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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Murray (ranked 5288 p4p, 6270 weight class) and Ray Turn (ranked 549 p4p, 593 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrew Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ray Turn !
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray misses with a double jab.
Murray lands with a nice combination. Turn backs away looking to recover.
 It looks like Ray Turn has been cut.
Murray throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murray circles away.
Turn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murray has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad The Island in the buildup to the fight.
Turn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murray as he jumps to the side.
Murray rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murray lands a lovely overhand right.
Murray keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Andrew Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Turn .
Murray goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turn clinches with his opponent.
Murray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turn shoots in for a double leg but Murray sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Murray lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray fails to land with a series of punches.
Turn drives through with a takedown into Murray's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Murray is pulling down on Turn 's head. It's preventing any offense from Turn , at least for the moment.
Turn is looking to work some ground and pound but Murray has wrist control.
Turn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Turn connects with a couple of short punches.
Murray keeping moving, preventing Turn from controlling successfully.
Turn is fighting to break Murray's control of his arms but Murray is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Turn advances position into side control!
Murray knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Turn on the ground.
Turn throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Turn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Turn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Turn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Turn wants to control but Murray is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turn postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murray is looking for a sweep.
Murray can't do much from the bottom here.
Turn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Murray has escaped the position, nice work there.
Murray is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turn is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Murray doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Turn .
Turn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Turn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turn decides to stand and escape the position.
Murray is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Murray tries to keep at a distance but Turn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Turn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murray.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Turn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Murray after a bit of a struggle.
Turn wants to take the fight to the mat but Murray manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Murray manages to break the clinch.
Murray slaps away a takedown attempt from Turn , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Andrew Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murray cracks Turn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murray lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Turn backs up against the cage.
Murray misses with a series of wild punches.
Decent striking displayed by Murray there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws a one two combo.
That has opened up Ray Turn 's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray throws a combination. Turn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Turn misses with an uppercut. Murray saw that one coming.
Turn clinches up with Murray and pushes him back against the cage.
Murray tries to circle away but Turn has him pinned against the cage.
Murray lands a hook that snaps the head of Turn backwards.
Murray has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Turn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murray avoids it.
Murray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murray breaks from the clinch.
Murray lands with a nice body punch.
Murray displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Turn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Turn trying to land knees to the body.
Murray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murray connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Turn momentarily.
The cut above Ray Turn 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Murray gets caught napping as Turn dives in and scores a takedown. Murray manages to retain guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Murray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Turn 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Turn takes one to the side of the head.
Murray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turn can do to turn this around?
Murray displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Andrew Murray is winning the standup battle so far.
Murray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turn .
Murray changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ray Turn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Murray misses.
Murray drops Turn with a beautiful combination! Turn stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Murray is looking for the KO!
 Turn is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Murray sprawls well. Murray wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Turn gets slowly back to his feet.
Turn misses with a takedown
and Murray counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Murray there.
Murray wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turn keeps working.
Murray could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Turn is looking to control Murray's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Turn avoid being mounted?
Murray will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turn misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Turn is not content to let Murray control the position.
Murray is stalling here. Turn is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Murray seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Turn has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Murray's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Turn misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Murray manages to work his way to half guard, despite Turn 's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turn prevents Murray from improving his position.
Turn is working for a kimura but Murray is defending it quite comfortably.
Nice strikes from Turn there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turn is looking to advance position but Murray won't allow it.
Turn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Murray is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Turn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Murray tries to roll over but Turn keeps him under control.
Turn seems to be looking for submissions.
Turn wants to take a breather but Murray is having none of it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Turn working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Murray taking some punishment here, with Turn in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turn prevents Murray from improving his position.
Turn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Murray does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Murray holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Murray avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Turn .
Turn content to control rather than advance.
Murray trying to control here.
Turn passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Murray!
Murray really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray tries to hold on but Turn postures up.
Turn punishing his opponent with strikes.
Turn postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Murray is out cold - huge knockout for Turn !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ray Turn !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eder Teixeira (ranked 5469 p4p, 4913 weight class) and Pittarick McGrowler (ranked 631 p4p, 593 weight class). Pittarick McGrowler has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eder Teixeira's chin.
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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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Eder Teixeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pittarick McGrowler!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGrowler shoots in but Teixeira avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice defenses there by McGrowler.
McGrowler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Teixeira sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McGrowler darts in looking for a takedown but Teixeira gets double underhooks and turns McGrowler into the cage.
Eder Teixeira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pittarick McGrowler.
The fighters circling - Teixeira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGrowler is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
McGrowler slips a straight right by Teixeira.
McGrowler is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
McGrowler fails to land the takedown.
Teixeira throws a hook but McGrowler blocks it.
McGrowler throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Teixeira's waist but Teixeira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McGrowler off to one side.
We've been told by Teixeira's head coaches at Walter J Abramowitz Center for Bigness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Teixeira looks to score with a jab to the body but McGrowler is just out of range.
McGrowler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Teixeira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Teixeira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGrowler.
As Teixeira backs off McGrowler throws a huge counter combo but Teixeira manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teixeira leaves McGrowler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Teixeira throws a hook but McGrowler avoids it easily.
McGrowler goes for a double leg but Teixeira avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Teixeira continues to drive forward.
McGrowler's coach down at Tez’s Stand N Bang ! was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on McGrowler's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Teixeira tries to bum rush McGrowler with a series of wild strikes but McGrowler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Teixeira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Teixeira looks to score with a jab to the body but McGrowler is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from McGrowler misses.
Teixeira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGrowler defending well as Teixeira loads up on a big left hand.
McGrowler fails with a takedown attempt.
McGrowler on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Teixeira lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Eder Teixeira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horrible takedown attempt by McGrowler or perhaps it was just good defense by Teixeira, which made it look bad.
Teixeira throws a looping overhand right but McGrowler ducks down to avoid it.
Teixeira leaves McGrowler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Teixeira was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice defenses there by McGrowler.
Teixeira throws a jab but it's blocked by McGrowler.
Teixeira misses with an uppercut. McGrowler saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira slips a jab from McGrowler.
Pittarick McGrowler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGrowler shoots in looking for a takedown but Teixeira manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McGrowler's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McGrowler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Teixeira defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McGrowler.
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!
Teixeira lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Teixeira is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Teixeira throws a big shot that misses.
Teixeira misses with a looping right.
Teixeira thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGrowler walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McGrowler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Teixeira misses with a looping right.
McGrowler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Teixeira.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McGrowler.
McGrowler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McGrowler tries to bum rush Teixeira with a series of wild strikes but Teixeira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Teixeira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira moves into range and connects with a jab.
McGrowler is rocked!
Teixeira is stalking McGrowler. McGrowler circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Teixeira, and it's lights out! McGrowler really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eder Teixeira!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Easy Ee (ranked 6394 p4p, 3005 weight class) and Aslak Maitonaama (ranked 632 p4p, 399 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Easy Ee!
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, Aslak Maitonaama!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ee misses with a combination
and Maitonaama counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Maitonaama.
Maitonaama slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Maitonaama is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Maitonaama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ee is keeping the position for now.
Maitonaama drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Maitonaama seems to have locked his on tight now - Ee screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Maitonaama, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Aslak Maitonaama!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Jones (ranked 3008 p4p, 4211 weight class) and Paul Vinazen (ranked 363 p4p, 470 weight class). Vinazen has chosen Scary Mask as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Dan Jones has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dan Jones seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Vinazen!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinazen throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Vinazen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones tries to clinch but Vinazen is having none of it.
Jones jabs at Vinazen's body.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Paul Vinazen has been cut.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones cracks Vinazen with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Vinazen tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Jones pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Vinazen is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Jones!
In his post fight interview, Dan Jones started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Preston Parker (ranked 2526 p4p, 3970 weight class) and Leif Cassidy (ranked 154 p4p, 228 weight class). Leif Cassidy 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 bantamweight 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, Preston Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leif Cassidy!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker tries to clinch up.
Parker tries to clinch but Cassidy moves out of range.
Parker fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Parker.
Parker throws a head kick that misses.
Parker drops his hands momentarily and Cassidy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Parker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Parker throws a leg kick
and Cassidy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cassidy throws a shot from downtown. Parker moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Cassidy misses its intended target.
Parker throws a body kick that misses
enabling Cassidy to counter with a crisp jab.
Cassidy misses with a straight right.
Parker seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cassidy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cassidy lands with a cross.
A jab from Cassidy misses.
Cassidy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parker misses with a body kick.
Parker tries to clinch but Cassidy moves out of range.
Cassidy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Parker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Parker.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cassidy lands an elbow that stopped Parker in his tracks for a moment.
Parker blocks an elbow strike.
Cassidy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cassidy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Parker misses with some punches.
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cassidy throws an elbow that misses.
Parker gets through Cassidy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cassidy misses with an elbow strike.
Cassidy misses with an elbow strike.
Cassidy pushes off an throws an elbow but Parker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Parker avoids a wild elbow strike from Cassidy.
Cassidy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Cassidy avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cassidy throws an elbow but misses.
Parker leaning against his opponent.
Parker has Cassidy pressed against the cage, preventing Cassidy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Parker tries a body shot but Cassidy blocks it.
Parker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Parker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Parker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cassidy up against the cage.
Cassidy misses with an elbow strike.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Cassidy avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Cassidy pushes off an throws an elbow but Parker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cassidy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Parker misses with some punches.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Cassidy controls his hands.
Cassidy lands an elbow that stopped Parker in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parker.
Cassidy misses with an elbow strike.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Cassidy avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
A short right from Parker.
Parker lands a hook that snaps the head of Cassidy backwards.
Parker dodges an elbow strike from Cassidy.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
Parker tries to work over Cassidy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cassidy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Parker blocks the elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Parker.
Cassidy throws an elbow but it misses.
Cassidy misses with an elbow strike.
Parker avoids the elbow strike from Cassidy, against the cage.
Parker tries a body shot but Cassidy blocks it.
Parker avoids a wild elbow strike from Cassidy.
A right hand to the body from Parker.
We've been informed that Cassidy has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Parker blocks an elbow strike from Cassidy.
Cassidy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Parker lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Cassidy controls his hands.
Parker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cassidy's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Cassidy controls his hands.
Parker is trying to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Parker.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cassidy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cassidy pushes off an throws an elbow but Parker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Parker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cassidy wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hand to the body from Parker.
Parker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cassidy backwards.
Cassidy misses with an elbow strike.
Cassidy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A frustrated look appears on Cassidy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cassidy throws an elbow but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leif Cassidy will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Parker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Parker misses with a kick to the body
and Cassidy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cassidy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cassidy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Parker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cassidy throws out the jab.
Cassidy throws a shot from downtown. Parker moves away and avoids it.
Parker has managed to clinch.
Cassidy misses with an elbow over the top.
Parker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parker blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cassidy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Parker's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cassidy throws an elbow but misses.
Parker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cassidy or not.
Cassidy blocks an uppercut.
Parker scores with a hook to the body.
Parker lands an uppercut.
Cassidy prevents a body shot from Parker.
Nice elbow from Cassidy.
Cassidy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Cassidy.
Parker throws a punch but it's blocked by Cassidy.
Parker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Parker scores with a hook to the body.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parker tries a body shot but Cassidy blocks it.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Parker avoids the elbow strike from Cassidy, against the cage.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parker avoids a wild elbow strike from Cassidy.
Parker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cassidy backwards.
Parker looking to stall.
Cassidy misses with an elbow over the top.
Cassidy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Parker has Cassidy pressed against the cage.
Parker blocks an elbow strike.
Parker tries to work over Cassidy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cassidy blocks a body shot from Parker.
Parker tries a body shot but Cassidy blocks it.
Cassidy blocks a body shot from Parker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy lands an elbow inside that Parker shrugs off.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Cassidy avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parker.
Parker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parker blocks an elbow strike from Cassidy.
Parker avoids the elbow strike from Cassidy, against the cage.
Cassidy throws an elbow that misses.
Parker lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cassidy pushes off an throws an elbow but Parker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cassidy misses with an elbow strike.
Parker misses with a body punch.
Cassidy misses with an elbow over the top.
Cassidy lands an elbow inside.
Parker blocks an elbow strike from Cassidy.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Cassidy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cassidy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Parker working aggressively here.
Parker can't find room to land a body shot as Cassidy controls the action.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Parker working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cassidy as Parker tries to tie him up.
Parker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cassidy's elbow.
Parker avoiding damage.
Preston Parker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Parker can't find room to land a body shot as Cassidy controls the action.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Parker avoids a wild elbow strike from Cassidy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parker.
Cassidy lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cassidy throws an elbow but misses.
Parker avoids a wild elbow strike from Cassidy.
Parker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Parker avoids a wild elbow strike from Cassidy.
Parker tries a body shot but Cassidy blocks it.
Cassidy lands an elbow inside.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Cassidy controls his hands.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Cassidy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cassidy throws an elbow but misses.
Parker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cassidy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Parker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cassidy's elbow.
Parker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cassidy backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cassidy misses with an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Parker.
Cassidy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cassidy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Parker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cassidy backwards.
Parker tries a body shot but Cassidy blocks it.
Parker blocks an elbow strike from Cassidy.
A nice left hand lands by Parker.
Cassidy prevents a body shot from Parker.
Cassidy lands a damaging elbow.
Parker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cassidy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parker.
Cassidy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cassidy misses with an elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Preston Parker will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Parker tries to clinch up.
Cassidy missing with a left hand there. Parker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Parker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That kick from Parker tenderised Cassidy's leg. Cassidy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cassidy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parker circles away quickly and effectively.
Cassidy throws a looping overhand right but Parker ducks down to avoid it.
Leif Cassidy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cassidy lands a lovely overhand right.
Cassidy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker throws a leg kick but Cassidy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cassidy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from Cassidy misses.
Cassidy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Parker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Cassidy misses.
Parker swinging wildly here.
Parker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cassidy throws a jab but it's blocked by Parker.
Parker throws a leg kick
and Cassidy counters with a straight right hand.
Cassidy checks a low kick from Parker.
Cassidy sizes up Parker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cassidy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Parker wants to clinch up but Cassidy keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Parker backs off Cassidy throws a huge counter combo but Parker manages to avoid it all.
Cassidy throws the left hand but Parker avoids the punch easily.
Cassidy takes a swing at Parker's ribcage but misses.
Parker throws a head kick but Cassidy moves out of range.
Cassidy missing with a left hand there. Parker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Cassidy.
Cassidy loads up on a big right hand but Parker slips the punch.
Parker tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cassidy manages to circle out of the way.
Parker explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cassidy swings widly with a right hand
and Parker moves into the clinch.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker tries to work over Cassidy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parker tries a body shot but Cassidy blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Cassidy controls his hands.
Parker misses with the head strike.
Parker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
Parker blocks an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Parker.
Cassidy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Parker misses with a body punch.
Cassidy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cassidy throws an elbow but misses.
Parker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Parker is leaning against Cassidy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cassidy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Parker's brow.
Parker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cassidy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A hook to the body from Parker.
Cassidy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Cassidy.
A short uppercut from Parker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cassidy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Parker cracks Cassidy with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Parker as the two fighters clinch.
Parker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cassidy backwards.
Parker lands with a left to the head.
Cassidy lands an elbow inside that Parker shrugs off.
Parker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Parker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parker lands with a left to the head.
Cassidy blocking some punches.
Cassidy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Parker lands a shot to the body.
Parker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Cassidy avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Parker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cassidy or not.
Parker stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Parker.
Cassidy takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Parker.
Parker lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Parker.
Parker scores with a shot to the side of Cassidy's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Preston Parker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Parker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Preston Parker!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dale Doback (ranked 1579 p4p, 3386 weight class) and Bobby Cruz (ranked 230 p4p, 441 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bobby Cruz enters the cage!
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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 5 - 1 - 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doback moves into the clinch.
Doback lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cruz blocking some punches.
Doback has Cruz pressed against the cage, preventing Cruz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice left hand lands by Doback.
Doback fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz blocking some punches.
Doback misses with some punches.
Doback tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Doback back against the cage.
Doback misses with some punches.
Cruz leaning against his opponent.
Doback misses with a punch on the inside.
Doback misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz can't break the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Doback has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Doback tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doback digs a right hand underneath Cruz's ribcage. Cruz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
Doback tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doback tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Doback back against the cage.
Doback throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz is trying to force a seperation but Doback has the dominant position.
Doback fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doback working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Doback misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doback has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Doback has him pressed against the cage.
Doback misses with a body punch.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doback digs a right hand into Cruz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cruz's gas tank.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doback.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Doback.
A right hand to the body from Doback.
A body shot lands from Doback.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Doback lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cruz or not.
Doback lands a body shot.
Cruz looks winded!
Doback lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Doback tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz is trying to stall.
Still in the clinch, Doback scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doback creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz wants to get back to striking at distance but Doback won't allow it.
Doback misses with the head strike.
Doback tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doback tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Doback back against the cage.
Cruz is pushing Doback up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Doback.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doback stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Doback throws a head punch that misses.
Doback swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Doback misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doback.
Doback misses with a punch to the body.
Doback keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cruz's efforts to push away.
Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Doback is controlling him.
Cruz takes a shot to the head.
Doback throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Doback lands with a right to the head.
Cruz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to circle away but Doback has him pinned against the cage.
Cruz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cruz tries to stall but Doback uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cruz wants to break free but Doback has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doback.
Doback tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Doback back against the cage.
Doback has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Nice body punch from Doback - that landed with a thud.
Doback swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz is looking to break free of the clinch but Doback has double underhooks.
Cruz working hard to break the clinch.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
Doback tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Doback back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Doback misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doback doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dale Doback dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Doback connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Doback dodges the punch combination from Cruz.
Doback seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Doback ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Doback was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruz throws a hook to the side of Doback's head but Doback sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruz lands a lovely overhand right.
Doback throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz misses with a double jab
and Doback connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruz misses with a hook
and Doback cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Bobby Cruz has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Cruz.
We've been informed that Cruz has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Doback showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.
Doback uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
It looked like Doback wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cruz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doback counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Doback thuds his shin into the meat of Cruz's side.
Cruz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Doback counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick from Doback, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
Doback lands a leg kick that knocks Cruz off balance momentarily.
Doback misses with a wild body shot.
Doback has Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
Doback throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A frustrated look appears on Cruz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Doback throws a head punch that misses.
Cruz taking a breather.
Doback is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Doback fails to land.
Cruz is pushing Doback up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Doback lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz tries to break the clinch but Doback is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Doback fails to land.
Doback tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doback.
Doback lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Doback misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doback pushes Cruz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Come on Cruz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Doback struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doback.
Cruz blocking some punches.
Doback lands with a light punch inside.
Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Doback swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doback swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doback misses with a punch to the body.
Doback lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Doback lands a left hand.
Doback misses with a punch to the body.
Doback struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz controls his hands.
Doback scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cruz trying to control the position but instead, Doback has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cruz into the cage.
Doback prevents a body shot from Cruz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doback misses with the head strike.
Doback prevents Cruz from breaking the clinch.
Cruz is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Doback lands a left hand.
Dale Doback has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doback.
Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Doback is controlling him.
Doback misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cruz is trying to force a seperation but Doback has the dominant position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Doback as Cruz tries to tie him up.
Doback fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Doback.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dale Doback dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Cruz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Doback tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
Cruz misses with a straight left.
A low kick lands for Doback.
Cruz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doback counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Doback.
Cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Doback counters with a nice uppercut.
Doback has taken the fight to the clinch.
Doback lands with a light punch inside.
Doback fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doback lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doback misses with some punches.
Doback misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doback tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cruz's elbow.
Doback fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doback misses with the head strike.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
Doback digs a right hand underneath Cruz's ribcage. Cruz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Doback lands a right hand.
Cruz blocking some punches.
Doback tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Doback back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doback.
Cruz is trying to break free.
A right handed body shot lands from Doback.
Doback working aggressively here.
Doback misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doback lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Doback keeps control of Cruz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doback.
Doback misses with a punch on the inside.
Dale Doback is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to break free but Doback has control.
Doback has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Doback swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doback keeps control of Cruz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Doback tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doback fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cruz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cruz continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Cruz trying to stall but Doback improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cruz tries to break the clinch but Doback is controlling the position.
Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bobby Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cruz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Doback blocking some punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cruz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dale Doback showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Doback has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:26
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dale Doback!
Bobby Cruz was interviewed post fight and said 'Shame on me losing in my own home'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frederic Bastiat (ranked 3098 p4p, 1677 weight class) and Ottaa Koppia (ranked 438 p4p, 249 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frederic Bastiat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ottaa Koppia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bastiat.
A countering left hand to the body from Koppia misses.
Bastiat with a poor takedown
and Koppia counters with a nice uppercut.
Bastiat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Koppia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Koppia.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Koppia lands a nice hook to Bastiat's body. Bastiat takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bastiat swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Koppia counters with a huge left! Bastiat is in big trouble! He's backing up but Koppia isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Bastiat from any more damage. A dominating finish by Koppia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ottaa Koppia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy No Bahamas (ranked 1415 p4p, 4067 weight class) and Julio Balestrin (ranked 202 p4p, 507 weight class). Julio Balestrin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ White Belt
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Counter fighter
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tommy No Bahamas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Julio Balestrin!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No Bahamas misses with a wild body shot.
Balestrin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Balestrin swinging wildly here.
Decent striking displayed by No Bahamas there.
Balestrin avoids the body shot from No Bahamas.
No Bahamas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Balestrin's head backwards.
Balestrin misses with a body shot
and No Bahamas counters with a nice uppercut.
Balestrin takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No Bahamas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and No Bahamas duly obliges.
It looks like Julio Balestrin has been cut.
No Bahamas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Balestrin.
No Bahamas seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Balestrin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balestrin looks to throw the jab but No Bahamas is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balestrin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. No Bahamas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No Bahamas throws an overhand right that lands on Balestrin's shoulder, as Balestrin tries to avoid the shot.
Balestrin throws a counter combo.
Balestrin swinging wildly here.
Balestrin scores with a decent looking hook.
No Bahamas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balestrin misses with a lunging right hand
enabling No Bahamas to counter with a crisp jab.
No Bahamas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No Bahamas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Balestrin.
No Bahamas scores with a sloppy right hand. Balestrin should have avoided that one.
No Bahamas lands with a hook. Balestrin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Balestrin is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balestrin misses with a lunging right hand
and No Bahamas scores with a counter punch that sends Balestrin to the canvas! No Bahamas smells blood - he's punishing Balestrin with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Balestrin has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy No Bahamas!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Williams (ranked 1787 p4p, 1939 weight class) and Vanna Phommathep (ranked 250 p4p, 268 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Enzo Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vanna Phommathep!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Phommathep does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams throws a body punch but Phommathep moves out of range.
Phommathep thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams has Phommathep up against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Williams's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Williams blocking some punches.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Phommathep decides to pull guard.
Williams controlling from the top position.
Williams has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phommathep looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Phommathep is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams postures up.
Phommathep might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Williams haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phommathep working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Williams doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Williams manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Williams advances to half guard.
Williams is working for a kimura but Phommathep is defending it quite comfortably.
Phommathep makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Phommathep.
Williams controls from within his opponent's guard.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Phommathep is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Our spies down at at Hardcore Island MMA inform us that Phommathep has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Phommathep looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Phommathep has his foot on Williams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Williams works his way back into a safe position though.
Williams preventing the sweep.
Williams avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Phommathep being controlled here, momentarily.
Phommathep keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams controlling from the top position.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Phommathep swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Phommathep is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams drops back looking for a leg! Phommathep is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Phommathep manages to kick Williams off! Williams jumps back into Phommathep's guard.
Williams wants to control from the top but Phommathep keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Phommathep has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Williams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Phommathep wants to sweep but no luck.
Williams trying to control but Phommathep is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Phommathep is on top in guard.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams is trying to control the position but Phommathep postures up.
Williams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Williams tries to get out of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Phommathep pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
Williams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Phommathep on the ground.
Phommathep slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vanna Phommathep dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phommathep was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Phommathep doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Phommathep closes the distance and clinches.
Phommathep tries to pull guard but Williams holds him up against the cage and eventually Phommathep drops back down to his feet.
Williams leaning his opponent against the cage.
Phommathep has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Williams uses from the top position.
Phommathep is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Williams wants to control from the top but Phommathep keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Phommathep has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Williams has managed to get both his arms back between Phommathep's legs - danger averted.
Phommathep looking for a sweep. Not yet Phommathep, not yet.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Phommathep is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phommathep is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Phommathep throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Phommathep keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Williams has gone for a leg lock! Phommathep slips out almost immediately though and dives into Williams's guard.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Phommathep from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
Phommathep wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Phommathep missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Phommathep slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Williams prevents Phommathep from improving position.
Williams is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phommathep looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Williams wants to control but Phommathep postures up.
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Williams is not content to let Phommathep control the position.
Phommathep has an Americana. Williams didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Phommathep is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Phommathep hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Vanna Phommathep!
Vanna Phommathep thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Franklyn (ranked 1570 p4p, 570 weight class) and Needle Dick (ranked 199 p4p, 76 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wilson Franklyn !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Needle Dick!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklyn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Franklyn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dick's head.
Franklyn slips under a jab from Dick.
Dick walks into a left hand.
Dick doesn't manage to clinch there - Franklyn circles away.
Dick ducks under a wild hook from Franklyn .
Franklyn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dick appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Franklyn connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Needle Dick has been cut.
Franklyn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Dick was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Franklyn misses with a hook. Dick ducked under it nicely.
Dick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wilson Franklyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franklyn misses with a lunging right hand
and Dick counters with a crisp right hand that drops Franklyn ! Dick lets Franklyn back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Franklyn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dick finds Franklyn 's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Franklyn flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Dick lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Franklyn will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Needle Dick!
Needle Dick decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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