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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vanna Phommathep (ranked 6265 p4p, 6302 weight class) and Pablo Graves (ranked 682 p4p, 686 weight class). Pablo Graves 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 welterweight 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, Vanna Phommathep!
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, Pablo Graves!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Graves tries to pull guard but Phommathep forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Phommathep jumps into guard, dragging Graves to the mat.
Phommathep working for a triangle but Graves defends it easily.
Graves avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Phommathep definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Phommathep has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Graves is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Phommathep.
Phommathep is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves tries to move to mount but Phommathep blocks the move with his legs.
Phommathep tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Graves wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Graves 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.
Phommathep is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Graves's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Phommathep looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Graves tries to pass the half guard into mount. Phommathep knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Phommathep actively working from the bottom here.
Graves seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Phommathep does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Graves is looking for a kimura but Phommathep is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Graves to get the leverage.
Phommathep regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Phommathep is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Graves is aware though and is defending well.
Graves really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Phommathep. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Graves trying to control but Phommathep is working from the bottom.
Phommathep has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Graves can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Graves wants to control from the top but Phommathep keeps moving.
Phommathep keeping full guard, as Graves tries to pass.
Phommathep looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Phommathep looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Phommathep looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phommathep has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Graves should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Phommathep has tightened it up now! Graves should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vanna Phommathep!
An out of breath Vanna Phommathep 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 Ichigo Rui (ranked 6201 p4p, 6058 weight class) and Aslak Maitonaama (ranked 675 p4p, 660 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 welterweight 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, Ichigo Rui!
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, Aslak Maitonaama!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rui slips a straight right by Maitonaama.
Rui half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rui shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maitonaama as he jumps to the side.
Maitonaama looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rui looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maitonaama works Rui's body with a nice hook.
Rui moves out of range as Maitonaama strikes.
Rui takes one on the button.
Maitonaama keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Maitonaama scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rui doesn't seem bothered though.
Rui fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rui lands a really nice looking cross but Maitonaama seems unphased.
Maitonaama catches Rui with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
 Rui is rocked!
 It looks like Ichigo Rui has been cut.
Maitonaama cracks Rui with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Rui falls to his knees and Maitonaama doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aslak Maitonaama!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marques Moura (ranked 4898 p4p, 3893 weight class) and Eric Ries (ranked 493 p4p, 431 weight class). Moura kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sepultura - Tainted Love. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Marques Moura!
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, Eric Ries!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moura looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ries stuffs the takedown attempt from Moura. Moura gets slowly back to his feet.
Moura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moura has Ries up against the cage in a clinch.
Moura has Ries pressed against the cage, preventing Ries from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ries is leaning against Moura and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ries avoiding damage as Moura throws knees to the body.
Moura tightens his grip and picks Ries up, before dumping him to the ground. Ries manages to land in guard.
Moura trying to control but Ries is working from the bottom.
Moura works over Ries with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ries is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Moura is stalling in the full guard.
Moura trying to control the position from guard on top but Ries is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ries 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.
Ries is trying to control the position but Moura postures up.
Moura slips nicely into half guard.
Moura winds up and cracks Ries with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Moura working Ries over with strikes.
Moura really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ries is trying to stand.
Moura is taking a breather. Ries 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.
Ries wants to control but Moura is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Moura wants to control but Ries is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moura will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ries looking for submissions off his back.
Moura seems to be looking for submissions.
Moura wants to control but Ries is keeping him busy.
Moura is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Moura trying to mount his opponent but Ries defends it.
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.
Moura scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ries trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moura working over Ries with some ground and pound. Ries looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ries is trying to maintain the position but Moura is very close to passing his half guard.
Ries has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Tez’s Stand N Bang !. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Moura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ries keeps working.
Ries really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Moura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ries trying to control but Moura postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ries can do anything to dispel that myth.
Moura stalling.
Ries is trying to maintain the position but Moura is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moura is trying to work for a kimura but Ries is defending well.
Ries has hold of Moura's hands but Moura slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marques Moura dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Moura tries to clinch there but Ries circles away.
Ries keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut lands for Ries. That snapped Moura's head back.
Ries dodges the punch combination from Moura.
Moura shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moura checks the leg kick.
Marques Moura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ries tries to sprawl but Moura drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ries is trying to stand back up but Moura is controlling him
Ries is trying to control but can't.
Moura looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ries misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Moura keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Moura working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moura trying to control the pace.
Moura moves nicely into side control.
Ries can't do much from the bottom here.
Ries is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ries is looking to reverse the position.
Moura tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Moura has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Moura trying to control the action but Ries is working from the bottom.
Moura working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moura is looking to take a break and control but Ries is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Moura lands a nice forearm strike.
Moura is trying to get an arm triangle but Ries is defending well.
Moura lands some shots froms side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ries keeps working.
Marques Moura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moura is trying to get an arm triangle but Ries is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moura advances to mount.
Ries tries to hold on but Moura pushes him away.
Moura dominating with strikes here.
Moura lands a big shot there that rocks Ries but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Moura landing punches.
Ries in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Moura has hold of Ries's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ries manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ries really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Moura controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ries is wriggling around trying to escape.
Moura looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Moura has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moura tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ries wants to control but Moura is having none of it.
Moura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ries can do to turn this around?
Moura wants to control the pace but Ries is squirming around nicely.
Moura has isolated one of Ries's arms. Ries looking to fight him off but Moura twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marques Moura!
An intense looking Marques Moura took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Mais vale tarde que nunca.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Azevedo Souza (ranked 3815 p4p, 4780 weight class) and Skinn Harris (ranked 343 p4p, 414 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Miguel Azevedo Souza!
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, Skinn Harris!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azevedo Souza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Azevedo Souza feinted with a counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Azevedo Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Azevedo Souza is looking to counter punch.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Azevedo Souza is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Azevedo Souza tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris scores with a jab. Azevedo Souza acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Azevedo Souza.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Azevedo Souza's shoulder, as Azevedo Souza tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Azevedo Souza wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harris throws a body punch but Azevedo Souza moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo Souza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Azevedo Souza moves away and avoids it.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azevedo Souza moves away.
Azevedo Souza is looking to counter punch.
Harris lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with a straight right.
Azevedo Souza swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harris is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harris checks a leg kick.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azevedo Souza.
An attempted straight right counter from Azevedo Souza misses the target.
Harris swings for the body but Azevedo Souza moves out of range.
Azevedo Souza slips under a jab.
Harris comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Azevedo Souza blocks a jab.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azevedo Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Azevedo Souza definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azevedo Souza moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Azevedo Souza momentarily.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Azevedo Souza swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Azevedo Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Azevedo Souza half committed to a counter leg kick.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris lands with a hook. Azevedo Souza tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Azevedo Souza takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Harris takes a swing at Azevedo Souza's ribcage but misses.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azevedo Souza.
Harris moves out of range as Azevedo Souza strikes.
Harris digs a good hook to Azevedo Souza's body.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza misses with a body shot.
Azevedo Souza defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azevedo Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Azevedo Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Harris throws the left hand but Azevedo Souza avoids the punch easily.
Azevedo Souza throwing a counter right hand but Harris manages to avoid it.
Harris misses with a hook. Azevedo Souza ducked under it nicely.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azevedo Souza moves away.
Harris misses with a body shot.
It looked like Azevedo Souza wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harris connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Azevedo Souza throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azevedo Souza throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harris makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Azevedo Souza.
A little feinted left hand from Azevedo Souza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Azevedo Souza darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza passes to side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azevedo Souza in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Harris is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Miguel Azevedo Souza!
Our winner, Miguel Azevedo Souza, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin OShea (ranked 3873 p4p, 4803 weight class) and Oscar Murphy (ranked 501 p4p, 599 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Kevin OShea!
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, Oscar Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OShea avoids a punch combination nicely.
OShea gets in close and instigates a clinch.
OShea tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murphy tries to pull guard but OShea holds him up against the cage and eventually Murphy drops back down to his feet.
Murphy has dropped down and is working for a takedown. OShea is trying to keep an underhook but Murphy manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Murphy looks to land a strike but OShea avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Murphy landing some decent shots from guard.
OShea pushes a forearm under Murphy's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Murphy is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kevin OShea!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Holmes (ranked 3508 p4p, 4168 weight class) and Ganny Kogir (ranked 445 p4p, 509 weight class). Ganny Kogir acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hunter Holmes!
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, Ganny Kogir!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holmes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Holmes misses with a double jab
and Kogir counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kogir throws a jab but it's blocked by Holmes.
Holmes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Holmes misses with a hook
and Kogir cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kogir on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kogir works Holmes's body with a nice hook.
Holmes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Holmes misses with a leg kick
and Kogir counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmes lands a big uppercut and Kogir crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kogir looks OK. Holmes waves Kogir back to his feet!
 Kogir is rocked!
Holmes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holmes misses with a right hand
and Kogir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holmes gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Kogir gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ganny Kogir!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ambros Taube (ranked 3906 p4p, 2580 weight class) and Kazuo Takashi (ranked 178 p4p, 128 weight class). Takashi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 吉田兄弟 Rising. On his way into the cage it seems that Ambros Taube has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ambros Taube seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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145
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135
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ambros Taube!
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, Kazuo Takashi!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taube tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Taube.
Taube moves into range and clinches up with Takashi.
Takashi leaning against his opponent.
Takashi jumps into guard, dragging Taube to the mat.
Taube got a little sloppy there for a moment and Takashi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Taube has managed to get both his arms back between Takashi's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takashi controls Taube momentarily but Taube frees himself.
Takashi keeping moving, preventing Taube from controlling successfully.
Takashi looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Taube is defending well. Takashi quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Taube has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Takashi celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kazuo Takashi!
Kazuo Takashi bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anwar Rinda (ranked 2680 p4p, 4029 weight class) and Tomas Moravcik (ranked 265 p4p, 368 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Basic striking
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anwar Rinda!
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, Tomas Moravcik !
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Moravcik .
Moravcik throws out a loose jab but Rinda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rinda has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Rinda shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moravcik as he jumps to the side.
Rinda shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moravcik lands with an uppercut that bounces Rinda off the cage and back into range.
Rinda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moravcik .
Moravcik throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rinda on the side of the head.
Rinda takes one to the side of the head.
Rinda decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rinda content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Moravcik has his hands clasped together around Rinda's back. He's all about the action.
Rinda takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rinda seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Moravcik for as long as he can get away with.
Moravcik keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rinda looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two 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.
Moravcik throws an off balance right hand
and Rinda counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Moravcik is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rinda is controlling him.
Rinda is stalling in the full guard.
Rinda prevents Moravcik from getting back to his feet.
Rinda slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Moravcik wants to get back to his feet but Rinda passes into half guard.
Rinda perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinda tries to pass to full mount but Moravcik defends it.
Moravcik is trying to get back to full guard.
Rinda performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rinda moves nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rinda content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four 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.
Rinda works to advance to full mount. Moravcik defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Rinda sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Anwar Rinda will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rinda takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rinda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moravcik is fending him off so far but Rinda persists. Nope, Moravcik circles away and we're back to standing.
It seemed like Moravcik was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Moravcik throws the left hand but Rinda avoids the punch easily.
Moravcik throws a shot from downtown. Rinda moves away and avoids it.
Moravcik throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rinda on the side of the head.
Rinda fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A big left from Moravcik misses.
Moravcik stuffs the takedown attempt from Rinda. Rinda gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anwar Rinda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rinda shoots in for a takedown but Moravcik shows good takedown defense.
Moravcik looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Moravcik stuffs the takedown.
Tomas Moravcik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moravcik misses with a straight right.
Moravcik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moravcik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Moravcik misses the target.
Rinda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rinda appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rinda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rinda shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moravcik might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rinda dives in for a single leg takedown but Moravcik sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moravcik creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moravcik lands a body shot.
Rinda is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Moravcik is defending well.
Moravcik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moravcik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rinda looks for a takedown but Moravcik sprawls well.
Tomas Moravcik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moravcik misses with a hook.
Rinda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rinda staying out of range there.
A jab from Moravcik misses.
Nice jab there from Moravcik .
Nice shot lands for Moravcik .
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rinda is defended easily by Moravcik .
Rinda shoots for a double leg takedown but Moravcik sprawls well. He's pushed Rinda's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rinda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moravcik .
Moravcik connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rinda shoots in but no luck this time.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moravcik misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rinda looks for a takedown but Moravcik sprawls well.
Moravcik connects with a body shot.
A big right from Moravcik misses.
Moravcik scores with a nice strike.
Rinda tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Moravcik swivels and escapes.
Moravcik defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rinda.
Rinda scores with a takedown into Moravcik 's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Moravcik can do anything to dispel that myth.
Moravcik has his hands on Rinda's head, controlling the position.
Let's hope that Moravcik has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinda trying to control the position from guard on top but Moravcik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rinda controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rinda drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rinda jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rinda thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Moravcik wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Rinda is now in half guard.
Rinda slows the pace down in half guard.
Anwar Rinda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rinda's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Rinda trying to control from half guard but Moravcik is working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tomas Moravcik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rinda takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rinda shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A big left from Moravcik misses.
Rinda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moravcik .
Moravcik ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Moravcik keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Moravcik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rinda.
Rinda slips a jab from Moravcik .
Rinda shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moravcik pinned against the cage. Moravcik gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anwar Rinda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moravcik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rinda shoots in for a takedown but Moravcik shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rinda walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Moravcik takes a swing at Rinda's ribcage but misses.
Rinda ducks under a wild hook from Moravcik .
Rinda goes for a double leg but Moravcik avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Moravcik continues to drive forward.
Moravcik is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rinda with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moravcik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moravcik lands an uppercut.
Moravcik breaks from the clinch.
Rinda moves out of range as Moravcik strikes.
Moravcik swings for the body but Rinda moves out of range.
Moravcik throws a hook but Rinda avoids it easily.
Rinda slips under a jab from Moravcik .
Moravcik throws a jab but it's blocked by Rinda.
Rinda is trying hard to land a takedown here. Moravcik sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Moravcik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rinda manages to avoid it.
Moravcik throws the left hand but Rinda avoids the punch easily.
Rinda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moravcik .
Rinda goes for a double leg but Moravcik avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Moravcik continues to drive forward.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moravcik .
Moravcik prevents the takedown attempt.
A hook to the body from Moravcik .
Moravcik lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rinda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Moravcik scores with a nice short uppercut.
Moravcik cracks Rinda with a nice body shot.
A short right from Moravcik .
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Moravcik .
Moravcik lands a nice uppercut.
Moravcik lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Moravcik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tomas Moravcik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moravcik cracks Rinda with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rinda gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Moravcik .
Rinda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Moravcik takes a swing at Rinda's ribcage but misses.
Moravcik lands a right hook to the body.
Rinda takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A big right from Moravcik misses.
Rinda changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Moravcik scores with a nice head shot.
A jab lands there for Moravcik .
Rinda is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moravcik lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oh Rinda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rinda is aggressively charging in as Moravcik backs up avoiding any damage. Moravcik tosses out a jab and Rinda runs right into it face first! Rinda is out cold! Moravcik dropped down on all fours and is barking in Rinda's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tomas Moravcik !
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vani Yani (ranked 3118 p4p, 3133 weight class) and Noel Diaz (ranked 145 p4p, 147 weight class). Noel Diaz will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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145
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Basic striking
Very quick |
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vani Yani!
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, Noel Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Diaz clinches up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Diaz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've been hearing reports that Yani has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Diaz pulls Yani into guard.
Yani is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Yani is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Diaz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yani chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yani throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yani.
Yani throws a big elbow that misses.
Yani pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Yani throwing strikes from guard but Diaz blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yani defends well.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yani.
Yani works over Diaz with some ground and pound from guard.
Yani thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Diaz trying to control the position.
Diaz trying to control the position here.
Yani might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Yani postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
Yani thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diaz has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Yani should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Diaz has tightened it up now! Yani should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Noel Diaz!
Noel Diaz bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Holmes (ranked 2259 p4p, 3273 weight class) and Marko Kerr (ranked 258 p4p, 356 weight class). Hans Holmes 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 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, Hans Holmes!
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, Marko Kerr!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kerr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kerr needs to keep his hands up - Holmes had a free shot at his head there.
Holmes connects with a jab.
Marko Kerr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kerr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kerr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Holmes.
Holmes drops Kerr with a huge uppercut! Kerr drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Holmes is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans Holmes!
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