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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Craig Mack (ranked 3041 p4p, 2960 weight class) and Buddy Taylor (ranked 355 p4p, 345 weight class). Taylor has chosen Bad Reputation as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Buddy Taylor enters the cage!
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Basic striking
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Excellent MT
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Craig Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Buddy Taylor!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor drops Mack with a beautiful combination! Mack stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Taylor is looking for the KO!
 Mack is rocked!
 It looks like Craig Mack has been cut.
Mack drives through and clinches with Taylor against the cage.
Oh Mack is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taylor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Taylor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mack seems to have got his legs back now.
Taylor tries to keep at a distance but Mack has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mack scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Taylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mack throws a head punch that misses.
Mack lands an uppercut.
Mack blocking some punches.
Mack lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Taylor or not.
Mack has a couple of punches blocked by Taylor.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Taylor tries to keep at a distance but Mack has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mack swings wildly with an uppercut but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor pushes Mack back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mack digs a right hand underneath Taylor's ribcage. Taylor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mack works on Taylor's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Mack.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack connects with a nice looking jab.
Mack tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Mack doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Taylor appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mack darts in and clinches Taylor up against the cage.
Taylor tries a body shot but Mack blocks it.
Taylor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taylors head.
Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Mack controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Mack fails to land.
Mack pushes Taylor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mack moves into range and clinches up with Taylor.
Mack definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mack lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Mack on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor wants to get back to striking at distance but Mack won't allow it.
Mack gets through Taylor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mack blocks an elbow strike from Taylor.
Mack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taylor trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor has a couple of punches blocked by Mack.
Taylor is looking to control Mack's arms but Mack gets an underhook and turns him. Now Taylor has his back to the cage.
Taylor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mack slips under a jab.
Taylor misses with a straight left.
Mack tries to counter by clinching up but Taylor breaks away and moves out of range.
Mack tries to clinch
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
Taylor moves into the clinch.
Mack lands with a light punch inside.
Taylor blocking some punches.
Mack lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Mack.
Taylor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mack scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Taylor throws an elbow but it misses.
Mack takes a shot to the head.
Mack works on Taylor's body with a couple of short punches.
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mack can't find room to land a body shot as Taylor controls the action.
Taylor misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack is working Taylor over against the cage.
Taylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Mack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mack is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Mack lands a jab to the head.
Mack connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mack clinches up against the cage.
Mack prevents a body shot from Taylor.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mack.
Taylor's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Taylor pushes Mack back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taylor looking to throw knees to the head but Mack is blocking nicely.
Mack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mack pushes Taylor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taylor is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mack lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mack clinches up against the cage.
Taylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Macks head.
Taylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Taylor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Taylor tries to land knees in the clinch but Mack avoids the damage to the body.
Mack dodges an elbow strike from Taylor.
Good body shot from Mack.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mack.
Taylor prevents a body shot from Mack.
Mack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Mack has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mack.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mack lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mack lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Taylor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mack throws a head punch that misses.
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 Craig Mack will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Craig Mack's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Mack.
Taylor throws a fast counter high kick but Mack manages to duck under it in time.
Mack wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
Mack throws a jab but it's blocked by Taylor.
The fighters circling - Mack throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mack backing away here, and Taylor unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Taylor as he connects with a hook.
Mack ducks right into an uppercut from Taylor.
Mack clinches up with Taylor and pushes him back against the cage.
Craig Mack has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mack lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Mack.
Mack blocking some punches.
Taylor is trying to stall.
Taylor lands a hook that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack scores with a shoulder strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Taylor.
Mack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mack scores with a shot to the side of Taylor's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Taylor has Mack pushed against the cage.
Mack prevents a body shot from Taylor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor working hard to break the clinch.
Taylor blocks an uppercut.
Mack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taylor's elbow.
Mack stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mack closes the distance and clinches.
Taylor lands with a right to the head.
Mack's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mack lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Mack on the inside.
Mack is leaning against Taylor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mack misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mack.
A head punch on the inside from Mack fails to land.
Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mack doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Taylor throws out a counter right but Mack avoids it with no problem.
Mack throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mack tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Taylor now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor gets tackled into the cage by Mack. Mack maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Craig Mack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor gets tackled into the cage by Mack. Mack maintains the clinch.
Taylor lands with a right to the head.
Mack lands a shoulder strike.
Taylor lands a nice shot to the body.
Taylor is working Mack over against the cage.
Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor cracks a nice hook into Mack's ribs.
Buddy Taylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mack tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taylor appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mack connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mack moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mack closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to break free but Mack has control.
Taylor wants to get back to striking at distance but Mack won't allow it.
Mack misses with some punches.
Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Mack controls his hands.
A short right from Taylor on the inside.
Mack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taylor missing with knees to the body.
Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mack doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Taylor gets tackled into the cage by Mack. Mack maintains the clinch.
Taylor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mack has him pressed against the cage.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mack is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Mack tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taylor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Taylor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Taylor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
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!
Mack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mack lands a shoulder strike.
Taylor tries a knee to the head but Mack blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Taylor fails to land.
Taylor scores with a shot to the side of Mack's head.
Mack pushes Taylor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mack throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Taylor lands with a short shot to the head.
Mack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taylor's elbow.
Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Mack takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Mack clinches with his opponent.
Mack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Mack.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taylor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Craig Mack will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Craig Mack's cut.
That's time! Mack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor moves into range and clinches up with Mack.
Taylor misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taylor.
A short body shot lands from Mack as the two fighters clinch.
Mack lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mack misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mack wants to clinch
and Taylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack sizes up Taylor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mack gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mack blocking some punches.
Taylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mack's elbow.
Taylor tries to throw a body punch but Mack avoids it by throwing Taylor back against the cage.
Mack has a couple of punches blocked by Taylor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taylors head.
Mack tries to throw a body punch but Taylor avoids it by throwing Mack back against the cage.
Mack keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taylor's efforts to push away.
Taylor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mack managing to block the knees to the body from Taylor.
Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Mack.
A nice side step and Taylor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses.
Mack tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Taylor manages to circle out of the way.
Mack tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Taylor unleashes a big counter combination but Mack bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mack tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Mack gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mack lands a right hand.
Mack tries to throw a body punch but Taylor avoids it by throwing Mack back against the cage.
Mack is leaning against Taylor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mack takes a shot to the head.
Mack cracks Taylor with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Taylor working hard to break the clinch.
Taylor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mack blocking some punches.
Taylor is looking to control Mack's arms but Mack gets an underhook and turns him. Now Taylor has his back to the cage.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Mack misses.
Taylor throws a fast counter high kick but Mack manages to duck under it in time.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mack has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Mack.
Taylor throws a head kick but Mack moves out of range.
Mack has Taylor up against the cage in a clinch.
Taylor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mack managing to block the knees to the body from Taylor.
Mack can't find room to land a body shot as Taylor controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Mack scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Mack.
Taylor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mack.
Mack gets through Taylor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mack lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Taylor.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mack creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Mack.
A left hand lands to the body for Mack.
Mack lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mack scores with a shot to the side of Taylor's head.
Mack tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
A short right from Mack on the inside.
Mack blocking some punches.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Mack is working Taylor over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mack.
Mack misses with a punch on the inside.
Mack scores with a nice hook to the head.
Buddy Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mack's elbow.
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Mack lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mack creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taylor tries to work over Mack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mack misses with the head strike.
Taylor is trying to force a seperation but Mack has the dominant position.
Taylor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
 Taylor is rocked!
Taylor misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Mack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mack, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Mack!
A relieved looking Craig Mack thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Buddy Taylor spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back ..stronger '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Real Deal (ranked 2615 p4p, 2436 weight class) and Stanislav Saprykin (ranked 382 p4p, 347 weight class). Real Deal could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Stanislav Saprykin's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Real Deal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stanislav Saprykin!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saprykin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Deal walks into a stiff left hand from Saprykin.
A left lands for Deal.
Deal lunges at Saprykin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Saprykin's hand.
Deal blocks a jab.
As Saprykin looks to move away, Deal throws a big counter combo but Saprykin just gets out of the way.
Deal ducks under a wild hook from Saprykin.
Saprykin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Deal. Deal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Saprykin throws a series of punches but Deal avoids them all with ease.
Saprykin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Deal seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Saprykin lands an overhand right.
It looks like Real Deal has been cut.
Deal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Saprykin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Deal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saprykin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Saprykin misses.
Saprykin throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Deal counter with a right hand.
A jab from Saprykin does it's job there.
Deal swings widly with a right hand
and Saprykin counters with a nice body shot.
Deal slips under a jab.
Saprykin looks to score with a jab to the body but Deal is just out of range.
Saprykin thuds a left hand into Deal's body.
Nice body punch from Saprykin.
Saprykin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Deal back to the cage. Saprykin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saprykin lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saprykin.
Deal throws out a loose jab but Saprykin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Saprykin misses.
Deal looks to score with a jab to the body but Saprykin is just out of range.
Saprykin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Deal walks into a straight right hand from Saprykin.
Saprykin cracks a nice hook into Deal's ribs.
Deal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saprykin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saprykin throws a lazy right hand but Deal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Deal misses the target.
Saprykin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Deal tries to clinch up
and Saprykin counters with a nice uppercut.
Deal is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saprykin Throws a clean left jab. Saprykin Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Deal's chin! Deal crumbles to the ground and Saprykin follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Saprykin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Stanislav Saprykin!
After the fight, Stanislav Saprykin was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Jackson (ranked 2717 p4p, 2599 weight class) and Jose Valdez (ranked 344 p4p, 331 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Undisputed Champion. Valdez has chosen Pump it up as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dwayne Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 2, fighting out of The Island, Jose Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jackson scores with a hook.
Jackson cracks a nice hook into Valdez's ribs.
Valdez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Valdez lands a high kick!
It looks like Dwayne Jackson has been cut.
Jackson thuds his right hand into Valdez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jackson tests Valdez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Valdez is rocked!
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Valdez is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson cracks Valdez with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Valdez tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Jackson pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Valdez is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwayne Jackson!
Dwayne Jackson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Horse (ranked 1236 p4p, 690 weight class) and Jarna Kuiva (ranked 160 p4p, 96 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Crazy Horse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jarna Kuiva!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horse lands a jab to Kuiva's midsection.
Horse just misses with a punch to the body.
Horse scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Horse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horse is looking to clinch but Kuiva is avoiding it.
It seemed like Kuiva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Horse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuiva.
Horse throws a body punch but Kuiva moves out of range.
Kuiva swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Horse to counter with a crisp jab.
Horse takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuiva throws a hook but Horse avoids it easily.
Kuiva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Horse.
Horse connects with a crisp jab.
Jab from Horse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuiva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Horse looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Horse tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Horse takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Horse slips under a jab from Kuiva.
The fighters circling - Horse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kuiva! But no joy.
Horse connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kuiva. Kuiva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kuiva moves forwards but Horse connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kuiva just misses with a punch to the body.
Crazy Horse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horse throws an overhand right that lands on Kuiva's shoulder, as Kuiva tries to avoid the shot.
Horse throws a looping overhand right but Kuiva ducks down to avoid it.
Kuiva circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Kuiva to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuiva lands the left hand.
Horse doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuiva circles away.
Horse fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuiva was well out of range. Poor timing from Horse.
Horse throws a hook but Kuiva blocks it.
Horse misses with a looping right.
Horse instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horse takes a shot to the head.
Kuiva struggles to land a body shot inside as Horse controls his hands.
Kuiva misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuiva.
Kuiva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuiva has a couple of punches blocked by Horse.
Kuiva blocking some punches.
Kuiva tries to work over Horse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Horse struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuiva controls his hands.
Horse is working Kuiva over against the cage.
Kuiva gets through Horse's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Horse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuiva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Horse's elbow.
Kuiva blocking some punches.
Kuiva tries to break free but Horse pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Horse on the inside.
Kuiva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Horse slips under a jab from Kuiva.
Horse's corner calls for a 1-2. Horse obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kuiva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kuiva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kuiva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Horse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kuiva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horse thuds a left hand into Kuiva's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horse misses with an uppercut.
Kuiva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Horse.
Kuiva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Horse throws a right hand that misses
and Kuiva counters with a left to the body.
Horse moves into the clinch.
Horse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuiva digs a right hand underneath Horse's ribcage. Horse let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kuiva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horse misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuiva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Horse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Horse tries to throw a body punch but Kuiva avoids it by throwing Horse back against the cage.
Kuiva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crazy Horse dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kuiva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Horse tests Kuiva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kuiva throws a lazy uppercut
and Horse moves into the clinch.
Kuiva lands a shoulder strike.
Horse throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuiva.
Horse lands a shot to the body.
Kuiva working aggressively here.
Horse managing to block the knees to the body from Kuiva.
Horse throws a head punch that misses.
Kuiva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuiva can do to turn this around?
Horse wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuiva takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Horse closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Horse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Horse.
Kuiva breaks from the clinch.
Horse lands an overhand right.
Horse throws out a powerful jab.
Horse lands with a cross.
Crazy Horse is winning the standup battle so far.
Horse scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kuiva walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kuiva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuiva throws an overhand right that lands on Horse's shoulder, as Horse tries to avoid the shot.
Kuiva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big right from Horse misses.
Kuiva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Horse tries to clinch there but Kuiva circles away.
Nice defenses there by Horse.
Kuiva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Horse cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Horse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuiva throws a counter combo.
Kuiva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Horse.
Horse misses the shot to the body.
Kuiva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse misses with a body punch
and Kuiva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Horse pushes Kuiva up against the cage in a clinch.
Horse misses with some punches.
Kuiva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuiva throws a shot from downtown. Horse moves away and avoids it.
Kuiva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Horse wants to clinch.
Kuiva tests Horse's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Horse is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Kuiva. Beautiful body shot.
Oh Horse is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kuiva finds Horse's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Horse flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Kuiva lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Horse will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jarna Kuiva!
Jarna Kuiva thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corey McGraugh (ranked 1143 p4p, 1559 weight class) and Massi Vears (ranked 181 p4p, 237 weight class). McGraugh comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Kennedys - Police Truck. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Corey McGraugh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Massi Vears!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Vears both land. Nice combination.
Vears lands a leg kick that knocks McGraugh off balance momentarily.
Vears throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McGraugh throwing a counter right hand but Vears manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Vears.
Vears tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like McGraugh was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vears.
Vears looks to land a body kick but McGraugh moved away.
A big right from Vears misses.
McGraugh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by McGraugh.
McGraugh is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vears feints and then cracks McGraugh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGraugh down.
Massi Vears seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGraugh clinches up with Vears and pushes him back against the cage.
Vears looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McGraugh misses with a punch to the body.
McGraugh definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vears creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vears throws an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGraugh can't find room to land a body shot as Vears controls the action.
McGraugh dodges an elbow strike from Vears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGraugh tries to work over Vears's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vears blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGraugh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vears's elbow.
Vears with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vears lands with a right to the head.
McGraugh misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGraugh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vears tries to throw a body punch but McGraugh avoids it by throwing Vears back against the cage.
Vears pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good work by McGraugh as he checks the leg kick.
McGraugh moves into the clinch.
A short right from McGraugh on the inside.
McGraugh works on Vears's body with a couple of short punches.
Vears's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for McGraugh.
Vears lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGraugh keeps control of Vears as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McGraugh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vears backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGraugh is working Vears over against the cage.
Vears breaks the clinch.
Vears tries to keep at a distance but McGraugh has taken the fight into the clinch.
McGraugh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vears has had enough of the clinch but McGraugh keeps him there for the moment.
Vears misses with a knee strike.
Vears tries to land knees in the clinch but McGraugh avoids the damage to the body.
Vears is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGraugh is defending well for now.
McGraugh digs a right hand underneath Vears's ribcage. Vears let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vears looks winded!
Vears misses with an elbow strike.
McGraugh can't find room to land a body shot as Vears controls the action.
McGraugh lands a body punch.
McGraugh lands a shoulder strike.
Vears is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGraugh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vears is still on wobbly legs! Can McGraugh finish him?
A nice left hand lands by McGraugh.
McGraugh works on Vears's body with a couple of short punches.
McGraugh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vears.
McGraugh lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Vears to his knees! McGraugh keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corey McGraugh!
After the fight, Corey McGraugh was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Naoko Marui (ranked 1512 p4p, 4710 weight class) and Christian Hunter (ranked 185 p4p, 490 weight class). Christian Hunter has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Naoko Marui's chin.
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Solid boxing
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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 6 - 3 - 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Christian Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marui connects with the punch.
Hunter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marui throws a hook but Hunter avoids it easily.
Hunter gets a clinch.
Hunter missing with knees to the body.
Hunter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Naoko Marui has been cut.
Hunter landing knees to the body.
Marui blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marui goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marui blocks the elbow strike.
Marui misses with a body punch.
Marui blocks an elbow strike from Hunter.
Hunter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marui dodges an elbow strike from Hunter.
Hunter lands an elbow inside.
Hunter landing knees to the body.
Marui 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marui has Hunter pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter has Marui pressed against the cage, preventing Marui from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice left hand lands by Marui.
Marui takes an elbow to the temple.
Hunter throws an elbow that misses.
Marui blocks an elbow strike.
Hunter lands an elbow inside that Marui shrugs off.
Marui can't break the clinch.
Marui wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hunter has him pressed against the cage.
Marui dodges an elbow strike from Hunter.
Marui tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunter.
Hunter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Marui on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hunter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marui.
Marui takes an elbow to the temple.
Hunter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marui is defending well for now.
Marui manages to break the clinch.
Hunter moves into range and clinches up with Marui.
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 the elbow strike from Hunter, against the cage.
Hunter throws an elbow that misses.
Hunter lands a damaging elbow.
Hunter throws an elbow that misses.
Hunter prevents a body shot from Marui.
Marui on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hunter tries to land knees in the clinch but Marui avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Marui's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marui blocks the elbow strike.
Hunter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marui.
Hunter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Marui lands a shot to the body.
Hunter trying to land knees to the body.
Hunter tries to land knees in the clinch but Marui avoids the damage to the body.
Marui blocks an elbow strike from Hunter.
Marui wants to break the clinch but can't.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Marui takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hunter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marui is defending well for now.
Hunter working Marui over with knees to the body.
Marui gets through Hunter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marui on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hunter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Naoko Marui's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a knee to the head.
Hunter tries to land knees in the clinch but Marui avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hunter.
Hunter tries a knee to the head but Marui blocks it.
Hunter is looking to control Marui's arms but Marui gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hunter has his back to the cage.
Hunter keeps control of Marui as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marui takes an elbow to the temple.
Hunter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hunter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marui avoids the elbow strike from Hunter, against the cage.
Marui lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunter pushes off an throws an elbow but Marui leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marui wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hunter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hunter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Hunter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Naoko Marui's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marui throws a combination. Hunter tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hunter throws a head kick that misses
and Marui counters with a right hand to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunter.
Marui cracks Hunter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hunter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hunter throws a leg kick but Marui checks it.
Marui misses the shot to the body.
Hunter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hunter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marui lands a nice hook to Hunter's body. Hunter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hunter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marui lands with a hook. Hunter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marui lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter thows a leg kick but Marui checks it
and Marui counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Marui.
Hunter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hunter is breathing heavily.
Marui fails to land with a series of punches.
Naoko Marui is winning the standup battle so far.
Marui sends Hunter crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Marui is motioning to the referee to let Hunter up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Hunter is rocked!
Naoko Marui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Marui misses its intended target.
Hunter wants to counter the offense by Marui and move into the clinch position.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marui getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marui cracks Hunter with a hook to the temple - Hunter is on wobbly legs here! Marui swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Hunter falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Marui wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Barbosa (ranked 2905 p4p, 1970 weight class) and Marshal Mayhem (ranked 337 p4p, 237 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arthur Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marshal Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Mayhem.
Barbosa scoring well with a low kick there.
Barbosa looks to clinch
and Mayhem counters with a nice body shot.
Barbosa tries to clinch up but Mayhem circles away and keeps his distance.
Mayhem swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mayhem moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Barbosa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Barbosa. Those never looked like landing.
Nice straight punches there by Mayhem. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mayhem.
Mayhem blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Mayhem moves out of range of the leg kick from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Mayhem counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mayhem scores with a jab to the body.
Mayhem cracks Barbosa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayhem lands a nice hook to Barbosa's body. Barbosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barbosa wants to clinch up but Mayhem keeps it at a distance.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Mayhem cracks Barbosa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mayhem takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem scores with a hook to the body. Barbosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mayhem lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mayhem circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mayhem cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mayhem scores with a jab to the body.
Mayhem circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mayhem connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mayhem throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barbosa walks into a straight right hand from Mayhem.
Arthur Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayhem throws a combination. Barbosa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
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!
Mayhem with a nice cross.
Barbosa drops his hands momentarily and Mayhem takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
Barbosa moves forwards but Mayhem connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Barbosa misses
enabling Mayhem to counter with a crisp jab.
Barbosa is rocked!
Mayhem connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oh Barbosa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mayhem connects with a superb combination that knocks Barbosa out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Mayhem before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Barbosa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marshal Mayhem!
A victorious Marshal Mayhem thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Morrison (ranked 1086 p4p, 1250 weight class) and Peter Ootempants (ranked 136 p4p, 156 weight class). Morrison comes to the cage accompanied by March. Frank Morrison could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Peter Ootempants's chin.
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Basic striking
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peter Ootempants!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ootempants darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Morrison as Ootempants shoots in.
Morrison shoots in looking for a takedown. Ootempants tries to sprawl out of it but Morrison keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ootempants manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ootempants takes a swing at Morrison's ribcage but misses.
Morrison shoots in and bounces Ootempants off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ootempants is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ootempants wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ootempants can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Morrison controls the pace.
Morrison working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ootempants working for a triangle but Morrison defends it easily.
Ootempants working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Morrison has passed into half guard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison working the head and body with strikes.
Ootempants tries to roll over but Morrison keeps him under control.
Morrison wants to pass to mount but Ootempants is defending the position.
Ootempants is looking to control Morrison's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ootempants avoid being mounted?
Ootempants tries to get to full guard but Morrison has control of the leg.
Morrison is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ootempants is looking to improve his position.
Morrison scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ootempants tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Morrison has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Morrison controlling the pace for now.
Ootempants really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Morrison content just to control the position here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ootempants sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ootempants moves into full guard.
Morrison will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ootempants wants to sweep but no luck.
Ootempants being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ootempants wants to sweep here but Morrison controlling him for the moment.
Morrison controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ootempants working a defensive guard here.
Morrison preventing the sweep.
Ootempants working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Morrison has passed into half guard!
Ootempants moves into full guard.
Ootempants escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morrison gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Morrison is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Morrison scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ootempants looking for a sweep. Not yet Ootempants, not yet.
Morrison scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ootempants looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Morrison engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ootempants working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morrison not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ootempants looking for a guillotine here but Morrison defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Morrison gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Ootempants counter with a right hand.
A jab from Ootempants does it's job there.
Morrison goes for a double leg but Ootempants avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ootempants continues to drive forward.
Ootempants stuffs the takedown attempt from Morrison. Morrison gets slowly back to his feet.
Morrison definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Morrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrison darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ootempants wants to get back to full guard.
Morrison content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison prevents Ootempants from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ootempants is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Morrison's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Morrison's back!
Ootempants trying to control momentarily.
Morrison trying to control the action but Ootempants just sinks the hooks in.
Morrison is keeping busy.
Ootempants is not going to allow Morrison to sit and survive in this position.
Morrison fending off the submission attempt from Ootempants.
Ootempants has the hooks in. Morrison is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ootempants loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Morrison hold on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ootempants trying to control.
Morrison has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Ootempants.
Ootempants has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Ootempants controlling well, preventing Morrison from escaping the position.
Ootempants missing with punches from the back.
Morrison tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Morrison tries to lock up and control but Ootempants gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Morrison manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ootempants not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Morrison desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ootempants tries to pass to full mount but Morrison defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ootempants is looking to pass Morrison's guard but actually Morrison recovers to full guard.
Morrison is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ootempants stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ootempants throwing strikes but missing.
Ootempants passes into half guard.
Ootempants missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ootempants trying to control the action but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Morrison wants to improve his position but Ootempants is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is working hard here to advance position.
Morrison on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ootempants stalling away here and it's allowed Morrison to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ootempants distracts Morrison with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ootempants connects with a couple of short punches.
Morrison is pulling down on Ootempants's head. It's preventing any offense from Ootempants, at least for the moment.
Morrison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ootempants manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morrison content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Ootempants showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ootempants is looking to clinch.
Ootempants lands a right hook to the body.
Morrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrison scores with a takedown into Ootempants's guard.
Ootempants trying to keep a closed guard but Morrison is proving a slippery customer.
Ootempants is looking for a triangle but Morrison pushes his legs off easily.
Morrison postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ootempants manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morrison manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ootempants is one step ahead there.
Morrison controlling Ootempants's posture.
Ootempants trying to control but Morrison is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison wants to sweep but no luck.
Morrison has control of Ootempants's left arm, preventing Ootempants from doing any damage.
Ootempants sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Morrison's guard.
Ootempants is pressing down on Morrison's thigh, looking to free his foot. Morrison is holding on for now.
Ootempants working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ootempants is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ootempants not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Frank Morrison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is staying active underneath Ootempants, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morrison controlling the position for now.
Morrison continues to stall.
Ootempants is looking to take a break and control but Morrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morrison is defending against the submission attempts here by Ootempants.
Ootempants looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Morrison controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison trying to control here.
Ootempants trying to control the action but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Ootempants has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Morrison is working to get back to half guard.
Ootempants throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ootempants working his ground and pound in the gym.
Ootempants looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ootempants looking to finish with strikes here!
Morrison is looking to get to half guard.
Ootempants lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is looking to get to half guard.
Ootempants thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Morrison is squirming around, avoiding Ootempants's attempts to control the action.
Morrison manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Morrison slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ootempants working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ootempants looking to pass the guard.
Morrison controlling Ootempants's posture.
Ootempants slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Ootempants comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ootempants 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 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Ootempants!
Peter Ootempants took some time post fight to say the following; 'Whotempants? Ooooootempaaaaaants!!!! '.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Krylov (ranked 677 p4p, 1325 weight class) and te Tre (ranked 104 p4p, 204 weight class). te Tre will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Krylov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, te Tre!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tre looks to throw the jab but Krylov is out of range.
Krylov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Krylov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tre defends it nicely.
Krylov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Krylov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Krylov.
Krylov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Krylov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tre's guard.
Krylov is looking to work some ground and pound but Tre has wrist control.
Tre has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Gladius Elite Facilities. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Tre really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Krylov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Krylov trying to control the position from guard on top but Tre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krylov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Krylov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tre taking some punishment here, with Krylov in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tre keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Krylov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Krylov wants to control but Tre is keeping him busy.
Tre trying to control here.
Krylov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Krylov trying to mount his opponent but Tre defends it.
Krylov winds up and cracks Tre with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Krylov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Krylov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Krylov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Still in half guard, Krylov seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tre is staying active underneath Krylov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tre pushes Krylov off looking to stand but Krylov dives back in and keeps control.
Krylov is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Krylov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Krylov looking to finish Tre with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tre!
Krylov with good strikes from the mount here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krylov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Krylov scoring with strikes but Tre is staying in there.
Tre is rocked!
Tre wants to hold on but Krylov pushes him away.
Krylov raining down hammerfists from mount.
Tre is still in real trouble! Can Krylov finish him?
Krylov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Krylov with shots to the head and body - Tre looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krylov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Krylov raining down shots from the mount!
A big strike lands for Krylov! That's really hurt Tre and he's turned his back - Krylov keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Krylov jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Krylov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xain Zhao (ranked 371 p4p, 634 weight class) and Jacob White (ranked 57 p4p, 96 weight class). Zhao comes to the cage accompanied by I love Friday. Jacob White is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xain Zhao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jacob White!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White lands with an overhand left.
Zhao seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
White jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
White moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
White scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab lands there for White.
White lands a jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhao tries to clinch but fails miserably
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zhao takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhao fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A head punch on the inside from Zhao fails to land.
Zhao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zhao tries to pull guard but White holds him up against the cage and eventually Zhao drops back down to his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Zhao fails to land.
White is leaning against Zhao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from White.
Zhao tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. White smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xain Zhao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zhao has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zhao.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White's coach down at Gladius Elite Facilities was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on White's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
White blocking some punches.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zhao backwards.
Zhao misses with a punch on the inside.
Zhao misses with some punches.
Zhao tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. White smiles and moves away.
Zhao has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhao is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables White to keep the fight standing.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zhao backwards.
Zhao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White scores with a shoulder strike.
Zhao jumps guard but White turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Zhao ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Zhao no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
White is posturing up here but Zhao has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! White tries to roll out but it's too tight and White has to tap! Slick submission there by Zhao!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Xain Zhao!
Xain Zhao retains his welterweight title!
After the big win, Xain Zhao made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sweet Leaf Supplements and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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