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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between aTtaaas Lao Liikta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylvester Stallone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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218 lbs
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212 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, aTtaaas Lao Liikta!
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, Sylvester Stallone!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stallone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stallone lands a jab.
Lao Liikta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stallone, pushing him back against the cage.
Lao Liikta has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stallone avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lao Liikta has Stallone pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stallone manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stallone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lao Liikta is trying to drag Stallone to the mat but Stallone just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for aTtaaas Lao Liikta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stallone lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lao Liikta.
Lao Liikta goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stallone prevents it.
Lao Liikta is trying to drag Stallone to the mat but Stallone just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lao Liikta wants to take the fight to the mat but Stallone manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Stallone.
Lao Liikta gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao Liikta seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lao Liikta scoring with some ground and pound.
Lao Liikta won't allow Stallone to get back to his feet.
Stallone can't keep his opponent in guard - Lao Liikta advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Stallone is looking to escape.
Stallone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lao Liikta.
Lao Liikta missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stallone taking some punishment here, with Lao Liikta in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lao Liikta thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lao Liikta controlling the action here.
Lao Liikta seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lao Liikta lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lao Liikta has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stallone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lao Liikta.
Lao Liikta prevents Stallone from standing back up.
Lao Liikta throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stallone keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lao Liikta takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
It looks like Sylvester Stallone has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lao Liikta looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lao Liikta keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lao Liikta scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stallone is rocked!
Lao Liikta is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Stallone is hurt! He's hurt bad - Lao Liikta fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Stallone from any more punishment! Congratulations to Lao Liikta! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). aTtaaas Lao Liikta!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Box Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Box (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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270 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Box Man!
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, Muay Box!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Box tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Box.
Man tests Box's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Box scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Man doesn't seem bothered though.
A left lands for Box.
Box digs a good hook to Man's body.
Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Box takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Box. That snapped Man's head back.
Muay Box seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Box connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Box Man has been cut.
Man takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Box digs a good hook to Man's body.
Box scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Box stuns Man with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Man is breathing heavily.
Box cracks Man with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Box has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Man to stand back up!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Box scores with a hook to the body. Man takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Box connects with a body shot that sends Man's belly button to the back.
Box cracks Man with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Man looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Box finish him?
Man is rocked!
Crack! Box connects with the perfect overhand right and Man falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Box!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Muay Box!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bore Alis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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260 lbs
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266 lbs
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Good takedowns
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Counter fighter
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brian Griffin!
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, Bore Alis!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alis moves in looking to clinch but Griffin pushes him off.
Griffin swings widly with a right hand
and Alis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Griffin's guard.
Griffin managing to control the position.
Alis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alis throwing strikes but missing.
Griffin wants to sweep here but Alis controlling him for the moment.
Alis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin working for a triangle but Alis defends it easily.
Alis trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alis won't allow Griffin to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alis postures up in Griffin's guard and throws a big left but Griffin blocks it.
Alis chips away with some ground and pound.
Griffin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alis.
Alis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Alis is in close to Griffin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Alis postures up in Griffin's guard and throws a big left but Griffin blocks it.
Alis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Alis stopping the sweep attempt from Griffin.
Alis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Griffin's head.
Alis stopping the sweep attempt from Griffin.
Alis trying to control but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Griffin looking for a sweep. Not yet Griffin, not yet.
Alis trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffin could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Alis postures up in Griffin's guard and throws a big left but Griffin blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin keeping moving, preventing Alis from controlling successfully.
Griffin has control of Alis's left arm, preventing Alis from doing any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Griffin's guard.
Alis moves into full mount! Griffin won't be happy about that!
Alis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Griffin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Griffin tries to get out of the position.
Alis lands with some strikes.
Griffin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
It looks like Brian Griffin has been cut.
Alis working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alis landing punches.
Griffin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Alis lands a couple of good shots and Griffin has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Alis working for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alis punishes Griffin with strikes from the back mount.
Griffin trying to control the position but Alis manages to sink in the hooks.
Alis is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Griffin up.
Brian Griffin's cut is getting worse.
Alis cracks Griffin with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Griffin from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Griffin is in bad spot here.
Alis throwing damaging strikes from the back! Griffin could be in trouble here!
Brian Griffin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Griffin tries to break free.
Alis scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Griffin is looking for a way out.
Griffin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alis on the ground.
Griffin fending off the submission attempt from Alis.
Alis is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Jeez, Brian Griffin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brian Griffin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bore Alis!
A relieved looking Bore Alis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Con Fidence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clint Barton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Con Fidence has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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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, Con Fidence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Clint Barton!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barton needs to keep his hands up - Fidence had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Clint Barton has been cut.
Fidence throws a leg kick but Barton checks it.
Fidence throws a leg kick
and Barton counters by clinching up.
A short left from Barton.
Barton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fidence backwards.
Fidence softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fidence prevents a body shot from Barton.
Fidence misses with a punch on the inside.
Fidence swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fidence's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barton is looking to clinch.
Barton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Fidence misses the target.
Fidence looks to land a left hand but Barton moved out of range nicely.
Barton closes the distance but Fidence moves to the side
and Fidence counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fidence jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barton moves out of range of the body kick from Fidence.
Barton checks a leg kick.
Fidence definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fidence tries to score with a low kick but Barton moves his leg out of the way.
Barton cracks Fidence with a good jab.
Clint Barton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barton tries to move into range but Fidence moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barton. Fidence does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fidence feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Fidence throws a low kick but Barton avoids it.
Barton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fidence.
Barton wants to clinch.
Fidence bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barton lands a slapping body shot.
Barton throws out a loose jab but Fidence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barton ducks under a wild hook from Fidence.
Barton clinches up with Fidence and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fidence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fidence breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fidence attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A low kick from Fidence is predictable there
and Barton counters with a series of strikes. Fidence will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fidence looks to score with a jab to the body but Barton is just out of range.
Fidence throws a hook but Barton blocks it.
Fidence tries to work over Barton's front leg with a kick but Barton checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barton jabs at Fidence's body.
Barton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barton moves into the clinch.
Barton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fidence tries to stall but Barton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fidence escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barton avoids a kick to the body.
Fidence throws a hook to the side of Barton's head but Barton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fidence waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barton.
Fidence waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barton.
A telegraphed right hand from Barton misses the target.
Barton misses with a few strikes there.
Fidence throws a quick counter kick to the body but Barton avoids it.
Fidence misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fidence throws a low kick but Barton avoids it.
Fidence walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fidence.
Barton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Barton.
Barton lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fidence swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fidence letting Barton take a breather here.
Fidence tries to work over Barton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barton lands a body punch.
Barton slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Con Fidence will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Clint Barton'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 crowd cheers as Barton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fidence doesn't seem phased though.
Fidence throws a jab but it's blocked by Barton.
Fidence has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Barton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barton has managed to clinch.
Barton effectively controlling the action here.
Fidence lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Fidence.
Fidence struggles to land a body shot inside as Barton controls his hands.
Fidence looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fidence swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fidence goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barton leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fidence misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barton as Fidence tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fidence tries a body shot but Barton blocks it.
Barton misses with a punch to the body.
Barton is trying to stall.
Fidence scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fidence misses with some punches.
Barton lands a hook that snaps the head of Fidence backwards.
Fidence is trying to pull guard but Barton turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fidence pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fidence avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barton instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barton.
Fidence prevents a body shot from Barton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fidence tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barton's elbow.
Fidence tries to stall but Barton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fidence jumps guard but Barton turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Barton taking a breather.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fidence misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barton stalling.
Clint Barton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barton leaning against his opponent.
Fidence tries a body shot but Barton blocks it.
Fidence tries to pull guard but Barton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Con Fidence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fidence wants to get back to striking at distance but Barton won't allow it.
Barton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Barton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fidence can't find room to land a body shot as Barton controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Barton.
Barton lands a right hand.
Barton lands a body punch.
Fidence throws a head punch that misses.
Barton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fidence jumps guard but Barton turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fidence misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barton.
A hook to the body from Barton.
Fidence misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Barton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barton slows down the pace here.
Stalling in the clinch from Barton.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Barton continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Clint Barton.
Fidence throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barton is looking for the big counter here.
Barton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fidence swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fidence staying out of range there.
Fidence misses with a body punch
and Barton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Con Fidence is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fidence swats away the attempt to clinch by Barton.
Fidence appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Barton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Clint Barton's cut.
That's time! Fidence's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Barton tries to clinch but Fidence moves out of range.
Barton swinging wildly here.
Fidence looks to land a body kick but Barton moved away.
Fidence sets himself, and Barton steps forward looking for the clinch! Fidence avoids it this time.
Fidence bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Fidence wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fidence finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clint Barton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barton moves into the clinch successfully.
Fidence's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fidence fails to pull guard.
Fidence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fidence tries to work over Barton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fidence tries to work over Barton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fidence tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fidence is trying to maintain a safe position but Barton gets an underhook and turns Fidence into the cage.
Fidence lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fidence backwards.
Fidence pulls Barton into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fidence has a closed guard, preventing Barton from standing up.
Fidence is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fidence manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barton manages to get himself to full guard.
Fidence distracts Barton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fidence prevents Barton from getting back to his feet.
Fidence advances position into side control!
Barton wants to get back to his feet.
Fidence looks up at the clock and then as Barton takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fidence smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fidence in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fidence is chipping away with strikes.
Fidence prevents Barton from escaping the position.
Fidence working the ground and pound.
Fidence is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Fidence scores with punches from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fidence is putting a hurting on Barton here, landing some big shots from side control.
Barton wants to get back to his feet but Fidence drags him back down.
Barton taking a bit of punishment here - Fidence scoring with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Barton can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fidence works to advance to full mount. Barton defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Barton trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fidence lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Barton is rocked!
Fidence softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Barton is out cold! Fidence jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Con Fidence!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daichi Nomura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fred Perry will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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219 lbs
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212 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daichi Nomura!
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, Fred Perry!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nomura lands a lovely overhand right.
Nomura looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nomura misses with a straight right.
And Perry tries to counter it with a takedown but Nomura pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nomura gets caught flat footed, as Perry shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Perry wants to pass the guard but Nomura is keeping the position.
Perry stopping the sweep attempt from Nomura.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Perry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Perry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nomura is pulling down on Perry's head. It's preventing any offense from Perry, at least for the moment.
Nomura manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Perry manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry looking for a guillotine here but Nomura defends easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Perry is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry throws a strike but Nomura rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Perry working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nomura has passed into half guard!
Nomura seems to be looking for submissions.
Perry is defending against the submission attempts here by Nomura.
Perry is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Nomura is tapping! Great win for Perry!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Fred Perry!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Do Hoo Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Scribble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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176 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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, Do Hoo Jung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, DJ Scribble!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scribble misses with a combination
and Jung counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Scribble!
Jung tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jung tries for a kimura but Scribble is defending well.
Jung is trying to get an arm triangle but Scribble is defending well.
Jung has hold of Scribble's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Scribble tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Jung cranks the arm and Scribble screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Scribble, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Do Hoo Jung!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harold Harmbe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Layne Staley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Staley has chosen Junkhead as his entrance music. The key to victory for Harold Harmbe has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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196 lbs
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193 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harold Harmbe!
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, Layne Staley!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harmbe pushes Staley up against the cage in a clinch.
Staley's coach down at Harambe Remembrance Hall was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Staley's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Harmbe taking a breather.
Harmbe stalling against the cage.
Harmbe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Harmbe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harmbe tries to clinch up but Staley circles away and keeps his distance.
And Staley tries to counter it with a takedown but Harmbe pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Harmbe gets a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Staley as Harmbe tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harmbe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Staley is looking for a takedown.
Harmbe breaks the clinch.
Harmbe misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmbe forces Staley back against the cage and clinches.
Harmbe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harmbe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Staley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Staley drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Harmbe defends it well.
Harmbe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Staley, pushing him back against the cage.
Harmbe is pushing Staley up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Harmbe gets underhooks to prevent Staley's takedown attempt.
Harmbe taking a breather.
Staley prevents Harmbe from breaking the clinch.
Harmbe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Staley.
Harold Harmbe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Layne Staley.
Staley wants to take the fight to the mat but Harmbe manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Harmbe.
Harmbe 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.
Harmbe manages to break the clinch.
Harmbe closes the distance and clinches.
Harmbe manages to break the clinch.
Harmbe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Staley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Staley tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Staley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harmbe darts in and clinches Staley up against the cage.
Staley is looking for a takedown.
Harmbe breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe tries to clinch up.
Staley tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Harmbe has managed to clinch.
Harmbe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Staley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Staley changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Staley gets tackled into the cage by Harmbe. Harmbe maintains the clinch.
Staley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harmbe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harmbe closes the distance but Staley moves to the side
and Staley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Harmbe won't be happy with that.
Staley has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Harmbe is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Staley yanks on the arm and Harmbe is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Staley.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Layne Staley!
A relieved looking Layne Staley thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Harold Harmbe stepped up to the mic, saying 'ill be back again and again till i win'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kowaczkiewicz Jedrzekizchezna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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178 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Basic striking
Solid 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kowaczkiewicz Jedrzekizchezna!
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, Damian Maia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jedrzekizchezna throws a body shot but no joy.
Maia feints the counter takedown.
Maia with a poor takedown
and Jedrzekizchezna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Damian Maia has been cut.
Maia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jedrzekizchezna sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jedrzekizchezna definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jedrzekizchezna moves into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jedrzekizchezna.
Jedrzekizchezna works on Maia's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from Jedrzekizchezna.
Maia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jedrzekizchezna just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kowaczkiewicz Jedrzekizchezna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Maia.
Maia tries to pull guard but Jedrzekizchezna holds him up against the cage and eventually Maia drops back down to his feet.
Maia goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jedrzekizchezna prevents it.
Maia looks winded!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jedrzekizchezna.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Jedrzekizchezna.
Jedrzekizchezna lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jedrzekizchezna.
Maia is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jedrzekizchezna drops Maia onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Maia is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Maia is still on wobbly legs! Can Jedrzekizchezna finish him?
That has opened up Damian Maia's cut even more.
Jedrzekizchezna creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Maia's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Maia drops to his knees and Jedrzekizchezna pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kowaczkiewicz Jedrzekizchezna!
Kowaczkiewicz Jedrzekizchezna 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Chico Cunha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prochazka Panagiotopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Panagiotopoulos has chosen 2Pac feat. Eazy-E - Real Thugs as his entrance music. Chico Cunha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chico Cunha!
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, Prochazka Panagiotopoulos!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panagiotopoulos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cunha moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Prochazka Panagiotopoulos has been cut.
Panagiotopoulos misses with a left hand
and Cunha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Panagiotopoulos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Panagiotopoulos throws a looping overhand right but Cunha ducks down to avoid it.
Panagiotopoulos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big right from Cunha misses.
Cunha misses with a double jab
letting Panagiotopoulos counter with a right hand.
Cunha with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panagiotopoulos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cunha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Cunha. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cunha.
Cunha throws a lazy uppercut
and Cunha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Chico Cunha has been cut.
Panagiotopoulos slips under a jab from Cunha.
Panagiotopoulos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Panagiotopoulos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cunha misses with a two punch combination.
Panagiotopoulos throws a jab but it's blocked by Cunha.
Panagiotopoulos misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panagiotopoulos misses with a looping right.
Panagiotopoulos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Panagiotopoulos throws a body punch but Cunha moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Cunha misses its target.
Cunha lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Panagiotopoulos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cunha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Cunha misses.
Cunha fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Panagiotopoulos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Panagiotopoulos throws an overhand right that lands on Cunha's shoulder, as Cunha tries to avoid the shot.
Cunha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Panagiotopoulos.
Cunha was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cunha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Panagiotopoulos.
Cunha seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Panagiotopoulos misses the shot to the body.
Panagiotopoulos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cunha throws out the jab.
Cunha throws a nice looking combination but Panagiotopoulos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Panagiotopoulos misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Panagiotopoulos misses with a two punch combination.
Cunha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cunha misses with a hook. Panagiotopoulos ducked under it nicely.
Panagiotopoulos ducks under a wild hook from Cunha.
Panagiotopoulos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cunha.
Panagiotopoulos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cunha looks to land a combination but Panagiotopoulos avoids it well.
Cunha is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Panagiotopoulos connects with a body shot.
Panagiotopoulos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cunha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Panagiotopoulos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Panagiotopoulos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cunha.
Cunha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cunha clobbers Panagiotopoulos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panagiotopoulos throws out a loose jab but Cunha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Cunha as he connects with a hook.
Panagiotopoulos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cunha staying out of range there.
It looked like Cunha wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cunha defending well as Panagiotopoulos loads up on a big left hand.
Cunha lands a jab to Panagiotopoulos's midsection.
Panagiotopoulos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Panagiotopoulos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cunha slips under a jab.
Panagiotopoulos looks to throw the jab but Cunha is out of range.
Cunha throws a body shot but no joy.
Panagiotopoulos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A telegraphed right hand from Cunha misses the target.
Panagiotopoulos misses with a wild body shot.
Cunha throws a hook but Panagiotopoulos avoids it easily.
Panagiotopoulos loads up on a big right hand but Cunha slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Panagiotopoulos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Panagiotopoulos slips a straight right by Cunha.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cunha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Panagiotopoulos misses.
Cunha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Panagiotopoulos works the jab nicely.
Cunha misses with a left hand
and Panagiotopoulos counters with a nice uppercut.
Cunha scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Cunha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the liver by Panagiotopoulos. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circling - Panagiotopoulos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Panagiotopoulos throws a body shot but no joy.
Panagiotopoulos misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Panagiotopoulos punishes Cunha's body with a nice straight punch.
A right-left combo lands from Panagiotopoulos.
Nice defenses there by Panagiotopoulos.
Cunha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Panagiotopoulos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Prochazka Panagiotopoulos will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cunha throws a hook to the side of Panagiotopoulos's head but Panagiotopoulos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cunha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Panagiotopoulos. Cunha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prochazka Panagiotopoulos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cunha staying out of range there.
Panagiotopoulos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Panagiotopoulos cracks Cunha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Panagiotopoulos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cunha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cunha ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cunha takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Cunha.
Cunha smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cunha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Panagiotopoulos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Panagiotopoulos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cunha lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cunha throws a body shot but no joy.
Panagiotopoulos fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunha looks to score with a jab to the body but Panagiotopoulos is just out of range.
Panagiotopoulos loads up on a big right hand but Cunha slips the punch.
Panagiotopoulos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Panagiotopoulos swings for the body but Cunha moves out of range.
Panagiotopoulos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Panagiotopoulos misses with a looping left.
Panagiotopoulos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cunha.
Cunha takes one to the side of the head.
Panagiotopoulos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Panagiotopoulos misses its intended target.
Cunha throws a hook to the side of Panagiotopoulos's head but Panagiotopoulos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Panagiotopoulos moves out of range as Cunha strikes.
Panagiotopoulos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Panagiotopoulos misses its intended target.
Cunha throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panagiotopoulos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Panagiotopoulos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Panagiotopoulos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Panagiotopoulos throws a hook but Cunha blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panagiotopoulos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Panagiotopoulos misses the shot to the body.
Cunha throws a hook to the side of Panagiotopoulos's head but Panagiotopoulos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Panagiotopoulos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big right from Panagiotopoulos misses.
Cunha scores with a body shot.
Cunha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Panagiotopoulos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Panagiotopoulos let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Cunha.
Panagiotopoulos misses with a body shot.
Cunha walks into a straight right hand from Panagiotopoulos.
Cunha connects with a body shot.
Cunha doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panagiotopoulos ducks under a wild hook from Cunha.
A countering left hand to the body from Panagiotopoulos misses.
Panagiotopoulos lands a really nice looking cross but Cunha seems unphased.
Cunha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Panagiotopoulos throws out the jab.
Cunha throws a hook to the side of Panagiotopoulos's head but Panagiotopoulos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Panagiotopoulos throws a body shot but no joy.
Panagiotopoulos avoids the body shot from Cunha.
Cunha throws a series of strikes that have Panagiotopoulos backpedaling.
Cunha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Panagiotopoulos.
Panagiotopoulos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Panagiotopoulos throws the left hand but Cunha avoids the punch easily.
Panagiotopoulos just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Cunha wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cunha lands a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Panagiotopoulos. Cunha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cunha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Panagiotopoulos misses with a looping right.
Cunha appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panagiotopoulos throws a big shot that misses.
Cunha avoids the body shot from Panagiotopoulos.
Panagiotopoulos misses with a looping left.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Panagiotopoulos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cunha slips a straight right by Panagiotopoulos.
Cunha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Panagiotopoulos.
Cunha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Panagiotopoulos misses with a wild combination.
Panagiotopoulos walks into a left hand.
Panagiotopoulos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cunha takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chico Cunha's cut is getting worse.
Panagiotopoulos misses the jab.
Panagiotopoulos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cunha was well out of range. Poor timing from Panagiotopoulos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Prochazka Panagiotopoulos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Panagiotopoulos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Panagiotopoulos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cunha manages to avoid it.
Panagiotopoulos missing with a left hand there. Cunha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cunha connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cunha smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Panagiotopoulos misses with a wild body shot.
Cunha lands an overhand right.
A big left from Panagiotopoulos misses.
Panagiotopoulos throws a body shot but no joy.
Panagiotopoulos takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panagiotopoulos throws a poor cross that misses
and Cunha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Panagiotopoulos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cunha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Panagiotopoulos missing with a left hand there. Cunha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Cunha was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Panagiotopoulos.
Panagiotopoulos jabs Cunha right on the nose. Cunha blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Panagiotopoulos avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunha throws a body shot but no joy.
Cunha fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Panagiotopoulos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice shot lands for Panagiotopoulos.
Panagiotopoulos throws a shot from downtown. Cunha moves away and avoids it.
Cunha misses with a looping right.
Cunha swings for the body but Panagiotopoulos moves out of range.
Panagiotopoulos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cunha.
Panagiotopoulos cracks Cunha with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cunha moves out of range as Panagiotopoulos strikes.
Panagiotopoulos throws a lazy uppercut
and Cunha counters with a nice uppercut.
Panagiotopoulos slips under a jab from Cunha.
A looping hook to the body misses from Panagiotopoulos. Cunha does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from Panagiotopoulos finds it's target.
Chico Cunha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panagiotopoulos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Panagiotopoulos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cunha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Panagiotopoulos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cunha manages to avoid it.
Cunha misses with a shot to the body
and Panagiotopoulos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Panagiotopoulos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cunha to score with a decent uppercut.
Cunha misses with a hook.
Panagiotopoulos moves out of range of the strikes.
Panagiotopoulos digs a good body shot into Cunha's ribs.
Cunha ducks under a wild hook from Panagiotopoulos.
Panagiotopoulos digs a good hook to Cunha's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cunha. Panagiotopoulos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cunha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Panagiotopoulos throws out the jab.
Cunha takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panagiotopoulos throws a body shot but no joy.
Cunha misses with the combination.
Panagiotopoulos ducks under a wild hook from Cunha.
Cunha avoids the body shot from Panagiotopoulos.
Cunha lands with a nice combination. Panagiotopoulos backs away looking to recover.
Panagiotopoulos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cunha.
Cunha swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cunha takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Panagiotopoulos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cunha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Panagiotopoulos moves away from the strike by Cunha.
Cunha ducks under a wild hook from Panagiotopoulos.
Panagiotopoulos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cunha takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Panagiotopoulos misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Cunha on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Panagiotopoulos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cunha.
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!
Cunha just misses with a punch to the body.
Cunha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cunha takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cunha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cunha takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cunha slips under a jab.
Panagiotopoulos misses with a wild body shot.
Cunha throws a shot from downtown. Panagiotopoulos moves away and avoids it.
Panagiotopoulos let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Panagiotopoulos slips under a jab from Cunha.
Panagiotopoulos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cunha jabs Panagiotopoulos right on the nose. Panagiotopoulos blinks but takes it well.
Prochazka Panagiotopoulos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cunha misses with a few strikes there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Prochazka Panagiotopoulos.
Well Panagiotopoulos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 29:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Prochazka Panagiotopoulos!
A relieved looking Prochazka Panagiotopoulos thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curtis comes to the cage accompanied by Avenged Sevenfold - Nightmare. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ezekiel Curtis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Curtis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lesnar is trying to pull guard but Curtis has him pressed against the cage.
Curtis slowing the pace effectively.
Lesnar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lesnar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Curtis lands a right hand.
Lesnar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Curtis smiles and moves away.
Ezekiel Curtis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesnar.
Lesnar shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Curtis is trying to defend but Lesnar finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lesnar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lesnar is working for a submission of some sort.
Curtis is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis is working hard here to advance position.
Lesnar is looking to advance position but Curtis won't allow it.
Lesnar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Curtis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lesnar content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lesnar's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lesnar is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Curtis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lesnar on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Curtis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lesnar fails to move to back control.
Curtis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Curtis tries to get out of the position.
Curtis is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Lesnar locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Curtis is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brock Lesnar! Brock Lesnar retains his featherweight title!
A victorious Brock Lesnar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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