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MILF 13 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kukina Maluga (ranked 5117 p4p, 5249 weight class) and Aleki Veainu (ranked 449 p4p, 458 weight class). Aleki Veainu 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kukina Maluga!
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, Aleki Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veainu looks to land a right hand but Maluga moved out of range.
Maluga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Veainu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Veainu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Veainu throws the left hand but Maluga avoids the punch easily.
As Veainu tries to get set, Maluga tries to push him back and clinch up but Veainu manages to avoid the attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Veainu. Maluga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maluga throws a lazy uppercut
and Veainu counters with a nice uppercut.
Veainu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maluga was well out of range. Poor timing from Veainu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maluga misses with a right hand
and Veainu counters with a nice right hand that sends Maluga toppling to the canvas! Maluga scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Veainu finish him?!
 It looks like Kukina Maluga has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maluga throws an off balance right hand
and Veainu rattles Maluga with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Maluga tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Veainu dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Maluga stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aleki Veainu!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Freaky Igor (ranked 4195 p4p, 5768 weight class) and Brunta Nguana (ranked 384 p4p, 438 weight class). Brunta Nguana has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Freaky Igor's chin.
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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, Freaky Igor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brunta Nguana!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguana drives through with a takedown into Igor's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Igor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nguana postures up in Igor's guard and throws a big left but Igor blocks it.
Nguana is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Igor keeping moving, preventing Nguana from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nguana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Igor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nguana cracks Igor with a solid left hand.
Nguana throwing strikes but missing.
Nguana postures up in Igor's guard and throws a big left but Igor blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igor keeping moving, preventing Nguana from controlling successfully.
Igor on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Igor tries to get out of the position.
Nguana is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nguana with a nice head shot there.
Nguana looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nguana throws a big elbow that misses.
Nguana wants to control from the top but Igor keeps moving.
Nguana postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Igor as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Igor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Igor scores with a sloppy right hand. Nguana should have avoided that one.
Nguana shoots in but no luck this time.
Igor fakes the leg kick and cracks Nguana in the body.
Nguana shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Igor's guard.
Nguana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nguana throwing strikes but missing.
Igor is trying to control the position but Nguana postures up.
Nguana trying to control the position from guard on top but Igor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguana with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nguana postures up in Igor's guard and throws a big left but Igor blocks it.
Igor keeping moving, preventing Nguana from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Igor does it's job there.
Jab from Igor.
Igor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nguana looks to score with a jab to the body but Igor is just out of range.
Nguana takes one to the side of the head.
Igor connects with a looping right hand.
 Nguana is rocked!
Nguana looks to score with a jab to the body but Igor is just out of range.
Igor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Igor tries a head kick but it misses.
Igor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nguana is still on wobbly legs! Can Igor finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Igor cracks Nguana with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nguana has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Igor.
A solid leg kick lands there for Igor.
Igor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Igor steps in with a hook that catches Nguana right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Igor follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Nguana looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Freaky Igor!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Kokko (ranked 4353 p4p, 4665 weight class) and True Religion (ranked 408 p4p, 422 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pekka Kokko!
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, True Religion!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kokko gets a clinch.
Kokko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Religion or not.
Kokko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Religion tries to throw a body punch but Kokko avoids it by throwing Religion back against the cage.
Religion is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kokko is defending well.
Kokko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Religion.
Kokko misses with a body punch.
Kokko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kokko tries to work over Religion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Religion tries a body shot but Kokko blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Kokko.
Religion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Religion is looking for a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kokko.
Religion is trying to drag Kokko to the mat but Kokko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pekka Kokko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of True Religion.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kokko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Religion throws a punch but it's blocked by Kokko.
Kokko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Religion or not.
Kokko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Religion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Religion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokko tries to work over Religion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Kokko.
A short uppercut from Kokko.
Kokko scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Kokko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kokko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Religion backwards.
Kokko takes a shot to the head.
Kokko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kokko tries a body shot but Religion blocks it.
A short right from Kokko.
Religion has a couple of punches blocked by Kokko.
Religion goes for a takedown attempt but Kokko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kokko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kokko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kokko misses with a body shot
and Religion counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Religion is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Let's hope that Religion 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.
Kokko trying to control the position.
Religion 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Religion throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Religion working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Religion's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kokko is trying to keep Religion in close.
Religion throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
True Religion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Religion throws a lazy right hand but Kokko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Religion throws an overhand right that lands on Kokko's shoulder, as Kokko tries to avoid the shot.
Kokko scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Religion moves into the clinch successfully.
Kokko working aggressively here.
Religion tries a body shot but Kokko blocks it.
Religion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Religion misses with a punch on the inside.
Kokko scores with a shot to the side of Religion's head.
Kokko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Religion backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kokko misses with some punches.
Religion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Religion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Religion swings wildly with an uppercut but Kokko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Religion tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kokko blocking some punches.
Religion has a couple of punches blocked by Kokko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Religion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kokko.
Religion blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Kokko dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Religion takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Religion misses with a takedown attempt - Kokko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kokko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Religion closes the distance and clinches.
Religion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kokko lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Religion fails to land.
Kokko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Religion blocks a body shot from Kokko.
Kokko cracks Religion with a nice body shot.
Kokko can't find room to land a body shot as Religion controls the action.
Religion tries to score a body lock takedown but Kokko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kokko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kokko misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Kokko as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Religion lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kokko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kokko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kokko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Religion is breathing heavily.
Kokko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Kokko scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Kokko.
Kokko lands with a light punch inside.
Religion is rocked!
A hook to the body from Kokko.
Kokko pushes Religion back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Religion is still on wobbly legs! Can Kokko finish him?
Kokko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kokko unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Religion! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kokko is unloading with more strikes now! Religion drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pekka Kokko!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Kidd (ranked 4627 p4p, 4979 weight class) and Jumbo Mills (ranked 418 p4p, 442 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jesse Kidd!
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, Jumbo Mills!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kidd tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mills swivels and escapes.
Mills tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kidd shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mills manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mills is trying to keep Kidd in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kidd drops back looking for a leg! Mills is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mills manages to kick Kidd off! Kidd jumps back into Mills's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mills can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mills tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kidd 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.
Kidd won't allow Mills to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kidd jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kidd drops back looking for a leg! Mills is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mills manages to kick Kidd off! Kidd jumps back into Mills's guard.
Mills really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kidd. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kidd drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Kidd seems to have locked his on tight now - Mills screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Kidd, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jesse Kidd!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zdenko Radic (ranked 4472 p4p, 3505 weight class) and Derek Rodney (ranked 463 p4p, 403 weight class). Derek Rodney 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zdenko Radic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Derek Rodney!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radic just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodney lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Good shot there by Radic.
Rodney jabs at Radic's body.
Rodney throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Radic on the side of the head.
Radic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rodney walks into a left hand.
Radic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodney manages to avoid it.
Radic connects with a crisp jab.
Radic looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodney is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodney misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Radic counter with a right hand.
Rodney lands a head shot.
Radic lands a lovely overhand right.
Radic lands a jab to the nose.
Radic is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Radic misses with a body punch
and Rodney counters with a crisp one two that drops Radic! Rodney thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Radic to his feet! Radic is in big trouble!
 Radic is rocked!
Radic throws a body shot but no joy.
Oh Radic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooooh!!! Rodney has knocked Radic down with a huge combo! Rodney steps away and waves a wobbly Radic back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rodney at a distance.
Rodney misses with a wild body shot.
Rodney takes one on the button.
Radic seems to have got his legs back now.
Radic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zdenko Radic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Radic just misses with a punch to the body.
Radic misses with a wild body shot.
Rodney tries to clinch but Radic moves away
and Radic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rodney misses with a lunging right hand
and Radic counters with a nice body shot.
Radic moves away from the strike by Rodney.
Radic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodney throws out the jab.
Rodney on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Radic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Radic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodney was well out of range. Poor timing from Radic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Radic catches Rodney with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Radic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Radic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Radic misses with a wild body shot.
Rodney throws a right hand that misses
and Radic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Radic avoids the body shot from Rodney.
Radic is looking to counter punch.
Rodney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Radic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rodney looks to land a left hand but Radic moved out of range nicely.
Radic throws a body shot but no joy.
Radic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rodney closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rodney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Radic circles away quickly and effectively.
Radic misses with a wild body shot.
Radic scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radic throws a body punch but Rodney moves out of range.
Rodney takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rodney avoids the body shot from Radic.
Radic throws a body shot but no joy.
Radic misses the shot to the body.
Radic misses with a body punch
and Rodney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Radic misses with a shot to the body
and Radic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Radic misses with a body shot.
Rodney avoids the body shot from Radic.
Radic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rodney avoids the body shot from Radic.
Radic with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodney. Radic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodney gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Radic.
Radic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Radic lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Radic scores with a jab to the body.
Radic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Radic lands the left hand.
Radic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rodney takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Radic cracks Rodney with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rodney walks into a jab.
Radic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Radic connects with a jab.
Radic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rodney momentarily.
Rodney is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodney takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Radic cracks a nice hook into Rodney's ribs.
Rodney paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Radic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rodneys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zdenko Radic dominated that round.
That's time! Radic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Radic scores with a hook to the body. Rodney takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zdenko Radic is winning the standup battle so far.
Radic lands a big right hand that sends Rodney crashing to the mat! Radic stays standing though and waves Rodney back to his feet!
Rodney is still on wobbly legs! Can Radic finish him?
Radic throws a big shot that misses.
Rodney seems to have recovered his senses.
Radic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Radic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Radic swings for the body but Rodney moves out of range.
Radic takes a swing at Rodney's ribcage but misses.
Rodney throws a counter combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Radic. Rodney does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
A decent looking cross lands there for Radic.
Radic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodney can do to turn this around?
Radic's corner calls for a 1-2. Radic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice body punch from Radic.
Radic lands a jab.
Radic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Radic's corner calls for a 1-2. Radic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radic dips to his left and cracks Rodney with an uppercut!
Derek Rodney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Radic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodney.
Radic cracks Rodney with an open hand slap.
Rodney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Radic.
Rodney slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rodney tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Radic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rodney scores with a decent looking hook.
Radic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodney moves away.
Rodney appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rodney takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Radic connects with a looping right hand.
Radic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodney.
Rodney drops his hands momentarily and Radic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodney throws a left and a right that both miss
and Radic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Radic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rodney scores with a hook to the body. Radic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rodney leaves his chin hanging out and Radic seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Rodney crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zdenko Radic!
During a confident post fight interview, Zdenko Radic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boyko Mitcheck (ranked 3354 p4p, 4450 weight class) and Frane Vinkovic (ranked 334 p4p, 409 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Boyko Mitcheck!
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, Frane Vinkovic!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinkovic throws a monster overhand right that drops Mitcheck! Vinkovic follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frane Vinkovic!
Frane Vinkovic 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Simcoe (ranked 2981 p4p, 3473 weight class) and Ross Morrow (ranked 212 p4p, 236 weight class). Ross Morrow struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Dakota Simcoe has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dakota Simcoe!
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, Ross Morrow!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morrow.
Morrow scores with a shot to the side of Simcoe's head.
A short right from Simcoe.
A short uppercut from Simcoe.
Morrow keeps control of Simcoe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morrow prevents Simcoe from breaking the clinch.
Morrow takes a shot to the head.
Morrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morrow scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Morrow.
Morrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Simcoe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Morrow on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Simcoe backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Simcoe fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Simcoe.
Simcoe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Simcoe wants to break free but Morrow has control.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morrow.
A frustrated look appears on Simcoe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morrow keeps control of Simcoe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morrow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Simcoe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow has Simcoe pressed against the cage, preventing Simcoe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morrow stalling against the cage.
Morrow lands a right hand.
Morrow looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The referee calls for Morrow to work.
Simcoe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Simcoe, as that shot connected.
Morrow scores with a nice right hand.
Morrow misses with a hook
and Simcoe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morrow ducks under a wild hook from Simcoe.
Simcoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrow moves away.
Ross Morrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrow takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Simcoe swinging wildly here.
Morrow looks to land a right hand but Simcoe moved out of range.
Morrow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simcoe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Simcoe pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Morrow back to the cage. Simcoe follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Simcoe does no damage.
Simcoe looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Simcoe lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Morrow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Simcoe looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrow is just out of range.
Morrow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morrow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Morrow swings widly with a right hand
and Morrow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morrow throws a hook but Simcoe avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Simcoe, as that shot connected.
Simcoe lands a jab.
Simcoe connects with a looping right hand.
Morrow moves into the clinch successfully.
Simcoe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Simcoe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Morrow.
Morrow swings widly with a right hand
enabling Simcoe to counter with a crisp jab.
Simcoe is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Simcoe lands an overhand right.
Morrow bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Simcoe's head.
Simcoe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morrow stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morrow throws a jab when Simcoe was well out of range.
Morrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simcoe.
Simcoe appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Morrow closes the distance and clinches.
Simcoe working aggressively here.
Simcoe is looking to break free of the clinch but Morrow has double underhooks.
Simcoe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Morrow stalling against the cage.
Simcoe throws a head punch that misses.
Morrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simcoe tries to break the clinch but Morrow is controlling the position.
Morrow lands a left hand.
Simcoe being controlled against the cage.
Morrow scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Simcoe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morrow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morrow blocks an uppercut.
Simcoe is trying to break the clinch but Morrow is controlling him.
Morrow will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Simcoe up against the cage.
Morrow lands a shoulder strike.
Morrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morrow avoiding damage.
Morrow tries a body shot but Simcoe blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Simcoe backwards.
Morrow content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Morrow lands a nice uppercut.
Morrow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Simcoe's efforts to push away.
Simcoe has a couple of punches blocked by Morrow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dakota Simcoe will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Simcoe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morrow on the side of the head.
Morrow misses with an uppercut
and Simcoe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Simcoe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Morrow rushes Simcoe and presses him up against the cage.
Simcoe is trying to break the clinch but Morrow has him pressed against the cage.
Morrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simcoe has had enough of the clinch but Morrow keeps him there for the moment.
Simcoe is looking to break free of the clinch but Morrow has double underhooks.
Simcoe has had enough of the clinch but Morrow keeps him there for the moment.
A bit of stalling here from Morrow.
Simcoe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morrow has Simcoe pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Morrow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simcoe misses with a punch on the inside.
Morrow avoiding damage.
Morrow prevents Simcoe from breaking the clinch.
Morrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Morrow will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Simcoe up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Morrow as the two fighters clinch.
Simcoe letting Morrow take a breather here.
A short right from Morrow on the inside.
Nice body punch from Morrow - that landed with a thud.
Simcoe tries to circle away but Morrow has him pinned against the cage.
Morrow pushes Simcoe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Morrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Morrow lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee calls for Morrow to work.
Morrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Simcoe can't break the clinch.
Simcoe throws a head punch that misses.
Simcoe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morrow slowing the pace effectively.
Ross Morrow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Morrow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simcoe tries to break the clinch but Morrow is controlling the position.
Simcoe tries to break the clinch but Morrow is controlling the position.
Morrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Simcoe is trying to break the clinch but Morrow is controlling him.
Morrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morrow is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morrow.
Simcoe is trying to break free.
Morrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Morrow.
Morrow works on Simcoe's body with a couple of short punches.
Simcoe tries to circle away but Morrow has him pinned against the cage.
Simcoe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morrow lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simcoe.
Morrow is stalling here.
Morrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Simcoe backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simcoe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morrow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Simcoe.
Morrow lands with a light punch inside.
Morrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Morrow slows down the pace here.
Simcoe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Simcoe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morrow lands with a left to the head.
Simcoe wants to break free but Morrow has control.
Morrow digs a right hand into Simcoe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Simcoe's gas tank.
Simcoe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Simcoe backwards.
Morrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Simcoe backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Morrow.
Simcoe swings wildly with an uppercut but Morrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrow stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Morrow.
Morrow taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ross Morrow.
Morrow misses with an uppercut
and Simcoe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simcoe lands a two punch combo.
Morrow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Simcoe, pushing him back against the cage.
Morrow lands an uppercut.
Morrow dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Morrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morrow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Morrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Simcoe backwards.
Simcoe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Simcoe backwards.
Simcoe swings wildly with an uppercut but Morrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrow lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Morrow as the two fighters clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Morrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Simcoe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Morrow loads up on a big right hand but Simcoe slips the punch.
It looked like Simcoe was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Morrow.
Simcoe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Morrow misses with a right hand
and Simcoe counters with a right hand to the body.
Dakota Simcoe is winning the standup battle so far.
Morrow throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Simcoe counter with a right hand.
A jab from Simcoe does it's job there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Simcoe.
Morrow ducks right into an uppercut from Simcoe.
Simcoe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morrow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Simcoe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Morrow counters with a nice uppercut.
Simcoe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrow throws out the jab.
It looked like Simcoe was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Morrow.
Simcoe misses with a straight right.
Morrow forces Simcoe back against the cage and clinches.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morrow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morrow lands a shoulder strike.
Simcoe tries to circle away but Morrow has him pinned against the cage.
Morrow lands a shoulder strike.
Simcoe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Morrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simcoe wants to get back to striking at distance but Morrow won't allow it.
Simcoe misses with the head strike.
Morrow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Morrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Simcoe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Simcoe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Morrow presses Simcoe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Morrow gets through Simcoe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morrow is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morrow is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting on Morrow's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Morrow leaning against his opponent.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Morrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Simcoe breaks the clinch.
A big right from Morrow misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morrow has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morrow misses with an uppercut
and Simcoe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morrow might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrow lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Simcoe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Morrow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Simcoe, pushing him back against the cage.
Morrow leaning his opponent against the cage.
Simcoe working hard to break the clinch.
Simcoe throws a punch but it's blocked by Morrow.
Simcoe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morrow misses with a looping left.
Morrow misses with a right hand
and Simcoe counters with a straight right hand.
Morrow slips a jab from Simcoe.
Morrow rushes Simcoe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morrow.
Morrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Simcoes head.
Morrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Simcoe backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simcoe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morrow slowing the pace effectively.
Morrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Simcoes head.
Morrow lands a right hand.
Morrow stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Morrow blocks an uppercut.
Simcoe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Simcoe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Morrow is pushing Simcoe up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Morrow just leaning against Simcoe, taking a breather.
Morrow controlling the action here for a moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Morrow takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Morrow lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simcoe tries to circle away but Morrow has him pinned against the cage.
Simcoe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morrow.
Good body shot from Morrow.
Morrow lands with a short shot to the head.
Simcoe lands a hook that snaps the head of Morrow backwards.
Simcoe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morrow has him pressed against the cage.
Morrow is leaning against Simcoe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Morrow.
Simcoe tries to circle away but Morrow has him pinned against the cage.
Simcoe misses with a punch on the inside.
Morrow just leaning against Simcoe, taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Morrow.
Morrow lands with a light punch inside.
Morrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morrow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Morrow works on Simcoe's body with a couple of short punches.
Morrow digs a right hand into Simcoe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Simcoe's gas tank.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ross Morrow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morrow has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ross Morrow!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crude Jensen (ranked 2710 p4p, 2915 weight class) and Kaito Tanaka (ranked 264 p4p, 289 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Crude Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kaito Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jensen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tanaka.
A little feinted left hand from Jensen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tanaka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Crude Jensen has been cut.
Tanaka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jensen on the side of the head.
Tanaka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jensen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jensen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tanaka scores with a hook to the body. Jensen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jensen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tanaka.
Jensen moves out of range as Tanaka strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Jensen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jensen misses with a lunging right hand
and Tanaka counters with a nice right hand that sends Jensen toppling to the canvas! Jensen scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Tanaka finish him?!
Jensen is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Tanaka moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Jensen! Tanaka continues to tee off on Jensen, landing with a left and a right! Tanaka connects with a right hand that leaves Jensen sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Tanaka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kaito Tanaka!
After winning the bout, Kaito Tanaka 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pope Callixtus (ranked 2758 p4p, 2588 weight class) and Vincent Duboulay (ranked 199 p4p, 185 weight class). Duboulay has chosen The Fire as his entrance music. Pope Callixtus has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pope Callixtus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vincent Duboulay!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Callixtus fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Duboulay sprawls well initially but Callixtus persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Duboulay trying to hold on to Callixtus's head to control him but Callixtus postures up.
Callixtus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Duboulay is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Callixtus pulls his head out easily.
Duboulay trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Callixtus manages to pass to mount!
Callixtus tries to control but Duboulay wriggling away.
Duboulay's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duboulay sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Duboulay is not content to let Callixtus control the position.
Callixtus is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Duboulay is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duboulay makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Callixtus moves into the clinch.
Duboulay wants a takedown but no success here.
Duboulay is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Callixtus is defending well.
Callixtus is trying to trip Duboulay. He has hold of a leg but Duboulay is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Callixtus persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Callixtus trying to control the position from guard on top but Duboulay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duboulay looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Callixtus passes into half guard.
Callixtus is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Duboulay is just riding it out for now. Callixtus eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callixtus wants to take a breather but Duboulay is having none of it.
Duboulay is trying to maintain the position but Callixtus is very close to passing his half guard.
Duboulay is trying to get back to full guard.
Duboulay is pressing down on Callixtus's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duboulay keeping moving, preventing Callixtus from controlling successfully.
Callixtus wants to pass the guard but Duboulay is keeping the position.
Duboulay is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Duboulay throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Duboulay working a defensive guard here.
Duboulay has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad The Island. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Duboulay tries to sprawl but Callixtus drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Callixtus trying to control the action but Duboulay is working from the bottom.
Callixtus 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.
Callixtus is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pope Callixtus dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Callixtus fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Duboulay to the ground. Callixtus is now in Duboulay's guard.
Duboulay is looking for a triangle here but Callixtus uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Duboulay can't do much from the bottom here.
Duboulay is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Callixtus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Duboulay keeps working.
Callixtus is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Duboulay knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Callixtus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duboulay can't do much from the bottom here.
Duboulay tries to bench press Callixtus off him but Callixtus keeps the position.
Duboulay holds on to Callixtus's head and controls the position momentarily.
Callixtus is looking to take a break and control but Duboulay is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Duboulay is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Callixtus is controlling him well.
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.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Duboulay tries to buck Callixtus off but Callixtus is having none of it.
Callixtus wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Duboulay, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duboulay is looking for a sweep.
Duboulay tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Callixtus easily slips into full mount!
Callixtus tries to control but Duboulay wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duboulay's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Duboulay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Callixtus moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Duboulay has worked his arm free - good work by Duboulay!
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Callixtus feints and as Duboulay raises his hands in defense, Callixtus changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Duboulay pushes Callixtus off and gets back to his feet.
Callixtus feints and as Duboulay raises his hands in defense, Callixtus changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Callixtus not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duboulay has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Callixtus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Callixtus looking to pass the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Callixtus stops Duboulay from standing up.
Pope Callixtus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Duboulay pulls Callixtus in close to prevent any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Duboulay wants to sweep here but Callixtus controlling him for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pope Callixtus dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Duboulay dives in for a single leg takedown but Callixtus sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Callixtus rushes Duboulay and presses him up against the cage.
Callixtus gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Duboulay is looking to stand back up but Callixtus counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Duboulay.
Callixtus trying to pass the guard but Duboulay defending well.
Duboulay wants to improve his position but Callixtus is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Callixtus is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Callixtus uses his free foot to push down on Duboulay's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Duboulay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duboulay really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Duboulay looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Callixtus is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Duboulay is defending well though. Callixtus let's go of the attempt for now.
Duboulay breaks Callixtus's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duboulay trying to control but Callixtus is working from the bottom.
Callixtus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Callixtus has his foot on Duboulay's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Duboulay works his way back into a safe position though.
Duboulay missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Duboulay trying to control the position from guard on top but Callixtus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Callixtus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Duboulay slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duboulay in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Callixtus is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vincent Duboulay!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Giancarlo Zuniga (ranked 1883 p4p, 1528 weight class) and Eduardo Chavez (ranked 140 p4p, 113 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Giancarlo Zuniga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eduardo Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chavez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chavez misses the jab.
Giancarlo Zuniga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez tries to keep at a distance but Zuniga has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chavez stalling in the clinch.
Zuniga pulls Chavez into guard.
Chavez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zuniga working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Chavez has passed into half guard!
Chavez prevents Zuniga from improving his position.
Zuniga is trying to maintain the position but Chavez is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuniga is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chavez pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuniga moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zuniga is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zuniga looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Chavez has picked Zuniga up and slammed him! Zuniga can't keep hold of the triangle and Chavez manages to pass to side control!
Zuniga tries to improve position but can't.
Chavez has hold of Zuniga's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Zuniga seems comfortable defending it but Chavez has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Zuniga is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Zuniga is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Chavez couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eduardo Chavez!
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