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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Hogan (ranked 24802 p4p, 580 weight class) and Genji Kamogawa (ranked 4781 p4p, 470 weight class). Kamogawa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard - Hungry. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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164 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Genji Kamogawa!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan tries to clinch but Kamogawa is having none of it.
Hogan tries to clinch but Kamogawa moves out of range.
Hogan tries to close the distance and clinch but Kamogawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hogan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hogan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hogan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kamogawa closes the distance and pushes Hogan back into the cage.
Hogan blocks a body shot from Kamogawa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kamogawa.
A head punch on the inside from Hogan fails to land.
Kamogawa manages to break the clinch.
Kamogawa throws the left hand but Hogan avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Hogan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hogan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kamogawa looks to land a combination but Hogan avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogan tries to clinch but Kamogawa moves out of range.
Hogan connects with a jab.
Hogan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kamogawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kamogawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hogan was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamogawa.
Hogan moves in looking to clinch but Kamogawa pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Kamogawa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kamogawa pushes Hogan up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hogan misses with a punch on the inside.
Hogan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kamogawa backwards.
Kamogawa looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan misses with the head strike.
Hogan throws a punch but it's blocked by Kamogawa.
Hogan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kamogawa blocking some punches.
Hogan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kamogawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hogan lands a head kick. Kamogawa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hogan pounces like a tiger and cracks Kamogawa with a vicious hook! Kamogawa is down but not out! Hogan follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joe Hogan!
Joe Hogan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gianmarco Lobosco (ranked 3101 p4p, 348 weight class) and Macho Man Savage (ranked 2855 p4p, 327 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Man Savage's choice of entrance music: Hey Freakshow!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gianmarco Lobosco!
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, Macho Man Savage!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lobosco throws a shot from downtown. Man Savage moves away and avoids it.
Lobosco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man Savage.
No luck for Lobosco with that takedown attempt.
Man Savage lands a nice shot that snaps Lobosco's head back.
Lobosco fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Man Savage to the ground. Lobosco is now in Man Savage's guard.
Lobosco throwing strikes but missing.
Lobosco trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lobosco controlling from the top position.
Man Savage wants to sweep here but Lobosco controlling him for the moment.
Lobosco has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Savage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lobosco throws a big elbow that misses.
Lobosco is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lobosco lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Man Savage is trying to control the position but Lobosco postures up.
Lobosco content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lobosco distracts Man Savage with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lobosco preventing the sweep.
Man Savage looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lobosco accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lobosco in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Man Savage connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lobosco's hands.
Man Savage punishes Lobosco's body with a nice straight punch.
Man Savage clobbers Lobosco with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Man Savage connects with a nice looking jab.
Lobosco walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man Savage scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lobosco in his tracks.
Man Savage scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Macho Man Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lobosco takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lobosco tries to keep at a distance but Man Savage has taken the fight into the clinch.
Man Savage lands with a left to the head.
Lobosco wants a takedown but no success here.
Lobosco tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gianmarco Lobosco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lobosco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Man Savage has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lobosco takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Man Savage swats away the attempt to clinch by Lobosco.
Lobosco takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Man Savage fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man Savage lands a slapping body shot.
Man Savage stuffs the takedown.
Lobosco darts in looking for a takedown but Man Savage gets double underhooks and turns Lobosco into the cage.
Man Savage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Man Savage misses with a double jab.
Man Savage fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lobosco on the side of the head.
Man Savage fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lobosco on the side of the head.
Man Savage lands the left hand.
Lobosco takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab lands there for Man Savage.
Man Savage looks to land a combination but Lobosco avoids it well.
A jab from Man Savage does it's job there.
Man Savage lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Man Savage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lobosco manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macho Man Savage dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lobosco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man Savage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lobosco walks into a jab.
Man Savage connects with a single shot there.
Man Savage moves into range and clinches up with Lobosco.
Lobosco tries for a takedown. No joy.
Man Savage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lobosco goes for a takedown in the clinch but Man Savage prevents it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Man Savage creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Man Savage breaks the clinch.
Lobosco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Man Savage lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lobosco doesn't seem phased though.
Lobosco is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man Savage misses with a two punch combination.
Man Savage connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Man Savage listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobosco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gianmarco Lobosco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lobosco shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gianmarco Lobosco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man Savage scores with a sloppy right hand. Lobosco should have avoided that one.
Lobosco takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Macho Man Savage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lobosco closes this distance looking for a takedown but Man Savage circles away.
Lobosco takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lobosco is rocked!
Man Savage bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lobosco's head.
Oh Lobosco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Man Savage scores with a three punch combo!
Lobosco shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man Savage clobbers Lobosco with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jab by Man Savage.
Lobosco shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Man Savage sprawls well. Man Savage wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lobosco gets slowly back to his feet.
Man Savage looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man Savage lands a jab to the nose.
Lobosco closes the distance and clinches up with Man Savage, looking for a takedown. Lobosco pushes Man Savage against the cage but Man Savage circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lobosco seems to have got his legs back now.
Lobosco looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Man Savage lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lobosco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Man Savage lands with a hook. Lobosco tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lobosco fails with the takedown.
As Lobosco backs off Man Savage throws a huge counter combo but Lobosco manages to avoid it all.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lobosco is looking to clinch but Man Savage is avoiding it.
Man Savage scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man Savage tests Lobosco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Man Savage.
Good exchange - Man Savage coming out on top.
Man Savage punishes Lobosco's body with a nice straight punch.
Macho Man Savage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Man Savage throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lobosco on the side of the head.
Man Savage cracks Lobosco with a good jab.
Man Savage lands the left hand.
Man Savage moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man Savage connects with a right that clearly hurt Lobosco. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Man Savage proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Lobosco collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Macho Man Savage!
Macho Man Savage decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Petrone (ranked 3577 p4p, 367 weight class) and Ren Askcrew (ranked 4537 p4p, 433 weight class). Ren Askcrew will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicholas Petrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ren Askcrew!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askcrew shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Petrone is pressing down on Askcrew's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Askcrew wants to control from the top but Petrone keeps moving.
Petrone has his feet on Askcrew's thighs here. He's pushed Askcrew off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Askcrew screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nicholas Petrone!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Whorely Alvarez (ranked 2864 p4p, 314 weight class) and Dino Pelayo (ranked 2091 p4p, 232 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Whorely Alvarez!
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, Dino Pelayo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses.
Alvarez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pelayo throws a shot to the body.
Pelayo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvarez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a body kick.
Pelayo wants to clinch up but Alvarez keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Alvarez misses with a leg kick.
Alvarez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alvarez tries to keep at a distance but Pelayo has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelayo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pelayo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alvarez breaks from the clinch.
Pelayo tries to clinch up but Alvarez circles away and keeps his distance.
Alvarez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alvarez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alvarez throws a front kick aimed at Pelayo's knee but Pelayo avoids it well.
Pelayo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvarez throws a head kick but Pelayo moves out of range.
Pelayo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pelayo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alvarez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to land a front kick but Pelayo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alvarez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pelayo checks it well.
Pelayo tries to clinch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Pelayo slips a jab from Alvarez.
Pelayo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pelayo tries to clinch up.
Dino Pelayo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pelayo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Alvarez counters with a nice body shot.
Pelayo blocks a low kick nicely.
Alvarez lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alvarez, right into the meat.
Pelayo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Alvarez cracks the inside of Pelayo's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Pelayo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alvarez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alvarez thuds his shin into the meat of Pelayo's side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pelayo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pelayo blocks the body kick.
Pelayo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses.
Pelayo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alvarez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alvarez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pelayo doesn't seem bothered though.
A thudding body kick lands there by Alvarez!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelayo takes the fight into the clinch.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from Pelayo.
Alvarez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alvarez throws a head kick but Pelayo moves out of range.
Alvarez scores with a kick to the body.
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!
Alvarez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pelayo tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses.
A nice side step and Pelayo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Alvarez throws a sloppy head kick and Pelayo moves out of range easily.
Alvarez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whorely Alvarez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alvarez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alvarez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alvarez misses with a body shot.
Pelayo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Alvarez with a body shot.
Pelayo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Alvarez - that will leave a mark!
Pelayo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alvarez misses with the body kick
and Pelayo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alvarez lands a high kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alvarez.
Pelayo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Alvarez throws a sloppy head kick and Pelayo moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pelayo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alvarez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pelayo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alvarez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pelayo checks a leg kick nicely.
Pelayo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pelayo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alvarez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whorely Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez misses with the combination.
Pelayo checks a low kick from Alvarez.
Pelayo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Alvarez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pelayo tries to clinch but Alvarez is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelayo is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it.
It appears Alvarez was looking to counter with a kick there.
Pelayo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pelayo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pelayo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alvarez can't find room to land a body shot as Pelayo controls the action.
Alvarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pelayo can do to turn this around?
Alvarez connects with a high kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alvarez.
Alvarez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pelayo instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pelayo tries to throw a body punch but Alvarez avoids it by throwing Pelayo back against the cage.
Pelayo pulls guard effortlessly.
Pelayo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelayo keeping full guard, as Alvarez tries to pass.
Alvarez is pushing down on Pelayo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pelayo is fighting to maintain full guard but Alvarez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pelayo trying to hold on to Alvarez's head to control him but Alvarez postures up.
Pelayo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alvarez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pelayo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pelayo throws a strike from the bottom but Alvarez passes into side control!
Alvarez working away.
Pelayo throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Alvarez crashes against the mat.
Alvarez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pelayo keeps working.
Pelayo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Alvarez tries to stand and escape but Pelayo is controlling the position.
Alvarez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Alvarez looking to ground and pound but Pelayo is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Pelayo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whorely Alvarez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Alvarez throws a head kick that half lands.
Pelayo throws a shot to the body.
Pelayo is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Alvarez.
A nice side step and Pelayo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pelayo moves out of range of the body kick from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pelayo lands a slapping body shot.
Alvarez misses with a wild combination.
Alvarez looks to land a body kick but Pelayo moved away.
A countering left hand to the body from Pelayo misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alvarez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alvarez throws a sloppy head kick and Pelayo moves out of range easily.
Alvarez tries to land a front kick but Pelayo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alvarez is looking to wear down Pelayo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pelayo lands with a good body shot.
Pelayo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alvarez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pelayo scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Whorely Alvarez is winning the standup battle so far.
Pelayo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pelayo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Whorely Alvarez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alvarez is looking to land body kicks.
A nice side step and Pelayo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pelayo jabs at Alvarez's body.
Alvarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pelayo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Alvarez.
Pelayo tries to clinch but Alvarez is having none of it.
Pelayo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pelayo tries to clinch there but Alvarez circles away.
And Alvarez counters with a quick kick to the body but Pelayo blocks it.
Alvarez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pelayo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
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!
Alvarez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a body kick that misses.
Pelayo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pelayo avoids a kick to the body.
Alvarez takes a swing at Pelayo's ribcage but misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Pelayo misses.
Alvarez scoring well with a low kick there.
Alvarez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pelayo avoids it really well and circles away.
Pelayo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelayo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pelayo misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pelayo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pelayo misses with a body punch.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Pelayo.
Alvarez lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pelayo tries to throw a body punch but Alvarez avoids it by throwing Pelayo back against the cage.
Dino Pelayo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pelayo tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dino Pelayo.
I think Alvarez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Whorely Alvarez!
Whorely Alvarez decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Owrip What (ranked 24862 p4p, 580 weight class) and Aizah Burris (ranked 7809 p4p, 532 weight class). Aizah Burris is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Owrip What!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aizah Burris!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
What tries to work over Burris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burris throws an elbow that misses.
Burris digs a right hand into What's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on What's gas tank.
Burris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Burris crunches a lovely knee into What's ribcage.
What on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burris missing with knees to the body.
Burris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. What is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from What.
Burris misses with a hook from the clinch.
What stalls.
Burris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but What blocks it with crossed arms.
What definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burris lands a body punch.
What throws a head punch that misses.
What misses with a punch to the body.
Burris looking to throw knees to the head but What is blocking nicely.
Burris trying to land knees to the body.
Burris dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Burris - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
What lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burris trying to land knees to the body.
What lands a body shot in the clinch.
Burris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
What is stalling here.
Burris throws an elbow but it misses.
What blocking some punches.
Burris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
What avoids the elbow strike from Burris, against the cage.
What tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burris's elbow.
Burris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
What's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Burris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. What is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
What avoids the elbow strike from Burris, against the cage.
What is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
What just leaning against Burris, taking a breather.
Burris lands an elbow just above What 's eye.
What managing to block the knees to the body from Burris.
Burris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burris lands a left hand.
What is looking to control Burris's arms but Burris gets an underhook and turns him. Now What has his back to the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A knee to the head by Burris.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
What on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burris misses with the head strike.
Burris has a couple of punches blocked by What.
Burris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from What.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burris.
Burris tries to land knees in the clinch but What avoids the damage to the body.
Burris crunches a lovely knee into What's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burris missing with knees to the body.
What lands a nice shot to the body.
What tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burris leaning his opponent against the cage.
What is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Burris is keeping busy.
What is pushing Burris up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Burris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. What is defending well for now.
Burris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
What lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. What is defending well for now.
What takes an elbow to the temple.
Burris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burris misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burris throws an elbow but it misses.
Burris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with What's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from What.
What stalling.
Burris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. What is defending well for now.
What lands on the inside with an uppercut.
What leaning against his opponent.
Burris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and What avoids it.
Burris putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has What in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
What goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
What doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burris working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burris landing knees to the body.
What slowing the pace effectively.
What prevents a body shot from Burris.
Burris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
What stalling against the cage.
Burris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aizah Burris dominated that round.
That's time! What's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Burris looks to land a body kick but What moved away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Burris has managed to clinch.
Burris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
What tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burris crunches a lovely knee into What's ribcage.
Burris has What pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from What.
Burris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
What stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and What avoids it.
Burris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Burris stalling.
Burris scores with a knee to the head.
Burris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Burris.
Burris trying to stall but What improves his position.
Burris lands a good knee to the midsection. What won't want to take too many of those.
Burris connects with a knee to the head.
What misses with a hook to the ribs.
What scores with a shot to the side of Burris's head.
Burris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
What can't find room to land a body shot as Burris controls the action.
Burris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
What tries to stall but Burris uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
What is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Burris misses with a punch to the body.
Burris lands with a short shot to the head.
Burris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Burris has a couple of punches blocked by What.
A short right from Burris on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Burris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and What avoids it.
Burris missing with knees to the body.
What lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burris tries to stall but What uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burris struggles to land a body shot inside as What controls his hands.
What struggles to land a body shot inside as Burris controls his hands.
Burris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. What is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Burris tries to land knees in the clinch but What avoids the damage to the body.
What effectively controlling the action here.
What lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Burris is breathing heavily.
Burris misses with a knee to the head.
What tries to work over Burris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
What slows down the pace here.
What struggles to land a body shot inside as Burris controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
What misses with a hook to the ribs.
What avoiding damage as Burris throws knees to the body.
What is trying to maintain a safe position but Burris gets an underhook and turns What into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
What struggles to land a body shot inside as Burris controls his hands.
Burris lands with a right to the head.
Burris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burris lands a left hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Burris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burris tries a body shot but What blocks it.
Burris misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, What scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burris tries a body shot but What blocks it.
Burris tries to land knees in the clinch but What avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Burris as What tries to tie him up.
Burris tries a knee to the head but What blocks it.
Burris blocking some punches.
Burris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through What's defenses.
What lands with a light punch inside.
Burris scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Burris.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
What scores with a shoulder strike.
What trying to control the position but instead, Burris has worked for underhooks and has pushed What into the cage.
Burris pushes What back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
What trying to control the position but instead, Burris has worked for underhooks and has pushed What into the cage.
What takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aizah Burris 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Burris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
What scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Burris clinches.
What takes an elbow to the temple.
What prevents a body shot from Burris.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burris.
A right hand to the body from Burris.
Burris crunches a lovely knee into What's ribcage.
Burris stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Burris unloads a knee to the mid-section. What lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burris misses with a punch to the body.
Burris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
What working aggressively here.
Burris takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Burris.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burris misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burris unloads a knee to the mid-section. What lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burris.
Burris tries a body shot but What blocks it.
Aizah Burris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Burris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Burris lands an elbow inside.
What prevents a body shot from Burris.
What is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Burris tries to land knees in the clinch but What avoids the damage to the body.
Burris throws a knee to the head but misses.
What managing to block the knees to the body from Burris.
What is trying to maintain a safe position but Burris gets an underhook and turns What into the cage.
Burris throws a head punch that misses.
Burris looking to throw knees to the head but What is blocking nicely.
What working some nice short punches in the clinch.
What on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
What avoiding damage as Burris throws knees to the body.
What doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burris misses with a hook to the ribs.
What's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burris lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burris blocking some punches.
What looking to stall.
Burris struggles to land a body shot inside as What controls his hands.
Burris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Burris missing with knees to the body.
What avoiding damage.
Burris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burris connects with a nasty looking knee right to What's face.
Burris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
What can't find room to land a body shot as Burris controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
What scores with a shot to the side of Burris's head.
What is trying to stall.
Burris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
What blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
What blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
What managing to block the knees to the body from Burris.
What pushes Burris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
What misses with a hook to the ribs.
What avoiding damage as Burris throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by What.
What blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee is keeping an eye on What - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
What lands a shot to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Burris as What tries to tie him up.
Burris misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
What digs a right hand underneath Burris's ribcage. Burris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
What has Burris pushed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Burris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Burris as What tries to tie him up.
Burris can't find room to land a body shot as What controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Owrip What.
Burris takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A head kick by Burris misses
and What counters by clinching up.
Burris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of What backwards.
Owrip What has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aizah Burris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Burris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with What's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aizah Burris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Burris winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aizah Burris!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doppo Orochi (ranked 7415 p4p, 560 weight class) and Porky Nobriega (ranked 24794 p4p, 609 weight class). Orochi comes to the cage accompanied by RISE - I Prevail. Doppo Orochi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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192 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Doppo Orochi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Porky Nobriega!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orochi throws a one two combo.
A combination from Nobriega does no damage.
Nobriega misses with the combination.
Nobriega throws a series of punches but Orochi avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Nobriega. Those never looked like landing.
Nobriega looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Orochi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nobriega moves away.
Nobriega throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Orochi lands a big uppercut and Nobriega crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Nobriega looks OK. Orochi waves Nobriega back to his feet!
Nobriega is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nobriega on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nobriega is still on wobbly legs! Can Orochi finish him?
Nobriega looks winded!
Orochi lands a brutal uppercut that launches Nobriega off his feet! Nobriega tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Doppo Orochi!
In his post fight interview, Doppo Orochi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Island Boy (ranked 2476 p4p, 290 weight class) and Oroku Saku (ranked 2665 p4p, 311 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Boy!
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, Oroku Saku!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Saku.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saku.
Saku throws the kick towards the body but Boy avoids it.
Saku fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Saku throws a solid leg kick but Boy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Saku.
Boy throws a looping overhand right but Saku ducks down to avoid it.
Saku throws a head kick but Boy moves out of range.
Saku connects with a leg kick. Boy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Saku throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saku.
Saku looks to land a left hand but Boy moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Boy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saku lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Saku is looking to land body kicks.
Saku has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Saku wants to land a leg kick but Boy is out of range.
Saku swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Saku misses
and Boy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Saku misses with a body punch
and Boy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Saku walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Boy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Boy looks to land a left hand but Saku moved out of range nicely.
Boy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saku scores with a leg kick.
Saku tries to clinch up.
Boy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Saku turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saku throws a half hearted mid kick.
Saku wants to slow Boy down by chopping away at his legs.
Boy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Boy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saku.
Saku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saku fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boy checks it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boy jabs Saku right on the nose. Saku blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boy throws a wild body kick that Saku sees coming a mile off.
Saku throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Saku moves out of range of the body kick from Boy.
Saku misses with a leg kick.
Saku moves out of range of the strikes.
Saku takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boy backing away here, and Saku unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Saku lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boy is looking to score with low kicks.
Saku throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saku throws a low kick but it's checked well by Boy.
Boy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Boy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Saku momentarily.
Boy is looking to slow Saku down with leg kicks.
The fighters circling - Boy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saku throws a leg kick
and Boy counters with a nice body kick.
Saku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Saku.
Saku throws a low kick but it's checked well by Boy.
Boy blocks a head kick by Saku.
Boy checks a leg kick.
Boy tries to land a front kick but Saku steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Oroku Saku will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Saku throws a low kick but Boy moves out of range easily.
Boy quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Saku misses with a kick to the body.
Boy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saku.
Saku swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boy looks to land a left hand but Saku moved out of range nicely.
Boy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saku throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Saku misses with a low kick as Boy jumps back.
Boy throws a low kick but Saku moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saku moves out of range of the body kick from Boy.
Nice defenses there by Saku.
Saku scores with a nice body kick.
Saku throws a leg kick which misses Boy's front leg but catches the back leg as Boy tries to avoid it.
Saku tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boy throwing a counter right hand but Saku manages to avoid it.
Boy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Boy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A solid body kick from Saku.
Saku takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Saku wants to counter the offense by Boy and move into the clinch position.
Saku tries a head kick but it misses.
Saku tries to score with a low kick but Boy moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saku turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saku looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boy moves out of range of the strikes.
Boy checks a low kick from Saku.
Saku thows a leg kick but Boy checks it
and Boy counters with an inside leg kick.
Saku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A low kick from Saku is predictable there
and Saku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saku connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saku tries to score with a low kick but Boy moves his leg out of the way.
Boy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Boy might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Saku.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy swats away the attempt to clinch by Saku.
Boy throws a big counter combination but Saku scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A leg kick checked by Saku.
Saku feints a counter leg kick.
That kick from Saku tenderised Boy's leg. Boy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oroku Saku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saku lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oroku Saku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saku throws a head kick but Boy moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Saku lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Boy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Boy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Saku throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boy misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Saku throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Boy misses.
Saku throws a low kick but it's checked well by Boy.
Boy is looking to counter punch.
Saku throws a leg kick but Boy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Boy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Saku counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Saku. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boy blocks an elbow strike from Saku.
Boy managing to block the knees to the body from Saku.
Boy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oroku Saku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Boy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saku was well out of range. Poor timing from Boy.
Saku throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saku wants to clinch up but Boy keeps it at a distance.
Boy throwing a counter right hand but Saku manages to avoid it.
Boy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saku throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boy is looking to counter with a body kick.
Boy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Boy tenderised Saku's leg. Saku is trying to keep his angry face on.
Saku scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saku tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saku feints and then cracks Boy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boy down.
Saku has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Saku lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Saku lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Saku misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boy.
With the fighters up against the cage, Saku throws an elbow but misses.
Saku lands an elbow inside that Boy shrugs off.
It looks like Island Boy has been cut.
Saku is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boy is defending well for now.
Boy blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saku has Boy pushed against the cage.
Saku blocks an uppercut.
Saku trying to land knees to the body.
Saku can't find room to land a body shot as Boy controls the action.
Boy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Boy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Boy is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Saku frees his head nicely. Oh but Boy has switched to an armbar! Saku is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Island Boy!
A relieved looking Island Boy 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 Xtreme Islander (ranked 2327 p4p, 268 weight class) and Virgil Van Dijk (ranked 2190 p4p, 251 weight class). Islander comes to the cage accompanied by You're Going Down. Virgil Van Dijk is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xtreme Islander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Virgil Van Dijk!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Dijk misses with a right hand
and Islander counters with a straight right hand.
Islander shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Van Dijk as he avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Van Dijk's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Islander shoots in but no luck this time.
Islander shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xtreme Islander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Dijk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Dijk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Dijk tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Dijk tries to score with a low kick but Islander moves his leg out of the way.
Good shot there by Van Dijk.
Islander avoids the body shot from Van Dijk.
The fight stays on the outside here - Islander looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Dijk tries a quick counter leg kick but Islander is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Islander tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Van Dijk counters with a thumping low kick.
Van Dijk throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Dijk misses with an uppercut. Islander saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dijk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Van Dijk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Van Dijk misses with a hook
and Islander counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Islander is looking to clinch but Van Dijk is avoiding it.
Van Dijk appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Van Dijk throws a hook to the side of Islander's head but Islander sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Dijk throws a sloppy head kick and Islander moves out of range easily.
Islander fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Dijk, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Islander.
Islander trying to control the position but instead, Van Dijk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Islander into the cage.
Islander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Islander tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Van Dijk.
Islander blocks a body shot from Van Dijk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Islander pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Islander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Dijk is looking to take this one to the mat.
Van Dijk avoids a wild elbow strike from Islander.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Islander can't get the takedown.
Islander lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Dijk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Van Dijk.
Van Dijk managing to block the knees to the body from Islander.
Van Dijk is trying to break free.
Islander is looking for a takedown.
Van Dijk scores with a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Islander misses with a knee strike.
Islander taking a breather.
Van Dijk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Islander misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Dijk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Dijk.
Van Dijk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Islander is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Van Dijk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Dijk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Dijk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Islander counters with a straight right hand.
Van Dijk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Islander. That did some damage!
Islander looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Islander tries to clinch up but Van Dijk circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Dijk lands with an uppercut that bounces Islander off the cage and back into range.
A slow jab from Van Dijk misses its intended target.
Van Dijk keeps the fight on the outside.
Islander doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Dijk circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Islander tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Dijk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Islander moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Dijk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Dijk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Islander is able to avoid easily.
Van Dijk misses with a low kick.
Islander seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Islander doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Dijk circles away.
A head kick misses from Van Dijk.
Islander tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Van Dijk manages to circle out of the way.
Van Dijk throws a jab but it's blocked by Islander.
Van Dijk moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van Dijk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Islander's head backwards.
The fight stays on the outside here - Islander looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Islander tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Dijk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Van Dijk dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Islander checks a leg kick.
Islander checks a leg kick.
Islander misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Xtreme Islander is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Islander tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Dijk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Islander wants to clinch.
Van Dijk misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Islander tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Van Dijk counters with a left and a right that stings Islander.
Look low, kick high! Van Dijk uses the oldest trick in the book to send Islander tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Van Dijk is absolutely delighted - when Islander wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Virgil Van Dijk!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Ahr (ranked 2096 p4p, 188 weight class) and Martin Eugen (ranked 782 p4p, 89 weight class). Martin Eugen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gustav Ahr's chin.
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152 lbs
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154 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gustav Ahr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Martin Eugen!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ahr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eugen.
Eugen sizes up Ahr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ahr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Eugen defends it nicely.
Eugen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ahr looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ahr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Eugen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Eugen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ahr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eugen is one step ahead there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahr controls Eugen momentarily but Eugen frees himself.
Eugen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ahr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eugen is one step ahead there.
Ahr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Eugen stopping the sweep attempt from Ahr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ahr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Eugen's guard.
Ahr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Eugen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ahr throws an elbow that misses. Eugen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ahr's guard. Nice move by Eugen!
Eugen won't allow Ahr to sweep him here.
Ahr working for a triangle but Eugen defends it easily.
Eugen stopping the sweep attempt from Ahr.
Ahr is working hard here to advance position.
Ahr keeping moving, preventing Eugen from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahr trying to strike off his back.
Eugen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ahr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ahr trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ahr is on top in guard.
Eugen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ahr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ahr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ahr throws a big right hand that misses.
Ahr is working Eugen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Eugen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ahr.
Ahr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've been hearing that Ahr has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ahr distracts Eugen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ahr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Eugen's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Eugen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ahr 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.
Ahr lands a couple of elbows.
Ahr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ahr postures up in Eugen's guard and throws a big left but Eugen blocks it.
Eugen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ahr.
Eugen told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Ahr throws a strike but Eugen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Eugen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ahr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Eugen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Eugen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eugen content to stall in guard here.
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 Gustav Ahr will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ahr tries to clinch but Eugen moves away
and Eugen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ahr tries to clinch up
and Eugen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ahr takes one to the side of the head.
Eugen throws a looping overhand right but Ahr ducks down to avoid it.
Ahr tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Eugen counters with a right hand to the body.
Eugen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ahr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Eugen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Eugen lands with a right to the head.
Eugen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ahr backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Eugen.
Ahr lands with a short shot to the head.
Ahr misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahr tries to score a body lock takedown but Eugen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Eugen scores with a shoulder strike.
Ahr has a couple of punches blocked by Eugen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eugen.
Eugen scores with a shoulder strike.
Ahr is rocked!
Ahr effectively controlling the action here.
Oh Ahr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Eugen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ahr backwards.
Eugen lands an uppercut.
Eugen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustav Ahr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eugen prevents a body shot from Ahr.
Ahr looking to slow down the pace here.
Eugen is stalling here.
Eugen misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Eugen.
A short body shot lands from Eugen as the two fighters clinch.
Eugen unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Ahr! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Eugen is unloading with more strikes now! Ahr drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Eugen! Martin Eugen retains his featherweight title!
Martin Eugen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stojan Kostic (ranked 848 p4p, 103 weight class) and Iti Malia (ranked 1178 p4p, 141 weight class). Kostic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Skabo - Mare batice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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173 lbs
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175 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stojan Kostic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iti Malia!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Kostic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Malia misses with a straight right.
Kostic clinches up against the cage.
Kostic jumps guard but Malia stands there with Kostic around his waist. Kostic gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kostic is trying to pull guard but Malia has him pressed against the cage.
Kostic keeps control of Malia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kostic tries to pull guard but Malia forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stojan Kostic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kostic tries to pull guard but Malia forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Malia is trying to break the clinch but Kostic has him pressed against the cage.
Malia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kostic tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Malia is trying to push Kostic away but Kostic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Malia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostic jumps guard but Malia turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kostic jumps guard and drags Malia to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kostic looking for a triangle here. Malia is fighting it but it looks tight! Kostic pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Malia is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Stojan Kostic!
Stojan Kostic retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Stojan Kostic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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