaria Burch (ranked 113 p4p, 136 weight class). Artur Morgan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zakaria Burch's chin.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Artur Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zakaria Burch!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burch catches Morgan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Artur Morgan has been cut.
Burch gets a clinch.
Burch looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Burch.
Morgan wants to get back to striking at distance but Burch won't allow it.
Burch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Burch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morgan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Burch digs a right hand into Morgan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morgan's gas tank.
Morgan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Burch scores with a shot to the side of Morgan's head.
Morgan managing to block the knees to the body from Burch.
Burch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morgan's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burch lands with a short shot to the head.
Burch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Artur Morgan's cut is getting worse.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Burch looking to throw knees to the head but Morgan is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burch tries a knee to the head but Morgan blocks it.
A short left from Burch.
Burch missing with knees to the body.
Burch scores with a shoulder strike.
Burch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burch lands a shoulder strike.
 Morgan is rocked!
Artur Morgan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Burch misses with a knee strike.
Burch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morgan blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Burch - that landed with a thud.
Burch working Morgan over with knees to the body.
Burch is leaning against Morgan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Burch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Burch is leaning against Morgan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Burch lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burch effectively controlling the action here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burch scores with a hook to the body.
Burch tries to land a knee to the head but Morgan blocks with his arms.
A nice left hand lands by Burch.
Morgan letting Burch take a breather here.
Burch tries to land a knee to the head but Morgan blocks with his arms.
Burch looking to throw knees to the head but Morgan is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burch.
Burch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morgan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Burch pushes Morgan up against the cage in a clinch.
Burch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan takes a shot to the head.
Jeez, Artur Morgan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Burch lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Burch.
Burch cracks Morgan with a nice body shot.
Morgan takes a shot to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Artur Morgan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zakaria Burch!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tonio Conti (ranked 3420 p4p, 2690 weight class) and Jim Miggleton (ranked 435 p4p, 365 weight class). Conti comes to the cage accompanied by VALE PAIN - LOUBOUTIN. The crowd seem to be enjoying Miggleton's choice of entrance music: No Lives Matter (Tom MacDonald). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tonio Conti!
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, Jim Miggleton!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conti throws a jab when Miggleton was well out of range.
Miggleton flicks out a counter leg kick but Conti steps away.
Miggleton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Conti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miggleton explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Miggleton lands with a kick to the temple. Conti shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Miggleton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Conti throws out the jab.
Miggleton clinches with his opponent.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miggleton.
It looks like Tonio Conti has been cut.
Miggleton misses with a knee strike.
Miggleton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Conti lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right hand to the body from Miggleton.
Miggleton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Miggleton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Miggleton stalls.
Conti takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Miggleton obliges.
Conti is breathing heavily.
Conti takes an elbow to the temple.
Conti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miggleton is keeping busy.
Conti takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tonio Conti's cut is getting worse.
Miggleton lands an elbow inside.
Tonio Conti's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Miggleton lands a nice elbow.
Miggleton lands an elbow that stopped Conti in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miggleton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Conti's defenses.
Jeez, Tonio Conti's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tonio Conti's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jim Miggleton!
Jim Miggleton seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Axl Rotten (ranked 3075 p4p, 1524 weight class) and Erick Scantling (ranked 102 p4p, 45 weight class). Rotten comes to the cage accompanied by Diamonds aren't forever by- BRING ME THE HORIZON. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Erick Scantling was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Axl Rotten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erick Scantling!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotten paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rotten throws a shot to the body.
Rotten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scantling.
Rotten looks to land a combination but Scantling avoids it well.
Scantling looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rotten throws a hook but Scantling blocks it.
Scantling misses with a wild body shot.
Rotten works the jab nicely.
Rotten throws a right hand that Scantling ducks under and follows up with a left that Scantling also avoids with ease.
Scantling doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rotten cracks Scantling with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Scantling looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Rotten finish him?
 Scantling is rocked!
 It looks like Erick Scantling has been cut.
Scantling looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rotten lands a big right hook! Scantling looks hurt but is still standing! Rotten lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Scantling falls down and Rotten dives in with a huge hammer fist! Scantling's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Rotten runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Axl Rotten!
During a confident post fight interview, Axl Rotten 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blue Balls (ranked 1931 p4p, 2658 weight class) and Rickson Silva (ranked 252 p4p, 337 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Blue Balls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rickson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in and bounces Balls off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Balls has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Balls's legs - danger averted.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Balls has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Balls's legs - danger averted.
Silva postures up in Balls's guard and throws a big left but Balls blocks it.
Balls is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Balls working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva trying to control but Balls is working from the bottom.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
Balls knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva not doing much here.
Balls tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva 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.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva winds up and cracks Balls with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Balls is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Balls defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Balls doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Balls's temple.
Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Balls sees it coming and defends easily.
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Balls defends it well.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Balls looking for submissions off his back.
Balls wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balls is working hard here to advance position.
Silva is nestled in close to Balls, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Balls defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Balls looking for submissions off his back.
Balls is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Balls with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Balls is defending well.
Balls is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Balls looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Balls is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva working over Balls with some ground and pound. Balls looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Silva 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.
Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Balls's half guard.
Balls wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Balls with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
My spies in HB Training center inform me that Silva has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Silva is working for a kimura but Balls is defending it quite comfortably.
Balls definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Rickson Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Balls is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
Balls is looking to improve his position.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva wants to take a breather but Balls is having none of it.
Silva 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.
Silva is thwarting Balls's attempts to control the position.
Balls is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Balls's temple.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Balls is working away.
Balls actively working from the bottom here.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva 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.
Balls actively working from the bottom here.
Silva is trying for a kimura here. Balls looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Silva wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rickson Silva!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Island Black Bear (ranked 2234 p4p, 2777 weight class) and Banito Gianni (ranked 307 p4p, 366 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Black Bear!
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, Banito Gianni!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gianni instigates a clinch.
Gianni lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Black Bear wants a takedown.
Gianni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Gianni.
Black Bear could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Black Bear wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gianni has him pressed against the cage.
Gianni is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gianni scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gianni looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gianni lands a body shot.
Gianni lands a right hand that snaps the head of Black Bear backwards.
Black Bear's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Black Bear has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gianni avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Island Black Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gianni.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gianni prevents the takedown attempt.
Gianni lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gianni cracks Black Bear with a nice body shot.
Gianni lands a right hand that snaps the head of Black Bear backwards.
Gianni is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Black Bear tries for a takedown. No joy.
A right hook to the body lands for Gianni.
Black Bear is breathing heavily.
Gianni lands a right hand.
It looks like Island Black Bear has been cut.
Black Bear tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gianni.
Gianni works on Black Bear's body with a couple of short punches.
Gianni lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Gianni.
Gianni lands with a right to the head.
Gianni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gianni lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gianni.
Gianni scores with a shot to the side of Black Bear's head.
Nice body punch from Gianni - that landed with a thud.
Gianni softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gianni lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Gianni.
Gianni gets through Black Bear's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Black Bear looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gianni throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Gianni on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Gianni.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gianni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gianni lands a right hand that snaps the head of Black Bear backwards.
Gianni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gianni lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Black Bear is rocked!
Gianni lands a left hand.
Oh Black Bear is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gianni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gianni drops Black Bear onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Black Bear is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Gianni lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Black Bear to his knees! Gianni keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Banito Gianni!
Banito Gianni thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Munhoz (ranked 2091 p4p, 3289 weight class) and Bunny Mott (ranked 259 p4p, 407 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alex Munhoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bunny Mott!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Munhoz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mott.
Mott misses with a hook to the body
and Munhoz counters with a takedown into side control.
Munhoz moves into full mount!
Munhoz has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Mott really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Munhoz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Munhoz working for a guillotine from mount but Mott is in no mood to give up.
Munhoz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mott has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Munhoz moves to the back position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munhoz looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Mott taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alex Munhoz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon McClane (ranked 2475 p4p, 1858 weight class) and Arthur Fleck (ranked 309 p4p, 245 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McClane might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cypress Hill - Insane in the Brain. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leon McClane!
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, Arthur Fleck!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from McClane.
McClane connects with an inside leg kick.
Fleck has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fleck walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McClane looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McClane throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McClane throws a hook to the side of Fleck's head but Fleck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fleck is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
McClane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McClane looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McClane throws a body punch but Fleck moves out of range.
Fleck tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
McClane throws a wild body kick that Fleck sees coming a mile off.
McClane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fleck darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fleck in particular looking to stall.
Fleck throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleck throws a strike but McClane avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Fleck with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fleck sitting in guard, not really doing much.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fleck accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fleck engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fleck wants to control from the top but McClane keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McClane being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
McClane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fleck.
Fleck feints the counter takedown.
McClane misses with an uppercut.
McClane throws a looping overhand right but Fleck ducks down to avoid it.
Fleck with the counter takedown but McClane avoids it easily.
McClane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fleck moves away.
McClane misses with the combination.
Fleck blocks a head kick by McClane.
McClane misses with a head kick.
McClane throws a push kick but Fleck slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleck has his takedown stuffed
and McClane counters with a nice uppercut.
McClane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fleck was well out of range. Poor timing from McClane.
Fleck drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McClane defends it well.
McClane tries to land a body kick
and Fleck counters with a takedown into side control.
McClane throws Fleck to one side and escapes!
McClane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fleck.
Fleck tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Leon McClane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left lands for McClane.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fleck blocks a jab.
Fleck feints the counter takedown.
McClane throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fleck counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fleck showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fleck wants to control from the top but McClane keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fleck's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fleck postures up in McClane's guard and throws a big left but McClane blocks it.
McClane has momentary wrist control but Fleck slips an elbow through the middle.
Fleck postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McClane 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.
Fleck cracks McClane with a solid left hand.
Fleck is stalling in the full guard.
Fleck throws a big right hand that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leon McClane 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.
Fleck shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
McClane moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fleck throws a big elbow that misses.
Fleck postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fleck postures up in McClane's guard and throws a big left but McClane blocks it.
McClane working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fleck.
McClane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fleck can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fleck throws a strike but McClane rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fleck holds on and takes a little breather.
Arthur Fleck has got the better of the ground game so far.
McClane trying to control the position from guard on top but Fleck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleck wants to sweep here but McClane controlling him for the moment.
McClane postures up.
Fleck looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but McClane puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fleck is looking to get back to full guard here but McClane has managed to pass to side control instead.
McClane is looking to take a break and control but Fleck is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fleck misses with a strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Fleck tries to buck McClane off but McClane is having none of it.
McClane trying to control the action but Fleck is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McClane misses with a body shot.
Fleck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McClane lands a really nice looking cross but Fleck seems unphased.
Fleck closes the distance and clinches up with McClane, looking for a takedown. Fleck pushes McClane against the cage but McClane circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Leon McClane is winning the standup battle so far.
McClane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fleck changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fleck uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McClane.
Fleck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McClane tries to work over Fleck's front leg with a kick but Fleck checks it.
Fleck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McClane.
McClane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fleck drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McClane defends it well.
Fleck walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McClane wants to land a leg kick but Fleck is out of range.
Fleck changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
McClane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fleck sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McClane is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McClane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fleck.
Fleck changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
McClane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fleck is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fleck gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fleck checks a low kick from McClane.
McClane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McClane loads up on a big right hand but Fleck slips the punch.
Fleck misses with a takedown attempt - McClane sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fleck uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McClane.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McClane wants to slow Fleck down by chopping away at his legs.
Fleck drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McClane defends it well.
Fleck throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McClane's waist but McClane gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fleck off to one side.
Leon McClane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Fleck.
McClane moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leon McClane dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McClane misses the shot to the body.
Fleck drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McClane defends it well.
McClane misses with a low kick.
Fleck shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McClane as he avoids it easily.
A lazy left from McClane finds it's target.
McClane misses with a looping left.
Fleck tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
McClane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fleck drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McClane defends it well.
McClane cracks Fleck with a good jab.
McClane tries to sprawl but Fleck drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fleck throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing McClane to regain full guard.
Fleck throws a big elbow that misses.
Fleck stays in close to McClane's body and controls the position.
Fleck trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but McClane manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleck controlling the position.
Fleck wants to sweep but no luck.
Fleck keeping moving, preventing McClane from controlling successfully.
McClane is really struggling to control Fleck but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Fleck controls McClane momentarily but McClane frees himself.
McClane trying to control the position from guard on top but Fleck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fleck has McClane pulled in close to control his posture.
Fleck wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fleck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McClane.
Leon McClane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fleck keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McClane looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fleck changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
McClane looks to throw the jab but Fleck is out of range.
And Fleck tries to counter it with a takedown but McClane pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A nice leg kick lands there from McClane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleck fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McClane was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Leon McClane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McClane looks to land a body kick but Fleck moved away.
Fleck takes a shot to the body in his stride.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fleck.
Leon McClane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Fleck.
Some wild striking there from McClane.
Fleck uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McClane.
McClane throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fleck stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McClane missing with a left hand there. Fleck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fleck tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
McClane misses with a straight left.
McClane displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fleck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleck moves out of range as McClane throws a body kick.
A big right from McClane misses.
Fleck shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
McClane is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fleck thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fleck is looking to stall here but McClane recovers full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fleck is working McClane over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leon McClane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McClane, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon McClane!
Our winner, Leon McClane, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kil Bon Hwa (ranked 466 p4p, 1179 weight class) and Sione Veainu (ranked 66 p4p, 152 weight class). Kil Bon Hwa has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kil Bon Hwa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sione Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veainu digs a good hook to Bon Hwa's body.
Veainu throws a right hand that misses
and Bon Hwa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Veainu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bon Hwa moves out of range as Veainu strikes.
Veainu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bon Hwa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sione Veainu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bon Hwa throws a hook to the side of Veainu's head but Veainu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Veainu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bon Hwa.
Veainu throws out a counter right but Bon Hwa avoids it with no problem.
Veainu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bon Hwa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bon Hwa was well out of range. Poor timing from Veainu.
Veainu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Veainu misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bon Hwa throws a hook but Veainu blocks it.
Bon Hwa misses with a lunging right hand
and Bon Hwa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Kil Bon Hwa has been cut.
Bon Hwa misses with a body punch
and Veainu counters with a nice right hand that sends Bon Hwa toppling to the canvas! Bon Hwa scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Veainu finish him?!
Bon Hwa is rocked!
Veainu circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Bon Hwa tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Veainu wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sione Veainu!
Sione Veainu is the new light heavyweight champion!
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