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Island Brawls 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Brandt (ranked 6983 p4p, 649 weight class) and Bishop Bishop (ranked 6931 p4p, 642 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Viktor Brandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bishop Bishop!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brandt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brandt could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Brandt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bishop.
Bishop with a nice cross.
Brandt drops his hands momentarily and Bishop takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Bishop scores with a four punch combination!
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brandt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bishop misses with a series of wild punches.
Brandt feinted with a counter takedown.
A lazy left from Bishop finds it's target.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Brandt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandt controls the position.
Brandt seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bishop for as long as he can get away with.
Bishop is wriggling around trying to escape but Brandt has hooked up a rear naked choke! Is it over??? Is it... you're damn right it is! Bishop taps out and Brandt picks up the big win! Great work there by Brandt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Viktor Brandt!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skop Doner (ranked 7366 p4p, 674 weight class) and Sitting Bull (ranked 4940 p4p, 537 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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190 lbs
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215 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Skop Doner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sitting Bull!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Doner tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bull is in Doner's guard.
Bull controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Doner can't keep his opponent in guard - Bull advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bull is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Doner defends it well.
Bull is looking to advance position but Doner won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bull works his way into side control.
Bull working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bull wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doner keeps working.
Doner manages to get back to half guard.
Bull in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Doner tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Bull!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sitting Bull!
During a confident post fight interview, Sitting Bull 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Troll Boovaine (ranked 5142 p4p, 170 weight class) and Geezer Bird (ranked 5109 p4p, 169 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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269 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Troll Boovaine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Geezer Bird!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boovaine scores with a spinning back kick!
Bird tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice sprawl there from Boovaine as Bird shoots in.
Bird tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boovaine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boovaine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boovaine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bird fails with a takedown attempt.
It appears Boovaine was looking to counter with a kick there.
Boovaine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boovaine keeps the fight on the outside.
Boovaine throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bird is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boovaine sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Boovaine fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bird just manages to avoid it.
Troll Boovaine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geezer Bird.
Boovaine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bird. That did some damage!
Boovaine misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird doesn't manage to clinch there - Boovaine circles away.
Bird fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Boovaine half committed to a counter leg kick.
Boovaine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boovaine throws a sloppy head kick and Bird moves out of range easily.
Boovaine throws a front kick that sends Bird stumbling back into the cage.
Bird walks forward, straight into a front kick from Boovaine.
Bird looks winded!
Bird shoots in for a takedown but Boovaine shows good takedown defense.
Boovaine lands a leg kick that knocks Bird off balance momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boovaine.
Boovaine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bird with the counter takedown but Boovaine avoids it easily.
Boovaine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bird takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Boovaine.
Boovaine lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boovaine scores with a nice body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Boovaine. Bird shrugs it off though.
Boovaine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boovaine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bird's calf.
An inside leg kick lands from Boovaine.
Boovaine throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Boovaine looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Boovaine lands with a nice body kick.
Boovaine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bird's calf.
Bird throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boovaine.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boovaine, right into the meat.
Boovaine explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Boovaine cracks the inside of Bird's front leg.
Boovaine keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boovaine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boovaine scores with a head kick. Bird tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Boovaine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boovaine throws a leg kick which misses Bird's front leg but catches the back leg as Bird tries to avoid it.
Boovaine pushes Bird away with a front kick.
Boovaine throws a head kick that Bird semi-blocks.
It looks like Geezer Bird has been cut.
Bird fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Boovaine connects with an inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Boovaine. Bird shrugs it off though.
Boovaine explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Boovaine pushes Bird away with a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boovaine scoring well with a low kick there.
Bird shoots in but Boovaine avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boovaine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boovaine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bird on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boovaine.
Boovaine tries a head kick but it misses.
Geezer Bird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bird will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boovaine appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Boovaine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bird has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boovaine.
Boovaine throws a head kick but Bird moves out of range.
Boovaine lands with a kick to the ribs.
Boovaine throws a sloppy head kick and Bird moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troll Boovaine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Geezer Bird's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A head kick from Boovaine lands but Bird takes it in his stride.
Geezer Bird is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bird takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boovaine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boovaine lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bird will feel that in the morning.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boovaine.
Bird blocks a head kick by Boovaine.
As Boovaine backs off Bird throws a huge counter combo but Boovaine manages to avoid it all.
Bird tries to score a power double leg takedown but Boovaine sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bird somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Boovaine.
Bird is breathing heavily.
Bird takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boovaine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bird wants to counter the offense by Boovaine and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boovaine scores with a spinning back kick!
Boovaine feints and then cracks Bird's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bird down.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bird might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Boovaine has got the better of the exchanges.
Boovaine scores with a spinning back kick!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Boovaine. Bird shrugs it off though.
Bird shoots in but Boovaine avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boovaine goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bird avoids the head kick by Boovaine.
Bird has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Boovaine.
An inside leg kick lands from Boovaine.
Bird moves out of range of the body kick.
Boovaine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bird. That did some damage!
Boovaine scores with a leg kick.
Bird's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Boovaine sprawls well. Boovaine wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bird gets slowly back to his feet.
Troll Boovaine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geezer Bird.
Boovaine lands with a kick to the temple. Bird shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boovaine lands a high kick!
Boovaine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boovaine throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Boovaine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boovaine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bird can do to turn this around?
Boovaine feints and then cracks Bird's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bird down.
Boovaine thows a body kick. Bird tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bird steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Boovaine. That one must have hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boovaine moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Boovaine leaves Bird with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bird takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Boovaine goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Boovaine connects with a solid leg kick.
Boovaine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bird shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Boovaine counters with a huge head kick that drops Bird! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troll Boovaine!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Davis (ranked 4628 p4p, 512 weight class) and Papa Doc (ranked 4072 p4p, 480 weight class). Papa Doc is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kenny Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Papa Doc!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis darts in trying to clinch
and Doc cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davis seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Doc keeps the fight on the outside.
Doc looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Davis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Davis wants to clinch but Doc slips to the side
enabling Doc to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Kenny Davis has been cut.
Davis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Doc counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis closes the distance but Doc moves to the side
and Doc counters with a nice right hand that sends Davis toppling to the canvas! Davis scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Doc finish him?!
Davis is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis misses with a hook
and Doc counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Davis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davis looks to clinch
and Doc counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Papa Doc!
Papa Doc seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Jakes (ranked 3404 p4p, 442 weight class) and Tomasz Adamek (ranked 5081 p4p, 546 weight class). Tomasz Adamek has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
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194 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steven Jakes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tomasz Adamek!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jakes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jakes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Adamek.
Jakes throws a quick counter head kick but Adamek was just out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Adamek enables Jakes to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Adamek manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jakes chips away with some ground and pound.
Jakes 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.
Adamek has his feet on Jakes's thighs here. He's pushed Jakes 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! Jakes screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tomasz Adamek!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Emory Terranova (ranked 2908 p4p, 160 weight class) and Mike Okafor (ranked 4765 p4p, 234 weight class). Mike Okafor will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Emory Terranova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terranova looks to land a right hand but Okafor moved out of range.
Terranova sets himself, and Okafor steps forward looking for the clinch! Terranova avoids it this time.
We've been told by Terranova's head coaches at Cozad The Island that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Terranova gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Terranova tries for a takedown. No joy.
Terranova breaks from the clinch.
Terranova feints and as Okafor raises his hands in defense, Terranova changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Terranova throwing strikes but missing.
Okafor thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Terranova drops back looking for a leg! Okafor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Okafor manages to kick Terranova off! Terranova jumps back into Okafor's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terranova drops back, looking for a kneebar! Okafor looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Okafor looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Okafor!
Okafor is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Terranova knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova manages to get back to half guard.
Terranova desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Terranova regains full guard. Nicely done.
Okafor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Terranova has his hands on Okafor's head, controlling the position.
Terranova bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Okafor's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Terranova passes Okafor's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Terranova has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Okafor tries to buck Terranova off but Terranova takes his back!
Okafor won't enjoy being in this position. Terranova looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Okafor is tapping - it's over boys! Terranova picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Emory Terranova!
An out of breath Emory Terranova thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tonimateu Felipao (ranked 3146 p4p, 388 weight class) and Sirus Hall (ranked 3107 p4p, 384 weight class). Hall has chosen Thin Lizzy - Cold Sweat as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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184 lbs
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180 lbs
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Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tonimateu Felipao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sirus Hall!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hall.
It looks like Tonimateu Felipao has been cut.
Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hall staying out of range there.
Hall gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Felipao to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Felipao trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Felipao is working hard here to advance position.
Felipao passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Felipao tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Felipao has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Felipao is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hall has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felipao tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Felipao has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hall tries to improve position but can't.
Felipao tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Felipao has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hall is trying to improve his position.
Felipao looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hall is still trying to improve position.
Felipao tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Felipao swings around for an armbar but Hall sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Felipao's guard.
Felipao looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hall is one step ahead there.
Hall pushes down on Felipao's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Felipao won't allow Hall to pass to mount.
Felipao is defending against the submission attempts here by Hall.
Felipao tries to roll over but Hall keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felipao works his way to full guard. Good work.
Felipao keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.
Felipao manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hall manages to get himself to full guard.
Felipao forces his way into half guard.
Felipao is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Felipao forces his way into half guard.
Felipao uses his free foot to push down on Hall's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hall.
Felipao fails to move to back control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall has given up his back. Will we see Felipao going for some submissions?
Felipao working for the choke.
Hall defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Felipao's arms.
Felipao is persistently looking for the submission but Hall is defending it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Felipao somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonimateu Felipao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tonimateu Felipao's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hall scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hall misses with a few strikes there.
Felipao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Felipao shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hall defends it nicely.
Felipao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.
Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Felipao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Felipao half committed to a counter leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Hall.
Sirus Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Hall. No joy for Felipao on that attempt.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hall's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hall duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Felipao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Felipao manages to avoid it.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Felipao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hall lands a jab-cross combination.
Felipao drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Felipao drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hall manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Felipao has Hall in his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall tries to free his leg and advance position but Felipao is retaining full guard.
Hall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Felipao is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Felipao frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felipao goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Hall is on top in guard.
Felipao keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Felipao is on top in guard.
Felipao is pushing down on Hall's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hall is fighting to maintain full guard but Felipao has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Felipao is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hall!
Felipao throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felipao is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hall has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hall!
Hall advances to half guard.
Hall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hall is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Felipao slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Felipao working for a triangle but Hall defends it easily.
Felipao is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tonimateu Felipao overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Felipao moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Felipao off and has taken his back!
Felipao tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall fails to take his opponent's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Felipao slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Felipao moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hall 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.
Felipao looking for a sweep. Not yet Felipao, not yet.
Felipao has his foot on Hall's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hall works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sirus Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tonimateu Felipao's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hall cracks a nice hook into Felipao's ribs.
Felipao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hall connects with a single shot there.
Felipao goes for a double leg but Hall avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hall continues to drive forward.
Felipao tries to move into range but Hall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Hall.
Hall lands a jab to Felipao's midsection.
Hall fails to land the takedown.
Hall lands a right hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hall.
Tonimateu Felipao's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Felipao back to the cage. Hall follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felipao fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hall to the ground. Felipao is now in Hall's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Felipao can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Felipao advances to half guard.
Felipao is working for a submission of some sort.
Hall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Felipao pulls his head out easily.
Hall wants to control but Felipao is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felipao wants to free his trapped foot but Hall is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Felipao passes the guard and advances to mount!
Felipao goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hall turns into him and now he's in Felipao's guard.
Hall looking to pass the guard.
Felipao keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Felipao is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Felipao swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Felipao keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Felipao has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hall can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Felipao is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Felipao is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Felipao takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Felipao working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Hall is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Felipao has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Hall taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tonimateu Felipao!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zoun Dougou (ranked 3786 p4p, 472 weight class) and Jose Valdez (ranked 2549 p4p, 336 weight class). Valdez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pump it up. Zoun Dougou could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jose Valdez's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zoun Dougou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jose Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zoun Dougou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dougou connects with a body shot.
Valdez misses with a head kick.
Dougou takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dougou throws a hook but Valdez avoids it easily.
Dougou moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromValdez.
Dougou fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Valdez throws a head kick but Dougou moves out of range.
Dougou fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valdez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dougou fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valdez looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Valdez swats away the attempt to clinch by Dougou.
Valdez walks into a stiff left hand from Dougou.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dougou clinches up with Valdez and pushes him back against the cage.
Valdez letting Dougou take a breather here.
Valdez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dougou tries a knee to the head but Valdez blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dougou tries to work over Valdez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dougou throws a punch but it's blocked by Valdez.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dougou - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Valdez wants to break free but Dougou has control.
Valdez wants to get back to striking at distance but Dougou won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Valdez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dougou stalling in the clinch but Valdez improves position.
Dougou is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dougou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dougou looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Valdez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dougou has him pressed against the cage.
Valdez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dougou lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Valdez blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dougou throws a knee to the head but misses.
Valdez wants to break free but Dougou has control.
Dougou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Valdez avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dougou.
Valdez is trying to force a seperation but Dougou has the dominant position.
Dougou misses with a knee to the head.
Valdez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dougou misses with a knee to the head.
Dougou is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Valdez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Valdez lands a brutal head kick. Dougou looks out on his feet and Valdez throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Jose Valdez!
Jose Valdez 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 Wayne Mardle (ranked 2232 p4p, 297 weight class) and Riley Oconner (ranked 3370 p4p, 439 weight class). The key to victory for Wayne Mardle has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wayne Mardle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Riley Oconner!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Oconner misses.
Oconner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mardle moves away.
Riley Oconner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mardle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oconner.
Sloppy strikes from Mardle. Those never looked like landing.
Mardle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oconner loads up on a big right hand but Mardle slips the punch.
A jab from Oconner misses.
Mardle swings for the body but Oconner moves out of range.
Mardle swinging wildly here.
Oconner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oconner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mardle momentarily.
Oconner clobbers Mardle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mardle swinging wildly here.
Oconner avoids the body shot from Mardle.
Mardle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oconner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mardle throws a hook to the side of Oconner's head but Oconner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oconner throws a body punch but Mardle moves out of range.
Oconner has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mardle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oconner manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Mardle. Those never looked like landing.
Mardle tries to move into range but Oconner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oconner digs a good body shot into Mardle's ribs.
Oconner connects with a body shot that sends Mardle's belly button to the back.
Oconner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oconner connects with a crisp jab.
Oconner scores with a jab to the body.
Mardle tries to bum rush Oconner with a series of wild strikes but Oconner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It seemed like Oconner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mardle slips a jab from Oconner.
Oconner misses the shot to the body.
Oconner lands a jab to Mardle's midsection.
Mardle misses with a wild body shot.
Oconner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
No joy there for Mardle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oconner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oconner throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mardle misses with a wild body shot.
Oconner throws a jab when Mardle was well out of range.
Mardle throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mardle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oconner.
Mardle swinging wildly here.
Mardle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oconner stuns Mardle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oconner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mardle misses with a straight right.
Oconner misses with a wild body shot.
Mardle misses with a hook. Oconner ducked under it nicely.
Mardle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oconner was well out of range. Poor timing from Mardle.
Mardle moves out of range as Oconner strikes.
Mardle misses with a combination
and Oconner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oconner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oconner throws a body punch but Mardle moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oconner lands a jab to the nose.
Mardle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mardle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oconner manages to avoid it.
Mardle throws a body punch but Oconner moves out of range.
Mardle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oconner circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed right hand from Oconner misses the target.
Mardle misses with a few strikes there.
Oconner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mardle.
Mardle is looking to wear down Oconner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Oconner lands with an overhand left.
Oconner throws the left hand but Mardle avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Mardle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mardle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Oconner as he connects with a hook.
Mardle misses with a few strikes there.
Mardle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oconner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mardle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oconner lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oconner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mardle.
Oconner throws out a loose jab but Mardle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mardle swings for the body but Oconner moves out of range.
Oconner swings for the body but Mardle moves out of range.
Oconner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mardle throws a hook but Oconner blocks it.
Oconner avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mardle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mardle misses with an uppercut. Oconner saw that one coming.
Oconner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mardle misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oconner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mardle appears to be looking for a big counter.
Oconner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mardle manages to avoid it.
Oconner throws a hook but Mardle avoids it easily.
Mardle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Oconner dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mardle misses with a looping right.
Oconner connects with a body shot that sends Mardle's belly button to the back.
Oconner looks to land a left hand but Mardle moved out of range nicely.
Mardle throws a nice looking combination but Oconner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oconner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mardle lands with a right hand.
A combination from Mardle does no damage.
Oconner avoids the body shot from Mardle.
Oconner now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Oconner cracks a nice hook into Mardle's ribs.
Wayne Mardle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mardle avoids the body shot from Oconner.
Oconner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mardle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oconner lands a jab to Mardle's midsection.
Oconner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mardle's head backwards.
A punch combination from Mardle misses.
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!
Oconner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Mardle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oconner looks to score with a jab to the body but Mardle is just out of range.
Mardle throws a counter high kick but Oconner was just alert enough to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oconner takes a swing at Mardle's ribcage but misses.
Oconner lands a jab to the head.
Oconner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mardle jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mardle. Oconner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oconner throws a poor cross that misses
and Mardle counters with a stiff right hand.
Mardle looks to score with a jab to the body but Oconner is just out of range.
Oconner throws a lazy right hand but Mardle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oconner connects with a right hand. Mardle shakes it off.
Oconner avoids the body shot from Mardle.
Riley Oconner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Oconner.
Mardle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oconner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oconner dodges the punch combination from Mardle.
Mardle fails to land with a series of punches.
Oconner misses with a hook. Mardle ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oconner digs a good hook to Mardle's body.
Oconner takes a swing at Mardle's ribcage but misses.
Mardle misses with a few strikes there.
Oconner scores with a jab. Mardle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mardle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mardle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oconner.
Oconner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mardle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oconner.
Oconner tries to counter with a clinch but Mardle shakes him off and moves away.
Mardle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mardle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oconner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oconner jabs at Mardle's body.
Mardle just misses with a punch to the body.
Mardle slips a straight right by Oconner.
Mardle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mardle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oconner throws a counter combo.
Oconner with a hook.
We've been told by Mardle's head coaches at Island Sparring that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mardle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oconner slips a jab and a cross from Mardle.
Oconner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mardle misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mardle loads up on a big right hand but Oconner slips the punch.
A left lands for Oconner.
Oconner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oconner lands a right hook to the body.
Oconner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mardle's head.
Oconner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mardle manages to avoid it.
Oconner throws an overhand right that lands on Mardle's shoulder, as Mardle tries to avoid the shot.
Mardle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mardle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice cross by Oconner.
A punch combination from Mardle misses.
Mardle throws a series of punches but Oconner moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oconner throws a jab when Mardle was well out of range.
Oconner lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mardle slips a straight right by Oconner.
Oconner slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Oconner! But no joy.
Oconner misses with a hook. Mardle ducked under it nicely.
Mardle looks to land a combination but Oconner avoids it well.
Oconner misses with a hook.
Oconner connects with a body shot that sends Mardle's belly button to the back.
Oconner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mardle at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Oconner.
Mardle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oconner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oconner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mardle at a distance.
Mardle misses with a hook to the body
and Oconner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oconner stuns Mardle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oconner misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oconner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mardle.
Mardle takes a swing at Oconner's ribcage but misses.
Mardle avoids the body shot from Oconner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Oconner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jab, jab by Oconner - just one landing.
Oconner scores with a jab.
Oconner throws a hook but Mardle blocks it.
Oconner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mardle scores with a nice strike.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oconner. Mardle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mardle throws a combination that misses
and Oconner counters with a nice body shot.
Oconner misses with a straight left.
Mardle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Mardle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oconner. Mardle does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Mardle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oconner misses with a right hand
and Mardle counters with a left and a right that stings Oconner.
Oconner throws a big shot that misses.
Oconner tests Mardle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Oconner.
Mardle fails to land with a series of punches.
Oconner connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mardle misses with a body shot.
Mardle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oconner looks to score with a jab to the body but Mardle is just out of range.
A combination from Mardle does no damage.
Oconner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oconner lands with an overhand left.
Mardle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mardle misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oconner looks to score with a jab to the body but Mardle is just out of range.
Mardle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oconner.
Mardle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oconner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oconner stuns Mardle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oconner scores with a punch to the head.
Oconner cracks Mardle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mardle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oconner.
It seemed like Oconner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mardle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oconner cracks Mardle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mardle throws a series of punches but Oconner moves out of range.
Mardle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oconner connects with a nice looking jab.
A big right from Mardle misses.
Mardle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oconner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oconner takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mardle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oconner circles away quickly and effectively.
Mardle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oconner.
Oconner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oconner cracks Mardle with an open hand slap.
Oconner misses the shot to the body.
Mardle avoids the body shot from Oconner.
Oconner looks to land a right hand but Mardle moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oconner cracks Mardle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mardle scores with a nice strike.
Oconner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mardle went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A swing and a miss from Mardle.
Mardle misses the shot to the body.
Oconner misses with a lunging right hand
and Mardle counters with a straight right hand.
Oconner scores with a jab. Mardle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oconner misses with a body shot.
Mardle looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mardle throws a right and a left that Oconner avoids nicely.
Mardle connects with a body shot.
Oconner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oconner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mardle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oconner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mardle moves away.
Some wild striking there from Mardle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oconner swings for the body but Mardle moves out of range.
Mardle throwing a counter right hand but Oconner manages to avoid it.
Mardle avoids the body shot from Oconner.
Oconner looks to score with a jab to the body but Mardle is just out of range.
Oconner dodges the punch combination from Mardle.
Oconner looks to score with a jab to the body but Mardle is just out of range.
A combination from Mardle does no damage.
Mardle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mardle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wayne Mardle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oconner lands a nice shot to the body.
Oconner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oconner lands a slapping body shot.
Oconner lands the left hand.
Riley Oconner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oconner swings for the body but Mardle moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Riley Oconner.
Well Oconner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Riley Oconner!
After the fight, Riley Oconner was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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