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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hells No (ranked 1735 p4p, 24535 weight class) and Simon Tout (ranked 235 p4p, 592 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Hells No!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Simon Tout!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No throws a hook but Tout avoids it easily.
Tout now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hells No seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tout looks to score with a jab to the body but No is just out of range.
No throws out a loose jab but Tout uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tout ducks down and throws a hook to the body but No moves away.
No closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
No fails to pull guard.
Tout looking to slow down the pace here.
No tries a body shot but Tout blocks it.
Tout slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on No's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tout prevents a body shot from No.
No tries to work over Tout's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tout gets underhooks to prevent No's takedown attempt.
No has been working on his balance at Cozad The Island, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Tout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tout doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tout tries to throw a body punch but No avoids it by throwing Tout back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Tout.
Tout working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tout blocking some punches.
Tout blocks an uppercut.
No tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tout's elbow.
No tries a body shot but Tout blocks it.
No misses with a punch to the body.
No misses with a hook to the ribs.
No misses with the head strike.
Tout doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
No pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tout stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. No swivels though and keeps the full guard.
No has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Tout should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, No has tightened it up now! Tout should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Hells No!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Rocha (ranked 2539 p4p, 3415 weight class) and Babareens Kiely (ranked 83 p4p, 108 weight class). Babareens Kiely has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Francisco Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Babareens Kiely!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiely throws a one two combo.
Babareens Kiely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiely lands with a right hand.
Kiely slips a jab from Rocha.
Kiely lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kiely lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A cross from Kiely lands.
Kiely lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kiely throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rocha on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rocha has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kiely uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha shoots in and drives through. Kiely sprawls well.
Kiely cracks Rocha with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rocha looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kiely finish him?
 Rocha is rocked!
Kiely moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oh Rocha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rocha takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rocha seems to have got his legs back now.
Kiely cracks Rocha with an open hand slap.
Rocha shoots in looking for a takedown. Kiely tries to sprawl out of it but Rocha keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kiely manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Kiely lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rocha doesn't seem phased though.
Kiely feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rochas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kiely scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rocha gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kiely counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco Rocha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely scores with a hook to the body. Rocha takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kiely scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rocha doesn't seem bothered though.
Rocha shoots in and drives through. Kiely sprawls well.
Kiely lands with an uppercut that bounces Rocha off the cage and back into range.
Rocha on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kiely scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fighters circle momentarily. Kiely darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Babareens Kiely is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kiely throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rocha wants to clinch up but Kiely keeps it at a distance.
Rocha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kiely.
Rocha looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kiely misses with a wild combination.
Rocha drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kiely sprawls and moves away.
Kiely has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Rocha takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Babareens Kiely dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kiely rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rocha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rocha feinted with a counter takedown.
Kiely scores with a jab to the head.
Rocha takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kiely lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kiely throws a right and a left that Rocha avoids nicely.
Rocha shoots and misses
and Kiely counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiely might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocha closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kiely circles away.
Kiely looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kiely looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely tries to bum rush Rocha with a series of wild strikes but Rocha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rocha appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kiely scores with a jab. Rocha acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kiely digs a good hook to Rocha's body.
Rocha throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kiely's waist but Kiely gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rocha off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco Rocha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiely scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rocha doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice shot by Kiely.
Kiely lands with a nice body punch.
Kiely with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Kiely.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rocha might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kiely takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kiely has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rocha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kiely looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Babareens Kiely seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rocha walks into a left hand.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Rocha. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
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!
Kiely with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Francisco Rocha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kiely misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely cracks Rocha with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kiely scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A jab from Kiely does it's job there.
A lazy left from Kiely finds it's target.
Kiely fails to land with a series of punches.
Rocha half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kiely scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rocha tries to clinch up.
Kiely throws out a counter right but Rocha avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiely throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rocha walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kiely cracks Rocha with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kiely swinging wildly here.
Rocha attempts a counter takedown but Kiely avoids it well and moves away.
Kiely misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Babareens Kiely showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kiely throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rocha looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rocha walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kiely throws a right hand that Rocha ducks under and follows up with a left that Rocha also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kiely darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rocha is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kiely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kiely misses.
Rocha drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kiely sprawls and moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Kiely. That snapped Rocha's head back.
Rocha takes one to the chin there.
Kiely lands a head shot.
Kiely lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rocha looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kiely tests Rocha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kiely works Rocha's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rocha stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kiely scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiely connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rocha. Rocha circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kiely drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Rocha right on the button. Rocha goes down! Kiely follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Kiely gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Babareens Kiely!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Issac Field (ranked 2044 p4p, 1880 weight class) and Mathew Dew (ranked 204 p4p, 188 weight class). Issac Field could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mathew Dew's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Issac Field!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mathew Dew!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Field cracks Dew with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Field connects with a jab.
 Dew is rocked!
Dew tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Issac Field seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Field drops Dew with a big left hand! Dew is injured, injured bad! Field jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Issac Field!
Our winner, Issac Field, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smile Telheiras (ranked 1613 p4p, 2550 weight class) and Benny West (ranked 209 p4p, 311 weight class). Smile Telheiras has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Basic striking
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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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Smile Telheiras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Benny West!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West sizes up Telheiras with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
 It looks like Smile Telheiras has been cut.
Telheiras thuds his right hand into West's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A right-left combo lands from Telheiras.
Telheiras staying out of range there.
Telheiras looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
West dodges the punch combination from Telheiras.
West is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
West scores with a shot to the body.
Telheiras misses with a series of wild punches.
Telheiras moves away from the strike by West.
West missing with a left hand there. Telheiras was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
West throws an overhand right that lands on Telheiras's shoulder, as Telheiras tries to avoid the shot.
Telheiras appears to be looking for a big counter.
West fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
West misses with a wild body shot.
West throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Telheiras. Those never looked like landing.
West lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Telheiras misses with the combination.
Telheiras misses with the combination.
West scores with a jab to the jaw.
West is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Telheiras.
Telheiras forces West back against the cage and clinches.
West is trying to break the clinch but Telheiras has him pressed against the cage.
West wants to break free but Telheiras has control.
West wants to break free but Telheiras has control.
Telheiras ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Telheiras no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
West gets to his feet. Telheiras looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Telheiras misses with a hook
and West scores with a counter punch that sends Telheiras to the canvas! West smells blood - he's punishing Telheiras with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Telheiras has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benny West!
Benny West 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 Otto Blatz (ranked 1592 p4p, 1127 weight class) and Sergey Vinogradov (ranked 236 p4p, 167 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Otto Blatz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sergey Vinogradov!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blatz just misses with a punch to the body.
Blatz misses with a left hand
and Vinogradov counters with a stiff right hand.
Blatz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Blatz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Vinogradov.
A jab lands there for Vinogradov.
We've been told by Blatz's head coaches at Acme Island Savages that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Blatz tries to bum rush Vinogradov with a series of wild strikes but Vinogradov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blatz misses with a few strikes there.
Blatz takes a swing at Vinogradov's ribcage but misses.
Vinogradov staying out of range there.
Vinogradov throws a lazy right hand but Blatz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vinogradov staying out of range there.
Blatz moves away from the strike by Vinogradov.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vinogradov is defended easily by Blatz.
A little feinted left hand from Blatz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vinogradov misses with an uppercut. Blatz saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Blatz misses.
Blatz throws a lazy uppercut
and Vinogradov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blatz is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Vinogradov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Blatz fails to land with a series of punches.
Vinogradov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vinogradov moves out of range as Blatz strikes.
Vinogradov throws a hook but Blatz blocks it.
Blatz misses with a looping left.
Vinogradov throws out a counter right but Blatz avoids it with no problem.
Vinogradov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blatz.
Blatz throws a shot from downtown. Vinogradov moves away and avoids it.
Blatz tests Vinogradov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Vinogradov misses.
Blatz throwing a counter right hand but Vinogradov manages to avoid it.
Blatz throws a hook but Vinogradov avoids it easily.
And Vinogradov tries to counter it with a takedown but Blatz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Blatz throws a looping overhand right but Vinogradov ducks down to avoid it.
Blatz misses with a double jab
and Vinogradov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vinogradov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blatz.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vinogradov! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Blatz misses.
Blatz takes a swing at Vinogradov's ribcage but misses.
Blatz misses the body punch
and Vinogradov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Blatz misses with a shot to the body
and Blatz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vinogradov slips under a jab from Blatz.
Blatz throws a lazy body kick
and Vinogradov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Blatz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blatz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vinogradov is trying for a kimura here. Blatz looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Vinogradov wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sergey Vinogradov!
A victorious Sergey Vinogradov 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Artair Fisher (ranked 1307 p4p, 848 weight class) and Brett Shoenfeld (ranked 140 p4p, 52 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Artair Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brett Shoenfeld!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher jabs Shoenfeld to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shoenfeld walks into a left hand.
Fisher misses with a double jab.
Fisher gets caught napping as Shoenfeld dives in and scores a takedown. Fisher manages to retain guard.
Shoenfeld controlling from the top position.
Shoenfeld trying to control the position from guard on top but Fisher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shoenfeld postures up.
Fisher keeping full guard, as Shoenfeld tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fisher being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoenfeld drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shoenfeld jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Shoenfeld has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Walter J Abramowitz Center for Bigness. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Shoenfeld is looking to work some ground and pound but Fisher has wrist control.
Shoenfeld controlling from the top position.
Fisher keeping full guard, as Shoenfeld tries to pass.
Shoenfeld advances to half guard.
Shoenfeld is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shoenfeld is looking to advance position but Fisher won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoenfeld works his way into full mount!
Shoenfeld wants to take Fisher's back here but Fisher is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Shoenfeld looking to control but Fisher is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shoenfeld content just to control the position here.
Shoenfeld goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Fisher turns into him and now he's in Shoenfeld's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoenfeld is trying to control the position but Fisher postures up.
Shoenfeld is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fisher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shoenfeld on the ground.
Shoenfeld uses his free foot to push down on Fisher's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fisher.
Shoenfeld wants to control the pace but Fisher is squirming around nicely.
Shoenfeld is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Fisher is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brett Shoenfeld!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dick Winters (ranked 423 p4p, 1754 weight class) and Zhang Wei (ranked 63 p4p, 252 weight class). Winters's entrance music is All Along the Watchtower. A fine choice. 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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dick Winters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Zhang Wei!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winters avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Winters takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Winters scores with a takedown into Wei's guard.
Wei manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Winters manages to get himself to full guard.
Winters working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wei.
Winters looking to control.
Winters working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wei.
Winters working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wei.
Wei has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad The Island. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wei throws a big right hand that misses.
Wei wants to control from the top but Winters keeps moving.
Wei content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wei is working Winters over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wei postures up in Winters's guard and throws a big left but Winters blocks it.
Winters utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wei distracts Winters with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wei throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Winters works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wei postures up in Winters's guard and throws a big left but Winters blocks it.
Wei trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Winters has Wei pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Winters looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Winters is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Winters slips a jab from Wei.
Dick Winters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Wei enables Winters to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wei manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Winters connects with a couple of short punches.
Winters slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Winters throws a strike aimed at the side of Wei's head but Wei avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wei is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wei is trying to stand up here but Winters is controlling him well.
Winters wants to pass the guard but Wei is defending well.
Wei moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winters showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wei tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Winters postures up.
Wei looking to hit a scissor sweep but Winters is one step ahead there.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wei is trying to control the position but Winters postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Winters shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wei is trying to defend but Winters finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Winters wants to free his trapped foot but Wei is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wei wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zhang Wei will probably get the nod.
That's time! Winters's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Winters shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wei sprawls well. Wei wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Winters gets slowly back to his feet.
Winters closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Winters taking a breather here.
Winters throwing shots but missing, from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wei struggling a bit here.
Wei is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Winters is staying active.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wei tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Winters wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Winters trying to control the action but Wei is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Wei is trying to get back to half guard.
Winters is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wei is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wei tries to escape but Winters is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wei is trying to control Winters's posture but Winters avoids it.
Wei tries to bench press Winters off him but Winters keeps the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Winters dives in for a single leg takedown but Wei sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Wei's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Winters drags the fight down to the ground.
Winters has his hands on Wei's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winters is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Winters looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Winters utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wei postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wei wants to control from the top but Winters keeps moving.
Winters is trying to control the position but Wei postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Zhang Wei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wei throws a right and a left that Winters avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wei tries to sprawl but Winters drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wei is positioning himself well to prevent Winters advancing to mount.
Dick Winters overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Winters is thwarting Wei's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Winters in particular looking to stall.
Winters wants to free his trapped foot but Wei is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wei trying to control from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Winters dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Winters shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wei pinned against the cage. Wei gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wei.
Winters closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wei quickly recovers to half guard.
Winters seems to be working for a kimura but Wei defends the submission attempt.
Winters wants to control but Wei is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wei is doing well to control the position and prevent Winters from advancing to side control.
Winters trying to mount his opponent but Wei defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wei is looking to control Winters's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wei avoid being mounted?
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Winters wants to control but Wei is keeping him busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Winters looks for a takedown but Wei sprawls well.
Winters fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wei avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Winters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winters ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wei stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wei wants it to stay on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Winters is defended easily by Wei.
Winters tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wei swivels and escapes.
Winters darts in looking for a takedown but Wei gets double underhooks and turns Winters into the cage.
Wei is trying to force a seperation but Winters has the dominant position.
Winters is trying to pull guard but Wei has him pressed against the cage.
Wei is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wei avoids a wild elbow strike from Winters.
Wei is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Winters fails to pull guard.
Winters changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wei fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wei missing with a left hand there. Winters was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Winters shoots in for a double leg but Wei sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Winters uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wei.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Wei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Winters moves out of range as Wei strikes.
Winters half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Wei. Those never looked like landing.
Wei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Winters sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Winters defending well as Wei loads up on a big left hand.
Winters staying out of range there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Winters is defended easily by Wei.
Winters moves out of range as Wei strikes.
Winters uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wei.
Winters dives in and grabs Wei's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wei pushes down on Winters's head and hops out.
Wei scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Winters feints and as Wei raises his hands in defense, Winters changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wei keeping moving, preventing Winters from controlling successfully.
Wei keeping full guard, as Winters tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wei looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Winters looking to pass the guard.
Wei working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wei looking for a sweep. Not yet Wei, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zhang Wei comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wei has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zhang Wei!
A very excited looking Zhang Wei rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jobber Joe (ranked 500 p4p, 524 weight class) and Ricky Luciano (ranked 53 p4p, 57 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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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jobber Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricky Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe cracks Luciano with a right hand to the side of the head.
Joe seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Joe blocks a jab.
Luciano slips a jab from Joe.
A combination from Joe does no damage.
Joe throws a combination that misses
and Luciano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A cross from Joe lands.
Joe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luciano loads up on a big right hand but Joe slips the punch.
Luciano lands a head shot.
Joe throws a hook but Luciano blocks it.
Joe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luciano takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Joe throws a series of punches but Luciano avoids them all with ease.
Luciano counters with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Luciano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joe connects with a body shot that sends Luciano's belly button to the back.
Joe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luciano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe misses with a combination
and Luciano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Joe thinking.
Joe cracks Luciano with a right hand to the side of the head.
Joe just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Luciano's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Joe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Luciano under the eye.
Joe connects with a jab.
Luciano ducks under a wild hook from Joe.
Joe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luciano misses with an uppercut. Joe saw that one coming.
Joe lands an overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Luciano.
Nice shot by Joe.
Some wild striking there from Joe.
Luciano replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Joe blocks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luciano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A telegraphed right hand from Joe misses the target.
And Luciano responds with a good body kick, but Joe manages to step out the way in time.
Joe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Luciano avoids the body shot from Joe.
Joe throws an overhand right that lands on Luciano's shoulder, as Luciano tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Luciano releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Joe throws a body punch but Luciano moves out of range.
Joe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Joe lands a nice shot that snaps Luciano's head back.
Joe throws a hook but Luciano avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Joe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Luciano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joe.
Luciano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big left from Luciano misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luciano defending well as Joe loads up on a big left hand.
Joe misses with a straight right.
Joe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Luciano on the side of the head.
Joe is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Joe slips a jab from Luciano.
Joe connects with a crisp jab.
Luciano on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Luciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luciano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Luciano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joe.
Luciano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Luciano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joe throws out the jab.
A jab from Joe misses.
Jobber Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe looks to land a left hand but Luciano moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Luciano! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano throws a lazy right hand but Joe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joe takes a swing at Luciano's ribcage but misses.
Luciano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Joe looks to land a right hand but Luciano moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luciano.
Luciano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Joe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Luciano takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Joe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joe moves out of range of the strikes.
Joe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Luciano under the eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joe checks a low kick from Luciano.
Joe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luciano manages to avoid it.
Joe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jobber Joe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Good shot there by Joe.
Joe loads up on a big right hand but Luciano slips the punch.
Luciano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Joe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Luciano misses.
Joe lands with a shot to the body.
Luciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joe throws a big shot that misses.
Luciano is looking for the big counter here.
Luciano moves away from the strike by Joe.
Luciano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joe.
Luciano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe missing with a left hand there. Luciano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jobber Joe is winning the standup battle so far.
Joe just misses with a punch to the body.
Joe throws a shot from downtown. Luciano moves away and avoids it.
Luciano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe loads up on a big right hand but Luciano slips the punch.
Joe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luciano can do to turn this around?
Luciano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luciano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joe.
Luciano moves out of range as Joe strikes.
Joe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Joe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luciano moves away.
Joe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Joe scores with a jab.
Joe slips a straight right by Luciano.
Joe is looking to counter punch.
A left lands for Joe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe swings for the body but Luciano moves out of range.
Joe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luciano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luciano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luciano lands a jab to Joe's midsection.
Luciano throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Luciano throws out a loose jab but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe throws the left hand but Luciano avoids the punch easily.
Joe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Joe throws a body punch but Luciano moves out of range.
Joe misses with a hook. Luciano ducked under it nicely.
Luciano throws out a loose jab but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luciano misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Luciano.
Joe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luciano.
Luciano misses with a jab to the body
and Joe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joe works over Luciano's head and body with a nice combination.
Joe misses with a looping right.
Joe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lucianos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Joe connects with a body shot.
A cross from Joe lands.
Luciano ducks right into an uppercut from Joe.
Luciano is rocked!
Joe lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Luciano throws a looping overhand right but Joe ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Joe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luciano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joe swinging wildly here.
Oooooh!!! Luciano has knocked Joe down with a huge combo! Luciano steps away and waves a wobbly Joe back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Joe is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Joe.
Joe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luciano now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Joe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luciano.
Luciano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joe throws out the jab.
Luciano tries to move into range but Joe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luciano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joe.
Luciano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jobber Joe dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Joe scores with a body shot.
Joe tries to bum rush Luciano with a series of wild strikes but Luciano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It seemed like Luciano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Joe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joe looks to score with a jab to the body but Luciano is just out of range.
Luciano throws out a counter right but Joe avoids it with no problem.
Joe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luciano moves away.
Joe staying out of range there.
Joe misses with a series of wild punches.
Joe connects with a body shot that sends Luciano's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luciano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Luciano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luciano replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Joe blocks it well.
Joe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Joe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Joe misses its target.
Luciano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Luciano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joe manages to avoid it.
Joe misses with a wild body shot.
Luciano's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Joe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Luciano scrambles back to his feet.
Luciano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Joe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Luciano walks into a straight right hand from Joe.
The fighters circling - Joe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Luciano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A shot to the liver by Joe. Beautiful body shot.
Luciano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luciano let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ricky Luciano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joe swings widly with a right hand
letting Luciano counter with a right hand.
Joe throws out a loose jab but Luciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luciano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Joe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joe connects with a single shot there.
Joe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Joe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Joe misses with an uppercut. Luciano saw that one coming.
Luciano throws a shot from downtown. Joe moves away and avoids it.
Joe throws a hook but Luciano blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Luciano! But no joy.
Joe misses with a two punch combination.
Joe throws a right hand that misses
and Luciano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Joe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joe walks straight into a right hand from Luciano - that's dropped him! Luciano jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Joe from any more punishment! Joe complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timur Vasiliev (ranked 254 p4p, 1113 weight class) and Mizark Coleman (ranked 10 p4p, 34 weight class). Coleman has chosen The Roid Rage Holla as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Timur Vasiliev has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Timur Vasiliev seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timur Vasiliev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mizark Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vasiliev scores with a jab to the head.
 It looks like Mizark Coleman has been cut.
Vasiliev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Coleman is looking to clinch.
Vasiliev clinches with his opponent.
Coleman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vasiliev throws a punch but it's blocked by Coleman.
Coleman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vasiliev is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vasiliev lands an uppercut.
Vasiliev tries a body shot but Coleman blocks it.
Vasiliev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vasiliev lands a hook that snaps the head of Coleman backwards.
Vasiliev lands with a short shot to the head.
Vasiliev dodges an elbow strike from Coleman.
Vasiliev avoids a wild elbow strike from Coleman.
Vasiliev lands a nice uppercut.
Vasiliev throws a punch but it's blocked by Coleman.
Nice body punch from Vasiliev.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasiliev lands a body shot in the clinch.
Coleman looks winded!
Coleman throws an elbow that misses.
A short body shot lands from Vasiliev as the two fighters clinch.
Coleman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vasiliev manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vasiliev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vasiliev lands a shot to the body.
Vasiliev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vasiliev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vasiliev lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vasiliev breaks the clinch.
Vasiliev cracks Coleman with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Vasiliev has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Coleman to stand back up!
Coleman is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasiliev cracks Coleman with a left hook right on the temple and Coleman goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Vasiliev lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Coleman is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Timur Vasiliev!
Timur Vasiliev retains his super heavyweight title!
Timur Vasiliev seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Mizark Coleman was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm gonna beat the shit out of my wife even worse this time! Arhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Behnder (ranked 238 p4p, 431 weight class) and Jake Damien (ranked 38 p4p, 65 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Marcus Behnder!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jake Damien!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Behnder gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Damien to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Damien pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Behnder is keeping the position for now.
Behnder keeping moving, preventing Damien from controlling successfully.
Damien not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
My spies in Island project inform me that Damien has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damien trying to control the position from guard on top but Behnder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Behnder holds on and takes a little breather.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Behnder trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Damien shoots in looking for a takedown but Behnder manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Damien's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Damien shoots in for a takedown but Behnder shows good takedown defense.
Behnder shoots in and bounces Damien off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Damien escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Behnder gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Behnder seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damien controls Behnder momentarily but Behnder frees himself.
Behnder tries to free his leg and advance position but Damien is retaining full guard.
Damien has an active guard here but Behnder has managed to pass into half guard.
Behnder trying to control the pace.
Behnder passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damien sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Behnder is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Damien is just riding it out for now. Behnder eventually gives up the hold.
Damien is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Behnder pulls his head out easily.
Behnder takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Damien is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've been hearing good reports from Behnder'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.
Damien looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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.
Behnder is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Behnder is thwarting Damien's attempts to control the position.
Behnder prevents Damien from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Behnder missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Behnder trying to control the action but Damien is working from the bottom.
Behnder looks to land a strike but Damien avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Behnder dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Behnder is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Damien's half guard.
Behnder prevents Damien from improving his position.
Behnder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Damien can do to turn this around?
Damien trying to control here.
Damien actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damien is refusing to be controlled, as Behnder sits in half guard.
Damien wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Behnder seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Damien does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Behnder looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Behnder trying to control the action but Damien is working from the bottom.
Damien looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Behnder wants to control but Damien is keeping him busy.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Behnder is looking for a kimura here.
Damien is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Behnder pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fighters are battling for position here. Damien manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Behnder wants to control from the top but Damien keeps moving.
Behnder is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Damien gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Behnder throws a big right hand that misses.
Behnder trying to control the position from guard on top but Damien is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Behnder avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Behnder got a little sloppy there for a moment and Damien has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Behnder has managed to get both his arms back between Damien's legs - danger averted.
Behnder trying to control the position from guard on top but Damien is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Behnder being controlled here momentarily.
Damien utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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.
Behnder in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Behnder has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Behnder trying to control but Damien is working from the bottom.
Behnder got a little sloppy there for a moment and Damien has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Behnder has managed to get both his arms back between Damien's legs - danger averted.
Behnder pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Damien is keeping the position for now.
Behnder working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Damien keeping moving, preventing Behnder from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Behnder moves into the clinch successfully.
Damien fails to pull guard.
Behnder has hold of one of Damien's legs. Damien is fighting the takedown attempt but Behnder gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Behnder trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Behnder dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Behnder. No joy for Damien on that attempt.
Behnder looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Damien is looking for a triangle but Behnder pushes his legs off easily.
Damien working for a triangle but Behnder defends it easily.
Damien looking to control but Behnder passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Behnder is looking to take a break and control but Damien is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Damien is defending against the submission attempts here by Behnder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damien looking for submissions off his back.
Behnder is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Damien is just riding it out for now. Behnder eventually gives up the hold.
Marcus Behnder overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Behnder trying to control from half guard but Damien is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Damien tries to roll over but Behnder keeps him under control.
Behnder is trying to control the action in half guard but Damien is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Damien wants to control but Behnder is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Damien is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Behnder pulls his head out easily.
Behnder wants to free his trapped foot but Damien is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Damien is looking to control Behnder's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Damien avoid being mounted?
Well, if Behnder is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damien wants to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Behnder shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Behnder showed some decent athleticism there.
Damien is looking to improve his position.
Damien is refusing to be controlled, as Behnder sits in half guard.
Damien looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damien is refusing to be controlled, as Behnder sits in half guard.
Behnder is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Marcus Behnder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Behnder wants to take a breather but Damien is having none of it.
Damien is trying to control but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Behnder prevents Damien from improving his position.
Behnder not doing much here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Behnder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Behnder 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Behnder!
Marcus Behnder retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Marcus Behnder 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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