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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dietrich Von Bern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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215 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dietrich Von Bern!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Saul Hudson!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Bern takes one to the chin there.
Von Bern uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hudson.
Hudson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Von Bern scores with a head kick. Hudson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A big right from Hudson misses.
Hudson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hudson scores with the left hand. Von Bern knows he should have avoided that one.
Von Bern throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Bern lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hudson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hudson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab from Hudson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hudson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hudson tries to keep at a distance but Von Bern has taken the fight into the clinch.
Von Bern lands a shot to the body.
Von Bern lands a hook to the side of the head.
Von Bern pushes Hudson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hudson prevents a body shot from Von Bern.
Von Bern scores with a shot to the side of Hudson's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Bern struggles to land a body shot inside as Hudson controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Von Bern.
A right hand to the body from Von Bern.
Hudson has a couple of punches blocked by Von Bern.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Von Bern.
Von Bern lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hudson fails to land.
Von Bern doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Von Bern.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Von Bern.
Hudson is rocked!
Von Bern is pushing Hudson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hudson is still on wobbly legs! Can Von Bern finish him?
A hook to the body from Von Bern.
Von Bern really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hudson looks winded!
A short right from Von Bern.
Hudson throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Bern.
Hudson seems to have recovered his senses.
Hudson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Von Bern escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Von Bern connects with an inside leg kick.
Von Bern pushes Hudson up against the cage in a clinch.
Von Bern scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Von Bern.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Von Bern.
Von Bern lands a hook to the side of the head.
Von Bern lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hudson backwards.
Von Bern is working Hudson over against the cage.
Von Bern looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Von Bern scores with a hook to the body.
Von Bern breaks from the clinch.
Von Bern lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hudson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Von Bern.
Hudson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Von Bern lands a nice looking body kick.
Von Bern looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Von Bern throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Von Bern lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hudson will feel that in the morning.
Von Bern scores with a head kick.
Von Bern lands a head kick. Hudson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Von Bern scores with a kick to the body.
Hudson gets tackled into the cage by Von Bern. Von Bern maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Von Bern scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Bern lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hudson.
Von Bern digs a right hand into Hudson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hudson's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Von Bern.
Von Bern lands a body shot in the clinch.
Von Bern works on Hudson's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Von Bern.
Von Bern pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Von Bern fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hudson walks into a left hand.
Von Bern scores with a head kick. Hudson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Von Bern connects with a high kick.
Von Bern fakes the leg kick and cracks Hudson in the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whack! Von Bern lands a heavy head kick that drops Hudson. The ref tackles Von Bern to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Hudson was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Dietrich Von Bern!
Dietrich Von Bern decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rouhullah Jafari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Devon Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rouhullah Jafari!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jafari takes one to the side of the head.
Jafari looks to throw the jab but Campbell is out of range.
Campbell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Campbell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jafari throws a left and a right that both miss
and Campbell counters with a stiff right hand.
Jafari throws a jab when Campbell was well out of range.
Campbell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jafari.
Campbell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jafari falls off balance throwing a combination
and Campbell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jafari won't be happy with that.
Campbell staying calm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campbell's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Further stalling from Campbell.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campbell has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jafari stops Campbell from passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell lands some shots froms side control.
Jafari is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Jafari's face as Campbell controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Jafari's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jafari trying to remain calm as Campbell controls from the top position.
Jafari takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Campbell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jafari to see if he's OK.
Campbell advances to mount.
Campbell landing punches.
Campbell scoring with strikes but Jafari is staying in there.
Campbell has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jafari's face.
Jafari wants to hold on but Campbell pushes him away.
Campbell content just to control the position here.
Campbell breaks from Jafari's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Campbell cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jafari tries to hold on but Campbell pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Campbell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campbell controlling his opponent.
Campbell 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.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Campbell is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Campbell dominating with strikes here.
Campbell controlling from mount.
Jafari is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Campbell with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell landing strikes from the mount and Jafari is in trouble!
The referee warns Jafari that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
BOOM! Campbell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jafari in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Campbell lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Campbell lands a heavy elbow.
Jafari tries to lock up and control but Campbell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Campbell looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jafari takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Campbell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Campbell putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jafari is rocked!
Campbell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jafari is still in real trouble! Can Campbell finish him?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jafari can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campbell raining down shots from the mount!
Campbell looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Jafari covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devon Campbell!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between One Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Caffey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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285 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, One Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dave Caffey!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love connects with a body shot that sends Caffey's belly button to the back.
Love lands a really nice looking cross but Caffey seems unphased.
Caffey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Love is looking to counter punch.
Caffey looks to land a right hand but Love moved out of range.
Caffey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Love was well out of range. Poor timing from Caffey.
A combination from Love does no damage.
Caffey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caffey works the jab nicely.
Caffey loads up on a big right hand but Love slips the punch.
Love moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Caffey.
Love is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Love tries to bum rush Caffey with a series of wild strikes but Caffey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caffey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like One Love has been cut.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Caffey engages and cracks Love with a massive lead left hook - Love tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Caffey is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dave Caffey!
Dave Caffey made sure to mention his sponsor, Oblivion Inc. in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Railgun (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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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anthony Cormier !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronald Railgun!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Railgun gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cormier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cormier lands the left hand.
Railgun fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cormier clobbers Railgun with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Railgun changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cormier tries to avoid it but Railgun manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cormier to the ground. Cormier escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anthony Cormier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Railgun.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cormier misses with a looping right.
Railgun shoots in and drives through. Cormier sprawls well.
Railgun takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big right from Cormier misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormier lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Railgun shoots and misses
and Cormier counters with a right hand to the body.
Railgun shoots and misses
and Cormier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oooooh!!! Cormier has knocked Railgun down with a huge combo! Cormier steps away and waves a wobbly Railgun back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Railgun is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Railgun ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Cormier misses.
Railgun defending well as Cormier loads up on a big left hand.
Railgun defending well as Cormier loads up on a big left hand.
Cormier swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Railgun.
Railgun shoots and misses
and Cormier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Railgun is still on wobbly legs! Can Cormier finish him?
Are you kidding me?! Cormier ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Railgun clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Cormier !
Anthony Cormier thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remy Cloche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Lansky (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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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Remy Cloche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 2, fighting out of The Island, George Lansky!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cloche lands an overhand right.
It looks like George Lansky has been cut.
Cloche throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
George Lansky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lansky closes the distance but Cloche moves to the side
and Cloche cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lansky tries to clinch up
and Cloche counters with a nice uppercut.
Lansky is rocked!
Lansky closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cloche counters with a huge right that knocks Lansky out cold! Cloche is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Remy Cloche!
During a confident post fight interview, Remy Cloche 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Buzzard Jigsawz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malaquias Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buzzard Jigsawz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Malaquias Teixeira'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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Buzzard Jigsawz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Malaquias Teixeira!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jigsawz misses with a body shot
and Teixeira counters by moving into the clinch.
Teixeira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jigsawz presses Teixeira against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jigsawz blocks the elbow strike.
I was talking to Jigsawz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Teixeira gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jigsawz.
Jigsawz takes a shot to the head.
Teixeira misses with a body punch.
Jigsawz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Teixeira or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Teixeira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jigsawz jumps guard but Teixeira turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Teixeira struggles to land a body shot inside as Jigsawz controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Teixeira.
Teixeira looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Teixeira lands an uppercut.
Jigsawz throws a punch but it's blocked by Teixeira.
Teixeira lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jigsawz lands a left hand.
Jigsawz pulls Teixeira into guard.
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.
Teixeira is looking to pass into half guard but Jigsawz pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jigsawz is in guard.
Teixeira keeping moving, preventing Jigsawz from controlling successfully.
Teixeira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jigsawz trying to control the position from guard on top but Teixeira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Teixeira controls Jigsawz momentarily but Jigsawz frees himself.
Jigsawz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Teixeira can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jigsawz drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Jigsawz as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Teixeira screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Jigsawz! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Buzzard Jigsawz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivaylo Stoimenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and aTtaaas Lao Liikta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stoimenov comes into the arena with The Game - 100 ft. Drake blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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218 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivaylo Stoimenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, aTtaaas Lao Liikta!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoimenov throws a right hand that misses
and Lao Liikta counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Stoimenov!
Stoimenov 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.
Stoimenov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lao Liikta.
Stoimenov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stoimenov tries to get out of the position.
Lao Liikta grinds an elbow into Stoimenov's temple.
An elbow from Lao Liikta crashes against the mat.
Stoimenov dodges the ground and pound from Lao Liikta.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stoimenov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lao Liikta throws an elbow but Stoimenov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Stoimenov defending against the ground and pound.
Stoimenov defending against the ground and pound.
Lao Liikta wants to control but Stoimenov is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lao Liikta is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao Liikta lands a nice forearm strike.
Lao Liikta throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Stoimenov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Stoimenov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lao Liikta on the ground.
Lao Liikta sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Stoimenov is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Stoimenov tries to improve position but can't.
Lao Liikta working the body and head with strikes.
Lao Liikta tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lao Liikta wants to control but Stoimenov is keeping him busy.
Lao Liikta tries to move to mount but Stoimenov blocks the move with his legs.
Lao Liikta creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Stoimenov sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lao Liikta scoring with punches and elbows.
Stoimenov is trying to get back to half guard.
Lao Liikta looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Stoimenov is avoiding damage well.
Stoimenov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lao Liikta lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lao Liikta landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lao Liikta in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lao Liikta throws an elbow but Stoimenov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lao Liikta has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Lao Liikta crashes against the mat.
Lao Liikta landing strikes.
Lao Liikta trying to control the position but Stoimenov is working away.
Lao Liikta cracks Stoimenov with a big right hand but Stoimenov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lao Liikta throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Stoimenov trying to control but Lao Liikta flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Lao Liikta misses with an elbow to the head.
Lao Liikta is punishing Stoimenov with strikes - can he finish him?!
Lao Liikta lands punches and elbows.
Lao Liikta connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Stoimenov to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lao Liikta punches the canvas rather than the man.
Lao Liikta lands shots from the back.
Stoimenov takes a big shot to the side of 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!
Lao Liikta missing with strikes from the back.
Good control from Lao Liikta.
Even with his hooks in, Lao Liikta manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Stoimenov is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
aTtaaas Lao Liikta dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Stoimenov as Lao Liikta shoots in.
A swing and a miss from Stoimenov.
Stoimenov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
aTtaaas Lao Liikta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lao Liikta doesn't manage to clinch there - Stoimenov circles away.
Lao Liikta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lao Liikta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lao Liikta looking to score a takedown here. Stoimenov is defending well but Lao Liikta drives through and ends up in Stoimenov's guard.
Lao Liikta throwing strikes from guard but Stoimenov blocks nicely.
Stoimenov controls Lao Liikta momentarily but Lao Liikta frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lao Liikta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lao Liikta working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lao Liikta trying to control but Stoimenov is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lao Liikta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lao Liikta is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lao Liikta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lao Liikta scoring with some ground and pound.
Lao Liikta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stoimenov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lao Liikta.
Lao Liikta sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lao Liikta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lao Liikta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stoimenov is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stoimenov takes a swing at Lao Liikta's ribcage but misses.
Lao Liikta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stoimenov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lao Liikta will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A little feinted left hand from Stoimenov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lao Liikta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stoimenov throws the left hand but Lao Liikta avoids the punch easily.
Lao Liikta shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lao Liikta working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lao Liikta slips a nice elbow through Stoimenov's hands, connecting with Stoimenov's forehead.
Lao Liikta looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stoimenov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lao Liikta thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
aTtaaas Lao Liikta has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lao Liikta throwing shots but Stoimenov is blocking nicely.
Stoimenov wants to control but Lao Liikta is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lao Liikta is stalling here. Stoimenov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lao Liikta seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Stoimenov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Lao Liikta manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Stoimenov is looking to control Lao Liikta's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stoimenov avoid being mounted?
Lao Liikta missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lao Liikta takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lao Liikta thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lao Liikta is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lao Liikta trying to control the pace.
Lao Liikta winds up and cracks Stoimenov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lao Liikta perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lao Liikta looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
aTtaaas Lao Liikta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Lao Liikta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stoimenov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lao Liikta has a takedown stuffed.
Stoimenov lunges at Lao Liikta with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lao Liikta's hand.
Stoimenov leaves Lao Liikta with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lao Liikta takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoimenov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lao Liikta tries to clinch up.
Lao Liikta tries for a takedown but Stoimenov circles away easily
enabling Stoimenov to counter with a crisp jab.
Ivaylo Stoimenov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of aTtaaas Lao Liikta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Stoimenov there.
Jab from Stoimenov.
Stoimenov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stoimenov scores with the left hand. Lao Liikta knows he should have avoided that one.
Lao Liikta ducks right into an uppercut from Stoimenov.
Lao Liikta shoots in but no luck this time.
Stoimenov lunges at Lao Liikta with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lao Liikta's hand.
Lao Liikta has his takedown stuffed
and Stoimenov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ivaylo Stoimenov is winning the standup battle so far.
Stoimenov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stoimenov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lao Liikta on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lao Liikta drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lao Liikta looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoimenov has his hands on Lao Liikta's head, controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lao Liikta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lao Liikta trying to control the position from guard on top but Stoimenov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lao Liikta might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Stoimenov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lao Liikta sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ivaylo Stoimenov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lao Liikta scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lao Liikta content to stall in guard here.
Lao Liikta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lao Liikta closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lao Liikta misses with the ground and pound.
Lao Liikta throws a strike aimed at the side of Stoimenov's head but Stoimenov avoids it well.
Lao Liikta cracks Stoimenov with a big right hand but Stoimenov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lao Liikta lands an elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lao Liikta working the ground and pound.
Lao Liikta working the body and head with strikes.
Stoimenov is rocked!
Lao Liikta cracks Stoimenov with a big elbow.
Oh Stoimenov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lao Liikta lands some shots froms side control.
Lao Liikta cracks Stoimenov with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Lao Liikta immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Stoimenov is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Lao Liikta!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). aTtaaas Lao Liikta!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Corbin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Dovik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Corbin 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, William Corbin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kyle Dovik!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dovik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corbin moves away.
Dovik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corbin manages to avoid it.
Dovik fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dovik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Corbin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dovik.
Dovik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corbin was well out of range. Poor timing from Dovik.
Corbin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dovik as he jumps to the side.
Dovik now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Corbin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dovik gets tackled into the cage by Corbin. Corbin maintains the clinch.
Dovik gets through Corbin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corbin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dovik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dovik throws a punch but it's blocked by Corbin.
Corbin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Corbin takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dovik misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Dovik.
Corbin just leaning against Dovik, taking a breather.
Dovik lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corbin prevents a body shot from Dovik.
Dovik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dovik tries a body shot but Corbin blocks it.
Dovik scores with a nice hook to the head.
Corbin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dovik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dovik swings wildly with an uppercut but Corbin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dovik lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Corbin backwards.
Corbin is looking to take this one to the mat.
Corbin pulls guard effortlessly.
Dovik trying to control the position from guard on top but Corbin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Corbin tries to get out of the position.
Corbin has Dovik pulled in close to control his posture.
Corbin continues to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dovik moves in looking to clinch but Corbin pushes him off.
Dovik misses with a wild body shot.
Dovik throws a hook to the side of Corbin's head but Corbin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dovik throws a big shot that misses.
Dovik scores with a shot to the body.
Corbin tries to close the distance and clinch but Dovik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Corbin darts in and clinches Dovik up against the cage.
Corbin looking to slow down the pace here.
Dovik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dovik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corbin blocks a body shot from Dovik.
Dovik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dovik stops a takedown attempt from Corbin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Corbin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Dovik.
Dovik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Corbin has hold of one of Dovik's legs. Dovik is fighting the takedown attempt but Corbin gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corbin working some strikes from top position.
Corbin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dovik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Corbin.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Corbin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Corbin cracks Dovik with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dovik has momentary wrist control but Corbin slips an elbow through the middle.
Corbin won't allow Dovik to sweep him here.
Corbin is stalling in the full guard.
Corbin passes into half guard.
Dovik tries to get to full guard but Corbin has control of the leg.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Dovik dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dovik misses with a hook to the body
and Corbin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Corbin.
Dovik throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dovik.
Corbin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kyle Dovik seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Corbin jumps guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Corbin is on top in guard.
Corbin is in close to Dovik's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Corbin landing some decent shots from guard.
Dovik trying to control the position.
Dovik really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Corbin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corbin lands a couple of digs.
Corbin distracts Dovik with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dovik trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbin works over Dovik with some ground and pound from guard.
Corbin distracts Dovik with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Corbin lands a couple of digs.
Corbin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dovik's head.
Corbin with a nice head shot there.
Corbin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Corbin advances position into side control!
Corbin cracks Dovik with a big elbow.
Corbin working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dovik is trying to escape the position but Corbin is controlling the position.
Dovik tries to escape but Corbin is in control.
Dovik is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Corbin in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dovik taking a bit of punishment here - Corbin scoring with strikes.
Corbin lands a nice forearm strike.
Corbin takes a little break here. Dovik wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Corbin is looking to take a break and control but Dovik is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dovik takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dovik takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Corbin cracks Dovik with a big elbow.
Dovik is rocked!
Corbin in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dovik is still in real trouble! Can Corbin finish him?
Corbin lands a few punches from side control.
Corbin working the head and body with strikes.
Corbin in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Dovik looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Corbin turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Corbin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Blaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamos Ramon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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265 lbs
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Scott Blaker!
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, Jamos Ramon!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaker lands a slapping body shot.
Ramon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramon misses with a series of wild punches.
Blaker thuds his right hand into Ramon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ramon drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ramon cracks Blaker with a solid left hand.
Ramon preventing the sweep.
Ramon stands up and waves to Blaker to follow him.
Ramon throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Blaker tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ramon is in Blaker's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramon trying to control but Blaker is working from the bottom.
Blaker is looking for a triangle but Ramon pushes his legs off easily.
Ramon controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blaker looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Ramon is defending well. Blaker quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Ramon has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Blaker celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Scott Blaker!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Bylund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen Black Sabbath - Children of the Sea as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Bylund!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Bylund does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson misses with a hook. Bylund ducked under it nicely.
Jackson swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Bylund counter with a right hand.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. Bylund looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jackson swings widly with a right hand
letting Bylund counter with a right hand.
Nice cross by Jackson.
Bylund staying out of range there.
Bylund swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bylund throws a sloppy body shot
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bylund throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bylund connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bylund jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bylund.
Bylund throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bylund scores with a jab.
A lazy left from Bylund finds it's target.
Bylund connects with a crisp jab.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson swings widly with a right hand
enabling Bylund to counter with a crisp jab.
Bylund throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bylund doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Bylund lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jackson tries to bum rush Bylund with a series of wild strikes but Bylund uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Bylund wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bylund. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've been informed that Jackson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bylund connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bylund.
Bylund moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJackson.
Bylund rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bylund bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jackson's head backwards.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bylund displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Jackson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bylund. Bylund circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Bylund on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bylund misses with a looping left.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Bylund uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bylund uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Bylund digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Bylund scores with a jab. Jackson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bylund throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bylund tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters circling - Bylund throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bylund definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jackson lands a glancing blow to the side of Bylund's head.
Bylund misses with a looping right.
Bylund jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson throws the left hand but Bylund avoids the punch easily.
Jackson cracks a nice hook into Bylund's ribs.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Bylund is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bylund thuds a left hand into Jackson's body.
Jackson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bylund.
Bylund looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Bylund thuds his right hand into Jackson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bylund misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bylund tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bylund displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Jackson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Bylund counters with a nice uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Bylund blocks the leg kick.
Bylund fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Bylund throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson throws out a counter right but Bylund avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bylund misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson connects with a right hand. Bylund shakes it off.
Bylund is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
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 David Bylund will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice shot by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Bylund.
Jackson throws a lazy body kick
and Bylund counters with a stiff right hand.
Bylund throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Nice shot by Jackson.
Jackson defending well as Bylund loads up on a big left hand.
Bylund scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Bylund moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson throws the kick towards the body but Bylund avoids it.
Bylund connects with a body shot that sends Jackson's belly button to the back.
A punch lands to the side of Jackson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jackson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bylund throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Bylund bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bylund steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Nice defenses there by Bylund.
A telegraphed right hand from Bylund misses the target.
Bylund connects with a looping right hand.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bylund.
Bylund looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bylund.
Jackson lands the left hand.
A jab from Bylund misses.
Bylund misses with an uppercut
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bylund is rocked!
Bylund tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bylund throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson throws out a counter right but Bylund avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bylund clinches up against the cage.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bylund lands a body punch.
Bylund gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bylund misses with a body punch.
Bylund lands a shot to the body.
Bylund lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackson.
A hook to the body from Bylund.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Bylund gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bylund lands a nice uppercut.
Bylund tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Bylund works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bylund lands with a left to the head.
Bylund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Bylund 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.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bylund tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bylund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bylund misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bylund.
Bylund scores with a shoulder strike.
Bylund doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Bylund pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bylund is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Bylund lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bylund controls his hands.
Bylund misses with a body punch.
Bylund has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
A short right from Bylund.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bylund.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bylund.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Bylund lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bylund working aggressively here.
Bylund blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Bylund goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bylund working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bylund lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Bylund pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson misses with a leg kick
and Bylund counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bylund.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bylund misses with some punches.
Bylund scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Bylund lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bylund misses with a hook from the clinch.
David Bylund has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bylund uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
David Bylund dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Bylund drops Jackson with a beautiful combination! Jackson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bylund is looking for the KO!
Jackson is rocked!
It looks like Michael Jackson has been cut.
Bylund cracks Jackson with a good jab.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Bylund finish him?
Jackson ducks right into an uppercut from Bylund.
Jackson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson sizes up Bylund with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bylund digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Bylund cracks Jackson with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Jackson tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Bylund pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Jackson is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Bylund!
David Bylund retains his welterweight title!
Michael Jackson was interviewed post fight and said 'Well... He got me... In the misty morning...'.
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