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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Levinus (ranked 6497 p4p, 25086 weight class) and Oscar Murphy (ranked 743 p4p, 784 weight class). Oscar Murphy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Magnus Levinus !
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, Oscar Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levinus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murphy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Levinus pulls his leg out and moves away.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Levinus .
Levinus takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Levinus with a hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A knee to the head by Levinus .
Levinus prevents a takedown attempt there.
Levinus lands a good knee to the midsection. Murphy won't want to take too many of those.
Levinus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Murphy has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Levinus is trying to keep an underhook but Murphy manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Murphy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Murphy throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Levinus to regain full guard.
Murphy lands a couple of elbows.
Murphy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Murphy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levinus looking for a sweep. Not yet Levinus , not yet.
Levinus tries to strike from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Murphy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Murphy postures up in Levinus 's guard and throws a big left but Levinus blocks it.
Murphy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Murphy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Murphy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Levinus has momentary wrist control but Murphy slips an elbow through the middle.
Murphy postures up.
Murphy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Murphy throws a big elbow that misses.
Murphy is in close to Levinus 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
 Levinus is rocked!
Murphy postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Levinus covers up, he's hurt! Murphy keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Murphy and the ref steps in to end the fight! Murphy can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oscar Murphy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Barnett (ranked 5960 p4p, 25072 weight class) and Maclom Huff (ranked 631 p4p, 705 weight class). Barnett comes to the cage accompanied by Born Ready. Maclom Huff is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Purple 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, Buddy Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maclom Huff!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett jabs Huff right on the nose. Huff blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Barnett misses.
Huff steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Barnett.
Barnett misses the jab.
Buddy Barnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnett misses with a looping right.
Huff throws a fast counter high kick but Barnett manages to duck under it in time.
Nice body punch from Barnett.
Barnett throws a hook but Huff blocks it.
Huff rushes Barnett and presses him up against the cage.
Huff blocking some punches.
Huff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Barnett.
Barnett cracks Huff with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barnett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Huff throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Barnett was covering up waiting for the punch and Huff finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Barnett wants to get back to his feet but Huff passes into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huff is trying to control. Barnett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett wants to get back to his feet.
Huff is looking to advance position but Barnett won't allow it.
Huff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barnett's head.
Huff missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Huff working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Huff tries to pass the half guard into mount. Barnett knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Huff missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Barnett tries to kick Huff off but Huff keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Barnett might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Huff wants to take a breather but Barnett is having none of it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Barnett regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Huff.
Huff trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huff sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Huff shoots in looking for a takedown but Barnett manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Huff's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Buddy Barnett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Barnett misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huff closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Huff tries to stand but can't do so whilst Barnett controls his leg.
Barnett is trying to stand back up but Huff is controlling him
Huff missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Huff wants to control but Barnett is keeping him busy.
Barnett is looking to escape.
Huff sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barnett defending well though.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett misses with a straight left.
Huff fails with the takedown.
Huff misses with a wild combination.
Barnett loads up on a big right hand but Huff slips the punch.
Huff shoots for a double leg takedown but Barnett sprawls well. He's pushed Huff's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Buddy Barnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maclom Huff.
Huff looks winded!
Barnett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Huff takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barnett lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnett moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Barnett lands a jab to the head.
Barnett misses with a few strikes there.
Barnett scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barnett throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Huff on the side of the head.
Nice shot by Barnett.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Buddy Barnett dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barnett throws a series of strikes that have Huff backpedaling.
Maclom Huff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnett scores with a punch to the head.
Huff slips a jab from Barnett.
Huff is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barnett with a body shot.
Huff will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barnett throws a big shot that misses.
Huff slips under a jab.
Huff shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barnett but Barnett pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Buddy Barnett is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Huff will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Buddy Barnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maclom Huff.
Barnett scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab from Barnett misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huff shoots in for a takedown but Barnett shows good takedown defense.
Huff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnett.
Huff is breathing heavily.
Barnett lands a glancing blow to the side of Huff's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnett throws a jab when Huff was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barnett darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barnett fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Huff on the side of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Barnett.
Huff changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barnett tries to avoid it but Huff manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barnett to the ground. Barnett escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barnett misses with a straight right.
Barnett scores with a hook to the body. Huff takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barnett scores with a hook.
Barnett throws a series of punches but Huff avoids them all with ease.
Huff shoots in but Barnett avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Huff takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnett lands an overhand right.
Barnett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnett lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett scores with a nice strike.
A telegraphed right hand from Barnett misses the target.
Huff throws a counter combo.
Barnett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good standup being displayed there by Barnett as he connects with a hook.
 Huff is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Barnett! Huff is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buddy Barnett!
A relieved looking Buddy Barnett thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Palmer (ranked 5212 p4p, 6757 weight class) and Hajime Morikawa (ranked 425 p4p, 482 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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, Jack Palmer!
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, Hajime Morikawa!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morikawa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palmer.
Morikawa throws a body punch but Palmer moves out of range.
Morikawa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Palmer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morikawa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morikawa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Morikawa lands with a good body shot.
Morikawa scores with a jab. Palmer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Palmer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Palmer dodges the punch combination from Morikawa.
Morikawa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Palmer under the eye.
A punch combination from Morikawa misses.
Morikawa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palmer.
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!
A bone on bone clash there as Morikawa blocks the leg kick.
Hajime Morikawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmer scores with a jab. Morikawa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Palmer is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer wants to clinch
and Morikawa counters with a right hand to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Morikawa as he connects with a hook.
No joy there for Palmer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Palmer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Palmer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Morikawa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morikawa punishes Palmer's body with a nice straight punch.
Morikawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Palmer is just out of range.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morikawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morikawa swings for the body but Palmer moves out of range.
Palmer slips a jab from Morikawa.
Morikawa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morikawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palmer moves away.
Palmer throws a series of punches but Morikawa moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morikawa swats away the attempt to clinch by Palmer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morikawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palmer manages to avoid it.
Morikawa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Palmer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morikawa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Palmer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Morikawa moves out of range of the body kick from Palmer.
Morikawa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Palmer in his tracks.
Palmer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morikawa pinned against the cage. Morikawa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Palmer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morikawa lands with a nice combination. Palmer backs away looking to recover.
Palmer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Palmer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morikawa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Palmer darts in looking for a takedown but Morikawa gets double underhooks and turns Palmer into the cage.
Morikawa prevents the takedown attempt.
Palmer keeps control of Morikawa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Palmer prevents Morikawa from breaking the clinch.
Morikawa tries to break the clinch but Palmer is controlling the position.
Morikawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Palmer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morikawa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Palmer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Palmer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Palmer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morikawa.
Morikawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Palmer wants to clinch up but Morikawa keeps it at a distance.
Morikawa avoids the body shot from Palmer.
Morikawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Palmer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Morikawa lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer throws the left hand but Morikawa avoids the punch easily.
Palmer tries to clinch up.
Palmer closes the distance and clinches up with Morikawa, looking for a takedown. Palmer pushes Morikawa against the cage but Morikawa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Palmer shoots in looking for a takedown. Morikawa tries to sprawl out of it but Palmer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morikawa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morikawa punishes Palmer's body with a nice straight punch.
Palmer slips under a jab.
Palmer throws a big counter combination but Morikawa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Morikawa misses with a wild combination.
Morikawa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Palmer dodges the punch combination from Morikawa.
Palmer shoots in looking for a takedown but Morikawa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Palmer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hajime Morikawa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Palmer tests Morikawa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Palmer dodges the punch combination from Morikawa.
Palmer tries to move into range but Morikawa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Morikawa looks to land a left hand but Palmer moved out of range nicely.
Palmer moves in looking to clinch but Morikawa pushes him off.
Palmer walks into a stiff left hand from Morikawa.
Morikawa throws a body punch but Palmer moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morikawa, as that shot connected.
Palmer tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morikawa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Morikawa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morikawa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fighters circling - Morikawa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Palmer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palmer slips under a jab from Morikawa.
A slow jab from Morikawa misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morikawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palmer.
Palmer is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Morikawa.
Jab by Morikawa.
Palmer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morikawa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Morikawa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
 It looks like Jack Palmer has been cut.
Palmer ducks under a wild hook from Morikawa.
Palmer tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Morikawa manages to circle out of the way.
Morikawa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Palmer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Morikawa misses with a double jab.
Morikawa swats away the attempt to clinch by Palmer.
Palmer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morikawa's waist but Morikawa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Palmer off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Palmer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morikawa looks to throw the jab but Palmer is out of range.
Morikawa loads up on a big right hand but Palmer slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morikawa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morikawa throws a body punch but Palmer moves out of range.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Palmer. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Morikawa misses with a wild body shot.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morikawa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Morikawa misses.
Hajime Morikawa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palmer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morikawa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Palmer dives in and grabs Morikawa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morikawa pushes down on Palmer's head and hops out.
Morikawa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Palmer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morikawa.
Morikawa swats away the attempt to clinch by Palmer.
Morikawa throws a right hand that Palmer ducks under and follows up with a left that Palmer also avoids with ease.
Palmer moves into the clinch.
Morikawa is trying to force a seperation but Palmer has the dominant position.
Palmer tries a body shot but Morikawa blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Palmer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Palmer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morikawa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer throws a series of punches but Morikawa avoids them all with ease.
Morikawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Palmer.
Morikawa throws out a loose jab but Palmer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morikawa throws a nice looking combination but Palmer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Palmer tries to clinch but Morikawa is having none of it.
Morikawa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Palmer clinches up with Morikawa and pushes him back against the cage.
Morikawa has had enough of the clinch but Palmer keeps him there for the moment.
Morikawa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Palmer breaks the clinch.
Morikawa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morikawa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palmer.
A counter left hand to the body from Palmer misses its target.
Morikawa misses with a two punch combination.
Hajime Morikawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Palmer.
Palmer fails to land with a series of punches.
Morikawa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morikawa tries to avoid it but Palmer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morikawa to the ground. Morikawa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morikawa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Palmer momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morikawa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Palmer tries to clinch there but Morikawa circles away.
Morikawa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morikawa throws a lazy right hand but Palmer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morikawa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Palmer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Morikawa is breathing heavily.
Morikawa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Palmer.
Morikawa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Palmer slips a jab and a cross from Morikawa.
Palmer tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Morikawa manages to circle out of the way.
Palmer tries to clinch up but Morikawa circles away and keeps his distance.
Morikawa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Palmer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Palmer fails with the takedown.
Morikawa misses with an uppercut.
Jack Palmer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morikawa cracks a nice hook into Palmer's ribs.
Palmer misses with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hajime Morikawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Palmer's cut.
That's time! Palmer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Morikawa scores with a punch to the head.
Palmer throws a lazy right hand but Morikawa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morikawa misses with a hook. Palmer ducked under it nicely.
Palmer tries to counter by clinching up but Morikawa breaks away and moves out of range.
Morikawa tries to bum rush Palmer with a series of wild strikes but Palmer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Palmer misses with a takedown attempt - Morikawa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice shot lands for Morikawa.
Morikawa throws a right and a left that Palmer avoids nicely.
Morikawa keeps the fight on the outside.
Morikawa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morikawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morikawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morikawa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Palmer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morikawa defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morikawa's corner calls for a 1-2. Morikawa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Palmer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Morikawa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Morikawa lands a really nice looking cross but Palmer seems unphased.
Morikawa throws a series of punches but Palmer moves out of range.
Palmer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Palmer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morikawa.
Palmer is looking for a counter combo.
Palmer throws a head kick but Morikawa moves out of range.
Morikawa throws a body shot but no joy.
Morikawa keeps the fight on the outside.
Palmer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morikawa connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer shoots in and drives through. Morikawa sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Palmer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morikawa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Palmer takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morikawa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morikawa tries to break free but Palmer pushes him back against the cage.
Palmer pulls guard.
Morikawa throwing strikes from guard but Palmer blocks nicely.
Palmer throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Palmer is working an open guard so Morikawa takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morikawa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Palmer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morikawa as he avoids it easily.
Morikawa throws a big shot that misses.
Hajime Morikawa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morikawa keeps the fight on the outside.
Morikawa scores with a jab to the body.
Palmer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morikawa throws a one two combo.
Morikawa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Palmer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morikawa.
Jab by Morikawa.
Morikawa lands with a good body shot.
Palmer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morikawa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Morikawa misses.
A jab lands there for Morikawa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Morikawa does it's job there.
Palmer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morikawa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for Palmer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morikawa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Morikawa just misses with a punch to the body.
Morikawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palmer.
Morikawa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A punch combination from Morikawa misses.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morikawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab from Morikawa.
Morikawa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morikawa connects with a right hand. Palmer shakes it off.
Morikawa throws a combination. Palmer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Palmer moves in looking to clinch but Morikawa pushes him off.
Morikawa throws a body punch but Palmer moves out of range.
Jack Palmer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Palmer shoots in for a double leg but Morikawa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Palmer tries to clinch up but Morikawa circles away and keeps his distance.
Palmer takes one on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hajime Morikawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Morikawa 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hajime Morikawa!
During a confident post fight interview, Hajime Morikawa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Baron (ranked 6830 p4p, 3725 weight class) and Shakir Khan (ranked 485 p4p, 353 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Charles Baron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Shakir Khan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Khan lands a nice looking body shot.
Khan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Baron dives in and grabs Khan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Khan pushes down on Baron's head and hops out.
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Khan counters with a stiff right hand.
Khan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baron darts in looking for a takedown but Khan gets double underhooks and turns Baron into the cage.
Khan is trying to maintain a safe position but Baron gets an underhook and turns Khan into the cage.
Khan tries to circle away but Baron has him pinned against the cage.
Baron wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Baron. 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.
Khan lands with a light punch inside.
Khan stalling in the clinch but Baron improves position.
Khan manages to break the clinch.
Khan scores with a nice body kick.
Khan stuns Baron with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baron on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Baron is rocked!
Shakir Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baron changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Khan tries to avoid it but Baron manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Khan to the ground. Khan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oh Baron is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khan digs a good body shot into Baron's ribs.
Khan with a nice calf kick.
Khan connects with a body shot.
Baron seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice straight punches there by Khan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khan.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khan.
Baron has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Baron there as he acknowledges the shot.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right-left combo lands from Khan.
Baron really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Baron 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.
Khan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Baron rather than just go for the knockout.
Khan throws a monster overhand right that drops Baron! Khan follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shakir Khan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kristoffer Wexell (ranked 4623 p4p, 4088 weight class) and Capn Cook (ranked 605 p4p, 554 weight class). Capn Cook will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 - 2 - 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Capn Cook!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cook tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wexell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wexell is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cook tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wexell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wexell is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cook moves into the clinch successfully.
Wexell breaks the clinch.
Cook tries to clinch up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wexell.
Wexell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cook was well out of range. Poor timing from Wexell.
Cook tries to clinch there but Wexell circles away.
Cook needs to keep his hands up - Wexell had a free shot at his head there.
Cook doesn't manage to clinch there - Wexell circles away.
Cook tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cook darts in trying to clinch
letting Wexell counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wexell throws out a loose jab but Cook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wexell misses with a wild body shot.
Cook fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wexell throws a hook but Cook avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wexell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wexell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cook takes the fight into the clinch.
Cook successfully pulls guard.
Wexell preventing the sweep.
Wexell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cook working for a triangle but Wexell defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wexell distracts Cook with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cook is trying to control the position but Wexell postures up.
Cook looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wexell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cook isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Wexell stacks Cook on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Wexell!
Check out the look on Wexell's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cook regains half guard.
Cook is looking for a sweep. Wexell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wexell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cook has a hand on Wexell's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Wexell takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cook is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wexell raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wexell working the ground and pound effectively.
Wexell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cook is looking to escape.
Wexell unloading with bombs!
Wexell lands a couple of good shots and Cook has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Wexell softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Cook is rocked!
Cook tries to roll but Wexell sticks to his back.
Cook is still in real trouble! Can Wexell finish him?
Wexell doesn't have the hooks in and Cook manages to turn into his guard.
Cook seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cook passes Wexell's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cook is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cook prevents Wexell from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wexell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cook trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cook trying to control the position from guard on top but Wexell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kristoffer Wexell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cook tries to clinch but Wexell is having none of it.
Wexell misses with a straight right.
Cook staying out of range there.
Cook has Wexell up against the cage in a clinch.
Wexell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wexell manages to break the clinch.
Wexell misses with an uppercut. Cook saw that one coming.
Cook slips a straight right by Wexell.
Cook wants to counter the offense by Wexell and move into the clinch position.
Wexell keeps the fight on the outside.
Cook darts in and clinches Wexell up against the cage.
Cook takes an elbow to the temple.
Cook jumps guard but Wexell turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cook blocks an uppercut.
Cook tries to pull guard but Wexell won't allow it.
Wexell holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wexell breaks from the clinch.
Cook tries to clinch there but Wexell circles away.
Wexell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook wants to clinch up but Wexell keeps it at a distance.
Cook with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wexell to score with a decent uppercut.
Cook avoids the body shot from Wexell.
Cook fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wexell, pushing him back against the cage.
Cook pulls guard successfully.
Cook has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wexell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wexell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cook on the ground.
Wexell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cook trying to control the position.
Wexell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cook is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cook not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wexell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wexell working some strikes from top position.
Wexell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wexell trying to control the position from guard on top but Cook is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wexell postures up in Cook's guard and throws a big left but Cook blocks it.
Wexell is looking to work some ground and pound but Cook has wrist control.
Cook is looking for a triangle but Wexell pushes his legs off easily.
Kristoffer Wexell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wexell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wexell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cook can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wexell throwing strikes from guard but Cook blocks nicely.
Wexell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cook is trying to control the position but Wexell postures up.
Wexell looking to pass the guard.
Wexell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cook's head.
Cook is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cook utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cook keeping moving, preventing Wexell from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cook is on top in guard.
Cook has gone for a leg lock! Wexell slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cook's guard.
Cook manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wexell manages to get himself to full guard.
Cook trying to control but Wexell is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wexell is pulling down on Cook's head to control his posture.
Cook looking to sit in guard and control but Wexell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kristoffer Wexell 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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wexell swings for the body but Cook moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cook looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cook tries to clinch up
and Wexell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cook has Wexell up against the cage in a clinch.
Cook is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wexell to keep the fight standing.
Cook tries to pull guard but Wexell forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cook fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kristoffer Wexell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Capn Cook.
Cook blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cook pulls Wexell into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wexell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cook is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wexell trying to control the position from guard on top but Cook is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wexell works over Cook with some ground and pound from guard.
Cook working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wexell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wexell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wexell sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wexell wants to control from the top but Cook keeps moving.
Wexell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wexell wants to control from the top but Cook keeps moving.
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.
Wexell postures up and lands a big shot to Cook's brow.
Wexell wants to control from the top but Cook keeps moving.
Wexell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cook works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wexell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wexell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cook's head.
Wexell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cook's head.
Cook is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wexell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook has momentary wrist control but Wexell slips an elbow through the middle.
Cook has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wexell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wexell lands a couple of digs.
Wexell landing with the ground and pound.
Cook is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wexell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wexell's guard.
Wexell wants to sweep but no luck.
Cook trying to control the position from guard on top but Wexell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cook drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cook jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wexell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cook's guard.
Cook working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wexell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wexell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wexell advances to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kristoffer Wexell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wexell, 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kristoffer Wexell!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Decland (ranked 4241 p4p, 3317 weight class) and Maro Pjetlic (ranked 461 p4p, 375 weight class). Maro Pjetlic will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matt Decland!
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, Maro Pjetlic!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Decland misses its intended target.
Pjetlic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Decland throws a lazy uppercut
and Decland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Matt Decland has been cut.
Pjetlic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Matt Decland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decland throws the left hand but Pjetlic avoids the punch easily.
Decland misses with a straight right.
Pjetlic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Decland under the eye.
Decland lands with a shot to the body.
Decland darts in trying to clinch
and Pjetlic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pjetlic stuffs the takedown attempt from Decland. Decland gets slowly back to his feet.
Decland missing with a left hand there. Pjetlic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Decland falls off balance throwing a combination
and Decland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Decland swings for the body but Pjetlic moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pjetlic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Decland throws out a leg kick but Pjetlic moves out of range and Decland only half commits.
A low kick from Decland misses
and Pjetlic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matt Decland's cut is getting worse.
Pjetlic blocks a jab.
Decland throws a head kick but Pjetlic moves out of range.
Decland throws a body kick that misses
and Pjetlic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Decland is breathing heavily.
Pjetlic thuds his right hand into Decland's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Decland moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Matt Decland's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pjetlic scores with a hook to the body. Decland takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pjetlic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pjetlic lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pjetlic cracks Decland with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Pjetlic has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Decland to stand back up!
Decland is rocked!
Decland looks up at the clock. Bad move! Pjetlic lands a right hand from hell, dropping Decland. Pjetlic pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maro Pjetlic!
Our winner, Maro Pjetlic, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dale Doback (ranked 2685 p4p, 5233 weight class) and Mabel Greene (ranked 348 p4p, 593 weight class). Dale Doback had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dale Doback!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mabel Greene!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Doback counters by clinching up.
Doback lands a left hand.
Doback prevents a takedown attempt there.
Greene is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dale Doback has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mabel Greene.
Doback lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Greene or not.
Doback lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doback lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
 It looks like Mabel Greene has been cut.
Greene tries for a takedown but Doback manages to get underhooks.
Doback scores with a nice hook to the head.
Doback gets through Greene's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Doback pushes Greene back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Doback on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doback lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doback creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Greene's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Greene drops to his knees and Doback pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dale Doback!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ron Johnson (ranked 2451 p4p, 4469 weight class) and Thierry Bailly (ranked 257 p4p, 397 weight class). Bailly has chosen MMA Entrance Music / Dustin Poirier as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Thierry Bailly is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145
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Solid Muay Thai
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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, Ron Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thierry Bailly!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
Bailly's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bailly's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
Bailly has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bailly fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ron Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thierry Bailly.
Bailly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bailly throws a fast counter high kick but Johnson manages to duck under it in time.
Bailly feints and as Johnson raises his hands in defense, Bailly changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Bailly is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Bailly tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Bailly drops back down to his feet.
Bailly changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson works Bailly's body with a nice hook.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bailly. That did some damage!
Johnson throws a series of punches but Bailly moves out of range.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bailly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnson swings for the body but Bailly moves out of range.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Bailly throws a big counter head kick but Johnson avoids it with no problem.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Despite the aggression on Bailly's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Bailly moves out of range.
Bailly is looking for the big counter here.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bailly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Bailly slips the punch.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bailly is just out of range.
Bailly is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bailly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bailly counters with a body kick.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ron Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson cracks Bailly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Bailly on that attempt.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Bailly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bailly is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bailly moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Bailly blocks a jab.
Bailly throws a counter combo.
Bailly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson looks to land a combination. Bailly sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bailly slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Despite the aggression on Bailly's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Johnson lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailly dives in for a single leg takedown but Johnson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bailly or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson, which made it look bad.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bailly or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson, which made it look bad.
Bailly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bailly has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ron Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Johnson catches Bailly right on the button with a cross.
Bailly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bailly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Johnson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson stalks Bailly and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bailly's face. Bailly staggers backwards, shaken.
Bailly ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson.
Bailly takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bailly staying out of range there.
Bailly throws a counter combo.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Bailly shapes to counter with a head kick.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Nice shot by Johnson.
Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bailly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Bailly shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Bailly keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bailly tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bailly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bailly looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bailly checks the leg kick.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ron Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Bailly shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Ron Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thierry Bailly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailly has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bailly's efforts to push away.
Bailly looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Bailly, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnson jabs Bailly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bailly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Bailly's head back.
Bailly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bailly feints a counter leg kick.
Bailly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Bailly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson takes a swing at Bailly's ribcage but misses.
Bailly's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bailly scrambles back to his feet.
Bailly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Bailly's head but Bailly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bailly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bailly moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Bailly is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bailly.
Johnson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thierry Bailly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Bailly's legs.
Bailly shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Johnson throws a jab when Bailly was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bailly! But no joy.
Johnson lunges at Bailly with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bailly's hand.
Bailly is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Johnson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson scores with a jab. Bailly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson misses the jab.
Bailly throws a counter combo.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Bailly looks to clinch
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson leaves Bailly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson swings for the body but Bailly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailly fails with a takedown attempt.
Bailly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bailly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bailly is looking to clinch.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
Bailly fails to land the takedown.
Ron Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thierry Bailly.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bailly manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bailly raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bailly eats them both and turns towards Johnson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson swings for the body but Bailly moves out of range.
Johnson swings for the body but Bailly moves out of range.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Bailly closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ron Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailly dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Bailly's head and hops out.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bailly on the side of the head.
Jab from Johnson.
Bailly misses with a head kick.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bailly slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Bailly is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Johnson's half guard.
Johnson has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Bailly is on him like a limpet, forcing Johnson back against the cage.
Bailly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bailly has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bailly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bailly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bailly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bailly off to one side.
Johnson lands with a nice body kick.
Bailly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Bailly wants to counter the offense by Johnson and move into the clinch position.
Bailly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bailly can do to turn this around?
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bailly.
Thierry Bailly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:24
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Johnson!
Ron Johnson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Thierry Bailly spoke after the fight, saying '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 !'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tam Calderwood (ranked 2430 p4p, 2715 weight class) and Kofi Ousmane (ranked 342 p4p, 371 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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4 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kofi Ousmane!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ousmane looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Calderwood !
Calderwood taking a bit of punishment here - Ousmane scoring with strikes.
It looks like Tam Calderwood has been cut.
Calderwood tries to bench press Ousmane off him but Ousmane keeps the position.
Ousmane in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Calderwood looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Ousmane turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kofi Ousmane!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Holmes (ranked 2288 p4p, 2924 weight class) and Dick Hickock (ranked 248 p4p, 326 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Holmes might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mama Said Knock You Out. Hans Holmes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dick Hickock's chin.
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265
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270
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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 3 - 1 - 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dick Hickock!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holmes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Holmes misses with a right hand
and Hickock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Hans Holmes has been cut.
Holmes connects with a single shot there.
Holmes throws a lazy right hand but Hickock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Holmes sends Hickock crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Holmes is motioning to the referee to let Hickock up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Hickock is rocked!
It looks like Dick Hickock has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Holmes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hickock is still on wobbly legs! Can Holmes finish him?
Holmes throws a jab but it's blocked by Hickock.
Holmes throws a big shot that misses.
Holmes throws a head kick but Hickock moves out of range.
Hickock blocks a head kick by Holmes.
Hickock appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hickock seems to have recovered his senses.
Holmes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hickock counters with a right hand to the body.
Holmes looks to land a right hand but Hickock moved out of range.
Hickock now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hickock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Holmes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Holmes slips under a jab.
Holmes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hickock connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Holmes scrambles back to his feet.
Hans Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick and Hickock moves out of range easily.
Holmes throws a right hand that misses
and Hickock counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Hickock counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Holmes.
Holmes tries a head kick but it misses.
Hickock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holmes.
Hickock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holmes.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot by Holmes.
Hickock throws a looping overhand right but Holmes ducks down to avoid it.
Holmes misses with a hook.
Hickock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holmes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Holmes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Holmes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hickock on the side of the head.
Hickock stuns Holmes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes walks into a stiff left hand from Hickock.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Hickock counter with a right hand.
Holmes misses with a right hand
and Hickock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holmes is rocked!
Hans Holmes's cut is getting worse.
Holmes is holding his hands too far apart here. Hickock throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Holmes is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dick Hickock!
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