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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Marx (ranked 2636 p4p, 2898 weight class) and Javier Pimba (ranked 288 p4p, 312 weight class). Javier Pimba will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Karl Marx!
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, Javier Pimba!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pimba throws a series of punches but Marx moves out of range.
Pimba gets caught flat footed, as Marx shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Marx sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marx throws a big right hand that misses.
Marx wants to pass the guard but Pimba is keeping the position.
Marx is looking to work some ground and pound but Pimba has wrist control.
We've been hearing that Marx has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Marx is stalling in the full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pimba can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marx connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marx throwing strikes from guard but Pimba blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marx in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marx controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Marx loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Marx throwing strikes from guard but Pimba blocks nicely.
Marx throwing strikes but missing.
Marx sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A combination from Pimba does no damage.
Marx instigates a clinch.
Pimba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marx clinches.
Marx wants to take the fight to the mat but Pimba manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Marx tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pimba is trying to force a seperation but Marx has the dominant position.
Marx is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pimba is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Marx. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marx wants to take the fight to the mat but Pimba manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Marx pushes Pimba back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pimba fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Marx fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pimba sprawls well initially but Marx persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Marx not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marx is working for a kimura but Pimba is defending it quite comfortably.
Marx is trying to control the action in half guard but Pimba is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Marx lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Marx lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pimba is staying active underneath Marx, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Marx looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pimba with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Marx will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Marx trying to control the pace.
Pimba avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marx.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marx is trying to control. Pimba wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Marx looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Marx not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Marx dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marx scores with the left hand. Pimba knows he should have avoided that one.
Marx tries to close the distance and clinch but Pimba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pimba bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marx's head.
Pimba gets tackled into the cage by Marx. Marx maintains the clinch.
Pimba stops a takedown attempt from Marx.
Marx is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pimba pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pimba is pressed up against the cage. Marx has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pimba down to the mat. Pimba avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Marx. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pimba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marx.
Marx connects with a nice looking jab.
Marx takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pimba lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pimba moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Marx goes down! Can Pimba finish him!?
 Marx is rocked!
Pimba throws a big right hand that misses.
Oh Marx is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marx wants to stand but Pimba is controlling the position.
Marx seems to have got his legs back now.
Pimba is looking to work some ground and pound but Marx has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pimba throws a strike but Marx rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Marx throws a big right hand that misses.
Marx 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.
Marx wants to control from the top but Pimba keeps moving.
Marx is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marx accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Marx throws a big elbow that misses.
Marx throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pimba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marx throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pimba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marx throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pimba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marx controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pimba keeping full guard, as Marx tries to pass.
Marx with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Javier Pimba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marx shoots in and bounces Pimba off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Marx stands and throws Pimba's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Pimba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marx. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Marx lands a few punches from side control.
Marx takes a little break here. Pimba wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Marx seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pimba for as long as he can get away with.
Pimba is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marx has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Marx throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The strikes coming from Marx are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Marx cracks Pimba with a big elbow.
Pimba managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Marx.
Marx trying to control the position but Pimba is working away.
Marx controlling the position from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Javier Pimba will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Marx clinches up with Pimba and pushes him back against the cage.
Marx taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Marx looking for a takedown.
Marx is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pimba is defending well.
Pimba has had enough of the clinch but Marx keeps him there for the moment.
Marx is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Marx. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pimba is trying to push Marx away but Marx has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Marx drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pimba pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pimba connects with a body shot that sends Marx's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marx throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pimba.
Marx shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pimba as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pimba lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pimba scores with a one two! Marx had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pimba gets in close and tags Marx with a short punch that almost sends Marx to the mat! Oh Marx is in big trouble! He turns his back on Pimba, trying to create some distance but Pimba rushes him, striking wildly and Marx goes down! The referee tackles Pimba into the cage to end the fight! Pimba is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Pimba!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Broadbent (ranked 2494 p4p, 2349 weight class) and Kenichi Misahawa (ranked 335 p4p, 321 weight class). Steve Broadbent could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kenichi Misahawa's chin.
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Decent 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Broadbent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Kenichi Misahawa!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Misahawa. Beautiful body shot.
Misahawa throws a combination. Broadbent tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Misahawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Broadbent manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Broadbent throwing a counter right hand but Misahawa manages to avoid it.
Misahawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Broadbent definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Broadbent scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Misahawa stuffs the takedown.
Misahawa avoids the body shot from Broadbent.
Misahawa lands with a hook. Broadbent tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Misahawa just misses with a punch to the body.
Misahawa lands with a shot to the body.
Misahawa moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Broadbent has Misahawa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Misahawa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Broadbent looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Broadbent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Misahawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Broadbent doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Misahawa is struggling to control the position.
Broadbent is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Misahawa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Broadbent tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broadbent looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Misahawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Misahawa lands a body shot.
Broadbent drops down looking for an ankle pick but Misahawa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Broadbent misses with a hook to the body
and Misahawa counters with a nice uppercut.
Broadbent throws a lazy right hand but Misahawa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Broadbent finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Misahawa's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Broadbent falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenichi Misahawa!
Kenichi Misahawa decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ciro Bottini (ranked 851 p4p, 2247 weight class) and Jan Janz (ranked 114 p4p, 291 weight class). Bottini comes to the cage accompanied by Proteus - Stravaganza. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Brawler
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Basic striking
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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, Ciro Bottini!
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, Jan Janz!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bottini sends Janz crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bottini is motioning to the referee to let Janz up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Bottini slaps away a takedown attempt from Janz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Janz looks up at the clock. Bad move! Bottini lands a right hand from hell, dropping Janz. Bottini pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ciro Bottini!
After winning the bout, Ciro Bottini thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Finn Murphy (ranked 949 p4p, 2941 weight class) and Manoel Moicano (ranked 122 p4p, 354 weight class). Finn Murphy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Finn Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Manoel Moicano!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moicano was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Moicano scores with a head kick. Murphy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Moicano lands a high kick!
Moicano walks into a straight right hand from Murphy.
Moicano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Moicano sprawling to the canvas! Moicano rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Murphy finish him?!
 Moicano is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moicano stalks Murphy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Murphy's face. Murphy staggers backwards, shaken.
Moicano is still on wobbly legs! Can Murphy finish him?
Murphy drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Moicano's head, knocking him out cold! Murphy is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Finn Murphy!
Finn Murphy took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ran Ran (ranked 1270 p4p, 1065 weight class) and Dodgie Glinko (ranked 162 p4p, 140 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ran Ran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dodgie Glinko!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glinko fails to land the takedown.
Glinko tries a head kick but it misses.
Glinko shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Glinko is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ran!
Glinko working Ran over with strikes here.
Glinko with a couple of short strikes.
Glinko working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Ran looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Glinko! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dodgie Glinko!
In his post fight interview, Dodgie Glinko started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Massi Vass (ranked 502 p4p, 1071 weight class) and Pete Kiloe (ranked 60 p4p, 142 weight class). Kiloe has chosen Boys Noize - Lava Lava as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Massi Vass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pete Kiloe!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Vass.
Vass showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kiloe.
Vass instigates a clinch.
Kiloe tries to break the clinch but Vass is controlling the position.
Vass tries to work over Kiloe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vass throws a head punch that misses.
Kiloe holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Vass can't find room to land a body shot as Kiloe controls the action.
We've been hearing reports that Vass has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kiloe lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Vass fails to land.
Vass tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiloe's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vass stalling.
Vass stalling.
Kiloe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vass tries to work over Kiloe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Kiloe.
Vass tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiloe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vass tries a body shot but Kiloe blocks it.
Vass lands a right hand.
Vass misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kiloe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vass wants the takedown. Kiloe is fighting it off but Vass persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kiloe's guard against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiloe is trying to control the position but Vass postures up.
Vass is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vass trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiloe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vass won't allow Kiloe to sweep him here.
Vass stands and throws Kiloe's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vass scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kiloe to see if he's OK.
Vass taking a break here but Kiloe is having none of it and regains half guard.
Vass is looking to stall here but Kiloe recovers full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vass advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vass throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Vass 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.
Vass takes a little break here. Kiloe wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Vass is trying to ground and pound but Kiloe uses the momentary lack of control by Vass to regain half guard.
Vass 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Vass is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Kiloe reverses the position - he's now on top in Vass's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kiloe preventing the sweep.
Vass looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vass controls Kiloe momentarily but Kiloe frees himself.
Vass wants to sweep but no luck.
Vass can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kiloe controls the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vass looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kiloe slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massi Vass dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vass misses the body punch
and Kiloe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vass misses the shot to the body.
Kiloe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vass misses with a wild body shot.
Kiloe throws a series of strikes that have Vass backpedaling.
Vass is rocked!
Kiloe fakes the body blow, causing Vass to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Vass goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pete Kiloe!
A pretty intense looking Pete Kiloe took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hakuna Matata (ranked 875 p4p, 820 weight class) and Two Moons (ranked 112 p4p, 105 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 lightweight 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, Hakuna Matata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Two Moons!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moons takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Matata looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Matata throws a right hand that misses
and Moons counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Matata misses with a straight left.
Moons moves out of range of the strikes.
Moons with a nice cross.
Matata gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Moons.
Moons cracks Matata with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Moons with a jab.
Matata throws a left and a right that both miss
and Moons counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matata looks to score with a jab to the body but Moons is just out of range.
Matata tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moons is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Moons ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moons throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Matata to counter with a crisp jab.
Matata slips a jab and a cross from Moons.
Matata goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Moons scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Matata misses with a body punch
and Moons counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moons cracks Matata with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Matata scores with a sloppy right hand. Moons should have avoided that one.
Matata tries to close the distance and clinch but Moons swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moons staying out of range there.
Moons has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Moons misses with a looping left.
Matata takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Moons throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matata sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matata was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Moons connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Moons might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Moons staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matata. Moons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moons throws a looping overhand right but Matata ducks down to avoid it.
Moons moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Moons throws a predictable looking body shot
and Matata counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Moons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matata.
Moons is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Matata with a body shot.
Moons with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matata to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moons looks to throw the jab but Matata is out of range.
Matata swings widly with a right hand
and Moons counters with a nice uppercut.
Matata tries to clinch but Moons is having none of it.
Moons now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Matata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Two Moons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matata throws a looping overhand right but Moons ducks down to avoid it.
Moons blocks a jab.
Matata fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matata throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moons jabs Matata to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Moons avoids the body shot from Matata.
Matata gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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.
Matata staying out of range there.
Moons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matata.
Matata seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Matata throws a lazy uppercut
and Moons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matata.
Matata ducks under a wild hook from Moons.
Moons misses with a series of wild punches.
Matata throws a big shot that misses.
Moons swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matata tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Moons manages to circle out of the way.
Moons scores with a jab to the jaw.
Matata misses the jab.
Matata throws the left hand but Moons avoids the punch easily.
Moons misses the shot to the body.
Moons moves out of range as Matata strikes.
Matata takes a swing at Moons's ribcage but misses.
Moons swings for the body but Matata moves out of range.
Moons misses with a hook.
Moons misses with an uppercut.
Matata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moons.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matata walks into a left hand.
Matata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matata misses with a hook
and Matata takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matata waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moons.
Matata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moons.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moons misses with a few strikes there.
Moons throws an off balance right hand
and Matata counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matata cracks a nice hook into Moons's ribs.
Matata scores with a jab.
Matata doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Moons circles away from the clinch attempt
and Moons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matata moves into the clinch successfully.
Matata gets through Moons's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Two Moons dominated that round.
That's time! Matata's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Matata ducks under a wild hook from Moons.
Matata just misses with a punch to the body.
Matata on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Moons throws a body shot but no joy.
Moons scores with a decent looking hook.
Matata takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Matata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moons takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Moons has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moons ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moons throws out a loose jab but Matata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matata throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Moons counter with a right hand.
Matata steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moons.
Good exchange - Moons coming out on top.
Matata takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matata throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moons fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matata looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moons looks to throw the jab but Matata is out of range.
Matata tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Moons manages to circle out of the way.
Matata misses with a looping left.
Matata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moons throws out a counter right but Matata avoids it with no problem.
Matata throws a jab when Moons was well out of range.
Matata looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Matata defending well as Moons loads up on a big left hand.
Matata ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Two Moons seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moons cracks a nice hook into Matata's ribs.
Moons lands a slapping body shot.
Moons looks to score with a jab to the body but Matata is just out of range.
Moons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matata.
Moons jabs at Matata's body.
Matata moves into range and clinches up with Moons.
Matata throws a punch but it's blocked by Moons.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matata misses with a punch on the inside.
Matata lands an uppercut.
Matata misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moons is trying to break the clinch but Matata is controlling him.
Moons has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moons lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matata.
Moons wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Matata.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moons blocking some punches.
Matata has a couple of punches blocked by Moons.
Matata tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matata softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Matata misses with the head strike.
Moons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matata will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moons looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matata.
Matata moves away from the strike by Moons.
Matata walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Matata tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moons was well out of range. Poor timing from Matata.
Matata wants to clinch up but Moons keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Moons was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Moons walks into a jab.
Moons scores with a hook to the body. Matata takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matata looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matata wants to clinch.
Moons let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Moons defending well as Matata loads up on a big left hand.
Moons lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matata tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Moons on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Moons takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Matata misses the jab.
Moons throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Matata on the side of the head.
Moons lands with a straight right. Matata didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matata misses with a looping right.
Moons looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Matata moves out of range as Moons strikes.
Matata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moons moves away.
Moons stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Matata misses with a looping left.
Good shot there by Moons.
Moons feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Matatas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Matata takes one to the chin there.
Moons lands a jab to the nose.
Moons takes a swing at Matata's ribcage but misses.
Moons moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Two Moons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Moons. Matata does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good shot there by Moons.
Moons works Matata's body with a nice hook.
Moons just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moons. Matata does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matata tries to counter by clinching up but Moons breaks away and moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Matata.
Moons fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Matata moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moons throws a sloppy body shot
and Moons takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moons throws a body punch but Matata moves out of range.
Matata is looking to clinch but Moons is avoiding it.
A countering left hand to the body from Moons misses.
Matata misses with a combination
letting Moons counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matata throws out a loose jab but Moons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moons misses with a two punch combination.
Matata is looking to counter punch.
Moons lands with a right hand.
Matata walks into a left hand.
Moons bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moons just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Moons misses.
Moons looks to land a right hand but Matata moved out of range.
Moons misses with a straight left.
Moons throws out a loose jab but Matata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matata is looking to clinch but Moons is avoiding it.
Moons throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Moons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matata is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Moons.
Matata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matata needs to keep his hands up - Moons had a free shot at his head there.
Hakuna Matata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moons connects with a good right hand that stumbles Matata. Matata circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Moons jabs Matata to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moons scores with a nice right hand.
Moons throws out a loose jab but Matata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matata displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moons throws out the jab.
Matata darts in trying to clinch
and Moons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moons keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Moons misses with a hook. Matata ducked under it nicely.
Matata throws an overhand right that lands on Moons's shoulder, as Moons tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Moons misses.
Moons misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Matata connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Moons.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matata tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moons was well out of range. Poor timing from Matata.
Moons throws a series of strikes that have Matata backpedaling.
A decent looking cross lands there for Moons.
Matata misses with an uppercut. Moons saw that one coming.
Matata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moons ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matata misses with a few strikes there.
Moons lands a jab to the nose.
Matata looks to land a combination but Moons avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matata tries to bum rush Moons with a series of wild strikes but Moons uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moons misses with a looping left.
Nice shot by Moons.
Matata misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matata throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matata misses with a series of wild punches.
Two Moons is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moons ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matata scores with a jab.
Matata on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Matata darts in trying to clinch
and Moons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moons connects with a body shot that sends Matata's belly button to the back.
Moons connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Matata tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matata throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moons counters with a nice uppercut.
Matata is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moons.
Matata misses with a combination
and Moons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Two Moons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Moons winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Two Moons!
During a confident post fight interview, Two Moons 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Wiggum (ranked 545 p4p, 668 weight class) and Akara Badildoon (ranked 65 p4p, 82 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ralph Wiggum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Akara Badildoon!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badildoon has Wiggum up against the cage in a clinch.
Badildoon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wiggum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Badildoon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wiggum lands a knee to the body.
Wiggum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Badildoon's defenses.
Badildoon lands with a left to the head.
Badildoon lands an uppercut.
Badildoon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Badildoon lands with a short shot to the head.
Badildoon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wiggum misses with a knee to the head.
Badildoon misses with a punch to the body.
Wiggum misses with a knee to the head.
Badildoon takes an elbow to the temple.
 It looks like Akara Badildoon has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiggum throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wiggum lands an elbow inside.
Wiggum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Badildoon.
Badildoon can't find room to land a body shot as Wiggum controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wiggum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Badildoon's brow.
Badildoon blocks an elbow strike.
Wiggum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badildoon tries to work over Wiggum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Badildoon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Badildoon is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Badildoon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Badildoon avoids a wild elbow strike from Wiggum.
A shot in the inside from Badildoon.
Badildoon avoids the elbow strike from Wiggum, against the cage.
Wiggum pushes off an throws an elbow but Badildoon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wiggum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Badildoon's brow.
Wiggum throws an elbow but it misses.
Badildoon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Badildoon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Badildoon blocks the elbow strike.
Wiggum's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Badildoon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Badildoon blocks an elbow strike.
Badildoon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wiggum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wiggum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Badildoon's brow.
Wiggum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Badildoon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badildoon blocks the elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Badildoon.
Wiggum looking to throw knees to the head but Badildoon is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badildoon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Badildoon misses with the head strike.
Badildoon blocks an elbow strike from Wiggum.
Badildoon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wiggum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Badildoon is defending well for now.
Badildoon letting Wiggum take a breather here.
Badildoon tries a body shot but Wiggum blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Badildoon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Badildoon dodges an elbow strike from Wiggum.
Wiggum throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wiggum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Badildoon's brow.
Wiggum misses with an elbow strike.
Badildoon tries to work over Wiggum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wiggum tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Badildoon avoids it.
Badildoon throws a punch but it's blocked by Wiggum.
Wiggum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggum blocking some punches.
Wiggum tries to land knees in the clinch but Badildoon avoids the damage to the body.
Badildoon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Badildoon blocks an elbow strike from Wiggum.
Badildoon throws a punch but it's blocked by Wiggum.
Badildoon lands a hook that snaps the head of Wiggum backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wiggum.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wiggum.
Badildoon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Badildoon is leaning against Wiggum and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Badildoon scores with a shoulder strike.
Wiggum tries to land a knee to the head but Badildoon blocks with his arms.
Wiggum misses with an elbow strike.
Wiggum lands an elbow inside that Badildoon shrugs off.
Badildoon lands a hook that snaps the head of Wiggum backwards.
Wiggum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wiggum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiggum throws an elbow that misses.
Wiggum takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badildoon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Badildoon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Badildoon presses Wiggum against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Badildoon gets through Wiggum's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wiggum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Badildoon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wiggum misses with an elbow over the top.
Badildoon managing to block the knees to the body from Wiggum.
A nice right hand lands inside from Badildoon.
Badildoon lands with a left to the head.
Badildoon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Badildoon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wiggum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Badildoon working aggressively here.
Badildoon dodges an elbow strike from Wiggum.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badildoon lands with a left to the head.
Wiggum is rocked!
Wiggum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oh Wiggum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wiggum blocking some punches.
Badildoon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wiggum with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Akara Badildoon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Akara Badildoon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wiggum wants to clinch up but Badildoon keeps it at a distance.
Wiggum seems to have got his legs back now.
Badildoon sends Wiggum crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Badildoon is motioning to the referee to let Wiggum up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Badildoon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wiggum throws an elbow that misses.
Wiggum misses with an elbow over the top.
Wiggum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Akara Badildoon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wiggum working Badildoon over with knees to the body.
Badildoon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiggum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Badildoon is rocked!
Wiggum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Badildoon is still on wobbly legs! Can Wiggum finish him?
Badildoon throws a punch but it's blocked by Wiggum.
Wiggum jerks Badildoon's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Badildoon drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Wiggum goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Wiggum because Badildoon was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Ralph Wiggum!
A relieved looking Ralph Wiggum thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corey McGraugh (ranked 832 p4p, 736 weight class) and Xain Zhao (ranked 139 p4p, 116 weight class). McGraugh comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Kennedys - Police Truck. Zhao is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I love Friday. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xain Zhao!
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!
McGraugh throws a hook but Zhao avoids it easily.
McGraugh moves into the clinch.
McGraugh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhao's elbow.
McGraugh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGraugh cracks Zhao with a nice body shot.
Zhao pulls guard effortlessly.
McGraugh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McGraugh 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.
Zhao is controlling McGraugh's posture.
McGraugh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zhao had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McGraugh defends it easily.
Zhao looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but McGraugh is defending well. Zhao quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! McGraugh has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Zhao celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Xain Zhao!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Xain Zhao waved his t-shirt featuring Sweet Leaf Supplements's logo in front of the cameras.
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