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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Small Dude (ranked 6296 p4p, 5658 weight class) and Randy The Outkast (ranked 607 p4p, 563 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Small Dude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Randy The Outkast!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dude shoots in and gets a takedown into The Outkast's guard.
Dude could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dude scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dude throws a big elbow that misses.
Dude working some strikes from top position.
The Outkast has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dude can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The Outkast is looking for a triangle but Dude pushes his legs off easily.
Dude landing some decent shots from guard.
Dude wants to control from the top but The Outkast keeps moving.
Dude trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Outkast had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dude defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dude lands a couple of digs.
Dude definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dude working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Outkast preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dude trying to control but The Outkast is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Outkast has momentary wrist control but Dude slips an elbow through the middle.
 The Outkast is rocked!
The Outkast working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dude doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dude manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The Outkast has his foot on Dude's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dude works his way back into a safe position though.
Dude looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dude lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The Outkast is still in real trouble! Can Dude finish him?
Dude wants to control from the top but The Outkast keeps moving.
The Outkast seems to have recovered his senses.
Dude might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dude lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dude throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Outkast works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dude gets to his feet and stands over The Outkast, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! The Outkast felt that one! Dude unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save The Outkast from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Small Dude!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damien Weaver (ranked 6062 p4p, 5564 weight class) and Dan Odonnel (ranked 588 p4p, 558 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Damien Weaver!
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, Dan Odonnel !
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odonnel is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Weaver's half guard.
Odonnel thows a huge punch but Weaver dodges it nicely.
Weaver tries to kick Odonnel off but Odonnel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Odonnel controlling the action here.
Weaver is trying to stand back up but Odonnel is controlling him
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odonnel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Odonnel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Weaver defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Odonnel is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Weaver tries to kick Odonnel off but Odonnel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weaver scores with a head kick. Odonnel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Odonnel scores with a takedown into Weaver's guard.
Odonnel tries to free his leg and advance position but Weaver is retaining full guard.
Odonnel sitting in guard here, content to control.
Weaver is wriggling around but Odonnel manages to pass to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odonnel performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Odonnel is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Weaver doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Odonnel .
Odonnel wants to work for an arm triangle but Weaver is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Odonnel is pressing down on Weaver's thigh, looking to free his foot. Weaver is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odonnel passes to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Odonnel is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Weaver will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Weaver is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Odonnel is controlling him well.
Odonnel controlling the position.
Weaver is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
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.
Weaver trying to remain calm as Odonnel controls from the top position.
Weaver is trying to buck Odonnel off.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Weaver misses with a two punch combination.
Weaver dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Odonnel . That did some damage!
Odonnel shoots in and gets a takedown into Weaver's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Odonnel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Weaver wants to get back to his feet but Odonnel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Odonnel looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Odonnel dominated that round.
That's time! Weaver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Odonnel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Weaver keeping full guard, as Odonnel tries to pass.
Odonnel prevents Weaver from getting back to his feet.
Odonnel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Odonnel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Weaver wants to stand but Odonnel is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odonnel slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Weaver wants to stand and escape but Odonnel is having none of it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odonnel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Odonnel shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Odonnel is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Odonnel wants to pass to mount but Weaver is defending the position.
Odonnel passes to full mount!
Weaver wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odonnel has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Weaver's face.
Odonnel controlling the position easily from mount.
Odonnel throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Weaver has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weaver defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Odonnel controls the action.
Let's hope that Odonnel has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Odonnel .
Weaver wants to get back to his feet.
Our spies down at at PhoQus Island Training inform us that Odonnel has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Odonnel has got one arm under Weaver's chin. This could be trouble... Weaver trying to control the other hand but Odonnel gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Weaver has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dan Odonnel !
A very excited looking Dan Odonnel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guy Rich (ranked 5547 p4p, 5541 weight class) and Bob Smith (ranked 520 p4p, 519 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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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Guy Rich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bob Smith!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rich clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rich avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Rich misses with some punches.
Smith blocks a body shot from Rich.
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A head punch on the inside from Rich fails to land.
Rich avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Rich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Rich in his tracks for a moment.
 It looks like Guy Rich has been cut.
Rich gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith lands a left hand.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rich takes an elbow to the forehead.
I was talking to Rich's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rich misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rich is breathing heavily.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smith lands an elbow inside.
Smith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rich.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
 Rich is rocked!
Knees to the body from Smith.
Oh Rich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The two fighters are battling for control here. Rich trying to break out of Smith's Thai clinch. Smith unloads with a massive knee right up the middle that drops Rich to the canvas! He's out cold! Wow, what a knee by Smith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Bob Smith!
Bob Smith decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Jungle (ranked 5534 p4p, 4843 weight class) and Tyler Lawson (ranked 566 p4p, 540 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Jungle!
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, Tyler Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jungle is looking to clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jungle or perhaps it was just good defense by Lawson, which made it look bad.
Lawson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jungle counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jungle lands strikes from half guard.
Jungle controlling the action here.
Jungle is thwarting Lawson's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jungle looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jungle 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.
Jungle is nestled in close to Lawson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Jungle has latched onto it... Big trouble! Jungle pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Lawson is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Jungle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jason Jungle!
A very excited looking Jason Jungle made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Goldberg (ranked 4492 p4p, 5309 weight class) and David Johns (ranked 472 p4p, 507 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Johns's choice of entrance music: Gimme That Boom. David Johns will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Goldberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Johns!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldberg gets tackled into the cage by Johns. Johns maintains the clinch.
Johns struggles to land a body shot inside as Goldberg controls his hands.
Johns digs a right hand into Goldberg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Goldberg's gas tank.
Goldberg tries to throw a body punch but Johns avoids it by throwing Goldberg back against the cage.
Goldberg takes a shot to the head.
Johns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johns looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goldberg misses with the head strike.
Johns prevents a takedown attempt there.
Johns lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johns scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johns blocking some punches.
Johns wants a takedown but no success here.
Goldberg prevents a body shot from Johns.
Goldberg can't find room to land a body shot as Johns controls the action.
Johns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hook to the body lands for Johns.
Johns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goldberg tries to stall but Johns uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A hook to the body from Johns.
Johns can't find room to land a body shot as Goldberg controls the action.
Johns is trying to trip Goldberg. He has hold of a leg but Goldberg is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Johns persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goldberg wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Johns throwing strikes but missing.
Johns stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goldberg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns trying to control the position from guard on top but Goldberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johns looking to pass the guard.
Johns slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldberg pulls Johns in close to his closed guard and prevents Johns from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Goldberg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johns finds it's way round the side to connect with Goldberg's head.
Johns lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns lands a slapping body shot.
Johns moves out of range of the body kick from Goldberg.
Johns drives through and clinches with Goldberg against the cage.
Goldberg goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johns prevents it.
Johns works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johns tries to land knees in the clinch but Goldberg avoids the damage to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Johns.
Goldberg prevents a body shot from Johns.
Johns lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Goldberg.
A head punch on the inside from Goldberg fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Johns.
Goldberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johns fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johns throws a leg kick that is checked
and Goldberg counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goldberg wants to control but Johns is keeping him busy.
Johns really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Goldberg. 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg in the domination position with Johns hanging on.
Johns taking a bit of punishment here - Goldberg scoring with strikes.
Johns is letting Goldberg control him for a moment.
Goldberg tries to score with some ground and pound. Johns controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Goldberg wants to control but Johns is keeping him busy.
Johns is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Goldberg is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Johns dominated that round.
That's time! Goldberg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johns throws a good cross that connects.
Johns fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johns forces Goldberg back against the cage and clinches.
Johns can't find room to land a body shot as Goldberg controls the action.
Johns lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johns tries to throw a body punch but Goldberg avoids it by throwing Johns back against the cage.
Goldberg tries to score a body lock takedown but Johns shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short body shot lands from Johns as the two fighters clinch.
Goldberg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
David Johns seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Goldberg fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg blocks a body shot from Johns.
Goldberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Goldberg fails to land.
Johns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johns tries to work over Goldberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goldberg has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Johns after a bit of a struggle.
A right handed body shot lands from Johns.
Johns lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Goldberg.
Johns tries to work over Goldberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goldberg can't find room to land a body shot as Johns controls the action.
Johns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johns struggles to land a body shot inside as Goldberg controls his hands.
Goldberg has a couple of punches blocked by Johns.
Johns lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Goldberg has a couple of punches blocked by Johns.
Johns trying to land knees to the body.
Johns is pressed up against the cage. Goldberg has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johns down to the mat. Johns avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Goldberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johns misses with a low kick.
Johns forces Goldberg back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johns.
Goldberg wants to stall.
Johns stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johns blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johns prevents a body shot from Goldberg.
Johns tries to throw a body punch but Goldberg avoids it by throwing Johns back against the cage.
Johns pushes Goldberg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johns blocks a body shot from Goldberg.
Johns digs a right hand into Goldberg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Goldberg's gas tank.
Johns pushes Goldberg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johns misses with a body punch.
Johns misses with an elbow strike.
Goldberg misses with a punch to the body.
Johns works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns is working Goldberg over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right hook to the body lands for Johns.
Johns is leaning against Goldberg and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Johns.
Goldberg prevents a body shot from Johns.
Johns lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Goldberg.
Johns lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Johns.
Johns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johns lands an uppercut.
Johns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Johns - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Goldberg prevents a body shot from Johns.
Johns digs a right hand underneath Goldberg's ribcage. Goldberg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Goldberg backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johns lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Goldberg or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johns scores with a shoulder strike.
Johns is working Goldberg over against the cage.
Johns works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Goldberg managing to block the knees to the body from Johns.
Goldberg avoiding damage as Johns throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Goldberg fails to land.
Johns is leaning against Goldberg and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johns tries a body shot but Goldberg blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Johns.
Johns tries a body shot but Goldberg blocks it.
Johns misses with a body punch.
Johns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johns working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Johns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Johns looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johns sends Goldberg crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Johns is motioning to the referee to let Goldberg up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Goldberg is rocked!
Johns moves into the clinch successfully.
Oh Goldberg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johns lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Goldberg to his knees! Johns keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Johns!
A very excited looking David Johns made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zirko Merinashvili (ranked 3491 p4p, 5650 weight class) and Brandon Rose (ranked 307 p4p, 395 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zirko Merinashvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brandon Rose!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose drives through and clinches with Merinashvili against the cage.
Rose works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Rose trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Merinashvili pushes a forearm under Rose's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Rose is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zirko Merinashvili!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Willie Dixon (ranked 4642 p4p, 3152 weight class) and Jeremy King (ranked 225 p4p, 172 weight class). King is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hail to the King - Avenged Sevenfold. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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18
138
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135
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Willie Dixon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeremy King!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King connects with a body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dixon wants to stall.
Dixon can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Dixon looking to stall.
Dixon is trying to pull guard but King has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from King.
King lands a nice shot to the body.
Dixon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dixon looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, King creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from King - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from King - that landed with a thud.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
King lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dixon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dixon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dixon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but King is keeping busy.
King presses Dixon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dixon goes for a takedown in the clinch but King prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willie Dixon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dixon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. King is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
King throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dixon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Willie Dixon.
King tries to clinch there but Dixon circles away.
Jeremy King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King lands a right hook to the body.
King fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dixon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dixon is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon avoids the head kick by King.
Dixon tries to keep at a distance but King has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
King presses Dixon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dixon taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
King pushes Dixon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
King is working Dixon over against the cage.
King digs a right hand into Dixon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dixon's gas tank.
King lands a body shot.
King digs a right hand into Dixon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dixon's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King digs a right hand underneath Dixon's ribcage. Dixon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
King lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for King.
A left hand lands to the body for King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King lands a nice shot to the body.
Dixon is looking to control King's arms but King gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dixon has his back to the cage.
King works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
King lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dixon.
King is working Dixon over against the cage.
King pushes Dixon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from King.
King presses Dixon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
King cracks Dixon with a nice body shot.
Dixon takes a shot to the head.
King is leaning against Dixon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from King.
A body shot lands from King.
Nice body punch from King.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dixons head.
King scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King digs a right hand underneath Dixon's ribcage. Dixon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King lands a body punch.
King lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from King - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from King.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
King throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from King as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from King - that landed with a thud.
King lands a body shot.
King scores with a hook to the body.
King looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
King throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from King.
Dixon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from King.
King is working Dixon over against the cage.
King lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy King dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
King instigates a clinch.
King cracks Dixon with a nice body shot.
Dixon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
King presses Dixon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
King lands a body shot.
King lands a body punch.
King lands a shoulder strike.
King is leaning against Dixon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from King.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dixon or not.
King is leaning against Dixon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from King - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dixon looking to slow down the pace here.
King lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dixon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dixon.
King lands a body shot.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
King throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from King.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
King throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
King scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from King.
King lands with a left to the head.
King lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
King lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from King.
Good body shot from King.
A right handed body shot lands from King.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dixon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from King.
King lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dixon.
King lands a hook that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
King lands a body punch.
King scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from King.
King pushes Dixon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
King lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from King.
King presses Dixon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
King lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dixon.
King lands a body shot in the clinch.
King presses Dixon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
King scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from King - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon takes a shot to the head.
King works on Dixon's body with a couple of short punches.
King lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for King.
Jeremy King seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
King gets through Dixon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
King lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by King.
King works on Dixon's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from King.
King lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dixon.
King scores with a shot to the side of Dixon's head.
King works on Dixon's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
King lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
King works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for King.
A left hand lands to the body for King.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is working Dixon over against the cage.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from King.
King throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from King.
A short body shot lands from King as the two fighters clinch.
King lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from King - that landed with a thud.
King lands a body punch.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for King.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King lands a nice shot to the body.
King lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dixon.
King digs a right hand into Dixon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dixon's gas tank.
King is leaning against Dixon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
King misses with a head kick.
King forces Dixon back against the cage and clinches.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from King.
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.
King cracks Dixon with a nice body shot.
King digs a right hand into Dixon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dixon's gas tank.
King lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from King.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
King stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King is working Dixon over against the cage.
King works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
King pushes Dixon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
King lands a body punch.
King pushes Dixon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from King.
King lands a right hand.
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.
King pushes Dixon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from King.
A right handed body shot lands from King.
King scores with a shot to the side of Dixon's head.
King presses Dixon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
King throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.
Dixon is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dixons head.
Oh Dixon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
King scores with a hook to the body.
King stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
King lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Dixon with a big uppercut! Dixon tries to clinch up but King pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Dixon to the mat! Dixon covers up and King unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jeremy King!
Jeremy King is the new bantamweight champion!
Our winner, Jeremy King, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Okechukwu Kalu (ranked 4438 p4p, 3330 weight class) and Fedor Zinoviev (ranked 442 p4p, 366 weight class). Kalu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wo - 1 Last Autograph. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155
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156
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Okechukwu Kalu!
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, Fedor Zinoviev !
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zinoviev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kalu defends it nicely.
Kalu moves into the clinch successfully.
Kalu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kalu.
A right hand to the body from Kalu.
Kalu digs a right hand underneath Zinoviev 's ribcage. Zinoviev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zinoviev working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalu works on Zinoviev 's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Kalu.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kalu.
Kalu lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Kalu as the two fighters clinch.
Kalu lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Kalu scores with a nice short uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kalu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zinoviev .
Zinoviev looks winded!
Kalu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kalu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zinoviev fails to pull guard.
Kalu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kalu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalu lands an uppercut.
Kalu pushes Zinoviev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zinoviev is looking to take this one to the mat.
Okechukwu Kalu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Zinoviev .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kalu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zinoviev is trying to push Kalu away but Kalu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice body punch from Kalu - that landed with a thud.
Zinoviev has Kalu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kalu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kalu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kalu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zinoviev fails to pull guard.
Kalu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zinoviev backwards.
Kalu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zinoviev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalu presses Zinoviev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kalu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zinoviev .
Kalu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kalu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kalu lands a nice uppercut.
Zinoviev is rocked!
Kalu scores with a shoulder strike.
Zinoviev is still on wobbly legs! Can Kalu finish him?
Kalu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kalu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kalu lands a hook that snaps the head of Zinoviev backwards.
Kalu throws a big uppercut that drops Zinoviev ! More strikes from Kalu and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Zinoviev lies dazed against the cage as Kalu celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Okechukwu Kalu!
Our winner, Okechukwu Kalu, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Marco Natta (ranked 3201 p4p, 3129 weight class) and Hajime Nakamura (ranked 290 p4p, 282 weight class). Nakamura is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Soldier of Fortune - Loudness. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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145
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marco Natta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hajime Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natta swings for the body but Nakamura moves out of range.
Nakamura misses the jab.
Natta was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Natta gets caught napping as Nakamura dives in and scores a takedown. Natta manages to retain guard.
Natta is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Nakamura is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Natta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nakamura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Natta is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta controls Nakamura momentarily but Nakamura frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nakamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Natta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Natta misses with a wild body shot.
Natta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Natta loads up on a big right hand but Nakamura slips the punch.
Natta throws the left hand but Nakamura avoids the punch easily.
Nakamura scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nakamura is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Nakamura has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Natta!
Natta really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nakamura jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Natta is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Natta and Nakamura has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Natta's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Natta is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Natta manages to get back to half guard.
Nakamura 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.
Natta wants to control but Nakamura is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natta blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nakamura.
Nakamura thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nakamura thows a huge punch but Natta dodges it nicely.
Nakamura is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Natta is just riding it out for now. Nakamura eventually gives up the hold.
Nakamura is trying to control. Natta wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are battling for position here. Natta manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamura's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving.
Natta working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nakamura doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nakamura manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nakamura postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nakamura trying to control but Natta is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Natta throws a jab when Nakamura was well out of range.
Marco Natta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Natta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakamura.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hajime Nakamura dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Natta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nakamura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Natta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Natta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Natta keeps the fight on the outside.
Natta misses the shot to the body.
Nakamura tries to clinch up.
Natta just misses with a punch to the body.
Nakamura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Natta throws out a loose jab but Nakamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Natta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nakamura tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nakamura fails with a takedown attempt.
Nakamura looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Natta throws a jab when Nakamura was well out of range.
Nakamura throws a hook but Natta avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Natta misses its target.
Nakamura is looking to clinch but Natta is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta takes a swing at Nakamura's ribcage but misses.
Natta takes a swing at Nakamura's ribcage but misses.
Nakamura throws a body punch but Natta moves out of range.
Nakamura fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Natta misses.
Natta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakamura was well out of range. Poor timing from Natta.
Natta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Nakamura misses the target.
Natta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nakamura moves in looking to clinch but Natta pushes him off.
Nakamura moves out of range of the strikes.
Natta misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Natta. Nakamura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakamura throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Natta misses.
Natta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakamura moves away.
Nakamura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Natta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Natta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakamura manages to avoid it.
Natta moves in looking to clinch but Nakamura pushes him off.
Natta takes a swing at Nakamura's ribcage but misses.
Nakamura tries to clinch there but Natta circles away.
Natta throws a jab when Nakamura was well out of range.
Nakamura slips under a jab.
A jab from Nakamura misses.
Natta is looking to wear down Nakamura with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Natta moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura trying to stall but Natta improves his position.
Nakamura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Natta has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Nakamura uses from the top position.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.
Natta controls Nakamura momentarily but Nakamura frees himself.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving.
Natta trying to keep a closed guard but Nakamura is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Natta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Marco Natta is winning the standup battle so far.
Natta throws out a loose jab but Nakamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakamura tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nakamura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nakamura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Natta is looking to counter punch.
Nakamura is looking to clinch.
Natta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Natta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Natta misses with a straight left.
Nakamura wants to clinch up but Natta keeps it at a distance.
Natta checks a low kick from Nakamura.
Nakamura throws a lazy right hand but Natta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nakamura feints and as Natta raises his hands in defense, Nakamura changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Natta is pulling down on Nakamura's head. It's preventing any offense from Nakamura, at least for the moment.
Nakamura sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nakamura tries to free his leg and advance position but Natta is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Natta dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nakamura tries to clinch up but Natta circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Nakamura.
Natta missing with a left hand there. Nakamura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Natta moves in looking to clinch but Nakamura pushes him off.
Natta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakamura was well out of range. Poor timing from Natta.
Nakamura looks to land a right hand but Natta moved out of range.
Nakamura closes the distance and pushes Natta back into the cage.
Natta misses with a punch to the body.
Nakamura goes for a takedown in the clinch but Natta prevents it.
Nakamura changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Natta fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Natta misses with a looping left.
Natta drives through and clinches with Nakamura against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura looking for a takedown.
Marco Natta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hajime Nakamura.
Natta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nakamura tries to score a body lock takedown but Natta shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nakamura is trying to break the clinch but Natta is controlling him.
Natta misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natta tries to work over Nakamura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Natta manages to pull guard.
Natta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Natta is pulling down on Nakamura's head to control his posture.
Nakamura is looking to work some ground and pound but Natta has wrist control.
Nakamura in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Natta is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nakamura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Natta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Natta definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nakamura throwing strikes from guard but Natta blocks nicely.
Nakamura postures up.
Nakamura is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Natta. Nakamura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Natta throws a jab when Nakamura was well out of range.
Natta throws out a loose jab but Nakamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Natta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nakamura swings for the body but Natta moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nakamura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura swings for the body but Natta moves out of range.
Nakamura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nakamura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nakamura is looking to clinch but Natta is avoiding it.
Natta throws a body punch but Nakamura moves out of range.
Natta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakamura.
Natta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nakamura throws a series of punches but Natta moves out of range.
Natta swings for the body but Nakamura moves out of range.
Nakamura with the counter takedown but Natta avoids it easily.
Nakamura moves out of range of the strikes.
And Nakamura tries to counter it with a takedown but Natta pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Natta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Natta keeps the fight on the outside.
Nakamura throws a hook but Natta blocks it.
Natta misses with a straight right.
Nakamura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Natta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nakamura has his takedown stuffed
and Natta holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natta manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Nakamura missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hajime Nakamura has got the better of the ground game so far.
Natta trying to keep a closed guard but Nakamura is proving a slippery customer.
Nakamura drops back looking for a leg! Natta is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Natta manages to kick Nakamura off! Nakamura jumps back into Natta's guard.
Nakamura is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Natta showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Natta has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Natta!
Marco Natta is the new featherweight champion!
Marco Natta thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Hajime Nakamura stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors, yeah you company owners out there, call my manager & make him an offer.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darstknasset Oystenteller (ranked 2254 p4p, 3427 weight class) and Hunter Trace (ranked 273 p4p, 379 weight class). Hunter Trace has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darstknasset Oystenteller!
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, Hunter Trace!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oystenteller closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Trace's guard.
Trace looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oystenteller forces his way into half guard.
Oystenteller trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trace has a hand on Oystenteller's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Oystenteller takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oystenteller landing strikes from the mount and Trace is in trouble!
Oystenteller landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trace tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oystenteller controlling the position easily from mount.
Trace is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Oystenteller goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Trace is on top in guard.
Trace sitting in guard here, content to control.
Oystenteller working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trace looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Trace wants to control from the top but Oystenteller keeps moving.
Trace slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Oystenteller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trace is one step ahead there.
Trace is stalling in the full guard.
Oystenteller keeping moving, preventing Trace from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trace looking to sit in guard and control but Oystenteller gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Oystenteller advances to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Trace tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Oystenteller has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Oystenteller working the ground and pound effectively.
Trace is trying desperately to improve position.
Oystenteller definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oystenteller lands with some strikes.
Oystenteller content just to control the position here.
Trace is working to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oystenteller controlling his opponent.
Oystenteller connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darstknasset Oystenteller dominated that round.
That's time! Oystenteller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Oystenteller looks to land a right hand but Trace moved out of range.
Trace tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Oystenteller is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oystenteller gets the takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trace is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Oystenteller off and has taken his back!
Trace trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Trace has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Oystenteller's body.
Well, with Trace on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Oystenteller is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oystenteller looking very determined here, making life difficult for Trace.
Trace is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Trace keeps control of the position easily here as Oystenteller tries to buck him off.
Trace tries to keep control of the position but Oystenteller is staying busy.
Oystenteller tries to break free.
Trace keeps control of the position easily here as Oystenteller tries to buck him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Trace just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Trace is continuing to stall.
Trace is hanging on to Oystenteller's back as he tries to escape.
Oystenteller is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Trace.
Darstknasset Oystenteller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oystenteller manages to reverse the position and now he's in Trace's guard. Nice work there by Oystenteller.
Trace looking for a sweep. Not yet Trace, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oystenteller trying to control the position from guard on top but Trace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trace has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Oystenteller is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Trace.
Oystenteller passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Trace!
Oystenteller looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oystenteller with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oystenteller can't control as he wanted to and Trace manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Trace tries to get to full guard but Oystenteller has control of the leg.
Trace gets back to full guard.
Oystenteller sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Trace's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oystenteller stalling.
Trace works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darstknasset Oystenteller dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Trace fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oystenteller loads up on a big right hand but Trace slips the punch.
Trace moves out of range as Oystenteller strikes.
Oystenteller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Trace tries to counter it with a takedown but Oystenteller pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Oystenteller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trace counters with a takedown into side control.
Trace trying to control the position but Oystenteller is working away.
Trace tries to move to mount but Oystenteller blocks the move with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trace trying to control the action but Oystenteller is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oystenteller is looking to reverse the position.
Trace wants to control but Oystenteller is keeping him busy.
Oystenteller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trace can do to turn this around?
You can see the frustration on Oystenteller's face as Trace controls the position.
Oystenteller is not content to let Trace control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Oystenteller is trying to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here as Trace stalls from top position.
Oystenteller struggling a bit here.
Trace wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oystenteller keeps working.
Trace controls the position from side control.
Trace wants to control but Oystenteller is keeping him busy.
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.
Oystenteller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trace moves away.
Trace feints the counter takedown.
Oystenteller misses with a looping right.
Trace tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Oystenteller throws an overhand right that lands on Trace's shoulder, as Trace tries to avoid the shot.
Trace displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oystenteller throws out the jab.
Trace feints the counter takedown.
Trace takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slow jab from Oystenteller misses its intended target.
Trace is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Trace tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Oystenteller swivels and escapes.
Oystenteller swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oystenteller throws a jab when Trace was well out of range.
Trace misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Darstknasset Oystenteller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hunter Trace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oystenteller is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Trace's half guard.
Oystenteller not doing much here.
Hunter Trace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Darstknasset Oystenteller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oystenteller has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darstknasset Oystenteller!
During a confident post fight interview, Darstknasset Oystenteller thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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