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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlinho Motosserra (ranked 2078 p4p, 3166 weight class) and Zeducous Zarandous (ranked 113 p4p, 161 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charlinho Motosserra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zeducous Zarandous!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Motosserra tries to clinch there but Zarandous circles away.
Motosserra gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zarandous looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Motosserra throws a lazy uppercut
and Zarandous counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Charlinho Motosserra has been cut.
Motosserra moves forwards but Zarandous connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Motosserra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zarandous now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Motosserra throws a lazy uppercut
and Zarandous counters with a crisp one two that drops Motosserra! Zarandous thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Motosserra to his feet! Motosserra is in big trouble!
Motosserra fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zarandous ducks under a wild hook from Motosserra.
Zarandous throws the left hand but Motosserra avoids the punch easily.
Motosserra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zarandous.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motosserra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zarandous misses with a looping left.
Zarandous throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Motosserra counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Motosserra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Zarandous's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zarandous breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Motosserra tries to bum rush Zarandous with a series of wild strikes but Zarandous uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zeducous Zarandous is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Motosserra changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zarandous tries to avoid it but Motosserra manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zarandous to the ground. Zarandous escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zarandous doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Motosserra defending well as Zarandous loads up on a big left hand.
Zarandous paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Motosserra.
Zarandous throws out a counter right but Motosserra avoids it with no problem.
Motosserra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Motosserra clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Motosserra - that landed with a thud.
Motosserra fails to pull the fight into his guard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zarandous creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Motosserra throws a punch but it's blocked by Zarandous.
Motosserra goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zarandous prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlinho Motosserra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zarandous breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Motosserra misses with a hook
and Zarandous counters with a crisp one two that drops Motosserra! Zarandous thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Motosserra to his feet! Motosserra is in big trouble!
Motosserra gets a takedown into half guard.
Zarandous is trying to control but Motosserra passes into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Motosserra tries for a kimura but Zarandous is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Motosserra working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Motosserra has hold of Zarandous's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Zarandous seems comfortable defending it but Motosserra has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Zarandous is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Zarandous is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Motosserra couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Charlinho Motosserra!
After the fight, Charlinho Motosserra was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Carlos Silva (ranked 1382 p4p, 1507 weight class) and Robbie Shakespeare (ranked 170 p4p, 184 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joao Carlos Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robbie Shakespeare!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlos Silva pushes Shakespeare up against the cage in a clinch.
Carlos Silva fails to pull guard.
Carlos Silva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shakespeare pushes Carlos Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shakespeare is leaning against Carlos Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Shakespeare.
Carlos Silva tries to pull guard but Shakespeare holds him up against the cage and eventually Carlos Silva drops back down to his feet.
A short right from Shakespeare.
Carlos Silva is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shakespeare to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Carlos Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shakespeare's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice jab there from Shakespeare.
Carlos Silva moves in looking to clinch but Shakespeare pushes him off.
Shakespeare looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shakespeare feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Carlos Silva sprawling to the canvas! Carlos Silva rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Shakespeare finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlos Silva wants to clinch
and Shakespeare counters with a left to the body.
Shakespeare takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakespeare fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Carlos Silva is breathing heavily.
Carlos Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carlos Silva defending well as Shakespeare loads up on a big left hand.
Shakespeare fakes the body blow, causing Carlos Silva to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Carlos Silva goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robbie Shakespeare!
Robbie Shakespeare thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Wilkinson (ranked 1524 p4p, 1579 weight class) and Bubba Banger (ranked 242 p4p, 250 weight class). Wilkinson comes to the cage accompanied by The Who - Eminence front. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Josh Wilkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Bubba Banger!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banger displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson fails to land the takedown.
Wilkinson goes for a double leg but Banger avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Banger continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Wilkinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wilkinson backwards.
Banger is working Wilkinson over against the cage.
Banger struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilkinson controls his hands.
Banger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banger lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Banger.
A right handed body shot lands from Banger.
Wilkinson is breathing heavily.
Banger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Banger lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banger lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Banger.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Banger.
Still in the clinch, Banger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wilkinson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Banger just stands there and leans against the cage.
Banger lands with a short shot to the head.
Banger lands with a right to the head.
Banger lands a nice uppercut.
Banger lands a shoulder strike.
Banger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
I was talking to Wilkinson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Banger - that landed with a thud.
Banger lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wilkinson.
Banger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wilkinson backwards.
Banger displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wilkinson up against the cage.
Wilkinson fails to pull guard.
Banger lands an uppercut.
Banger lands a body punch.
Banger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wilkinson takes a shot to the head.
Banger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Banger digs a right hand into Wilkinson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wilkinson's gas tank.
A short right from Banger on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Banger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wilkinsons head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Banger.
Banger is working Wilkinson over against the cage.
Banger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Banger stalling against the cage.
Wilkinson jumps guard but Banger stands there with Wilkinson around his waist. Wilkinson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Banger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wilkinson tries to pull guard but Banger forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banger throws a head punch that misses.
Banger lands a hook to the side of the head.
Banger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Banger lands a hook that snaps the head of Wilkinson backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilkinson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wilkinson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Banger misses with a punch to the body.
Wilkinson being controlled against the cage.
Banger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Banger dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wilkinson with a poor takedown
and Banger counters with a nice right hand that sends Wilkinson toppling to the canvas! Wilkinson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Banger finish him?!
 Wilkinson is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Wilkinson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Banger as he avoids it easily.
Banger looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wilkinson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Banger counters with a crisp right that sends Wilkinson to the canvas! Banger follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bubba Banger!
Our winner, Bubba Banger, 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 Raimo Kivi (ranked 818 p4p, 891 weight class) and Jason Jungle (ranked 125 p4p, 140 weight class). Jason Jungle has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Raimo Kivi's chin.
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raimo Kivi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Jungle!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kivi connects with a body shot that sends Jungle's belly button to the back.
Kivi lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheers as Kivi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jungle doesn't seem phased though.
Kivi connects with a body shot.
Kivi cracks Jungle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jungle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Kivi counter with a right hand.
Kivi lands a jab to the head.
 Jungle is rocked!
Jungle drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kivi is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Jungle dives into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jungle looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kivi is avoiding damage well.
Jungle looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jungle tries to move to mount but Kivi blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jungle postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kivi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kivi tries to get out of the position.
Jungle throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jungle lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kivi defending against the ground and pound.
Jungle swings around for an armbar but Kivi sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Jungle's guard.
Kivi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jungle looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Kivi is defending well. Jungle quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Kivi has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Jungle celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jason Jungle!
After the big win, Jason Jungle made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Island clothing lite and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Schultz (ranked 972 p4p, 1445 weight class) and Tomo Tsuru (ranked 153 p4p, 226 weight class). Schultz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Enter Shikari - Sorry You're Not A Winner. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ron Schultz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tomo Tsuru!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz swings for the body but Tsuru moves out of range.
Tsuru slips under a jab.
Tsuru tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schultz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tsuru connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Schultz throws a lazy right hand but Tsuru sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tsuru steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Schultz.
Schultz misses with a hook. Tsuru ducked under it nicely.
Tsuru tries to counter by closing the distance.
Schultz throws a hook but Tsuru blocks it.
Schultz lands a nice shot to the body.
Schultz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schultz throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body punch from Schultz.
Tsuru looks winded!
Tsuru blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuru doesn't manage to clinch there - Schultz circles away.
Tsuru looks to clinch
and Schultz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schultz throws a hook to the side of Tsuru's head but Tsuru sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schultz throws a right and a left that Tsuru avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tsuru keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schultz.
Tsuru steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Schultz.
Tsuru keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tsuru bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schultz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schultz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schultz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tsuru.
Tsuru tries to clinch there but Schultz circles away.
Schultz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tsuru fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schultz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Schultz misses the shot to the body.
Schultz punishes Tsuru's body with a nice straight punch.
Schultz catches Tsuru with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A swing and a miss from Schultz.
Tsuru is looking to clinch but Schultz is avoiding it.
Schultz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsuru wants to counter with a clinch but Schultz pushes him away.
Schultz takes a swing at Tsuru's ribcage but misses.
Schultz swings for the body but Tsuru moves out of range.
A big right from Schultz misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuru tries to clinch up.
Schultz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Schultz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schultz looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schultz drops Tsuru with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Tsuru looks back up at him and smiles so Schultz waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Tsuru is rocked!
Tsuru is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Schultz doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Tsuru crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Tsuru's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ron Schultz!
Ron Schultz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Killer Mike (ranked 624 p4p, 736 weight class) and Geezer Butler (ranked 93 p4p, 110 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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Killer Mike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Geezer Butler!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mike misses the shot to the body.
Butler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mike throws out the jab.
Butler swats away the attempt to clinch by Mike.
Mike dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Butler blocks a jab.
Butler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mike pushes Butler up against the cage in a clinch.
Butler looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mike lands with a short shot to the head.
Mike lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mike throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Butler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mike throws a punch but it's blocked by Butler.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Butler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Butler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Butler is trying to break the clinch but Mike has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mike scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Mike.
Butler blocking some punches.
Mike misses with some punches.
I was talking to Mike's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mike blocks a body shot from Butler.
Mike manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Butler is struggling to control the position.
Mike has Butler pressed against the cage, preventing Butler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Butler stalling in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Mike as the two fighters clinch.
Mike working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Butler.
Butler tries to break the clinch but Mike is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mike.
Mike gets through Butler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Butler misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mike is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mike misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mike lands a right hand that snaps the head of Butler backwards.
Mike misses with the head strike.
Butler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Mike.
Mike lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Butler backwards.
Mike tries to work over Butler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Butler working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mike.
A short uppercut from Mike.
Butler misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mike.
Mike prevents a body shot from Butler.
Butler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mike lands a body punch in the clinch.
Butler tries to throw a body punch but Mike avoids it by throwing Butler back against the cage.
Mike scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mike.
Mike scores with a shot to the side of Butler's head.
Butler looks winded!
Butler is looking to control Mike's arms but Mike gets an underhook and turns him. Now Butler has his back to the cage.
Mike lands with a short shot to the head.
Mike lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mike softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mike lands a right hand that snaps the head of Butler backwards.
Mike lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Mike - that landed with a thud.
Mike lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Butler or not.
Mike lands a body shot.
Mike slowing the pace effectively.
Mike pushes Butler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butler throws a punch but it's blocked by Mike.
Butler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Mike to work.
A nice left hand lands by Mike.
Mike lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butler stalling against the cage.
Mike lands a hook that snaps the head of Butler backwards.
Mike pushes Butler back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mike.
Mike lands a hook that snaps the head of Butler backwards.
Mike lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mike is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mike lands with a left to the head.
Mike softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mike takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Butler breaks the clinch.
Mike scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mike is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Butler takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Killer Mike dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mike gets a clinch.
Mike throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Butlers head.
A short uppercut from Mike.
Mike lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Mike scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short left from Mike.
Nice body punch from Mike - that landed with a thud.
Mike scores with a shoulder strike.
Mike gets through Butler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mike lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Butler or not.
Mike lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mike creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Butler is rocked!
A short left from Mike.
Butler is still on wobbly legs! Can Mike finish him?
Mike throws a big uppercut that drops Butler! More strikes from Mike and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Butler lies dazed against the cage as Mike celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Killer Mike!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hrvoje Kovacevic (ranked 199 p4p, 1220 weight class) and Dude Sweet (ranked 31 p4p, 185 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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 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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hrvoje Kovacevic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dude Sweet!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sweet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kovacevic manages to avoid it.
Sweet misses with an uppercut
and Kovacevic counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Dude Sweet has been cut.
A jab lands there for Sweet.
Kovacevic punishes Sweet's body with a nice straight punch.
Kovacevic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sweet wants to clinch but Kovacevic slips to the side
and Sweet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sweet misses with a jab to the body
and Kovacevic counters with a big right hand! Oh Sweet is in trouble here! Kovacevic follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hrvoje Kovacevic!
Hrvoje Kovacevic retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Hrvoje Kovacevic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wang Jang Jai (ranked 656 p4p, 761 weight class) and Johnny Munoz (ranked 86 p4p, 98 weight class). The key to victory for Wang Jang Jai has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wang Jang Jai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jang Jai as he avoids it easily.
Jang Jai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Munoz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jang Jai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Johnny Munoz has been cut.
Munoz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Jang Jai to counter with a crisp jab.
Wang Jang Jai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Munoz.
Munoz shoots and misses
and Jang Jai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Munoz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jang Jai counters with a nice uppercut.
Munoz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That has opened up Johnny Munoz's cut even more.
Jang Jai swings for the body but Munoz moves out of range.
Jang Jai scores with a body shot.
Munoz looks winded!
Jang Jai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Munoz has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munoz shoots and misses
and Jang Jai counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Munoz to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Jang Jai!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Wang Jang Jai!
A victorious Wang Jang Jai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Semenov (ranked 407 p4p, 434 weight class) and Felix Pappalardi (ranked 58 p4p, 61 weight class). Felix Pappalardi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kirill Semenov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Felix Pappalardi!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Pappalardi as Semenov shoots in.
Pappalardi lands a body shot.
Semenov misses with a takedown attempt
and Pappalardi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pappalardi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Semenov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pappalardi defends well and Semenov ends up having to push Pappalardi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirill Semenov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Semenov tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pappalardi.
Pappalardi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Semenov tries for a takedown but Pappalardi circles away easily
and Pappalardi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Semenov has his takedown stuffed
and Pappalardi counters with a nice right hand that sends Semenov toppling to the canvas! Semenov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Pappalardi finish him?!
Semenov is rocked!
It looks like Kirill Semenov has been cut.
Semenov is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pappalardi lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Semenov falls backwards - clearly groggy! Pappalardi dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Pappalardi!
Felix Pappalardi is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Felix Pappalardi, 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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