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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Varlianth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isaac Frost has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Isaac Frost!
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, John Varlianth!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Varlianth closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Varlianth lands in his opponent's guard.
Frost has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Frost is looking to cinch up a triangle. Varlianth throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Frost's body to avoid the submission. Frost has instead reached around Varlianth's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Frost arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Isaac Frost!
Isaac Frost thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rory Kirkpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doctor Cupitmasha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rory Kirkpatrick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rory Kirkpatrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Doctor Cupitmasha!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirkpatrick throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cupitmasha tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kirkpatrick is in Cupitmasha's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kirkpatrick avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cupitmasha not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kirkpatrick wants to control from the top but Cupitmasha keeps moving.
Cupitmasha is trying to keep Kirkpatrick in close.
Kirkpatrick trying to control but Cupitmasha is working from the bottom.
Cupitmasha is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kirkpatrick is controlling him.
Cupitmasha has his hands on Kirkpatrick's head, controlling the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Doctor Cupitmasha wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kirkpatrick dips to his left and cracks Cupitmasha with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Kirkpatrick.
Kirkpatrick cracks Cupitmasha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kirkpatrick throws a leg kick which misses Cupitmasha's front leg but catches the back leg as Cupitmasha tries to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Kirkpatrick. Those never looked like landing.
Kirkpatrick fails with the takedown.
Kirkpatrick definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kirkpatrick shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cupitmasha napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cupitmasha tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kirkpatrick wants to control but Cupitmasha is keeping him busy.
Kirkpatrick is really struggling to control Cupitmasha but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kirkpatrick tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cupitmasha is looking to regain half guard here but Kirkpatrick keeps moving and retains side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cupitmasha is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kirkpatrick's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kirkpatrick is looking for a kimura but Cupitmasha is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kirkpatrick to get the leverage.
Cupitmasha wants to get back to full guard.
Kirkpatrick stalling away here and it's allowed Cupitmasha to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kirkpatrick showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirkpatrick avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kirkpatrick jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kirkpatrick is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kirkpatrick advances to half guard.
Kirkpatrick really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cupitmasha looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kirkpatrick is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kirkpatrick wants to free his trapped foot but Cupitmasha is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick is just content to waste time from the top position. Cupitmasha takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Cupitmasha will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kirkpatrick has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cupitmasha wants to stand and escape but Kirkpatrick is having none of it.
Kirkpatrick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cupitmasha controlling the position.
Kirkpatrick wants to control from the top but Cupitmasha keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cupitmasha is trying to control the position but Kirkpatrick postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cupitmasha wants to sweep but no luck.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Doctor Cupitmasha hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cupitmasha drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Kirkpatrick dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kirkpatrick lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kirkpatrick fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cupitmasha to the ground. Kirkpatrick is now in Cupitmasha's guard.
Kirkpatrick controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cupitmasha keeping moving, preventing Kirkpatrick from controlling successfully.
Cupitmasha manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kirkpatrick is looking to get to half guard.
Cupitmasha lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cupitmasha landing punches.
Cupitmasha tries to control but Kirkpatrick wriggling away.
Cupitmasha looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cupitmasha lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kirkpatrick hang on?
Cupitmasha punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kirkpatrick can't escape the position.
Kirkpatrick wants to control but Cupitmasha is having none of it.
Kirkpatrick working to try and regain half guard.
Kirkpatrick tries to lock up and control but Cupitmasha gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kirkpatrick is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cupitmasha is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cupitmasha landing strikes from the mount and Kirkpatrick is in trouble!
Cupitmasha scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kirkpatrick?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cupitmasha punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cupitmasha trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cupitmasha is landing with some decent strikes but Kirkpatrick is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cupitmasha postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kirkpatrick looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cupitmasha trying to control but Kirkpatrick is having none of it.
Kirkpatrick working to try and regain half guard.
Doctor Cupitmasha has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cupitmasha has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kirkpatrick manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cupitmasha is looking to advance position but Kirkpatrick won't allow it.
Kirkpatrick is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cupitmasha pulls his head out easily.
Kirkpatrick is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cupitmasha is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kirkpatrick!
Kirkpatrick tries to control the position but Cupitmasha now has his back.
Cupitmasha trying to control.
Kirkpatrick can't escape the position.
Cupitmasha working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
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!
Kirkpatrick tries to escape but Cupitmasha has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kirkpatrick is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Kirkpatrick looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Cupitmasha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kirkpatrick closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cupitmasha gets back to full guard.
Kirkpatrick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cupitmasha working a defensive guard here.
Cupitmasha is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kirkpatrick is looking to pass into half guard but Cupitmasha pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Cupitmasha is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Cupitmasha should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Kirkpatrick has tightened it up now! Cupitmasha should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rory Kirkpatrick!
Rory Kirkpatrick very nearly forgot to thank Atlantis amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swanson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fight the power . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ray Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrew Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Swanson circles away.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Swanson in a clinch.
Silva decides to pull guard.
Swanson throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Swanson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Swanson is proving a slippery customer.
Swanson is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Swanson with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Swanson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Swanson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Silva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Silva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Silva!
Swanson tries to improve position but can't.
Swanson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silva off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Silva up.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Swanson throwing sloppy strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva covering up well under a series of strikes from Swanson.
Swanson working for a choke but Silva is defending well.
Swanson has the hooks in. Silva is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Silva rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Swanson distracts Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Swanson!
Silva controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swanson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Swanson keeps trying to improve his position.
Silva working for a submission but Swanson is keeping him at bay.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Silva is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Swanson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Silva goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Swanson turns into him and now he's in Silva's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Swanson's guard.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva trying to control but Swanson is working from the bottom.
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
Silva seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Swanson for as long as he can get away with.
Swanson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Swanson wants to sweep but no luck.
Swanson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silva controls the pace.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Swanson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swanson controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ray Silva.
Swanson scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Swanson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Swanson is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Swanson to get the leverage.
Silva trying to hold on to Swanson's head to control him but Swanson postures up.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Swanson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Swanson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Swanson's back!
Swanson showing good submission defense here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Swanson taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ray Silva!
In defeat, Andrew Swanson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fuck that. I hate losing more then anything in this world. Fuck Fuck Fuck!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Mad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Mad had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Mad!
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, Tong Po!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Po tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Po throws a knee to the head but misses.
Po blocks the elbow strike.
Mad trying to land knees to the body.
Mad definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Po misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Po's brow.
Mad trying to land knees to the body.
Mad is trying to stall.
Po tries a knee to the head but Mad blocks it.
Po using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Po with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mad lands a nice knee to the body.
Mad misses with a knee strike.
Po misses with a knee strike.
Po wants to stall.
Mad stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mad using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Po looks winded!
Mad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Po takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mad lands a damaging elbow.
Mad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Po takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Po is defending well for now.
Mad unloads a knee to the mid-section. Po lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mad connects with a knee to the head.
Mad scores a nice knee to the body.
Mad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mad putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Po in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Mad.
Mad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Po's face.
Mad using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mad stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Po's face.
Mad looking to throw knees to the head but Po is blocking nicely.
Po using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mad with a knee to the head.
Mad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mad slows down the pace here.
Po connects with a knee to the head.
Mad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mad crunches a lovely knee into Po's ribcage.
Mad misses with a knee strike.
Po avoiding damage as Mad throws knees to the body.
Mad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Po tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Po tries a knee to the head but Mad blocks it.
Po dodges an elbow strike from Mad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Po looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mad taking a breather.
Mad crunches a lovely knee into Po's ribcage.
Po misses with a knee to the head.
Mad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mad using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mad landing knees to the head.
Mad landing knees to the head.
Mad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mad landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mad trying to land knees to the body.
Mad lands a nice elbow.
Mad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Po throws a knee to the head but misses.
Po tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Mad.
Mad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Po tries to land a knee to the head but Mad blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Po misses with a knee strike.
Mad is trying to maintain a safe position but Po gets an underhook and turns Mad into the cage.
Po throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mad blocks it with crossed arms.
Mad landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mad avoiding damage as Po throws knees to the body.
Mad lands an elbow inside that Po shrugs off.
Mad landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Po tries a knee to the head but Mad blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Po misses with a knee strike.
Mad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mad effectively controlling the action here.
Po throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Mad dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Po moves into range and clinches up with Mad.
Mad tries to land knees in the clinch but Po avoids the damage to the body.
Mad lands a knee to the head.
Mad tries to land knees in the clinch but Po avoids the damage to the body.
Po crunches a lovely knee into Mad's ribcage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Po with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Po can do to turn this around?
Mad tries a knee to the head but Po blocks it.
Po tries a knee to the head but Mad blocks it.
Mad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mad looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mad scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Mad.
Mike Mad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mad tries to land knees in the clinch but Po avoids the damage to the body.
Po blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Po is breathing heavily.
Po using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Po tries to land a knee to the head but Mad blocks with his arms.
Po takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad looking to throw knees to the head but Po is blocking nicely.
Mad crunches a lovely knee into Po's ribcage.
Mad looking to throw knees to the head but Po is blocking nicely.
Mad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mad slows down the pace here.
Mad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Po is defending well for now.
Po tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mad putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Po in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Po tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mad crunches a lovely knee into Po's ribcage.
Mad lands an elbow just above Po 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mad lands an elbow just above Po 's eye.
Mad lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mad trying to land knees to the body.
Po missing with knees to the body.
Mad wants to stall.
Po misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Mad.
Mad lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mad obliges.
Mad lands a knee to the body.
Mad landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Mad.
Mad working Po over with knees to the body.
Mad misses with a knee to the head.
Mad landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mad scores a nice knee to the body.
Mad lands an elbow inside that Po shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mad unloads a knee to the mid-section. Po lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Po misses with a knee strike.
Mad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Po is defending well for now.
Po with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Po blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mad lands a knee to the body.
Mad lands a nice elbow.
Po blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mad lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mad scores a nice knee to the body.
Mad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Po avoids it.
Mad avoiding damage.
Mad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Po misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Po avoids it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mad obliges.
Mad scores with a knee to the head.
Po misses with a knee strike.
Mad stalling against the cage.
Po lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mad misses with a knee strike.
Po tries to land a knee to the head but Mad blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Po.
Mad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Po is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Mad dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Po closes the distance and pushes Mad back into the cage.
Po with a knee to the head.
Po throws a knee to the head but misses.
Po on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Po looking to throw knees to the head but Mad is blocking nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mad lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Po.
Mad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mad stalling the fight.
A knee to the head by Po.
Po tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Po misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mad.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mad.
Mad working Po over with knees to the body.
Po throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mad blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Mad.
Mad lands a nice elbow.
Mad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mad scores with a knee to the head.
Po tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Po using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mad lands a good knee to the midsection. Po won't want to take too many of those.
Po with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mad stalling in the clinch but Po improves position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Po's brow.
Mad misses with a knee to the head.
Mad with a knee to the head.
Po throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mad blocks it with crossed arms.
Mad misses with an elbow over the top.
Po tries to land a knee to the head but Mad blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po looking to throw knees to the head but Mad is blocking nicely.
Po blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Po connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mad's face.
Po blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Po misses with a knee strike.
Po on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Po looking to throw knees to the head but Mad is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mad obliges.
Mad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Po avoiding damage as Mad throws knees to the body.
Mad lands a good knee to the midsection. Po won't want to take too many of those.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mad.
Mad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Po tries to land a knee to the head but Mad blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mad obliges.
Mad crunches a lovely knee into Po's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mad lands a nice elbow.
Mad lands an elbow that stopped Po in his tracks for a moment.
Po lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Mad.
Mad lands a good knee to the midsection. Po won't want to take too many of those.
Mad lands an elbow inside that Po shrugs off.
Po misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Mad.
Mad landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mad lands a knee to the body.
Mad leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Po's defenses.
Po throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mad blocks it with crossed arms.
Mad tries to land a knee to the head but Po blocks with his arms.
Po throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mad blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mad misses with a knee strike.
Mad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Po lands a knee to the head.
Po blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Po.
Mad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Po landing knees to the head.
Mike Mad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Po throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mad blocks it with crossed arms.
Po managing to block the knees to the body from Mad.
Po missing with knees to the body.
Mad working Po over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mad taking a breather.
Tong Po has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Po lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Mad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mad, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Mad!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jupiters Cock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shao Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 heavyweight 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, Jupiters Cock!
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, Shao Kahn!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahn misses with a straight right.
Cock definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cock really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A jab from Cock misses.
Kahn misses the jab.
Kahn tries to keep at a distance but Cock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kahn lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Cock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kahn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kahn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cock backwards.
Cock misses with a punch to the body.
Kahn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kahn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kahn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cock pushes Kahn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kahn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cock pushes Kahn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Shao Kahn has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kahn misses with some punches.
Kahn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kahn lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cock.
Cock works on Kahn's body with a couple of short punches.
Kahn looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cock's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cock digs a right hand into Kahn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kahn's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cock.
Kahn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kahn tries to work over Cock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cock lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kahn or not.
Cock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Cock - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Cock.
Cock works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Cock.
Cock avoiding damage.
A short right from Cock.
A short body shot lands from Cock as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Cock.
Cock works on Kahn's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cock lands a nice shot to the body.
Cock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kahn backwards.
Good body shot from Cock.
Cock digs a right hand underneath Kahn's ribcage. Kahn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cock.
Cock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That has opened up Shao Kahn's cut even more.
Cock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kahn backwards.
Good body shot from Cock.
Come on Cock - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cock scores with a hook to the body.
Cock scores with a shot to the side of Kahn's head.
Cock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cock lands a shot to the body.
Cock pushes Kahn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cock lands an uppercut.
Kahn is rocked!
The cut above Shao Kahn's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kahn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kahn is still on wobbly legs! Can Cock finish him?
Cock lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Kahn to his knees! Cock keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jupiters Cock!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sanosuke Sagara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Bautista has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sanosuke Sagara's chin.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sanosuke Sagara!
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, Dave Bautista!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sagara to the ground. Bautista is now in Sagara's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sagara working for a triangle but Bautista defends it easily.
Bautista trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sagara's guard.
Bautista is stalling in the full guard.
Bautista throwing strikes from guard but Sagara blocks nicely.
Sagara is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Bautista frees his head nicely. Oh but Sagara has switched to an armbar! Bautista is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Sanosuke Sagara!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dayan Taveras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanji Inoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kanji Inoki was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dayan Taveras!
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, Kanji Inoki!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taveras swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taveras definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Inoki.
Taveras throws a series of punches but Inoki avoids them all with ease.
Taveras lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Inoki circles away quickly and effectively.
Taveras will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taveras looks to score with a jab to the body but Inoki is just out of range.
Inoki looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Inoki is pushing down on Taveras's leg trying to pass to half guard. Taveras is fighting to maintain full guard but Inoki has managed to sneak the leg through.
Inoki is looking for a kimura here.
Inoki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoki trying to mount his opponent but Taveras defends it.
Inoki stops Taveras from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Inoki is working for a kimura but Taveras is defending it quite comfortably.
Inoki wants to work for an arm triangle but Taveras is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Inoki is looking for a kimura but Taveras is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Inoki to get the leverage.
Inoki is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Taveras doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Inoki.
Inoki is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Taveras has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taveras is defending against the submission attempts here by Inoki.
Taveras is trying to stand.
Inoki trying to pass the guard but Taveras defending well.
Inoki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Taveras is just riding it out for now. Inoki eventually gives up the hold.
Inoki seems to be looking for submissions.
Inoki is looking for a kimura here.
Inoki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Inoki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Inoki is looking for a kimura but Taveras is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Inoki to get the leverage.
Taveras is trying to stand.
Inoki is looking for a kimura but Taveras is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Inoki to get the leverage.
Inoki is working for a kimura but Taveras is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Inoki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kanji Inoki dominated that round.
That's time! Taveras's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A punch combination from Taveras misses.
Taveras lands a glancing blow to the side of Inoki's head.
Taveras with a nice cross.
It looks like Kanji Inoki has been cut.
Taveras listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taveras swings for the body but Inoki moves out of range.
Taveras swinging wildly here.
Taveras jabs at Inoki's body.
Taveras misses with an uppercut.
Inoki wants to clinch
letting Taveras counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taveras.
Dayan Taveras is winning the standup battle so far.
Inoki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That has opened up Kanji Inoki's cut even more.
Inoki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Inoki throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Taveras was covering up waiting for the punch and Inoki finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kanji Inoki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Inoki thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Taveras is looking to stand up but Inoki isn't so interested in that idea.
Taveras can't keep his opponent in guard - Inoki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taveras is trying to stand back up but Inoki is controlling him
Inoki is looking to advance position but Taveras won't allow it.
Inoki wants to work for an arm triangle but Taveras is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Taveras pushes Inoki off looking to stand but Inoki dives back in and keeps control.
Inoki is trying to work for a kimura but Taveras is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inoki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Taveras defends it well.
Inoki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Inoki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Taveras wants to get back to his feet.
Inoki is working for a submission of some sort.
Inoki stops Taveras from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoki trying to pass the guard but Taveras defending well.
Inoki seems to be working for a kimura but Taveras defends the submission attempt.
Inoki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Taveras is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dayan Taveras dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kanji Inoki's cut.
That's time! 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.
Taveras displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Inoki.
Inoki shoots in looking for a takedown but Taveras manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Inoki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dayan Taveras seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taveras scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
No joy there for Taveras, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Inoki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Taveras but Taveras pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dayan Taveras has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kanji Inoki.
Inoki walks into a straight right hand from Taveras.
Taveras fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Inoki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taveras paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taveras stuffs the takedown attempt from Inoki. Inoki gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from Taveras misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taveras leaves Inoki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Inoki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Taveras moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Taveras coming out on top.
The cut above Kanji Inoki's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Taveras fails to land with a series of punches.
Inoki walks into a left hand.
Inoki get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Inoki stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Taveras runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dayan Taveras!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between The Can (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mercurius Faunus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Can could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mercurius Faunus's chin.
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149 lbs
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160 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, The Can!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mercurius Faunus!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Can throws an off balance right hand
and Faunus counters with a body kick.
Can jabs at Faunus's body.
Faunus blocks a jab.
Can rushes Faunus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Can has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Faunus.
Faunus stalling in the clinch.
Faunus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faunus has a couple of punches blocked by Can.
Can is looking to break free of the clinch but Faunus has double underhooks.
Can slows down the pace here.
Faunus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faunus blocks an uppercut.
Can throws a punch but it's blocked by Faunus.
Can is struggling to control the position.
Can tries to throw a body punch but Faunus avoids it by throwing Can back against the cage.
Faunus is trying to maintain a safe position but Can gets an underhook and turns Faunus into the cage.
Can swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Can wants to get back to striking at distance but Faunus won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Can.
Faunus misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can trying to control the position but instead, Faunus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Can into the cage.
Can misses with a short punch on the inside.
Can lands a nice shot to the body.
Can misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Can fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faunus.
Can has a couple of punches blocked by Faunus.
Faunus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Faunus blocks a jab.
Can pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faunus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Can throws a poor cross that misses
and Faunus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Can misses.
Can throws a right hand that misses
and Faunus moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Faunus.
Can looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Faunus being controlled against the cage.
Can wants to break the clinch but can't.
Can wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Faunus has him pressed against the cage.
Faunus has Can pressed against the cage, preventing Can from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Can.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Can.
Can wants to get back to striking at distance but Faunus won't allow it.
Can is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Faunus's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Faunus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Can wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Can throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Can.
Can digs a right hand underneath Faunus's ribcage. Faunus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faunus.
Faunus misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A frustrated look appears on Can's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Can has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Faunus prevents Can from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Can dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Faunus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Can.
Good standup being displayed there by Can as he connects with a hook.
Faunus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Can counters with a right hand to the body.
Can misses with a looping left.
Can jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Faunus tries to clinch
and Can counters with a two punch combo.
Faunus throws out a powerful jab.
Faunus slips under a jab from Can.
Faunus wants to clinch up but Can keeps it at a distance.
Faunus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Can misses with a right hand
and Faunus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Can rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Faunus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Can here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Can misses with a straight left.
Faunus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Faunus looks to clinch
and Can connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Can misses with a hook
and Faunus counters with a left and a right that stings Can.
Can has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Can there as he acknowledges the shot.
Can misses with a looping right.
Faunus looks to clinch
enabling Can to counter with a crisp jab.
Faunus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Can manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faunus moves away from the strike by Can.
The Can seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Can throws a hook but Faunus blocks it.
Mercurius Faunus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Faunus tries to clinch but Can is having none of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Can misses the target.
Can throws an overhand right that lands on Faunus's shoulder, as Faunus tries to avoid the shot.
Faunus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Can.
Can throws a big shot that misses.
Can rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Faunus counters with a body kick.
Can misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Faunus moves in looking to clinch but Can pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faunus avoids the body shot from Can.
Can throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Faunus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Faunus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Faunus slips under a jab.
Can lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Can circles away from the clinch attempt.
Can swats away the attempt to clinch by Faunus.
Faunus misses with a left hand
and Can makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Faunus wants to clinch up but Can keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Faunus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Can throws a hook but Faunus avoids it easily.
Can lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Mercurius Faunus has been cut.
Faunus scores with a leg kick.
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!
Faunus wants to clinch.
No joy there for Can, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faunus tries to clinch up but Can circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mercurius Faunus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mercurius Faunus's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Can scores with a body shot.
Can throws a looping overhand right but Faunus ducks down to avoid it.
Can throws a jab but it's blocked by Faunus.
Faunus closes the distance but Can moves to the side
and Can counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Can throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Faunus.
Can swings widly with a right hand
and Faunus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Faunus is looking to clinch but Can is avoiding it.
Faunus staying out of range there.
Faunus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Can.
Can throws a jab when Faunus was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Can jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Can scores with a one two! Faunus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Faunus looks to clinch
and Can counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Can throws a jab when Faunus was well out of range.
Can throws out a loose jab but Faunus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Can circles away from the clinch attempt
and Can moves into the clinch.
Can swings wildly with an uppercut but Faunus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Can working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can working aggressively here.
Can tries to break the clinch but Faunus is controlling the position.
Can wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Can wants to get back to striking at distance but Faunus won't allow it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Faunus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Faunus misses with some punches.
The referee calls for Faunus to work.
Faunus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faunus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Can's efforts to push away.
Faunus misses with the head strike.
Can lands a hook that snaps the head of Faunus backwards.
Can misses with a hook from the clinch.
Can content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Can misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Faunus working aggressively here.
Can blocks an uppercut.
Can tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faunus's elbow.
Can's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Can is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can misses with a punch on the inside.
Can has a couple of punches blocked by Faunus.
Faunus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Can misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faunus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faunus misses with a punch on the inside.
Can is trying to break the clinch but Faunus has him pressed against the cage.
Faunus blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faunus misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Faunus.
Faunus misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Can showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Can has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Can!
During a confident post fight interview, The Can thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garen Crownguard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Never Say Never-Justine Bieber Feat. Jaden Smith kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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25
216 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Garen Crownguard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crownguard rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Crownguard with a knee to the head.
Crownguard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Crownguard gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jones looks winded!
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Crownguard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Crownguard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crownguard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crownguard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crownguard landing knees to the head.
Crownguard crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Crownguard lands a knee to the head.
Crownguard landing knees to the head.
Crownguard landing knees to the head.
Jones is rocked!
Knees to the body from Crownguard.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Crownguard finish him?
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Crownguard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crownguard.
Crownguard lands a big knee! That's hurt Jones! Oh, he's all over the place! Crownguard lands another knee that sends Jones to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Garen Crownguard!
Garen Crownguard seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Paulo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Paulo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antonio Paulo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steven Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Paulo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paulo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Taylor's head backwards.
Taylor tries to clinch but Paulo moves away
and Paulo counters by moving into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Taylor.
Paulo cracks Taylor with a nice body shot.
Taylor is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Taylor tries to land a knee to the head but Paulo blocks with his arms.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Paulo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taylor putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paulo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Taylor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taylor tries to land knees in the clinch but Paulo avoids the damage to the body.
Taylor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Paulo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paulo.
Paulo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taylor looks to clinch
and Paulo moves into the clinch.
Paulo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Paulo.
Taylor taking a breather.
Taylor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paulo blocks it with crossed arms.
Paulo tries to work over Taylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taylor looking to throw knees to the head but Paulo is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Paulo managing to block the knees to the body from Taylor.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Taylor misses with a knee strike.
Paulo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Paulo being controlled against the cage.
Paulo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor missing with knees to the body.
Paulo tries to work over Taylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Taylor is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Taylor missing with knees to the body.
Paulo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters up against the cage, Taylor throws an elbow but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taylor obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paulo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Paulo is trying to push Taylor away but Taylor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Come on Taylor - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Taylor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paulo.
Taylor lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Paulo stalling in the clinch but Taylor improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paulo.
Paulo blocks an elbow strike.
Paulo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Paulo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Taylor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taylor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Taylor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taylor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paulo is defending well for now.
Paulo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Taylor leaning his opponent against the cage.
Paulo avoiding damage as Taylor throws knees to the body.
Taylor stalling in the clinch.
Paulo pushes Taylor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Taylor looking to stall.
Taylor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor prevents Paulo from breaking the clinch.
Paulo avoids the elbow strike from Taylor, against the cage.
Taylor pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Paulo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor crunches a lovely knee into Paulo's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paulo tries to circle away but Taylor has him pinned against the cage.
Taylor lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Antonio Paulo has been cut.
Taylor prevents Paulo from breaking the clinch.
Taylor has Paulo pressed against the cage, preventing Paulo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Paulo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paulo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Taylor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Taylor is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Taylor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Paulo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Paulo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Paulo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Paulo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paulo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Taylor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Paulo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Taylor's knee momentarily.
Antonio Paulo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor wants to clinch.
Paulo keeps the fight on the outside.
Paulo keeps the fight on the outside.
Paulo misses with a head kick.
Paulo tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paulo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Paulo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Paulo circles away and keeps his distance.
Paulo thows a body kick. Taylor tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Paulo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taylor wants to clinch but Paulo slips to the side
and Paulo counters with a nice body kick.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Paulo circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Taylor gets a clinch.
Taylor is pushing Paulo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A frustrated look appears on Paulo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taylor connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taylor.
Paulo can't break the clinch.
Taylor lands an elbow just above Paulo 's eye.
Paulo can't break the clinch.
Paulo managing to block the knees to the body from Taylor.
Taylor pushes off an throws an elbow but Paulo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Paulo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taylor is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paulo has had enough of the clinch but Taylor keeps him there for the moment.
Taylor trying to land knees to the body.
Paulo can't find room to land a body shot as Taylor controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Taylor slows down the pace here.
Paulo lands a hook that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulo managing to block the knees to the body from Taylor.
A frustrated look appears on Paulo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taylor tries to land knees in the clinch but Paulo avoids the damage to the body.
Taylor stalling the fight.
Taylor stalling in the clinch but Paulo improves position.
Taylor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paulo.
Paulo manages to break the clinch.
Paulo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paulo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steven Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paulo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paulo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paulo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Taylor at a distance.
Paulo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Taylor blocks a head kick by Paulo.
Paulo misses with a body kick.
Paulo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paulo thows a leg kick but Taylor checks it
and Taylor holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paulo.
Taylor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taylor with a knee to the head.
Paulo dodges an elbow strike from Taylor.
Paulo misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor looking to throw knees to the head but Paulo is blocking nicely.
Paulo avoiding damage as Taylor throws knees to the body.
Paulo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Antonio Paulo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Antonio Paulo's cut.
That's time! Paulo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Taylor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paulo.
Taylor tries to clinch
and Paulo counters with a head kick.
Antonio Paulo is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Paulo.
Paulo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paulo swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Paulo circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor blocks a head kick by Paulo.
Paulo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taylor tries to clinch there but Paulo circles away.
Paulo throws a head kick that misses.
Paulo throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor avoids the head kick by Paulo.
Paulo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown by Paulo or perhaps it was just good defense by Taylor which made him look bad.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor is looking to clinch.
Taylor tries to clinch up
and Paulo counters with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Paulo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor closes the distance but Paulo moves to the side
and Paulo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Taylor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Taylor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paulo breaks from the clinch.
Paulo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Paulo is looking to wear down Taylor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Paulo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paulo misses with a head kick.
Paulo throws a head kick that misses.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Paulo circles away and keeps his distance.
Good work by Taylor as he checks the leg kick.
Paulo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taylor tries to clinch up
and Paulo counters with a body kick that stops Taylor in his tracks momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to clinch but Paulo is having none of it.
Taylor tries to clinch but Paulo moves away
and Paulo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Paulo keeps the fight on the outside.
Paulo lands an overhand right.
Paulo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paulo lands with a slapping head kick.
Taylor is rocked!
Paulo throws a head kick that misses.
Taylor is still on wobbly legs! Can Paulo finish him?
Paulo cracks Taylor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Taylor closes the distance but Paulo moves to the side
and Paulo scores with a counter punch that sends Taylor to the canvas! Paulo smells blood - he's punishing Taylor with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Taylor has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Paulo!
Antonio Paulo retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Antonio Paulo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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