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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Remi Chavaski (ranked 268 p4p, 1893 weight class) and Reynard Frederick (ranked 27 p4p, 194 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Remi Chavaski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Reynard Frederick!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavaski fails with a takedown attempt.
Frederick throws a body punch but Chavaski moves out of range.
Chavaski throws out a loose jab but Frederick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frederick misses with a body punch
and Chavaski counters with a shoot takedown. Frederick fights it but they end up in guard.
Frederick controls Chavaski momentarily but Chavaski frees himself.
Chavaski wants to control from the top but Frederick keeps moving.
Frederick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chavaski has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frederick is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chavaski is aware though and is defending well.
Frederick has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Chavaski trying to control but Frederick is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavaski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Frederick is keeping the position for now.
Chavaski works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Frederick wants to control but Chavaski is keeping busy.
Chavaski prevents Frederick from improving his position.
Chavaski stalling.
Frederick wants to improve his position but Chavaski is controlling well.
Frederick gets back to full guard.
Chavaski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavaski trying to control but Frederick is working from the bottom.
Frederick is looking to stand up but Chavaski isn't so interested in that idea.
Chavaski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chavaski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Frederick bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chavaski's guard.
Frederick won't allow Chavaski to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frederick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chavaski has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Frederick should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Chavaski has tightened it up now! Frederick should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Remi Chavaski!
Remi Chavaski retains his featherweight title!
In defeat, Reynard Frederick stepped up to the mic, saying 'The judges were fixed, the referee was fixed! My losing is FAKE NEWS!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titus Lesnar (ranked 823 p4p, 475 weight class) and Ricky Thompson (ranked 113 p4p, 74 weight class). Lesnar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Next Big Thing. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Titus Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricky Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson throws a leg kick but Lesnar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thompson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lesnar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thompson with the counter takedown but Lesnar avoids it easily.
Lesnar connects with a right hand. Thompson shakes it off.
Lesnar shoots in but Thompson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lesnar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good standup being displayed there by Lesnar as he connects with a hook.
Horrible takedown attempt by Thompson or perhaps it was just good defense by Lesnar, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar gets a double leg takedown into Thompson's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Thompson looking for a sweep. Not yet Thompson, not yet.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
Lesnar stopping the sweep attempt from Thompson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Thompson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lesnar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thompson is trying to control the position but Lesnar postures up.
Lesnar works over Thompson with some ground and pound from guard.
Thompson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thompson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lesnar controls the pace.
Lesnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lesnar landing with the ground and pound.
Lesnar lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar postures up in Thompson's guard and throws a big left but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson is trying to control the position but Lesnar postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lesnar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lesnar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lesnar connects with a couple of short punches.
Thompson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lesnar puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson is trying to get back to full guard.
Thompson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Thompson.
Lesnar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thompson's head.
Lesnar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lesnar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thompson has Lesnar pulled in close to control his posture.
Thompson wants to sweep here but Lesnar controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to hit a sweep here but Lesnar passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Thompson there!
Thompson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lesnar controlling the position easily from mount.
Thompson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lesnar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thompson is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson can't escape the position.
Lesnar lands a big shot there that rocks Thompson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Thompson is looking to improve his position but Lesnar isn't that keen on the idea.
Thompson keeps trying to improve his position.
Lesnar with a couple of short strikes.
Lesnar raining down hammerfists from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice elbow there by Lesnar.
Thompson tries to reverse the position but Lesnar maintains control.
Lesnar has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Thompson's face.
Thompson tries to reverse the position but Lesnar maintains control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Titus Lesnar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lesnar blocks a head kick by Thompson.
Thompson throws a hook to the side of Lesnar's head but Lesnar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lesnar misses with a body shot.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lesnar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lesnar throws a poor cross that misses
and Thompson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lesnar's guard.
Thompson postures up in Lesnar's guard and throws a big left but Lesnar blocks it.
Lesnar 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.
Lesnar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thompson throwing strikes but missing.
Thompson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thompson preventing the sweep.
Thompson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thompson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lesnar looking to control.
Thompson landing some decent shots from guard.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Lesnar keeps moving.
Titus Lesnar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thompson scoring with some ground and pound.
Thompson throwing strikes from guard but Lesnar blocks nicely.
Thompson won't allow Lesnar to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thompson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lesnar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thompson.
Thompson throws a strike but Lesnar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lesnar postures up.
Lesnar stopping the sweep attempt from Thompson.
Lesnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lesnar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lesnar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is in close to Thompson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Thompson trying to control the position.
Lesnar won't allow Thompson to sweep him here.
Lesnar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lesnar working some strikes from top position.
Lesnar won't allow Thompson to sweep him here.
Thompson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Thompson is keen to just control but Lesnar is a slippery customer.
Thompson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thompson misses with a head shot. Lesnar uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thompson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lesnar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lesnar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?
Thompson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thompson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Thompson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Thompson postures up and lands a big shot to Lesnar's brow.
 It looks like Titus Lesnar has been cut.
Thompson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thompson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lesnar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thompson tries to free his leg and advance position but Lesnar is retaining full guard.
Thompson chips away with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Titus Lesnar's cut.
That's time! Lesnar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Thompson scores with a head kick. Lesnar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lesnar tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Thompson defends well and Lesnar ends up having to push Thompson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Thompson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Thompson is trying to trip Lesnar. He has hold of a leg but Lesnar is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Thompson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Thompson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thompson stands and throws Lesnar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Thompson lands a nice forearm strike.
Thompson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Thompson.
Thompson throwing strikes but Lesnar manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson is trying to get back to half guard.
Lesnar scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar scoring with punches and elbows.
Thompson is looking to regain half guard here but Lesnar keeps moving and retains side control.
Lesnar working the ground and pound.
Lesnar scoring with punches from side control.
Lesnar trying to control the action but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Lesnar cracks Thompson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lesnar connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Thompson some visible discomfort.
Lesnar is putting a hurting on Thompson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lesnar is chipping away with strikes.
Lesnar working the ground and pound.
Thompson is looking to regain half guard here but Lesnar keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lesnar grinds an elbow into Thompson's temple.
Lesnar scoring with punches from side control.
Lesnar cracks Thompson with a big elbow.
 Thompson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesnar works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Thompson is still in real trouble! Can Lesnar finish him?
Thompson is looking to regain half guard here but Lesnar keeps moving and retains side control.
Thompson seems to have recovered his senses.
Thompson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lesnar gets to mount! Thompson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Lesnar scoring with strikes but Thompson is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to control the pace but Thompson is squirming around nicely.
Lesnar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Thompson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lesnar with a couple of short strikes.
Thompson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thompson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Thompson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lesnar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Thompson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lesnar pulls his head out easily.
Thompson wants to improve his position but Lesnar is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Lesnar has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Thompson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lesnar breaks from Thompson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lesnar lands a big elbow.
Lesnar landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson is looking to get to half guard.
Lesnar wants to control the pace but Thompson is squirming around nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Titus Lesnar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lesnar 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titus Lesnar!
Titus Lesnar 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mara Tantor (ranked 438 p4p, 428 weight class) and Biscuit Oliva (ranked 68 p4p, 63 weight class). Oliva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Vo Williams - Primal (ft. Vyceroy) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Biscuit Oliva told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mara Tantor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Biscuit Oliva!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliva misses with a hook
and Tantor counters with a three punch combo that has Oliva backing up. Oliva nods at Tantor to acknowledge the strikes.
Oliva throws a right hand that misses
and Tantor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oliva closes the distance and pushes Tantor back into the cage.
Tantor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oliva throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oliva.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tantor.
Oliva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tantor misses with the head strike.
Oliva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oliva cracks Tantor with a nice body shot.
Oliva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tantor lands with a left to the head.
Oliva blocks an uppercut.
Oliva lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tantor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oliva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oliva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tantor is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Oliva tries to work over Tantor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tantor.
Tantor lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tantor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tantor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oliva lands with a short shot to the head.
Tantor tries to break the clinch but Oliva is controlling the position.
Tantor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oliva backwards.
Oliva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tantor backwards.
Oliva throws a punch but it's blocked by Tantor.
Tantor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oliva misses with the head strike.
Tantor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oliva blocking some punches.
Oliva tries to throw a body punch but Tantor avoids it by throwing Oliva back against the cage.
Tantor lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tantor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oliva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tantor's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Oliva.
Oliva can't find room to land a body shot as Tantor controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tantor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oliva tries to work over Tantor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tantor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor pushes Oliva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tantor scores with a shoulder strike.
Oliva is rocked!
Tantor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oliva is still on wobbly legs! Can Tantor finish him?
Oliva is working Tantor over against the cage.
Tantor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oliva seems to have recovered his senses.
Oliva tries to throw a body punch but Tantor avoids it by throwing Oliva back against the cage.
Tantor lands with a left to the head.
Tantor scores with a hook to the body.
Oliva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oliva can't find room to land a body shot as Tantor controls the action.
Oliva has a couple of punches blocked by Tantor.
Tantor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tantor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oliva.
Tantor lands with a light punch inside.
Oliva tries to throw a body punch but Tantor avoids it by throwing Oliva back against the cage.
Tantor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Tantor.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oliva.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oliva.
Oliva takes a shot to the head.
Tantor throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tantor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tantor lands with a left to the head.
Oliva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oliva can't find room to land a body shot as Tantor controls the action.
Tantor blocking some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tantor.
Tantor stalling.
Oliva swings wildly with an uppercut but Tantor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tantor is trying to push Oliva away but Oliva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Oliva on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Tantor.
Tantor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Oliva.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tantor.
Oliva can't find room to land a body shot as Tantor controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tantor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oliva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oliva fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva blocks an uppercut.
Tantor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliva is trying to pull guard but Tantor turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Oliva can't find room to land a body shot as Tantor controls the action.
Oliva throws a punch but it's blocked by Tantor.
Oliva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tantor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tantor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oliva backwards.
Oliva misses with a body punch.
Oliva has a couple of punches blocked by Tantor.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tantor.
Tantor wants to break free but Oliva has control.
Tantor blocks a body shot from Oliva.
Tantor misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Tantor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tantor swings wildly with an uppercut but Oliva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tantor manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tantor can't break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mara Tantor dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tantor jabs Oliva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tantor misses with a looping left.
A big right from Tantor misses.
Tantor defending well as Oliva loads up on a big left hand.
Tantor seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tantor with a hook.
Tantor ducks under a wild hook from Oliva.
Tantor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tantor slips under a jab from Oliva.
Tantor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oliva can do to turn this around?
Oliva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tantor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oliva. Tantor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tantor scores with a nice strike.
Oliva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tantor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Oliva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tantor looking to stall.
A short body shot lands from Oliva as the two fighters clinch.
Oliva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tantor just stands there and leans against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tantor swings wildly with an uppercut but Oliva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oliva has a couple of punches blocked by Tantor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Tantor.
A short right from Oliva on the inside.
Oliva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tantor blocks an uppercut.
Oliva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tantor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oliva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oliva misses with some punches.
Oliva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Tantor.
Good body shot from Tantor.
Oliva misses with a punch to the body.
Tantor has a couple of punches blocked by Oliva.
Oliva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tantor pushes Oliva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tantor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oliva throws a punch but it's blocked by Tantor.
Mara Tantor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tantor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tantor pushes Oliva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Tantor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oliva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tantor trying to stall but Oliva improves his position.
Tantor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oliva.
Tantor prevents a body shot from Oliva.
Oliva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oliva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tantor blocks an uppercut.
Tantor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tantor taking a breather.
Oliva scores with a shoulder strike.
Oliva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oliva misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Tantor.
Oliva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tantor's elbow.
Oliva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tantor lands with a light punch inside.
Oliva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Oliva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor struggles to land a body shot inside as Oliva controls his hands.
Oliva tries a body shot but Tantor blocks it.
Tantor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oliva is keeping busy.
Oliva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oliva misses with the head strike.
Oliva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oliva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tantor throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliva.
Oliva tries to work over Tantor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tantor throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliva.
Oliva misses with a punch to the body.
Tantor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Oliva.
Oliva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oliva lands a right hand.
Tantor scores with a shot to the side of Oliva's head.
Oliva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oliva blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliva.
Tantor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Oliva lands a right hand.
Tantor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tantor is leaning against Oliva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oliva misses with some punches.
Oliva presses Tantor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oliva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oliva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tantor taking a breather.
A short right from Oliva on the inside.
Tantor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oliva's elbow.
Oliva misses with some punches.
Oliva lands a body shot.
Oliva lands with a short shot to the head.
Tantor blocks an uppercut.
Oliva misses with some punches.
Oliva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tantor backwards.
Oliva lands a right hand.
Tantor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Biscuit Oliva 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Oliva throws a big shot that misses.
Tantor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oliva cracks Tantor with a good jab.
Oliva loads up on a big right hand but Tantor slips the punch.
Jab, jab by Tantor - just one landing.
A jab lands there for Oliva.
Oliva misses with a straight left.
Oliva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tantor.
Oliva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tantor slips a jab from Oliva.
Oliva clinches up with Tantor and pushes him back against the cage.
Tantor scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tantor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oliva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tantor can't break the clinch.
Oliva lands a nice uppercut.
Oliva is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliva tries to work over Tantor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oliva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor blocks a body shot from Oliva.
Oliva misses with a punch to the body.
Tantor misses with some punches.
Tantor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tantor blocks an uppercut.
Oliva blocking some punches.
Tantor misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliva.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tantor.
A short body shot lands from Tantor as the two fighters clinch.
Tantor misses with the head strike.
Oliva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oliva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tantor blocks an uppercut.
Tantor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tantor lands a body punch.
Oliva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oliva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tantor fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor lands a shoulder strike.
Tantor blocks a body shot from Oliva.
Tantor is trying to break the clinch but Oliva is controlling him.
Tantor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oliva blocking some punches.
Oliva misses with the head strike.
Tantor has had enough of the clinch but Oliva keeps him there for the moment.
Oliva swings wildly with an uppercut but Tantor uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Oliva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tantor stalling in the clinch.
Tantor prevents a body shot from Oliva.
Oliva can't find room to land a body shot as Tantor controls the action.
Oliva blocks an uppercut.
Oliva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oliva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tantor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oliva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor misses with a punch to the body.
Tantor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tantor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oliva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tantor backwards.
Oliva lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tantor.
Still in the clinch, Tantor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tantor is trying to break free.
Tantor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tantor is trying to force a seperation but Oliva has the dominant position.
Oliva misses with a body punch.
Oliva misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tantor.
Tantor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tantor is trying to push Oliva away but Oliva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oliva.
Tantor tries a body shot but Oliva blocks it.
Oliva lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor blocks a body shot from Oliva.
Oliva misses with a body punch.
Oliva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tantor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tantor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliva swings wildly with an uppercut but Tantor uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Oliva.
Oliva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tantor misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Oliva fails to land.
Oliva misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Tantor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oliva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tantor backwards.
Oliva misses with a punch to the body.
Oliva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tantor trying to stall but Oliva improves his position.
Tantor blocks an uppercut.
Oliva struggles to land a body shot inside as Tantor controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Biscuit Oliva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Oliva 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Biscuit Oliva!
Biscuit Oliva decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hayato Sakuraba (ranked 480 p4p, 177 weight class) and Lucas Barbosa (ranked 69 p4p, 23 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hayato Sakuraba!
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, Lucas Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sakuraba scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sakuraba looking to sit in guard and control but Barbosa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbosa postures up.
Barbosa forces his way into half guard.
Barbosa is looking to take a break and control but Sakuraba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barbosa wants to work for an arm triangle but Sakuraba is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sakuraba moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Barbosa won't allow Sakuraba to sweep him here.
Sakuraba keeping moving, preventing Barbosa from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sakuraba manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barbosa manages to get himself to full guard.
Barbosa wants to sweep but no luck.
Sakuraba works over Barbosa with some ground and pound from guard.
Sakuraba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barbosa is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Sakuraba frees his head nicely. Oh but Barbosa has switched to an armbar! Sakuraba is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Lucas Barbosa! Lucas Barbosa retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ed Green (ranked 672 p4p, 247 weight class) and Kofi Ousmane (ranked 89 p4p, 35 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ed Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kofi Ousmane!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green fails with the takedown.
Ousmane changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Green tries to avoid it but Ousmane manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Green to the ground. Green escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ousmane lands with a good body shot.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ousmane.
Ousmane fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Green definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ousmane fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ed Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kofi Ousmane.
Green is looking to clinch.
Green misses with a head kick.
Green shoots for a double leg takedown but Ousmane sprawls well. He's pushed Green's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ousmane shoots in but no luck this time.
Green changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ousmane looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Green is fending him off so far but Ousmane persists. Nope, Green circles away and we're back to standing.
Green attempts a counter takedown but Ousmane avoids it well and moves away.
Green will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Green feints and as Ousmane raises his hands in defense, Green changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ousmane wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Green trying to control but Ousmane is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ousmane manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Green trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ousmane looking to hit a scissor sweep but Green is one step ahead there.
Green looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ousmane is pulling down on Green's head. It's preventing any offense from Green, at least for the moment.
Green won't allow Ousmane to sweep him here.
Green tries to free his leg and advance position but Ousmane is retaining full guard.
Ousmane working a defensive guard but Green passes into half guard.
Green wants to free his trapped foot but Ousmane is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ousmane wants to control but Green is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ousmane keeping hold of Green's head, controlling as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ousmane wants to control the action here but instead Green manages to pass to full mount!
Green wants to take Ousmane's back here but Ousmane is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Ousmane is wriggling around trying to escape.
Green with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Green has hold of Ousmane's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ousmane manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ousmane felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Green with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Green working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ousmane is desperately trying to improve his position but Green has a good base and remains in mount.
Green fails to take his opponent's back.
Green is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ousmane to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ousmane shrugs it off.
Ousmane is trying to control the position here but Green swings around for an armbar and he's got it! This one is all over, courtesy of a slick submission by Green!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ed Green!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Valerio Falto (ranked 2001 p4p, 65 weight class) and Kazuo Takashi (ranked 112 p4p, 5 weight class). Takashi has chosen å‰ç”°å…„弟 Rising as his entrance music. Valerio Falto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Valerio Falto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kazuo Takashi!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takashi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Falto was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Falto misses with an uppercut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Falto gets tackled into the cage by Takashi. Takashi maintains the clinch.
Takashi has Falto pressed against the cage.
Takashi has Falto pushed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Falto.
Takashi has picked Falto up - he's going for a ride! Takashi dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Falto trying to control but Takashi postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Takashi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've been hearing good reports from Falto'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Takashi pulls his head out easily.
Takashi wants to work for an arm triangle but Falto is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Falto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Takashi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Falto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Falto is in trouble now - Takashi has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takashi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Falto has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Takashi controlling the positon.
Falto is trying to defend against the choke here but Takashi has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Takashi Tightens the hold and Falto taps out furiously! Takashi displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kazuo Takashi! Kazuo Takashi retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Kazuo Takashi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Noel Diaz (ranked 28 p4p, 424 weight class) and Liam Murphy (ranked 4 p4p, 59 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diaz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Stockton Slap Song. Liam Murphy acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Noel Diaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Liam Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
As Murphy tries to get set, Diaz tries to push him back and clinch up but Murphy manages to avoid the attempt.
Murphy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murphy jumps guard but Diaz stands there with Murphy around his waist. Murphy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Murphy pulls guard.
Murphy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Murphy has an active guard here but Diaz has managed to pass into half guard.
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.
Diaz prevents Murphy from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Diaz in particular looking to stall.
Murphy moves into full guard.
Murphy working for submissions but it's allowed Diaz to get to half guard.
Diaz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Murphy wants to control but Diaz is keeping busy.
Diaz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Murphy looking for submissions off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz pulls Murphy into guard.
Murphy wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Murphy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Murphy tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Diaz controlling Murphy's posture.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Murphy tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Noel Diaz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Murphy gets tackled into the cage by Diaz. Diaz maintains the clinch.
Diaz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Diaz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Diaz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Murphy drops back looking for a leg! Diaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diaz manages to kick Murphy off! Murphy jumps back into Diaz's guard.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Murphy tries to pass.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz working for a triangle but Murphy defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz has his feet on Murphy's thighs here. He's pushed Murphy off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Murphy screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Noel Diaz!
Noel Diaz retains his lightweight title!
Noel Diaz 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Shalashaska (ranked 108 p4p, 538 weight class) and Maurice Tillet (ranked 20 p4p, 79 weight class). Adam Shalashaska has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adam Shalashaska!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maurice Tillet!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shalashaska throws a shot to the body.
Shalashaska misses with a hook.
Tillet lands a jab to the nose.
Shalashaska lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shalashaska misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shalashaska lands a jab to Tillet's midsection.
Tillet rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shalashaska makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shalashaska misses with a jab to the body
and Tillet decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Shalashaska's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tillet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shalashaska is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tillet defends well.
Shalashaska keeping moving, preventing Tillet from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shalashaska is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tillet is aware though and is defending well.
Tillet throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shalashaska wants to sweep here but Tillet controlling him for the moment.
Shalashaska preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tillet working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shalashaska's head.
Tillet wants to control from the top but Shalashaska keeps moving.
Shalashaska bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tillet's guard.
Tillet pulls Shalashaska in to control the position.
Tillet trying to control the position.
Shalashaska trying to control but Tillet is working from the bottom.
Shalashaska is fighting to break Tillet's control of his arms but Tillet is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tillet is trying to keep Shalashaska in close.
Tillet looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tillet is looking to sweep but instead, Shalashaska has passed into half guard.
Shalashaska is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tillet works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tillet trying to control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tillet 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.
Shalashaska stands and throws Tillet's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tillet is looking to regain half guard here but Shalashaska keeps moving and retains side control.
Tillet prevents Shalashaska from improving position.
Tillet has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Shalashaska wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tillet keeps working.
Shalashaska tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shalashaska has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tillet manages to get back to half guard.
Tillet is concentrating on defense, preventing Shalashaska from advancing position.
Tillet tries to get to full guard but Shalashaska has control of the leg.
Tillet has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shalashaska is working away from the top position though.
Tillet slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Shalashaska looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tillet looking for a sweep. Not yet Tillet, not yet.
Tillet is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Shalashaska 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.
Shalashaska throws the left hand but Tillet avoids the punch easily.
Tillet with the counter takedown but Shalashaska avoids it easily.
Shalashaska scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Shalashaska connects with a single shot there.
Tillet avoids the body shot from Shalashaska.
Tillet is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Shalashaska is looking to wear down Tillet with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tillet moves out of range of the strikes.
And Tillet tries to counter it with a takedown but Shalashaska pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tillet shoots in for a takedown but Shalashaska shows good takedown defense.
Shalashaska lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tillet takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shalashaska throws a body shot but no joy.
Tillet feints the counter takedown.
Shalashaska misses with a hook. Tillet ducked under it nicely.
Tillet drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Shalashaska defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shalashaska. Tillet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tillet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shalashaska.
Tillet with the counter takedown but Shalashaska avoids it easily.
Tillet avoids the body shot from Shalashaska.
Shalashaska is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tillet can do to turn this around?
Tillet walks into a jab.
Shalashaska swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tillet counters with a nice double leg into side control. Shalashaska won't be happy with that.
Shalashaska tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tillet trying to control the action but Shalashaska is working from the bottom.
Tillet looks up at the clock and then as Shalashaska takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tillet smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shalashaska regains half guard.
Shalashaska is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tillet scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tillet working over Shalashaska with some ground and pound. Shalashaska looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tillet passes to side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shalashaska manages to get back to half guard.
Shalashaska avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tillet.
Maurice Tillet has got the better of the ground game so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tillet connects with a nice short shot to Shalashaska's temple.
Shalashaska regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tillet trying to control the position from guard on top but Shalashaska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shalashaska looking to control.
Shalashaska had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tillet defends it easily.
Tillet keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shalashaska's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tillet showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shalashaska is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tillet trying to control here.
Shalashaska wants to free his trapped foot but Tillet is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Shalashaska is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tillet moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tillet is pulling down on Shalashaska's head. It's preventing any offense from Shalashaska, at least for the moment.
Tillet wants to sweep but no luck.
Tillet manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shalashaska manages to get himself to full guard.
Tillet content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Shalashaska is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shalashaska not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Shalashaska dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shalashaska misses with a wild combination.
Shalashaska throws a lazy right hand but Tillet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've been told by Shalashaska's head coaches at Tez’s Stand N Bang ! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Adam Shalashaska is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Shalashaska.
Tillet is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tillet fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shalashaska tries to bum rush Tillet with a series of wild strikes but Tillet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tillet drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Shalashaska defends it well.
Shalashaska swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tillet counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tillet distracts Shalashaska with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tillet slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tillet lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tillet works over Shalashaska with some ground and pound from guard.
Tillet content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tillet is looking to work some ground and pound but Shalashaska has wrist control.
Tillet scoring with some ground and pound.
Tillet must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shalashaska trying to control the position.
Tillet is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Shalashaska keeping full guard, as Tillet tries to pass.
Tillet preventing the sweep.
Shalashaska is looking for a triangle but Tillet pushes his legs off easily.
Shalashaska working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tillet doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tillet manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tillet postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
 Shalashaska is rocked!
Tillet throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tillet wants to control from the top but Shalashaska keeps moving.
Tillet is in close to Shalashaska's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oh Shalashaska is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shalashaska throws his legs up looking for a submission but Tillet uses it to pass to side control.
Shalashaska seems to have got his legs back now.
Tillet is working Shalashaska over with some ground and pound from side control.
Shalashaska taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tillet lands a strong strike to the head of Shalashaska. That's dazed him! Tillet looking to finish here. Shalashaska is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Tillet lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maurice Tillet!
Maurice Tillet is the new welterweight champion!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torhte Finlayson (ranked 59 p4p, 649 weight class) and Archie Laird (ranked 11 p4p, 96 weight class). Finlayson comes to the cage accompanied by Scotland the Brave, Black Bear. The key to victory for Torhte Finlayson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Torhte Finlayson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Archie Laird!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finlayson jabs Laird to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Finlayson misses.
Laird misses with a hook
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laird looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Finlayson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Archie Laird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laird has his takedown stuffed
and Finlayson counters with a stiff right hand.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Finlayson enables Laird to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Finlayson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Laird 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.
Laird trying to control the position from guard on top but Finlayson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laird advances to half guard.
Finlayson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Laird is taking a breather. Finlayson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Laird has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Laird is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Finlayson is desperately trying to improve his position but Laird has a good base and remains in mount.
Laird controlling the position easily from mount.
Finlayson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Finlayson tries to get out of the position.
Finlayson doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Laird looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laird misses with some ground and pound and Finlayson recovers position to half guard.
Laird lands with a punch from half guard.
Finlayson is refusing to be controlled, as Laird sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laird missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Finlayson is refusing to be controlled, as Laird sits in half guard.
Finlayson is trying to get back to full guard.
Laird is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Finlayson!
Laird has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laird punching from mount but Finlayson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Finlayson tries to hold on but Laird pushes him away.
Laird throws a sloppy strike and Finlayson uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Finlayson has ended up in Laird's guard.
Finlayson preventing the sweep.
Laird working a defensive guard here.
Finlayson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Laird has an active guard here but Finlayson has managed to pass into half guard.
Laird trying to control here.
Finlayson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Finlayson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Laird on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laird wants to get back to full guard but Finlayson has passed into side control.
Laird tries to improve position but can't.
Finlayson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Laird's shoulder. That is not cool.
Finlayson gets to mount! Laird was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Laird working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Finlayson wants to control but instead Laird manages to regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Archie Laird will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Laird shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Laird was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Archie Laird has got the better of the ground game so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laird is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Finlayson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Laird throws an elbow but Finlayson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Laird is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Finlayson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Laird trying to control the action but Finlayson is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laird throwing strikes but Finlayson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Laird is not content to let Finlayson control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laird tries to bench press Finlayson off him but Finlayson keeps the position.
Laird is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Finlayson is looking to stall here but Laird recovers full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Laird looking to control.
Laird looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Laird is on top in guard.
Laird wants to control from the top but Finlayson keeps moving.
Laird throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson wants to improve his position but instead Laird has moved into half guard.
Laird is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Laird is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finlayson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Laird.
Laird trying to control the position from guard on top but Finlayson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Finlayson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Laird.
That's four 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.
Laird keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Finlayson's head.
Laird wants to control from the top but Finlayson keeps moving.
Laird wants to pass the guard but Finlayson is keeping the position.
Finlayson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Laird manages to get himself to full guard.
Finlayson wants to control from the top but Laird keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laird controls Finlayson momentarily but Finlayson frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Laird showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Laird displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finlayson throws out the jab.
Laird darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Laird controlling the action here.
Laird sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Finlayson defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Laird trying to control the action but Finlayson is working from the bottom.
Laird throws a strike but Finlayson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laird stands up over Finlayson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Laird throws a big right hand that misses.
Laird passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Laird with the ground and pound but Finlayson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Laird scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Finlayson is trying to get back to full guard.
Laird seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Laird throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Finlayson to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laird cracks Finlayson with a solid left hand.
Laird trying to control but Finlayson is working from the bottom.
Laird trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Finlayson keeping moving, preventing Laird from controlling successfully.
Laird 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.
Laird trying to control the position from guard on top but Finlayson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laird has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laird 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Laird shoots in for a double leg but Finlayson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Finlayson lands a glancing blow to the side of Laird's head.
Laird moves forwards but Finlayson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Laird shoots in and bounces Finlayson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Finlayson keeping moving, preventing Laird from controlling successfully.
Laird trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laird throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Finlayson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Laird scoring with punches to the head and body.
Laird trying to control the position from guard on top but Finlayson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laird forces his way into half guard.
Laird is nestled in close to Finlayson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Finlayson keeping control of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laird sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Finlayson defending well though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Laird really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Finlayson lands the left hand.
Laird shoots and misses
and Finlayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finlayson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laird sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laird ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
Laird has managed to clinch.
Finlayson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Finlayson prevents a body shot from Laird.
Finlayson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Finlayson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Finlayson blocks the elbow strike.
Finlayson lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Finlayson gets underhooks to prevent Laird's takedown attempt.
Finlayson presses Laird against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Laird blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laird blocks a body shot from Finlayson.
Laird tries to score a body lock takedown but Finlayson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Torhte Finlayson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Archie Laird.
Laird wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laird stalling in the clinch but Finlayson improves position.
Finlayson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laird.
Laird is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Finlayson lands with a right to the head.
Laird's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Finlayson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Finlayson lands with a right to the head.
Finlayson lands with a light punch inside.
Finlayson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laird backwards.
Finlayson lands an uppercut.
Finlayson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Finlayson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Finlayson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Finlayson.
Finlayson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Laird has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Finlayson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Finlayson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Finlayson.
A short uppercut from Finlayson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laird backwards.
Laird is rocked!
Finlayson scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Finlayson.
A hook to the body from Finlayson.
Finlayson lands a right hand.
Finlayson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laird is still on wobbly legs! Can Finlayson finish him?
Finlayson lands an uppercut.
Finlayson lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Finlayson.
Finlayson lands a big right hand that drops Laird! The killer instinct kicks in and Finlayson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Finlayson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Torhte Finlayson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Needle Dick (ranked 190 p4p, 77 weight class) and Maro Pjetlic (ranked 33 p4p, 12 weight class). Dick's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Watch where you're going, Needle Dick!. Pjetlic has chosen Legend as his entrance music. Maro Pjetlic will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Needle Dick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Maro Pjetlic!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dick throws a lazy uppercut
and Pjetlic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pjetlic loads up on a big right hand but Dick slips the punch.
Pjetlic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pjetlic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dick doesn't seem bothered though.
Dick looks to clinch
and Pjetlic counters with a nice body shot.
Dick definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pjetlic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A swing and a miss from Pjetlic.
Pjetlic misses with a body shot.
Pjetlic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pjetlic connects with a right hand. Dick shakes it off.
Pjetlic throws a nice looking combination but Dick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dick swings for the body but Pjetlic moves out of range.
Pjetlic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dick lands with a hook. Pjetlic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dick ducks under a wild hook from Pjetlic.
Pjetlic misses with a body punch
and Dick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dick catches Pjetlic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pjetlic missing with a left hand there. Dick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pjetlic was well out of range. Poor timing from Dick.
Dick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pjetlic was well out of range. Poor timing from Dick.
Dick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pjetlic scores with a nice right hand.
Dick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pjetlic.
Pjetlic throws out a counter right but Dick avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick moves to clinch but Pjetlic breaks away
and Pjetlic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pjetlic misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Dick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pjetlic looks to score with a jab to the body but Dick is just out of range.
Pjetlic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pjetlic throws a punch but it's blocked by Dick.
Pjetlic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dick backwards.
Dick lands a nice shot to the body.
Pjetlic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dick digs a right hand underneath Pjetlic's ribcage. Pjetlic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Dick.
Pjetlic looks winded!
Dick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pjetlic is trying to break the clinch but Dick has him pressed against the cage.
Dick tries a body shot but Pjetlic blocks it.
Dick prevents a body shot from Pjetlic.
Dick tries to work over Pjetlic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dick throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dick lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dick tries a body shot but Pjetlic blocks it.
Dick pushes Pjetlic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dick struggles to land a body shot inside as Pjetlic controls his hands.
Pjetlic tries a body shot but Dick blocks it.
Pjetlic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dick's elbow.
Dick blocking some punches.
Dick struggles to land a body shot inside as Pjetlic controls his hands.
Dick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maro Pjetlic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dick staying out of range there.
Dick seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pjetlic misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Pjetlic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dick throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Pjetlic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pjetlic looks to land a left hand but Dick moved out of range nicely.
Dick is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pjetlic.
Dick misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pjetlic misses with a looping right.
Dick is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dick takes one on the button.
Pjetlic misses with a hook. Dick ducked under it nicely.
Maro Pjetlic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pjetlic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dick counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pjetlic walks into a left hand.
Dick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pjetlic moves away.
Pjetlic throws a sloppy body shot
and Dick counters with a right hand to the body.
Pjetlic is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pjetlic swings widly with a right hand
and Dick counters with a nice right hand that sends Pjetlic toppling to the canvas! Pjetlic scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dick finish him?!
 It looks like Maro Pjetlic has been cut.
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!
Dick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pjetlic moves away.
Pjetlic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dick.
A counter left hand to the body from Dick misses its target.
Dick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pjetlic can do to turn this around?
Pjetlic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pjetlic tries to bum rush Dick with a series of wild strikes but Dick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dick moves out of range as Pjetlic strikes.
Dick appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dick ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pjetlic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dick.
Dick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pjetlic moves away.
Pjetlic throws a poor cross that misses
and Dick counters with a left right combination that sends Pjetlic crashing to the mat - Dick wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Pjetlic out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Needle Dick!
Needle Dick is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Needle Dick thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Maro Pjetlic stepped up to the mic, saying 'Just part of the business. And hard hard business it is.'.
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hype
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pop
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