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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Turner (ranked 6923 p4p, 6803 weight class) and Kim Tae Won Lumihi (ranked 276 p4p, 271 weight class). Apollo Turner could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kim Tae Won Lumihi's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Apollo Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kim Tae Won Lumihi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lumihi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
OH! Lumihi has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Turner smells blood and charges in for the finish! Turner unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Lumihi sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Apollo Turner!
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Vlad Pirtov had a terrible time trying to make weight. After initially coming in at 164.2, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. Stepping on the scales for a second time, he still failed to make the required weight and after much deliberation, his fight with Mike Lee was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Vinazen (ranked 5675 p4p, 4783 weight class) and Max Power (ranked 547 p4p, 492 weight class). Vinazen comes to the cage accompanied by Scary Mask. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Vinazen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Max Power!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinazen gets tackled into the cage by Power. Power maintains the clinch.
Vinazen misses with a knee strike.
Vinazen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Power on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Power moves out of range as Vinazen throws a body kick.
Power shoots in but no luck this time.
Vinazen slaps away a takedown attempt from Power, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vinazen fails to land with a series of punches.
Vinazen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Power shoots for a double leg takedown but Vinazen sprawls well. He's pushed Power's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Paul Vinazen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Power.
Vinazen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vinazen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vinazen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Power blocks a head kick by Vinazen.
Vinazen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinazen misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinazen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Power dodges an elbow strike from Vinazen.
Power fails to pull guard.
Vinazen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Power escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paul Vinazen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vinazen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Power.
Power shoots in but no luck this time.
Power walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vinazen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Power tries to clinch up.
It looked like Vinazen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Vinazen darts in and clinches Power up against the cage.
Vinazen tries to land a knee to the head but Power blocks with his arms.
Still in the clinch, Vinazen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vinazen is trying to trip Power. He has hold of a leg but Power is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Vinazen persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Power working for a triangle but Vinazen defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power is trying to keep Vinazen in close.
Vinazen drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Power manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Vinazen has Power in his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vinazen is keeping the position for now.
Power passes Vinazen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power is trying to control. Vinazen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vinazen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Power seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vinazen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Power tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vinazen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Power is trying to control the action in half guard but Vinazen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Power trying to mount his opponent but Vinazen defends it.
Power seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Vinazen is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Max Power!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ron Johnson (ranked 5022 p4p, 4845 weight class) and Softly Whispering (ranked 419 p4p, 409 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ron Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Softly Whispering!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson staying out of range there.
Whispering takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Whispering swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Whispering throws a right and a left that both miss.
Whispering takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson slips a jab from Whispering.
Whispering throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Whispering avoids nicely.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnson lands a jab.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Whispering looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson throws a right hand that Whispering ducks under and follows up with a left that Whispering also avoids with ease.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Whispering on the side of the head.
Johnson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Whispering ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Whispering tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A left lands for Johnson.
Johnson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Whispering slips a straight right by Johnson.
Whispering takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Johnson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whispering throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whispering throws out the jab.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Whispering sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Whispering fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Whispering misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whispering counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.
Whispering throwing strikes but missing.
Whispering working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Whispering forces his way into half guard.
Whispering lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Whispering not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Whispering looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whispering looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson lands a two punch combo.
Whispering takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Whispering changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ron Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson misses with a hook. Whispering ducked under it nicely.
And Whispering tries to counter it with a takedown but Johnson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Johnson sizes up Whispering with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Whispering dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Whispering's head and hops out.
Johnson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Whispering uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Whispering uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Whispering throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Whispering takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Whispering walks into a stiff left hand from Johnson.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Whispering takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnson lands a head shot.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Whispering looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Whispering.
Whispering misses with a wild body shot.
Whispering's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Whispering scrambles back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whispering.
Donk. Johnson catches Whispering right on the button with a cross.
Whispering takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A nice combination there by Johnson.
Johnson throws a hook but Whispering blocks it.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Whispering is just out of range.
Ron Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Whispering goes for a double leg but Johnson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Johnson continues to drive forward.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whispering throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whispering has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
Whispering misses with a leg kick.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Whispering uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whispering walks into a left hand.
Johnson misses with a hook
so Whispering counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Johnson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Whispering takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Whispering tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Whispering.
Ron Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Whispering misses.
Whispering ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Whispering on the side of the head.
Whispering displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Whispering off the cage and back into range.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Whispering.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Whispering shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Whispering showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whispering wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Whispering thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Whispering stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Whispering landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Whispering prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Johnson looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whispering slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Johnson won't allow Whispering to pass to mount.
Whispering thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Whispering has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson has hold of Whispering's hands but Whispering slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Whispering in his half guard.
Whispering is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
Whispering prevents Johnson from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whispering slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Johnson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Whispering scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Whispering prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Whispering missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Whispering prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Whispering lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Whispering working the head and body with strikes.
Whispering looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Johnson controlling the position for now.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Whispering on the ground.
Ground and pound from Whispering.
Softly Whispering has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Whispering is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Whispering is on him like a limpet, forcing Johnson back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Whispering tries to tie him up.
Whispering wants to stall.
Johnson cracks Whispering with a nice body shot.
A short left from Johnson.
Whispering blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whispering is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Whispering has his back to the cage.
Johnson presses Whispering against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Whispering tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Whispering's ribcage. Whispering let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Johnson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Whispering on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Whispering off balance momentarily.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Whispering tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Whispering uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Johnson throws a body punch but Whispering moves out of range.
Whispering is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Whispering misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Whispering throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson lands a jab to Whispering's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Whispering. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Whispering does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson lands a head shot.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whispering on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Whispering bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whispering changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Whispering misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Whispering looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Whispering persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Whispering throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Whispering momentarily.
Johnson lands a head shot.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whispering manages to avoid it.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Whispering momentarily.
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!
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whispering manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Whispering tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whispering can do to turn this around?
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Whispering moved out of range.
Whispering tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Whispering somewhat.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whispering.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Whispering tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Whispering slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Whispering changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Johnson works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Whispering avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Nice cross by Johnson.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Whispering changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whispering swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whispering drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Whispering shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ron Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Softly Whispering.
Whispering ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Ron Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
A swing and a miss from Whispering.
Johnson jabs Whispering to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
Whispering throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Whispering fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Softly Whispering has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Whispering.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
Whispering looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Johnson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Esmond Cobb (ranked 4899 p4p, 4756 weight class) and Matt Starr (ranked 483 p4p, 473 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Esmond Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matt Starr!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Starr feints the counter takedown.
Nice defenses there by Starr.
Cobb swinging wildly here.
Starr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cobb moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cobb with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Starr takes one on the button.
Starr slips a jab and a cross from Cobb.
Cobb throws a right and a left that both miss.
Starr is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cobb closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Starr misses with a body punch.
Cobb lands a left hand.
Starr decides to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cobb is aware though and is defending well.
Starr is looking for a triangle but Cobb pushes his legs off easily.
Cobb stands up over Starr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starr has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Cobb doesn't defend quickly enough and Starr has managed to lock this one up! Can Cobb escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Starr on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Matt Starr!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thierry Bailly (ranked 3188 p4p, 6463 weight class) and Sahara Sam (ranked 296 p4p, 469 weight class). Bailly comes to the cage accompanied by MMA Entrance Music / Dustin Poirier. Sahara Sam has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Thierry Bailly's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thierry Bailly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sahara Sam!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sam throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bailly's head.
Sam keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bailly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bailly tries to clinch there but Sam circles away.
A punch combination from Sam misses.
Sam tries to bum rush Bailly with a series of wild strikes but Bailly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bailly is looking to clinch but Sam is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Sam misses.
Bailly moves in looking to clinch but Sam pushes him off.
Sam feints the counter takedown.
Sam scores with a jab.
Bailly tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sam defends well and Bailly ends up having to push Sam into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sam manages to break the clinch.
Sam throws a sloppy head kick and Bailly moves out of range easily.
Bailly wants to clinch.
Sam avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sahara Sam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Bailly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sam lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sam looks to land a combination. Bailly sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bailly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bailly shoots in for a takedown but Sam shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thierry Bailly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sam works over Bailly's head and body with a nice combination.
Sam scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bailly drives through and clinches with Sam against the cage.
Bailly is working for takedown but Sam is calmly controlling the position for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sam breaks from the clinch.
Sam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sam with the counter takedown but Bailly avoids it easily.
Sam throws a sloppy head kick and Bailly moves out of range easily.
Sam circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sahara Sam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Sam misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bailly checks a leg kick.
Bailly shoots in looking for a takedown but Sam manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bailly's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bailly circles away quickly and effectively.
Bailly closes the distance and clinches up with Sam, looking for a takedown. Bailly pushes Sam against the cage but Sam circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sam attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sam misses with a head kick.
Sam is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bailly.
Sam circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bailly misses with a head kick.
Sam feints the counter takedown.
Sam feints and then cracks Bailly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bailly down.
Sam scores with a body shot.
Bailly takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bailly tries to clinch there but Sam circles away.
Sam with a nice calf kick.
Bailly shoots for a double leg takedown but Sam sprawls well. He's pushed Bailly's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bailly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sam misses with a low kick as Bailly jumps back.
Bailly avoids the head kick by Sam.
Sam swats away the attempt to clinch by Bailly.
Bailly doesn't manage to clinch there - Sam circles away.
Sam lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bailly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've been informed that Sam has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
No joy there for Sam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bailly wants to clinch up but Sam keeps it at a distance.
Sam does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bailly circles away quickly and effectively.
Bailly connects with a solid leg kick.
Sam scores with a body shot.
Sam keeps the fight on the outside.
Bailly dodges the punch combination from Sam.
Sam is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bailly or perhaps it was just good defense by Sam, which made it look bad.
Sam throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bailly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sam throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sam tries to bum rush Bailly with a series of wild strikes but Bailly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bailly fails with the takedown.
Bailly tries to clinch there but Sam circles away.
Bailly looks for a takedown but Sam sprawls well.
Sam connects with the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sahara Sam dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bailly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sam but Sam pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bailly slips a jab and a cross from Sam.
Thierry Bailly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bailly.
Sam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bailly circles away quickly and effectively.
Sam has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bailly is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sam sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bailly tries to close the distance and clinch but Sam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sam throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sam leaves Bailly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sam is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thierry Bailly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sam looks to land a combination but Bailly avoids it well.
Bailly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sam scores with a jab. Bailly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bailly wants to clinch up but Sam keeps it at a distance.
A nice combination there by Sam.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sam works Bailly's body with a nice hook.
Sam circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sam with the counter takedown but Bailly avoids it easily.
Bailly doesn't manage to clinch there - Sam circles away.
Bailly tries a head kick but it misses.
Sam tries a head kick but it misses.
Bailly thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bailly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sam.
Bailly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sam swinging wildly here.
Sam moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sam rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bailly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sam throws a right hand that Bailly ducks under and follows up with a left that Bailly also avoids with ease.
Bailly is looking to counter the offense by Sam and move into the clinch.
Bailly slips a jab and a cross from Sam.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailly shoots in and drives through. Sam sprawls well.
Sam is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bailly is looking to clinch but Sam is avoiding it.
Sahara Sam seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sam swinging wildly here.
Bailly clinches up with Sam and pushes him back against the cage.
Sam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sam throws a right and a left that Bailly avoids nicely.
Sam lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bailly backs up against the cage.
Sam throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sam is breathing heavily.
Bailly tries to clinch there but Sam circles away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bailly or perhaps it was just good defense by Sam, which made it look bad.
Bailly fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sam circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sam with the counter takedown but Bailly avoids it easily.
A low kick from Sam is predictable there
and Bailly counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sam is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sam has his feet on Bailly's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bailly clinches up with Sam and pushes him back against the cage.
Sam breaks the clinch.
Sam rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bailly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sam fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bailly on the side of the head.
Sam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bailly.
Sam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bailly circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bailly tries to clinch up but Sam circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sam keeps the fight on the outside.
Sam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bailly blocks a head kick by Sam.
Sam misses with a wild combination.
Bailly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sam feints the counter takedown.
Sam pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bailly dives in for a single leg takedown but Sam sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bailly is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sam.
Bailly lands a head kick. Sam smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bailly lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bailly misses with a series of wild punches.
Sam takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sahara Sam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sam connects with a solid leg kick.
Sam looks to land a combination. Bailly sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sam moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sam pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bailly back to the cage. Sam follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bailly fails to land the takedown.
Sam drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bailly defends it well.
Sam stuffs the takedown attempt from Bailly. Bailly gets slowly back to his feet.
Sam rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bailly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bailly misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Sam misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bailly tries to clinch but Sam is having none of it.
Bailly swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sam dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bailly. That did some damage!
Sam misses with a few strikes there.
Sam takes a swing at Bailly's ribcage but misses.
Bailly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sam.
Sam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sam works Bailly's body with a nice hook.
Sam throws a right hand that Bailly ducks under and follows up with a left that Bailly also avoids with ease.
Bailly is looking for a counter combo.
Sam lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bailly backs up against the cage.
Bailly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sam connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sam circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailly lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Sam.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sam throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bailly moves out of range of the leg kick from Sam.
Bailly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sam throws a low kick but Bailly avoids it.
Bailly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sam scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bailly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bailly shoots for a takedown but Sam saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thierry Bailly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sam swats away the attempt to clinch by Bailly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailly checks a leg kick.
Bailly thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bailly just misses with a punch to the body.
Bailly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bailly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bailly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sam manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bailly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sam throws a head kick that misses.
A nice combination there by Sam.
Sam misses with a wild combination.
Bailly tries a head kick but it misses.
Sam throws a sloppy head kick and Bailly moves out of range easily.
Bailly wants to clinch up but Sam keeps it at a distance.
Sam throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sam misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailly tries to clinch there but Sam circles away.
Bailly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sam as he jumps to the side.
Sam misses with a wild combination.
Bailly tries a head kick but it misses.
Sam feints the counter takedown.
Bailly shoots in looking for a takedown. Sam tries to sprawl out of it but Bailly keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sam manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
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!
Sam lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bailly lands a high kick!
Thierry Bailly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bailly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bailly takes a swing at Sam's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sahara Sam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sam winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sahara Sam!
Sahara Sam took some time post fight to say the following; 'For the Pyramids!'.
The defeated Thierry Bailly had this to say: 'Despite my loss against an opponent who was tonight better as me a big thanks to my sponsor Savage Fightwear Island and the Highland organisation for having the chance fighting here tonight.Also a big thanks on the great fans and public supporting me.Thanks again and a rematch w'll be great !!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kristoffer Wexell (ranked 3344 p4p, 4844 weight class) and Grover Montoya (ranked 439 p4p, 593 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kristoffer Wexell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Grover Montoya!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montoya scores with a hook to the body. Wexell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wexell.
Wexell clinches up with Montoya and pushes him back against the cage.
Montoya lands a shoulder strike.
Wexell prevents a body shot from Montoya.
Montoya working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Montoya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Montoya lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wexell fails to pull guard.
Wexell tries for a takedown but Montoya manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kristoffer Wexell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montoya lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montoya slows down the pace here.
A short right from Montoya on the inside.
Wexell is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Montoya lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wexell backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya stalling the fight.
Montoya misses with a punch on the inside.
Wexell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Montoya is defending well.
Montoya has Wexell pressed against the cage.
Wexell is trying to stall.
Wexell wants to stall.
Montoya lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wexell backwards.
Montoya working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Montoya tries to throw a body punch but Wexell avoids it by throwing Montoya back against the cage.
Montoya gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wexell.
Wexell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Montoya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wexell fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya tries a body shot but Wexell blocks it.
Montoya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wexell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Montoya misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Montoya.
Montoya pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wexell wants to take the fight to the mat but Montoya manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Montoya is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Montoya misses with a body punch.
Montoya misses with a hook to the ribs.
Montoya is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Montoya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Montoya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wexell is trying to pull guard but Montoya turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Montoya lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wexell backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montoya.
Montoya swings wildly with an uppercut but Wexell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montoya displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wexell up against the cage.
Montoya misses with a punch to the body.
Wexell trying to control the position but instead, Montoya has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wexell into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wexell.
Montoya misses with a body punch.
Montoya has a couple of punches blocked by Wexell.
Wexell is looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wexell stalling in the clinch but Montoya improves position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Montoya.
Wexell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Montoya tries a body shot but Wexell blocks it.
Wexell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Montoya walks away with a smile on his face. Wexell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Montoya darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Montoya displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wexell.
Wexell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Montoya, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from Montoya.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wexell goes for a takedown in the clinch but Montoya prevents it.
Montoya working aggressively here.
Montoya lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wexell trying to control the position but instead, Montoya has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wexell into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grover Montoya dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wexell gets a clinch.
Montoya cracks Wexell with a nice body shot.
Montoya tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wexell stalling in the clinch but Montoya improves position.
Montoya swings wildly with an uppercut but Wexell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Montoya.
Grover Montoya seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Montoya tries to work over Wexell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Montoya lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montoya scores with a shot to the side of Wexell's head.
A short uppercut from Montoya.
 Wexell is rocked!
Wexell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Montoya just stands there and leans against the cage.
Oh Wexell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Montoya.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Montoya.
Montoya pushes Wexell against the cage. Montoya is working some dirty boxing. Montoya pushes off with a quick right hook! Wexell goes down! Wexell tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Montoya moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grover Montoya!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Martin (ranked 2650 p4p, 3862 weight class) and Mike Cozad (ranked 290 p4p, 409 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sean Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Cozad!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Martin lands with a kick to the temple. Cozad shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Martin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cozad throws out the jab.
Martin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cozad just manages to avoid it.
Martin scores with a leg kick.
Martin moves out of range as Cozad strikes.
Martin is looking to slow Cozad down with leg kicks.
Cozad throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
Cozad throws a head kick that misses.
Martin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Martin, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Martin.
Cozad takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Martin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Martin scoring well with a low kick there.
Martin lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Martin.
Martin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Martin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Martin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cozad.
Cozad has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Martin connects with an inside leg kick.
Cozad throws a series of punches but Martin moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martin. That's going to slow Cozad down.
Whack! Martin lands a heavy head kick that drops Cozad. The ref tackles Martin to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Cozad was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Sean Martin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Needle Dick (ranked 2367 p4p, 2874 weight class) and Captain Chaos (ranked 261 p4p, 312 weight class). Captain Chaos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Needle Dick!
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, Captain Chaos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dick slips under a jab from Chaos.
Dick throws out a loose jab but Chaos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dick definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chaos misses with a hook. Dick ducked under it nicely.
Chaos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dick.
 It looks like Needle Dick has been cut.
A big left from Chaos misses.
Dick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chaos.
Dick swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chaos.
Dick takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chaos.
Dick drives through and clinches with Chaos against the cage.
Chaos breaks from the clinch.
Chaos throws a jab but it's blocked by Dick.
Chaos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chaos lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chaos lands the left hand.
Dick clinches with his opponent.
A right hand to the body from Dick.
Chaos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dick misses the jab.
A jab from Chaos finds it's way through Dick's defenses.
Dick scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos throws a jab when Dick was well out of range.
Dick tries to counter by clinching up but Chaos breaks away and moves out of range.
Dick ducks under a wild hook from Chaos.
Dick is looking to counter punch.
Dick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chaos.
Chaos misses the body punch
and Dick counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch on the inside from Chaos fails to land.
Dick cracks Chaos with a nice body shot.
Chaos looks winded!
Dick presses Chaos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dick lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chaos.
Dick tries to throw a body punch but Chaos avoids it by throwing Dick back against the cage.
Chaos blocks a body shot from Dick.
Chaos wants to break free but Dick has control.
Chaos breaks from the clinch.
Chaos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dick misses with the combination.
Chaos throws a shot from downtown. Dick moves away and avoids it.
Dick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chaos was well out of range. Poor timing from Dick.
Dick instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Dick scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Dick.
Dick lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chaos blocks a body shot from Dick.
Dick lands a shot to the body.
Dick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chaos's elbow.
Dick digs a right hand into Chaos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chaos's gas tank.
Dick lands a left hand.
Dick lands a right hand.
Dick lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chaos or not.
Dick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chaos backwards.
Dick works on Chaos's body with a couple of short punches.
Dick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chaos throws a punch but it's blocked by Dick.
Dick just leaning against Chaos, taking a breather.
Chaos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chaos backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Chaos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Dick.
Chaos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dick is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick presses Chaos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dick lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chaos or not.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dick digs a right hand underneath Chaos's ribcage. Chaos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dick cracks Chaos with a nice body shot.
Dick is working Chaos over against the cage.
Dick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dick works on Chaos's body with a couple of short punches.
Dick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dick digs a right hand underneath Chaos's ribcage. Chaos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chaos throws a punch but it's blocked by Dick.
Nice body punch from Dick - that landed with a thud.
Dick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chaos's elbow.
Dick pushes Chaos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dick pressing his opponent against the cage.
Chaos misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chaos is looking to break free of the clinch but Dick has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Dick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chaos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dick has him pressed against the cage.
Dick works on Chaos's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Chaos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Dick.
Dick lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chaos or not.
Dick presses Chaos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dick is working Chaos over against the cage.
Dick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dick is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dick lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dick lands a nice shot to the body.
Dick is pushing Chaos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dick tries a body shot but Chaos blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Needle Dick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Needle Dick's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Chaos.
Dick scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dick jabs at Chaos's body.
Captain Chaos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dick drops Chaos with a huge uppercut! Chaos drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Dick is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Needle Dick!
Needle Dick spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tam Calderwood (ranked 2435 p4p, 2671 weight class) and Maurice Tillet (ranked 328 p4p, 361 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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, Tam Calderwood !
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, Maurice Tillet!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calderwood fails to land the takedown.
No luck for Calderwood with that takedown attempt.
Calderwood rushes Tillet and presses him up against the cage.
Calderwood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tillet blocks it with crossed arms.
Tillet displaying some good clinch control by pressing Calderwood up against the cage.
Tillet effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch on the inside from Tillet fails to land.
Tillet has clasped his hands together around Calderwood 's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Tillet scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Calderwood to see if he's OK.
A control attempt from Calderwood but he's now mounted!
Tillet putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Calderwood really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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!
Tillet has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad The Island. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tillet lands a big elbow - Calderwood is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Calderwood is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Maurice Tillet!
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