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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Van Roosmalen (ranked 5728 p4p, 25846 weight class) and Dani Woodward (ranked 519 p4p, 641 weight class). Sam Van Roosmalen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sam Van Roosmalen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dani Woodward!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Woodward looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Woodward lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Roosmalen's sensitive parts.
Van Roosmalen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Van Roosmalen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Woodward sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Woodward is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Roosmalen.
Woodward throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Roosmalen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Woodward just manages to avoid it.
Van Roosmalen scores with a shot to the body.
Van Roosmalen tries to work over Woodward's front leg with a kick but Woodward checks it.
Woodward walks into a left hand.
Van Roosmalen lands a jab to the nose.
Woodward has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Woodward there as he acknowledges the shot.
Woodward doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Roosmalen circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Roosmalen swats away the attempt to clinch by Woodward.
Van Roosmalen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Woodward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodward tries to move into range but Van Roosmalen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Van Roosmalen tests Woodward's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Woodward is looking to clinch but Van Roosmalen is avoiding it.
Van Roosmalen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Woodward.
Van Roosmalen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Van Roosmalen tests Woodward's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Woodward looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Woodward chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Roosmalen can pounce on him.
Woodward clinches up with Van Roosmalen and pushes him back against the cage.
Woodward goes for a takedown attempt but Van Roosmalen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A low kick lands for Van Roosmalen.
Woodward doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Roosmalen circles away.
A jab from Van Roosmalen does it's job there.
Van Roosmalen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Woodward.
Van Roosmalen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sam Van Roosmalen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nice shot by Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Woodward ducks under a wild hook from Van Roosmalen.
Woodward is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Roosmalen lands a body shot.
Van Roosmalen throws an overhand right that lands on Woodward's shoulder, as Woodward tries to avoid the shot.
Van Roosmalen tries to land a leg kick but Woodward saw it coming and moves away.
Van Roosmalen lands a leg kick that knocks Woodward off balance momentarily.
Van Roosmalen is looking to land body kicks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Roosmalen. Woodward shrugs it off though.
Woodward ducks right into an uppercut from Van Roosmalen.
Woodward is looking to clinch but Van Roosmalen is avoiding it.
Van Roosmalen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Van Roosmalen delivers a nice body kick.
Van Roosmalen keeps the fight on the outside.
Woodward tries to clinch but Van Roosmalen is having none of it.
Woodward fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Roosmalen connects with a leg kick.
Woodward tries to clinch up but Van Roosmalen circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen missing with a left hand there. Woodward was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Woodward walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Van Roosmalen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Van Roosmalen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Woodward.
Sam Van Roosmalen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dani Woodward.
The fight stays on the outside here - Woodward looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Woodward rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Roosmalen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Roosmalen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Woodward stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Roosmalen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Roosmalen connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Roosmalen tries to land a leg kick but Woodward saw it coming and moves away.
Woodward fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Van Roosmalen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Roosmalen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Van Roosmalen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Woodward throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Van Roosmalen misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodward takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woodward lands a jab to Van Roosmalen's midsection.
Woodward tries to clinch but Van Roosmalen moves out of range.
Woodward tries to clinch but Van Roosmalen moves out of range.
Van Roosmalen tries to land a front kick but Woodward steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Woodward drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Van Roosmalen defends it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Roosmalen.
Woodward's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Woodward blocks a low kick nicely.
Van Roosmalen connects with a right hand. Woodward shakes it off.
A jab from Van Roosmalen finds it's way through Woodward's defenses.
Van Roosmalen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Woodward slips under a jab from Van Roosmalen.
Woodward tries to clinch there but Van Roosmalen circles away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Woodward crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Roosmalen - the referee stops the clock and Woodward gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Roosmalen. Woodward manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Woodward takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woodward throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Roosmalen misses with a straight right.
Van Roosmalen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Roosmalen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Van Roosmalen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Woodward tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Roosmalen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Woodward throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Roosmalen with the inside leg kick.
Woodward goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Woodward fails in his attempt to clinch.
Woodward is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen cracks Woodward with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Horrible takedown attempt by Woodward or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Roosmalen, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Roosmalen keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Roosmalen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Woodward misses with a double jab.
Sam Van Roosmalen is winning the standup battle so far.
Woodward keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Van Roosmalen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Van Roosmalen with a hook.
Woodward tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Van Roosmalen defends well and Woodward ends up having to push Van Roosmalen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Van Roosmalen finds it's target.
A jab lands there for Van Roosmalen.
Woodward tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Roosmalen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sam Van Roosmalen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Woodward walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Van Roosmalen finds it's way through Woodward's defenses.
Nice cross by Van Roosmalen.
A jab lands there for Van Roosmalen.
Woodward has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Van Roosmalen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Woodward ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Roosmalen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice shot by Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woodward feints and as Van Roosmalen raises his hands in defense, Woodward changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Woodward won't allow Van Roosmalen to get back to his feet.
Van Roosmalen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Woodward controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodward wants to control from the top but Van Roosmalen keeps moving.
Woodward is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Van Roosmalen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Van Roosmalen manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Roosmalen lands a right hand.
Woodward has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Van Roosmalen.
Woodward is working for takedown but Van Roosmalen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sam Van Roosmalen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dani Woodward.
Van Roosmalen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Roosmalen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Roosmalen gets through Woodward's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Roosmalen missing with knees to the body.
Van Roosmalen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Woodward has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Van Roosmalen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Van Roosmalen lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Woodward fails to land.
Woodward is trying to pull guard but Van Roosmalen has him pressed against the cage.
Van Roosmalen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Roosmalen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Roosmalen lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Roosmalen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sam Van Roosmalen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen lands a right hand.
Van Roosmalen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Roosmalen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Woodward backwards.
Van Roosmalen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Woodward can do to turn this around?
Van Roosmalen misses with the head strike.
Woodward takes a shot to the head.
Van Roosmalen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Woodward takes one to the side of the head.
Woodward is looking to clinch.
Van Roosmalen walks into a stiff left hand from Woodward.
Van Roosmalen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Woodward pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Roosmalen is looking for a counter combo.
Woodward thows a body kick. Van Roosmalen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Woodward has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Roosmalen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woodward throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Van Roosmalen's waist but Van Roosmalen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Woodward off to one side.
Good leg kick by Van Roosmalen.
Woodward on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Roosmalen. Van Roosmalen obviously looking to wear him down.
Woodward tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Roosmalen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Roosmalen with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Van Roosmalen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Van Roosmalen tries to work over Woodward's front leg with a kick but Woodward checks it.
Donk. Van Roosmalen catches Woodward right on the button with a cross.
Woodward tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Roosmalen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Woodward has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Roosmalen.
Woodward tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Roosmalen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Roosmalen swinging wildly here.
Woodward fails in his attempt to clinch.
Woodward goes for a double leg but Van Roosmalen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Van Roosmalen continues to drive forward.
Van Roosmalen throws a right hand that Woodward ducks under and follows up with a left that Woodward also avoids with ease.
Van Roosmalen misses with a kick to the body.
Van Roosmalen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woodward moves into the clinch.
Van Roosmalen lands a left hand.
Van Roosmalen tries a knee to the head but Woodward blocks it.
Van Roosmalen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Woodward.
Woodward blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Roosmalen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodward takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Roosmalen lands a nice looking body kick.
Woodward drops his hands momentarily and Van Roosmalen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Van Roosmalen misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Woodward walks into a jab.
Woodward is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Roosmalen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Roosmalen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Roosmalen lands a slapping body shot.
Van Roosmalen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van Roosmalen scores with a one two! Woodward had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Woodward is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Roosmalen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Woodward shoots in and drives through. Van Roosmalen sprawls well.
Sam Van Roosmalen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dani Woodward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Roosmalen misses with a low kick.
Dani Woodward is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Woodward tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Roosmalen throws a lazy right hand but Woodward sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodward tries to clinch up but Van Roosmalen circles away and keeps his distance.
Woodward tries to clinch there but Van Roosmalen circles away.
Woodward tries to clinch there but Van Roosmalen circles away.
Woodward goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
An inside leg kick from Woodward misses.
Van Roosmalen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Roosmalen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Woodward sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Woodward wants to counter the offense by Van Roosmalen and move into the clinch position.
Woodward throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Van Roosmalen's waist but Van Roosmalen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Woodward off to one side.
Woodward tries to clinch there but Van Roosmalen circles away.
Woodward lands a nice looking body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Roosmalen.
Woodward fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Roosmalen misses the target.
Woodward walks into a left hand.
Woodward misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Roosmalen scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Van Roosmalen. No joy for Woodward on that attempt.
Woodward sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Van Roosmalen throws a nice looking combination but Woodward bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Woodward is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van Roosmalen.
Woodward tries to clinch there but Van Roosmalen circles away.
Van Roosmalen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Woodward has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Roosmalen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Woodward ducks right into an uppercut from Van Roosmalen.
Woodward has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Roosmalen.
Woodward has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Roosmalen finds it's way round the side to connect with Woodward's head.
Woodward has managed to clinch.
Woodward breaks from the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Roosmalen as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Roosmalen throws a front kick aimed at Woodward's knee but Woodward avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Woodward.
Van Roosmalen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Woodward tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Roosmalen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Roosmalen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight stays on the outside here - Woodward looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Roosmalen throws a quick counter kick to the body but Woodward avoids it.
Van Roosmalen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Woodward has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Roosmalen connects with a body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Woodward or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Roosmalen, which made it look bad.
That kick from Van Roosmalen tenderised Woodward's leg. Woodward is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Roosmalen tries to land a front kick but Woodward steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Woodward wants to counter the offense by Van Roosmalen and move into the clinch position.
Woodward throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dani Woodward has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Roosmalen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Woodward takes a step back to recover.
Woodward chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Roosmalen can pounce on him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Van Roosmalen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Roosmalen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Van Roosmalen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Go Joemez (ranked 4038 p4p, 4005 weight class) and Paul Mike (ranked 409 p4p, 406 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Go Joemez!
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, Paul Mike!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Joemez.
Joemez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mike fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Joemez to the ground. Mike is now in Joemez's guard.
Mike sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Joemez's guard.
Mike trying to control the pace.
Joemez trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mike frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Joemez wants to hold on but Mike pushes him away.
Mike has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Joemez's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mike breaks from Joemez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mike controlling his opponent.
Joemez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mike punishing his opponent with strikes.
Joemez is desperately trying to improve his position but Mike has a good base and remains in mount.
Mike lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
 Joemez is rocked!
Mike softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Joemez is out cold! Mike jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Mike!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ciro Bottini (ranked 4967 p4p, 25775 weight class) and Ogedei Khan (ranked 537 p4p, 730 weight class). Bottini's entrance music is Proteus - Stravaganza. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ciro Bottini!
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, Ogedei Khan!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bottini throws an overhand right that lands on Khan's shoulder, as Khan tries to avoid the shot.
Khan shoots in for a takedown but Bottini shows good takedown defense.
Khan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bottini.
Khan closes the distance and clinches up with Bottini, looking for a takedown. Khan pushes Bottini against the cage but Bottini circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It looked like Bottini was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Khan.
Bottini throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khan slips under a jab.
Bottini has closed the distance and engaged Khan in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Bottini can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Bottini has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Khan clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Khan grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottini is trying to stick to Khan's back but Khan is turning into Bottini. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bottini's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Khan.
Bottini wants to hit a sweep here but Khan passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bottini there!
Bottini knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Khan on the ground.
Khan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bottini has given up his back here.
Khan trying to control momentarily.
Bottini trying to control the action but Khan just sinks the hooks in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottini defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Khan's arms.
Bottini tries to roll but Khan sticks to his back.
Bottini breaks Khan's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Khan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bottini working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Khan's head.
Khan is trying to keep Bottini in close.
Bottini seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan working a defensive guard here.
Bottini content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bottini controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Khan throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bottini trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
Bottini working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four 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.
Bottini landing with the ground and pound.
Bottini is in close to Khan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bottini content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bottini wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Bottini trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bottini scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bottini with a nice head shot there.
Bottini scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ciro Bottini dominated that round.
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.
Khan slips a jab from Bottini.
Bottini ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Bottini backing away here, and Khan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bottini misses the shot to the body.
Bottini misses with a body shot.
Khan replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bottini blocks it well.
A big left from Bottini misses.
Bottini misses with an uppercut.
Bottini stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bottini wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bottini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khan.
Bottini throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
Khan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Khan throws a right and a left that Bottini avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bottini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Ogedei Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bottini misses with a wild body shot.
Bottini throws a shot from downtown. Khan moves away and avoids it.
Bottini clinches up with Khan and pushes him back against the cage.
Bottini keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khan's efforts to push away.
Bottini pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bottini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bottini. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bottini throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
Bottini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bottini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bottini swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bottini is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khan can do to turn this around?
Khan is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Khan.
Bottini stuffs the takedown.
Khan staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottini swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Khan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Bottini.
Ciro Bottini is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Khan goes for a double leg but Bottini avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bottini continues to drive forward.
Ciro Bottini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ogedei Khan.
Khan blocks a jab.
Khan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bottini defends it well.
Khan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bottini.
A shot to the body from Bottini misses
and Khan counters with a one-two to the body.
Bottini throws a sloppy body shot
and Khan counters with a left and a right that stings Bottini.
A swing and a miss from Bottini.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottini takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Bottini misses the shot to the body.
Khan feints the counter takedown.
Bottini misses with an uppercut
and Khan counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bottini!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bottini gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bottini trying to get back to full guard but Khan takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Bottini tries to hold on but Khan pushes him away.
Khan tries to control but Bottini wriggling away.
Bottini can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ogedei Khan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Khan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bottini's waist but Bottini gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Khan off to one side.
Bottini misses with a looping right.
Khan is looking for the big counter here.
Bottini throws a shot from downtown. Khan moves away and avoids it.
Khan slips under a jab.
Bottini throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan throws a counter combo.
Bottini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Bottini has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan wants a takedown.
Khan avoiding damage as Bottini throws knees to the body.
Bottini has Khan pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bottini pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Khan tumbling to the mat - Bottini dives into Khan's guard.
Bottini is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan working a defensive guard here.
Bottini wants to pass the guard but Khan is keeping the position.
Bottini working some strikes from top position.
Bottini looking to sit in guard and control but Khan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bottini controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Khan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bottini looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khan is one step ahead there.
Bottini on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bottini tries to get out of the position.
Bottini is looking to sweep but instead, Khan has passed into half guard.
Bottini is looking for a sweep. Khan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottini is working hard here to advance position.
Khan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bottini's head.
Bottini is looking for a sweep. Khan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bottini regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bottini wants to sweep here but Khan controlling him for the moment.
Bottini trying to control the position here.
Khan stopping the sweep attempt from Bottini.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bottini is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bottini.
Bottini throws a body shot but no joy.
As Bottini backs off Khan throws a huge counter combo but Bottini manages to avoid it all.
Nice takedown defense from Bottini. No joy for Khan on that attempt.
Ciro Bottini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ogedei Khan.
Bottini throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khan shoots in and drives through. Bottini sprawls well.
Khan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ciro Bottini showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bottini 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ciro Bottini!
An intense looking Ciro Bottini took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'COMPRE, COMPRE, COMPRE!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Mckean (ranked 2891 p4p, 2190 weight class) and Topham Hatt (ranked 316 p4p, 245 weight class). William Mckean is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Good knees
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, William Mckean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Topham Hatt!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mckean.
Mckean throws a lazy right hand but Hatt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hatt 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.
Hatt throws the kick towards the body but Mckean avoids it.
Mckean has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hatt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mckean misses with a looping left.
Hatt looks for the body kick but Mckean saw that one coming.
Hatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mckean throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hatt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mckean looks to land a left hand but Hatt moved out of range nicely.
Hatt slips a straight right by Mckean.
Hatt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mckean throws a hook but Hatt blocks it.
Mckean lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mckean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mckean throws a hook but Hatt avoids it easily.
Mckean gets a clinch.
Mckean manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hatt managing to block the knees to the body from Mckean.
Hatt swings wildly with an uppercut but Mckean uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatt managing to block the knees to the body from Mckean.
Mckean tries to land knees in the clinch but Hatt avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mckean.
Hatt is trying to force a seperation but Mckean has the dominant position.
A short right from Mckean on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hatt.
Hatt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hatt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mckean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hatt lands with a nice body punch.
Mckean gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hatt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hatt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mckean walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hatt.
Mckean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hatt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fighters circling - Mckean throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hatt tries to land a front kick but Mckean steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mckean tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hatt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckean keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hatt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hatt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hatt moves out of range as Mckean strikes.
William Mckean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mckean sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mckean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mckean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mckean thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hatt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hatt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mckean rather than just go for the knockout.
Hatt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hatt drops his hands momentarily and Mckean takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mckean misses with a looping left.
Hatt ducks under a wild hook from Mckean.
Hatt appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mckean scores with a nice head shot.
Hatt throws a body shot but no joy.
Hatt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mckean.
Hatt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mckean throws a shot from downtown. Hatt moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckean looks to throw the jab but Hatt is out of range.
Hatt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mckean misses with a hook. Hatt ducked under it nicely.
Hatt follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Mckean misses with an uppercut. Hatt saw that one coming.
Mckean missing with a left hand there. Hatt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Hatt releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hatt lands a nice hook to Mckean's body. Mckean takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hatt keeps Mckean at a distance using the push kick.
Hatt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mckean throws a hook but Hatt avoids it easily.
Hatt tries to move into range but Mckean moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big left from Mckean misses.
Mckean throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hatt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mckean is looking to clinch.
Mckean is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hatt slips under a jab.
Mckean misses with a straight right.
Hatt thinks about the counter body kick.
Hatt looks to score with a jab to the body but Mckean is just out of range.
Hatt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hatt throws a head kick but Mckean moves out of range.
Mckean misses with a straight left.
Hatt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mckean is out of range and Hatt settles back down.
Hatt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mckean.
Hatt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mckean.
Hatt throws a body shot but no joy.
Mckean is looking to counter punch.
Mckean misses with a straight left.
Hatt staying out of range there.
A big right from Mckean misses.
Mckean tries to clinch but Hatt moves out of range.
Mckean throws a jab but it's blocked by Hatt.
Hatt ducks under a wild hook from Mckean.
A punch lands to the side of Hatt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mckean misses with a lunging right hand
and Hatt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hatt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hatt moves away from the strike by Mckean.
Hatt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hatt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Mckean dominated that round.
That's time! Mckean's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mckean misses the jab.
Hatt lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mckean will feel that in the morning.
Hatt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mckean throws out the jab.
Mckean moves out of range of the body kick from Hatt.
Hatt misses with a straight left.
Mckean misses with a hook. Hatt ducked under it nicely.
Hatt misses the jab.
A jab from Mckean misses.
Hatt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mckean fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hatt, pushing him back against the cage.
Hatt lands a shoulder strike.
Mckean has a couple of punches blocked by Hatt.
Hatt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatt throws a head punch that misses.
Mckean throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mckean blocking some punches.
Mckean misses with a knee strike.
Hatt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hatt blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mckean with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hatt.
Mckean tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mckean misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hatt.
Hatt throws a head punch that misses.
Mckean blocks an uppercut.
Hatt lands with a short shot to the head.
Hatt blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hatt scores with a hook to the body.
William Mckean has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mckean blocks an uppercut.
Hatt misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Mckean fails to land.
Mckean connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hatt's face.
 It looks like Topham Hatt has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hatt.
Mckean with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hatt.
Hatt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mckean misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatt misses with the head strike.
Hatt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mckean tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hatt avoids it.
Hatt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mckean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mckean.
Mckean with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hatt tries to throw a body punch but Mckean avoids it by throwing Hatt back against the cage.
Hatt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hatt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mckean backwards.
 It looks like William Mckean has been cut.
Hatt lands a body shot.
A short right from Hatt on the inside.
Hatt avoiding damage.
Hatt swings wildly with an uppercut but Mckean uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hatt misses with a punch to the body.
Hatt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mckean wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckean moves out of range of the leg kick from Hatt.
Hatt slips a straight right by Mckean.
Mckean throws a jab when Hatt was well out of range.
Mckean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hatt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mckean connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hatt's face.
Hatt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mckean's elbow.
Hatt tries to stall but Mckean uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mckean tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mckean scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A knee to the head by Mckean.
Hatt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hatt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hatt stalling against the cage.
A short uppercut from Mckean.
Hatt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mckean up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckean trying to land knees to the body.
Hatt tries to work over Mckean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hatt is looking to control Mckean's arms but Mckean gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hatt has his back to the cage.
Mckean with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mckean tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mckean with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hatt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hatt tries to work over Mckean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Mckean.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mckean.
Mckean is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hatt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Hatt.
Mckean blocks an uppercut.
Hatt holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hatt scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Topham Hatt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mckean wants to clinch up but Hatt keeps it at a distance.
Hatt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hatt misses the shot to the body.
Mckean checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hatt ducks under a wild hook from Mckean.
Hatt throws a leg kick but Mckean checks it.
Hatt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hatt is looking to land body kicks.
Hatt lands a slapping body shot.
Mckean misses with an uppercut.
Hatt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mckean.
Hatt blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatt connects with a body shot that sends Mckean's belly button to the back.
Hatt slips a straight right by Mckean.
Mckean tries to clinch but Hatt is having none of it.
Hatt tries to keep at a distance but Mckean has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hatt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatt scores with a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mckean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mckean tries a knee to the head but Hatt blocks it.
Nice body punch from Hatt - that landed with a thud.
Hatt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mckean scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mckean blocks an uppercut.
Mckean looking to stall.
Mckean using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hatt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A bit of stalling here from Hatt.
A left hand lands to the body for Hatt.
Hatt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hatt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mckean throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hatt blocking some punches.
Hatt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mckean's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mckean unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hatt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mckean takes a shot to the head.
Hatt managing to block the knees to the body from Mckean.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mckean swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hatt has a couple of punches blocked by Mckean.
Mckean looking to throw knees to the head but Hatt is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Hatt fails to land.
Hatt lands with a right to the head.
Hatt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mckeans head.
Hatt manages to break the clinch.
Mckean misses the jab.
Mckean throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Hatt to counter with a crisp jab.
Mckean takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hatt lands a body shot.
Hatt scores with a spinning back kick!
Hatt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hatt is looking to slow Mckean down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hatt punishes Mckean's body with a nice straight punch.
Mckean walks into a stiff left hand from Hatt.
Hatt throws a solid leg kick but Mckean takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hatt.
Hatt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mckean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hatt tries to land a front kick but Mckean steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hatt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mckean fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hatt was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mckean has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hatt.
Mckean loads up on a big right hand but Hatt slips the punch.
Hatt throws a chopping leg kick but Mckean manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mckean misses with a hook.
Hatt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mckean.
Mckean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hatt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hatt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatt throws the kick towards the body but Mckean avoids it.
Hatt misses with a body kick.
Hatt takes a swing at Mckean's ribcage but misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mckean with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hatt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mckean backwards.
Hatt lands a hook that snaps the head of Mckean backwards.
Hatt tries to throw a body punch but Mckean avoids it by throwing Hatt back against the cage.
Mckean working Hatt over with knees to the body.
Mckean tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mckean with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mckean lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mckean as Hatt tries to tie him up.
Mckean landing knees to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that's the end of the fight!
Topham Hatt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hatt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Topham Hatt!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remy Gek (ranked 3178 p4p, 1715 weight class) and Craig Mckean (ranked 396 p4p, 216 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Remy Gek!
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, Craig Mckean!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mckean.
Mckean misses with a hook. Gek ducked under it nicely.
Mckean checks a leg kick.
Mckean throws an overhand right that lands on Gek's shoulder, as Gek tries to avoid the shot.
Mckean checks a leg kick nicely.
Gek definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mckean looks to land a right hand but Gek moved out of range.
Mckean misses with an uppercut. Gek saw that one coming.
Gek fakes the leg kick and cracks Mckean in the body.
Gek moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Craig Mckean has been cut.
Gek is looking to land body kicks.
Mckean misses with an uppercut.
Gek misses with a hook.
Mckean slips a jab and a cross from Gek.
Gek with the inside leg kick.
A big left from Mckean misses.
Gek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mckean defending well as Gek loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mckean moves out of range of the leg kick from Gek.
Mckean misses the jab.
Gek connects with a leg kick.
Mckean slips a straight right by Gek.
Mckean uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gek.
Gek finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckean tests Gek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gek tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mckean checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slow jab from Mckean misses its intended target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mckean scores with a nice right hand.
Mckean missing with a left hand there. Gek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mckean throws an overhand right that lands on Gek's shoulder, as Gek tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Mckean misses the target.
Mckean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mckean looks to land a right hand but Gek moved out of range.
Mckean misses with an uppercut.
Mckean throws a jab but it's blocked by Gek.
Gek throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gek blocks a jab.
A combination from Gek does no damage.
A jab from Gek does it's job there.
Gek misses with a hook.
Mckean throws out a counter right but Gek avoids it with no problem.
Mckean misses with a hook. Gek ducked under it nicely.
Gek tries to move into range but Mckean moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gek takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mckean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gek.
Gek was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckean throws out a loose jab but Gek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gek moves out of range as Mckean strikes.
Mckean might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gek scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Gek.
Mckean misses with a body shot.
Gek feints and then cracks Mckean's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mckean down.
A swing and a miss from Mckean.
Mckean misses with a looping left.
Mckean uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gek.
Gek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Mckean misses.
Gek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mckean manages to avoid it.
Mckean throws a hook but Gek avoids it easily.
Gek throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mckean's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gek connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mckean scrambles back to his feet.
Gek moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gek misses the jab.
Gek missing with a left hand there. Mckean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mckean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gek throws a counter high kick but Mckean was just alert enough to avoid it.
Mckean throws a jab when Gek was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gek throws out a leg kick but Mckean moves out of range and Gek only half commits.
Gek slips a straight right by Mckean.
Gek throws a front kick aimed at Mckean's knee but Mckean avoids it well.
Mckean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gek.
Mckean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gek.
Mckean scores with a hook.
A slow jab from Mckean misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Gek.
Good work by Mckean as he checks the leg kick.
Mckean lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mckean lands a nice shot that snaps Gek's head back.
Nice shot by Mckean.
Mckean throws a big shot that misses.
Gek throws a leg kick but Mckean moved away.
Mckean lands a jab to Gek's midsection.
Gek is looking to slow Mckean down with leg kicks.
Mckean defending well as Gek loads up on a big left hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mckean crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gek - the referee stops the clock and Mckean gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gek. Mckean manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick from Gek misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mckean! But no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mckean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mckean sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mckean is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gek had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mckean throws a shot from downtown. Gek moves away and avoids it.
Mckean throws a big shot that misses.
Mckean slips a straight right by Gek.
Gek throws a jab but it's blocked by Mckean.
Mckean moves away from the strike by Gek.
Mckean throws out a counter right but Gek avoids it with no problem.
Mckean listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mckean ducks under a wild hook from Gek.
Gek attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've been informed that Mckean has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Gek throws a jab but it's blocked by Mckean.
Gek looks to score with a jab to the body but Mckean is just out of range.
Mckean looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gek slips a straight right by Mckean.
Gek throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gek throws a solid leg kick but Mckean takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gek.
Mckean scores with a jab. Gek acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mckean throws a hook to the side of Gek's head but Gek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Gek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gek throws a chopping leg kick but Mckean manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gek blocks a jab.
Mckean looks to land a left hand but Gek moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Gek.
Gek finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Craig Mckean will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Craig Mckean's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mckean loads up on a big right hand but Gek slips the punch.
Mckean misses with a looping left.
Mckean looks to land a left hand but Gek moved out of range nicely.
Gek tries to bum rush Mckean with a series of wild strikes but Mckean uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gek on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mckean misses the jab.
Gek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mckean.
Mckean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gek.
Gek fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mckean just manages to avoid it.
Gek moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gek lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gek swings for the body but Mckean moves out of range.
Mckean loads up on a big right hand but Gek slips the punch.
A slow jab from Gek misses its intended target.
Mckean throws an overhand right that lands on Gek's shoulder, as Gek tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mckean.
Gek throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gek throws a leg kick but Mckean checks it.
Mckean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gek throws a leg kick but Mckean moved away.
Gek uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mckean has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gek throws a leg kick but Mckean checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckean checks the leg kick.
Mckean throws a right hand that misses
and Gek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mckean throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mckean throws a body punch but Gek moves out of range.
Mckean with a hook.
Mckean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gek is looking to counter punch.
A head kick misses from Gek.
It seemed like Mckean was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gek's corner calls for a 1-2. Gek obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mckean throws a hook but Gek avoids it easily.
Mckean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mckean keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gek lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Gek misses.
Gek slips a straight right by Mckean.
Mckean moves out of range of the body kick from Gek.
Gek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mckean swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mckean lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mckean throws a jab when Gek was well out of range.
Gek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckean misses with a looping right.
Gek appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gek defending well as Mckean loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Mckean misses.
Gek feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Mckean misses its intended target.
Mckean throws out a powerful jab.
Gek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mckean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Mckean misses its intended target.
Gek throws a hook to the side of Mckean's head but Mckean sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mckean loads up on a big right hand but Gek slips the punch.
As Mckean backs away, Gek returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mckean throws a hook to the side of Gek's head but Gek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mckean throws a looping overhand right but Gek ducks down to avoid it.
Mckean takes a swing at Gek's ribcage but misses.
Gek does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gek throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mckean misses the jab.
Gek will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mckean! But no joy.
Mckean throws a looping overhand right but Gek ducks down to avoid it.
Gek darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gek connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckean needs to keep his hands up - Gek had a free shot at his head there.
Mckean uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gek.
Mckean throws a hook but Gek blocks it.
Mckean listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gek moves out of range of the strikes.
Mckean's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mckean scores with a nice head shot.
Mckean moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gek misses with a low kick as Mckean jumps back.
Gek scores with a decent looking hook.
Mckean scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gek doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gek walks into a jab.
Gek moves out of range as Mckean strikes.
Gek shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gek lands a lovely overhand right.
Mckean dips to his left and cracks Gek with an uppercut!
Mckean lands with a hook. Gek tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Craig Mckean seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gek loads up on a big right hand but Mckean slips the punch.
Gek moves out of range of the strikes.
Gek lands a jab.
Gek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gek defending well as Mckean loads up on a big left hand.
Gek does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mckean manages to avoid it.
Mckean throws a hook but Gek avoids it easily.
Gek slips under a jab from Mckean.
Gek missing with a left hand there. Mckean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mckean throws a jab but it's blocked by Gek.
Mckean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gek takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gek looks to score with a jab to the body but Mckean is just out of range.
Mckean avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mckean. Gek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mckean moves out of range of the body kick.
Mckean looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gek misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mckean checks a low kick from Gek.
Gek takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mckean misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Mckean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Craig Mckean's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mckean throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mckean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mckean connects with a looping right hand.
Mckean lands a nice shot that snaps Gek's head back.
Mckean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gek feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mckean misses with a straight left.
Gek doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mckean.
Mckean lands with a cross.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gek might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mckean takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gek staying out of range there.
Gek lands a glancing blow to the side of Mckean's head.
A jab from Gek misses.
Gek's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mckean connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gek scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mckean avoids the head kick by Gek.
Gek looks for the body kick but Mckean saw that one coming.
Gek connects with a nice looking jab.
Gek just misses with a punch to the body.
Gek looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gek misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gek moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mckean avoids the body shot from Gek.
Gek misses with an uppercut. Mckean saw that one coming.
Gek misses with a body kick.
Mckean moves out of range of the body kick from Gek.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mckean! But no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gek is looking to slow Mckean down with leg kicks.
Mckean moves out of range as Gek throws a body kick.
Mckean throws a hook but Gek blocks it.
Mckean moves out of range as Gek strikes.
Gek ducks under a wild hook from Mckean.
Gek lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mckean takes a step back to recover.
Gek moves out of range as Mckean strikes.
Mckean misses with a hook. Gek ducked under it nicely.
Gek throws a hook but Mckean blocks it.
Mckean connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gek's hands.
Gek walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mckean checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mckean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gek was well out of range. Poor timing from Mckean.
Mckean connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mckean loads up on a big right hand but Gek slips the punch.
Mckean digs a good body shot into Gek's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gek moves out of range as Mckean strikes.
Mckean uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gek.
Mckean misses with an uppercut.
Gek misses the jab.
Mckean lands with an uppercut that bounces Gek off the cage and back into range.
Mckean throws the left hand but Gek avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Mckean.
Mckean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gek was well out of range. Poor timing from Mckean.
Mckean displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gek throws out the jab.
Mckean throws a lazy right hand but Gek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gek looks for the body kick but Mckean saw that one coming.
Gek wants to slow Mckean down by chopping away at his legs.
Gek lands a lovely overhand right.
Gek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mckean.
Gek takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mckean throws an overhand right that lands on Gek's shoulder, as Gek tries to avoid the shot.
Mckean misses with a straight right.
A big right from Gek misses.
Gek moves away from the strike by Mckean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gek ducks under a wild hook from Mckean.
Mckean misses with a looping right.
Gek swinging wildly here.
Mckean lands a jab.
Gek takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mckean scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gek doesn't seem bothered though.
A good leg kick by Gek.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mckean, as that shot connected.
Gek finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mckean throws a shot from downtown. Gek moves away and avoids it.
Mckean throws a lazy right hand but Gek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gek takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mckean throws a hook to the side of Gek's head but Gek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mckean defending well as Gek loads up on a big left hand.
Gek slips under a jab.
Mckean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckean lunges at Gek with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gek's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mckean looks to score with a jab to the body but Gek is just out of range.
Mckean throws a jab when Gek was well out of range.
A jab from Gek misses.
Mckean has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gek tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mckean is able to avoid easily.
Gek scores with a shot to the body.
Gek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mckean.
Mckean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mckean scores with the left hand. Gek knows he should have avoided that one.
Gek throws a series of punches but Mckean moves out of range.
Gek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mckean.
Gek throws a head kick that misses.
Mckean's corner calls for a 1-2. Mckean obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gek connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gek misses with a looping left.
Gek slips a straight right by Mckean.
Remy Gek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mckean jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mckean throws a good cross that connects.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Mckean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mckean 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Mckean!
Craig Mckean spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rian Mckean (ranked 1987 p4p, 3730 weight class) and Zuko Haruhi (ranked 266 p4p, 464 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rian Mckean!
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, Zuko Haruhi!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haruhi throws a combination. Mckean tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A jab from Mckean misses.
Haruhi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Haruhi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mckean's head.
Haruhi throws a head kick but Mckean moves out of range.
Mckean lands with an overhand left.
Haruhi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haruhi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mckean thuds his right hand into Haruhi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mckean throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haruhi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mckean fails to land with a series of punches.
Haruhi fails to land with a series of punches.
Haruhi tries to bum rush Mckean with a series of wild strikes but Mckean uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haruhi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters circling a little - Haruhi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Haruhi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mckean.
Haruhi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Haruhi walks into a left hand.
Haruhi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Haruhi misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckean rushes Haruhi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mckean has Haruhi pressed against the cage, preventing Haruhi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A shot in the inside from Mckean.
Mckean lands a hook that snaps the head of Haruhi backwards.
Mckean throws a punch but it's blocked by Haruhi.
Mckean lands with a left to the head.
Mckean lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Mckean as the two fighters clinch.
Mckean has a couple of punches blocked by Haruhi.
Mckean looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckean lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Haruhi backwards.
Mckean lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Mckean fails to land.
Mckean misses with a punch on the inside.
Mckean prevents Haruhi from breaking the clinch.
Mckean presses Haruhi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Mckean.
Mckean has Haruhi pressed against the cage, preventing Haruhi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Haruhi tries to break the clinch but Mckean is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haruhi is trying to break the clinch but Mckean is controlling him.
Mckean lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haruhi backwards.
Haruhi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haruhi.
Mckean misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mckean lands with a right to the head.
Mckean stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mckean has a couple of punches blocked by Haruhi.
Mckean misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckean works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Mckean.
Mckean throws a head punch that misses.
Mckean working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Mckean.
Haruhi working hard to break the clinch.
Mckean throws a punch but it's blocked by Haruhi.
Haruhi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rian Mckean dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Haruhi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Haruhi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mckean connects with a jab.
Mckean scores with the left hand. Haruhi knows he should have avoided that one.
Rian Mckean is winning the standup battle so far.
Haruhi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mckean blocks a head kick by Haruhi.
Haruhi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mckean connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Haruhi scrambles back to his feet.
Haruhi has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Mckean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haruhi.
Mckean avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Mckean wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Haruhi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mckean darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mckean is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
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!
Mckean takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Haruhi tries a low kick but Mckean avoids it.
Mckean misses with a double jab.
Haruhi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Haruhi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mckean was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mckean is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haruhi can do to turn this around?
A punch lands to the side of Haruhi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
 Haruhi is rocked!
Mckean cracks Haruhi with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Haruhi falls to his knees and Mckean doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rian Mckean!
A less than humble Rian Mckean misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Naoko Marui (ranked 2211 p4p, 2416 weight class) and Two Moons (ranked 254 p4p, 279 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Naoko Marui!
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, Two Moons!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marui misses with a looping left.
Moons swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Moons avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marui closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Moons steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marui.
Moons let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Moons misses with a hook
and Marui counters by moving into the clinch.
Moons lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marui being controlled against the cage.
Moons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moons leaning against his opponent.
Moons throws a punch but it's blocked by Marui.
Marui tries to throw a body punch but Moons avoids it by throwing Marui back against the cage.
Marui stalling.
Marui tries to throw a body punch but Moons avoids it by throwing Marui back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moons throws a punch but it's blocked by Marui.
A nice left hand lands by Moons.
Marui misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moons.
Marui lands with a right to the head.
Moons misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Marui.
Moons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moons working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Marui.
Moons blocks an uppercut.
Moons swings wildly with an uppercut but Marui uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marui lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Marui.
Marui misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Marui.
Marui tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moons's elbow.
Moons throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marui taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Moons.
Marui blocks an uppercut.
Moons throws a punch but it's blocked by Marui.
Marui blocks an uppercut.
Moons misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Marui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marui is trying to break the clinch but Moons has him pressed against the cage.
Marui breaks the clinch.
Marui throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marui throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marui throws a right hand that Moons ducks under and follows up with a left that Moons also avoids with ease.
Marui throws a nice looking combination but Moons bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moons throws out a counter right but Marui avoids it with no problem.
Marui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moons.
Marui throws a combination that misses
and Moons counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moons was well out of range. Poor timing from Marui.
Moons takes one on the button.
Moons moves into range and clinches up with Marui.
Marui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marui blocking some punches.
Moons lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marui misses with a punch to the body.
Marui misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moons lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Moons throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marui goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moons misses with a body punch.
Moons prevents a body shot from Marui.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moons.
Marui is working Moons over against the cage.
Moons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 Naoko Marui will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A nice combination there by Marui.
Marui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Moons counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marui misses with a lunging right hand
and Marui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marui tries to keep at a distance but Moons has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marui slowing the pace effectively.
Marui blocking some punches.
Marui manages to break the clinch.
Moons misses with an uppercut
and Marui counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moons tries to clinch there but Marui circles away.
Marui swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Marui ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marui scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Marui avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marui throws a hook but Moons blocks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marui.
Moons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marui throws out the jab.
Moons looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Marui misses.
Moons doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marui misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Moons to counter with a crisp jab.
Marui moves out of range as Moons strikes.
Marui throws a body punch but Moons moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Marui scores with a four punch combination!
Marui connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Moons momentarily.
Moons is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Marui. Moons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moons is still on wobbly legs! Can Marui finish him?
A punch lands to the side of Moons 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Marui misses with a lunging right hand
and Moons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Naoko Marui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marui throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moons counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marui on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Moons seems to have recovered his senses.
Moons bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marui's head backwards.
Marui throws a sloppy body shot
and Moons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marui just misses with a punch to the body.
Moons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marui.
Marui ducks under a wild hook from Moons.
Moons might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Moons blocks a jab.
Marui lands a nice looking body shot.
Marui throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marui misses with a series of wild punches.
Moons looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marui takes one on the button.
Marui looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nice jab there from Marui.
Marui scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Moons connects with a right hand. Marui shakes it off.
Marui looks to land a left hand but Moons moved out of range nicely.
Moons scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marui connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Moons momentarily.
Moons looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marui misses with an uppercut
and Marui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Naoko Marui is winning the standup battle so far.
Marui lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marui misses with a lunging right hand
and Marui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moons takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marui looks to score with a jab to the body but Moons is just out of range.
Moons throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moons takes one to the chin there.
Marui rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marui seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Marui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moons.
Moons digs a good body shot into Marui's ribs.
Marui rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moons moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marui lands a nice shot that snaps Moons's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naoko Marui dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Marui misses with a shot to the body
and Moons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moons lands a slapping body shot.
Marui avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moons connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marui momentarily.
Marui throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marui throws a sloppy body shot
and Moons counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Marui blocking some punches.
Marui wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moons swings wildly with an uppercut but Marui uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marui pushes Moons back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Moons misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marui doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marui goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moons misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Moons takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Moons misses with some punches.
Marui blocks an uppercut.
Moons has a couple of punches blocked by Marui.
Marui goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moons swings wildly with an uppercut but Marui uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marui blocking some punches.
Moons throws a punch but it's blocked by Marui.
Moons is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moons creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marui struggles to land a body shot inside as Moons controls his hands.
Two Moons seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Moons will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marui up against the cage.
Moons throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Moons has a couple of punches blocked by Marui.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moons doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marui taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Marui tries to work over Moons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marui lands a body punch.
Marui misses with a punch to the body.
Moons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Marui.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moons.
Marui lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Moons fails to land.
Marui lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moons backwards.
Marui breaks the clinch.
Marui lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Moons backs up against the cage.
Marui drops his hands momentarily and Moons takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moons takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Marui throws a shot from downtown. Moons moves away and avoids it.
Marui just misses with a punch to the body.
Moons tries to counter by closing the distance.
Marui tries to land a body kick
and Moons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marui takes a swing at Moons's ribcage but misses.
Marui is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moons.
Marui sets himself, and Moons steps forward looking for the clinch! Marui avoids it this time.
Marui throws a good cross that connects.
Two Moons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moons.
Moons slips a jab from Marui.
Moons moves away from the strike by Marui.
Marui sets himself, and Moons steps forward looking for the clinch! Marui avoids it this time.
Naoko Marui is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A shot to the body from Marui misses
and Moons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Two Moons.
I think Marui 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Naoko Marui!
Naoko Marui bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corey McGraugh (ranked 722 p4p, 2518 weight class) and Ovido Guzman (ranked 110 p4p, 346 weight class). McGraugh comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Kennedys - Police Truck. Corey McGraugh has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Corey McGraugh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ovido Guzman!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guzman misses with a right hand
and McGraugh counters with a nice uppercut.
Guzman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McGraugh misses with a wild body shot.
Guzman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGraugh.
Guzman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGraugh.
Guzman throws a hook but McGraugh avoids it easily.
McGraugh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guzman.
McGraugh misses with a wild body shot.
Guzman misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGraugh clinches up against the cage.
Guzman misses with some punches.
McGraugh avoiding damage as Guzman throws knees to the body.
McGraugh throws a head punch that misses.
McGraugh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guzman tries to land knees in the clinch but McGraugh avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGraugh misses with some punches.
McGraugh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Guzman lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGraugh backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guzman breaks the clinch.
McGraugh has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Prosper Training in the buildup to the fight.
McGraugh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Guzmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Ovido Guzman has been cut.
Guzman misses with a lunging right hand
and McGraugh moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman tries to land knees in the clinch but McGraugh avoids the damage to the body.
McGraugh swings wildly with an uppercut but Guzman uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGraugh can't find room to land a body shot as Guzman controls the action.
Guzman has a couple of punches blocked by McGraugh.
McGraugh has a couple of punches blocked by Guzman.
Guzman blocking some punches.
Guzman misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGraugh misses with a punch to the body.
McGraugh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Guzman fails to land.
Guzman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGraugh tries to throw a body punch but Guzman avoids it by throwing McGraugh back against the cage.
Guzman misses with a body punch.
Guzman blocking some punches.
Guzman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGraugh backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGraugh.
McGraugh misses with a punch on the inside.
Guzman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from McGraugh fails to land.
McGraugh presses Guzman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guzman prevents a body shot from McGraugh.
A head punch on the inside from McGraugh fails to land.
Guzman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Guzman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McGraugh lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guzman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guzman.
A short left from McGraugh.
McGraugh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guzman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guzman lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGraugh.
McGraugh blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Guzman.
McGraugh misses with the head strike.
Guzman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guzman throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from McGraugh on the inside.
McGraugh misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGraugh.
Guzman misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman blocking some punches.
Guzman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guzman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGraugh scores with a shoulder strike.
Guzman blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGraugh.
McGraugh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Guzman is rocked!
McGraugh dips a shoulder and cracks Guzman with a mighty uppercut! Guzman falls back against the cage and McGraugh unloads with a barrage of strikes! Guzman is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - McGraugh screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corey McGraugh!
Corey McGraugh retains his welterweight title!
A less than humble Corey McGraugh misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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