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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Kraag (ranked 4309 p4p, 5813 weight class) and Adio Harris (ranked 588 p4p, 695 weight class). Adio Harris will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Arthur Kraag !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adio Harris!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kraag moves into the clinch.
Harris is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kraag breaks from the clinch.
Kraag looks for the body kick but Harris saw that one coming.
Kraag comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kraag has Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kraag creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harris blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kraag lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Kraag is controlling him.
Kraag breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraag misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Harris throws a fast counter high kick but Kraag manages to duck under it in time.
Harris blocks a head kick by Kraag .
Kraag misses with a straight left.
Harris is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kraag is looking to slow Harris down with leg kicks.
Harris blocks the body kick.
Harris looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Kraag pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harris follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kraag misses with a leg kick
and Harris counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kraag lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harris circles away quickly and effectively.
Harris raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kraag throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Kraag throws a leg kick that misses.
Kraag moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHarris.
Kraag tries to land a leg kick but Harris saw it coming and moves away.
Harris throws a fast counter high kick but Kraag manages to duck under it in time.
Crunch! Kraag slams his shin into Harris's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraag throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kraag throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harris counters with an inside leg kick.
Kraag gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Harris counters with an outside leg kick.
Kraag just misses with a punch to the body.
Kraag throws a solid leg kick but Harris takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kraag .
Harris appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kraag swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Harris throws a fast counter high kick but Kraag manages to duck under it in time.
Kraag throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Harris raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kraag is looking to wear down Harris with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kraag throws a leg kick
and Harris counters with a nice leg kick.
Kraag scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kraag lands a nice looking kick to the body. Harris takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraag stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kraag .
Harris moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick by Kraag misses
and Harris counters with a thumping low kick.
Kraag thows a leg kick but Harris checks it
and Harris counters with a leg kick.
Kraag swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harris counters with a head kick.
Harris avoids a kick to the body.
Harris throws a big counter head kick but Kraag avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters circling a little - Kraag finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraag has managed to clinch.
Kraag working aggressively here.
Kraag pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris moves out of range of the strikes.
Kraag jabs at Harris's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris gets tackled into the cage by Kraag . Kraag maintains the clinch.
Kraag is trying to maintain a safe position but Harris gets an underhook and turns Kraag into the cage.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kraag is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kraag tries a head kick but it misses.
Kraag backing away here, and Harris unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Kraag dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kraag moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Harris goes down! Can Kraag finish him!?
 Harris is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kraag decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Harris, up you get!
Harris is still on wobbly legs! Can Kraag finish him?
Harris switches off momentarily and Kraag cracks him with a monster right hand! Harris topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Kraag dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Kraag !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arthur Kraag !
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Graves (ranked 4130 p4p, 5125 weight class) and Tim Nelson (ranked 145 p4p, 177 weight class). Javier Graves has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Javier Graves!
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, Tim Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Nelson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Graves keeps the fight on the outside.
Nelson shoots in for a double leg but Graves sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson throws a lazy uppercut
and Graves counters with a nice uppercut.
Nelson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nelson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Nelson misses the target.
Graves lands a nice looking body shot.
Nelson takes one on the button.
Nelson misses with a straight left.
Tim Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson throws an off balance right hand
and Graves counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nelson looks to land a left hand but Graves moved out of range nicely.
Graves is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nelson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jab, jab by Graves - just one landing.
Nelson is rocked!
Nelson looks to throw the jab but Graves is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Graves on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nelson is still on wobbly legs! Can Graves finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson throws a hook but Graves blocks it.
Nelson seems to have recovered his senses.
Nelson swinging wildly here.
An attempted straight right counter from Graves misses the target.
Nelson looks to land a left hand but Graves moved out of range nicely.
Graves ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nelson misses with an uppercut
and Graves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Graves.
Nelson misses with the combination.
Graves definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Graves drops Nelson with a big left hand! Nelson is injured, injured bad! Graves jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Graves!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Thunder (ranked 3304 p4p, 4183 weight class) and War Path (ranked 479 p4p, 579 weight class). War Path is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonny Thunder!
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, War Path!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Path avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thunder darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thunder misses with a few strikes there.
Path closes the distance and clinches.
Thunder digs a right hand underneath Path's ribcage. Path let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thunder digs a right hand into Path's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Path's gas tank.
Thunder lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thunder creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thunder struggles to land a body shot inside as Path controls his hands.
Thunder throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paths head.
Thunder lands with a left to the head.
Thunder lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thunder creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Path can't find room to land a body shot as Thunder controls the action.
Thunder definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Path is looking to control Thunder's arms but Thunder gets an underhook and turns him. Now Path has his back to the cage.
Thunder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Path bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thunder drops Path with a beautiful combination! Path stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Thunder is looking for the KO!
 It looks like War Path has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Path on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thunder misses with a combination
and Path counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Path throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thunder's waist but Thunder gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Path off to one side.
Path misses with a jab to the body
and Thunder counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Path badly! Thunder follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Path out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Thunder finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jonny Thunder!
A victorious Jonny Thunder thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Ryan (ranked 2923 p4p, 3146 weight class) and Otto Blatz (ranked 390 p4p, 413 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Otto Blatz enters the cage!
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Brawler
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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, Gordon Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Otto Blatz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Blatz. Those never looked like landing.
Blatz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ryan.
Blatz lands a right hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Blatz as Ryan shoots in.
Ryan drops his hands momentarily and Blatz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ryan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blatz.
Blatz connects with a body shot.
Ryan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ryan is holding his hands too far apart here. Blatz throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Ryan is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Otto Blatz!
Otto Blatz bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cannon Fodder (ranked 2505 p4p, 2080 weight class) and Sergey Vinogradov (ranked 349 p4p, 290 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cannon Fodder!
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, Sergey Vinogradov!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinogradov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fodder catches Vinogradov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vinogradov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Vinogradov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Fodder tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinogradov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fodder.
Fodder with a nice cross.
Fodder with a jab.
Fodder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vinogradov.
Fodder misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinogradov misses with a takedown
enabling Fodder to counter with a crisp jab.
Vinogradov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Vinogradov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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!
Vinogradov goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Fodder has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Vinogradov but great work by Fodder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinogradov prevents Fodder from improving position.
Vinogradov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Vinogradov wants to improve his position but Fodder is controlling well.
Vinogradov is trying to maintain the position but Fodder is very close to passing his half guard.
Fodder seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Vinogradov gets back to full guard.
Vinogradov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov keeping moving, preventing Fodder from controlling successfully.
Fodder trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vinogradov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vinogradov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fodder gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vinogradov is looking for a triangle but Fodder pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vinogradov pushes a forearm under Fodder's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Fodder is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sergey Vinogradov!
Sergey Vinogradov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jhonny Boy (ranked 1533 p4p, 2482 weight class) and Grow Up (ranked 223 p4p, 347 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Counter fighter
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jhonny Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Grow Up!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Up to the ground. Boy is now in Up's guard.
Boy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boy wants to pass the guard but Up is keeping the position.
Up had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boy defends it easily.
Our spies down at at Island project inform us that Up has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Up is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Up preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boy passes Up's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Boy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Up is just riding it out for now. Boy eventually gives up the hold.
Up looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy seems to be looking for submissions.
Up is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Boy pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Up is looking to control Boy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Up avoid being mounted?
Up wants to improve his position but Boy is controlling well.
Up wants to control but Boy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've been hearing good reports from Boy's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Boy is trying to work for a kimura but Up is defending well.
Boy is trying to work for a kimura but Up is defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Up keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Up is looking to control Boy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Up avoid being mounted?
Up looking for submissions off his back.
Boy is working for a kimura but Up is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Up actively working from the bottom here.
Up looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boy is working for a kimura but Up is defending it quite comfortably.
Boy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Up is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Boy pulls his head out easily.
Boy throwing shots but Up is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Up could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Boy has cracked it and Up is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Boy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jhonny Boy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Rection (ranked 1667 p4p, 1445 weight class) and Koa Nightmarcher (ranked 224 p4p, 195 weight class). Koa Nightmarcher has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hugh Rection's chin.
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hugh Rection!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Koa Nightmarcher!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nightmarcher checks a low kick from Rection.
A low kick from Rection misses
and Nightmarcher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rection closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nightmarcher circles away.
Nightmarcher throws out a counter right but Rection avoids it with no problem.
Rection tries for a takedown but Nightmarcher sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rection throws out a leg kick but Nightmarcher moves out of range and Rection only half commits.
Rection misses with a takedown
and Nightmarcher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugh Rection. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rection throws out a leg kick but Nightmarcher moves out of range and Rection only half commits.
A countering left hand to the body from Nightmarcher misses.
Rection fails with the takedown
and Nightmarcher counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Hugh Rection has been cut.
Rection gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nightmarcher lands a big right hand that sends Rection crashing to the mat! Nightmarcher stays standing though and waves Rection back to his feet!
 Rection is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nightmarcher leaves Rection with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nightmarcher throws out a counter right but Rection avoids it with no problem.
Nightmarcher lands a big uppercut and Rection crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Rection looks OK. Nightmarcher waves Rection back to his feet!
Oh Rection is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rection throws a low kick but Nightmarcher moves out of range easily.
Rection seems to have got his legs back now.
Nightmarcher is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rection rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nightmarcher counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Rection falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Koa Nightmarcher!
Koa Nightmarcher managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Island Xtreme Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Luciano (ranked 995 p4p, 1309 weight class) and Rory Wexler (ranked 130 p4p, 177 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricky Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rory Wexler!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Luciano.
Wexler connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wexler moves out of range of the strikes.
Wexler tries to clinch
and Luciano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wexler throws a hook to the side of Luciano's head but Luciano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luciano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rory Wexler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wexler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luciano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wexler misses with a shot to the body
and Luciano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wexler misses with a hook
and Luciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Luciano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wexler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Wexler.
Wexler connects with a body shot.
Wexler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wexler. Luciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luciano was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Luciano connects with a single shot there.
Wexler throws a hook to the side of Luciano's head but Luciano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luciano swats away the attempt to clinch by Wexler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Wexler finds it's target.
Wexler tries to clinch but Luciano is having none of it.
Wexler throws a poor cross that misses
and Luciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wexler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wexler moves forwards but Luciano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wexler throws a right hand that misses
and Luciano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wexler wants to clinch but Luciano slips to the side
and Luciano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luciano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wexler throws out the jab.
Wexler throws a lazy right hand but Luciano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luciano connects with a body shot.
Wexler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wexler misses with a lunging right hand
and Luciano counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wexler, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wexler misses with a hook
and Luciano counters with a stiff right hand.
Luciano throws a leg kick which misses Wexler's front leg but catches the back leg as Wexler tries to avoid it.
Luciano connects with an inside leg kick.
Luciano is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A punch lands to the side of Luciano 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wexler closes the distance looking to clinch
and Luciano counters with a two punch combo.
Wexler is rocked!
Luciano is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Luciano feints and then cracks Wexler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wexler down.
Wexler is still on wobbly legs! Can Luciano finish him?
Luciano drops Wexler with a big left hand! Wexler is injured, injured bad! Luciano jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Luciano!
Ricky Luciano spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Savage Opress (ranked 557 p4p, 1083 weight class) and Max Strasburg (ranked 90 p4p, 161 weight class). Strasburg has chosen Seven Nation Army as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Savage Opress!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Max Strasburg!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opress is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Max Strasburg has been cut.
Opress pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Strasburg tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Opress drops Strasburg with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Strasburg looks back up at him and smiles so Opress waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Strasburg is rocked!
Strasburg leaves his chin hanging out and Opress seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Strasburg crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Savage Opress!
Savage Opress retains his light heavyweight title!
Savage Opress thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Ziskie (ranked 795 p4p, 1666 weight class) and Nikolay Leonov (ranked 125 p4p, 263 weight class). Mike Ziskie 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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Ziskie!
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, Nikolay Leonov!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziskie moves into the clinch.
Ziskie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonov's elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Leonov.
Leonov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ziskie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonov.
Leonov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Leonov dips to his left and cracks Ziskie with an uppercut!
Ziskie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leonov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ziskie momentarily.
Mike Ziskie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ziskie tries to clinch
and Leonov counters with a straight right hand.
Ziskie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leonov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ziskie clinches up with Leonov and pushes him back against the cage.
Ziskie is trying to pull guard but Leonov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ziskie tries for a takedown but Leonov manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Ziskie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ziskie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Leonov to keep the fight standing.
Ziskie has Leonov pushed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leonov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice jab there from Leonov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Leonov.
Ziskie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ziskie tries to clinch up but Leonov circles away and keeps his distance.
Ziskie misses with a body shot.
Leonov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Leonov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Leonov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Leonov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ziskie clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Leonov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ziskie trying to land knees to the body.
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!
Ziskie tries to pull guard but Leonov holds him up against the cage and eventually Ziskie drops back down to his feet.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ziskie as Leonov tries to tie him up.
Leonov manages to break the clinch.
Ziskie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leonov.
Ziskie ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ziskie no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ziskie pushes a forearm under Leonov's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Leonov is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Ziskie!
After winning the bout, Mike Ziskie thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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