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The Island Season 11, 170 lbs, Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gilbert Heats (ranked 3796 p4p, 181 weight class) and Rene Lafayette (ranked 0 p4p, 26 weight class). Lafayette has chosen Erasure - Always as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gilbert Heats!
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, Rene Lafayette!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafayette throws a looping overhand right but Heats ducks down to avoid it.
Lafayette looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lafayette misses with a two punch combination.
Good exchange - Lafayette coming out on top.
A jab from Lafayette finds it's way through Heats's defenses.
Lafayette throws an overhand right that lands on Heats's shoulder, as Heats tries to avoid the shot.
Heats seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lafayette drives through and clinches with Heats against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lafayette.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette lands a hook that snaps the head of Heats backwards.
Lafayette softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lafayette lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heats backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette gets through Heats's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heats is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lafayette to keep the fight standing.
Lafayette lands with a left to the head.
Lafayette lands with a left to the head.
Lafayette misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heats is trying to pull guard but Lafayette turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lafayette works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Heats's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lafayette lands a shoulder strike.
Lafayette lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heats backwards.
Heats tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lafayette just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbert Heats. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lafayette scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette works on Heats's body with a couple of short punches.
Lafayette lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lafayette lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heats backwards.
Lafayette lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heats backwards.
Heats's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lafayette lands a nice shot to the body.
Heats blocks a body shot from Lafayette.
Lafayette throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lafayette lands with a light punch inside.
Lafayette lands a left hand.
Lafayette lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heats backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lafayette tries to work over Heats's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Lafayette.
Lafayette lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lafayette lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heats backwards.
Lafayette lands a hook that snaps the head of Heats backwards.
Lafayette lands a shoulder strike.
Lafayette lands a shoulder strike.
Lafayette digs a right hand into Heats's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heats's gas tank.
Lafayette lands an uppercut.
Lafayette lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lafayette pushes Heats back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lafayette lands with a light punch inside.
Lafayette lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Heats.
Lafayette throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heatss head.
Heats's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lafayette pushes Heats back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Lafayette - that landed with a thud.
Lafayette lands with a right to the head.
Lafayette softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lafayette softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lafayette throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rene Lafayette dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lafayette moves into range and clinches up with Heats.
Lafayette presses Heats against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lafayette has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lafayette goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lafayette lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lafayette cracks Heats with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lafayette.
Lafayette lands an uppercut.
Lafayette digs a right hand into Heats's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heats's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Lafayette.
Lafayette scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Lafayette.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette lands a body punch in the clinch.
Heats fails to pull guard.
Rene Lafayette seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lafayette working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Lafayette.
Lafayette presses Heats against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lafayette makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lafayette lands with a right to the head.
Heats jumps guard but Lafayette stands there with Heats around his waist. Heats gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lafayette lands a body shot.
Lafayette lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette lands a nice uppercut.
Lafayette pushes Heats back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lafayette lands a body shot in the clinch.
Heats tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lafayette smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbert Heats. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heats on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lafayette connects with a body shot.
Heats walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Donk. Lafayette catches Heats right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette scores with a jab to the body.
Lafayette connects with a crisp jab.
A lazy left from Lafayette finds it's target.
Heats walks into a jab.
Lafayette scores with a jab to the body.
Lafayette dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lafayette stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Heats walks into a stiff left hand from Lafayette.
Lafayette digs a good body shot into Heats's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lafayette throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heats tries to counter by clinching up but Lafayette breaks away and moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Lafayette.
As Lafayette tries to get set, Heats tries to push him back and clinch up but Lafayette manages to avoid the attempt.
Lafayette swings for the body but Heats moves out of range.
Heats tries to keep at a distance but Lafayette has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lafayette scores with a nice hook to the head.
Heats jumps guard but Lafayette stands there with Heats around his waist. Heats gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lafayette lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rene Lafayette showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lafayette clinches.
Lafayette lands a hook that snaps the head of Heats backwards.
Heats is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lafayette to keep the fight standing.
Lafayette lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lafayette works on Heats's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from Lafayette.
Heats tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lafayette just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Lafayette.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lafayette is leaning against Heats and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lafayette lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Heats.
Heats is trying to pull guard but Lafayette turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbert Heats. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lafayette lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heats backwards.
Lafayette lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lafayette lands a body shot.
Lafayette scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lafayette stalling.
A nice left hand lands by Lafayette.
Lafayette makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Heats tries to pull guard but Lafayette forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Lafayette.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lafayette.
Lafayette lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lafayette working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lafayette digs a right hand into Heats's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heats's gas tank.
Heats takes a shot to the head.
Lafayette is leaning against Heats and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lafayette digs a right hand into Heats's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heats's gas tank.
Lafayette scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lafayette digs a right hand underneath Heats's ribcage. Heats let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lafayette.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette scores with a shoulder strike.
Lafayette gets through Heats's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lafayette lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Lafayette.
Heats's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lafayette lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Heats or not.
A nice left hand lands by Lafayette.
Lafayette lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Heats or not.
Lafayette lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heats backwards.
Rene Lafayette is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lafayette pushes Heats back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lafayette softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lafayette lands a hook that snaps the head of Heats backwards.
Lafayette lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Heats tries to pull guard but Lafayette forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Heats tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lafayette smiles and moves away.
Lafayette pushes Heats up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rene Lafayette comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lafayette has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Rene Lafayette!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Rene Lafayette!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Rene Lafayette!
Rene Lafayette wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Rene Lafayette rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stewart Doyle (ranked 1768 p4p, 1934 weight class) and Nicolas Bodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stewart Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicolas Bodson!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle with a poor takedown
and Bodson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doyle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Doyle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Bodson does it's job there.
Doyle fails with the takedown
and Bodson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stewart Doyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doyle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bodson counters with a straight right hand.
Doyle misses with a takedown
and Bodson counters with a left to the body.
Doyle is breathing heavily.
Bodson drops Doyle with a big left hand! Doyle is injured, injured bad! Bodson jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicolas Bodson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hass Mass (ranked 2308 p4p, 1396 weight class) and Liger Justin (ranked 0 p4p, 220 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hass Mass!
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, Liger Justin!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, 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!
Mass misses with a straight left.
Justin moves out of range as Mass strikes.
Justin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mass quickly recovers to half guard.
Mass is trying to stand back up but Justin is controlling him
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Justin lands a nice short elbow.
Justin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Justin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mass defending well though.
Mass moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mass looking to hit a scissor sweep but Justin is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin looking to sit in guard and control but Mass gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justin pulls Mass in close to prevent any damage.
Justin looking to control.
Justin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Justin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mass looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Justin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Justin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Justin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justin postures up in Mass's guard and throws a big left but Mass blocks it.
Mass is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Justin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Justin stands up over Mass, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Justin wants to control from the top but Mass keeps moving.
Mass is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mass on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mass tries to get out of the position.
Justin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Justin working his ground and pound in the gym.
Mass is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Justin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mass's head.
Justin landing with the ground and pound.
Mass keeping moving, preventing Justin from controlling successfully.
Justin lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justin with a nice head shot there.
Mass looking to hit a scissor sweep but Justin is one step ahead there.
Justin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Justin landing with the ground and pound.
Justin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Justin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mass wants to get back to his feet but Justin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liger Justin 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.
Justin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Justin defending well as Mass loads up on a big left hand.
Mass misses with a straight right.
Justin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Justin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mass counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Justin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mass pinned against the cage. Mass gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mass gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Justin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Justin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mass wants to sweep here but Justin controlling him for the moment.
Justin tries to free his leg and advance position but Mass is retaining full guard.
Liger Justin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Justin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Justin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Justin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mass preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mass can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Justin controls the pace.
Mass definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Justin is continuing to stall.
Justin throwing strikes but missing.
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.
Mass can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Justin controls the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mass wants to stand up but Justin is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Justin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mass tries to avoid it but Justin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mass to the ground. Mass escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hass Mass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liger Justin.
Mass misses with a wild body shot.
And Justin tries to counter it with a takedown but Mass pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mass gets caught flat footed, as Justin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Justin won't allow Mass to sweep him here.
Justin throwing strikes from guard but Mass blocks nicely.
Justin wants to control from the top but Mass keeps moving.
Mass trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mass is trying to keep Justin in close.
Justin looking to sit in guard and control but Mass gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Justin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Justin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mass tries to roll over but Justin keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mass is not content to let Justin control the position.
Justin works his way into side control.
Mass gets back to half guard.
Justin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Justin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mass is trying to control but can't.
Justin is keen to just control but Mass is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liger Justin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mass'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!
Mass throws a looping overhand right but Justin ducks down to avoid it.
Justin takes a swing at Mass's ribcage but misses.
Justin fails with the takedown
and Mass counters with a right hand to the body.
Justin ducks under a wild hook from Mass.
Mass lands the left hand.
Justin fails with the takedown
and Mass counters with a nice uppercut.
Justin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mass to the mat! Mass manages to get full guard.
Justin advances to half guard.
Mass gets full guard.
Mass controlling the position.
Justin tries to free his leg and advance position but Mass is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Justin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justin trying to control but Mass is working from the bottom.
Justin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mass wants to control but Justin passes easily into half guard.
Mass taking some punishment here, with Justin in his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mass manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Justin connects with a couple of short punches.
Justin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justin lands a couple of elbows.
Mass preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mass is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mass wants to stand up but Justin is controlling him.
Justin scoring with some ground and pound.
Justin trying to control but Mass is working from the bottom.
Justin throws an elbow that misses. Mass uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Justin's guard. Nice move by Mass!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mass is one step ahead there.
Justin trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mass wants to get up but he can't break Justin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Justin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mass wants to stand but Justin is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Justin fails to land the takedown.
Hass Mass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liger Justin.
Mass fails to land with a series of punches.
Justin has a takedown stuffed.
Justin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mass connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Justin scrambles back to his feet.
Justin walks into a jab.
Justin shoots in but Mass avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Justin shoots in and bounces Mass off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mass is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Justin is controlling him.
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 Hass Mass.
I think Justin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Liger Justin!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Liger Justin!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Liger Justin!
Liger Justin wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corey McGraugh (ranked 1138 p4p, 2469 weight class) and Little Bitch (ranked 182 p4p, 353 weight class). McGraugh comes into the arena with Dead Kennedys - Police Truck blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Little Bitch enters the cage!
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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 - 6 - 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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Little Bitch!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, 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!
McGraugh tries to sprawl but Bitch drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bitch is working for a kimura but McGraugh is defending it quite comfortably.
McGraugh manages to get to full guard.
McGraugh can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bitch controls the pace.
Bitch trying to control the position from guard on top but McGraugh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGraugh looking for a sweep. Not yet McGraugh, not yet.
Bitch looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bitch wants to control from the top but McGraugh keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bitch trying to control the position from guard on top but McGraugh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
McGraugh trying to control the position.
McGraugh keeping moving, preventing Bitch from controlling successfully.
McGraugh trying to control the position.
Bitch pushing down on McGraugh's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
McGraugh is trying to get back to full guard.
McGraugh is in trouble now - Bitch has advanced to mount!
Bitch misses with a head shot.
Bitch is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. McGraugh can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bitch thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitch is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but McGraugh is surviving well by controlling Bitch's body position as best he can.
Bitch jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but McGraugh manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bitch has worked his way into a potential kimura here. McGraugh is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Bitch yanks on the arm and McGraugh is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Bitch.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Little Bitch!
During a confident post fight interview, Little Bitch 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Real Deal (ranked 2759 p4p, 546 weight class) and Xain Zhao (ranked 391 p4p, 88 weight class). Zhao comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I love Friday kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Real Deal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xain Zhao!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deal scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Deal works Zhao's body with a nice hook.
Deal throws a big shot that misses.
Real Deal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deal misses with a double jab
and Zhao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zhao clinches up against the cage.
Deal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zhao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zhao.
Zhao ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Zhao no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zhao looking to hit a scissor sweep but Deal is one step ahead there.
Deal is posturing up here but Zhao has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Deal tries to roll out but it's too tight and Deal has to tap! Slick submission there by Zhao!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Xain Zhao!
Xain Zhao made sure to mention his sponsor, Sweet Leaf Supplements in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between LL Jay (ranked 1545 p4p, 2317 weight class) and Dan Kleen (ranked 235 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay's entrance music is LL Cool J ft Tamia - Don't Be Late, Don't Come Too Soon. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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180
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, LL Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dan Kleen!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, 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!
Jay throws the left hand but Kleen avoids the punch easily.
Jay gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kleen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jay backwards.
A shot in the inside from Kleen.
Kleen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kleen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kleen misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Kleen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jay.
Kleen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jay misses with a punch on the inside.
Jay lands a hook that snaps the head of Kleen backwards.
Kleen scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kleen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kleen lands a nice uppercut.
Jay can't find room to land a body shot as Kleen controls the action.
Kleen lands a shot to the body.
Kleen lands a shoulder strike.
Kleen misses with the head strike.
Jay tries a body shot but Kleen blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Kleen.
Kleen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jay backwards.
 Jay is rocked!
Kleen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Jay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jay's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Jay fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleen working aggressively here.
Jay misses with the head strike.
Kleen misses with some punches.
Kleen lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Jay to his knees! Kleen keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Kleen!
After the fight, Dan Kleen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Skop Doner (ranked 2034 p4p, 1724 weight class) and Phil Terror (ranked 301 p4p, 0 weight class). Skop Doner has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Skop Doner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Phil Terror!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, 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!
Doner scores with the left hand. Terror knows he should have avoided that one.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Terror has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Terror shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Doner counters with a nice uppercut.
Terror looks for a takedown but Doner sprawls well.
Doner was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Doner cracks Terror with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Terror tries for a takedown but Doner circles away easily
and Doner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skop Doner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Terror.
Terror gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Doner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terror has his takedown stuffed
and Doner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good exchange - Doner coming out on top.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Doner enables Terror to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Doner manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doner managing to control the position.
Terror pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Doner is keeping the position for now.
Doner pulls Terror in close to his closed guard and prevents Terror from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doner has his foot on Terror's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Terror works his way back into a safe position though.
Terror trying to control the position from guard on top but Doner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doner is looking to sweep but instead, Terror has passed into half guard.
Doner is concentrating on defense, preventing Terror from advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Doner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Doner is defending against the submission attempts here by Terror.
Terror controlling the pace.
Terror is trying to work for a kimura but Doner is defending well.
Terror wants to work for an arm triangle but Doner is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doner is looking to control Terror's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Doner avoid being mounted?
Terror wants to work for an arm triangle but Doner is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Terror keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Doner is concentrating on defense, preventing Terror from advancing position.
Terror trying to control the action but Doner is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Terror misses with a takedown attempt
and Doner counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Terror has his takedown stuffed
and Doner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Terror misses with a takedown
and Doner counters with a nice body shot.
Terror misses with a takedown
and Doner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Terror thinking.
Terror shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Doner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Terror with a poor takedown
and Doner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Doner works the jab nicely.
Terror fails with the takedown
and Doner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Terror in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skop Doner 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.
Terror fails with the takedown
and Doner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Terror fails with the takedown
and Doner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Terror looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Doner!
Doner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Terror can do to turn this around?
Doner wants to control but Terror postures up.
Terror tries for a kimura but Doner is defending well.
Doner struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doner is looking to regain half guard here but Terror keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terror working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Doner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Terror on the ground.
Doner is looking to regain half guard here but Terror keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Doner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Doner is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Terror is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Doner is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Doner is trying to get back to full guard.
Doner wants to control but Terror is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Terror passes into side control, despite Doner's attempt to control the position.
Terror trying to control the action but Doner is working from the bottom.
Doner tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terror is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Doner is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Doner is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Terror's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Doner is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Terror jumps into side control!
Terror trying to control the position but Doner is working away.
Doner manages to get back to half guard.
Terror is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Terror is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doner is trying to get back to full guard.
Terror trying to control the action but Doner is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Doner keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Terror prevents Doner from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Terror 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! This is the final round!
Terror doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Doner counters with a stiff right hand.
Doner thuds a left hand into Terror's body.
Terror with a poor takedown
and Doner counters with a nice uppercut.
Terror shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Doner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Skop Doner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Terror.
Terror shoots and misses
and Doner counters with a straight right hand.
Terror misses with a takedown attempt
and Doner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Terror fails with the takedown
letting Doner counter with a right hand.
Terror gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Doner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Terror thinking.
Terror takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Terror is trying hard to land a takedown here. Doner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Terror shoots and misses
and Terror takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Terror shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Doner counters with a crisp one two that drops Terror! Doner thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Terror to his feet! Terror is in big trouble!
 Terror is rocked!
Terror doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Doner counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Terror out cold! What a finish! Doner is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Skop Doner!
Skop Doner thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between te Tre (ranked 459 p4p, 3316 weight class) and Yoji Anjo Anjo (ranked 71 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, te Tre!
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, Yoji Anjo Anjo!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Tre misses.
Anjo fails to land the takedown.
Tre tests Anjo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tre stuffs the takedown.
Tre blocks the body kick.
Anjo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tre defends it nicely.
te Tre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoji Anjo Anjo.
Anjo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tre jabs at Anjo's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anjo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tre was covering up waiting for the punch and Anjo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tre is looking to stand up but Anjo isn't so interested in that idea.
Tre on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tre tries to get out of the position.
Anjo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Anjo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tre wants to sweep here but Anjo controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anjo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tre wants to stand and escape but Anjo is having none of it.
Anjo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tre is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Anjo prevents Tre from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tre cracks Anjo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
 It looks like Yoji Anjo Anjo has been cut.
Tre digs a good hook to Anjo's body.
Anjo dives in and grabs Tre's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tre pushes down on Anjo's head and hops out.
Tre lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anjo takes one on the button.
Tre lands a slapping body shot.
Anjo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Anjo is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tre scores with a jab to the jaw.
Anjo is still on wobbly legs! Can Tre finish him?
Tre measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Anjo! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). te Tre!
An out of breath te Tre thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junior Turner (ranked 3590 p4p, 295 weight class) and Marcos Agripa (ranked 0 p4p, 46 weight class). Agripa has chosen Topo La Maskara, MC Fioti - Panda Pon as his entrance music. Marcos Agripa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 17 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Junior Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcos Agripa!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner connects with a nice looking jab.
Turner throws a body punch but Agripa moves out of range.
Agripa feints the counter takedown.
Turner swinging wildly here.
Turner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Agripa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Turner is looking to slow Agripa down with leg kicks.
A low kick from Turner is predictable there
and Agripa counters with a takedown into side control.
Agripa throws a strike aimed at the side of Turner's head but Turner avoids it well.
Agripa throws an elbow but Turner slips to the side and avoids it well.
Agripa tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Agripa misses with the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Agripa asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Agripa working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner dodges the ground and pound from Agripa.
Agripa misses with the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Agripa are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Agripa sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Turner is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Agripa in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Agripa in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Agripa tries to score with some ground and pound. Turner controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Turner tries to escape but Agripa is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Agripa postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Agripa tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The strikes coming from Agripa are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Agripa postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Check out the look on Agripa's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Turner is breathing heavily.
Agripa throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner parries the strikes from Agripa easily there. Agripa is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Turner to escape.
Turner defending against the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Agripa are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Agripa throws an elbow but Turner slips to the side and avoids it well.
Agripa sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Turner is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Agripa throws a strike aimed at the side of Turner's head but Turner avoids it well.
Agripa tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Agripa tries to score with some ground and pound. Turner controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Agripa lands a few punches from side control.
Turner taking punishment in the form of punches.
Agripa works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Agripa looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Turner is avoiding damage well.
An elbow from Agripa crashes against the mat.
Agripa throws an elbow but Turner slips to the side and avoids it well.
Agripa misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner parries the strikes from Agripa easily there. Agripa is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Turner to escape.
Agripa throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Agripa throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Agripa throws an elbow but Turner slips to the side and avoids it well.
Agripa grinds an elbow into Turner's temple.
Turner avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Agripa.
Agripa in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Turner defending against the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Agripa seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Agripa throws a strike aimed at the side of Turner's head but Turner avoids it well.
Agripa scores with punches from side control.
Agripa in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Agripa throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agripa creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Turner sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Agripa throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Agripa throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Agripa throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Agripa cracks Turner with a big elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Agripa throws a strike aimed at the side of Turner's head but Turner avoids it well.
Agripa in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Agripa tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Agripa misses with the ground and pound.
Agripa throws a strike aimed at the side of Turner's head but Turner avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Agripa are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The strikes coming from Agripa are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Agripa postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Turner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Agripa on the ground.
Agripa working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ground and pound from Agripa seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Agripa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Turner misses with a shot to the body
and Agripa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Agripa throwing shots but Turner is blocking nicely.
Turner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Agripa.
Turner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Agripa.
Turner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Agripa.
Agripa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Agripa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Turner defending well though.
Agripa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Turner defending well though.
Agripa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Turner defending well though.
Agripa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agripa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Marcos Agripa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Agripa thows a huge punch but Turner dodges it nicely.
Turner taking some punishment here, with Agripa in his half guard.
Agripa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Agripa.
Agripa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Agripa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Turner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Agripa thows a huge punch but Turner dodges it nicely.
Agripa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Agripa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Agripa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Agripa throwing shots but Turner is blocking nicely.
Turner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Agripa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Agripa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Agripa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Agripa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Turner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Agripa.
Agripa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agripa throwing shots but Turner is blocking nicely.
Agripa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Agripa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Turner defending well though.
Turner is looking to improve his position.
Agripa thows a huge punch but Turner dodges it nicely.
Agripa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Turner's head.
Agripa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Turner's head.
Agripa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Turner's head.
Agripa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Agripa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Agripa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Agripa lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Agripa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Turner's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agripa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Agripa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Agripa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Agripa throwing shots but Turner is blocking nicely.
Turner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Agripa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Turner defending well though.
Agripa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Turner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Agripa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Turner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Agripa.
Agripa thows a huge punch but Turner dodges it nicely.
Turner taking some punishment here, with Agripa in his half guard.
Agripa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Agripa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agripa prevents Turner from improving his position.
Turner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Agripa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Agripa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Turner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Agripa.
Turner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Agripa.
Agripa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Agripa throwing shots but Turner is blocking nicely.
Agripa throwing shots but Turner is blocking nicely.
Agripa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Turner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Agripa.
Agripa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Agripa thows a huge punch but Turner dodges it nicely.
Agripa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Agripa 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! This is the final round!
Turner thows a leg kick but Agripa checks it
so Agripa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Agripa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Turner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Agripa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Agripa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Agripa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Turner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Agripa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Turner is rocked!
Agripa arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Turner's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marcos Agripa!
A very excited looking Marcos Agripa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Junior Turner was interviewed post fight and said 'fuck that bitch'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Pariscini (ranked 1651 p4p, 1955 weight class) and Island Yonic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Island Yonic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eddie Pariscini!
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, Island Yonic!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, 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!
Pariscini lands a leg kick that knocks Yonic off balance momentarily.
Yonic is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pariscini's half guard.
Yonic controlling the action here.
Pariscini is refusing to be controlled, as Yonic sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yonic is nestled in close to Pariscini, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pariscini is looking for a sweep. Yonic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pariscini wants to control but Yonic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pariscini looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Yonic in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pariscini is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pariscini is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Island Sparring, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Yonic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pariscini wants to get back to full guard.
Yonic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yonic lands a nice short elbow.
Yonic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pariscini with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pariscini looking for submissions off his back.
Pariscini works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yonic is in close to Pariscini's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pariscini looking to control.
Yonic forces his way into half guard.
Yonic keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Yonic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Yonic is taking a breather. Pariscini says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Yonic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pariscini trying to control from the bottom.
Yonic takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pariscini might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pariscini is trying to escape the mount.
Pariscini in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pariscini is looking to improve his position but Yonic isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns Pariscini that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
 It looks like Eddie Pariscini has been cut.
Pariscini is bucking up trying to escape but Yonic cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pariscini is rocked!
Yonic postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Pariscini out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Yonic goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Island Yonic!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Bennett (ranked 2395 p4p, 1547 weight class) and Sisa Kumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adam Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sisa Kumi!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett lands the left hand.
Kumi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kumi throws a leg kick
and Kumi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kumi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Adam Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kumi scores with a leg kick.
Bennett misses with a looping right.
Kumi misses the shot to the body.
Bennett definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bennett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kumi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bennett scrambles back to his feet.
A low kick lands for Kumi.
Kumi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bennett misses with a looping left.
Bennett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kumi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bennett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kumi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kumi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kumi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bennett.
Bennett swings for the body but Kumi moves out of range.
Kumi lands a high kick!
It looks like Adam Bennett has been cut.
Kumi throws a head kick that misses
and Bennett counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bennett misses with a shot to the body
and Kumi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bennett throws a big shot that misses.
Bennett with a hook.
Kumi is rocked!
Bennett slips under a jab.
Bennett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kumi at a distance.
Bennett getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kumi is still on wobbly legs! Can Bennett finish him?
Bennett lands a brutal uppercut that launches Kumi off his feet! Kumi tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adam Bennett!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanislav Saprykin (ranked 494 p4p, 2777 weight class) and Nelis Mulder (ranked 77 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanislav Saprykin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nelis Mulder's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stanislav Saprykin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nelis Mulder!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mulder with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Saprykin to counter with a crisp jab.
Mulder shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Saprykin is looking for a sweep. Mulder is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Saprykin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mulder moves nicely into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Saprykin's face as Mulder controls the position.
Mulder looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mulder working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulder advances to mount.
Mulder controlling from the full mount.
Mulder goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Saprykin turns into him and now he's in Mulder's guard.
Saprykin won't allow Mulder to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saprykin throws a big elbow that misses.
Mulder bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Saprykin's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mulder is pushing down on Saprykin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Saprykin is fighting to maintain full guard but Mulder has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mulder is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Saprykin sees it coming and defends easily.
Mulder in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Saprykin tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Mulder!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nelis Mulder!
Nelis Mulder was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin Looter (ranked 2576 p4p, 1102 weight class) and Edson Barboozer (ranked 373 p4p, 176 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Martin Looter!
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, Edson Barboozer!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Looter blocks a head kick by Barboozer.
It looked like Looter was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A punch combination from Looter misses.
Barboozer fakes the leg kick and cracks Looter in the body.
Barboozer throws a body kick that misses.
As Barboozer looks to move away, Looter throws a big counter combo but Barboozer just gets out of the way.
Looter wants to clinch.
Looter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barboozer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Looter.
The crowd cheers as Barboozer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Looter doesn't seem phased though.
Barboozer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Barboozer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Looter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barboozer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Looter misses.
A punch lands to the side of Looter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barboozer lands with a hook. Looter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barboozer checks a low kick from Looter.
Barboozer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Looter needs to keep his hands up - Barboozer had a free shot at his head there.
Looter tries to keep at a distance but Barboozer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Looter tries to circle away but Barboozer has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barboozer cracks Looter with a nice body shot.
Barboozer controlling the action here for a moment.
Looter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Barboozer.
The referee is keeping an eye on Barboozer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Looter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
I was talking to Looter's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Barboozer lands a body shot.
Looter is breathing heavily.
Barboozer lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Barboozer.
Good body shot from Barboozer.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barboozer obliges.
Barboozer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barboozer with a knee to the head.
It looks like Martin Looter has been cut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barboozer.
Barboozer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barboozer tries to land a knee to the head but Looter blocks with his arms.
Barboozer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barboozer lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Barboozer.
Barboozer lands a nice knee to the body.
Barboozer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Barboozer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barboozer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barboozer scores with a shoulder strike.
Barboozer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barboozer crunches a lovely knee into Looter's ribcage.
A short body shot lands from Barboozer as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Barboozer.
Barboozer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Barboozer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barboozer is working Looter over against the cage.
Barboozer lands a knee to the body.
Barboozer lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barboozer obliges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barboozer.
Knees to the body from Barboozer.
Barboozer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Looter blocks it with crossed arms.
Barboozer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Barboozer landing knees to the body.
Barboozer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Looter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knees to the body from Barboozer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barboozer lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Barboozer as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Barboozer.
Looter can't break the clinch.
Barboozer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barboozer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Looter or not.
Barboozer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Looter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Barboozer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Barboozer.
Barboozer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barboozer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barboozer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barboozer.
A hook to the body from Barboozer.
Barboozer presses Looter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barboozer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barboozer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barboozer lands a body punch.
Barboozer crunches a lovely knee into Looter's ribcage.
Barboozer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Looters head.
Looter tries to break the clinch but Barboozer is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edson Barboozer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Looter's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barboozer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Martin Looter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barboozer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barboozer throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Looter stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Barboozer follows into mount!
Looter is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barboozer controlling from mount.
Oh Looter is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barboozer takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Looter seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
What can Looter do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Barboozer is working for a rear naked choke. Looter is not defending it well and Barboozer has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Looter refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Looter's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Edson Barboozer!
Edson Barboozer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Niek Mulder (ranked 1234 p4p, 2219 weight class) and Kamaru Usman (ranked 197 p4p, 320 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Niek Mulder!
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, Kamaru Usman!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, 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!
Mulder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Usman.
Usman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mulder takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Usman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mulder fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Usman.
Usman has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mulder is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Usman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Usman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by Usman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Usman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Usman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mulder as he jumps to the side.
Usman closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Usman has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mulder clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Mulder wants to escape the position.
Mulder definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Usman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mulder. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Usman throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Will Usman go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Mulder manages to reverse the position and now he's in Usman's guard. Nice work there by Mulder.
Mulder working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Usman wants to sweep here but Mulder controlling him for the moment.
Mulder cracks Usman with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Usman is trying to control the position but Mulder postures up.
Usman wants to sweep but no luck.
Mulder working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mulder working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mulder working some strikes from top position.
Mulder throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Usman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Usman is trying to keep Mulder in close.
Mulder landing with the ground and pound.
Usman wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Mulder is now in half guard.
Usman is looking to improve his position.
Usman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mulder scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usman is trying to get back to full guard.
Usman trying to control here.
Mulder working Usman over with strikes.
Mulder working over Usman with some ground and pound. Usman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mulder 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.
Mulder scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Usman gets full guard.
Mulder trying to control the position from guard on top but Usman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Usman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mulder landing with the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Usman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mulder is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulder looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mulder working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Usman wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Mulder is now in half guard.
Mulder is taking a breather. Usman says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mulder takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mulder takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mulder takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mulder looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Usman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mulder is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Usman wants to improve his position but Mulder is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kamaru Usman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Usman swings for the body but Mulder moves out of range.
Mulder shoots in and drives through. Usman sprawls well.
Usman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Mulder misses its target.
Mulder shoots in for a takedown but Usman shows good takedown defense.
Nice sprawl there from Usman as Mulder shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niek Mulder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left lands for Usman.
Usman moves into the clinch.
Usman taking a breather.
Mulder jumps guard but Usman stands there with Mulder around his waist. Mulder gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Usman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Usman has Mulder pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Usman pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mulder tumbling to the mat - Usman dives into Mulder's guard.
Usman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Usman trying to control but Mulder is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulder not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mulder is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Usman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mulder looking for a sweep. Not yet Mulder, not yet.
Usman trying to control but Mulder is working from the bottom.
Usman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Usman wants to control from the top but Mulder keeps moving.
Mulder lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mulder postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usman trying to keep a closed guard but Mulder is proving a slippery customer.
Mulder won't allow Usman to sweep him here.
Usman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Usman is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Usman keeping moving, preventing Mulder from controlling successfully.
Usman has momentary wrist control but Mulder slips an elbow through the middle.
Niek Mulder overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Usman looking for a sweep. Not yet Usman, not yet.
Usman looking to control but Mulder passes into half guard.
Mulder working Usman over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usman is looking to improve his position.
Mulder is keen to just control but Usman is a slippery customer.
Mulder takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mulder trying to control from half guard but Usman is working away.
Mulder prevents Usman from improving his position.
Usman trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Usman taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Mulder.
Mulder with shots to the head and body - Usman looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mulder with a couple of short strikes.
Usman wants to hold on but Mulder pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulder in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Usman taking shots to the head.
Usman is in a horrible position here. Mulder smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Usman is rocked!
Usman takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Mulder's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Niek Mulder!
After the fight, Niek Mulder was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joao Apolinario (ranked 1919 p4p, 1811 weight class) and Vitor De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joao Apolinario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vitor De Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, 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!
Apolinario walks into a stiff left hand from De Silva.
De Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Apolinario fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Apolinario throws a body shot but no joy.
De Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Apolinario in his tracks.
Apolinario misses with a hook to the body
enabling De Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Apolinario definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
De Silva tests Apolinario's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Apolinario shoots and misses
enabling De Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
De Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Apolinario has his takedown stuffed
and De Silva counters with a nice right hand that sends Apolinario toppling to the canvas! Apolinario scrambles and gets back to his feet - can De Silva finish him?!
Apolinario is rocked!
De Silva digs a good body shot into Apolinario's ribs.
De Silva moves into the clinch.
De Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Apolinario backwards.
De Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
De Silva stalls.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Apolinario tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Apolinario. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Apolinario jumps guard.
Apolinario tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Apolinario working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Apolinario has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
De Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Apolinario is proving hard to escape from.
De Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Apolinario. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Apolinario looking for a triangle here. De Silva is fighting it but it looks tight! Apolinario pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, De Silva is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Joao Apolinario!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johan Olsen (ranked 70 p4p, 4394 weight class) and Shane Flynn (ranked 9 p4p, 0 weight class). Johan Olsen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johan Olsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shane Flynn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flynn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Olsen.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Olsen is defended easily by Flynn.
Flynn misses with an uppercut. Olsen saw that one coming.
Flynn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Olsen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Olsen has gone for a leg lock! Flynn slips out almost immediately though and dives into Olsen's guard.
Flynn wants to control from the top but Olsen keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flynn passes into half guard.
Olsen wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flynn tries to pass the half guard into mount. Olsen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Olsen has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Olsen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Flynn is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Olsen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Flynn slows the pace down in half guard.
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.
Flynn tries to pass to full mount but Olsen defends it.
Olsen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Olsen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Olsen being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Olsen is pulling down on Flynn's head. It's preventing any offense from Flynn, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen is trying to keep Flynn in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Olsen fails with a takedown attempt.
Flynn throws out a counter right but Olsen avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Olsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Olsen tries to clinch up.
Flynn changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A slow jab from Flynn misses its intended target.
Nice sprawl there from Flynn as Olsen shoots in.
Flynn throws out a loose jab but Olsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flynn closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Olsen's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flynn trying to control but Olsen is working from the bottom.
Flynn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Flynn trying to control the position from guard on top but Olsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flynn postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olsen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Flynn defends it easily.
Flynn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Olsen's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Flynn seems to be working for a kimura but Olsen defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Flynn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Flynn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Olsen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've been informed that Flynn has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Flynn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Olsen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Flynn advances position into side control!
Flynn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Olsen gets back to half guard.
Flynn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flynn is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Olsen has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Flynn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Flynn's back!
Olsen is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Flynn is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Flynn is still trying to improve position.
Flynn keeps trying to improve his position.
Olsen has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flynn manages to reverse the position and now he's in Olsen's guard. Nice work there by Flynn.
Olsen keeping full guard, as Flynn tries to pass.
Olsen looking for a guillotine here but Flynn defends easily.
Olsen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Flynn is on top in guard.
Olsen keeping moving, preventing Flynn from controlling successfully.
Flynn is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Flynn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Olsen's guard.
Flynn looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flynn frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Olsen tries to control Flynn's body but Flynn pushes him off. Olsen squirms to his side and now Flynn has his back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Olsen trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Flynn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Flynn gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Olsen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Flynn working for submissions but it's allowed Olsen to get to half guard.
Olsen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flynn desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen is working for a kimura but Flynn is defending it quite comfortably.
Olsen trying to control the action but Flynn is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Olsen looks to land a strike but Flynn avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Flynn trying to keep a closed guard but Olsen is proving a slippery customer.
Olsen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Flynn is looking for a triangle but Olsen pushes his legs off easily.
Flynn wants to improve his position but instead Olsen has moved into half guard.
Shane Flynn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Flynn moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flynn controls Olsen momentarily but Olsen frees himself.
Flynn looking for a sweep. Not yet Flynn, not yet.
Olsen pushing down on Flynn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Flynn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Flynn has Olsen pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Flynn keeping full guard, as Olsen tries to pass.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Flynn looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Flynn.
Olsen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Johan Olsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Flynn is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Olsen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Flynn.
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 Johan Olsen.
Well Flynn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Shane Flynn!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Shane Flynn!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Shane Flynn!
Shane Flynn wins by unanimous decision!
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