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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Stone (ranked 2398 p4p, 2060 weight class) and Craig Mckean (ranked 299 p4p, 254 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Craig Mckean!
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!
Stone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stone takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mckean throws a jab but it's blocked by Stone.
It looked like Stone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mckean throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Stone was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mckean.
Stone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mckean misses with a lunging right hand
and Stone counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Craig Mckean has been cut.
Mckean scores with a jab to the body.
Stone throws a body shot but no joy.
Stone lands with a right hand.
Mckean throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mckean misses with an uppercut
and Stone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mckean missing with a left hand there. Stone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mckean throws a lazy right hand but Stone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Stone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mckean throws an off balance right hand
and Mckean takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mckean connects with a body shot that sends Stone's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mckean connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stone momentarily.
Craig Mckean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mckean connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stone's hands.
Stone defending well as Mckean loads up on a big left hand.
Mckean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stone moves out of range as Mckean strikes.
Mckean misses with a right hand
and Mckean takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mckean steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stone.
Mckean misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
 Mckean is rocked!
Stone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mckean.
Mckean throws a jab but it's blocked by Stone.
Stone seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mckean misses with a hook.
Stone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mckean misses with a jab to the body
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mckean.
Stone swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mckean with a nice cross.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Stone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mckean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mckean scores with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Stone.
Mckean moves out of range of the strikes.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Mckean.
A counter left hand to the body from Stone misses its target.
Mckean lands a jab to the nose.
Stone stuns Mckean with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mckean throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Stone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mckean misses with a right hand
and Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mckean throws a lazy uppercut
and Mckean takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckean moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Mckean was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mckean throws a right hand that misses
and Stone counters with a stiff right hand.
Stone digs a good body shot into Mckean's ribs.
Mckean throws a lazy uppercut
and Stone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mckean is still on wobbly legs! Can Stone finish him?
Mckean slips under a jab.
Stone cracks Mckean with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Mckean tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Stone pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Mckean is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Stone!
Richard Stone thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sohrab Bahmanzade (ranked 2225 p4p, 1687 weight class) and Tyrone Mack (ranked 276 p4p, 216 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sohrab Bahmanzade!
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, Tyrone Mack!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bahmanzade scores with a nice right hand.
Mack ducks right into an uppercut from Bahmanzade.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bahmanzade. Mack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bahmanzade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bahmanzade connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bahmanzade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bahmanzade.
Mack takes a swing at Bahmanzade's ribcage but misses.
Bahmanzade swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bahmanzade misses the shot to the body.
Bahmanzade definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mack looks to land a left hand but Bahmanzade moved out of range nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Bahmanzade checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bahmanzade lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bahmanzade throws a right hand that misses
and Mack counters with a right hand to the body.
Bahmanzade cracks Mack with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bahmanzade has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mack to stand back up!
Mack is rocked!
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 scores with a decent looking hook.
Mack is still on wobbly legs! Can Bahmanzade finish him?
Bahmanzade misses with an uppercut.
Mack seems to have recovered his senses.
Bahmanzade lands the left hand.
Bahmanzade looks to throw the jab but Mack is out of range.
Mack only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bahmanzade digs a good body shot into Mack's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack ducks under a wild hook from Bahmanzade.
Mack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bahmanzade.
Bahmanzade connects with a single shot there.
Bahmanzade throws a hook but Mack avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Mack's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bahmanzade throws the left hand but Mack avoids the punch easily.
Bahmanzade throws a hook to the side of Mack's head but Mack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sohrab Bahmanzade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bahmanzade throws a lazy right hand but Mack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bahmanzade scores with a jab to the body.
Mack fails with a takedown attempt.
Bahmanzade rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mack counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bahmanzade moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bahmanzade.
Bahmanzade throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mack counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bahmanzade!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bahmanzade on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Bahmanzade is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tyrone Mack!
A relieved looking Tyrone 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.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenichi Misahawa (ranked 1370 p4p, 1889 weight class) and Monty Don (ranked 197 p4p, 257 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Good knees
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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 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Kenichi Misahawa!
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, Monty Don!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, 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!
Don avoids the body shot from Misahawa.
Don loads up on a big right hand but Misahawa slips the punch.
Misahawa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Don.
Misahawa is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Don.
Don uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Misahawa.
Misahawa tries to bum rush Don with a series of wild strikes but Don uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Misahawa tries to clinch there but Don circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Misahawa!
Misahawa scores with a shot to the body.
Misahawa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Don's head backwards.
Misahawa 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Misahawa misses the target.
Misahawa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Misahawa duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Don lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Don. Misahawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Misahawa is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Don keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Don misses with an uppercut. Misahawa saw that one coming.
Don shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Don was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Don working the head with strikes.
Misahawa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Don advances to mount.
Don lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Don landing shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Don looking to isolate an arm here. Misahawa doesn't see it coming and as Don extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Don!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Monty Don!
Our winner, Monty Don, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacob White (ranked 882 p4p, 2579 weight class) and Rian Mckean (ranked 139 p4p, 351 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jacob White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rian Mckean!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from White misses.
Mckean rushes White and presses him up against the cage.
I was talking to White's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mckean wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but White has him pressed against the cage.
Mckean wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mckean.
White stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from White.
Mckean is trying to break the clinch but White is controlling him.
Mckean can't break the clinch.
Mckean is looking to break free of the clinch but White has double underhooks.
White keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mckean's efforts to push away.
Mckean breaks from the clinch.
Mckean closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White scores with a shoulder strike.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from White.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mckean has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Mckean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mckean backwards.
White lands a nice uppercut.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for White.
Mckean looks winded!
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mckean tries to break the clinch but White is controlling the position.
White pushes Mckean back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
White lands a right hand.
White lands a left hand.
Mckean is rocked!
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mckean is still on wobbly legs! Can White finish him?
A body shot lands from White.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White pushes Mckean against the cage. White is working some dirty boxing. White pushes off with a quick right hook! Mckean goes down! Mckean tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! White moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacob White!
A victorious Jacob White thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Two Moons (ranked 878 p4p, 1529 weight class) and Chris Walker (ranked 110 p4p, 190 weight class). Chris Walker has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Two Moons!
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, Chris Walker!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker staying out of range there.
Walker throws a fast counter high kick but Moons manages to duck under it in time.
Moons moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Walker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
Walker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Moons connects with a looping right hand.
Moons sizes up Walker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab lands there for Moons.
Moons looks to land a combination. Walker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Moons's corner calls for a 1-2. Moons obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Moons connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moons lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Moons misses the target.
Walker misses the jab.
Moons swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moons tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moons misses with an uppercut
and Walker counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Walker walks into a jab.
It looks like Moons has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Moons ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moons lands a nice shot to the body.
Walker takes one to the chin there.
Walker forces Moons back against the cage and clinches.
Walker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moons is defending well for now.
Walker stalling.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moons.
Moons wants to break free but Walker has control.
Moons blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moons on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moons avoids it.
Walker trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Walker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Walker lands an elbow just above Moons 's eye.
Walker tries to land knees in the clinch but Moons avoids the damage to the body.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moons blocks it with crossed arms.
Moons blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moons is defending well for now.
Moons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moons connects with the punch.
Walker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moons lands with a right hand.
Donk. Moons catches Walker right on the button with a cross.
Two Moons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Moons counters with a stiff right hand.
Moons is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Walker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick
and Moons counters with a straight right hand.
Walker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moons.
Walker blocks a jab.
Walker slips under a jab.
Moons avoids the body shot from Walker.
A slow jab from Walker misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Moons scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Moons is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moons scores with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Walker.
Moons throws a lazy right hand but Walker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walker tries to clinch up but Moons circles away and keeps his distance.
Moons misses with a body shot.
Moons connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Walker momentarily.
Walker tries to clinch but Moons moves away
and Moons counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moons throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moons lands with a straight right. Walker didn't see that one coming.
Moons swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Two Moons dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Walker misses with the body kick
and Moons counters with a right hand to the body.
Walker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Moons loads up on a big right hand but Walker slips the punch.
Walker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Moons.
Walker throws a body punch but Moons moves out of range.
Walker misses with a straight right.
Moons connects with the punch.
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
Moons lunges at Walker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Walker's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Moons wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Walker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moons manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walker has closed the distance and engaged Moons in a clinch.
Moons is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walker can do to turn this around?
A frustrated look appears on Moons's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moons managing to block the knees to the body from Walker.
Moons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Moons lands a jab to the nose.
Moons thuds his right hand into Walker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big left from Moons misses.
Two Moons is winning the standup battle so far.
Moons misses with a hook.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Moons misses.
Walker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moons manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moons throwing a counter right hand but Walker manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moons swings widly with a right hand
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
Moons lands a right hook to the body.
Walker slips under a jab.
Moons lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moons throws a hook to the side of Walker's head but Walker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moons changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Moons lands a jab to Walker's midsection.
Walker misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Moons misses the target.
Moons misses with a double jab
and Walker counters with an outside leg kick.
Walker takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moons is defending well for now.
Walker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Walker prevents Moons from breaking the clinch.
Moons managing to block the knees to the body from Walker.
Moons is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Moons is trying to break the clinch but Walker is controlling him.
Walker looking to slow down the pace here.
Walker with a knee to the head.
Moons tries to break free but Walker pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moons is trying to break the clinch but Walker is controlling him.
Moons blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Walker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moons's brow.
Moons takes a knee right on the jaw!
A frustrated look appears on Moons's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Walker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chris Walker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Walker missing with knees to the body.
Walker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moons avoids it.
Walker tries to land knees in the clinch but Moons avoids the damage to the body.
Walker tries to throw a body punch but Moons avoids it by throwing Walker back against the cage.
Moons wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walker has him pressed against the cage.
Walker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moons's efforts to push away.
Walker stalls.
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 Two Moons will probably get the nod.
That's time! Moons's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Walker wants to clinch but Moons slips to the side
and Walker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Moons is just out of range.
Walker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moons.
Walker defending well as Moons loads up on a big left hand.
Moons misses with an uppercut.
Moons's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Moons duly obliges.
A cross from Moons lands.
Walker slips a straight right by Moons.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moons throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moons throws a big shot that misses.
Walker tries to clinch but Moons moves out of range.
Moons misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moons fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Moons jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Moons throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Moons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moons lands with a good body shot.
Walker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Moons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moons scores with a nice right hand.
Walker slips under a jab from Moons.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Walker! But no joy.
Walker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moons throws out the jab.
Walker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chris Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a leg kick but Moons sees it coming and moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Moons misses the target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Moons, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moons misses with a hook. Walker ducked under it nicely.
Walker throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Moons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moons's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Moons duly obliges.
Nice defenses there by Walker.
Walker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moons.
Moons lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jab, jab by Moons - just one landing.
Walker moves out of range as Moons strikes.
Moons swings widly with a right hand
and Walker counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Moons misses its intended target.
Moons throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moons takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walker flicks out a counter leg kick but Moons steps away.
Walker walks into a straight right hand from Moons.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moons thows a left - swing and a miss!
Two Moons is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moons jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Walker pushes Moons up against the cage in a clinch.
Moons working hard to break the clinch.
Walker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Moons on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
Walker missing with knees to the body.
Moons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walker is trying to maintain a safe position but Moons gets an underhook and turns Walker into the cage.
Moons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Moons - just one landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Two Moons showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moons, 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Two Moons!
Two Moons decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Chris Walker spoke after the fight, saying 'That was not supposed to happen. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Jackson (ranked 1692 p4p, 937 weight class) and Tapu Koko (ranked 234 p4p, 132 weight class). Jackson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Undisputed Champion. Koko has chosen Aotearoa as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 7 - 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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tapu Koko!
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!
Koko drops his hands momentarily and Jackson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Tapu Koko has been cut.
Koko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've been told by Jackson's head coaches at Gladius Elite Facilities that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Koko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Koko avoids it well.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
and Koko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Koko slips the punch.
A slow jab from Koko misses its intended target.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koko.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Koko is out of range.
Koko moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Koko lands a jab to the nose.
 It looks like Dwayne Jackson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koko blocks a jab.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Koko counters with a left to the body.
Koko moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Koko! But no joy.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Koko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Koko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dwayne Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koko moves out of range of the strikes.
Koko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jackson misses with a hook. Koko ducked under it nicely.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Koko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Koko misses its intended target.
Koko misses the jab.
Jackson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koko.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Koko moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Jackson misses.
It seemed like Koko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Koko finds it's way through Jackson's defenses.
Koko looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koko misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Jackson connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Koko.
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
and Koko counters with a nice right hand that sends Jackson toppling to the canvas! Jackson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Koko finish him?!
 Jackson is rocked!
Dwayne Jackson's cut is getting worse.
Jackson misses with a body shot
and Koko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Koko gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Jackson is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tapu Koko!
A victorious Tapu Koko thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Ishmael (ranked 541 p4p, 675 weight class) and Bill Hilly (ranked 79 p4p, 100 weight class). Hilly has chosen Gary Moore - Whiskey in the Jar (Tribute to Phil Lynott) [HQ] [9/10] as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Ishmael!
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, Bill Hilly!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishmael throws a body shot but no joy.
Hilly misses with an uppercut.
Hilly walks into a straight right hand from Ishmael.
Hilly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ishmael misses with a body shot.
Ishmael uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hilly.
John Ishmael seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hilly jabs Ishmael right on the nose. Ishmael blinks but takes it well.
Ishmael lands with a good body shot.
Ishmael scores with a jab to the body.
Ishmael jabs Hilly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hilly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ishmael blocks a jab.
Hilly misses with a hook. Ishmael ducked under it nicely.
Ishmael throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hilly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ishmael throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hilly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ishmael connects with a body shot that sends Hilly's belly button to the back.
Hilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishmael.
Ishmael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishmael.
Hilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishmael.
Ishmael slips a straight right by Hilly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ishmael ducks under a wild hook from Hilly.
Ishmael thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ishmael scores with a jab to the head.
Ishmael cracks Hilly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ishmael misses with a wild body shot.
Hilly feints a counter leg kick.
Ishmael swings for the body but Hilly moves out of range.
Hilly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ishmael lands a nice hook to Hilly's body. Hilly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ishmael throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Hilly misses.
Ishmael ducks under a wild hook from Hilly.
Ishmael defending well as Hilly loads up on a big left hand.
Ishmael throws a body punch but Hilly moves out of range.
Ishmael throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ishmael is looking to wear down Hilly with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ishmael throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hilly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ishmael.
Ishmael looks to score with a jab to the body but Hilly is just out of range.
Ishmael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hilly moves away.
A slow jab from Hilly misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hilly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ishmael stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishmael.
Hilly scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like John Ishmael has been cut.
Ishmael swings for the body but Hilly moves out of range.
Hilly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ishmael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hilly throws out a counter right but Ishmael avoids it with no problem.
Ishmael looks to score with a jab to the body but Hilly is just out of range.
Hilly has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hilly looks to land a body kick but Ishmael moved away.
Hilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishmael.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hilly. Ishmael does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ishmael uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hilly.
Hilly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ishmael swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hilly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ishmael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hilly manages to avoid it.
Ishmael doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ishmael slips under a jab.
Ishmael lands a body shot.
Ishmael is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Ishmael lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilly throws a hook to the side of Ishmael's head but Ishmael sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ishmael swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ishmael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishmael.
Ishmael connects with a jab.
Ishmael swings for the body but Hilly moves out of range.
Hilly 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.
Hilly swings for the body but Ishmael moves out of range.
Hilly walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ishmael moves away.
A quick step to the side and Ishmael tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ishmael is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hilly.
Ishmael keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ishmael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hilly moves away.
Ishmael throws an off balance right hand
and Hilly counters with a nice body shot.
Ishmael is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ishmael scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ishmael takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hilly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheers as Hilly lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ishmael doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishmael comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ishmael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishmael.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishmael steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hilly.
Hilly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hilly throws out a loose jab but Ishmael uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hilly throws an overhand right that lands on Ishmael's shoulder, as Ishmael tries to avoid the shot.
Nice jab there from Hilly.
Ishmael scores with a nice right hand.
Ishmael throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ishmael lands a nice looking body shot.
Ishmael throws a body shot but no joy.
Hilly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hilly scores with a hook to the body. Ishmael takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ishmael misses with a body shot.
Ishmael uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hilly.
Ishmael takes a swing at Hilly's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ishmael. Hilly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ishmael lands a nice shot that snaps Hilly's head back.
Ishmael is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishmael.
Hilly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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 John Ishmael will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Ishmael's cut.
That's time! Ishmael's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ishmael throws a big shot that misses.
Hilly drops his hands momentarily and Ishmael takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ishmael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hilly.
Ishmael works Hilly's body with a nice hook.
Ishmael slips a jab from Hilly.
Ishmael was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hilly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ishmael misses with a lunging right hand
and Hilly counters with a nice body shot.
Ishmael looks to score with a jab to the body but Hilly is just out of range.
Ishmael avoids the body shot from Hilly.
Hilly lands with a nice body punch.
Hilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishmael.
Ishmael lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hilly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hilly looks to land a right hand but Ishmael moved out of range.
Ishmael swings for the body but Hilly moves out of range.
Hilly misses with a looping left.
Ishmael slips under a jab.
Ishmael moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishmael connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ishmael swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hilly swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ishmael misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Hilly releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hilly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ishmael bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ishmael lands a nice looking body shot.
Ishmael throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hilly lands a right hook to the body.
Hilly throws a lazy uppercut
and Ishmael counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hilly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ishmael just misses with a punch to the body.
Hilly looks to land a left hand but Ishmael moved out of range nicely.
Ishmael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Hilly was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ishmael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ishmael swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ishmael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hilly moves away.
Hilly throws a hook to the side of Ishmael's head but Ishmael sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ishmael lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hilly avoids the body shot from Ishmael.
Ishmael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ishmael throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ishmael throws a body shot but no joy.
Ishmael swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hilly appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hilly might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ishmael has got the better of the exchanges.
Ishmael swings for the body but Hilly moves out of range.
Ishmael looks to score with a jab to the body but Hilly is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Hilly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hilly throws the left hand but Ishmael avoids the punch easily.
John Ishmael is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab, jab by Hilly - just one landing.
Hilly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hilly works Ishmael's body with a nice hook.
Hilly takes a swing at Ishmael's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Ishmael misses.
Hilly let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ishmael throws a looping overhand right but Hilly ducks down to avoid it.
Ishmael just misses with a punch to the body.
Ishmael scores with a shot to the body.
Ishmael misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishmael takes a swing at Hilly's ribcage but misses.
Ishmael avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ishmael was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hilly avoids the body shot from Ishmael.
Ishmael throws a body punch but Hilly moves out of range.
Hilly now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ishmael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishmael.
Hilly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ishmael misses with a hook to the body
and Hilly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishmael.
Ishmael throws a body shot but no joy.
Hilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishmael.
Hilly throws a body punch but Ishmael moves out of range.
Hilly misses with a straight right.
Hilly throws an overhand right that lands on Ishmael's shoulder, as Ishmael tries to avoid the shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hilly.
Hilly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ishmael connects with a looping right hand.
Ishmael cracks Hilly with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ishmael just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Hilly was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hilly throws a body punch but Ishmael moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishmael defending well as Hilly loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Hilly misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ishmael takes a swing at Hilly's ribcage but misses.
Hilly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ishmael.
Hilly misses with a straight left.
Ishmael swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ishmael misses with a wild body shot.
Hilly is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ishmael works Hilly's body with a nice hook.
Ishmael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hilly.
Ishmael digs a good hook to Hilly's body.
Ishmael cracks a nice hook into Hilly's ribs.
A jab from Hilly misses.
Ishmael misses with a jab to the body
and Hilly counters with a stiff right hand.
Ishmael lands a right hook to the body.
Hilly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ishmael sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hilly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ishmael.
Ishmael misses with a body shot.
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 John Ishmael will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Ishmael's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ishmael ducks under a wild hook from Hilly.
Ishmael throws a lazy right hand but Hilly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ishmael swings for the body but Hilly moves out of range.
Hilly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hilly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ishmael on the side of the head.
Hilly misses the shot to the body.
Ishmael throws a body shot but no joy.
Hilly throws out a counter right but Ishmael avoids it with no problem.
Hilly's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ishmael connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hilly scrambles back to his feet.
Ishmael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hilly manages to avoid it.
Ishmael's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hilly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ishmael scrambles back to his feet.
Hilly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ishmael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishmael.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishmael lands with a shot to the body.
Hilly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ishmael misses the shot to the body.
Hilly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ishmael manages to avoid it.
Hilly throws a hook to the side of Ishmael's head but Ishmael sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Ishmael was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hilly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hilly tries to bum rush Ishmael with a series of wild strikes but Ishmael uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishmael.
Ishmael throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ishmael dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ishmael with a nice cross.
Ishmael swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hilly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ishmael sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hilly avoids the body shot from Ishmael.
Ishmael avoids the body shot from Hilly.
Ishmael tests Hilly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ishmael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hilly manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Hilly was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jab, jab by Ishmael - just one landing.
Ishmael blocks a jab.
Hilly throws an overhand right that lands on Ishmael's shoulder, as Ishmael tries to avoid the shot.
Hilly lands with a straight right. Ishmael didn't see that one coming.
Ishmael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab lands there for Ishmael.
Ishmael dodges the punch combination from Hilly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hilly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ishmael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hilly manages to avoid it.
Ishmael misses with a hook to the body
and Hilly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hilly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ishmael's hands.
Ishmael misses with a body shot.
Hilly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ishmael drops his hands momentarily and Hilly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hilly misses with a straight left.
Hilly avoids the body shot from Ishmael.
Hilly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ishmael lands a jab to Hilly's midsection.
Ishmael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hilly moves away.
Hilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishmael.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilly lands a lovely overhand right.
Hilly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ishmael throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hilly! But no joy.
Ishmael misses the shot to the body.
Ishmael slips under a jab.
Ishmael fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ishmael looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ishmael misses with a wild body shot.
Ishmael misses with a body shot.
Ishmael misses with a body shot
and Hilly counters with a nice uppercut.
Hilly scores with a sloppy right hand. Ishmael should have avoided that one.
No joy there for Hilly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ishmael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hilly moves away.
Ishmael swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hilly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ishmael throws a looping overhand right but Hilly ducks down to avoid it.
Hilly avoids the body shot from Ishmael.
Hilly throws a hook to the side of Ishmael's head but Ishmael sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hilly ducks right into an uppercut from Ishmael.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ishmael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishmael.
Ishmael takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ishmael slips under a jab.
Hilly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ishmael cracks a nice hook into Hilly's ribs.
Hilly misses with a hook.
Ishmael connects with a body shot that sends Hilly's belly button to the back.
A jab from Ishmael does it's job there.
Hilly ducks under a wild hook from Ishmael.
Hilly throws a hook but Ishmael blocks it.
Hilly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hilly throws an off balance right hand
and Ishmael counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ishmael ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hilly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ishmael has time to react.
Ishmael scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hilly in his tracks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishmael scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Ishmael clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on John Ishmael's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ishmael misses with a wild body shot.
Hilly connects with a right hand. Ishmael shakes it off.
Ishmael looks to score with a jab to the body but Hilly is just out of range.
Ishmael throws a body shot but no joy.
Ishmael misses with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Hilly there.
Hilly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ishmael throws a jab but it's blocked by Hilly.
Hilly slips a jab from Ishmael.
Hilly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Hilly misses.
Ishmael was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ishmael swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ishmael moves away from the strike by Hilly.
Ishmael steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hilly.
Ishmael swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hilly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ishmael. Hilly does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishmael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hilly moves away.
Ishmael misses with a hook to the body
and Hilly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Hilly.
Ishmael misses with a body shot.
Ishmael keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hilly.
Ishmael steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hilly.
Ishmael swings for the body but Hilly moves out of range.
Ishmael takes a swing at Hilly's ribcage but misses.
Hilly tries to land a front kick but Ishmael steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ishmael misses the shot to the body.
Hilly takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ishmael digs a good hook to Hilly's body.
Ishmael looks to score with a jab to the body but Hilly is just out of range.
Ishmael punishes Hilly's body with a nice straight punch.
Hilly misses with a low kick.
Ishmael is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ishmael misses with a body punch
and Hilly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishmael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishmael.
Hilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishmael.
Ishmael takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishmael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hilly.
Ishmael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hilly moves away.
Hilly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ishmael doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hilly looks to score with a jab to the body but Ishmael is just out of range.
Ishmael missing with a left hand there. Hilly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ishmael swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hilly counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ishmael defending well as Hilly loads up on a big left hand.
Ishmael comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hilly looks to score with a jab to the body but Ishmael is just out of range.
Ishmael swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hilly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ishmael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ishmael ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ishmael swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishmael defending well as Hilly loads up on a big left hand.
Ishmael swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hilly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ishmael swings for the body but Hilly moves out of range.
Ishmael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ishmael misses with a body shot.
Ishmael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hilly manages to avoid it.
Hilly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ishmael sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hilly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ishmael stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hilly connects with a crisp jab.
Hilly misses with a body shot.
Ishmael throws a body shot but no joy.
Ishmael swings for the body but Hilly moves out of range.
Ishmael displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hilly throws out the jab.
Hilly misses with a straight right.
Ishmael is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hilly misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilly throws a hook but Ishmael blocks it.
Hilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ishmael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishmael.
Hilly avoids the body shot from Ishmael.
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!
Ishmael throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Hilly misses.
Hilly throws a lazy right hand but Ishmael sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ishmael uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hilly.
Ishmael blocks a jab.
Hilly goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hilly throws a series of punches but Ishmael moves out of range.
Ishmael lands a nice looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ishmael. Hilly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ishmael swings for the body but Hilly moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Hilly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishmael.
Ishmael lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hilly at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Hilly dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on John Ishmael's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hilly throws a big shot that misses.
Hilly throws a hook to the side of Ishmael's head but Ishmael sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishmael.
Ishmael misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ishmael. Hilly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hilly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ishmael misses the shot to the body.
Hilly misses with a hook. Ishmael ducked under it nicely.
Ishmael fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hilly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ishmael checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ishmael takes a swing at Hilly's ribcage but misses.
Hilly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hilly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ishmael moves away from the strike by Hilly.
Ishmael misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Hilly.
Hilly avoids the body shot from Ishmael.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishmael.
Hilly misses with a hook. Ishmael ducked under it nicely.
Hilly dips to his left and cracks Ishmael with an uppercut!
Hilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hilly throws a hook but Ishmael avoids it easily.
Hilly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ishmael moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hilly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ishmael throws a body shot but no joy.
Ishmael throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hilly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ishmael takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ishmael scores with a shot to the body.
Hilly throws a hook but Ishmael blocks it.
Hilly scores with a punch to the head.
Hilly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hilly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ishmael takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hilly swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ishmael.
Hilly missing with a left hand there. Ishmael was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left lands for Ishmael.
Hilly just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Ishmael misses its target.
Ishmael swings for the body but Hilly moves out of range.
Hilly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ishmael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Ishmael misses the target.
Hilly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ishmael misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Hilly was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ishmael throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ishmael throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hilly. Ishmael does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ishmael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hilly.
Hilly throws a body shot but no joy.
Hilly scores with a sloppy right hand. Ishmael should have avoided that one.
Jab by Hilly.
Ishmael looks to score with a jab to the body but Hilly is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilly looks to throw the jab but Ishmael is out of range.
Ishmael throws out a loose jab but Hilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ishmael dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ishmael throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ishmael thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hilly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ishmael cracks Hilly with an open hand slap.
Hilly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Ishmael misses.
Hilly misses with a hook. Ishmael ducked under it nicely.
Jab, jab by Hilly - just one landing.
Hilly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ishmael misses with a body shot.
Hilly throws out a counter right but Ishmael avoids it with no problem.
Ishmael avoids the body shot from Hilly.
Hilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ishmael misses the jab.
Ishmael takes a swing at Hilly's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ishmael was well out of range. Poor timing from Hilly.
Ishmael moves out of range of the strikes.
Ishmael uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hilly.
Ishmael just misses with a punch to the body.
Hilly now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hilly misses with a hook. Ishmael ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hilly avoids the body shot from Ishmael.
Ishmael takes a swing at Hilly's ribcage but misses.
Ishmael swings for the body but Hilly moves out of range.
Hilly scores with a decent looking hook.
Ishmael bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ishmael slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hilly lands a head shot.
Ishmael getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hilly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hilly walks into a left hand.
Bill Hilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ishmael throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Ishmael.
Well Ishmael 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 49:46
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 49:46
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Ishmael!
During a confident post fight interview, John Ishmael thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Mckean (ranked 387 p4p, 436 weight class) and Samuel Pereira Carvalho (ranked 62 p4p, 66 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Mckean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samuel Pereira Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mckean closes the distance and pushes Pereira Carvalho back into the cage.
Mckean successfully pulls guard.
Mckean looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pereira Carvalho stopping the sweep attempt from Mckean.
Mckean seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Mckean wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pereira Carvalho wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Mckean's closed guard. He's half up but Mckean has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Mckean pivots and extends the arm, Pereira Carvalho falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Mckean! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Mckean!
James Mckean 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 Stan Shamrock (ranked 164 p4p, 677 weight class) and Guilherme Godoi (ranked 23 p4p, 85 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stan Shamrock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Guilherme Godoi!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock just misses with a punch to the body.
Godoi's coach down at Island Training Centre was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Godoi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Shamrock throws a body punch but Godoi moves out of range.
Shamrock sets himself, and Godoi steps forward looking for the clinch! Shamrock avoids it this time.
Godoi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Godoi scores with a nice right hand.
Godoi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
Godoi gets a clinch.
Godoi misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Shamrock.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shamrock pulls guard successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Godoi rolls with it to try and escape but Shamrock cranks on the arm and Godoi is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stan Shamrock!
Stan Shamrock retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Stan Shamrock, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Burns (ranked 138 p4p, 270 weight class) and Mbaku Camara (ranked 20 p4p, 37 weight class). Burns's entrance music is Lovely Jubbly. A fine choice. Mbaku Camara 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 heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gavin Burns!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mbaku Camara!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Burns listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Mbaku Camara has been cut.
Mbaku Camara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns.
Camara clinches up with Burns and pushes him back against the cage.
Camara tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Camara tries to pull guard but Burns won't allow it.
Camara tries to pull guard but Burns holds him up against the cage and eventually Camara drops back down to his feet.
Gavin Burns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mbaku Camara.
Camara tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Burns just stands there and leans against the cage.
Camara is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Burns to keep the fight standing.
Camara tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Burns pushes Camara back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Camara looks winded!
Burns lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Camara backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Camara.
Camara tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Burns just stands there and leans against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Burns.
Burns lands a hook that snaps the head of Camara backwards.
A shot in the inside from Burns.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns cracks Camara with a nice body shot.
Burns works on Camara's body with a couple of short punches.
Camara is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Burns lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Burns.
Burns scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Burns.
Burns works on Camara's body with a couple of short punches.
Burns lands a body shot in the clinch.
Burns works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Burns works on Camara's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from Burns.
Burns throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Burns.
Burns scores with a hook to the body.
Burns lands with a light punch inside.
Burns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burns cracks Camara with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Burns.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns lands with a short shot to the head.
Burns lands a nice shot to the body.
Burns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burns gets through Camara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Burns scores with a hook to the body.
Burns lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Camara backwards.
Burns lands with a left to the head.
Burns working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Camara is rocked!
Burns lands a nice uppercut.
Camara is still on wobbly legs! Can Burns finish him?
A right hand to the body from Burns.
Camara seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from Burns - that landed with a thud.
Burns throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Burns lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Burns lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Burns.
Burns pushes Camara back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Camara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burns lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Burns lands a shot to the body.
Burns lands with a right to the head.
Burns working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burns pushes Camara back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Burns unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Camara! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Burns is unloading with more strikes now! Camara drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gavin Burns!
Gavin Burns retains his heavyweight title!
Gavin Burns thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Mbaku Camara was interviewed post fight and said 'Wakanda Forever ! '.
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